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House of Commons Debates 25 February 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

scotland

energy supply

cross-border trade

living wage

property taxes

work programme (job outcome payments)

smith commission

a1 dualling

english votes for english laws

prime minister

engagements

service personnel (ukraine)

employment of people with disabilities (reporting)

bankers’ bonuses and the banking industry

members’ paid directorships and consultancies

business without debate

deferred divisions

estimates

delegated legislation

childhood cancers

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 25 February 2015

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Column: 299

House of Commons [25 Feb 2015]

Prayers [25 Feb 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [25 Feb 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Feb 2015]

Scotland [25 Feb 2015]

Energy Supply [25 Feb 2015]

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

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alistair Carmichael):

Miss McIntosh:

Mr Carmichael:

Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

Mr Carmichael:

Column: 300

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

Mr Carmichael:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Carmichael:

Angus Robertson:

Mr Carmichael:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Carmichael:

Column: 301

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Mr Carmichael:

Cross-border Trade [25 Feb 2015]

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alistair Carmichael):

Guy Opperman:

Mr Carmichael:

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

Mr Carmichael:

Column: 302

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

Mr Carmichael:

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

Mr Carmichael:

Living Wage [25 Feb 2015]

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Jim Sheridan:

Column: 303

David Mundell:

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

David Mundell:

Margaret Curran (Glasgow East) (Lab):

David Mundell:

Margaret Curran:

David Mundell:

Column: 304

Property Taxes [25 Feb 2015]

Dame Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alistair Carmichael):

Dame Anne McGuire:

Mr Carmichael:

Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Mr Carmichael:

Mr Speaker:

Work Programme (Job Outcome Payments) [25 Feb 2015]

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 305

David Mundell:

Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (Con):

David Mundell:

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

David Mundell:

Jim McGovern (Dundee West) (Lab):

David Mundell:

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

David Mundell:

Column: 306

Smith Commission [25 Feb 2015]

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alistair Carmichael):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Chope:

Mr Carmichael:

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

Mr Carmichael:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

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

Column: 307

Mr Carmichael:

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

Mr Carmichael:

A1 Dualling [25 Feb 2015]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Sir Alan Beith:

David Mundell:

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

Mr Speaker:

David Mundell:

Column: 308

English Votes for English Laws [25 Feb 2015]

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

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alistair Carmichael):

Mr Turner:

Mr Carmichael:

Prime Minister [25 Feb 2015]

Engagements [25 Feb 2015]

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

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

John Woodcock:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 309

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband (Doncaster North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

Mr Speaker:

Edward Miliband:

Column: 310

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 311

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Edward Miliband:

The Prime Minister:

Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West) (LD)

Hon. Members:

Mike Crockart:

Hon. Members:

Mr Speaker:

Mike Crockart:

Column: 312

The Prime Minister:

Naomi Long (Belfast East) (Alliance):

The Prime Minister:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 313

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

The Prime Minister:

Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Rushanara Ali:

Column: 314

The Prime Minister:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Column: 315

The Prime Minister:

Ben Gummer (Ipswich) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (Lab/Co-op):

The Prime Minister:

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Column: 316

The Prime Minister:

Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 317

Glyn Davies:

The Prime Minister:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 318

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 319

The Prime Minister:

Column: 320

Mr Speaker:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 321

Service Personnel (Ukraine) [25 Feb 2015]

12.36 pm

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab)

The Secretary of State for Defence (Michael Fallon):

Column: 322

Mr Jones:

Michael Fallon:

Column: 323

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Column: 324

Michael Fallon:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Michael Fallon:

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 325

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 326

Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Michael Fallon:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Mr Skinner:

Mr Speaker:

Michael Fallon:

Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con):

Column: 327

Michael Fallon:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 328

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Michael Fallon:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 329

Michael Fallon:

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

Michael Fallon:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Michael Fallon:

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 330

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

Michael Fallon:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (Con):

Michael Fallon:

Column: 331

Employment of People with Disabilities (Reporting) [25 Feb 2015]

1.12 pm

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab):

Column: 332

Column: 333

Column: 334

Opposition Day

Bankers’ Bonuses and the Banking Industry [25 Feb 2015]

1.21 pm

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

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 335

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Cathy Jamieson:

Guy Opperman

Cathy Jamieson:

Guy Opperman:

Cathy Jamieson:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Column: 336

Cathy Jamieson:

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 337

Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con):

Cathy Jamieson:

Charlie Elphicke:

Cathy Jamieson:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 338

Mark Garnier:

Cathy Jamieson:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 339

Mark Garnier:

Cathy Jamieson:

Mark Garnier

Charlie Elphicke:

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 340

Guy Opperman:

Cathy Jamieson:

Guy Opperman:

Cathy Jamieson:

Several hon. Members

Cathy Jamieson:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 341

Richard Fuller:

Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con):

Cathy Jamieson:

Mr Jones

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 342

Mark Garnier

Cathy Jamieson:

Mark Garnier:

Cathy Jamieson:

Column: 343

1.53 pm

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Andrea Leadsom):

Cathy Jamieson:

Andrea Leadsom:

Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (Lab):

Charlie Elphicke:

Andrea Leadsom:

Charlie Elphicke:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 344

Debbie Abrahams:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Jackson:

Andrea Leadsom:

Debbie Abrahams:

Andrea Leadsom:

Guy Opperman:

Mr Marcus Jones:

Column: 345

Andrea Leadsom:

Guy Opperman:

Andrea Leadsom:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 346

David Mowat:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 347

Mr Marcus Jones:

Andrea Leadsom:

Helen Goodman:

Andrea Leadsom:

Helen Goodman

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 348

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

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 349

Richard Fuller:

Andrea Leadsom:

Helen Goodman:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 350

2.16 pm

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

Mr Iain McKenzie (Inverclyde) (Lab):

Mr Bain:

Column: 351

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Mr Bain:

Mr Stewart Jackson:

Mr Bain:

Guy Opperman:

Mr Bain:

Charlie Elphicke:

Mr Bain:

Column: 352

Helen Goodman:

Mr Bain:

Column: 353

Mr Stewart Jackson:

Column: 354

Mr Bain:

Helen Goodman:

Mr Bain:

2.34 pm

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Column: 355

Column: 356

Column: 357

Chris Evans (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

Guy Opperman:

Column: 358

Helen Goodman:

Guy Opperman:

Helen Goodman:

Guy Opperman:

Helen Goodman:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Guy Opperman:

2.50 pm

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Chris Evans:

Column: 359

Liz McInnes:

Chris Evans:

Liz McInnes:

Column: 360

2.58 pm

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 361

Column: 362

David Mowat:

Ian Swales:

Column: 363

3.8 pm

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Guy Opperman:

Column: 364

Helen Goodman:

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

David Mowat:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 365

Ian Swales:

Helen Goodman:

David Mowat:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 366

Cathy Jamieson:

Helen Goodman:

Chris Evans:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 367

3.28 pm

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Column: 368

Chris Evans:

Charlie Elphicke:

Column: 369

Helen Goodman:

Charlie Elphicke:

3.35 pm

Column: 370

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Column: 371

3.40 pm

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Column: 372

Ian Swales:

Shabana Mahmood:

Column: 373

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Shabana Mahmood:

Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Shabana Mahmood:

Column: 374

3.50 pm

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Priti Patel):

Mr Graham Stuart:

Priti Patel:

Column: 375

Column: 376

Division No. 163 [Bankers’ Bonuses and the Banking Industry] [25 Feb 2015]

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

Mr Speaker:

Column: 381

Members’ Paid Directorships and Consultancies [25 Feb 2015]

4.15 pm

Mr Speaker:

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

4.18 pm

Ms Angela Eagle:

Column: 382

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

Ms Eagle:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Philip Davies:

Column: 383

Ms Eagle:

Several hon. Members

Ms Eagle:

Gregory Barker:

Ms Eagle:

Andy Sawford (Corby) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Eagle:

Column: 384

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Column: 385

Ms Eagle:

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Ms Eagle:

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

Ms Eagle:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Ms Eagle:

Andrew Gwynne:

Ms Eagle:

Column: 386

Sir Edward Leigh:

Ms Eagle:

Column: 387

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Ms Eagle:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 388

Ms Eagle:

Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (Con)

Ms Eagle:

Jack Lopresti:

Ms Eagle:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Ms Eagle:

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

Ms Eagle:

Column: 389

Fiona O’Donnell (East Lothian) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

4.46 pm

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

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 390

Mr Hague:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Mr Hague:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Ian Murray

Andrew Gwynne

Mr Hague:

Ian Murray:

Column: 391

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Andrew Gwynne:

Mr Hague:

Column: 392

Several hon. Members

Mr Hague:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Hague:

Column: 393

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Conor Burns:

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

Mr Speaker:

Gregory Barker:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 394

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Speaker:

Paul Flynn:

Mr Speaker:

Ian Murray

Mr Speaker:

Column: 395

Ian Murray:

Mr Speaker:

Conor Burns:

Mr Speaker:

Conor Burns:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hague:

Column: 396

Emily Thornberry:

Mr Hague:

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Hague:

Column: 397

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

Mr Hague:

Gregory Barker:

Mr Hague:

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab)

Mr Hague:

Column: 398

Ms Angela Eagle

Mr Hague:

Ms Eagle:

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Hague:

Karl Turner:

Mr Hague:

Mr Raab

Mr Hague:

Mr Raab:

Column: 399

Mr Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Sir Tony Baldry:

Mr Speaker:

5.19 pm

Sir Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Column: 400

Fiona O’Donnell:

Sir Alan Duncan:

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab)

Sir Alan Duncan:

Susan Elan Jones:

Column: 401

Sir Alan Duncan:

5.26 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Column: 402

Paul Flynn:

Sir Alan Duncan:

Paul Flynn:

Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (Con):

Column: 403

Paul Flynn:

5.33 pm

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 404

Graham Jones:

Column: 405

Sir Tony Baldry:

5.40 pm

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

Mr Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Pete Wishart:

Column: 406

Graham Jones:

Pete Wishart:

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

Pete Wishart:

Column: 407

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Pete Wishart:

5.47 pm

Tessa Munt (Wells) (LD):

Column: 408

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

Tessa Munt:

Mr Burley:

Tessa Munt:

Mr Raab:

Column: 409

Tessa Munt:

5.45 pm

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Column: 410

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Pete Wishart:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Liz McInnes:

5.59 pm

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Column: 411

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

Mr Spencer:

Mr Burley:

Column: 412

Mr Spencer:

6.5 pm

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Adam Afriyie:

Ian Murray:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Ian Murray:

Column: 413

Mr Burley

Ian Murray:

Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op):

Ian Murray:

Column: 414

Sir Alan Duncan

Ian Murray:

6.12 pm

Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 415

Sir Alan Duncan:

Dr Lee:

Mr Burley:

Dr Lee:

Column: 416

Mr Raab:

Dr Lee:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Dr Lee:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

6.21 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 417

Fiona O'Donnell:

John Hemming:

Column: 418

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

6.27 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 419

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris:

6.31 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 420

6.34 pm

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

Column: 421

Dr Phillip Lee:

Mr Raab:

6.39 pm

Column: 422

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

6.41 pm

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Column: 423

Mr Spencer:

Jon Trickett:

Sir Alan Duncan:

Jon Trickett:

Sir Alan Duncan:

Jon Trickett:

Column: 424

Sir Alan Duncan:

Jon Trickett:

Column: 425

6.51 pm

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

Column: 426

Column: 427

Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central) (Lab)

Division No. 164 [ Members’ Paid Directorships and Consultancies] [25 Feb 2015]

Business without Debate [25 Feb 2015]

Deferred Divisions [25 Feb 2015]

Estimates [25 Feb 2015]

Column: 432

Delegated Legislation [25 Feb 2015]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

PetitionChanges to Health Service Budgets

7.14 pm

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Column: 433

Column: 434

Childhood Cancers [25 Feb 2015]

7.16 pm

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

Column: 435

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Nicola Blackwood:

Column: 436

Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con):

Column: 437

Nicola Blackwood:

7.29 pm

Column: 438

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

Column: 439

Column: 440

Column: 441

Column: 442

7.40 pm