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Volume No. 597Part No. 18

House of Commons Debates 17 June 2015

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

wales

eu referendum

economy

welsh government funding

borderlands line rail franchise

air police: dyfed powys

health policy

engineering careers

cross-border road links

great western cities devolution

prime minister

engagements

skills and growth

productivity

alternative transport fuels


This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 17 June 2015

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Column: 299

Column: 299

House of Commons [17 Jun 2015]

Prayers [17 Jun 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [17 Jun 2015]

Business Before Questions [17 Jun 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Jun 2015]

Wales [17 Jun 2015]

EU Referendum [17 Jun 2015]

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Tom Pursglove:

Mr Speaker:

Stephen Crabb:

Column: 300

Mr Speaker:

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Stephen Crabb:

Mr David Jones (Clwyd West) (Con):

Stephen Crabb:

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

Stephen Crabb:

Economy [17 Jun 2015]

Byron Davies (Gower) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns):

Column: 301

Byron Davies:

Alun Cairns:

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

Alun Cairns:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Alun Cairns:

Nia Griffith:

Column: 302

Alun Cairns:

Welsh Government Funding [17 Jun 2015]

Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South) (Lab):

Carolyn Harris (Swansea East) (Lab):

Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Susan Elan Jones:

Stephen Crabb:

Carolyn Harris:

Stephen Crabb:

Column: 303

Gerald Jones:

Stephen Crabb:

Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con):

Stephen Crabb:

Seema Kennedy (South Ribble) (Con):

Stephen Crabb:

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Stephen Crabb:

Column: 304

Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Stephen Crabb:

Borderlands Line Rail Franchise [17 Jun 2015]

Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns):

Justin Madders:

Alun Cairns:

Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central) (Lab):

Alun Cairns:

Column: 305

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Alun Cairns:

Air Police: Dyfed Powys [17 Jun 2015]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns):

Jonathan Edwards:

Alun Cairns:

Jonathan Edwards:

Alun Cairns:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 306

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Alun Cairns:

Mr Speaker:

Health Policy [17 Jun 2015]

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Hywel Williams:

Stephen Crabb:

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

Stephen Crabb:

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

Column: 307

Stephen Crabb:

Chris Davies (Brecon and Radnorshire) (Con):

Stephen Crabb:

Engineering Careers [17 Jun 2015]

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns):

Neil Carmichael:

Alun Cairns:

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

Column: 308

Alun Cairns:

Cross-border Road Links [17 Jun 2015]

Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns):

Ian C. Lucas:

Alun Cairns:

Great Western Cities Devolution [17 Jun 2015]

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Crabb):

Kerry McCarthy:

Stephen Crabb:

Column: 309

Craig Williams (Cardiff North) (Con):

Stephen Crabb:

Prime Minister [17 Jun 2015]

Engagements [17 Jun 2015]

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

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

Heidi Alexander:

Mr Osborne:

Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 310

Mr Osborne:

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 311

Mr Osborne:

Hilary Benn:

Mr Osborne:

Hilary Benn:

Mr Osborne:

Column: 312

Hilary Benn:

Mr Osborne:

Hilary Benn:

Mr Osborne:

Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent) (Con):

Column: 313

Mr Osborne:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Osborne:

Angus Robertson:

Mr Osborne:

Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 314

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

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

Mr Osborne:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 315

Mr Osborne:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Mr Osborne:

Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Jess Phillips (Birmingham, Yardley) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 316

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Osborne:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 317

Mr Osborne:

Judith Cummins (Bradford South) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 318

Amanda Solloway (Derby North) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Alan Mak (Havant) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 319

Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge) (Lab):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 320

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr Osborne:

Column: 321

Opposition Day

Skills and Growth [17 Jun 2015]

12.37 pm

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

Column: 322


Joan Ryan (Enfield North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Tristram Hunt:

Mr Speaker:

Tristram Hunt:

Column: 323


Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op):

Tristram Hunt:

Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Tristram Hunt:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Tristram Hunt:

Column: 324

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

Tristram Hunt:

Column: 325


Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Tristram Hunt:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Tristram Hunt:

Column: 326


Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Tristram Hunt:

The Minister for Schools (Mr Nick Gibb)

Tristram Hunt:

Column: 327

12.59 pm

The Secretary of State for Education (Nicky Morgan):

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Andrew Gwynne:

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 328


Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (Con):

Column: 329

Nicky Morgan:

Bill Esterson:

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 330

Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Tristram Hunt:

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 331

Tristram Hunt:

Nicky Morgan:

Tristram Hunt:

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 332

Kate Green:

Nicky Morgan:

Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con):

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 333

Jo Cox (Batley and Spen) (Lab):

Nicky Morgan:

Ian Austin:

Nicky Morgan:

Column: 334


Column: 335


1.25 pm

John Nicolson (East Dunbartonshire) (SNP):

Column: 336


Column: 337


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

1.35 pm

Richard Harrington (Watford) (Con):

Column: 338


Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Richard Harrington:

Column: 339


Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster) (Con):

Richard Harrington:

Ian Austin:

Richard Harrington:

Column: 340


1.46 pm

Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) (Lab):

John Nicolson:

Mr Mahmood:

Column: 341


Column: 342


1.55 pm

Amanda Solloway (Derby North) (Con):

Column: 343


Column: 344

2.3 pm

Column: 345

Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (Lab):

Column: 346


2.12 pm

David Mackintosh (Northampton South) (Con):

Column: 347


Column: 348


2.18 pm

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield) (Lab):

Column: 349


Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) (Lab/Co-op):

Yvonne Fovargue:

Column: 350

2.26 pm

Mrs Flick Drummond (Portsmouth South) (Con):

Column: 351

2.28 pm

Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP):

Column: 352


Column: 353

Column: 354


Column: 355


2.40 pm

John Howell (Henley) (Con):

Column: 356


Dame Angela Watkinson:

John Howell:

Column: 357

Dame Angela Watkinson:

John Howell:

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

John Howell:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.51 pm

Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Column: 358

Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Steve Rotheram:

Column: 359

Alex Cunningham:

Steve Rotheram:

Column: 360


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.2 pm

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab):

Column: 361


Andrew Gwynne:

Dr Blackman-Woods:

Column: 362

3.11 pm

Ian Austin (Dudley North) (Lab):

Column: 363

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Ian Austin:

Column: 364


Column: 365

3.19 pm

Angela Rayner (Ashton-under-Lyne) (Lab):

Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (Lab):

Angela Rayner:

Column: 366


Huw Merriman:

Angela Rayner:

Andrew Gwynne:

Angela Rayner:

Heidi Allen (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Angela Rayner:

Column: 367

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Ian Austin:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

3.27 pm

Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab):

Column: 368

Alex Cunningham:

Daniel Zeichner:

Column: 369


3.35 pm

Liam Byrne (Birmingham, Hodge Hill) (Lab):

Column: 370


Column: 371


Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con):

Liam Byrne:

Column: 372

George Kerevan (East Lothian) (SNP):

Liam Byrne:

Column: 373

3.49 pm

The Minister for Skills (Nick Boles):

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Nick Boles:

Column: 374

Tristram Hunt:

Nick Boles:

Tristram Hunt

Nick Boles:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Column: 375

Nick Boles:

Alex Cunningham

Nick Boles:

Alex Cunningham:

Nick Boles:

Column: 376


Division No. 17 [Skills and Growth] [17 Jun 2015]

Column: 381

Productivity [17 Jun 2015]

4.12 pm

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

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Greg Hands):

Chris Leslie:

Greg Hands:

Chris Leslie:

Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 382

Simon Hoare:

Chris Leslie:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Chris Leslie:

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

Chris Leslie:

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con)

Chris Leslie:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Chris Leslie:

Mark Garnier:

Column: 383

Chris Leslie:

Andrew Gwynne:

Chris Leslie:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con)

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Chris Leslie:

Mr Cunningham:

Chris Leslie:

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Chris Leslie:

Andrew Bridgen:

Column: 384

Chris Leslie:

Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab):

Chris Leslie:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

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

Column: 385

Chris Leslie:

John Redwood

Chris Leslie:

John Redwood:

Chris Leslie:

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Chris Leslie:

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

Column: 386

Chris Leslie:

Chris Philp (Croydon South) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Mr MacNeil:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 387

Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Column: 388


David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Chris Leslie:

Robert Flello:

Chris Leslie:

Column: 389


4.41 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Greg Hands):

Chris Leslie

Column: 390

Greg Hands:

Chris Leslie:

Greg Hands:

Andrew Gwynne:

Greg Hands:

Column: 391

John Redwood:

Greg Hands:

Gareth Johnson (Dartford) (Con):

Greg Hands:

Andrew Bridgen:

Greg Hands:

Chris Leslie:

Greg Hands:

Ian Blackford (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (SNP)

Greg Hands:

Column: 392


George Kerevan (East Lothian) (SNP):

Greg Hands:

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Greg Hands:

Column: 393

Ian Blackford:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Greg Hands:

Ian Blackford:

Greg Hands:

Chris Leslie:

Greg Hands:

Column: 394


Peter Kyle (Hove) (Lab):

Greg Hands:

Column: 395


Chris Leslie:

Greg Hands:

Chris Leslie:

Greg Hands:

Chris Leslie

Graham Evans

Greg Hands:

Graham Evans:

Greg Hands:

Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (Lab)

Chris Leslie

Greg Hands:

Column: 396

Tom Blenkinsop:

Greg Hands:

Chris Leslie

Greg Hands:

Chris Leslie:

Greg Hands:

Several hon. Members

Greg Hands:

Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con)

Greg Hands:

Marcus Fysh:

Column: 397

Greg Hands:

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

Greg Hands:

5.8 pm

Michelle Thomson (Edinburgh West) (SNP):

Column: 398

Jeremy Quin (Horsham) (Con):

Michelle Thomson:

Ian Blackford:

Michelle Thomson:

Sammy Wilson:

Michelle Thomson:

Column: 399


Tom Blenkinsop:

Michelle Thomson:

Roger Mullin (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) (SNP):

Michelle Thomson:

Column: 400


Chris Philp:

Michelle Thomson:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

5.18 pm

Column: 401

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

George Kerevan:

John Redwood:

Column: 402


Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (Con):

John Redwood:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab)

John Redwood:

Column: 403

5.27 pm

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Chris Philp:

Mr Wright:

Column: 404


Column: 405


5.34 pm

Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 406


Column: 407


5.40 pm

Harry Harpham (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab):

Column: 408


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

5.47 pm

Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Column: 409


Maria Caulfield (Lewes) (Con):

Huw Merriman:

Column: 410


Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent) (Con):

Huw Merriman:

5.53 pm

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

Column: 411

5.57 pm

Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con):

Column: 412

Simon Hoare:

Marcus Fysh:

Column: 413

6.2 pm

Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North) (Lab):

Column: 414

6.6 pm

Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Column: 415


James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con):

Kevin Hollinrake:

6.11 pm

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Column: 416

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

Bill Esterson:

Andrew Bridgen:

Bill Esterson:

Column: 417


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

6.18 pm

Julian Knight (Solihull) (Con):

Column: 418

6.22 pm

Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab):

Column: 419


6.26 pm

Chris Philp (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 420

Column: 421

6.30 pm

Alan Mak (Havant) (Con):

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Alan Mak:

Column: 422

6.34 pm

Suella Fernandes (Fareham) (Con):

Column: 423


6.37 pm

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

Column: 424


Mr Speaker:

6.41 pm

Shabana Mahmood (Birmingham, Ladywood) (Lab):

Column: 425


Column: 426


6.49 pm

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Damian Hinds):

Column: 427


Column: 428


Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab):

Damian Hinds:

Column: 429


Division No. 18 [ Productivity] [17 Jun 2015]

Column: 434

PetitionRoad Safety on Spencefield Lane (Leicester)

7.12 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 435

Alternative Transport Fuels [17 Jun 2015]

7.14 pm

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

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 436


Column: 437


Column: 438


Column: 439


7.30 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Andrew Jones):

Column: 440


Column: 441

Column: 442


Mrs Gillan:

Andrew Jones:

Column: 443


Column: 444

7.43 pm