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House of Commons Debates 12 March 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

environment, food and rural affairs

dairy farmers

inshore fishing fleet (discard ban)

bees and pollinators

rural payments agency

key performance indicators

flood defences

bovine tuberculosis

natura 2000

hunting act 2004

topical questions

church commissioners

house of bishops

st george's cathedral (jerusalem)

christianity (rural areas)

citizenship

electoral commission committee

electoral fraud

church commissioners

historic churches

living wage

electoral commission committee

online voter registration (young and student voters)

church commissioners

petrochemical companies

business of the house

ebola

defence spending

education regulations and faith schools

hiv prevention

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Column: 383

Column: 383

House of Commons [12 Mar 2015]

Prayers [12 Mar 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [12 Mar 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [12 Mar 2015]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [12 Mar 2015]

Dairy Farmers [12 Mar 2015]

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Elizabeth Truss):

Daniel Kawczynski:

Elizabeth Truss:

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

Column: 384

Elizabeth Truss:

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

Elizabeth Truss:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Elizabeth Truss:

Inshore Fishing Fleet (Discard Ban) [12 Mar 2015]

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

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

Damian Collins:

Column: 385

George Eustice:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

George Eustice:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

George Eustice:

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

George Eustice:

Column: 386

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

George Eustice:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

George Eustice:

Bees and Pollinators [12 Mar 2015]

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Elizabeth Truss):

Andrew Rosindell:

Elizabeth Truss:

Column: 387

Jeremy Lefroy:

Elizabeth Truss:

Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

Elizabeth Truss:

Rural Payments Agency [12 Mar 2015]

Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire) (Con):

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

Bill Wiggin:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 388

George Eustice:

Maria Eagle (Garston and Halewood) (Lab):

George Eustice:

Maria Eagle:

George Eustice:

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

Column: 389

George Eustice:

Key Performance Indicators [12 Mar 2015]

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

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

Chi Onwurah:

Dan Rogerson:

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con):

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 390

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Dan Rogerson:

Flood Defences [12 Mar 2015]

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Elizabeth Truss):

Martin Vickers:

Elizabeth Truss:

Column: 391

Sir Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

Elizabeth Truss:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Elizabeth Truss:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Elizabeth Truss:

Mr Speaker:

Bovine Tuberculosis [12 Mar 2015]

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

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

Fiona Bruce:

Column: 392

George Eustice:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

George Eustice:

Natura 2000 [12 Mar 2015]

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

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

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 393

Dan Rogerson:

Hunting Act 2004 [12 Mar 2015]

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Elizabeth Truss):

Paul Flynn:

Elizabeth Truss:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Elizabeth Truss:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Elizabeth Truss:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Elizabeth Truss:

Column: 394

Topical Questions [12 Mar 2015]

Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Elizabeth Truss):

Maria Miller:

Elizabeth Truss:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

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

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

Column: 395

Elizabeth Truss:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

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

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

Elizabeth Truss:

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

Column: 396

Elizabeth Truss:

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

Dan Rogerson:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

George Eustice:

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

Dan Rogerson:

Column: 397

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

Elizabeth Truss:

Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

George Eustice:

Andrew George (St Ives) (LD):

George Eustice:

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS [12 Mar 2015]

House of Bishops [12 Mar 2015]

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Column: 398

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Canon Sir Tony Baldry):

Mr Nuttall:

Sir Tony Baldry:

St George's Cathedral (Jerusalem) [12 Mar 2015]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Jeremy Lefroy:

Column: 399

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Christianity (Rural Areas) [12 Mar 2015]

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Martin Vickers:

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

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

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Column: 400

Citizenship [12 Mar 2015]

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

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Mr Sheerman:

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab)

Mr Speaker:

Jim Fitzpatrick:

Mr Speaker:

Electoral Commission Committee [12 Mar 2015]

Electoral Fraud [12 Mar 2015]

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Column: 401

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):

Dr Offord:

Mr Streeter:

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Mr Streeter:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Streeter:

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

Column: 402

Mr Streeter:

Church Commissioners [12 Mar 2015]

Historic Churches [12 Mar 2015]

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Canon Sir Tony Baldry):

Fiona Bruce:

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Column: 403

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Mr Speaker:

Living Wage [12 Mar 2015]

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Mr Bradshaw:

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Electoral Commission Committee [12 Mar 2015]

Online Voter Registration (Young and Student Voters) [12 Mar 2015]

Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

Column: 404

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):

Mrs Spelman:

Mr Streeter:

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Mr Streeter:

Church Commissioners [12 Mar 2015]

Petrochemical Companies [12 Mar 2015]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Canon Sir Tony Baldry):

Kerry McCarthy:

Column: 405

Canon Sir Tony Baldry:

Column: 406

Mr Speaker:

Column: 407

Business of the House [12 Mar 2015]

10.37 am

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

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

Column: 408

Mr Speaker:

Ms Eagle:

Column: 409

Mr Hague:

Column: 410

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Column: 411

Mr Hague:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Sir George Young (North West Hampshire) (Con):

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 412

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 413

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Column: 414

Mr Hague:

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 415

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

Mr Hague:

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

Mr Hague:

Column: 416

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hague:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Column: 418

Mr Hague:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Mr Hague:

Column: 419

Ebola [12 Mar 2015]

11.16 am

The Secretary of State for International Development (Justine Greening):

Column: 420

11.23 am

Column: 421

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Column: 422

Justine Greening:

Column: 423

Column: 424

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Justine Greening:

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Justine Greening:

Column: 425

Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Justine Greening:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 426

Justine Greening:

Mr Speaker:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Justine Greening:

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

Justine Greening:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 427

Justine Greening:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 428

Backbench Business

Defence Spending [12 Mar 2015]

Mr Speaker:

11.46 am

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

Column: 429

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

Mr Baron:

Column: 430

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Baron:

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr Baron:

Column: 431

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 432

Mr Baron:

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

Mr Baron:

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

Mr Baron:

Column: 433

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Mr Baron:

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Baron:

Column: 434

12.8 pm

Mr Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab):

Column: 435

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 436

Mr Havard:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

12.18 pm

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

Column: 437

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Rory Stewart:

Column: 438

Column: 439

Column: 440

12.32 pm

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

Column: 441

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Ms Stuart:

Column: 442

12.38 pm

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (Ind):

Richard Drax:

Column: 443

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Column: 444

Column: 445

12.49 pm

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

Column: 446

Richard Drax:

Column: 447

Mr Donaldson:

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

Mr Donaldson:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

1 pm

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

Column: 448

Mr Kevan Jones:

Sir Menzies Campbell:

Column: 449

Mr Havard:

Sir Menzies Campbell:

Column: 450

1.9 pm

Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 451

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

Mark Hendrick:

Derek Twigg:

Mark Hendrick:

Column: 452

1.20 pm

Column: 453

Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 454

Column: 455

Mr Havard:

Sir Peter Luff:

Column: 456

1.28 pm

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Column: 457

Column: 458

1.38 pm

Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South) (Con):

Dr Julian Lewis:

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Column: 459

Sir Peter Luff:

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Mr Havard:

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Mr Havard:

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Column: 460

Sir Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex) (Con):

Sir Richard Ottaway:

Column: 461

1.49 pm

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Column: 462

Column: 463

Column: 464

1.58 pm

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

Column: 465

Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 466

Several hon. Members

Column: 467

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo):

2.10 pm

Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 468

Column: 469

2.19 pm

Simon Reevell (Dewsbury) (Con):

Column: 470

Column: 471

2.27 pm

Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

Column: 472

2.34 pm

Column: 473

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Column: 474

Column: 475

2.43 pm

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Bob Stewart:

Column: 476

2.52 pm

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

Column: 477

Column: 478

3 pm

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Column: 479

Column: 480

Mr Gray:

Mr Jones:

Mr Gray:

Mr Jones:

Sir Peter Luff:

Column: 481

Mr Jones:

Simon Reevell:

Column: 482

Mr Jones:

Simon Reevell:

Mr Jones:

Simon Reevell:

Mr Jones:

3.15 pm

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

Column: 483

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Dunne:

Column: 484

Mr Kevan Jones

Mr Dunne:

Mark Hendrick:

Mr Dunne:

Sir Nicholas Soames:

Mr Dunne:

Column: 485

Ms Gisela Stuart:

Column: 486

Mr Dunne:

3.30 pm

Mr Baron:

Column: 487

Division No. 175 [Defence Spending] [12 Mar 2015]

Column: 488

Education Regulations and Faith Schools [12 Mar 2015]

3.43 pm

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 489

Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (Lab):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 490

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

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

Column: 491

Sir Edward Leigh:

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Column: 492

Sir Edward Leigh:

Kevin Brennan:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 493

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 494

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 495

4.10 pm

Column: 496

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 497

4.16 pm

Ian Swales (Redcar) (LD):

Column: 498

Column: 499

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

Ian Swales:

Sir Peter Bottomley:

Ian Swales:

Column: 500

4.28 pm

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Column: 501

Mr Andrew Turner:

Sir David Amess:

Column: 502

Fiona Bruce:

Sir David Amess:

Column: 503

4.37 pm

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Column: 504

4.44 pm

Column: 505

The Minister for Schools (Mr David Laws):

Column: 506

Column: 507

Ian Swales:

Mr Laws:

Column: 508

4.58 pm

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 509

PETITIONFunding for grammar schools in Southend

5 pm

Column: 510

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Column: 511

HIV Prevention [12 Mar 2015]

5.1 pm

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

Column: 512

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mike Freer:

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Mike Freer:

Column: 513

Column: 514

Column: 515

5.18 pm

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

Column: 516

Mr Bradshaw:

Column: 517

Jane Ellison:

Column: 518

Mike Freer:

Jane Ellison:

5.31 pm