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Volume No. 601Part No. 62

House of Commons Debates 2 November 2015

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

work and pensions

pension advice

benefit sanctions

private sector pensions

temporary accommodation

employment support: young people

benefits: eu nationals

in-work poverty

benefit cap

family stability

carers

long-term unemployment

topical questions

points of order

housing and planning bill

housing and planning bill (programme)

housing and planning bill (money)

Housing and Planning Bill (Ways and Means)

joint committee on statutory instruments

maternity units: bereavement care


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Column: 697

Column: 697

House of Commons [2 Nov 2015]

Prayers [2 Nov 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [2 Nov 2015]

Business before Questions [2 Nov 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [2 Nov 2015]

Work and Pensions [2 Nov 2015]

Pension Advice [2 Nov 2015]

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Shailesh Vara):

John Mann:

Mr Vara:

Column: 698

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr Vara:

Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Mr Vara:

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Column: 699

Mr Vara:

Benefit Sanctions [2 Nov 2015]

Callum McCaig (Aberdeen South) (SNP):

Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP):

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

The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel):

Callum McCaig:

Priti Patel:

Joanna Cherry:

Priti Patel:

Column: 700

Gavin Newlands:

Priti Patel:

Maggie Throup (Erewash) (Con):

Priti Patel:

James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Column: 701

Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

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

Priti Patel:

Dr Whiteford:

Priti Patel:

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

Column: 702

Priti Patel:

Private Sector Pensions [2 Nov 2015]

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Shailesh Vara):

Henry Smith:

Mr Vara:

Pauline Latham:

Mr Vara:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Column: 703

Mr Vara:

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

Mr Vara:

Temporary Accommodation [2 Nov 2015]

Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):

Simon Danczuk (Rochdale) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People (Justin Tomlinson):

Matthew Pennycook:

Column: 704

Justin Tomlinson:

Ms Buck:

Justin Tomlinson:

Simon Danczuk:

Justin Tomlinson:

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

Justin Tomlinson:

Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (Con):

Justin Tomlinson:

Column: 705

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

Justin Tomlinson:

Employment Support: Young People [2 Nov 2015]

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel):

Stuart Andrew:

Priti Patel:

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

Column: 706

Priti Patel:

Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

Benefits: EU Nationals [2 Nov 2015]

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 707

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Mr Bone:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

In-work Poverty [2 Nov 2015]

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Alan Brown:

Column: 708

Mr Duncan Smith:

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Owen Smith:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 709

Benefit Cap [2 Nov 2015]

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Heather Wheeler:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Family Stability [2 Nov 2015]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 710

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Jeremy Lefroy:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Carers [2 Nov 2015]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People (Justin Tomlinson):

Column: 711

Barbara Keeley:

Justin Tomlinson:

Long-term Unemployment [2 Nov 2015]

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

The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel):

Mrs Gillan:

Priti Patel:

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Column: 712

Priti Patel:

Topical Questions [2 Nov 2015]

Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr Iain Duncan Smith):

Mark Pawsey:

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People (Justin Tomlinson):

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 713

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel):

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 714

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

Justin Tomlinson:

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Column: 715

Mr Duncan Smith:

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Richard Fuller (Bedford) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Justin Tomlinson:

Michelle Donelan (Chippenham) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Column: 716

Peter Kyle (Hove) (Lab):

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

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

Justin Tomlinson:

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

Justin Tomlinson:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 717

Column: 718

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

Mr Vara:

Column: 719

Points of Order [2 Nov 2015]

3.32 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh

Mr Speaker:

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 720

Roger Mullin (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) (SNP)

Mr Speaker:

Roger Mullin:

Mr Speaker:

Roger Mullin:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 721

Housing and Planning Bill [2 Nov 2015]

Mr Speaker:

3.37 pm

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Greg Clark):

Joan Ryan (Enfield North) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Column: 722


Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab):

Column: 723

Greg Clark:

Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (Green):

Greg Clark:

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab)

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Column: 724

Sadiq Khan:

Greg Clark:

Several hon. Members

Greg Clark:

David Mackintosh (Northampton South) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 725

Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

Column: 726

Mrs Gillan:

Greg Clark:

Peter Kyle (Hove) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

Column: 727

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

Greg Clark:

Steve Brine (Winchester) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con)

Greg Clark:

Column: 728

Mr Prisk:

Greg Clark:

Boris Johnson (Uxbridge and South Ruislip) (Con)

Greg Clark:

Boris Johnson:

Greg Clark:

Column: 729


John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Greg Clark:

John Healey:

Greg Clark:

Several hon. Members

Greg Clark:

Column: 730


Dawn Butler (Brent Central) (Lab)

Greg Clark:

Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con)

Greg Clark:

Mark Field:

Greg Clark:

Column: 731

Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury) (Lab)

Tulip Siddiq

Greg Clark:

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

Greg Clark:

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

Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton) (Lab)

Emily Thornberry

Tulip Siddiq

Greg Clark:

Column: 732

Oliver Colvile:

Greg Clark:

Several hon. Members

Greg Clark:

Emily Thornberry:

Greg Clark:

Emily Thornberry:

Mr Speaker:

Emily Thornberry:

Mr Speaker:

Greg Clark:

Sadiq Khan:

Greg Clark:

Column: 733


Several hon. Members

Greg Clark:

Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Tulip Siddiq:

Greg Clark:

Kit Malthouse (North West Hampshire) (Con):

Column: 734

Greg Clark:

Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Greg Clark:

Column: 735

4.23 pm

John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (Lab):

Joan Ryan:

John Healey:

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

Column: 736

John Healey:

Chris Philp (Croydon South) (Con):

John Healey:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

John Healey:

Mr Prisk:

John Healey:

James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 737

John Healey:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

John Healey:

Andy Slaughter:

John Healey:

Column: 738

Dawn Butler (Brent Central) (Lab):

John Healey:

Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab):

John Healey:

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Column: 739

John Healey:

Emily Thornberry:

John Healey:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

John Healey:

Greg Clark:

Column: 740

John Healey:

Several hon. Members

John Healey:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con)

John Healey:

Column: 741

Liz Kendall (Leicester West) (Lab):

John Healey:

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 742

John Healey:

Andy Slaughter:

John Healey:

Mr Betts:

John Healey:

Column: 743

Column: 744


The Minister for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis):

John Healey:

Brandon Lewis:

John Healey:

Mr Jackson:

Column: 745

John Healey:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

John Healey:

Several hon. Members

Column: 746

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

5.4 pm

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

Column: 747


5.9 pm

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP):

Column: 748


John Healey:

Alan Brown:

Column: 749


Dawn Butler:

Alan Brown:

Column: 750

5.21 pm

Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park) (Con):

Dawn Butler

Zac Goldsmith:

Sadiq Khan

Column: 751

Zac Goldsmith:

Sadiq Khan:

Zac Goldsmith:

Column: 752

5.28 pm

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (Lab):

Column: 753


Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Mr Betts:

Kevin Hollinrake:

Mr Betts:

Column: 754


5.34 pm

Mr Nick Hurd (Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) (Con):

Lyn Brown:

Mr Hurd:

Column: 755

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con)

Mr Hurd:

5.38 pm

Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Column: 756

Dawn Butler:

Sadiq Khan:

Column: 757

5.45 pm

Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 758


Richard Graham:

Mr Bacon:

Oliver Colvile:

Mr Bacon:

Catherine West:

Mr Bacon:

Column: 759


5.52 pm

Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (Lab):

Column: 760

5.57 pm

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Mr Bacon:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 762


Column: 763

6.4 pm

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

Column: 764

6.9 pm

Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con):

Column: 765


Column: 766

6.13 pm

Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (Lab):

Column: 767


6.18 pm

Boris Johnson (Uxbridge and South Ruislip) (Con):

Column: 768

6.23 pm

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

Column: 769


6.27 pm

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Column: 770


Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

Alec Shelbrooke:

Column: 771

Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con):

Alec Shelbrooke:

6.35 pm

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 772


Column: 773


6.39 pm

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Column: 774


6.44 pm

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (Lab):

Column: 775

6.49 pm

Mrs Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Column: 776


Oliver Colvile:

Mrs Miller:

Column: 777

Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con):

Mrs Miller:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

6.56 pm

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

Column: 778


Column: 779


7.2 pm

Chris Green (Bolton West) (Con):

Column: 780

7.7 pm

Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab):

Lyn Brown:

Column: 781

Emma Reynolds:

Column: 782


7.15 pm

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Lyn Brown

Robert Neill:

Column: 783


Column: 784


7.21 pm

Sue Hayman (Workington) (Lab):

Column: 785


7.27 pm

Victoria Borwick (Kensington) (Con):

Column: 786

7.32 pm

Column: 787

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

Column: 788


7.38 pm

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

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 789

Mr Jayawardena:

Simon Hoare:

Mr Jayawardena:

Column: 790


7.47 pm

Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab):

Column: 791


Column: 792


7.53 pm

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Column: 793


Oliver Colvile:

Mr Jackson:

Mr Bacon:

Mr Jackson:

Mr Bacon:

Mr Jackson:

Column: 794


8.2 pm

Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP):

Column: 795


Column: 796


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.8 pm

David Mackintosh (Northampton South) (Con):

Catherine West:

David Mackintosh:

Column: 797


8.13 pm

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

Column: 798


Column: 799


8.19 pm

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

Column: 800

Column: 801


8.25 pm

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

Column: 802


Column: 803


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.31 pm

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Column: 804


Column: 805


8.37 pm

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 806


8.41 pm

Seema Kennedy (South Ribble) (Con):

Column: 807

Jake Berry:

Seema Kennedy:

8.47 pm

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

Column: 808

Column: 809


Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Emily Thornberry:

8.55 pm

Column: 810

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 811

9.1 pm

Peter Dowd (Bootle) (Lab):

Column: 812

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Peter Dowd:

Column: 813


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

9.8 pm

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

Column: 814

9.13 pm

Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab):

Column: 815

Column: 816

9.18 pm

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Column: 817


9.22 pm

James Berry (Kingston and Surbiton) (Con):

Column: 818


Peter Dowd:

James Berry:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

9.27 pm

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Column: 819


Peter Dowd:

Peter Aldous:

9.32 pm

Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton) (Con):

Column: 820

Column: 821


9.36 pm

Chris Philp (Croydon South) (Con):

Column: 822

9.40 pm

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

Column: 823


Boris Johnson

Dr Blackman-Woods:

Column: 824


9.50 pm

Column: 825

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis):

Column: 826

Kate Hoey:

Brandon Lewis:

Mr Betts

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 827

Emma Reynolds:

Brandon Lewis:

Emma Reynolds

Hon. Members:

Brandon Lewis:

Emma Reynolds:

Brandon Lewis:

Column: 828

Division No. 104 [Housing and Planning Bill] [2 Nov 2015]

Division No. 105 [Housing and Planning Bill] [2 Nov 2015]

HOUSING AND PLANNING BILL (PROGRAMME) [2 Nov 2015]

HOUSING AND PLANNING BILL (MONEY) [2 Nov 2015]

Division No. 106 [Housing and Planning Bill] [2 Nov 2015]

Housing and Planning Bill (Ways and Means)

Column: 840

Division No. 107 [Housing and Planning Bill] [2 Nov 2015]

joint committee on statutory instruments [2 Nov 2015]

Column: 844

Maternity Units: Bereavement Care [2 Nov 2015]

10.50 pm

Will Quince (Colchester) (Con):

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Will Quince:

Column: 845


Column: 846


Dr Daniel Poulter (Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) (Con):

Will Quince:

Column: 847


11.1 pm

Antoinette Sandbach (Eddisbury) (Con):

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Antoinette Sandbach:

Column: 848

Column: 849


11.7 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Ben Gummer):

Column: 850


Column: 851


Column: 852


11.19 pm