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Column: 693

House of Commons [7 Nov 2006]

Prayers [7 Nov 2006]

[Mr. Speaker] [7 Nov 2006]

Oral Answers to Questions [7 Nov 2006]

Scotland [7 Nov 2006]

Digital Broadcasting [7 Nov 2006]

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch, East) (Lab):

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Cairns):

Mr. Hamilton:

Column: 694

David Cairns:

Rosemary McKenna:

David Cairns:

Mr. Doran:

David Cairns:

Column: 695

David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con):

David Cairns:

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

David Cairns:

Act of Union [7 Nov 2006]

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 696

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Douglas Alexander):

Angela Watkinson:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Ian Austin (Dudley, North) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan) (SNP):

Column: 697

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (LD):

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 698

Mr. Alexander:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Alexander:

David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 699

David Mundell:

Mr. Alexander:

Local Income Tax [7 Nov 2006]

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Cairns):

Miss Begg:

David Cairns:

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

David Cairns:

Column: 700

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

David Cairns:

Economic Trends [7 Nov 2006]

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

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Douglas Alexander):

Mr. Turner:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 701

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Speaker:

Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (LD):

Mr. Alexander:

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 702

Cross-border Health Issues [7 Nov 2006]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (David Cairns):

Mr. Bone:

David Cairns:

Domestic Growth [7 Nov 2006]

Mr. Speaker:

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Douglas Alexander):

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 703

Ms Clark:

Mr. Alexander:

Communities and Local Government [7 Nov 2006]

Firefighters (Insurance Cover) [7 Nov 2006]

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Angela E. Smith):

Chris McCafferty:

Angela E. Smith:

Column: 704

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

Angela E. Smith:

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) (Lab):

Angela E. Smith:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Angela E. Smith:

Local Government White Paper [7 Nov 2006]

Mr. Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Ruth Kelly):

Column: 705

Mr. Reed:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Reed

Mr. Speaker:

Ruth Kelly:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Sadiq Khan (Tooting) (Lab):

Column: 706

Ruth Kelly:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Ruth Kelly:

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham) (Con):

Column: 707

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 708

Ms Celia Barlow (Hove) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Empty Dwellings [7 Nov 2006]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con):

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Swayne:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 709

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 710

Yvette Cooper:

Local Government White Paper [7 Nov 2006]

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Anne Main:

Mr. Woolas:

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Column: 711

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con):

Mr. Woolas:

Local Government Finance [7 Nov 2006]

Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell) (LD):

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Matthew Taylor:

Column: 712

Mr. Woolas:

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

Mr. Woolas:

Islamist Extremism [7 Nov 2006]

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con):

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Ruth Kelly):

Mr. Benyon:

Column: 713

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Gauke:

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. Shahid Malik (Dewsbury) (Lab):

Column: 714

Mr. Speaker:

Ruth Kelly:

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab):

Ruth Kelly:

Column: 715

Rural Payments Agency [7 Nov 2006]

3.33 pm

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (David Miliband):

Column: 716

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 717

Column: 718

David Miliband:

Column: 719

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 720

David Miliband:

Column: 721

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

David Miliband:

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Column: 722

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

David Miliband:

Janet Anderson (Rossendale and Darwen) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Column: 723

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

David Miliband:

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op):

David Miliband:

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 724

David Miliband:

Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con):

Column: 725

David Miliband:

Mr. David Drew (Stroud) (Lab/Co-op):

David Miliband:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

David Miliband:

Column: 726

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 727

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 728

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 729

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

Column: 730

David Miliband:

Mr. Robert Goodwill (Scarborough and Whitby) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 731

Point of Order [7 Nov 2006]

4.27 pm

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 732

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill [7 Nov 2006]

4.30 pm

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Pat McFadden):

4.31 pm

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD):

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 733

LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY REFORM BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 3) [7 Nov 2006]

Column: 734

Orders of the Day [7 Nov 2006]

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill [7 Nov 2006]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

4.33 pm

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Pat McFadden):

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD):

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 735

Mr. Heath:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 736

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 737

4.45 pm

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

David Howarth:

Mr. Turner:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Turner:

Column: 738

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr. Turner:

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West) (Lab):

Mr. David Heath:

Column: 739

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 740

Rob Marris:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. McFadden:

5 pm

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 741

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Andrew Turner:

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab):

Mr. Heath:

Column: 742

Mr. Greg Knight:

Column: 743

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 744

Mr. Redwood:

5.15 pm

Rob Marris:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 745

Mr. Heath:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. McFadden:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 746

Mr. Heath:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Mr. Heath:

Column: 747

5.30 pm

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 748

Mr. Andrew Turner:

Mr. McFadden:

David Howarth:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 749

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. McFadden:

David Howarth:

Column: 750

Column: 751

Mr. Redwood:

5.45 pm

David Howarth:

Rob Marris:

Column: 752

David Howarth:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Heath:

Rob Marris:

David Howarth:

Rob Marris:

Column: 753

Pete Wishart:

Column: 754

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Greg Knight:

Mr. Redwood:

Andrew Miller:

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 755

Mr. Andrew Turner:

6 pm

Mr. McFadden:

David Howarth

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 756

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 760

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Heath:

Column: 761

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 762

Andrew Miller:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Andrew Turner:

Mr. McFadden:

Mr. Heath:

6.30 pm

Mr. McFadden:

Column: 763

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Redwood:

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [7 Nov 2006]

Column: 765

ARMED FORCES BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 2) [7 Nov 2006]

Column: 766

Armed Forces Bill [7 Nov 2006]

6.34 pm

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 767

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Derek Twigg:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Derek Twigg:

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con)

Derek Twigg:

Column: 768

Dr. Lewis:

Derek Twigg:

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby) (Lab):

Derek Twigg:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 769

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con):

6.45 pm

Derek Twigg:

Column: 770

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Column: 771

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Column: 772

Mr. Howarth:

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. Howarth:

Peter Bottomley:

Column: 773

Mr. Howarth:

Mr. George Howarth:

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Mr. George Howarth:

7 pm

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Column: 774

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

Mr. Howarth:

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 775

Mr. Ben Wallace (Lancaster and Wyre) (Con):

Mr. Touhig:

Column: 776

Nick Harvey (North Devon) (LD):

Column: 777

7.15 pm

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Column: 778

Column: 779

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Robathan:

Column: 780

Andrew Mackinlay:

Dr. Murrison:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Dr. Murrison:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Wallace:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Column: 781

Andrew Mackinlay:

7.30 pm

Mr. Bellingham:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Peter Bottomley:

Column: 782

Andrew Mackinlay:

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Andrew Mackinlay:

Column: 783

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 784

7.45 pm

Column: 785

Column: 786

Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale) (Lab):

Column: 787

Column: 788

8 pm

Mr. Wallace:

Column: 789

Column: 790

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. Keith Simpson:

Column: 791

Mr. Wallace:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. Touhig:

Mr. Wallace:

Column: 792

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. Jones:

Mr. Robathan:

8.15 pm

Column: 793

Mr. Jones:

Column: 794

Mr. Bellingham:

Column: 795

Mr. Mike Hall:

Mr. Bellingham:

Column: 796

Derek Twigg:

8.30 pm

Column: 797

Derek Twigg:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Column: 798

Derek Twigg:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Derek Twigg:

Derek Twigg:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Derek Twigg:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 799

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Column: 800

8.45 pm

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Howarth:

Column: 801

Nick Harvey:

Mr. Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

Patrick Mercer:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Column: 802

Patrick Mercer:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Patrick Mercer:

Mr. George Howarth:

Column: 803

Patrick Mercer:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 804

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Derek Twigg:

Mr. George Howarth:

9 pm

Derek Twigg:

Derek Twigg:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Derek Twigg:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 805

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Derek Twigg:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Derek Twigg:

Derek Twigg:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 806

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Patrick Mercer:

Column: 807

Derek Twigg:

Column: 808

9.15 pm

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Column: 809

Derek Twigg:

Column: 810

Mr. Howarth:

Derek Twigg:

Derek Twigg:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 811

Mr. Gerald Howarth:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Column: 812

9.30 pm

Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife) (LD):

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Derek Twigg:

Mr. Howarth:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 813

9.34 pm

Column: 814

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

PETITiON [7 Nov 2006]

Fireworks [7 Nov 2006]

9.36 pm

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 815

Housing (Gateshead) [7 Nov 2006]

9.38 pm

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

Column: 816

Column: 817

Column: 818

Column: 819

9.56 pm

Mrs. Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead, East and Washington, West) (Lab):

Column: 820

9.58 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Meg Munn):

Column: 821

Meg Munn:

Column: 822

Column: 823

Column: 824