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House of Commons Debates 23 March 2016

house of commons

prayers

oral answers to questions

scotland

golf (economic contribution)

north sea oil and gas

government’s welfare programme

economic trends

eu membership

ccs funding (peterhead)

scotland bill (fiscal powers)

budget measures: scotland

prime minister

engagements

brussels terrorist attacks

points of order

cannabis (legalisation and regulation)

high speed rail (london – west midlands) bill

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Carry-Over (No. 3)

scotland bill (money)

scotland bill (ways and means)

scotland bill (programme) (no.3)

scotland bill

section 5 of the european communities (amendment) act 1993

business of the house

section 5 of the european communities (amendment) act 1993

Royal Assent

business without debate

opposition parties (financial assistance)

construction companies (fatal accidents)

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Column: 1553

House of Commons [23 Mar 2016]

Prayers [23 Mar 2016]

[Mr Speaker] [23 Mar 2016]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Mar 2016]

Scotland [23 Mar 2016]

Golf (Economic Contribution) [23 Mar 2016]

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Tom Pursglove:

David Mundell:

Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP):

Column: 1554

Mr Speaker:

Dr Whitford:

Mr Speaker:

David Mundell:

Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire) (Con):

David Mundell:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1555

David Mundell:

Angus Robertson:

David Mundell:

North Sea Oil and Gas [23 Mar 2016]

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Stuart Andrew:

Mr Gauke:

Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP):

Column: 1556

Mr Gauke:

Government’s Welfare Programme [23 Mar 2016]

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

The Minister for Employment (Priti Patel):

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh:

Priti Patel:

Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Glasgow South) (SNP):

Priti Patel:

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Column: 1557

Priti Patel:

Ian Murray:

Priti Patel:

Economic Trends [23 Mar 2016]

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Karen Lumley:

David Mundell:

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Column: 1558

David Mundell:

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

David Mundell:

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

David Mundell:

EU Membership [23 Mar 2016]

Stephen Gethins (North East Fife) (SNP):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Stephen Gethins:

David Mundell:

Column: 1559

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

David Mundell:

Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife) (SNP):

David Mundell:

CCS Funding (Peterhead) [23 Mar 2016]

Clive Lewis (Norwich South) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Clive Lewis:

David Mundell:

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

Column: 1560

David Mundell:

Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

David Mundell:

Scotland Bill (Fiscal Powers) [23 Mar 2016]

Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (Con):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Nigel Huddleston:

Mr Gauke:

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

Column: 1561

Mr Gauke:

Budget Measures: Scotland [23 Mar 2016]

Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Deidre Brock:

Mr Gauke:

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP):

Mr Gauke:

Prime Minister [23 Mar 2016]

Engagements [23 Mar 2016]

Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con):

Column: 1562

The Prime Minister (Mr David Cameron):

Sir Peter Bottomley:

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (Lab):

Column: 1563

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1564

Jeremy Corbyn:

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 1565

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn:

The Prime Minister:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1566

Jeremy Corbyn:

The Prime Minister:

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Speaker:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Column: 1567

The Prime Minister:

Angus Robertson:

The Prime Minister:

David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 1568

The Prime Minister:

Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1569

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1570

Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Richard Arkless (Dumfries and Galloway) (SNP):

The Prime Minister:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1571

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

The Prime Minister:

Suella Fernandes (Fareham) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Suella Fernandes:

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1572

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton) (UKIP):

The Prime Minister:

John Stevenson (Carlisle) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1573

Stephen Kinnock (Aberavon) (Lab):

Column: 1574

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1575

Brussels Terrorist Attacks [23 Mar 2016]

12.40 pm

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

Column: 1576

Column: 1577

12.50 pm

Column: 1578

Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab):

Column: 1579

Mrs May:

Column: 1580

Column: 1581

Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Mrs May:

Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (SNP):

Column: 1582

Mrs May:

Column: 1583

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Mrs May:

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Column: 1584

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mrs May:

Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Victoria Atkins (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 1585

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

Mrs May:

Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mrs May:

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Column: 1586

Mrs May:

Mr David Jones (Clwyd West) (Con):

Mrs May:

Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter) (Lab):

Mrs May:

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

Mrs May:

Column: 1587

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mrs May:

Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mrs May:

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

Mrs May:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1588

Mrs May:

Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Mrs May:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mrs May:

Derek Twigg (Halton) (Lab):

Column: 1589

Mrs May:

Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con):

Mrs May:

Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (Con):

Mrs May:

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

Column: 1590

Mrs May:

Oliver Dowden (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mrs May:

John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op):

Mrs May:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Column: 1591

Mrs May:

Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr) (Lab):

Mrs May:

Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Mrs May:

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

Column: 1592

Mrs May:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Mrs May:

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

Mrs May:

Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con):

Column: 1593

Mrs May:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mrs May:

Matt Warman (Boston and Skegness) (Con):

Mrs May:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 1594

Mrs May:

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Mrs May:

Stuart C. McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (SNP):

Mrs May:

Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con):

Mrs May:

Column: 1595

Points of Order [23 Mar 2016]

1.50 pm

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

Mr Speaker:

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1596

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con)

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Spelman:

Column: 1597

Mr Speaker:

Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1598

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Speaker:

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr Robert Goodwill)

Mr Speaker:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 1599

Mr Speaker:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1600

Cannabis (Legalisation and Regulation) [23 Mar 2016]

2.5 pm

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Column: 1601

Column: 1602

Column: 1603

High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill [23 Mar 2016]

2.16 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr Robert Goodwill):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Column: 1604

Column: 1605

Column: 1606

Column: 1607

Mr Goodwill:

Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (Con):

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 1608

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

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 1609

Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Andy McDonald:

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1610

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Andy McDonald:

Andrew Bridgen

Andy McDonald:

Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (Con):

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1611

2.30 pm

Sir Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con)

Andy McDonald:

Sir Simon Burns:

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1612

Several hon. Members

Andy McDonald:

Sir Simon Burns:

Andy McDonald:

Karen Lumley (Redditch) (Con):

Andy McDonald:

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr Patrick McLoughlin):

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1613

John Redwood

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1614

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

Sir Henry Bellingham:

Column: 1615

Mrs Gillan:

John Redwood:

Mrs Gillan:

Victoria Prentis (Banbury) (Con):

2.45 pm

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Mrs Gillan:

Andrew Bridgen:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 1616

Sir William Cash:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 1617

Victoria Prentis:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 1618

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

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mrs Ellman:

Column: 1619

3 pm

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Mr Grieve:

Column: 1620

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

Mr Grieve:

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

Column: 1621

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Dr Huq:

Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire) (Con):

Column: 1622

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

Column: 1623

Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP):

Column: 1624

Division No. 228 [ High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill] [23 Mar 2016]

3.28 pm

Column: 1628

Mrs Gillan:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Column: 1629

Column: 1630

Column: 1631

Column: 1632

Column: 1633

Column: 1634

Column: 1635

Column: 1636

Column: 1639

Column: 1640

Column: 1641

Column: 1642

Column: 1644

Column: 1645

Mrs Gillan:

3.30 pm

Sir Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mrs Gillan:

Michael Fabricant:

Mrs Gillan:

Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con):

Column: 1646

Mrs Gillan:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

Barry Gardiner:

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Goodwill:

Column: 1647

Mrs Gillan:

Victoria Prentis:

Mr Grieve

Mrs Gillan:

Mr Grieve:

Mrs Gillan:

Barry Gardiner:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 1648

Andrew Bridgen:

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 1649

Keir Starmer (Holborn and St Pancras) (Lab):

Column: 1650

3.45 pm

Mr Grieve:

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1651

Michael Fabricant:

Andy McDonald:

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1652

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (Lab)

Andy McDonald:

Column: 1653

Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

4 pm

Column: 1654

Tulip Siddiq (Hampstead and Kilburn) (Lab):

Column: 1655

Victoria Prentis:

Column: 1656

Andy Slaughter:

Column: 1657

Mr Goodwill:

Andrew Bridgen:

Mr Goodwill:

4.15 pm

Mr Grieve:

Column: 1658

Mr Goodwill:

Mrs Gillan:

4.16 pm

Division No. 229 [ High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill] [23 Mar 2016]

Column: 1661

Division No. 230 [ High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill] [23 Mar 2016]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

4.39 pm

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 1666

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab):

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 1667

Rebecca Pow:

Mr McLoughlin:

Column: 1668

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Natascha Engel):

4.47 pm

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab):

Column: 1669

Paul Farrelly:

Lilian Greenwood:

Column: 1670

4.55 pm

Mrs Gillan:

Column: 1671

4.57 pm

Alan Brown:

4.59 pm

Column: 1672

Mr Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

5 pm

Mrs Ellman:

5.2 pm

Michael Fabricant:

Column: 1673

5.4 pm

Barry Gardiner:

Column: 1674

5.8 pm

Sir Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (Con):

5.10 pm

Jonathan Reynolds:

Column: 1675

5.13 pm

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown:

Column: 1676

5.14 pm

Andy Slaughter:

5.16 pm

Division No. 231 [ High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill] [23 Mar 2016]

Column: 1680

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Carry-Over (No. 3)

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1681

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

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1682

Scotland Bill (Money) [23 Mar 2016]

Scotland Bill (Ways and Means) [23 Mar 2016]

Scotland Bill (Programme) (No.3) [23 Mar 2016]

Column: 1683

Scotland Bill [23 Mar 2016]

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

5.38 pm

The Secretary of State for Scotland (David Mundell):

Mr Deputy Speaker:

David Mundell:

Column: 1684

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

David Mundell:

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP):

Hon. Members:

David Mundell:

Column: 1685

5.45 pm

Column: 1686

Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab):

Column: 1687

Column: 1688

Column: 1689

6 pm

Column: 1690

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Column: 1691

Column: 1692

Column: 1693

David Mundell:

6.15 pm

Column: 1694

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1695

Mr Speaker:

Sir William Cash

Mr Speaker:

Sir William Cash:

Mr Speaker:

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1696

Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 [23 Mar 2016]

6.24 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr David Gauke):

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Column: 1697

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr Gauke:

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Gauke:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1698

Mr Gauke:

George Kerevan (East Lothian) (SNP):

Mr Gauke:

Mr Nuttall:

Mr Gauke:

Column: 1699

6.38 pm

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West) (Lab):

Column: 1700

Sir William Cash:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1701

Column: 1702

Mr Speaker:

6.50 pm

Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 1703

John Redwood:

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1704

7 pm

Business of the House [23 Mar 2016]

Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 [23 Mar 2016]

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1705

John Redwood:

Sir William Cash:

George Kerevan (East Lothian) (SNP):

Sir William Cash:

Column: 1706

7.8 pm

John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 1707

George Kerevan:

John Redwood:

Column: 1708

Column: 1709

7.21 pm

Mr Gauke:

Column: 1710

Division No. 232 [ Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993] [23 Mar 2016]

Column: 1714

Royal Assent

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Business without Debate [23 Mar 2016]

Opposition Parties (Financial Assistance) [23 Mar 2016]

Column: 1715

Column: 1716

PetitionHMRC Closure Walsall

7.38 pm

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Column: 1717

Column: 1718

Construction Companies (Fatal Accidents) [23 Mar 2016]

7.39 pm

Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) (Lab):

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Mr Hepburn:

Column: 1719

Steven Paterson (Stirling) (SNP):

Mr Hepburn:

Column: 1720

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Hepburn:

Steven Paterson:

Mr Hepburn:

Column: 1721

7.53 pm

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

Column: 1722

Jim Shannon:

Justin Tomlinson:

Column: 1723

Column: 1724

8.3 pm

Column: 1725

Division No. 226 [Construction Companies (Fatal Accidents)]

Deferred Divisions [23 Mar 2016]

Division No. 227 [Deferred Divisions]

Column: 1731