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Volume No. 597Part No. 17

House of Commons Debates 16 June 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

treasury

eu referendum and the bank of england

northern powerhouse

deficit reduction

tax gap

personal allowances

saving and home ownership

home ownership

child benefit

science budget

productivity

topical questions

point of order

european union referendum bill

landfill tax (no. 2)

refugee situation in the mediterranean


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Column: 163

Column: 163

House of Commons [16 Jun 2015]

Prayers [16 Jun 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [16 Jun 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Jun 2015]

Treasury [16 Jun 2015]

EU Referendum and the Bank of England [16 Jun 2015]

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

The First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Mr Hanson:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 164

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 165

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Mr Osborne:

Stewart Hosie:

Mr Osborne:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Column: 166

Mr Osborne:

Shabana Mahmood:

Mr Osborne:

Northern Powerhouse [16 Jun 2015]

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

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

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con):

The First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Column: 167

Andrew Percy:

Mr Osborne:

Oliver Colvile:

Mr Speaker:

David Morris:

Mr Osborne:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 168

Anna Turley (Redcar) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Osborne:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 169

James Davies (Vale of Clwyd) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Deficit Reduction [16 Jun 2015]

Craig Mackinlay (South Thanet) (Con):

Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire) (Con):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Greg Hands):

Craig Mackinlay:

Column: 170

Greg Hands:

Mr Jayawardena:

Greg Hands:

Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (Lab/Co-op):

Greg Hands:

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

Greg Hands:

Mr Speaker:

Greg Hands:

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Column: 171

Greg Hands:

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Greg Hands:

Tax Gap [16 Jun 2015]

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

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

David T. C. Davies:

Mr Gauke:

Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (Lab):

Column: 172

Mr Gauke:

Personal Allowances [16 Jun 2015]

Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (Con):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Damian Hinds):

Amanda Milling:

Damian Hinds:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Damian Hinds:

Jeremy Quin (Horsham) (Con):

Damian Hinds:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 173

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Damian Hinds:

Saving and Home Ownership [16 Jun 2015]

Alan Mak (Havant) (Con):

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin):

Alan Mak:

Harriett Baldwin:

Iain Stewart:

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 174

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op):

Harriett Baldwin:

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

Harriett Baldwin:

Home Ownership [16 Jun 2015]

Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin):

Mrs Miller:

Column: 175

Harriett Baldwin:

Wes Streeting (Ilford North) (Lab):

Harriett Baldwin:

Julian Knight (Solihull) (Con):

Harriett Baldwin:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 176

Child Benefit [16 Jun 2015]

Ruth Smeeth (Stoke-on-Trent North) (Lab):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Damian Hinds):

Ruth Smeeth:

Damian Hinds:

Rishi Sunak (Richmond (Yorks)) (Con):

Damian Hinds:

Science Budget [16 Jun 2015]

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

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Greg Hands):

Stephen Metcalfe:

Column: 177

Greg Hands:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Greg Hands:

Productivity [16 Jun 2015]

Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Christian Matheson:

Mr Gauke:

Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Column: 178

Jo Cox (Batley and Spen) (Lab):

Mr Gauke:

Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Topical Questions [16 Jun 2015]

Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

The First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne):

Mike Weir:

Mr Osborne:

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Mr Osborne

Column: 179

Mr Speaker:

Mr Osborne:

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr Osborne:

Chris Leslie:

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

Column: 180

Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Richard Burgon (Leeds East) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

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

Column: 181

Mr Osborne:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Wes Streeting (Ilford North) (Lab):

Column: 182

Mr Osborne:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Roger Mullin (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) (SNP):

Column: 183

Mr Osborne:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 184

Mr Osborne:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 185

Point of Order [16 Jun 2015]

12.36 pm

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 186

European Union Referendum Bill [16 Jun 2015]

[Mr Lindsay Hoyle ] [16 Jun 2015]

12.39 pm

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Alex Salmond (Gordon) (SNP):

The Chairman:

Alex Salmond:

The Chairman:

Column: 187

Column: 188

Column: 189

Alex Salmond:

Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con)

Alex Salmond:

Chris Philp (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 190

Alex Salmond:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Alex Salmond:

Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

12.45 pm

Alex Salmond:

Column: 191


Mr Grieve

Alex Salmond:

Mr Grieve:

Alex Salmond:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP)

Alex Salmond:

Several hon. Members

Alex Salmond:

Column: 192

Mr Grieve:

Alex Salmond:

Sammy Wilson:

Alex Salmond:

Column: 193


Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Alex Salmond:

Column: 194


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

Alex Salmond:

Column: 195


1 pm

Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Alex Salmond:

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset) (Con):

Column: 196

Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Column: 197

Column: 198


Several hon. Members

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

1.15 pm

Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood) (Con):

Column: 199

Column: 200


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

Column: 201


Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (Lab):

Mr McFadden:

Column: 202

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

1.30 pm

Mr McFadden:

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Column: 203

Mr McFadden:

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

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr McFadden:

Column: 204

The Chairman:

Mr Jenkin:

The Chairman:

Mr McFadden:

Alex Salmond:

Mr McFadden:

Column: 205

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr McFadden:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr McFadden:

Column: 206


Alex Salmond:

Mr McFadden:

1.45 pm

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Sir William Cash:

Column: 207


Column: 208


Alex Salmond:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Sir William Cash:

Column: 209

Mr Chope:

Sir William Cash:

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Sir William Cash:

Column: 210


John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

2 pm

Sir William Cash:

Mr Jenkin:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 211

Mike Gapes (Ilford South) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 212


Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mike Gapes:

Stephen Gethins (North East Fife) (SNP):

Column: 213

Mike Gapes:

2.15 pm

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (UKIP):

Mike Gapes:

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Mike Gapes:

Column: 214

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Mike Gapes:

Alex Salmond:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Mr Kenneth Clarke:

Column: 215

Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr Clarke:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Clarke:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Clarke:

Column: 216


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

Mr Clarke:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Clarke:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 217

Mr Clarke:

2.30 pm

Mr Nuttall:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Mr Nuttall:

Column: 218

Mr Clarke:

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

Mr Clarke:

Column: 219


Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Mr Clarke:

Column: 220


Column: 221


2.45 pm

Mr McFadden:

Mr Clarke:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 222


Mr Jenkin:

Column: 223


Column: 224


Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mr Jenkin:

3 pm

Column: 225

Alex Salmond:

Mr Jenkin:

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

Column: 226

Mr Jenkin:

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 227

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

John McDonnell:

James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 228

John McDonnell:

Mr Grieve:

Column: 229


3.15 pm

Mr Baker:

Mr Grieve:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Grieve:

Column: 230

Mrs Main:

Mr Grieve:

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 231


Mike Wood

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh:

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Column: 232

Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Dr Murrison:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 233

3.30 pm

John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

John Cryer:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Lidington:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 234

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Mr Lidington:

James Cleverly (Braintree) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Alex Salmond:

Column: 235

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Mr Lidington:

3.39 pm

Column: 236

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Column: 237

Mr McFadden:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Alex Salmond:

The Temporary Chair:

Mr Baker:

The Temporary Chair:

Sir William Cash:

Sir Edward Leigh

The Temporary Chair:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 238

The Temporary Chair

Sir Edward Leigh:

The Temporary Chair:

Sir Edward Leigh:

3.45 pm

Column: 239

Mr Chope:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Stephen Gethins:

Column: 240

Sir Edward Leigh:

Sir William Cash:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Column: 241


Stephen Gethins:

Column: 242

4 pm

Column: 243

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 244

Alex Salmond:

Column: 245

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Alex Salmond:

The Temporary Chair (Sir Roger Gale):

Alex Salmond:

Column: 246


Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Alex Salmond:

4.15 pm

Mr Jenkin:

Alex Salmond:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Alex Salmond:

Column: 247

Sir William Cash:

Alex Salmond:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 248

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (John Penrose):

Sir William Cash:

Mr Jenkin:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 249


4.30 pm

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

Sir William Cash:

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 250

Sir William Cash:

Column: 251


Mr Jenkin:

Sir William Cash:

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 252

Sir William Cash:

Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Sir William Cash:

Peter Grant (Glenrothes) (SNP):

Column: 253


Mr MacNeil:

Peter Grant:

The Temporary Chair (Mr George Howarth):

Peter Grant:

4.45 pm

Column: 254


Mark Spencer:

Peter Grant:

Mr MacNeil

Peter Grant:

Mr MacNeil:

Peter Grant:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Peter Grant:

Column: 255

Daniel Kawczynski:

Peter Grant:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Stephen Gethins:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Stephen Gethins

Mr MacNeil

Alex Salmond

Column: 256

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Alex Salmond:

The Temporary Chair (Mr George Howarth):

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 257

Mark Spencer:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

5 pm

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Column: 258

Kelvin Hopkins:

Sir Gerald Howarth:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 259

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Mrs Main:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Column: 260


Stephen Gethins:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Mr MacNeil:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Column: 261

Mark Spencer:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

5.15 pm

Column: 262


Mrs Main:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Column: 263

Bob Stewart:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Mark Spencer:

Column: 264

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Sir Edward Leigh:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Dr Murrison:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Column: 265


Several hon. Members

The Temporary Chair (Mr George Howarth):

John Redwood:

Column: 266

5.30 pm

Mr MacNeil:

John Redwood:

Mr MacNeil:

Column: 267

John Redwood:

Kate Hoey:

John Redwood:

Mr Chope:

John Redwood:

Column: 268


Sir William Cash:

John Redwood:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 269

John Redwood:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 270


5.45 pm

Kate Hoey:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Dr Murrison:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Column: 271

John Penrose:

Alex Salmond:

John Penrose:

Column: 272

Column: 273


Mr Jenkin:

John Penrose:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 274

John Penrose:

6 pm

Sir William Cash:

John Penrose:

Column: 275

Sir William Cash

John Penrose:

Sir William Cash:

John Penrose:

Column: 276

Sir Edward Leigh

John Penrose:

Sir Edward Leigh:

John Penrose:

Column: 277

Column: 278

Division No. 15 [ European Union Referendum Bill] [16 Jun 2015]

Column: 282

Division No. 16 [ European Union Referendum Bill]

Column: 283

[16 Jun 2015]

Column: 286

Landfill Tax (No. 2) [16 Jun 2015]

6.40 pm

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Damian Hinds):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Damian Hinds:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Damian Hinds:

Column: 287


6.45 pm

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Column: 288


6.48 pm

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Column: 289


6.54 pm

Damian Hinds:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 290

Damian Hinds:

Andrew Bridgen:

Damian Hinds:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Damian Hinds:

Column: 291

Refugee Situation in the Mediterranean [16 Jun 2015]

7 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 292

Stephen Gethins (North East Fife) (SNP):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 293


Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 294


Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 295


George Kerevan (East Lothian) (SNP):

Keith Vaz:

Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 296

7.18 pm

The Minister for Immigration (James Brokenshire):

Stephen Gethins

James Brokenshire:

Stephen Gethins:

Column: 297

James Brokenshire:

Column: 298


7.30 pm