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House of Commons Debates 23 October 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

transport

road congestion

provisional licences: motorbikes/scooters

flight paths

rail passenger journeys

road improvements (nettleton bottom and crickley hill)

inter-city east coast franchise

tram-train project

rail electrification programme

rail services (east midlands)

quality contract board

hgv speed limits

taxis/private hire vehicles

topical questions

leader of the house

preventing sexual violence in conflict

topical questions

september sittings

house of commons commission

staff reward

mouse control

leader of the house

e-petitions

Royal assent

five year forward view

business of the house

points of order

repeal of the fixed-term parliaments act 2011

oral hormone pregnancy tests

cyber-bullying and digital anonymity

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Column: 1021

House of Commons [23 Oct 2014]

Prayers [23 Oct 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [23 Oct 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Oct 2014]

Transport [23 Oct 2014]

Road Congestion [23 Oct 2014]

Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr John Hayes):

Sir Nicholas Soames:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 1022

Jeremy Lefroy:

Mr Hayes:

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

Mr Hayes:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Column: 1023

Provisional Licences: Motorbikes/Scooters [23 Oct 2014]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Claire Perry):

Mr Sheerman:

Claire Perry:

Flight Paths [23 Oct 2014]

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

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

Mr Bain:

Column: 1024

Mr Goodwill:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

Mr Speaker:

Rail Passenger Journeys [23 Oct 2014]

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

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

Richard Graham:

Column: 1025

Mr McLoughlin:

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

Mr McLoughlin:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Sir Alan Haselhurst (Saffron Walden) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 1026

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Road Improvements (Nettleton Bottom and Crickley Hill) [23 Oct 2014]

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr John Hayes):

Mr Robertson:

Mr Hayes:

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

Column: 1027

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Hayes:

Inter-city East Coast Franchise [23 Oct 2014]

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

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

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr McLoughlin:

Tram-train Project [23 Oct 2014]

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

Column: 1028

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Claire Perry):

Mr Betts:

Claire Perry:

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

Claire Perry:

Rail Electrification Programme [23 Oct 2014]

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

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

Column: 1029

Toby Perkins:

Mr McLoughlin:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 1030

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Rail Services (East Midlands) [23 Oct 2014]

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Claire Perry):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Claire Perry:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Column: 1031

Claire Perry:

Quality Contract Board [23 Oct 2014]

Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab):

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

Bridget Phillipson:

Mr Goodwill:

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

HGV Speed Limits [23 Oct 2014]

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Column: 1032

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Claire Perry):

Susan Elan Jones:

Claire Perry:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Claire Perry:

Taxis/Private Hire Vehicles [23 Oct 2014]

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Column: 1033

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

John Cryer:

Mr Goodwill:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Topical Questions [23 Oct 2014]

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

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

Mrs Lewell-Buck:

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 1034

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr McLoughlin:

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

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr John Hayes):

Mr Speaker:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

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

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Column: 1035

Mr McLoughlin:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Goodwill:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1036

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Claire Perry):

Mr Speaker:

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Claire Perry:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 1037

Mr Hayes:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Leader of the House [23 Oct 2014]

Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict [23 Oct 2014]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

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

Jeremy Lefroy:

Mr Hague:

Column: 1038

Gregory Barker:

Mr Hague:

Topical Questions [23 Oct 2014]

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

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

Mr Robertson:

Tom Brake:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Tom Brake:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1039

Tom Brake:

September Sittings [23 Oct 2014]

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

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

Kevin Brennan:

Tom Brake:

Sir Alan Haselhurst (Saffron Walden) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Column: 1040

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

House of Commons Commission [23 Oct 2014]

Staff Reward [23 Oct 2014]

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

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):

Column: 1041

Mr Sheerman:

John Thurso:

Mouse Control [23 Oct 2014]

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

John Thurso:

Miss McIntosh:

Column: 1042

John Thurso:

Leader of the House [23 Oct 2014]

E-petitions [23 Oct 2014]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

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

Andrew Stephenson:

Tom Brake:

Daniel Kawczynski:

Tom Brake:

Column: 1043

Royal assent

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1044

Five Year Forward View [23 Oct 2014]

10.35 am

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab)

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt):

Column: 1045

Andy Burnham:

Mr Hunt:

Column: 1046

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Column: 1047

Mr Hunt:

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD):

Mr Hunt:

Column: 1048

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

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

Mr Hunt:

Column: 1049

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

Mr Hunt:

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

Mr Hunt:

Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Column: 1050

Mr Hunt:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Column: 1051

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Mr Hunt:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Column: 1052

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

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

Mr Hunt:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Column: 1053

Mr Hunt:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1054

Mr Hunt:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1055

Mr Hunt:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hunt:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1056

Mr Hunt:

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

Mr Hunt:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Column: 1057

Business of the House [23 Oct 2014]

11.16 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Ms Eagle:

Column: 1058

Column: 1059

Mr Hague:

Column: 1060

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Column: 1061

Mr Hague:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1062

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1063

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1064

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1065

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1066

Mr Hague:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1067

Points of Order [23 Oct 2014]

11.48 am

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Sheerman

Mr Speaker:

Mr Sheerman:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1068

Mr Hague:

Mr Speaker:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1069

Backbench Business

Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 [23 Oct 2014]

11.52 am

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 1070

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 1071

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Sir Edward Leigh:

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

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 1072

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 1073

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Kevin Brennan:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 1074

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

Sir Edward Leigh:

Sir Greg Knight:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Sir William Cash:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 1075

Sir William Cash:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Allen:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)

Column: 1076

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Chope:

Sir Edward Leigh:

12.15 pm

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Column: 1077

Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Mr Allen:

Several hon. Members

Mr Allen:

Mr Chope:

Column: 1078

Mr Allen:

Mr Bone:

Mr Allen:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 1079

Mr Allen:

Kevin Brennan:

Mr Allen:

Column: 1080

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Allen:

Mr Turner:

Mr Allen:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Allen:

Column: 1081

Mark Field:

Mr Allen:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1082

Mr Allen:

Column: 1083

Richard Drax

Mr Allen:

Column: 1084

Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Mr Allen:

Column: 1085

Column: 1086

12.54 pm

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 1087

John Hemming:

Mr Syms:

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

Mr Syms:

John Hemming:

Column: 1088

Mr Syms:

John Hemming

Mr Syms:

John Hemming:

Mr Syms:

Column: 1089

1.4 pm

Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 1090

John Hemming:

Austin Mitchell:

John Hemming:

Column: 1091

Austin Mitchell:

John Hemming:

Austin Mitchell:

Mr Allen:

Column: 1092

Austin Mitchell:

1.20 pm

Column: 1093

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Andrew Turner:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1094

Column: 1095

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1096

Mr Allen:

Sir William Cash:

Mrs Main:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1097

1.41 pm

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

Column: 1098

Mr Syms:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 1099

Mr Allen:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 1100

Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Mr Jenkin:

1.56 pm

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 1101

Sir Andrew Stunell:

Richard Drax:

Column: 1102

Sir Andrew Stunell:

Richard Drax:

Column: 1103

Sir Andrew Stunell:

Richard Drax:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 1104

Richard Drax:

2.12 pm

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

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1105

Stephen Twigg:

Mr Jenkin:

Stephen Twigg:

Sir Andrew Stunell:

Stephen Twigg:

Sir William Cash:

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 1106

Mr Jenkin:

Stephen Twigg:

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

Stephen Twigg:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Stephen Twigg:

Mr Jenkin:

Stephen Twigg:

Column: 1107

Mr Jenkin:

Stephen Twigg:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 1108

Stephen Twigg:

2.24 pm

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr Sam Gyimah):

Column: 1109

Sir William Cash:

Mr Gyimah:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Gyimah:

Richard Drax:

Column: 1110

Mr Gyimah:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Gyimah:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 1111

Mr Allen:

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 1112

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Gyimah:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.39 pm

Sir Edward Leigh:

Division No. 61 [Repeal of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011] [23 Oct 2014]

Column: 1114

Oral Hormone Pregnancy Tests [23 Oct 2014]

2.53 pm

Column: 1115

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Yasmin Qureshi:

Column: 1118

Column: 1119

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Yasmin Qureshi:

3.15 pm

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Column: 1120

Column: 1121

3.23 pm

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

Column: 1122

Column: 1123

3.30 pm

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 1124

Mr Robinson:

Nick de Bois:

Column: 1125

Column: 1126

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

3.38 pm

Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Column: 1127

Column: 1128

3.57 pm

Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con):

Column: 1129

4.1 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 1130

4.6 pm

Column: 1131

Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD):

Column: 1132

4.12 pm

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Column: 1133

Column: 1134

Column: 1135

4.23 pm

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1136

Column: 1137

Column: 1138

4.35 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (George Freeman):

Column: 1139

Column: 1140

Column: 1141

Column: 1142

Pamela Nash:

George Freeman:

Column: 1143

Mr Robinson:

George Freeman:

4.52 pm

Yasmin Qureshi:

Column: 1144

George Freeman:

Yasmin Qureshi:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 1146

Cyber-bullying and Digital Anonymity [23 Oct 2014]

4.59 pm

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Column: 1147

Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con):

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 1148

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

Column: 1149

Charlie Elphicke:

5.11 pm

The Minister for Policing, Criminal Justice and Victims (Mike Penning):

Column: 1150

Dr Julian Lewis:

Mike Penning:

Column: 1151

Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1152

Mike Penning:

5.22 pm