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House of Commons Debates 8 December 2015

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

justice

torquay magistrates court

parole hearings: victim statements

custodial sentences: women

legal aid

criminal courts charge

hm courts and tribunals service

prisons’ engagement with employers

military veterans

prison initiatives and programmes

legal representation: children

legal aid

eu convention on human rights

civil court fees

topical questions

New Member

Bill Presented

asylum (unaccompanied children displaced by conflict)

european union referendum bill (programme) (no. 3)

european union referendum bill

serious and organised crime: prüm convention

business without debate

delegated legislation

european union documents

disabled parking permits (london borough of harrow)

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Column: 839

House of Commons [8 Dec 2015]

Prayers [8 Dec 2015]

[Mr Speaker] [8 Dec 2015]

Oral Answers to Questions [8 Dec 2015]

Justice [8 Dec 2015]

Torquay Magistrates Court [8 Dec 2015]

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

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

Kevin Foster:

Mr Vara:

Parole Hearings: Victim Statements [8 Dec 2015]

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

The Minister for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice (Mike Penning):

Column: 840

Tom Pursglove:

Mike Penning:

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mike Penning:

Conor McGinn (St Helens North) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

Column: 841

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

Custodial Sentences: Women [8 Dec 2015]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities and Family Justice (Caroline Dinenage):

Drew Hendry:

Caroline Dinenage:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 842

Caroline Dinenage:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Caroline Dinenage:

Legal Aid [8 Dec 2015]

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

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

Mike Kane:

Mr Vara:

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East) (DUP):

Mr Vara:

Column: 843

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

Mr Vara:

Criminal Courts Charge [8 Dec 2015]

Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Michael Gove):

Tulip Siddiq:

Michael Gove:

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Column: 844

Michael Gove:

Helen Jones (Warrington North) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):

Michael Gove:

HM Courts and Tribunals Service [8 Dec 2015]

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 845

Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (Con):

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

Huw Irranca-Davies:

Mr Vara:

Henry Smith:

Mr Vara:

Alex Chalk:

Mr Vara:

Column: 846

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

Mary Robinson (Cheadle) (Con):

Mr Vara:

Prisons’ Engagement with Employers [8 Dec 2015]

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Rebecca Harris (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 847

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Michael Gove):

Andrew Stephenson:

Michael Gove:

Sir David Amess:

Michael Gove:

Rebecca Harris:

Michael Gove:

Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab):

Column: 848

Michael Gove:

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

Michael Gove:

Tom Elliott (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) (UUP):

Michael Gove:

Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Military Veterans [8 Dec 2015]

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Column: 849

The Minister for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice (Mike Penning):

Graham Evans:

Mike Penning:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Mike Penning:

Danny Kinahan (South Antrim) (UUP):

Mike Penning:

Prison Initiatives and Programmes [8 Dec 2015]

Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (Con):

Column: 850

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

Charlotte Leslie:

Andrew Selous:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Andrew Selous:

Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (Lab):

Andrew Selous:

Column: 851

Legal Representation: Children [8 Dec 2015]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities and Family Justice (Caroline Dinenage):

Anna Turley:

Caroline Dinenage:

Legal Aid [8 Dec 2015]

Mims Davies (Eastleigh) (Con):

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

Mims Davies:

Mr Vara:

Column: 852

Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

EU Convention on Human Rights [8 Dec 2015]

Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Dominic Raab):

Neil Carmichael:

Mr Raab:

Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP):

Mr Raab:

Column: 853

Joanna Cherry:

Mr Raab:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr Raab:

Mr Speaker:

Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab)

Mr Speaker:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Mr Raab:

Column: 854

Civil Court Fees [8 Dec 2015]

Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab):

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

Daniel Zeichner:

Mr Vara:

Topical Questions [8 Dec 2015]

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Michael Gove):

Valerie Vaz:

Michael Gove:

Column: 855

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Andy Slaughter:

Michael Gove:

Column: 856

Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire) (Con):

The Minister for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice (Mike Penning):

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (Lab):

Michael Gove:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

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

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab):

Column: 857

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

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Michael Gove:

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

Andrew Selous:

Peter Aldous (Waveney) (Con):

Column: 858

Mr Vara:

Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (Lab):

Andrew Selous:

Suella Fernandes (Fareham) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities and Family Justice (Caroline Dinenage):

Mr Speaker:

Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (Lab):

Column: 859

Andrew Selous:

Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mr Vara:

Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Column: 860

Andrew Selous:

Kit Malthouse (North West Hampshire) (Con):

Michael Gove:

Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP):

Michael Gove:

Column: 861

[8 Dec 2015]

New Member

Bill Presented

Column: 862

Asylum (Unaccompanied Children Displaced by Conflict) [8 Dec 2015]

12.36 pm

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 863

Column: 864

european union referendum bill (programme) (No. 3) [8 Dec 2015]

Column: 865

European Union Referendum Bill [8 Dec 2015]

Mr Speaker:

12.45 pm

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (John Penrose):

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP):

John Penrose:

Column: 866

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

John Penrose:

Several hon. Members

John Penrose:

Owen Thompson (Midlothian) (SNP):

John Penrose:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 867

John Penrose:

Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD)

John Penrose:

Mr Carmichael:

John Penrose:

Stephen Timms:

Column: 868

John Penrose:

Peter Grant (Glenrothes) (SNP)

John Penrose:

Peter Grant:

John Penrose:

Column: 869

Mr Alistair Carmichael:

John Penrose:

Mr Carmichael:

John Penrose:

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

1 pm

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Mr McFadden:

Column: 870

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

Mr McFadden:

Column: 871

Mrs Main:

Peter Grant:

Mrs Main:

Column: 872

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab)

Mrs Main:

Ian Murray:

Mrs Main:

Mr Alistair Carmichael:

Mrs Main:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mrs Main:

Column: 873

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Mrs Main:

1.15 pm

Stephen Gethins (North East Fife) (SNP):

Column: 874

Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Stephen Gethins:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Stephen Gethins:

Patrick Grady:

Column: 875

Stephen Gethins:

Mr Jackson

Stephen Gethins:

Mr Jackson:

Stephen Gethins:

Column: 876

James Cleverly (Braintree) (Con):

Geraint Davies:

James Cleverly:

Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP):

James Cleverly:

Stephen Gethins

James Cleverly:

Column: 877

Carol Monaghan

Stephen Gethins

James Cleverly:

Carol Monaghan:

James Cleverly:

1.30 pm

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

James Cleverly:

Column: 878

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

1.30 pm

Column: 879

Column: 880

Mr Jackson:

James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con):

Mr Jackson:

Patrick Grady

Stephen Gethins

Mr Jackson:

Column: 881

Mr Alistair Carmichael:

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab):

Division No. 144 [ European Union Referendum Bill] [8 Dec 2015]

1.57 pm

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 886

Sir William Cash:

2 pm

Column: 887

Mrs Main:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 888

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con)

Sir William Cash:

Damian Green:

Sir William Cash:

Mr McFadden:

Column: 889

Mrs Main:

Mr McFadden:

2.15 pm

Column: 890

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr McFadden:

Damian Green:

Mr McFadden:

Column: 891

John Redwood:

Column: 892

Sir William Cash:

John Redwood:

Mrs Main:

Column: 893

John Redwood:

Peter Grant:

John Redwood:

Column: 894

Peter Grant:

Column: 895

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

Peter Grant:

Sir William Cash

Peter Grant:

Column: 896

Sir William Cash:

Peter Grant:

Sir William Cash:

Peter Grant:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Peter Grant:

Column: 897

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 898

2.45 pm

Sir William Cash:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 899

Mrs Main:

Mr Jenkin:

Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 900

Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Column: 901

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 902

3 pm

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Mr Jenkin:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Jenkin:

Column: 903

Sir William Cash:

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Alan Mak (Havant) (Con):

Mr Andrew Turner:

Mr Mak:

Column: 904

Simon Hoare:

Mr Mak:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Mak:

John Redwood:

Column: 905

Mr Mak:

Mrs Main:

Mr Mak:

3.15 pm

Column: 906

Kevin Foster:

Mr Mak:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Mak:

Column: 907

Suella Fernandes (Fareham) (Con):

Mr Mak:

Column: 908

Sir William Cash:

Mr Mak:

Column: 909

3.30 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Column: 910

Column: 911

Mr Jenkin:

Mr Lidington:

John Redwood:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 912

Sir William Cash:

Mr Lidington:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Lidington:

Column: 913

Sir William Cash:

3.45 pm

Column: 914

Serious and Organised Crime: Prüm Convention [8 Dec 2015]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

3.47 pm

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mrs Theresa May):

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 915

Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Mrs May:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Column: 916

Mrs May:

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

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

Mrs May:

John Redwood:

Mrs May:

Column: 917

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP):

Mrs May:

Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD):

Column: 918

Mrs May:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 919

Column: 920

Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Mrs May:

Mr Baker:

Column: 921

Mrs May:

Mr Baker:

Mrs May:

Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 922

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mrs May:

4.16 pm

Column: 923

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Sir William Cash:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 924

Keith Vaz:

Andy Burnham:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 925

Andy Burnham:

Mr Chope:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 926

Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Andy Burnham:

Chris Heaton-Harris:

Andy Burnham:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Column: 927

Andy Burnham:

Mrs May:

Andy Burnham:

Column: 928

4.38 pm

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 929

Andy Burnham:

Sir William Cash:

Mrs May:

Column: 930

Sir William Cash:

Suella Fernandes (Fareham) (Con):

Sir William Cash:

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East) (DUP):

Sir William Cash:

Column: 931

4.50 pm

Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP):

Column: 932

Column: 933

Column: 934

5 pm

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Column: 935

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Damian Green:

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

Damian Green:

Column: 936

Column: 937

Mr Andrew Turner:

Damian Green:

Mr David Davis:

Damian Green:

Mr Davis:

Damian Green:

The Minister for Immigration (James Brokenshire):

Damian Green:

Mrs Main:

Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (Con):

Damian Green:

Damian Green:

Column: 938

5.15 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mrs Main:

Keith Vaz:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 939

Column: 940

Richard Drax (South Dorset) (Con):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 941

5.28 pm

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

Column: 942

5.33 pm

Column: 943

Tom Elliott (Fermanagh and South Tyrone) (UUP):

Sir William Cash:

Tom Elliott:

Column: 944

5.40 pm

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

Column: 945

Column: 946

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

5.46 pm

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East) (DUP):

Mrs May:

Column: 947

Gavin Robinson:

Mrs May:

Keith Vaz:

Gavin Robinson:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Gavin Robinson:

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Column: 948

Gavin Robinson:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Gavin Robinson:

Column: 949

5.56 pm

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

Column: 950

Sir William Cash:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab):

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Column: 951

6.7 pm

Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Column: 952

Column: 953

6.11 pm

Sarah Champion (Rotherham) (Lab):

Bob Stewart (Beckenham) (Con):

Sarah Champion:

Column: 954

Column: 955

6.18 pm

The Minister for Immigration (James Brokenshire):

Column: 956

Lady Hermon (North Down) (Ind):

James Brokenshire:

Bob Stewart:

James Brokenshire:

Column: 957

Tom Elliott:

Column: 958

James Brokenshire:

Column: 959

Division No. 145 [ Serious and Organised Crime: Prüm Convention] [8 Dec 2015]

Business without Debate [8 Dec 2015]

delegated legislation [8 Dec 2015]

european union documents [8 Dec 2015]

PetitionsCar parking charges at Congleton War Memorial hospital

6.51 pm

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Reopening of Barlaston Railway Station (Stoke-on-Trent)

6.53 pm

Column: 965

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 966

Disabled Parking Permits (London Borough of Harrow) [8 Dec 2015]

6.55 pm

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Column: 967

7 pm

Bob Blackman:

Column: 968

Column: 969

7.9 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Robert Goodwill):

Column: 970

Column: 971

Column: 972

7.21 pm