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Volume No. 587Part No. 54

House of Commons Debates 3 November 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

work and pensions

working families (benefits)

welfare reforms (economy)

child poverty

jobseeker’s allowance (bury north)

employment and support allowance

employment (young people)

personal independence payments

personal independence payments

benefit tourism

under-occupancy penalty

child poverty

disabled people (work)

in-work poverty

topical questions

child abuse inquiry

recall of mps bill (programme) (no. 2)

recall of mps bill

international development (official development assistance target) bill (money)

business without debate

delegated legislation

sittings of the house (11 november)

committees

blackpool airport


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 3 November 2014

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Column: 519

House of Commons [3 Nov 2014]

Prayers [3 Nov 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [3 Nov 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [3 Nov 2014]

Work and Pensions [3 Nov 2014]

Working Families (Benefits) [3 Nov 2014]

Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab):

The Minister for Pensions (Steve Webb):

Chi Onwurah:

Steve Webb:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 520

Steve Webb:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Steve Webb:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Column: 521

Welfare Reforms (Economy) [3 Nov 2014]

David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Duncan Smith:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 522

Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (UKIP):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 523


Child Poverty [3 Nov 2014]

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Rushanara Ali:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 524

Mr Peter Hain (Neath) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Jobseeker’s Allowance (Bury North) [3 Nov 2014]

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Mr Nuttall:

Column: 525

Esther McVey:

Employment and Support Allowance [3 Nov 2014]

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Harper):

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr Harper:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Column: 526

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr Harper:

Employment (Young People) [3 Nov 2014]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Andrew Stephenson:

Column: 527

Esther McVey:

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

Esther McVey:

Mr Sheerman

Esther McVey:

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Column: 528

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Personal Independence Payments [3 Nov 2014]

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab/Co-op):

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Harper):

Mr Speaker:

Cathy Jamieson:

Mr Harper:

Column: 529

Lilian Greenwood:

Mr Harper:

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

Mr Harper:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Personal Independence Payments [3 Nov 2014]

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Harper):

Column: 530

Duncan Hames:

Mr Harper:

Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Mr Harper:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Column: 531

Benefit Tourism [3 Nov 2014]

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

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Mr Ruffley:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Under-occupancy Penalty [3 Nov 2014]

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Column: 532

Julie Hilling:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Child Poverty [3 Nov 2014]

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

Column: 533

Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (Lab/Co-op):

The Minister for Pensions (Steve Webb):

Diana Johnson:

Steve Webb:

Lucy Powell:

Steve Webb:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Steve Webb:

Column: 534

Disabled People (Work) [3 Nov 2014]

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

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Harper):

Jesse Norman:

Mr Harper:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Mr Harper:

In-work Poverty [3 Nov 2014]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Column: 535

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Topical Questions [3 Nov 2014]

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

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Column: 536

Mr Raab:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 537

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Speaker:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Speaker:

Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con):

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Column: 538

The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Mr Mark Harper):

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 539

Esther McVey:

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Harper:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 540

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Rachel Reeves

Column: 541

Mr Speaker:

Column: 542

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 543

Child Abuse Inquiry [3 Nov 2014]

3.34 pm

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):

Column: 544


Column: 545

3.45 pm

Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab):

Column: 547


Mrs May:

Column: 548


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

Column: 549

Mrs May:

Mr David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 550

Mrs May:

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Mrs May:

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Mrs May:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Column: 551


Mrs May:

Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Mrs May:

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Column: 552

Mrs May:

Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mrs May:

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Column: 553

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Mrs May:

Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Column: 554

Mrs May:

Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP):

Mrs May:

Sir Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 555

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mrs May:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Column: 556

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

Mrs May:

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mrs May:

Column: 557

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Mrs May:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mrs May:

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

Column: 558

Mrs May:

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Mrs May:

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Mrs May:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 559

Mrs May:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 560

Mr Michael Meacher (Oldham West and Royton) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mrs May:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 561

Mrs May:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mrs May:

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

Mrs May:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 562

Mrs May:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mrs May:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mrs May:

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

Column: 563

Mrs May:

Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Column: 564

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mrs May:

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

Mrs May:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 565

Mrs May:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Recall of MPs Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [3 Nov 2014]

Column: 566

Recall of MPs Bill [3 Nov 2014]

[Mrs Eleanor Laing ] [3 Nov 2014]

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

4.57 pm

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

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 567

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

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 568


Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Gyimah:

Lady Hermon:

Mr Gyimah:

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

Column: 569

Mr Gyimah:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Gyimah:

Lady Hermon

Mr Gyimah:

Lady Hermon:

Column: 570

Mr Gyimah:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 571

5.15 pm

Lady Hermon:

Mr Gyimah:

Lady Hermon:

Mr Gyimah:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Column: 572

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Wayne David:

Column: 573

Mr Jones:

Wayne David:

Mr Jones:

Wayne David:

Column: 574


5.30 pm

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

Mr Kevan Jones:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 575

Mr Jones:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 576

Lady Hermon:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Column: 577


Mr Kevan Jones:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Jones:

Mr Heath:

Column: 578

5.45 pm

Column: 579

Wayne David:

Mr Heath:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Column: 580

Mr Heath:

Mr Jones:

Mr Heath:

Mr Jones:

Column: 581

Mr Heath:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

6 pm

Column: 582

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mark Durkan:

Mr Jones:

Mark Durkan:

Column: 583


Thomas Docherty:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 584


Mr Kevan Jones:

6.15 pm

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 585


Mr Jones:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Gyimah:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Column: 586

Mr Gyimah:

Wayne David:

Mr Gyimah:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 587

Mr Heath:

Mr Gyimah:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Gyimah

Mr Heath:

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 588

Mr Kevan Jones:

6.30 pm

Mr Gyimah:

Mr Jones:

Mr Gyimah:

Mr Heath:

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 589

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Gyimah:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Gyimah:

Mr Jones:

Mr Gyimah:

Mr Jones:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Mr Gyimah:

Column: 590

Mr Jones:

Mr Gyimah:

Lady Hermon:

Mr Gyimah:

Lady Hermon:

Column: 591

Mr Gyimah:

Mark Durkan:

Mr Gyimah:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Gyimah:

Jacob Rees-Mogg

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Column: 592

6.45 pm

The Temporary Chair:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

The Temporary Chair:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

The Temporary Chair:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale)

The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (Tom Brake):

Column: 593

Lady Hermon

Tom Brake:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Lady Hermon:

Column: 594


Column: 595


Mr Heath:

Tom Brake:

Column: 596

7 pm

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Tom Brake:

Lady Hermon:

Tom Brake:

Thomas Docherty:

Tom Brake:

Column: 597

Thomas Docherty:

Tom Brake:

Mr Heath:

Tom Brake:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Column: 598

Tom Brake:

Lady Hermon:

Tom Brake:

Column: 599

7.15 pm

Mrs Main:

Tom Brake:

Thomas Docherty:

Tom Brake:

Column: 600

Lady Hermon:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Column: 601

Lady Hermon:

Column: 602


Thomas Docherty:

7.30 pm

Column: 603

Mrs Main:

Thomas Docherty:

Tom Brake:

Column: 604

Thomas Docherty:

Tom Brake:

Column: 605

The Temporary Chair (Mr David Crausby):

Tom Brake:

Lady Hermon:

Column: 606


Tom Brake:

7.45 pm

Mr Heath:

Column: 607


Thomas Docherty:

Mrs Main:

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 608


Tom Brake:

Mr Heath:

Tom Brake:

Column: 609

Thomas Docherty:

Tom Brake:

Mr Heath:

Tom Brake:

Column: 610


Column: 611

International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill (Money) [3 Nov 2014]

8.1 pm

The Minister of State, Department for International Development (Mr Desmond Swayne):

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Swayne:

Philip Davies:

Mr Swayne:

Philip Davies:

Mr Swayne:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 612

Mr Swayne:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Swayne:

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

Mr Swayne:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Swayne:

Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Swayne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Swayne:

Column: 613

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Mr Swayne

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Swayne:

Mr Bone:

Mr Swayne:

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

Mr Swayne:

Column: 614

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Swayne:

Mr Bone:

Mr Swayne:

Philip Davies:

Mr Swayne:

Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Mr Swayne:

8.13 pm

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

Column: 615

Mrs Main:

Gavin Shuker:

Richard Fuller:

Gavin Shuker:

Column: 616

Stephen Doughty:

Gavin Shuker:

Philip Davies:

Gavin Shuker:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Gavin Shuker:

Mrs Main:

Gavin Shuker:

Mr Bone:

Gavin Shuker:

Philip Davies:

Gavin Shuker:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 618

Gavin Shuker:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Gavin Shuker:

Mr Tom Clarke:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Gavin Shuker:

8.26 pm

Column: 619

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

Philip Davies:

Michael Moore:

Mr Bone:

Michael Moore:

Philip Davies:

Michael Moore:

Column: 620

Philip Davies:

Michael Moore:

8.31 pm

Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 621

Mr Clarke:

Stephen Doughty:

Mr Clarke:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 622

8.37 pm

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Stephen Doughty

Mrs Main:

Philip Davies:

Mrs Main:

8.40 pm

Column: 623

Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Philip Davies:

Stephen Doughty:

Mr Bone:

Stephen Doughty:

Column: 624


8.44 pm

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

8.46 pm

Division No. 66 [ International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill (Money)] [3 Nov 2014]

Column: 627

Business without Debate [3 Nov 2014]

Delegated Legislation [3 Nov 2014]

SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE (11 NOVEMBER) [3 Nov 2014]

Committees [3 Nov 2014]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 628

PetitionAcocks Green Post Office (Birmingham)

8.59 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 629

Blackpool Airport [3 Nov 2014]

9.1 pm

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Column: 630

Column: 631


Column: 632


9.11 pm

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Column: 633


9.17 pm

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (Con):

Column: 634

9.21 pm

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

Column: 635


Column: 636


Column: 637


Column: 638


9.32 pm