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Volume No. 590Part No. 92

House of Commons Debates 15 January 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

culture, media and sport

tourism

creative industries

vat (digital services)

promotion of hatred (television programmes)

local television services (north-east wales)

rugby world cup

football supporter ownership and engagement group

arts investment

mobile telephone coverage

arts and culture (funding)

outdoor recreation

nuisance calls

museums and galleries (funding)

topical questions

women and equalities

equality of opportunity

female bishops

gender pay gap

homophobic bullying

under-occupancy penalty: disabled people

inequality

low-paid work

business of the house

contaminated blood

transatlantic trade and investment partnership

pancreatic cancer


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Column: 987

House of Commons [15 Jan 2015]

Prayers [15 Jan 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [15 Jan 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [15 Jan 2015]

Culture, Media and Sport [15 Jan 2015]

Tourism [15 Jan 2015]

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Sajid Javid):

Henry Smith:

Sajid Javid:

Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford) (Con):

Column: 988

Sajid Javid:

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Sajid Javid:

Creative Industries [15 Jan 2015]

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Sajid Javid):

Mr Allen:

Sajid Javid:

Column: 989

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Sajid Javid:

VAT (Digital Services) [15 Jan 2015]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

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

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr Vaizey:

Promotion of Hatred (Television Programmes) [15 Jan 2015]

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

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

Column: 990

Siobhain McDonagh:

Mr Vaizey:

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Local Television Services (North-east Wales) [15 Jan 2015]

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

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

Column: 991

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Rugby World Cup [15 Jan 2015]

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

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

Mr Cunningham:

Mrs Grant:

Football Supporter Ownership and Engagement Group [15 Jan 2015]

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Column: 992

Tom Greatrex:

Mrs Grant:

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

Mrs Grant:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mrs Grant:

Arts Investment [15 Jan 2015]

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

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Sajid Javid):

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

Column: 993


Sajid Javid:

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

Sajid Javid:

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

Sajid Javid:

Mobile Telephone Coverage [15 Jan 2015]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Sajid Javid:

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 994

Sajid Javid:

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Sajid Javid:

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Sajid Javid:

Column: 995

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Sajid Javid:

Arts and Culture (Funding) [15 Jan 2015]

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

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

Diana Johnson:

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 996

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Mr Speaker:

Outdoor Recreation [15 Jan 2015]

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

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

David Rutley:

Mrs Grant:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mrs Grant:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Mrs Grant:

Column: 997

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mrs Grant:

Nuisance Calls [15 Jan 2015]

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

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

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr Vaizey:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 998

Mr Vaizey:

Museums and Galleries (Funding) [15 Jan 2015]

Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (UKIP):

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Sajid Javid):

Douglas Carswell:

Sajid Javid:

Topical Questions [15 Jan 2015]

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Sajid Javid):

Andrew Jones:

Column: 999

Sajid Javid:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

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

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Sajid Javid:

Pat Glass (North West Durham) (Lab):

Column: 1000

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

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (Lab):

Chris Bryant:

Mr Vaizey:

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Mr Vaizey:

Column: 1001

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

Mrs Grant:

Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border) (Con):

Sajid Javid:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Sajid Javid:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1002

Mr Vaizey:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Vaizey:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mrs Grant:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Sajid Javid:

Women and Equalities [15 Jan 2015]

Equality of Opportunity [15 Jan 2015]

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

Column: 1003

The Minister for Women and Equalities (Nicky Morgan):

Mr Sheerman:

Nicky Morgan:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

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

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 1004

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Female Bishops [15 Jan 2015]

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con):

The Minister for Skills and Equalities (Nick Boles):

Mike Freer:

Nick Boles:

Gender Pay Gap [15 Jan 2015]

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Education (Nicky Morgan):

John Howell:

Column: 1005

Nicky Morgan:

Mr Evans:

Nicky Morgan:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Homophobic Bullying [15 Jan 2015]

Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (UKIP):

Column: 1006

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (Jo Swinson):

Douglas Carswell:

Jo Swinson:

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

Jo Swinson:

Under-occupancy Penalty: Disabled People [15 Jan 2015]

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

The Minister for Disabled People (Mr Mark Harper):

Column: 1007

Nic Dakin:

Mr Harper:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Inequality [15 Jan 2015]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (Jo Swinson):

Kerry McCarthy:

Column: 1008

Jo Swinson:

Low-paid Work [15 Jan 2015]

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities (Jo Swinson):

Pamela Nash:

Jo Swinson:

Gloria De Piero (Ashfield) (Lab):

Jo Swinson:

Column: 1009

Business of the House [15 Jan 2015]

10.34 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Ms Eagle:

Column: 1010

Column: 1011

Mr Hague:

Column: 1012


Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1013

Mr Jack Straw (Blackburn) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

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

Column: 1014

Mr Hague:

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1015

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 1016

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Column: 1017

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1018

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1019

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1020

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hague:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

Column: 1021

Mr Hague:

Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 1022

Mr Hague:

Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 1023

Robert Halfon (Harlow) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1024

Mr Hague:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 1025

Backbench Business

Mr Speaker:

Contaminated Blood [15 Jan 2015]

11.29 am

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 1026


Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1027


Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central) (LD):

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1028

Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

Mr Clarke:

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1030


Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Alistair Burt:

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1031

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Alistair Burt:

Jenny Willott:

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1032


Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1033


Caroline Dinenage (Gosport) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1034

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

11.58 am

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

Column: 1035


Column: 1036


Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Diana Johnson:

12.6 pm

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Column: 1037

Column: 1038


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

12.13 pm

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

Column: 1039


12.18 pm

Column: 1040

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

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Sir Oliver Heald:

Column: 1041


12.23 pm

Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr Tom Clarke:

Graeme Morrice:

Column: 1042


Column: 1043

12.31 pm

Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con):

Column: 1044

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Chloe Smith:

Column: 1045

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Chloe Smith:

Column: 1046


12.39 pm

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Column: 1047

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Mr Howarth:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mr Howarth:

12.48 pm

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 1049

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 1050

Jenny Willott:

Sir Edward Leigh:

12.58 pm

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

Column: 1051


Column: 1052


Richard Fuller:

Mike Kane:

1.4 pm

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Column: 1053

Column: 1054


1.11 pm

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

Column: 1056


1.19 pm

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 1057


1.23 pm

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

Column: 1058

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Mr Robinson:

1.32 pm

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

Column: 1060

1.35 pm

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 1061

Diana Johnson:

Mr Slaughter:

1.43 pm

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

Column: 1063


Mr Robinson:

Dr Lewis:

1.50 pm

Column: 1064

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Jessica Morden:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Diana Johnson:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Column: 1066

1.58 pm

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

2 pm

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

Mr Robinson:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 1069


Column: 1070

2.15 pm

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

Column: 1071


Mr Robinson:

Jane Ellison:

Mr Slaughter:

Jane Ellison:

Column: 1072


Column: 1073


Mr Tom Clarke:

Jane Ellison:

Column: 1074


2.28 pm

Alistair Burt:

Column: 1076

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership [15 Jan 2015]

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.31 pm

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Geraint Davies:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Geraint Davies:

Column: 1077


Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Geraint Davies:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Geraint Davies

Mr Spellar:

Geraint Davies:

Column: 1078


Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Geraint Davies:

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Geraint Davies:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Geraint Davies:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Column: 1079

Geraint Davies:

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Geraint Davies:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Geraint Davies:

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Column: 1080

Geraint Davies:

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

Geraint Davies:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Geraint Davies:

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Geraint Davies:

Andrew Bingham:

Geraint Davies:

Column: 1081


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.49 pm

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

Column: 1082


Caroline Lucas:

Mr Walker:

Column: 1083

2.56 pm

Column: 1084

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Robin Walker:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Spellar:

Column: 1085

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr Spellar:

3.4 pm

Column: 1086

Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con):

Column: 1087


3.10 pm

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 1088


Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mr Anderson:

3.15 pm

Column: 1089

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP)

Julian Smith:

Mr Slaughter

Julian Smith:

Geraint Davies:

Julian Smith:

Column: 1090

Several hon. Members

Julian Smith:

Mr Andy Slaughter:

Julian Smith:

3.21 pm

Dr Eilidh Whiteford (Banff and Buchan) (SNP):

Column: 1091


Mr Walter:

Dr Whiteford:

Mark Durkan:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 1092


Mr MacNeil:

Dr Whiteford:

3.28 pm

Column: 1093

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 1094

Dr Wollaston:

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Dr Wollaston:

Mr Slaughter:

Dr Wollaston:

3.36 pm

Column: 1095

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Mr Slaughter:

Liz McInnes:

Column: 1096


3.41 pm

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

Column: 1097


3.47 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 1098


Dr Wollaston:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 1099


3.54 pm

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Column: 1100


Column: 1101

Mark Durkan:

Zac Goldsmith:

Geraint Davies:

Zac Goldsmith:

Column: 1102


4.3 pm

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

Column: 1103


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

4.9 pm

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 1104


Column: 1105


4.14 pm

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Column: 1106


4.19 pm

Column: 1107

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 1108


4.24 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 1109


4.29 pm

Column: 1110

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Mr Robin Walker:

Ian Murray:

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Column: 1111

Ian Murray:

Column: 1112


Column: 1113


Zac Goldsmith:

Ian Murray:

Column: 1114


Geraint Davies:

Ian Murray:

4.44 pm

The Minister for Business and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock):

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (UKIP):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 1115

Geraint Davies:

Matthew Hancock:

Caroline Lucas:

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 1116


Mark Durkan:

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 1117

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Matthew Hancock:

Ian Murray:

Matthew Hancock:

Geraint Davies:

Matthew Hancock:

Column: 1118

4.57 pm

Geraint Davies:

PetitionSale of Land at Parklands School in Swansea

4.59 pm

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1119

Pancreatic Cancer [15 Jan 2015]

5 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 1120


Column: 1121


Column: 1122


5.14 pm

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Column: 1123


5.18 pm

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

Column: 1124


Column: 1125

Nic Dakin:

Jane Ellison:

Column: 1126


5.29 pm