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Volume No. 585Part No. 32

House of Commons Debates 4 September 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

energy and climate change

energy security

renewable energy investment

sustainable energy

onshore wind farms

energy bills

energy efficiency

wind farms (payments)

energy efficiency

carbon and renewables targets

european interconnection

fracking

global climate agreement

topical questions

business of the house

points of order

sale of puppies and kittens

non-league football

achievement gap in reading

wanstead hospital


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 4 September 2014

Volume No. 585Part No. 32

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Column: 409

House of Commons [4 Sep 2014]

Prayers [4 Sep 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [4 Sep 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Sep 2014]

Energy and Climate Change [4 Sep 2014]

Energy Security [4 Sep 2014]

Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con):

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

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

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Mr Yeo:

Column: 410

Mr Davey:

Nic Dakin:

Mr Davey:

Stephen Mosley:

Mr Davey:

Joan Walley:

Mr Davey:

Column: 411


Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint:

Column: 412

Mr Davey:

Renewable Energy Investment [4 Sep 2014]

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Matthew Hancock):

Mark Menzies:

Matthew Hancock:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

Mr David Jones (Clwyd West) (Con):

Column: 413

Matthew Hancock:

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

Matthew Hancock:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 414

Julie Elliott:

Matthew Hancock:

Sustainable Energy [4 Sep 2014]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

The Minister for Business and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Michael Fabricant:

Matthew Hancock:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Column: 415

Matthew Hancock:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Column: 416

Matthew Hancock:

Onshore Wind Farms [4 Sep 2014]

Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con):

The Minister for Business and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Mr Bellingham:

Matthew Hancock:

Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 417

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Energy Bills [4 Sep 2014]

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Julie Hilling:

Mr Davey:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Column: 418

Mr Davey:

Energy Efficiency [4 Sep 2014]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Jeremy Lefroy:

Amber Rudd:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 419

Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Wind Farms (Payments) [4 Sep 2014]

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Matthew Hancock):

Graham Stringer:

Matthew Hancock:

Energy Efficiency [4 Sep 2014]

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 420

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Mr Betts:

Amber Rudd:

Grahame M. Morris:

Amber Rudd:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 421

Amber Rudd:

Carbon and Renewables Targets [4 Sep 2014]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

David Mowat:

Mr Davey:

European Interconnection [4 Sep 2014]

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

Column: 422

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Oliver Colvile:

Mr Davey:

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

Mr Davey:

Fracking [4 Sep 2014]

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Matthew Hancock):

Ian Lucas:

Column: 423

Matthew Hancock:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

Global Climate Agreement [4 Sep 2014]

Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Gavin Shuker:

Column: 424

Mr Davey:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Topical Questions [4 Sep 2014]

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Mr Edward Davey):

Column: 425

Oliver Colvile:

Mr Davey:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Matthew Hancock):

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

Mr Davey:

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

Column: 426

Mr Davey:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Column: 427

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Mr Davey:

Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

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

Mr Davey:

Column: 428

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

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

Mr Davey:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Mr Davey:

Column: 429

Business of the House [4 Sep 2014]

10.33 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

The First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr William Hague):

Ms Eagle:

Column: 430

Column: 431


Mr Hague:

Column: 432


Sir George Young (North West Hampshire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 433

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

Mr Hague:

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 434

Mr Hague:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 435

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 436

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

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 437

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Column: 438

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 439

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 440

Mr Hague:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 441

Mr Hague:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 442

Mr Hague:

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Mr Hague:

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 443

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 444

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 445

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 446

Points of Order [4 Sep 2014]

11.32 am

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Michael Fabricant:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 447

Mr Burns:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Burns:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 448


Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Dr Lewis:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 449

Backbench Business

Sale of Puppies and Kittens [4 Sep 2014]

11.40 am

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

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Robert Flello:

Column: 450

Several hon. Members

Robert Flello:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Column: 451

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Several hon. Members

Robert Flello:

Column: 452


Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Column: 453

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Robert Flello:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Robert Flello:

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

Robert Flello:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab)

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con)

Column: 454

Robert Flello:

Derek Twigg:

Robert Flello:

Guy Opperman:

Robert Flello:

Column: 455


Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Robert Flello:

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Column: 456

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Robert Flello:

Column: 457

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

Robert Flello:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

12.6 pm

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

Column: 458

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

12.12 pm

Column: 459

Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op):

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Meg Munn:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Meg Munn:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Meg Munn:

Column: 460

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

Meg Munn:

12.18 pm

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con):

Column: 461


Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con):

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Column: 462


Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (Con):

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Column: 463

12.25 pm

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

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mrs Hodgson:

Column: 464


Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Mrs Hodgson:

Column: 465

12.32 pm

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (LD):

Roger Williams:

Column: 466

12.39 pm

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

Column: 467


Kerry McCarthy:

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 468


12.44 pm

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Alec Shelbrooke:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Alec Shelbrooke:

Column: 469

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Alec Shelbrooke:

Column: 470

12.51 pm

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 471


Robert Neill:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Robert Neill:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Column: 472

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

12.59 pm

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

Bob Stewart:

Simon Kirby:

Column: 473

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Simon Kirby:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Simon Kirby:

1.5 pm

Column: 474

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Albert Owen:

Column: 475


1.12 pm

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD):

Column: 476


Albert Owen:

Paul Burstow:

Column: 477


1.18 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 478


1.22 pm

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Justin Tomlinson:

Column: 479

Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con):

Justin Tomlinson:

Column: 480

1.28 pm

Mr Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry North West) (Lab):

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Robinson:

Column: 481


1.34 pm

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 482


Alec Shelbrooke:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Richard Graham:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 483


Nicola Blackwood:

Sir Edward Leigh:

1.41 pm

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 484


Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con):

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 485

1.46 pm

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

Column: 486


1.50 pm

Mr David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Column: 487

Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Mr Amess:

Alec Shelbrooke:

Mr Amess:

1.56 pm

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 488

Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con):

Neil Parish:

Column: 489


2.3 pm

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Column: 490


Column: 491


2.11 pm

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

Column: 492


Miss McIntosh:

George Eustice:

Column: 493


John McDonnell:

George Eustice:

2.20 pm

Column: 494

Robert Flello:

Column: 495

Non-league Football [4 Sep 2014]

Mr Speaker:

2.25 pm

Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire) (Con):

Column: 496


Column: 497


Column: 498


Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Jesse Norman:

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con):

Jesse Norman:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Column: 499

Jesse Norman:

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Jesse Norman

Mr Speaker:

Jesse Norman:

Column: 500

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

2.42 pm

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Column: 501


Ian Mearns:

John Mann:

Column: 502

2.48 pm

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

Column: 503

Andrew Bingham:

Jesse Norman:

Andrew Bingham:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con)

Andrew Bingham:

Column: 504

2.56 pm

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Column: 505

Column: 506

3.1 pm

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 507


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

3.6 pm

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 508


Column: 509

3.11 pm

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Column: 510


David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Mark Garnier:

Column: 511

3.18 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 512


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

3.23 pm

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Column: 513

3.27 pm

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Column: 514


3.30 pm

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 515


3.34 pm

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 516


3.38 pm

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (Con):

Column: 517

Column: 518


3.42 pm

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Clive Efford:

Column: 519


Column: 520


3.50 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mrs Helen Grant):

Column: 521


Several hon. Members

Mrs Grant:

Column: 522


David Mowat

Mrs Grant:

3.59 pm

Jesse Norman:

Column: 523

Achievement Gap in Reading [4 Sep 2014]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

4.1 pm

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

Column: 524


Column: 525


Column: 526


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

Annette Brooke:

Column: 527


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

4.16 pm

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

Column: 528

4.22 pm

Column: 529

Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Column: 530


4.28 pm

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

Column: 531


Mr Graham Stuart:

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 532

Mr Stuart:

Mr Sheerman:

Mr Stuart:

Mr Sheerman:

4.36 pm

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Column: 533


Mike Thornton (Eastleigh) (LD):

Simon Wright:

Column: 534

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

4.43 pm

Column: 535

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 536


The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb)

Kevin Brennan:

Mr Gibb:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Kevin Brennan:

Column: 537


4.51 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Education (Mr Nick Gibb):

Column: 538


Column: 539

4.58 pm

Annette Brooke:

Column: 540

Wanstead Hospital [4 Sep 2014]

4.59 pm

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Column: 541


Column: 542


Column: 543


Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

5.14 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Jane Ellison):

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Jane Ellison:

Column: 544


Column: 545

Column: 546

5.25 pm