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Volume No. 607Part No. 139

House of Commons Debates 24 March 2016

house of commons

prayers

business before questions

oral answers to questions

energy and climate change

indebted prepayment customers

onshore wind

energy-saving products: vat

gas-fired power stations: capacity mechanism

low-carbon economy

zero emissions

fuel duty

biomass

shale gas

renewable energy: subsidies

retail energy: switching suppliers

oil and gas

tidal lagoon energy

energy storage devices

topical questions

junior doctors: industrial action

business of the house

points of order

court closures

easter adjournment

charities: veterans care sector


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Column: 1733

House of Commons [24 Mar 2016]

Prayers [24 Mar 2016]

[Mr Speaker] [24 Mar 2016]

Business before questions [24 Mar 2016]

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Mar 2016]

Energy and Climate Change [24 Mar 2016]

Indebted Prepayment Customers [24 Mar 2016]

Colleen Fletcher (Coventry North East) (Lab):

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Dawn Butler (Brent Central) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Column: 1734

Colleen Fletcher:

Amber Rudd:

Liz McInnes:

Amber Rudd:

Dawn Butler:

Amber Rudd:

Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire) (Con):

Column: 1735

Amber Rudd:

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Caroline Flint:

Mr Speaker:

Caroline Flint:

Mr Speaker:

Caroline Flint:

Mr Speaker:

Caroline Flint:

Mr Speaker:

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Column: 1736

Amber Rudd:

Lisa Nandy:

Amber Rudd:

Lisa Nandy:

Amber Rudd:

Onshore Wind [24 Mar 2016]

Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con):

Column: 1737

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Tom Pursglove:

Andrea Leadsom:

Cat Smith (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Andrea Leadsom:

Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (SDLP):

Column: 1738

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Speaker:

Energy-saving Products: VAT [24 Mar 2016]

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

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Tim Loughton:

Amber Rudd:

Clive Lewis (Norwich South) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1739

Amber Rudd:

Gas-fired Power Stations: Capacity Mechanism [24 Mar 2016]

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Jeremy Lefroy:

Andrea Leadsom:

Callum McCaig (Aberdeen South) (SNP):

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 1740


Callum McCaig:

Andrea Leadsom:

Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (Con):

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Skinner:

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Skinner:

Andrea Leadsom:

Column: 1741

Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Low-carbon Economy [24 Mar 2016]

Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Jeff Smith:

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1742

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Zero Emissions [24 Mar 2016]

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1743

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Amber Rudd:

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

Amber Rudd:

Fuel Duty [24 Mar 2016]

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

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Mr Sheerman:

Column: 1744

Amber Rudd:

Biomass [24 Mar 2016]

Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Nigel Adams:

Andrea Leadsom:

Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con):

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1745

Andrea Leadsom:

Shale Gas [24 Mar 2016]

Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Mr Nuttall:

Andrea Leadsom:

Renewable Energy: Subsidies [24 Mar 2016]

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Column: 1746

Jason McCartney:

Amber Rudd:

Retail Energy: Switching Suppliers [24 Mar 2016]

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Jake Berry:

Amber Rudd:

Oil and Gas [24 Mar 2016]

Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Column: 1747

Kirsty Blackman:

Andrea Leadsom:

Tidal Lagoon Energy [24 Mar 2016]

Carolyn Harris (Swansea East) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Carolyn Harris:

Amber Rudd:

Energy Storage Devices [24 Mar 2016]

Matthew Pennycook (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Column: 1748

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Matthew Pennycook:

Andrea Leadsom:

Topical Questions [24 Mar 2016]

Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Amber Rudd):

Jeff Smith:

Amber Rudd:

David Rutley (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 1749

Amber Rudd:

Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Dawn Butler (Brent Central) (Lab):

Column: 1750


Amber Rudd:

Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Column: 1751

Caroline Flint (Don Valley) (Lab):

Amber Rudd:

Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (Con):

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (Andrea Leadsom):

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 1752

Andrea Leadsom:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Andrea Leadsom:

Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

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

Amber Rudd:

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Amber Rudd:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1753

Junior Doctors: Industrial Action [24 Mar 2016]

10.33 am

Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)

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

Column: 1754


Heidi Alexander:

Column: 1755

Ben Gummer:

Heidi Alexander:

Ben Gummer:

Column: 1756

Mr Speaker:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Mr Speaker:

Ben Gummer:

Several hon. Members

Mr Speaker:

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

Column: 1757

Ben Gummer:

Kirsty Blackman (Aberdeen North) (SNP):

Ben Gummer:

Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood) (Con):

Column: 1758

Ben Gummer:

Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Mr Speaker:

Ben Gummer:

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

Ben Gummer:

Column: 1759

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

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

Ben Gummer:

Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

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

Ben Gummer:

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Column: 1760

Ben Gummer:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 1761

Ben Gummer:

Dawn Butler (Brent Central) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

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

Ben Gummer:

Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab):

Column: 1762

Ben Gummer:

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

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

Ben Gummer:

Andrew Bridgen:

Ben Gummer:

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP):

Ben Gummer:

Column: 1763

David Mowat (Warrington South) (Con):

Ben Gummer:

Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

Column: 1764

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Ben Gummer:

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

Ben Gummer:

Liz McInnes:

Mr Speaker:

Column: 1765

Business of the House [24 Mar 2016]

11.12 am

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Dr Thérèse Coffey):

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 1766


Column: 1767


Dr Coffey:

Column: 1768


Column: 1769


Mims Davies (Eastleigh) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

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

Column: 1770

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1771


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

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1772

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

Dr Coffey:

Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

Barry Gardiner (Brent North) (Lab):

Column: 1773

Dr Coffey:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

Mr David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1774

Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Dr Coffey:

Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab):

Column: 1775

Dr Coffey:

Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP):

Dr Coffey:

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

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1776

Paul Flynn (Newport West) (Lab):

Dr Coffey:

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

Roger Mullin (Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath) (SNP):

Dr Coffey:

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Column: 1777

Dr Coffey:

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Dr Coffey:

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Dr Thérèse Coffey:

Column: 1778

Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire) (Con):

Dr Coffey:

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

Dr Coffey:

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

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1779

Peter Grant (Glenrothes) (SNP):

Dr Coffey:

Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab):

Column: 1780

Mr Speaker:

Dr Coffey:

Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West) (SNP):

Dr Coffey:

Column: 1781

Points of Order [24 Mar 2016]

12.1 pm

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Alberto Costa (South Leicestershire) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1782

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Ms Ahmed-Sheikh:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Chris Stephens (Glasgow South West) (SNP):

Column: 1783

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1784

Backbench Business

Court Closures [24 Mar 2016]

12.9 pm

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

Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Column: 1785

Helen Hayes:

Dawn Butler (Brent Central) (Lab):

Helen Hayes:

Column: 1786

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Helen Hayes:

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Helen Hayes:

Column: 1787


Richard Benyon:

Helen Hayes:

Dawn Butler:

Helen Hayes:

Column: 1788

Column: 1789

Column: 1790

12.31 pm

Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con):

Column: 1791


Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Andrew Bingham:

Column: 1792

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

Andrew Bingham:

Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab):

Andrew Bingham:

Column: 1793


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

Andrew Bingham:

Column: 1794


12.43 pm

Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Mrs Moon:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mrs Moon:

Mary Creagh:

Mrs Moon:

Column: 1795

Column: 1796


12.55 pm

Column: 1797

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Albert Owen

Robert Neill:

Albert Owen:

Robert Neill:

Column: 1798


Mrs Moon:

Robert Neill:

Mrs Moon:

Robert Neill:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Robert Neill:

Column: 1799


Column: 1800


Column: 1801


1.11 pm

Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab):

Column: 1802

Column: 1803


Column: 1804


Column: 1805


Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing):

Mary Creagh:

Column: 1806

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker:

1.30 pm

William Wragg (Hazel Grove) (Con):

Column: 1807


Robert Neill:

William Wragg:

Column: 1808


1.39 pm

Column: 1809

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Column: 1810


1.46 pm

Column: 1811

Kevin Foster (Torbay) (Con):

Column: 1812

Column: 1813

1.54 pm

Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC):

Column: 1814


Column: 1815


2.2 pm

Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool) (Lab):

Column: 1816


Column: 1817


2.10 pm

Holly Lynch (Halifax) (Lab):

Column: 1818


Column: 1819


Column: 1820


2.18 pm

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

Column: 1821

2.22 pm

Column: 1822

Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Column: 1823


2.30 pm

Christina Rees (Neath) (Lab):

Column: 1824

Column: 1825

Column: 1826


Column: 1827


Valerie Vaz:

Christina Rees:

Column: 1828


2.48 pm

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

Column: 1829


Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

Mr Vara:

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Mr Vara:

Column: 1830


Neil Coyle:

Mr Vara:

Neil Coyle:

Mr Vara:

Mr Kevan Jones:

Mr Vara:

Column: 1831

Robert Neill:

Mr Vara:

Column: 1832


Liz Saville Roberts:

Mr Vara:

3.5 pm

Helen Hayes:

Column: 1833

Column: 1834

Easter Adjournment [24 Mar 2016]

3.7 pm

Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (Con):

Column: 1835

Mims Davies (Eastleigh) (Con):

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

Bob Blackman:

Mr Deputy Speaker:

Bob Blackman:

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

Column: 1836

Bob Blackman:

Mike Freer:

Bob Blackman:

Column: 1837

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Bob Blackman:

Several hon. Members

Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle):

3.21 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab):

Column: 1838

Column: 1839

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Column: 1840

Keith Vaz:

3.31 pm

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Column: 1841


Column: 1842


3.41 pm

Column: 1843

Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD):

Column: 1844


Column: 1845

3.51 pm

Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes) (Con):

Column: 1846


Column: 1847


4 pm

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

Column: 1848


Column: 1849

4.6 pm

Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con):

Column: 1850

Column: 1851


Column: 1852


4.16 pm

Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (Con):

Column: 1853


Column: 1854

4.26 pm

Mims Davies (Eastleigh) (Con):

Column: 1855


Column: 1857


Mr Speaker:

4.35 pm

Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 1858


Column: 1859


Mr Speaker:

Melanie Onn:

4.45 pm

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Dr Thérèse Coffey):

Column: 1860

Column: 1861

Column: 1862

Column: 1863

Column: 1864

Mr Speaker:

Hon. Members:

Column: 1865

Charities: Veterans Care Sector [24 Mar 2016]

5 pm

Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View) (Con):

Column: 1866


Nusrat Ghani (Wealden) (Con):

Johnny Mercer:

Column: 1867

Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con):

Johnny Mercer:

Column: 1868

Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling) (Con):

Johnny Mercer:

Sir David Amess (Southend West) (Con):

Johnny Mercer:

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

Johnny Mercer:

Mims Davies (Eastleigh) (Con):

Johnny Mercer:

Column: 1869


Column: 1870


Column: 1871

Tom Tugendhat:

Johnny Mercer:

Column: 1872

5.23 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mark Lancaster):

Column: 1873


Column: 1874


5.30 pm