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Volume No. 599Part No. 46

House of Commons Debates 17 September 2015

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

transport for london bill

oral answers to questions

energy and climate change

renewables obligation

low-carbon energy generation

carbon dioxide emissions

climate change conference

national grid

feed-in tariff

oil and gas authority

green growth: china

feed-in tariff

energy supply market

scottish islands renewables delivery forum

topical questions

business of the house

points of order

Bill Presented

serjeant at arms

uk steel industry

courts and tribunal services (england and wales)

stalking (protection of victims)


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Column: 1167

House of Commons [17 Sep 2015]

Prayers [17 Sep 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [17 Sep 2015]

Mr Speaker:

Business before Questions [17 Sep 2015]

Transport for London Bill [17 Sep 2015]

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Sep 2015]

Energy and Climate Change [17 Sep 2015]

Renewables Obligation [17 Sep 2015]

Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Column: 1168

Dr Whitehead:

Amber Rudd:

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

Amber Rudd:

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Column: 1169


Amber Rudd:

Mr Speaker:

Lisa Nandy:

Amber Rudd:

Low-carbon Energy Generation [17 Sep 2015]

Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West) (Lab):

Christina Rees (Neath) (Lab):

Column: 1170

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Margaret Greenwood:

Andrea Leadsom:

Christina Rees:

Andrea Leadsom:

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 1171

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Andrea Leadsom:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Callum McCaig (Aberdeen South) (SNP):

Column: 1172


Andrea Leadsom:

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Carbon Dioxide Emissions [17 Sep 2015]

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Column: 1173

Helen Goodman:

Amber Rudd:

Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

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

Amber Rudd:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 1174

Amber Rudd:

Climate Change Conference [17 Sep 2015]

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

David Mowat:

Amber Rudd:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 1175

Amber Rudd:

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Lisa Nandy:

Amber Rudd:

National Grid [17 Sep 2015]

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP):

Column: 1176

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Patrick Grady:

Amber Rudd:

Sir Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Feed-in Tariff [17 Sep 2015]

Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Column: 1177

Jeff Smith:

Amber Rudd:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Amber Rudd:

Oil and Gas Authority [17 Sep 2015]

Stuart Blair Donaldson (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (SNP):

Column: 1178

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Stuart Blair Donaldson:

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Speaker:

Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP):

Mr Speaker:

Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 1179


Callum McCaig (Aberdeen South) (SNP):

Andrea Leadsom:

Green Growth: China [17 Sep 2015]

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Sir David Amess:

Amber Rudd:

Feed-in Tariff [17 Sep 2015]

Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP):

Column: 1180

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Drew Hendry:

Andrea Leadsom:

Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Column: 1181

Andrea Leadsom:

Energy Supply Market [17 Sep 2015]

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Maria Caulfield (Lewes) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Christopher Pincher:

Amber Rudd:

Pauline Latham:

Amber Rudd:

Andrew Bingham:

Column: 1182

Amber Rudd:

Maria Caulfield:

Amber Rudd:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Scottish Islands Renewables Delivery Forum [17 Sep 2015]

Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP):

Column: 1183

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Carol Monaghan:

Andrea Leadsom:

Topical Questions [17 Sep 2015]

Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Ian C. Lucas:

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1184

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

Amber Rudd:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Amber Rudd:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1185

Stuart Blair Donaldson (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (SNP):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP):

Amber Rudd:

Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab):

Column: 1186

Amber Rudd:

Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Andrea Leadsom

Mr Speaker:

Andrea Leadsom:

Clive Lewis (Norwich South) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Richard Burgon (Leeds East) (Lab):

Column: 1187

Amber Rudd:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Sue Hayman (Workington) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1188

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1189

Business of the House [17 Sep 2015]

10.35 am

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

The Leader of the House of Commons (Chris Grayling):

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1190

Column: 1191


Chris Grayling:

Column: 1192


Chris Bryant:

Chris Grayling:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 1193

Chris Grayling:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 1194

Mr Speaker:

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1195


Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1196

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Maria Caulfield (Lewes) (Con):

Column: 1197

Chris Grayling:

Rachael Maskell (York Central) (Lab/Co-op):

Chris Grayling:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 1198

Chris Grayling:

Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP):

Chris Grayling:

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

Chris Grayling:

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1199

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

Chris Grayling:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Chris Grayling:

Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 1200

Chris Grayling:

Chris Bryant:

Chris Grayling:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

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

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1201

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (SNP):

Chris Grayling:

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1202

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP):

Chris Grayling:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1203

Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

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

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1204

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1205

Chris Grayling:

Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Peter Grant (Glenrothes) (SNP):

Chris Grayling:

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Column: 1206

Chris Grayling:

Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Chris Grayling:

Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran) (SNP):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1207

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP):

Chris Grayling:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) (SNP):

Column: 1208

Chris Grayling:

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West) (SNP):

Chris Bryant:

Chris Stephens:

Column: 1209

Chris Grayling:

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1210

Steven Paterson (Stirling) (SNP):

Chris Grayling:

Callum McCaig (Aberdeen South) (SNP):

Chris Grayling:

Column: 1211

Points of Order [17 Sep 2015]

11.42 am

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1212

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Column: 1213

Mr Speaker:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1214

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Speaker:

Bill Presented

Column: 1215

Serjeant at Arms [17 Sep 2015]

11.54 am

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

11.56 am

The Leader of the House of Commons (Chris Grayling):

Column: 1216


11.57 am

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 1217

12.1 pm

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

12.2 pm

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

12.3 pm

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Column: 1218

12.5 pm

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1219


Column: 1220

Backbench Business

UK Steel Industry [17 Sep 2015]

12.9 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Anna Turley:

Column: 1221

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab):

Anna Turley:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Anna Turley:

Column: 1222


Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Anna Turley:

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Anna Turley:

Column: 1223


Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Anna Turley:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Anna Turley:

Column: 1224


12.23 pm

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Column: 1225


Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Andrew Percy:

Column: 1226


Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Andrew Percy:

Column: 1227

Mr Bone:

Andrew Percy:

Column: 1228


12.38 pm

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Column: 1229

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr Wright:

Column: 1230


Anna Turley:

Mr Wright:

Column: 1231

Anna Turley:

Mr Wright:

12.50 pm

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

Mr Iain Wright:

Tom Pursglove:

Column: 1232


Column: 1233

Column: 1234


1 pm

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

Column: 1235


Column: 1236


1.10 pm

Jessica Morden (Newport East) (Lab):

Column: 1237

Column: 1238

1.17 pm

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 1239


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

Andy McDonald:

Andrew Percy:

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1240


The Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise (Anna Soubry):

Column: 1241

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1242


1.28 pm

Margaret Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (SNP):

Column: 1243


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

Margaret Ferrier:

Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP):

Margaret Ferrier:

Column: 1244


Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran) (SNP):

Margaret Ferrier:

Column: 1245


1.41 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 1246


1.47 pm

Column: 1247

Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP):

Anna Turley:

Marion Fellows:

Column: 1248


1.54 pm

Christina Rees (Neath) (Lab):

Column: 1249


1.57 pm

Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran) (SNP):

Column: 1250


Column: 1251

2.5 pm

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab):

Column: 1252

Column: 1253

Column: 1254


2.16 pm

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

Column: 1255


Column: 1256


Marion Fellows:

Stephen Doughty:

Anna Soubry:

Stephen Doughty:

Marion Fellows:

Stephen Doughty:

Column: 1257


Column: 1258

2.30 pm

The Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise (Anna Soubry):

Column: 1259


Andy McDonald:

Anna Soubry:

Column: 1260


Andy McDonald:

Anna Soubry:

Column: 1261


Tom Blenkinsop:

Anna Soubry:

Nic Dakin:

Anna Soubry:

Column: 1262

Column: 1263


2.49 pm

Anna Turley:

Column: 1264


Stephen Kinnock:

Anna Turley:

Column: 1265

Courts and Tribunal Services (England and Wales) [17 Sep 2015]

2.52 pm

Ben Howlett (Bath) (Con):

Column: 1266


Column: 1267

Column: 1268


Column: 1269


Column: 1270


Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Ben Howlett:

Column: 1271


3.15 pm

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Column: 1272


Column: 1273


Column: 1274


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Column: 1275

3.27 pm

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Column: 1276


Column: 1277

Column: 1278


3.37 pm

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Column: 1279


Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Wright:

Column: 1280

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

Mr Wright:

3.46 pm

Column: 1281

Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

Richard Benyon:

Column: 1282


William Wragg (Hazel Grove) (Con):

Richard Benyon:

3.54 pm

Marie Rimmer (St Helens South and Whiston) (Lab):

Column: 1283


3.59 pm

Dr James Davies (Vale of Clwyd) (Con):

Column: 1284


4.2 pm

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 1285

Column: 1286


4.11 pm

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Column: 1287


Column: 1288

4.18 pm

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr Iain Wright:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Andrew Percy:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Andrew Percy:

Column: 1289


Column: 1290


4.25 pm

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Column: 1291


Column: 1292


Column: 1293


4.38 pm

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

Column: 1294


Column: 1295


Column: 1296


Column: 1297

Ann Coffey:

Mr Vara:

4.57 pm

Ben Howlett:

Column: 1298

PetitionsBarclays Bank Branch on Woodhill (Leicester)

4.59 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

School Hall for East Markham Primary School

5.1 pm

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

Column: 1299

Column: 1300

Stalking (Protection of Victims) [17 Sep 2015]

5.2 pm

Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (Con):

Column: 1301


Column: 1302

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Alex Chalk:

Column: 1303


5.15 pm

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

Column: 1304

Column: 1305


Alex Chalk:

Karen Bradley:

Column: 1306


5.25 pm