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Volume No. 580Part No. 159

House of Commons Debates 8 May 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

transport

taxi and private hire industry

east-west route

new rolling stock

rolling stock (north of england)

a14 and weekley-warkton bypass

a1 (dualling)

waterloo to weymouth line

hs2 skills academy

spare parts (rail network)

pedestrian crossings

potholes

crossrail

topical questions

leader of the house

welsh language

house of commons commission

dining room hire charges

leader of the house

written questions and answers (processing)

house of commons commission

speaker’s commission on digital democracy

leader of the house

parliamentary questions (ministry of justice)

parliamentary questions (use of library)

scrutiny of the government

initiation of legislation (local authorities)

business of the house

point of order

standards

business of the house

house of commons business

parliamentary privilege

programming

calling of amendments at the end of debate (amendments to standing orders)

rwandan genocide

business without debate

delegated legislation (committees)

mango import ban


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Column: 261

Column: 261

House of Commons [8 May 2014]

Prayers [8 May 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [8 May 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [8 May 2014]

Transport [8 May 2014]

Taxi and Private Hire Industry [8 May 2014]

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

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

Paul Blomfield:

Mr Goodwill:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 262

Mr Goodwill:

East-West Route [8 May 2014]

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

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

Duncan Hames:

Mr Goodwill:

New Rolling Stock [8 May 2014]

Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

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

Andrew Griffiths:

Column: 263

Mr McLoughlin:

Mark Menzies:

Mr McLoughlin:

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr McLoughlin:

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Column: 264

Mr McLoughlin:

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Mary Creagh:

Mr McLoughlin:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 265

Mr McLoughlin:

Rolling Stock (North of England) [8 May 2014]

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (Lab):

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab):

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

Mrs Hodgson:

Mr McLoughlin:

Debbie Abrahams:

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 266

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

A14 and Weekley-Warkton Bypass [8 May 2014]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

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

Mr Hollobone:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 267

Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Goodwill:

A1 (Dualling) [8 May 2014]

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

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

Sir Alan Beith:

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Waterloo to Weymouth Line [8 May 2014]

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 268

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

Mr Chope:

Mr Goodwill:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

HS2 Skills Academy [8 May 2014]

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

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

Karen Lumley:

Column: 269

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 270

Mr McLoughlin:

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

Mr McLoughlin:

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

Mr McLoughlin:

Spare Parts (Rail Network) [8 May 2014]

Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (Con):

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

Dr Coffey:

Column: 271

Mr Goodwill:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Goodwill:

Pedestrian Crossings [8 May 2014]

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

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

Natascha Engel:

Mr Goodwill:

Potholes [8 May 2014]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 272

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

Rehman Chishti:

Mr McLoughlin:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Crossrail [8 May 2014]

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

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

Column: 273

Mr Wilson:

Mr McLoughlin:

Topical Questions [8 May 2014]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

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

Rehman Chishti:

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Column: 274

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

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 275

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Goodwill:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 276

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

Mr Goodwill:

Mr Speaker:

Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Leader of the House [8 May 2014]

Welsh Language [8 May 2014]

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Column: 277

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Tom Brake):

Glyn Davies:

Tom Brake:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

House of Commons Commission [8 May 2014]

Dining Room Hire Charges [8 May 2014]

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North) (Lab):

Mr Robertson:

Mr Doran:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Doran:

Leader of the House [8 May 2014]

Written Questions and Answers (Processing) [8 May 2014]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Column: 279

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Andrew Stephenson:

Mr Lansley:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

House of Commons Commission [8 May 2014]

Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy [8 May 2014]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North) (Lab):

Jeremy Lefroy:

Mr Doran:

Column: 280

Leader of the House [8 May 2014]

Parliamentary Questions (Ministry of Justice) [8 May 2014]

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Tom Brake):

Graham Jones:

Tom Brake:

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Column: 281

Parliamentary Questions (Use of Library) [8 May 2014]

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Tom Brake):

Philip Davies:

Tom Brake:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Mr Speaker:

Scrutiny of the Government [8 May 2014]

Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Mr Harper:

Column: 282

Mr Lansley:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Initiation of Legislation (Local Authorities) [8 May 2014]

Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Tom Brake):

Andy Sawford:

Tom Brake:

Column: 283

Business of the House [8 May 2014]

10.36 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Ms Eagle:

Column: 284


Mr Lansley:

Column: 285


Column: 286


Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 287

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 288

Mr Lansley:

Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Column: 289

Mr Lansley:

Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater and West Somerset) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

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

Mr Lansley:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 290

Mr Lansley:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 291

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

Mr Lansley:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 292

Mr Lansley:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Lansley

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Kevin Brennan:

Mr Lansley:

Column: 293

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 294

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

Mr Lansley:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 295

Mr Lansley:

Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 296

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab):

Column: 297

Mr Lansley:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 298

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 299

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 300

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 301

Point of Order [8 May 2014]

11.34 am

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 302

Standards [8 May 2014]

11.35 am

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Column: 303

11.39 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Column: 304


11.41 am

Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 305

Kevin Barron:

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Kevin Barron:

Column: 306


Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

Kevin Barron:

11.52 am

Column: 307

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Chope:

Column: 308


11.57 am

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

12 noon

Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Column: 309


Column: 310


BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [8 May 2014]

Column: 311

House of Commons Business [8 May 2014]

Mr Speaker:

12.4 pm

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Andrew Lansley):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 312

Mr Lansley:

Column: 313

Column: 314


Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 315


Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 316


Mr Harper:

Mr Lansley:

Column: 317

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Lansley:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Lansley:

Mr William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Cash:

Column: 318

Mr Lansley:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 319


Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Mr Lansley:

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Column: 320

Mr Lansley:

Mr Chope:

Mr Lansley:

12.37 pm

Column: 321

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Column: 322

Mr Allen

Ms Eagle:

Mr Allen:

Ms Eagle:

Column: 323


Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Mr Buckland:

Ms Eagle:

Mr Allen:

Ms Eagle:

Column: 324

Mr Jenkin:

Ms Eagle:

Mr Buckland:

Ms Eagle:

Column: 325


Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Column: 326

Ms Eagle:

Mr Chope:

Column: 327

Ms Eagle:

1.2 pm

Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Column: 328

Mr Walker:

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

Mr Walker:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Walker:

Column: 329


Column: 330


1.13 pm

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Column: 331

Mr Allen:

Mr Harper:

Mr Allen:

Mark Durkan:

Mr Allen:

Column: 332


Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr Allen:

Mr Charles Walker:

Column: 333

Mr Allen:

Natascha Engel:

Mr Allen:

Column: 334


Mr Lansley:

Mr Allen:

Column: 335

Mr Charles Walker:

Mr Allen:

Ms Angela Eagle:

Mr Allen:

Column: 336

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Mr Allen:

Column: 337


1.40 pm

Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Column: 338

Column: 339


Ms Angela Eagle:

Mr Harper:

Ms Eagle:

Mr Harper:

Column: 340

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Mr Harper:

Column: 341

1.55 pm

Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Column: 342


Column: 343


2.4 pm

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

Column: 344


Mr Allen:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 345


Column: 346

2.14 pm

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 347

Mr Charles Walker:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 348

Mr Harper:

Helen Goodman:

Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD):

Helen Goodman:

2.27 pm

Column: 349

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 350


Mr Bacon:

John Hemming:

Column: 351

2.36 pm

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 352


2.41 pm

Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Column: 353


Column: 354


Mr Lansley:

Column: 355

Thomas Docherty:

2.51 pm

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Tom Brake):

Column: 356


Thomas Docherty:

Tom Brake:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 357

Mr Allen:

Parliamentary Privilege [8 May 2014]

Programming [8 May 2014]

Calling of Amendments at the end of Debate (Amendments to Standing Orders) [8 May 2014]

Column: 358

Backbench Business

Rwandan Genocide [8 May 2014]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo):

2.59 pm

Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Column: 359


Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Newmark:

Column: 360


Column: 361

3.13 pm

Column: 362

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Graham Jones:

Column: 363


Column: 364


Column: 365

Column: 366


Column: 367

Bob Stewart:

Graham Jones

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Graham Jones:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.37 pm

Column: 368

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

Column: 369


Column: 370


Column: 371


3.50 pm

Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 372


Bob Stewart:

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 373


Mr Newmark:

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 374

4.1 pm

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Mr Newmark:

Pauline Latham:

Column: 375


Mr MacNeil:

Pauline Latham:

Graham Jones:

Pauline Latham:

Column: 376

Column: 377


Mr MacNeil:

Pauline Latham:

4.14 pm

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 378


Column: 379


Mr Newmark:

Jeremy Lefroy:

Column: 380

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Jeremy Lefroy:

4.27 pm

Column: 381

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Column: 382


4.33 pm

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Column: 383


4.35 pm

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 384


Column: 385


Column: 386


4.49 pm

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Hugh Robertson):

Column: 387

Column: 388


4.57 pm

Mr Newmark:

Business without Debate [8 May 2014]

Delegated Legislation (Committees) [8 May 2014]

Column: 389

Mango Import Ban [8 May 2014]

4.58 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 390


Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Keith Vaz:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Keith Vaz:

Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 391

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 392

Column: 393

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 394

5.17 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dan Rogerson):

Column: 395

Keith Vaz:

Dan Rogerson:

Keith Vaz:

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 396

Keith Vaz:

Dan Rogerson:

Michael Ellis:

Dan Rogerson:

Bob Blackman:

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 397


Column: 398

Jonathan Ashworth:

Dan Rogerson:

Keith Vaz:

Dan Rogerson:

5.29 pm