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House of Commons Debates 26 January 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

work and pensions

innovation fund for young people

mental health (employment opportunities)

job creation (yorkshire)

employment opportunities (northern region)

new enterprise allowance

work programme

access to benefits

unemployment

housing benefit

young people (employment or training)

hunger and food poverty

employment and support allowance

topical questions

points of order

infrastructure bill

infrastructure bill

business without debate

delegated legislation

pakistan (uk support)

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Column: 545

House of Commons [26 Jan 2015]

Prayers [26 Jan 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [26 Jan 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [26 Jan 2015]

Work and Pensions [26 Jan 2015]

Innovation Fund for Young People [26 Jan 2015]

Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (Con):

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

Stephen Mosley:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 546

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 547

Mental Health (Employment Opportunities) [26 Jan 2015]

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

The Minister for Disabled People (Mr Mark Harper):

Mark Menzies:

Mr Harper:

Rehman Chishti:

Mr Harper:

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Column: 548

Mr Harper:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Harper:

Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Column: 549

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

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

Mr Harper:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Harper:

Job Creation (Yorkshire) [26 Jan 2015]

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Column: 550

Philip Davies:

Esther McVey:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)

Mr Speaker:

Wayne David:

Esther McVey:

Employment Opportunities (Northern Region) [26 Jan 2015]

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

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 551

Esther McVey:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Esther McVey:

New Enterprise Allowance [26 Jan 2015]

Margot James (Stourbridge) (Con):

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Margot James:

Column: 552

Esther McVey:

Work Programme [26 Jan 2015]

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Nia Griffith:

Esther McVey:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Column: 553

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

Esther McVey:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Access to Benefits [26 Jan 2015]

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

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

Rosie Cooper:

Column: 554

Mr Duncan Smith:

Sir David Amess:

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 555

Mr Duncan Smith:

Unemployment [26 Jan 2015]

Mr David Jones (Clwyd West) (Con):

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

Mr Jones:

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 556

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Housing Benefit [26 Jan 2015]

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

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

Yvonne Fovargue:

Column: 557

Mr Duncan Smith:

Jack Dromey:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 558

Mr Duncan Smith:

Young People (Employment or Training) [26 Jan 2015]

Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con):

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Chris White:

Esther McVey:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Hunger and Food Poverty [26 Jan 2015]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

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

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 560

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Speaker:

Employment and Support Allowance [26 Jan 2015]

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

The Minister for Disabled People (Mr Mark Harper):

Sheila Gilmore:

Mr Harper:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Column: 561

Topical Questions [26 Jan 2015]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

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

Kerry McCarthy:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

The Minister for Disabled People (Mr Mark Harper):

Column: 562

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 563

The Minister for Employment (Esther McVey):

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

The Minister for Pensions (Steve Webb):

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

Column: 564

Mr Duncan Smith:

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (Con):

Esther McVey:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Steve Webb:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Esther McVey:

Column: 565

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Mr Harper:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Mr Harper:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Column: 566

Steve Webb:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 567

Points of Order [26 Jan 2015]

3.35 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 568

Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Yeo:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Sheerman:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 569

Mr Speaker:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 570

Infrastructure Bill [] [26 Jan 2015]

3.43 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 571

Mr Speaker:

3.47 pm

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Column: 572

3.49 pm

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

3.50 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

3.52 pm

Column: 573

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

3.52 pm

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

3.54 pm

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

Column: 574

Infrastructure Bill [] [26 Jan 2015]

3.56 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 575

Column: 576

Column: 577

Column: 578

Column: 579

Column: 580

Amber Rudd:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 581

Amber Rudd:

Caroline Lucas:

Amber Rudd:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Amber Rudd:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 582

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Amber Rudd:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Amber Rudd:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD)

Amber Rudd:

Column: 583

Dr Huppert:

Amber Rudd:

Sir William Cash:

Amber Rudd:

Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

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

Column: 584

Amber Rudd:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Amber Rudd:

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

Amber Rudd:

Column: 585

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

Amber Rudd:

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

Amber Rudd:

Dr Huppert:

Amber Rudd:

Column: 586

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Amber Rudd:

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

Amber Rudd:

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

Amber Rudd:

Tom Greatrex:

Column: 587

Mr Speaker:

4.15 pm

Miss McIntosh:

Mr Speaker:

Joan Walley:

Amber Rudd

Mr Speaker:

Joan Walley:

Mr Speaker:

Amber Rudd:

Column: 588

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Helen Jones:

Amber Rudd:

Column: 589

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)

Amber Rudd:

Andrew Gwynne:

Amber Rudd:

Andrew Gwynne:

Mr Speaker:

Amber Rudd:

Column: 590

Mr Jim Cunningham:

Amber Rudd:

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Andrew Miller:

Mr Speaker:

Andrew Miller:

Column: 591

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Andrew Miller:

Mr Speaker:

Amber Rudd:

Andrew Miller:

Amber Rudd:

Several hon. Members

Amber Rudd:

Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 592

John Mann:

Amber Rudd:

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Andrew Miller:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 593

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 594

Caroline Lucas:

Amber Rudd:

Column: 595

Miss McIntosh:

Amber Rudd:

Several hon. Members

Amber Rudd:

Caroline Lucas

Amber Rudd:

Column: 596

Sir William Cash:

Amber Rudd:

4.45 pm

Tom Greatrex:

Column: 597

Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Tom Greatrex:

Joan Walley:

Tom Greatrex:

Column: 598

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

Tom Greatrex:

Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Tom Greatrex:

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

Tom Greatrex:

John Mann:

Tom Greatrex:

Column: 599

Joan Walley:

Tom Greatrex:

Caroline Lucas:

Column: 600

Tom Greatrex:

Joan Walley

Tom Greatrex:

Column: 601

5 pm

Mr Yeo:

Column: 602

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

Mr Yeo:

Miss McIntosh:

Mr Yeo:

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Mr Yeo:

Column: 603

Dr Whitehead:

Mr Yeo:

Andrew Miller:

Mr Yeo:

Helen Jones:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr Yeo:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 604

Mr Yeo:

Joan Walley:

Column: 605

John Mann:

Joan Walley:

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

Joan Walley:

5.15 pm

Mark Menzies:

Column: 606

Joan Walley:

Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Joan Walley:

Dr Huppert:

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con)

Dr Huppert:

Mrs Main:

Column: 607

Dr Huppert:

Several hon. Members

Dr Huppert:

Amber Rudd:

Dr Huppert:

Column: 608

Andrew Miller:

Mr Hayes:

Andrew Miller:

Miss McIntosh:

Column: 609

Caroline Lucas:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Caroline Lucas:

Mrs Main:

Dr Whitehead:

Column: 610

5.30 pm

Division No. 137 [ Infrastructure Bill [Lords]] [26 Jan 2015]

Division No. 138 [ Infrastructure Bill [Lords]] [26 Jan 2015]

Column: 619

Division No. 139 [ Infrastructure Bill [Lords]] [26 Jan 2015]

Column: 623

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Stephen Williams):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 625

Column: 626

Column: 627

Stephen Williams:

Column: 628

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

6.15 pm

Andrew Miller:

Stephen Williams:

Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Column: 629

Stephen Williams:

Dr Julian Lewis:

Stephen Williams:

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Stephen Williams:

Column: 630

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Column: 631

Sir Nicholas Soames:

Stephen Williams:

Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Column: 632

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Stephen Williams:

6.30 pm

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Column: 633

Stephen Williams:

Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Jonathan Edwards::

Stephen Williams:

Andrew Miller:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 634

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD)

Stephen Williams:

Roger Williams:

Stephen Williams:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Column: 635

James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Andrew Gwynne:

Stephen Williams:

Mr Binley:

Column: 636

Stephen Williams:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

6.45 pm

Column: 637

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Stephen Williams:

Rebecca Harris (Castle Point) (Con):

Hon. Members:

Stephen Williams:

Column: 638

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Stephen Williams:

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 639

Stephen Williams:

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

Column: 640

7 pm

Jonathan Edwards:

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 641

Column: 642

Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Stephen Williams:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Roberta Blackman-Woods:

Column: 643

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

Sir Nicholas Soames:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 644

Mr Hayes:

Nick Herbert:

7.15 pm

Mr Raynsford:

Column: 645

Column: 646

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Column: 647

Dr Whitehead:

Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield) (Con):

Column: 648

Greg Mulholland:

Andrew Griffiths:

Mrs Main:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

7.30 pm

Column: 649

Division No. 140 [ Infrastructure Bill [Lords]] [26 Jan 2015]

Column: 654

Division No. 141 [ Infrastructure Bill [Lords]] [26 Jan 2015]

Column: 659

Schedule 8Schedule 9

Column: 660

Mr Hayes:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Column: 661

Column: 662

Column: 663

Mr Hayes:

8 pm

Column: 664

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Dr Huppert:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 665

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Sir Alan Beith:

Column: 666

Mr Hayes:

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr Hayes:

Joan Walley

Mr Hayes:

Joan Walley:

Column: 667

Mr Hayes:

Joan Walley:

Mr Hayes:

8.15 pm

Column: 668

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Mr Hayes:

John McDonnell

Mr Hayes:

Column: 669

Richard Burden:

Mr Hayes:

John McDonnell:

Mr Hayes:

Column: 670

Column: 671

8.30 pm

Richard Burden:

Column: 672

Column: 673

Column: 674

Column: 675

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

8.45 pm

Guy Opperman:

Column: 676

Joan Walley:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Column: 677

John McDonnell:

Dr Huppert:

Column: 678

Column: 679

Mr Hayes:

9 pm

Column: 680

Division No. 142 [ Infrastructure Bill [Lords]] [26 Jan 2015]

Column: 685

9.13 pm

Mr Hayes:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Mr Hayes:

Column: 686

Column: 687

Mr Andrew Mitchell:

Mr Hayes:

Mark Menzies:

Column: 688

Mr Hayes:

Column: 689

9.26 pm

Richard Burden:

Column: 690

Column: 691

Column: 692

9.37 pm

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

Mr Hayes:

Mark Field:

Column: 693

9.43 pm

Mr Weir:

Column: 694

Tom Greatrex:

Mr Weir:

Column: 695

9.48 pm

Andrew Miller:

Column: 696

Mr Hayes

Mr Speaker:

9.57 pm

Mr Hayes:

[26 Jan 2015]

Business without Debate [26 Jan 2015]

Delegated Legislation [26 Jan 2015]

Column: 697

Mr Speaker:

PetitionsTraffic safety measures in Cartmel

9.59 pm

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 698

Traveller encampments in Brighton and Hove

10 pm

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (Con):

Column: 699

Pakistan (UK Support) [26 Jan 2015]

10.2 pm

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Andrew Griffiths (Burton) (Con):

Rehman Chishti:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Column: 700

Rehman Chishti:

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

Rehman Chishti:

Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (Con):

Rehman Chishti:

Column: 701

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Rehman Chishti:

Column: 702

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Rehman Chishti:

Column: 703

Mr Speaker:

10.21 pm

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Column: 704

10.22 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Tobias Ellwood):

Column: 705

Column: 706

10.30 pm