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Volume No. 605Part No. 108

House of Commons Debates 1 February 2016

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

work and pensions

state pension eligibility

private sector jobs

life chances strategy

single-tier pension

under-occupancy penalty

pensioners’ incomes

universal credit work allowance

women in employment

workless households

nhs trusts: finances

bank of england and financial services bill

bank of england and financial services bill

bank of england and financial services bill

bank of england and financial services bill

financial conduct authority

business without debate

delegated legislation

committees

deaths of journalists: conflict zones


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Column: 619

House of Commons [1 Feb 2016]

Prayers [1 Feb 2016]

[Mr Speaker] [1 Feb 2016]

Oral Answers to Questions [1 Feb 2016]

WORK AND PENSIONS [1 Feb 2016]

State Pension Eligibility [1 Feb 2016]

Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (SNP):

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

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

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Rachel Reeves (Leeds West) (Lab):

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

Martyn Day:

Column: 620


Mr Vara:

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh:

Mr Vara:

Ian Blackford:

Mr Vara:

Sir David Amess:

Column: 621

Mr Vara:

Rachel Reeves:

Mr Vara:

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

Mr Vara:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 622

Mr Vara:

Mr Speaker:

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

Mr Vara:

Ben Howlett (Bath) (Con):

Mr Vara:

Private Sector Jobs [1 Feb 2016]

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 623

James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con):

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

Damian Collins:

Mr Duncan Smith:

James Cartlidge:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Column: 624

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Life Chances Strategy [1 Feb 2016]

Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (Con):

Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con):

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

Paul Maynard:

Column: 625

Mr Duncan Smith:

Luke Hall:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 626

Chloe Smith (Norwich North) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Neil Coyle (Bermondsey and Old Southwark) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 627

Single-tier Pension [1 Feb 2016]

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

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

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr Vara:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Mr Vara:

Under-occupancy Penalty [1 Feb 2016]

Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North) (Lab):

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

Column: 628

Ms Buck:

Justin Tomlinson:

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Justin Tomlinson:

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

Justin Tomlinson:

Dr Whiteford:

Column: 629

Justin Tomlinson:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Justin Tomlinson:

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Justin Tomlinson:

Owen Smith:

Justin Tomlinson:

Pensioners’ Incomes [1 Feb 2016]

Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

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

Huw Merriman:

Column: 630

Mr Vara:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Vara:

Universal Credit Work Allowance [1 Feb 2016]

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

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

Chi Onwurah:

Column: 631

Mr Duncan Smith:

Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Women in Employment [1 Feb 2016]

Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel):

Lucy Frazer:

Priti Patel:

Column: 632

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

Priti Patel:

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 633

Priti Patel:

Workless Households [1 Feb 2016]

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

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

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Henry Smith:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 634

Dr Lisa Cameron (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (SNP):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Topical Questions

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

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

Dr Huq:

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 635

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

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

The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel):

Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con):

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

Column: 636

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

Justin Tomlinson:

Mr Alan Mak (Havant) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Column: 637

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

Priti Patel:

Chris Green (Bolton West) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Heidi Allen (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 638

Priti Patel:

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

Priti Patel:

Peter Heaton-Jones (North Devon) (Con):

Justin Tomlinson:

Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (SNP):

Mr Duncan Smith:

William Wragg (Hazel Grove) (Con):

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

Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (Lab):

Column: 639

Justin Tomlinson:

Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con):

Mr Duncan Smith:

Column: 640

Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP):

Priti Patel:

Wendy Morton (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Column: 641

NHS Trusts: Finances [1 Feb 2016]

3.33 pm

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)

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

Heidi Alexander:

Column: 642


Ben Gummer:

Column: 643

Column: 644


Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP):

Column: 645

Ben Gummer:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

Column: 646

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Stella Creasy (Walthamstow) (Lab/Co-op):

Ben Gummer:

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

Column: 647

Ben Gummer:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Ben Gummer:

Column: 648

Mrs Anne Main (St Albans) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

Column: 649

Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Column: 650

Ben Gummer:

Ben Howlett (Bath) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

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

Ben Gummer:

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

Column: 651

Ben Gummer:

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

Ben Gummer:

Mr Speaker:

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

Column: 652

Ben Gummer:

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Column: 653

Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [] [1 Feb 2016]

Mr Speaker:

4.15 pm

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin):

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

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 654

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (Lab):

Harriett Baldwin:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 655


Mr Sheerman:

Harriett Baldwin:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Harriett Baldwin:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (SNP):

Column: 656

Harriett Baldwin:

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

Column: 657

Harriett Baldwin:

George Kerevan (East Lothian) (SNP):

Harriett Baldwin:

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Harriett Baldwin:

Mr Tyrie:

Column: 658

Harriett Baldwin:

Stewart Hosie:

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 659


4.39 pm

Richard Burgon (Leeds East) (Lab):

Column: 660

Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab):

Richard Burgon:

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Richard Burgon:

Column: 661

Kelvin Hopkins:

Richard Burgon:

Column: 662


Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Richard Burgon:

Harriett Baldwin

Richard Burgon:

Harriett Baldwin:

Richard Burgon:

Column: 663

Mark Garnier:

Richard Burgon:

Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (Lab):

Column: 664

Richard Burgon:

Imran Hussain (Bradford East) (Lab):

Richard Burgon:

Mark Garnier:

Column: 665

Richard Burgon:

Column: 666


Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

5.4 pm

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Column: 667


Column: 668


Column: 669

Column: 670

Several hon. Members

Column: 671

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

5.21 pm

George Kerevan (East Lothian) (SNP):

Sammy Wilson:

George Kerevan:

Column: 672


Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

George Kerevan:

Mark Garnier:

Column: 673

George Kerevan:

5.31 pm

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

Column: 674


George Kerevan:

Mark Field:

Column: 675


Column: 676


5.41 pm

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Column: 677


Mark Field:

John Mann:

Harriett Baldwin

John Mann:

Column: 678


5.50 pm

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con):

Column: 679


Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab):

Mr Streeter:

5.55 pm

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

Column: 680


Sammy Wilson:

Jonathan Edwards:

Column: 681


Column: 682

6.4 pm

Mr Alan Mak (Havant) (Con):

Column: 683

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West) (Lab):

Column: 684

Mr Mak:

6.11 pm

Column: 685

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Column: 687


6.20 pm

Marcus Fysh (Yeovil) (Con):

Column: 688


6.29 pm

Column: 689

Roger Mullin (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) (SNP):

Column: 690


6.36 pm

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

Column: 691


Column: 692


Column: 693


6.46 pm

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Column: 694


6.51 pm

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West) (Lab):

Column: 695

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Rob Marris:

Column: 697


7.2 pm

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 698


Helen Goodman

Harriett Baldwin:

Helen Goodman:

Harriett Baldwin:

Rob Marris:

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 699

Column: 700

Division No. 179 [Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [Lords]] [1 Feb 2016]

Division No. 180 [Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [Lords]] [1 Feb 2016]

Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [] (Programme)

Column: 709

Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [] (Ways and Means)

Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [] (Money)

Column: 710

Backbench Business

Financial Conduct Authority [1 Feb 2016]

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

7.39 pm

Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (Con):

Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 711


Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Sir Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 712

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 713

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

Guto Bebb:

Dr Tania Mathias (Twickenham) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 714

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Guto Bebb:

Column: 715


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

7.58 pm

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Column: 716


8.6 pm

Column: 717

Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest) (Con):

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

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mark Garnier:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Column: 718

Mark Garnier:

Guto Bebb:

Mark Garnier:

Column: 719


Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Mark Garnier:

8.17 pm

Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP):

Column: 720


Daniel Kawczynski:

Marion Fellows:

8.20 pm

Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire) (Con):

Column: 721


Graham Stuart:

Craig Tracey:

Column: 722


8.29 pm

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 723


Column: 724


8.37 pm

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (Con):

Column: 725


Column: 726


Daniel Kawczynski:

Mr Streeter:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Streeter:

8.43 pm

Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth) (Lab):

Column: 727


Column: 728


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.49 pm

William Wragg (Hazel Grove) (Con):

Column: 729

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

William Wragg:

Column: 730

Richard Arkless (Dumfries and Galloway) (SNP):

William Wragg:

Column: 731


Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

8.59 pm

Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP):

James Berry (Kingston and Surbiton) (Con):

Kirsten Oswald:

Column: 732

Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP):

Kirsten Oswald:

Column: 733


9.7 pm

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

Column: 734


Guto Bebb:

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Column: 735


James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con):

Mr Rees-Mogg:

Column: 736


Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

George Kerevan (East Lothian) (SNP)

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

9.15 pm

Michelle Thomson (Edinburgh West) (Ind):

Column: 737


Column: 738

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

9.22 pm

James Cartlidge (South Suffolk) (Con):

Column: 739

9.28 pm

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

Column: 740

Column: 741


Column: 742


9.39 pm

Column: 743

Rebecca Long Bailey (Salford and Eccles) (Lab):

Column: 744

Column: 745


The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin)

Mr Speaker:

9.48 pm

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Harriett Baldwin):

Column: 746


Column: 747


Kirsten Oswald:

Harriett Baldwin:

Mr Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con):

Harriett Baldwin:

Column: 748


9.58 pm

Column: 749

Guto Bebb:

10.1 pm

Business without Debate [1 Feb 2016]

Delegated Legislation [1 Feb 2016]

Column: 750

Committees [1 Feb 2016]

Mr Speaker:

Column: 751

Deaths of Journalists: Conflict Zones [1 Feb 2016]

10.1 pm

Nusrat Ghani (Wealden) (Con):

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Nusrat Ghani:

Column: 752

Column: 753

Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

Nusrat Ghani:

Column: 754

10.12 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (James Duddridge):

Column: 755


Column: 756


10.22 pm