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Volume No. 589Part No. 74

House of Commons Debates 4 December 2014

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

transport

tag systems

congestion

east coast main line

network rail (control period 5 investment)

hs2 skills academy

congestion

rail north electrification taskforce

firstgroup (great western main line)

port regulation

topical questions

house of commons commission

commission on digital democracy

leader of the house

ministerial announcements (guidance)

written answers

youth parliament

smith commission

business of the house

pensions and benefits uprating

stamp duty land tax

backbench business

financial conduct authority redress scheme

branded medicines (nhs)

antisocial behaviour (south manchester)


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Column: 405

House of Commons [4 Dec 2014]

Prayers [4 Dec 2014]

[Mr Speaker] [4 Dec 2014]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Dec 2014]

Transport [4 Dec 2014]

Tag Systems [4 Dec 2014]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

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

Michael Fabricant:

Mr Hayes:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Column: 406

Mr Hayes:

Mr Speaker:

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Congestion [4 Dec 2014]

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

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

Mr Walker:

Column: 407

Mr Hayes:

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

Mr Hayes:

Sir Alan Haselhurst (Saffron Walden) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 408

Mr Hayes:

East Coast Main Line [4 Dec 2014]

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

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

Chi Onwurah:

Mr McLoughlin:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 409

Michael Dugher (Barnsley East) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Network Rail (Control Period 5 Investment) [4 Dec 2014]

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

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

Column: 410

Andrew Jones:

Mr McLoughlin:

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

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 411

Mr McLoughlin:

HS2 Skills Academy [4 Dec 2014]

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

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

Karen Lumley:

Mr Goodwill:

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

Mr Goodwill:

Congestion [4 Dec 2014]

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Column: 412

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

Sir Greg Knight:

Mr Hayes:

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

Mr Hayes:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 413

Mr Hayes:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hayes:

Rail North Electrification Taskforce [4 Dec 2014]

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

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

Stephen Mosley:

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 414

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

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Sheerman:

Mr Speaker:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Andy McDonald:

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 415

FirstGroup (Great Western Main Line) [4 Dec 2014]

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

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

Jessica Morden:

Mr McLoughlin:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr McLoughlin:

Port Regulation [4 Dec 2014]

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

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

Column: 416

Mrs Glindon:

Mr Hayes:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

Topical Questions [4 Dec 2014]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

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

Rehman Chishti:

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 417

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

Mr McLoughlin:

Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

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

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

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

Column: 418

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

Mr Goodwill:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Mr McLoughlin:

Mr Speaker:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

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

Column: 419

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Goodwill:

Mike Thornton (Eastleigh) (LD):

Mr Hayes:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

House of Commons Commission [4 Dec 2014]

Commission on Digital Democracy [4 Dec 2014]

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

Column: 420

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross):

Stephen Mosley:

John Thurso:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

John Thurso:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

John Thurso:

Mr Speaker:

Leader of the House [4 Dec 2014]

Ministerial Announcements (Guidance) [4 Dec 2014]

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 421

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

Nic Dakin:

Mr Hague:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Written Answers [4 Dec 2014]

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Column: 422

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

Mrs Glindon:

Tom Brake:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Tom Brake:

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

Tom Brake:

Column: 423

Youth Parliament [4 Dec 2014]

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

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

Robert Jenrick:

Mr Hague:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Column: 424

Mr Hague:

Smith Commission [4 Dec 2014]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

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

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

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

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Hague:

Miss McIntosh:

Column: 425

Mr Hague:

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Mr Hague:

Column: 426

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 427

Business of the House [4 Dec 2014]

10.35 am

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

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

Thomas Docherty:

Column: 428

Column: 429


Mr Hague:

Column: 430

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

Column: 431

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 432

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 433

Mr Speaker:

Simon Wright (Norwich South) (LD):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Column: 434

Mr Hague:

Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 435

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 436

Mr Hague:

Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hague:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 437

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Column: 438


Mr Hague:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 439

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

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 440

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 441

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 442

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 443

Pensions and Benefits Uprating [4 Dec 2014]

11.28 am

The Minister for Pensions (Steve Webb):

Column: 444


11.33 am

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

Column: 445

Steve Webb:

Column: 446


Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Steve Webb:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Column: 447

Steve Webb:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Mr Speaker:

Steve McCabe:

Mr Speaker:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 448

Steve Webb:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Steve Webb:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 449

Steve Webb:

Column: 450

Stamp Duty Land Tax [4 Dec 2014]

Mr Speaker:

Column: 452

Column: 453

Column: 454

Mr Speaker:

11.50 am

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 455

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

Mr Speaker:

Steve McCabe:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 456

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Shabana Mahmood:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 457

Shabana Mahmood:

Mr Speaker:

Thomas Docherty:

Mr Speaker:

11.59 am

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

Sir Oliver Heald:

Column: 458

Mr Gauke:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con)

Mr Gauke:

Richard Graham:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 459

Steve McCabe:

Mr Gauke:

Sir Oliver Heald:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 460

Mrs Main:

Mr Gauke:

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Column: 461


12.13 pm

Shabana Mahmood:

Column: 462

Column: 463

Sir Oliver Heald:

Shabana Mahmood:

Steve McCabe:

Shabana Mahmood:

Column: 464


Mr Gauke:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Shabana Mahmood:

12.29 pm

Column: 465

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

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

Mrs Main:

Column: 466


Column: 467


12.36 pm

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (UKIP):

Column: 468


Mrs Main:

Mark Reckless:

12.43 pm

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 469

Mark Reckless:

Ian Swales:

Column: 470


12.48 pm

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Jones:

Sir Oliver Heald:

Column: 471

Mr Jones:

Mrs Main:

Mr Jones:

12.56 pm

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

Column: 472

Column: 473


Mrs Main:

Mr Raab:

Column: 474


1.7 pm

Mr Gauke:

Column: 475


Mark Reckless

Mr Gauke:

Mark Reckless:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 476


Column: 477

Backbench Business [4 Dec 2014]

Financial Conduct Authority Redress Scheme [4 Dec 2014]

1.17 pm

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con):

Column: 478

Guto Bebb:

Alok Sharma (Reading West) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

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

Guto Bebb:

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

Column: 479

Guto Bebb:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 480


Mr Marcus Jones:

Guto Bebb:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Guto Bebb:

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab)

Guto Bebb:

Paul Farrelly:

Guto Bebb:

Column: 481


Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Mark Garnier:

Guto Bebb:

Column: 482


Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 483

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Guto Bebb:

Martin Horwood:

Guto Bebb:

Column: 484


Mark Garnier:

Guto Bebb:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

1.44 pm

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab):

Column: 485


Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Paul Farrelly:

Column: 486


Steve Rotheram:

Paul Farrelly:

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

Column: 487

Paul Farrelly:

Column: 488

1.57 pm

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

Column: 489


2.1 pm

Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Column: 490

Guy Opperman:

Mr Brown:

Steve Rotheram:

Mr Brown:

Column: 491

Guto Bebb:

Mr Brown:

Column: 492

2.13 pm

Sir Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Column: 493

Guy Opperman:

Column: 494

Sir Edward Garnier:

Paul Farrelly:

Sir Edward Garnier:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Sir Edward Garnier:

Column: 495

2.25 pm

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (UKIP):

Column: 496


Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 497

Mark Reckless:

2.36 pm

Column: 498

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Column: 499


Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr Jones:

Column: 500


Guto Bebb:

Mr Jones:

2.47 pm

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 501

Column: 502

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

Mr Williams:

Column: 503

2.59 pm

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 504


Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Bob Stewart:

3.4 pm

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Column: 505


Bob Stewart:

Mark Garnier:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Mark Garnier:

Column: 506

Column: 507

Mr Bellingham:

Mark Garnier:

Column: 508


3.17 pm

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 509


Column: 510


3.24 pm

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Tessa Munt:

Ian Swales:

Column: 511


Column: 512

3.34 pm

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con):

Column: 513

Paul Farrelly:

Bill Wiggin:

Column: 514

3.39 pm

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

Column: 515

Bob Stewart:

Cathy Jamieson:

Paul Farrelly:

Column: 516

Cathy Jamieson:

Ian Swales:

Cathy Jamieson:

Paul Farrelly:

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 517

Column: 518


Steve Rotheram:

Cathy Jamieson:

3.57 pm

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Andrea Leadsom):

Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 519

Paul Farrelly:

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Bellingham:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 520


Ian Swales:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 521


Bill Wiggin:

Paul Farrelly:

Andrea Leadsom:

Bill Wiggin:

Andrea Leadsom:

Paul Farrelly

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Marcus Jones:

Column: 522

Andrea Leadsom:

Paul Farrelly:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 523


Column: 524

4.19 pm

Guto Bebb:

Column: 525

Branded Medicines (NHS) [4 Dec 2014]

4.20 pm

Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 526

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con):

Mr Lansley:

Column: 527


Column: 528


Column: 529


4.37 pm

Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

Column: 530

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Mr Reed:

Column: 531


4.44 pm

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

Column: 532


Mr Jamie Reed:

Column: 533

George Freeman:

Column: 534


Column: 535

5 pm

Column: 536

Antisocial Behaviour (South Manchester) [4 Dec 2014]

5 pm

Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD):

Column: 538


Column: 539


Column: 540


5.15 pm

Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con):

Column: 541

Column: 542

Column: 543

Column: 544

5.26 pm