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Volume No. 593Part No. 117

House of Commons Debates 3 March 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

foreign and commonwealth office

palestine

libya

middle east peace process

falkland islands

patagonia (welsh community)

ukraine

bedouin villages

iran: hamas/hezbollah

eu membership (renegotiation)

mv seaman guard ohio (uk citizens)

un human rights council

british influence in the world

topical questions

Royal assent

child sexual exploitation (oxfordshire)

yarl’s wood

maternity services (morecambe bay)

ebbsfleet

housing ombudsman (power to settle disputes between neighbours and tenants)

estimates 2014-15

department for work and pensions

housing costs (reformed welfare system)

Department of Health

child and adolescent mental health services

estimates 2014-15

estimates 2015-16 (navy) vote a

estimates 2015-16 (army) vote a

estimates 2015-16 (air) vote a

estimates, excesses, 2013–14

supplementary estimates 2014–15

estimates, vote on account 2015–16

business without debate

delegated legislation

Sittings of the house

international endangered species


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Column: 789

House of Commons [3 Mar 2015]

Prayers [3 Mar 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [3 Mar 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [3 Mar 2015]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [3 Mar 2015]

Palestine [3 Mar 2015]

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

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

Ms Ritchie:

Mr Ellwood:

Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Column: 790

Mr Ellwood:

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Mr Ellwood:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Mr Ellwood:

Libya [3 Mar 2015]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 791

Jeremy Lefroy:

Mr Hammond:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Mr Hammond:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Ind):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 792

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

Mr Hammond:

Middle East Peace Process [3 Mar 2015]

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Sir David Amess:

Mr Hammond:

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Column: 793

Mr Hammond:

Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Hammond:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North East Fife) (LD):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Hammond:

Column: 794

Falkland Islands [3 Mar 2015]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Michael Fabricant:

Mr Swire:

Patagonia (Welsh Community) [3 Mar 2015]

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

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Column: 795

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Swire:

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

Mr Swire:

Ukraine [3 Mar 2015]

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

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Column: 796

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond):

Mr Bain:

Mr Hammond:

Roger Williams:

Mr Hammond:

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (Lab):

Column: 797

Mr Hammond:

Mr Alexander:

Mr Hammond:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Bedouin Villages [3 Mar 2015]

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

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

Column: 798

Mr Cunningham:

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Slaughter:

Mr Ellwood:

Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Mr Ellwood:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr Ellwood:

Iran: Hamas/Hezbollah [3 Mar 2015]

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Column: 799

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

Rehman Chishti:

Mr Ellwood:

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Ellwood:

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Ellwood:

EU Membership (Renegotiation) [3 Mar 2015]

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

Column: 800

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond):

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Philip Hammond:

Sir Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Mr Philip Hammond:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Column: 801

Mr Philip Hammond:

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

Mr Philip Hammond:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Mr Philip Hammond:

MV Seaman Guard Ohio (UK Citizens) [3 Mar 2015]

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

Column: 802

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Mr Reid:

Mr Swire:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

UN Human Rights Council [3 Mar 2015]

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

Column: 803

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Bridget Phillipson:

Mr Lidington:

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

British Influence in the World [3 Mar 2015]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Column: 804

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Mark Pawsey:

Mr Lidington:

Mr John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Lidington:

Topical Questions [3 Mar 2015]

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 805


Henry Smith:

Mr Hammond:

Mr Douglas Alexander (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Column: 806

Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Mr Philip Hammond:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

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

Column: 807

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

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

Mr Lidington:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Mr Philip Hammond:

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

Column: 808

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Lidington:

Sir Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid Kent) (Con):

Mr Philip Hammond:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Column: 809

Mr Philip Hammond:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Several hon. Members

Column: 810

Mr Speaker:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

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

Column: 811

Royal assent

Mr Speaker:

Column: 812

Child Sexual Exploitation (Oxfordshire) [3 Mar 2015]

12.35 pm

Mr Andrew Smith (Oxford East) (Lab)

The Secretary of State for Education (Nicky Morgan):

Column: 813


Mr Smith:

Column: 814

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 815

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

Nicky Morgan:

Tristram Hunt (Stoke-on-Trent Central) (Lab):

Column: 816


Nicky Morgan:

Column: 817


Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

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

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 818

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

Nicky Morgan:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 819

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

Nicky Morgan:

Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 820

Nicky Morgan:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

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

Nicky Morgan:

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Column: 821

Nicky Morgan:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 822

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 823

Yarl’s Wood [3 Mar 2015]

1.11 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab)

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

Column: 824


Keith Vaz:

Column: 825

Karen Bradley:

Column: 826


Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Karen Bradley:

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Column: 827


Karen Bradley:

Sarah Teather (Brent Central) (LD):

Karen Bradley:

Column: 828

Yvette Cooper (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford) (Lab):

Karen Bradley:

Column: 829


Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Karen Bradley:

Column: 830


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

Karen Bradley:

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Karen Bradley:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Column: 831


Karen Bradley:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Karen Bradley:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 832

Karen Bradley:

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

Karen Bradley:

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

Karen Bradley:

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

Karen Bradley:

Column: 833

Maternity Services (Morecambe Bay) [3 Mar 2015]

1.45 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr Jeremy Hunt):

Column: 834

Column: 835


Column: 836


1.58 pm

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Column: 837


Column: 838


Mr Hunt:

Column: 839


Column: 840

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

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

Column: 841

Mr Hunt:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 842

Mr Hunt:

Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 843

Mr Hunt:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Mr Hunt:

Column: 844

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

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

Column: 845

Mr Hunt:

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Mr Hunt:

Column: 846

Ebbsfleet [3 Mar 2015]

2.30 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Brandon Lewis):

Column: 847


Column: 848


2.40 pm

Column: 849

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Column: 850


Brandon Lewis:

Column: 851

Column: 852

Gareth Johnson (Dartford) (Con):

Brandon Lewis:

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

Column: 853

Brandon Lewis:

Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 854

Housing Ombudsman (Power to Settle Disputes between Neighbours and Tenants) [3 Mar 2015]

2.56 pm

Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (Con):

Column: 855


Column: 856


Column: 857

Estimates Day

Estimates 2014-15 [3 Mar 2015]

DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS [3 Mar 2015]

Housing Costs (Reformed Welfare System) [3 Mar 2015]

3.7 pm

Dame Anne Begg (Aberdeen South) (Lab):

Column: 858


Column: 859

Column: 860


Column: 861

Column: 862

Column: 863

3.33 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 864


Dame Anne Begg:

John Hemming:

Column: 865

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

John Hemming:

Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

John Hemming:

Sheila Gilmore:

John Hemming:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

John Hemming:

Column: 866

Mr Spencer:

John Hemming:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Column: 867

3.45 pm

Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead) (Lab):

Column: 868


John Hemming:

Teresa Pearce:

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

Teresa Pearce:

Column: 869

Column: 870


Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Teresa Pearce:

3.58 pm

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 871


Teresa Pearce

Column: 872

Chris Heaton-Harris:

John Hemming

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Column: 873

4.8 pm

Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (Lab):

Column: 874


Debbie Abrahams:

Sheila Gilmore:

John Hemming:

Sheila Gilmore:

Column: 875


4.18 pm

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 876

John Hemming:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 877


Column: 878


4.30 pm

The Minister for Disabled People (Mr Mark Harper):

Dame Anne Begg:

Mr Harper:

Column: 879

John Hemming:

Mr Harper:

Helen Goodman:

Mr Harper:

Column: 880

John Hemming:

Mr Harper:

Column: 881


Column: 882


Helen Goodman:

Mr Harper:

Mr Spencer:

Mr Harper:

Column: 883

Department of Health

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services [3 Mar 2015]

4.47 pm

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Column: 884


Column: 885


The Minister of State, Department of Health (Norman Lamb):

Column: 886

Dr Wollaston:

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

Dr Wollaston:

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

Dr Wollaston:

Column: 887


5.4 pm

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Column: 888

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Paul Blomfield:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Paul Blomfield:

Robert Flello:

Column: 889

Paul Blomfield:

Robert Flello:

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 890


Norman Lamb:

Paul Blomfield:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

Column: 891

5.20 pm

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Column: 892


5.27 pm

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

Column: 893


Column: 894


Column: 895

5.40 pm

Column: 896

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

Column: 897


Grahame M. Morris:

Sir Oliver Heald:

Column: 898


5.50 pm

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

Column: 899


Mr Jim Cunningham:

Mr Robinson:

Column: 900


Grahame M. Morris:

Mr Robinson:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr Robinson:

Column: 901

6.1 pm

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Column: 902


Column: 903

6.11 pm

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 904


Sir Oliver Heald:

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 905


Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Grahame M. Morris:

Andrew Percy:

Grahame M. Morris:

Column: 906


6.23 pm

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Column: 907

6.30 pm

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

Column: 908


Column: 909


Column: 910

Column: 911


6.44 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Norman Lamb):

Column: 912

Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Norman Lamb:

Robert Flello:

Norman Lamb:

Column: 913


Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Norman Lamb:

Column: 914


Mr Robinson:

Norman Lamb:

Column: 915

Mr Speaker:

7 pm

Column: 916

Estimates 2014-15 [3 Mar 2015]

ESTIMATES 2015-16 (NAVY) VOTE A [3 Mar 2015]

Column: 917

ESTIMATES 2015-16 (ARMY) VOTE A [3 Mar 2015]

ESTIMATES 2015-16 (AIR) VOTE A [3 Mar 2015]

ESTIMATES, EXCESSES, 2013–14 [3 Mar 2015]

SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES 2014–15 [3 Mar 2015]

ESTIMATES, VOTE ON ACCOUNT 2015–16 [3 Mar 2015]

Column: 918


Business without Debate [3 Mar 2015]

Delegated Legislation [3 Mar 2015]

Mr Speaker:

Sittings of the house

Column: 919

PetitionClosure of NatWest branch in Eccleshall

7.3 pm

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 920

International Endangered Species [3 Mar 2015]

7.4 pm

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Column: 921


Column: 922


7.13 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (George Eustice):

Column: 923


Column: 924


Column: 925


Norman Baker:

Column: 926

George Eustice:

7.26 pm