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Volume No. 594Part No. 126

House of Commons Debates 17 March 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

justice

child grooming

rehabilitation services

legal aid

legal aid budget

claims-handling companies

victims of crime

youth reoffending

access to justice

reoffending rates

prisoner and staff safety

youth justice and criminal evidence act (section 28 pilots)

foreign national offenders

victims (protection and support)

online crime (sentencing)

prison officers

domestic violence (legal aid)

child grooming

topical questions

representation of the people (candidate’s disclosure)

modern slavery bill (programme) (no. 3)

modern slavery bill

business without debate

Delegated Legislation

committee on standards (reports)

code of conduct and guide to the rules relating to the conduct of members

shaker aamer

asbestos in schools


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Column: 621

Column: 621

House of Commons [17 Mar 2015]

Prayers [17 Mar 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [17 Mar 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Mar 2015]

Justice [17 Mar 2015]

Child Grooming [17 Mar 2015]

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

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

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Simon Hughes):

Bob Blackman:

Column: 622

Simon Hughes:

Tim Loughton:

Simon Hughes:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Simon Hughes:

Column: 623

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Simon Hughes:

Rehabilitation Services [17 Mar 2015]

Gareth Johnson (Dartford) (Con):

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Simon Hughes):

Mr Speaker:

Gareth Johnson:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 624


Mr Speaker:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Simon Hughes:

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

Simon Hughes:

Legal Aid [17 Mar 2015]

Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara):

Column: 625

Mr Bellingham:

Mr Vara:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

Legal Aid Budget [17 Mar 2015]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara):

Column: 626

David Mowat:

Mr Vara:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

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

Mr Vara:

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 627

Mr Vara:

Claims-handling Companies [17 Mar 2015]

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara):

John Mann:

Mr Vara:

Victims of Crime [17 Mar 2015]

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

Column: 628

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling):

Debbie Abrahams:

Chris Grayling:

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

Chris Grayling:

Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 629

Chris Grayling:

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Youth Reoffending [17 Mar 2015]

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Andrew Selous):

Sir David Amess:

Andrew Selous:

Column: 630

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (LD):

Andrew Selous:

Access to Justice [17 Mar 2015]

Julie Hilling (Bolton West) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara):

Julie Hilling:

Mr Vara:

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Mr Vara:

Column: 631

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

Mr Speaker:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Reoffending Rates [17 Mar 2015]

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling):

Adam Afriyie:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 632

Prisoner and Staff Safety [17 Mar 2015]

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling):

Andrew Bridgen:

Chris Grayling:

Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 633

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act (Section 28 Pilots) [17 Mar 2015]

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara):

Column: 634

Ann Coffey:

Mr Vara:

Foreign National Offenders [17 Mar 2015]

Sir Hugh Bayley (York Central) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Andrew Selous):

Sir Hugh Bayley:

Andrew Selous:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Andrew Selous:

Victims (Protection and Support) [17 Mar 2015]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Column: 635

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling):

Andrew Stephenson:

Chris Grayling:

Online Crime (Sentencing) [17 Mar 2015]

Mike Weatherley (Hove) (Con):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling):

Mike Weatherley:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 636

Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Prison Officers [17 Mar 2015]

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Andrew Selous):

Liz McInnes:

Andrew Selous:

Mr Speaker:

Domestic Violence (Legal Aid) [17 Mar 2015]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara):

Column: 637

Fiona Mactaggart:

Mr Vara:

Mr Speaker:

Child Grooming [17 Mar 2015]

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling):

Stuart Andrew:

Chris Grayling:

Topical Questions [17 Mar 2015]

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

Column: 638

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Chris Grayling):

Miss McIntosh:

Chris Grayling:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Sadiq Khan:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 639

Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Andrew Selous):

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

Chris Grayling:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 640

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Andrew Selous:

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Simon Hughes):

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Shailesh Vara):

Column: 641

Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

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

Mr Vara:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Mr Vara:

Column: 642

Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Karl Turner:

Mr Speaker:

Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD):

Andrew Selous:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 643

Representation of the People (Candidate’s Disclosure) [17 Mar 2015]

12.34 pm

Mr Jim Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East) (Lab):

Column: 644

Modern Slavery Bill (Programme) (No. 3) [17 Mar 2015]

Column: 645

Modern Slavery Bill [17 Mar 2015]

Mr Speaker:

12.43 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Karen Bradley:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Karen Bradley:

Column: 646


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

Karen Bradley:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Karen Bradley:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 647

Karen Bradley:

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

Karen Bradley:

Column: 648


Emily Thornberry:

Karen Bradley:

Column: 649

Emily Thornberry:

Karen Bradley:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Karen Bradley:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Karen Bradley:

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

Karen Bradley:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 650

Karen Bradley:

Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Karen Bradley:

1 pm

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 651

Karen Bradley:

Mr Burrowes:

Karen Bradley:

Michael Connarty

Karen Bradley:

Column: 652

Emily Thornberry

Michael Connarty

Karen Bradley:

Emily Thornberry:

Karen Bradley:

Michael Connarty:

Karen Bradley

Michael Connarty:

Column: 653

Karen Bradley:

Mr Speaker:

Karen Bradley:

Column: 654


Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Karen Bradley:

1.15 pm

Column: 656


Mr Hanson:

Column: 657

Karen Bradley:

Mr Hanson

Mr Speaker:

Mr Hanson:

Column: 658


Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

Mr Hanson:

Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con):

Column: 659

Mr Hanson:

Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

1.30 pm

Mr Hanson:

Column: 660


Karen Bradley:

Mr Hanson:

Chloe Smith:

Mr Hanson:

Karen Bradley:

Mr Hanson:

Karen Bradley:

Mr Hanson:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP)

Mr Hanson:

Column: 662

Mark Durkan:

Mr Hanson:

Emily Thornberry:

Mr Hanson:

Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con):

Mr Hanson:

Column: 663

Caroline Nokes:

Michael Connarty:

Caroline Nokes:

Emily Thornberry:

Caroline Nokes:

Karen Bradley:

Caroline Nokes:

Column: 664

1.45 pm

Mr Frank Field:

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Column: 665

Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 666


Heather Wheeler:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 667


Karen Bradley

Michael Connarty:

2 pm

Karen Bradley:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 668

Karen Bradley:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 669

Heather Wheeler:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Heather Wheeler:

Michael Connarty:

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 670


Fiona Mactaggart:

Column: 671

Emily Thornberry:

2.15 pm

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Column: 672


Karen Bradley:

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 673

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Paul Blomfield:

Fiona Mactaggart:

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 674

Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (UKIP):

Column: 675


2.30 pm

Mark Durkan:

Column: 676


Column: 677

Mark Reckless:

Mark Durkan:

Karen Bradley

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Karen Bradley:

Column: 678


Sir Andrew Stunell:

Karen Bradley:

2.45 pm

Column: 679


Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Karen Bradley:

Chloe Smith:

Karen Bradley:

Michael Connarty:

Karen Bradley:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 680

Karen Bradley:

Column: 681


Division No. 178 [ Modern Slavery Bill] [17 Mar 2015]

Column: 685

Karen Bradley:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Karen Bradley:

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

Column: 686


Column: 687


3.15 pm

Column: 688


Mr Burrowes:

Column: 689


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Column: 690

Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab):

Michael Connarty:

Column: 691


3.30 pm

Column: 692

Paul Blomfield:

Column: 693

Fiona Mactaggart:

Karen Bradley:

Column: 694


3.43 pm

Business without Debate [17 Mar 2015]

Delegated Legislation

Column: 695

Committee on Standards (Reports) [17 Mar 2015]

3.44 pm

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Column: 696

Kevin Barron:

Column: 697

Column: 698


3.54 pm

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

Column: 699

Column: 700


Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife) (Lab):

Mr Hague:

Column: 701


4.2 pm

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab):

Column: 702


Column: 703

4.12 pm

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

Column: 704


Column: 705


4.19 pm

Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 706

Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules Relating to the Conduct of Members [17 Mar 2015]

Column: 707

Backbench Business

Shaker Aamer [17 Mar 2015]

4.25 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 708

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

John McDonnell:

Column: 709


Column: 710

4.38 pm

Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Column: 711

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr Davis:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Davis:

Column: 712

4.46 pm

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

Column: 713

4.54 pm

Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield) (Con):

Column: 714


Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Mr Mitchell:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Mr Mitchell:

Column: 715

Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Mr Mitchell:

5.3 pm

Column: 716

Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 717


5.7 pm

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 718

5.14 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 719


5.22 pm

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Column: 721


Column: 722

5.26 pm

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

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr Thomas:

Column: 723


Column: 724


5.36 pm

Column: 725

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

Mr Thomas:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 726

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 727

Caroline Lucas:

Mr Ellwood:

Caroline Lucas:

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Andrew Mitchell:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 728


Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr Ellwood:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 729


Mr Slaughter:

Mr Ellwood:

Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (LD):

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Ellwood:

Mr Skinner:

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 730


5.56 pm

John McDonnell:

PetitionsBurial and cremation services in West Lancashire

5.59 pm

Column: 731

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Rough Close Post Office

6 pm

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 732

Asbestos in Schools [17 Mar 2015]

6.3 pm

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

Column: 733


Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (Lab):

Jim Sheridan:

Column: 734

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Jim Sheridan:

Column: 735


6.16 pm

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

Column: 736


Ian Lavery:

Annette Brooke:

Column: 737


6.25 pm

Tracey Crouch (Chatham and Aylesford) (Con):

Column: 738

6.32 pm

Column: 739

The Minister for Schools (Mr David Laws):

Column: 740


Column: 741


Ian Lavery:

Mr Laws:

Column: 742


Column: 743

Column: 744


6.50 pm