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House of Commons Debates 23 February 2016

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

foreign and commonwealth office

abolition of the death penalty

syria peace talks

kurdistan: isil/daesh

kashmir

commonwealth: trade and diplomatic connections

eu referendum

oil

daesh

israeli election

overseas territories: registers of beneficial ownership

topical questions

mental health taskforce

short money

crossrail: elizabeth line

points of order

air quality (diesel emissions in urban centres)

welfare reform and work bill (programme) (no. 4)

welfare reform and work bill

education and adoption bill (programme) (no. 3)

education and adoption bill

business without debate

delegated legislation

estimates

high speed rail (london – west midlands) bill

financial assistance to industry

waste recycling: south gloucestershire

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Column: 131

House of Commons [23 Feb 2016]

Prayers [23 Feb 2016]

[Mr Speaker] [23 Feb 2016]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Feb 2016]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [23 Feb 2016]

Abolition of the Death Penalty [23 Feb 2016]

Callum McCaig (Aberdeen South) (SNP):

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Callum McCaig:

Mr Lidington:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

Column: 132

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr Lidington:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Lidington:

Syria Peace Talks [23 Feb 2016]

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

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 133

Helen Hayes:

Mr Hammond:

Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Column: 134

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Mr Hammond:

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

Mr Hammond:

Column: 135

Diana Johnson:

Mr Hammond:

Kurdistan: ISIL/Daesh [23 Feb 2016]

Nusrat Ghani (Wealden) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Tobias Ellwood):

Nusrat Ghani:

Mr Ellwood:

Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab):

Mr Ellwood:

Column: 136

Natalie McGarry (Glasgow East) (Ind):

Mr Ellwood:

Kashmir [23 Feb 2016]

Julie Cooper (Burnley) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire)

Mr Speaker:

Mr Swire:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Swire:

Julie Cooper:

Mr Speaker:

Julie Cooper:

Column: 137

Mr Swire:

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Swire:

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

Mr Swire:

Commonwealth: Trade and Diplomatic Connections [23 Feb 2016]

Maggie Throup (Erewash) (Con):

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Column: 138

Maggie Throup:

Mr Swire:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mr Swire:

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

Mr Swire:

Column: 139

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

Mr Swire:

EU Referendum [23 Feb 2016]

Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West) (SNP):

Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP):

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

Chris Stephens:

Mr Lidington:

Kirsty Blackman:

Mr Lidington:

Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab):

Column: 140

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Speaker:

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh:

Mr Lidington:

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh:

Mr Lidington:

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Column: 141

Mr Lidington:

Oil [23 Feb 2016]

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Tobias Ellwood):

Martin Vickers:

Mr Ellwood:

Daesh [23 Feb 2016]

Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

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

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond):

Nadhim Zahawi:

Column: 142

Mr Hammond:

Michael Tomlinson:

Mr Hammond:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

Column: 143

Mr Hammond:

Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Royston Smith:

Mr Hammond:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Israeli Election [23 Feb 2016]

Clive Lewis (Norwich South) (Lab):

Column: 144

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Tobias Ellwood):

Clive Lewis:

Mr Ellwood:

Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (Con):

Mr Ellwood:

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 145

Mr Ellwood:

Sir Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) (Con):

Mr Ellwood:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Overseas Territories: Registers of Beneficial Ownership [23 Feb 2016]

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

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

Nic Dakin:

James Duddridge:

Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con):

Column: 146

James Duddridge:

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

James Duddridge:

Catherine West:

James Duddridge:

Topical Questions [23 Feb 2016]

Mr Speaker:

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

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Philip Hammond):

Column: 147

Mr Jayawardena:

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire):

Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab):

Mr Philip Hammond:

Hilary Benn:

Mr Hammond:

Column: 148

Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

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

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

The Minister for Europe (Mr David Lidington):

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

Mr Philip Hammond:

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP):

Column: 149

Mr Hammond:

Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (Con):

James Duddridge:

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab):

Mr Philip Hammond:

Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con):

Column: 150

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr Tobias Ellwood):

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

Mr Ellwood:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr Lidington:

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

Mr Philip Hammond:

Column: 151

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

James Duddridge:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Mr Philip Hammond:

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

Column: 152

Mr Hammond:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr Hammond:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 153

Mental Health Taskforce [23 Feb 2016]

12.37 pm

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

The Minister for Community and Social Care (Alistair Burt):

Column: 154

Luciana Berger:

Column: 155

Alistair Burt:

Column: 156

Dr Liam Fox (North Somerset) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP):

Column: 157

Alistair Burt:

Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes) (Con):

Column: 158

Alistair Burt:

Mr Speaker:

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Alistair Burt:

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

Column: 159

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Column: 160

Alistair Burt:

Joan Ryan (Enfield North) (Lab):

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

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

Column: 161

Alistair Burt:

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

Helen Hayes:

Column: 162

Alistair Burt:

Stephen McPartland (Stevenage) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

Column: 163

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

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con):

Column: 164

Alistair Burt:

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP):

Alistair Burt:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 165

Alistair Burt:

Luciana Berger:

Alistair Burt:

Mr Speaker:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Conor McGinn (St Helens North) (Lab):

Column: 166

Alistair Burt:

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

Alistair Burt:

Column: 167

Short Money [23 Feb 2016]

1.21 pm

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (John Penrose):

Column: 168

Chris Bryant:

Column: 169

John Penrose:

Mr Speaker:

John Penrose:

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

John Penrose:

Column: 170

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP):

John Penrose:

John Glen (Salisbury) (Con):

John Penrose:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

John Penrose:

Column: 171

Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

John Penrose:

Mr Nigel Dodds (Belfast North) (DUP):

John Penrose:

Suella Fernandes (Fareham) (Con):

John Penrose:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Column: 172

John Penrose:

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

John Penrose:

Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South) (SDLP):

John Penrose:

Edward Argar (Charnwood) (Con):

Column: 173

John Penrose:

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (UKIP):

John Penrose:

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

John Penrose:

Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab):

John Penrose:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 174

John Penrose:

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

John Penrose:

Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

John Penrose:

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab):

John Penrose:

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

John Penrose:

Column: 175

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

John Penrose:

Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con):

John Penrose:

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

John Penrose:

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

John Penrose:

Column: 176

Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab):

John Penrose:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

John Penrose:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

John Penrose:

Robert Jenrick (Newark) (Con):

Column: 177

John Penrose:

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

John Penrose:

Conor McGinn (St Helens North) (Lab):

John Penrose:

Column: 178

Crossrail: Elizabeth Line [23 Feb 2016]

1.56 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Claire Perry):

Column: 179

2.2 pm

Andy McDonald:

Column: 180

Claire Perry:

Column: 181

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

Claire Perry:

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

Column: 182

Claire Perry:

Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Claire Perry:

Column: 183

Andy McDonald:

Claire Perry:

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Claire Perry:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Column: 184

Claire Perry:

Wes Streeting (Ilford North) (Lab):

Claire Perry:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Claire Perry:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 185

Points of Order [23 Feb 2016]

2.19 pm

Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Gavin Robinson (Belfast East) (DUP):

Column: 186

Mr Speaker:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Chris Bryant:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 187

Air Quality (Diesel Emissions in Urban Centres) [23 Feb 2016]

2.25 pm

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

Column: 188

Column: 189

Welfare Reform and Work Bill (Programme) (No. 4) [23 Feb 2016]

Column: 190

Welfare Reform and Work Bill [23 Feb 2016]

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

2.36 pm

The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Priti Patel:

Stephen Timms (East Ham) (Lab):

Column: 191

Priti Patel:

Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP):

Priti Patel:

Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

Wes Streeting (Ilford North) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

Column: 192

Dawn Butler (Brent Central) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

2.45 pm

Owen Smith (Pontypridd) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

Owen Smith:

Priti Patel:

Owen Smith:

Column: 193

Priti Patel:

Neil Gray:

Priti Patel:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Priti Patel:

Several hon. Members

Priti Patel:

Andrew Gwynne:

Priti Patel:

Column: 194

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

Priti Patel:

Wes Streeting:

Priti Patel:

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

Priti Patel:

Column: 195

Stephen Timms:

Priti Patel:

Neil Gray:

Column: 196

Priti Patel:

Stephen Timms:

Priti Patel:

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

Priti Patel:

Column: 197

3 pm

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (LD):

Priti Patel:

Column: 198

Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con):

Priti Patel:

Column: 199

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

Column: 200

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab):

Debbie Abrahams:

Dr Blackman-Woods:

Debbie Abrahams:

Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) (Con):

Debbie Abrahams:

Richard Graham:

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 201

Paul Scully (Sutton and Cheam) (Con):

Debbie Abrahams:

Richard Graham:

3.15 pm

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 202

Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab):

Debbie Abrahams:

Alison McGovern:

Debbie Abrahams:

Richard Graham:

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 203

Richard Graham

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 204

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Debbie Abrahams:

Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC):

Debbie Abrahams:

Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (Con):

Debbie Abrahams:

Column: 205

Peter Dowd (Bootle) (Lab):

Debbie Abrahams:

3.30 pm

Column: 206

Simon Hoare (North Dorset) (Con)

Debbie Abrahams:

Simon Hoare:

Debbie Abrahams:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

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

Graham Evans:

Column: 207

Paul Maynard:

Column: 208

Neil Gray:

Column: 209

3.45 pm

Column: 210

Column: 211

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Neil Gray:

Paul Scully:

Neil Gray:

Column: 213

Column: 214

4 pm

Heidi Allen (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 215

Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 216

Dr Blackman-Woods:

Frank Field:

Column: 217

Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP):

Frank Field:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Paul Maynard:

Column: 218

Mr Speaker:

4.15 pm

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

Neil Gray:

Peter Heaton-Jones:

Column: 219

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Peter Heaton-Jones:

Column: 220

Neil Gray:

Peter Heaton-Jones:

Neil Gray

Peter Heaton-Jones:

Mr Speaker:

Peter Heaton-Jones:

Column: 221

Alison McGovern:

Column: 222

4.30 pm

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 223

Sammy Wilson:

Jeremy Lefroy:

Column: 224

Dr Blackman-Woods:

Column: 225

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

Mr Speaker:

Dr Blackman-Woods:

Column: 226

4.45 pm

Paul Scully:

Column: 227

Helen Goodman:

Column: 228

Kevin Foster:

Column: 229

5 pm

Dr Whitford:

Column: 230

Column: 231

Stephen McPartland (Stevenage) (Con):

Column: 232

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

Column: 233

5.15 pm

Mr Burrowes:

Column: 234

Column: 235

Dr Eilidh Whiteford:

Column: 236

Column: 237

Column: 238

5.30 pm

Jim McMahon (Oldham West and Royton) (Lab):

Column: 239

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

5.36 pm

Division No. 193 [ Welfare Reform and Work Bill] [23 Feb 2016]

Division No. 194 [ Welfare Reform and Work Bill] [23 Feb 2016]

Division No. 195 [ Welfare Reform and Work Bill]

Column: 251

Column: 253

The Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Column: 254

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

David Mundell:

Mr Chuka Umunna (Streatham) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 255

Education and Adoption Bill (programme) (No. 3) [23 Feb 2016]

Column: 256

Education and Adoption Bill [23 Feb 2016]

6.27 pm

The Minister for Schools (Mr Nick Gibb):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Mr Gibb:

Column: 257

Column: 258

John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr Gibb:

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

Mr Gibb:

Column: 259

Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) (Lab)

Mr Gibb:

Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mr Gibb:

Nic Dakin:

Column: 260

Mr Gibb:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Mr Gibb:

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 261

Mr Gibb:

6.45 pm

Nic Dakin:

Column: 262

Column: 263

Stephen Twigg (Liverpool, West Derby) (Lab/Co-op):

Nic Dakin:

Mike Kane:

Nic Dakin:

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

Nic Dakin:

Column: 264

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

Nic Dakin:

Column: 265

Column: 266

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Nic Dakin:

Division No. 196 [ Education and Adoption Bill] [23 Feb 2016]

Business without Debate [23 Feb 2016]

Delegated legislation [23 Feb 2016]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Estimates [23 Feb 2016]

Column: 271

HIgh speed rail (london – West Midlands) Bill [23 Feb 2016]

Financial assistance to industry [23 Feb 2016]

PetitionElection of FIFA President

7.23 pm

Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

Column: 272

Column: 273

Waste Recycling: South Gloucestershire [23 Feb 2016]

7.27 pm

Chris Skidmore (Kingswood) (Con):

Column: 274

Column: 275

7.36 pm

Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con):

Column: 276

7.41 pm

Column: 277

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Rory Stewart):

Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Rory Stewart:

Column: 278

7.49 pm