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Column: 123

Column: 123

House of Commons [27 Nov 2007]

Prayers [27 Nov 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [27 Nov 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [27 Nov 2007]

Communities and Local Government [27 Nov 2007]

Climate Change [27 Nov 2007]

John Robertson (Glasgow, North-West) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

John Robertson:

Hazel Blears:

Column: 124

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Hazel Blears:

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

Hazel Blears:

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Hazel Blears:

Column: 125

Home Information Packs [27 Nov 2007]

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Mr. Holloway:

Mr. Wright:

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

Mr. Wright:

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) (PC):

Column: 126

Mr. Wright:

Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield) (Con):

Mr. Wright:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Mr. Wright:

Thames Gateway [27 Nov 2007]

Mr. David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con):

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Evennett:

Column: 127

Yvette Cooper:

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 128

Local Government Reorganisation [27 Nov 2007]

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Andrew Selous:

Hazel Blears:

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

Hazel Blears:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 129

Hazel Blears:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Simpson:

Hazel Blears:

Children and Young Adult Services [27 Nov 2007]

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Mr. Turner:

Column: 130

Hazel Blears:

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD):

Hazel Blears:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Hazel Blears:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con):

Column: 131

Hazel Blears:

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East) (Lab/Co-op):

Hazel Blears:

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central) (Lab):

Hazel Blears:

Column: 132

Household Rubbish [27 Nov 2007]

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Parmjit Dhanda):

Angela Watkinson:

Mr. Dhanda:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Mr. Dhanda:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 133

Mr. Dhanda:

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Mr. Dhanda:

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) (Con)

Mr. Dhanda:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Mr. Dhanda:

Local Government Finance [27 Nov 2007]

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Column: 134

Richard Ottaway:

Hazel Blears:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Hazel Blears:

Housing and Planning Powers [27 Nov 2007]

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Binley:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 135

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Warehouse Fires [27 Nov 2007]

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Helen Jones:

Mr. Wright:

Column: 136

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. Wright:

Housing (North-East) [27 Nov 2007]

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland) (Lab):

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Dr. Kumar:

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 137

Local Government Finance [27 Nov 2007]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Bone:

Yvette Cooper:

Topical Questions [27 Nov 2007]

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Column: 138

Mr. Speaker:

Richard Ottaway:

Hazel Blears:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Column: 139

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Mr. Pickles:

Hazel Blears:

Column: 140

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

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

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Column: 141

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Parmjit Dhanda):

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Column: 142

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Hazel Blears:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Hazel Blears):

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Parmjit Dhanda):

Column: 143

Points of Order [27 Nov 2007]

3.31 pm

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con):

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con)

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 144

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

BILL PRESENTED [27 Nov 2007]

Column: 145

Orders of the Day [27 Nov 2007]

Housing and Regeneration Bill [27 Nov 2007]

Mr. Speaker:

3.35 pm

The Minister for Housing (Yvette Cooper):

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Column: 146

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West) (Lab):

Mr. Garnier:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 147

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Skinner:

Yvette Cooper:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

John Bercow:

Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 148

Mark Pritchard:

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

John Bercow:

Column: 149

Yvette Cooper:

Dan Rogerson:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Andrew Smith (Oxford, East) (Lab)

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Smith:

Column: 150

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 151

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 152

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South) (LD):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 153

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 154

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 155

Sir Paul Beresford:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 156

4.8 pm

Grant Shapps (Welwyn Hatfield) (Con):

Mr. Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Column: 157

Emily Thornberry (Islington, South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Column: 158

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 159

Grant Shapps:

Sir Paul Beresford:

Grant Shapps:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Grant Shapps:

Mr. Nick Hurd (Ruislip-Northwood) (Con):

Column: 160

Grant Shapps:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Grant Shapps:

Column: 161

Dr. Starkey:

Grant Shapps:

Yvette Cooper:

Grant Shapps:

Column: 162

4.30 pm

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West) (Lab):

Column: 163

Anne Main:

Dr. Starkey:

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Dr. Starkey:

Column: 164

Sir Paul Beresford:

Dr. Starkey:

Column: 165

John Bercow:

Dr. Starkey:

Column: 166

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

4.45 pm

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Column: 167

Emily Thornberry:

Paul Holmes:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Paul Holmes:

Column: 168

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Paul Holmes:

Column: 169

Sarah Teather:

Paul Holmes:

Column: 170

Dr. Starkey:

Paul Holmes:

Column: 171

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Paul Holmes:

Yvette Cooper:

Paul Holmes:

Column: 172

Column: 173

Column: 174

5.12 pm

Mr. Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich) (Lab):

Column: 175

Column: 176

Column: 177

5.23 pm

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con):

Column: 178

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Sir George Young:

Column: 179

Column: 180

Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD):

Sir George Young:

Mr. Love:

Sir George Young:

Column: 181

Column: 182

5.38 pm

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 183

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

Jeremy Corbyn:

Column: 184

Column: 185

5.51 pm

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Column: 186

Emily Thornberry:

Mrs. Miller:

Column: 187

Column: 188

6.4 pm

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 189

Column: 190

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Purchase:

6.16 pm

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South) (LD):

Column: 191

Richard Younger-Ross:

Mr. Hancock:

Column: 192

Mr. Purchase:

Mr. Hancock:

Column: 193

Emily Thornberry:

Mr. Hancock:

Column: 194

6.29 pm

John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab):

Column: 195

Anne Main:

John Battle:

Column: 196

Column: 197

6.41 pm

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Column: 198

Richard Younger-Ross:

Anne Main:

Column: 199

Column: 200

6.53 pm

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Column: 201

Anne Main:

Julie Morgan:

Column: 202

Column: 203

7.1 pm

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Column: 204

Paul Holmes:

Richard Younger-Ross:

Column: 205

7.12 pm

Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton) (Lab):

Column: 206

Column: 207

Mark Pritchard:

Mr. Meacher:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Mr. Meacher:

Column: 208

Column: 209

7.27 pm

Adam Price (Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Column: 210

Column: 211

7.39 pm

Emily Thornberry (Islington, South and Finsbury) (Lab):

Column: 212

Column: 213

Mr. Hancock:

Emily Thornberry:

Mr. Hancock

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 214

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Emily Thornberry:

Column: 215

7.52 pm

Column: 216

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

Column: 217

Column: 218

8.2 pm

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

Emily Thornberry:

Lyn Brown:

Column: 219

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

Column: 220

Lyn Brown:

Column: 221

8.16 pm

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby) (Lab):

Column: 222

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Column: 223

Mr. Mitchell:

David Taylor:

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 224

8.28 pm

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 225

Column: 226

Lyn Brown:

Andrew Gwynne:

Emily Thornberry:

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 227

David Wright:

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 228

8.42 pm

Column: 229

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Column: 230

Alistair Burt:

Margaret Moran:

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab):

Margaret Moran:

Column: 231

Andrew Gwynne:

Margaret Moran:

Column: 232

8.57 pm

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) (Lab):

Margaret Moran:

Mr. Slaughter:

Column: 233

Column: 234

Column: 235

9.11 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab):

Column: 236

Column: 237

Lynne Jones:

John McDonnell:

Column: 238

9.23 pm

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 239

Mr. Love:

Alistair Burt:

Column: 240

Column: 241

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Alistair Burt:

Mr. Wright:

Alistair Burt:

Lynne Jones:

Alistair Burt:

Lynne Jones:

Column: 242

Alistair Burt:

Bob Russell:

Alistair Burt:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Alistair Burt:

Column: 243

9.42 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright):

Column: 244

Column: 245

Paul Holmes:

Mr. Wright:

Bob Russell:

Mr. Wright:

Column: 246

Column: 247

Alistair Burt:

Mr. Wright:

Column: 248

Bob Russell:

Mr. Wright:

Column: 249

Housing and Regeneration Bill [] [27 Nov 2007]

Column: 253

Housing and Regeneration Bill [] [27 Nov 2007]

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [27 Nov 2007]

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 254

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY DOCUMENTS [27 Nov 2007]

Hon. Members:

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 255

Lymington Marshes and Harbour [27 Nov 2007]

10.19 pm

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Swayne:

Column: 256

Column: 257

Column: 258

10.36 pm

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

Column: 259

Column: 260

Column: 261

Column: 262