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Volume No. 593Part No. 111

House of Commons Debates 23 February 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

defence

armed forces covenant

reserve forces

armed forces: home ownership

defence equipment plan

armed forces: diversity

isil

strategic defence and security review

falkland islands: military threat

service personnel: police cautions

topical questions

tax avoidance (hsbc)

european council

serious crime bill

business without debate

delegated legislation

scottish affairs

oesophageal cancer


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Column: 1

House of Commons [23 Feb 2015]

Prayers [23 Feb 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [23 Feb 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Feb 2015]

Defence [23 Feb 2015]

Armed Forces Covenant [23 Feb 2015]

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Anna Soubry):

Mr Speaker:

Anna Soubry:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

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

Mike Weatherley (Hove) (Con):

Mr Jones:

Anna Soubry:

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 3

Anna Soubry:

Jack Lopresti:

Anna Soubry:

Mike Weatherley:

Anna Soubry:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Anna Soubry:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Column: 4

Anna Soubry:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Anna Soubry:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Anna Soubry:

Column: 5

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

Anna Soubry:

Reserve Forces [23 Feb 2015]

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Julian Brazier):

Daniel Kawczynski:

Mr Brazier:

Andrew Stephenson:

Column: 6

Mr Brazier:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Mr Brazier:

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

Mr Brazier:

Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (Con):

Mr Brazier:

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Column: 7

Mr Brazier:

Armed Forces: Home Ownership [23 Feb 2015]

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon):

Henry Smith:

Michael Fallon:

Stephen Hammond:

Michael Fallon:

Defence Equipment Plan [23 Feb 2015]

Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (Con):

Column: 8

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Philip Dunne):

Oliver Colvile:

Mr Dunne:

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

Mr Dunne:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Column: 9

Mr Dunne:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Dunne:

Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Mr Dunne:

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

Mr Dunne:

Armed Forces: Diversity [23 Feb 2015]

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

Column: 10

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Mark Francois):

Mike Freer:

Mr Francois:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Mr Francois:

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

Column: 11

Mr Francois:

ISIL [23 Feb 2015]

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

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon):

Stephen Metcalfe:

Michael Fallon:

Mary Macleod:

Column: 12

Michael Fallon:

John Woodcock:

Michael Fallon:

Richard Benyon:

Michael Fallon:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Column: 13

Michael Fallon:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Strategic Defence and Security Review [23 Feb 2015]

Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon):

Column: 14

Sir Peter Luff:

Michael Fallon:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Mr Speaker:

Falkland Islands: Military Threat [23 Feb 2015]

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Mark Francois):

Mr Hollobone:

Column: 15

Mr Francois:

Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire) (Con):

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr Arbuthnot:

Mr Francois:

Service Personnel: Police Cautions [23 Feb 2015]

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Anna Soubry):

Mrs Moon:

Column: 16

Anna Soubry:

Topical Questions [23 Feb 2015]

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon):

Yvonne Fovargue:

Michael Fallon:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Vernon Coaker (Gedling) (Lab):

Column: 17

Michael Fallon:

Vernon Coaker:

Michael Fallon:

Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 18

Michael Fallon:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Philip Dunne):

Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (UKIP):

Mr Dunne:

Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Column: 19

Mr Dunne:

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

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Anna Soubry):

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Mr Speaker:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr Julian Brazier):

Mr Speaker:

Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (Con):

Column: 20

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Mark Francois):

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (LD):

Mr Dunne:

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

Michael Fallon:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Column: 21

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Column: 22

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 23

Tax Avoidance (HSBC) [23 Feb 2015]

3.35 pm

Ed Balls (Morley and Outwood) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr Speaker:

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Column: 24

Ed Balls:

Column: 25

Mr Speaker:

Ed Balls:

Column: 26

Mr Osborne:

Ed Balls

Mr Osborne:

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 27

Frank Dobson (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 28

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 29

Mr Osborne:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Stephen Pound (Ealing North) (Lab):

Mr Osborne

Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Osborne:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 30

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 31

Mr Osborne:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 32

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

Mr Osborne:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Column: 33

Mr Speaker:

Column: 34

European Council [23 Feb 2015]

4.12 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Column: 35


Column: 36


4.20 pm

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

Column: 37

Column: 38

The Prime Minister:

Column: 39

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 40

Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 41

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (UKIP):

Column: 42

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 43

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

The Prime Minister:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 44

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West) (Lab/Co-op):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 45

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 46

The Prime Minister:

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 47

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 48

The Prime Minister:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 49

The Prime Minister:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 50

Serious Crime Bill [] [23 Feb 2015]

Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (Con):

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Burrowes:

Column: 51


Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Mr Bone

Mr Speaker:

Helen Goodman:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Bone:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 52

5.9 pm

The Solicitor-General (Mr Robert Buckland):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 53

Column: 55

Column: 56

Column: 57

Column: 58

Column: 59

Column: 60

Column: 61

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 62


Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 63


5.15 pm

Sir William Cash:

The Solicitor-General:

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Column: 64

The Solicitor-General:

Sir Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr Speaker:

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

Column: 65

Column: 66


Column: 67


5.30 pm

Column: 68


Sir William Cash:

Diana Johnson:

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

Diana Johnson:

Column: 69

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

Diana Johnson:

Column: 70

Mrs Gillan:

Diana Johnson:

Several hon. Members

Column: 71

Mr Speaker:

5.45 pm

Sir William Cash:

Column: 72

Column: 73


John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Column: 74

6 pm

Column: 75

Column: 76


Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (Con):

Column: 77


Column: 78

6.15 pm

Sarah Champion (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 79


Mr Speaker:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Gillan:

Diana Johnson:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 80


Sir Edward Garnier:

Column: 81

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

6.30 pm

Column: 82


Column: 83


Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Column: 84


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

Mr Speaker:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 85


Mrs Gillan:

6.45 pm

The Solicitor-General:

Diana Johnson:

Column: 86

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 87


Nicola Blackwood:

The Solicitor-General:

Nicola Blackwood:

The Solicitor-General:

Ann Coffey

Column: 88

The Solicitor-General:

Sir William Cash:

The Solicitor-General:

Sir William Cash:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 89

7 pm

Column: 90

Column: 91

Column: 92

Mr Speaker:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 93

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Karen Bradley):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 96

Karen Bradley:

Column: 97


Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Karen Bradley:

Column: 98


Dr Huppert:

Karen Bradley:

Sir Edward Garnier:

Karen Bradley:

Column: 99


Diana Johnson:

Column: 100


7.15 pm

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

Diana Johnson:

Column: 101

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Diana Johnson:

Dr Huppert:

Column: 102


Karen Bradley:

Dr Huppert:

Mr Raab:

Column: 103


Column: 104


7.30 pm

Diana Johnson

Mr Raab:

Diana Johnson:

Column: 105

Mr Raab:

Stephen Barclay:

Mr Raab:

Column: 106

Stephen Barclay:

Column: 107

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 108


7.45 pm

Sir Edward Garnier:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Sir Edward Garnier:

Column: 109

Stephen Barclay:

Sir Edward Garnier:

Column: 110


Karen Bradley:

Column: 111


Sir Edward Garnier

Karen Bradley:

Column: 112

Mr Raab:

Karen Bradley:

Mr Raab:

8 pm

Karen Bradley:

Column: 113

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 114

Fiona Bruce:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Fiona Bruce:

Column: 115


Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Fiona Bruce:

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Fiona Bruce:

Glenda Jackson:

Fiona Bruce:

Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 116

Fiona Bruce

Glenda Jackson:

Fiona Bruce:

Column: 117

Ann Coffey:

8.15 pm

Sir Edward Leigh:

Ann Coffey:

Column: 118


Mr Burrowes:

Ann Coffey:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Ann Coffey:

Column: 119

Sir Edward Garnier:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Sir Edward Garnier

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Ann Coffey:

Column: 120

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

Mr Burrowes:

Column: 121

Jane Ellison:

8.30 pm

Mr Grieve:

Jane Ellison:

Column: 122

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Jane Ellison:

Column: 123

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Jane Ellison:

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

Sir Edward Leigh:

Luciana Berger:

Column: 124


Sir Edward Leigh:

Luciana Berger:

Mr Grieve:

Luciana Berger:

Column: 125

Fiona Bruce:

Luciana Berger:

Column: 126


Mr Burrowes:

8.45 pm

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 127

Mr Burrowes:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP):

Column: 128

Jim Shannon:

Dr Wollaston:

Column: 129


Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 130

Sir Edward Leigh:

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

9 pm

Division No. 157 [ Serious Crime Bill [Lords]] [23 Feb 2015]

Division No. 158 [ Serious Crime Bill [Lords]] [23 Feb 2015]

Column: 139

Division No. 159 [ Serious Crime Bill [Lords]] [23 Feb 2015]

Column: 144

Column: 145

Column: 146

Division No. 160 [ Serious Crime Bill [Lords]] [23 Feb 2015]

Column: 150

Division No. 161 [ Serious Crime Bill [Lords]]

Column: 154

[23 Feb 2015]

Division No. 162 [ Serious Crime Bill [Lords]] [23 Feb 2015]

Column: 159

Column: 160

Column: 161

Column: 162

10.25 pm

Business without Debate [23 Feb 2015]

delegated legislation [23 Feb 2015]

Mr Speaker:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 163

Mr Speaker:

Column: 164

Mr Speaker:

SCOTTISH AFFAIRS [23 Feb 2015]

Column: 165

Oesophageal Cancer [23 Feb 2015]

10.27 pm

Mike Weatherley (Hove) (Con):

Column: 166


Column: 167


Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mike Weatherley:

Column: 168


Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Mike Weatherley:

Column: 169


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

Mike Weatherley:

Column: 170


10.43 pm

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

Column: 171


Steve Brine:

Jane Ellison:

Column: 172

Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Jane Ellison:

Column: 173


Column: 174


10.56 pm