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House of Commons Debates 29 April 2014

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

treasury

fuel duty

bank bonuses

saving

bank lending to businesses

economic growth

average earnings

manufacturing

infrastructure projects

income tax

cost of living

child poverty

fiscal steps (businesses)

office for budget responsibility

topical questions

safe and sanctuary rooms (exemption from under-occupancy penalty)

business of the house (no. 1)

high speed rail (london - west midlands) bill: select committee

high speed rail (london - west midlands) bill: instruction

high speed rail (london - west midlands) bill: carry-over

positions for which additional salaries are payable for the purposes of section 4a(2) of the parliamentary standards act 2009

defence reform bill: programme (no.2)

defence reform bill

rural bus services

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Column: 679

House of Commons [29 Apr 2014]

Prayers [29 Apr 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [29 Apr 2014]

Business before questions [29 Apr 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Apr 2014]

Treasury [29 Apr 2014]

Fuel Duty [29 Apr 2014]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Mr Speaker:

Jeremy Lefroy:

Column: 680

Mr Osborne:

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Bank Bonuses [29 Apr 2014]

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Andrea Leadsom):

Angela Smith:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 681

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr George Mudie (Leeds East) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op):

Andrea Leadsom:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 682

Andrea Leadsom:

Saving [29 Apr 2014]

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Graham Evans:

Mr Osborne:

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Osborne:

Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 683

Mr Osborne:

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Bank Lending to Businesses [29 Apr 2014]

Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South) (Lab):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Andrea Leadsom):

Robert Flello:

Andrea Leadsom:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 684

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Andrea Leadsom:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Economic Growth [29 Apr 2014]

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Mr Walker:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 685

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Osborne:

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Column: 686

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls:

Mr Osborne:

Average Earnings [29 Apr 2014]

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 687

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Stella Creasy:

Danny Alexander:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Danny Alexander:

Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Column: 688

Manufacturing [29 Apr 2014]

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Nicky Morgan):

Neil Carmichael:

Nicky Morgan:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

Column: 689

Nicky Morgan:

Infrastructure Projects [29 Apr 2014]

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Charlotte Leslie:

Danny Alexander:

Income Tax [29 Apr 2014]

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Bill Esterson:

Column: 690

Mr Gauke:

Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Mr Gauke:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Cost of Living [29 Apr 2014]

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Simon Wright:

Column: 691

Danny Alexander:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Danny Alexander:

Child Poverty [29 Apr 2014]

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Nicky Morgan):

Kate Green:

Column: 692

Nicky Morgan:

Chris Ruane:

Nicky Morgan:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Fiscal Steps (Businesses) [29 Apr 2014]

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Column: 693

Mark Menzies:

Mr Gauke:

Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Mr Gauke:

Office for Budget Responsibility [29 Apr 2014]

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Andrea Leadsom):

Alison McGovern:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 694

Mr Love:

Andrea Leadsom:

Topical Questions [29 Apr 2014]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Mr Hollobone:

Mr Osborne:

Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (Lab):

Column: 695

Mr Osborne:

Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Danny Alexander):

Column: 696

Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Column: 697

Danny Alexander:

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 698

Mr Speaker:

Mr Osborne:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 699

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Column: 700

Danny Alexander:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 701

Safe and Sanctuary Rooms (Exemption from Under-Occupancy Penalty) [29 Apr 2014]

12.36 pm

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View) (Lab):

Column: 702

Column: 703

12.44 pm

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

Column: 704

Mr Speaker:

Dr Coffey:

Mr Speaker:

Dr Coffey:

Column: 705

Business of the House (No. 1) [29 Apr 2014]

12.48 pm

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Patrick McLoughlin):

12.49 pm

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Column: 706

12.51 pm

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

12.52 pm

Sir John Randall (Uxbridge and South Ruislip) (Con):

Column: 707

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Select Committee [29 Apr 2014]

Mr Speaker:

12.54 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Robert Goodwill):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 709

Column: 710

Column: 711

Column: 712

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 713

Sir John Randall (Uxbridge and South Ruislip) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Column: 714

Mr Goodwill:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Goodwill:

Chris Bryant

Mr Speaker:

Column: 715

Chris Bryant:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 716

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

Frank Dobson:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 717

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Mr Jim Cunningham:

Mr Goodwill:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 718

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

Ms Stuart:

Mr Goodwill:

Mark Reckless:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 719

Chris Bryant:

Mr Goodwill:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Goodwill:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 720

1.24 pm

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 721

Column: 722

Column: 723

1.34 pm

Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham) (Con):

Column: 724

Sir John Randall:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Burns:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 725

Sir John Randall:

Mrs Gillan:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

Frank Dobson:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 726

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab):

Mrs Gillan:

Sir John Randall:

Column: 727

Mrs Gillan:

Sir John Randall:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 728

Mr Goodwill

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 729

Sir John Randall:

Mrs Gillan:

Sir John Randall:

Mrs Gillan:

Sir John Randall:

Mrs Gillan:

Sir John Randall:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 730

Mr Simon Burns:

Column: 731

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Burns:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 732

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Gillan:

Sir John Randall:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 733

Mr Simon Burns:

Mrs Gillan:

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 734

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

Mrs Gillan:

2.16 pm

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab):

Column: 735

Column: 736

Mr Goodwill:

Frank Dobson:

Mr Goodwill:

Frank Dobson:

Dan Byles (North Warwickshire) (Con):

Frank Dobson:

Column: 737

Mr Goodwill:

Frank Dobson:

Mr Goodwill:

Frank Dobson:

Mr Goodwill:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 738

Lyn Brown:

Frank Dobson:

Column: 739

2.39 pm

Sir John Randall (Uxbridge and South Ruislip) (Con):

Column: 740

Kelvin Hopkins:

Sir John Randall:

Frank Dobson:

Sir John Randall:

Column: 741

2.45 pm

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab):

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 742

Joan Walley:

Column: 743

Mrs Spelman:

Joan Walley:

Column: 744

Frank Dobson:

Joan Walley:

Mrs Gillan:

Joan Walley:

Column: 745

Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Joan Walley:

Mr Goodwill:

Joan Walley:

Column: 746

Frank Dobson:

Joan Walley:

3.10 pm

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Column: 747

Frank Dobson:

Mr Burns:

Sir John Randall:

Mr Burns:

Column: 748

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Burns:

Mr Goodwill:

Mr Burns:

Column: 749

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Burns:

Column: 750

3.28 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 751

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Column: 752

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mrs Gillan:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 753

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Kelvin Hopkins:

3.40 pm

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Column: 754

Frank Dobson:

Column: 755

Ms Stuart:

3.46 pm

Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

Column: 756

Mrs Gillan:

Mrs Spelman:

Frank Dobson:

Mrs Spelman:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 757

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 758

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Mrs Spelman:

4.1 pm

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Column: 759

Column: 760

Frank Dobson:

Lyn Brown:

Column: 761

4.11 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

4.12 pm

Lilian Greenwood:

Column: 762

Column: 763

4.20 pm

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 764

John McDonnell:

Mr Goodwill:

Joan Walley:

Column: 765

Mr Goodwill:

Joan Walley:

Mr Goodwill:

Joan Walley:

Column: 766

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Spelman:

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 767

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Mr Goodwill:

Frank Dobson:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 768

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Mr Goodwill:

Lyn Brown:

Mr Goodwill:

Lyn Brown:

Column: 769

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Mrs Gillan:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 770

High speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Instruction [29 Apr 2014]

Column: 771

High speed rail (London - west Midlands) Bill: Carry-Over [29 Apr 2014]

Column: 772

Column: 773

Column: 774

positions for which additional salaries are payable for the purposes of section 4A(2) of the parliamentary standards act 2009 [29 Apr 2014]

defence reform bill: Programme (no.2) [29 Apr 2014]

Column: 775

Defence Reform Bill [29 Apr 2014]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

4.43 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Philip Dunne):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr Dunne:

4.45 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr Dunne:

Column: 776

Column: 777

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Dunne:

Column: 778

Mr Bob Ainsworth (Coventry North East) (Lab):

Mr Dunne:

Column: 779

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View) (Lab):

5 pm

Column: 780

Column: 781

Column: 782

Mr Dunne:

Alison Seabeck:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Alison Seabeck:

Column: 783

5.15 pm

Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con):

Column: 784

Alison Seabeck:

Mr Brazier:

Column: 785

Martin Horwood:

Column: 786

Mr Dunne:

Mr Ainsworth:

Column: 787

Mr Dunne:

Mr Brazier:

5.30 pm

Mr Dunne:

Column: 788

Alison Seabeck:

Mr Dunne:

Division No. 256 [Defence Reform Bill] [29 Apr 2014]

PetitionGreen Bins in South Gloucestershire

5.51 pm

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

Column: 793

Rural Bus Services [29 Apr 2014]

5.52 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 794

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Richard Drax:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Richard Drax:

Column: 795

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Richard Drax:

Guy Opperman:

Richard Drax:

Column: 796

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Richard Drax:

Tessa Munt

Annette Brooke

Richard Drax:

Column: 797

Annette Brooke:

Richard Drax:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con)

Richard Drax:

Tessa Munt:

Richard Drax:

Neil Parish:

Richard Drax:

Neil Parish:

Richard Drax:

Tessa Munt:

Richard Drax

Column: 798

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Richard Drax:

6.14 pm

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Annette Brooke:

Column: 799

Column: 800

6.20 pm

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Column: 801

6.28 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Stephen Hammond):

Column: 802

Column: 803

Column: 804

Richard Drax:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 805

Column: 806

6.43 pm