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Volume No. 590Part No. 87

House of Commons Debates 8 January 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

business, innovation and skills

minimum wage/living wage

copycat websites

apprenticeships

net trade

low-carbon economy

apprenticeships

manufacturing: renewable technologies

zero-hours contracts

eu membership

government procurement (supply chains)

apprenticeships

small businesses

engineers

apprenticeships

mandatory origin marking

pay to stay agreements

topical questions

business of the house

point of order

Bill presented

higher education funding

gibraltar

historic properties (disabled access)


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Column: 369

House of Commons [8 Jan 2015]

Prayers [8 Jan 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [8 Jan 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [8 Jan 2015]

Business, Innovation and Skills [8 Jan 2015]

Minimum Wage/Living Wage [8 Jan 2015]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Kerry McCarthy:

Vince Cable:

Column: 370

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Copycat Websites [8 Jan 2015]

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Column: 371

Yvonne Fovargue:

Mr Vaizey:

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 372


Apprenticeships [8 Jan 2015]

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

The Minister for Skills and Equalities (Nick Boles):

Stephen Metcalfe:

Nick Boles:

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

Nick Boles:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

Column: 373

Nick Boles:

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

Nick Boles:

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

Nick Boles:

Column: 374

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):

Nick Boles:

Net Trade [8 Jan 2015]

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

The Minister for Business and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Mr Bain:

Matthew Hancock:

Low-carbon Economy [8 Jan 2015]

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

Column: 375

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Miss McIntosh:

Vince Cable:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Apprenticeships [8 Jan 2015]

Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

The Minister for Skills and Equalities (Nick Boles):

Column: 376

Mr Bailey:

Nick Boles:

Mr Spellar:

Nick Boles:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Nick Boles:

Manufacturing: Renewable Technologies [8 Jan 2015]

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

Column: 377

The Minister for Business and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Mr Turner:

Matthew Hancock:

Zero-hours Contracts [8 Jan 2015]

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Lilian Greenwood:

Column: 378

Jo Swinson:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Jo Swinson:

EU Membership [8 Jan 2015]

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Vince Cable:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Column: 379

Vince Cable:

Government Procurement (Supply Chains) [8 Jan 2015]

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

The Minister for Universities, Science and Cities (Greg Clark):

Robert Flello:

Greg Clark:

Mr Speaker:

Apprenticeships [8 Jan 2015]

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

The Minister for Skills and Equalities (Nick Boles):

Heidi Alexander:

Column: 380

Nick Boles:

Small Businesses [8 Jan 2015]

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

The Minister for Business and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Mary Macleod:

Matthew Hancock:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Column: 381

Matthew Hancock:

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

Engineers [8 Jan 2015]

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Andrew Jones:

Vince Cable:

Column: 382

Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Apprenticeships [8 Jan 2015]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

The Minister for Skills and Equalities (Nick Boles):

Rehman Chishti:

Nick Boles:

Mandatory Origin Marking [8 Jan 2015]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Column: 383

Joan Walley:

Jo Swinson:

Pay to Stay Agreements [8 Jan 2015]

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

The Minister for Business and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Grahame M. Morris:

Matthew Hancock:

Topical Questions [8 Jan 2015]

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable):

Column: 384

Heidi Alexander:

The Minister for Skills and Equalities (Nick Boles):

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

The Minister for Business and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Mr Umunna:

Column: 385

Vince Cable:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Nick Boles:

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

Vince Cable:

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 386

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Matthew Hancock:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Jo Swinson):

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

The Minister for Universities, Science and Cities (Greg Clark):

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Vince Cable:

Column: 387


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

Greg Clark:

Mr David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Jo Swinson:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 388

Vince Cable:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Vince Cable:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Vince Cable:

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

Vince Cable:

Column: 389

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

Column: 390

Vince Cable:

Column: 391

Business of the House [8 Jan 2015]

10.32 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Ms Eagle:

Column: 392


Column: 393


Mr Hague:

Column: 394


Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 395

Mr Hague:

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

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Sheerman:

Mr Winnick:

Mr Hague:

Column: 396

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 397

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Keith Simpson (Broadland) (Con):

Column: 398

Mr Hague:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Column: 399

Mr Hague:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 400

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 401

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 402

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South) (Lab):

Column: 403

Mr Hague:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 404

Mr Hague:

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 405

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 406

Point of Order [8 Jan 2015]

11.23 am

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Bill presented

Column: 407

Backbench Business

Higher Education Funding [8 Jan 2015]

11.25 am

Mr Speaker:

Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Mr Bailey:

Column: 408


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

Mr Bailey:

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 409

Mr Bailey:

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Mr Bailey:

Mr Binley:

Mr Bailey:

Mr Sheerman:

Mr Bailey:

Column: 410


Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab):

Mr Bailey:

Mr David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Mr Bailey:

Column: 411

Mr Denham:

Mr Bailey:

The Minister for Universities, Science and Cities (Greg Clark):

Mr Bailey:

Column: 412

Greg Clark:

Mr Bailey:

Paul Farrelly:

Mr Bailey:

Column: 413

Mr Speaker:

Mr Bailey:

11.56 am

Column: 414

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Greg Clark

Mr Binley:

Greg Clark:

Mr Binley:

Paul Farrelly:

Mr Binley:

Column: 415


Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Binley:

Column: 416

Column: 417


Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Column: 418

Mr Binley:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Binley:

Column: 419


Paul Farrelly:

Column: 420

Mr Binley:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

12.26 pm

Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab):

Column: 421

Mr Lammy:

Column: 422

Mr Denham:

Column: 423


Paul Farrelly:

Column: 424

Mr Denham:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Denham:

Column: 425


Paul Farrelly:

Mr Denham:

Mr Willetts:

Column: 426

Mr Denham:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Denham:

12.47 pm

Mr David Willetts (Havant) (Con):

Column: 427


Mr Binley:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):

Column: 428

Mr Willetts:

Column: 429


Mr Byrne:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Willetts:

Column: 430


Mr Denham:

Mr Willetts:

Column: 431


Mr Bailey:

Mr Willetts:

Mr Binley:

Column: 432

Mr Willetts:

1.10 pm

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

Column: 433


Mr Binley:

Column: 434

Mr Sheerman:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 435


Mr Denham:

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 436

1.29 pm

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Column: 437

Ian Swales

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 438


Column: 439

Column: 440


1.44 pm

Mr Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):

Column: 441


Column: 442


Column: 443


Column: 444

2.1 pm

The Minister for Universities, Science and Cities (Greg Clark):

Column: 445


Paul Farrelly:

Greg Clark:

Column: 446


Mr Byrne:

Greg Clark:

Paul Farrelly:

Greg Clark:

Column: 447

Paul Farrelly:

Greg Clark:

Column: 448

Mr Denham:

Greg Clark:

Mr Binley:

Greg Clark:

Mr Binley:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

2.16 pm

Column: 449

Mr Bailey:

Column: 450

Gibraltar [8 Jan 2015]

2.19 pm

Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 451

Column: 452


Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Column: 453


Column: 454

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

2.36 pm

Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 455


Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Mike Gapes:

Column: 456


2.48 pm

Column: 457

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset) (Con):

Column: 458

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Dr Fox:

Column: 459


2.58 pm

Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con):

Column: 460


Column: 461


3.6 pm

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 462


Column: 463


Column: 464

3.15 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 465


Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Martin Horwood:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 466


3.25 pm

Column: 467

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Mr Nigel Evans:

Column: 468

Andrew Rosindell:

Column: 469


Column: 470


3.38 pm

Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster) (Con):

Column: 471

3.43 pm

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 472


Column: 473


3.52 pm

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 474


Column: 475


4.4 pm

Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East) (Lab):

Column: 476

Column: 477

Martin Horwood:

Mr McFadden:

Column: 478


Mike Gapes:

Mr McFadden:

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Column: 479

Mr McFadden:

4.20 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Column: 480


Column: 481


Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 482

Mr Lidington:

Column: 483


Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 484

Mr Lidington:

Dr Fox:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 485

4.48 pm

Column: 486

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Column: 487

Historic Properties (Disabled Access) [8 Jan 2015]

4.50 pm

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

Column: 488


Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Chris Skidmore:

5 pm

Chris Skidmore:

Column: 490

5.3 pm

The Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy (Mr Edward Vaizey):

Column: 491

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 492


Column: 493

Column: 494


5.18 pm