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Column: 297

House of Commons [30 Jan 2008]

Prayers [30 Jan 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [30 Jan 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [30 Jan 2008]

International Development [30 Jan 2008]

Gaza [30 Jan 2008]

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

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

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 298

Mr. Alexander:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 299

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

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

Mr. Alexander:

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

Column: 300

Mr. Alexander:

Afghanistan [30 Jan 2008]

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

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

Mr. Bellingham:

Mr. Alexander:

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

Column: 301

Mr. Alexander:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Mr. Alexander:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 302

Mr. Mark Lancaster (North-East Milton Keynes) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Palestine [30 Jan 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Shahid Malik):

Mrs. Ellman:

Column: 303

Mr. Malik:

Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con):

Mr. Malik:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr. Malik:

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Column: 304

Mr. Malik:

HIV/AIDS [30 Jan 2008]

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Gillian Merron):

Ms Keeble:

Mr. Speaker:

Gillian Merron:

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield) (Con):

Gillian Merron:

Column: 305

Mr. Mitchell:

Gillian Merron:

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

Gillian Merron:

Humanitarian Assistance [30 Jan 2008]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas):

Mr. Hollobone:

Column: 306

Mr. Thomas:

Prime Minister [30 Jan 2008]

Engagements [30 Jan 2008]

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

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Mr. Wallace:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 307

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cameron:

Column: 308

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 309

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Clegg:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 310

Police Pay [30 Jan 2008]

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Keith Vaz:

The Prime Minister:

Engagements [30 Jan 2008]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD)

Hon. Members:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 311

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent, South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 312

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Shailesh Vara (North-West Cambridgeshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD):

Column: 313

The Prime Minister:

Nottingham [30 Jan 2008]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North) (Lab):

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Mr. Allen:

The Prime Minister:

Engagements [30 Jan 2008]

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Column: 314

The Prime Minister:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 315

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 316

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 317

Points of Order [30 Jan 2008]

12.31 pm

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Turner:

Column: 318

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Dawn Butler (Brent, South) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Ms Butler:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. Speaker:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 319

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab)

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. McCartney:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 320

Sale of Wine (Measures) [30 Jan 2008]

12.39 pm

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD):

Column: 321

Column: 322

Column: 323

Treaty of Lisbon (No. 2) [30 Jan 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

12.50 pm

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (Mr. John Hutton):

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Column: 324

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Harper:

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Harper:

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 325

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

Column: 326

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con):

Column: 327

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Hutton:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Brady

Mr. Weir

Mr. Hutton:

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con)

Mr. Hutton:

Peter Luff:

Column: 328

Mr. Hutton:

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

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 329

Column: 330

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 331

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

Colin Burgon (Elmet) (Lab):

Column: 332

Mr. Hutton:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton) (Con):

Column: 333

Mr. Hutton:

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

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

Mr. Hutton:

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 334

Mr. Hutton:

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 335

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con)

Mr. Hutton:

Peter Luff:

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 336

Mr. Weir:

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 337

Column: 338

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 339

Mr. Ian Taylor:

Mr. Hutton:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 340

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Mr. Hutton:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Mr. Hutton:

1.47 pm

Column: 341

Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con):

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

Alan Duncan:

Steve Webb:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 342

Column: 343

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 344

Rob Marris:

Alan Duncan:

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Alan Duncan:

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 345

Alan Duncan:

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal) (Con):

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Alan Duncan:

Several hon. Members

Column: 346

Alan Duncan:

Peter Luff:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North) (Lab):

Alan Duncan:

Column: 347

Mr. Henderson:

Alan Duncan:

Rob Marris:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 348

Rob Marris:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Lilley:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Ian Taylor:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 349

Alan Duncan:

Column: 350

Mr. Clappison:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 351

Column: 352

Mr. Hutton:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 353

Alan Duncan:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Cash:

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Clarke:

Column: 354

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Hutton

Alan Duncan:

Mr. Hutton:

Alan Duncan:

Column: 355

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

2.36 pm

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 356

Mr. Cash:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 357

Alan Duncan:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Peter Luff:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Gummer:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 358

Ms Hewitt:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 359

Mr. Gummer:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 360

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 361

Column: 362

Column: 363

Mr. Cash:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 364

3.9 pm

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Mr. Harper:

Steve Webb:

Column: 365

Mr. Weir:

Steve Webb:

Ms Hewitt:

Steve Webb:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 366

Steve Webb:

Mr. Clappison:

Steve Webb:

Mr. Lilley:

Steve Webb:

The Minister for Energy (Malcolm Wicks):

Column: 367

Steve Webb:

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD):

Steve Webb:

Mr. Gummer:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Steve Webb:

Column: 368

Mr. Lilley

Steve Webb:

3.24 pm

Column: 369

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Mr. Harper:

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Ian Taylor:

Column: 370

Ms Hewitt:

Column: 371

Mr. Weir:

Ms Hewitt:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 372

Ms Hewitt:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Cash:

Ms Hewitt:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Ms Hewitt:

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Ms Hewitt:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 373

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Brady:

Column: 374

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Brady:

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 375

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Ian Taylor:

Ms Hewitt:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 376

Ms Hewitt:

3.58 pm

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con):

Column: 377

Column: 378

Mr. Weir:

Peter Luff:

Mr. Cash:

Peter Luff:

Column: 379

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

Peter Luff:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 381

Peter Luff:

Mr. Cash:

Peter Luff:

Column: 382

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Peter Luff:

Column: 383

Mr. Weir:

Peter Luff:

Column: 384

Mr. Weir

Peter Luff:

Mr. Weir:

Peter Luff:

4.21 pm

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

Column: 385

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 386

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Harper:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

Column: 387

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas:

4.31 pm

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton) (Con):

Column: 388

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

Mr. Taylor:

Column: 389

Mr. Cash

Mr. Taylor:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Taylor:

Column: 390

4.45 pm

Column: 391

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 392

Column: 393

Column: 394

4.58 pm

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

5 pm

Charles Hendry (Wealden) (Con):

Column: 395

Ms Hewitt:

Charles Hendry:

Steve Webb:

Column: 396

Charles Hendry:

Column: 397

5.10 pm

The Minister for Energy (Malcolm Wicks):

Rob Marris:

Malcolm Wicks:

Mr. Lilley:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 398

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Malcolm Wicks:

Mr. Lilley:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 399

Alan Duncan:

Malcolm Wicks:

Column: 400

Alan Duncan:

Malcolm Wicks:

Mr. Lilley:

Malcolm Wicks:

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 409

Orders of the Day [30 Jan 2008]

European Union (Amendment) Bill [30 Jan 2008]

5.48pm

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Francois:

Column: 410

Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Francois:

Column: 411

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD)

Mr. Francois:

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 412

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

Mr. Francois:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Francois:

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Francois:

Column: 413

Mike Gapes:

6 pm

Mr. Francois:

Mike Gapes:

Column: 414

Mr. Bone:

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Hendrick:

Mike Gapes:

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

Mike Gapes:

Column: 415

Martin Horwood:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Martin Horwood:

Column: 416

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West) (Con):

Martin Horwood:

Several hon. Members

Martin Horwood:

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Francois:

Martin Horwood:

Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West) (Lab):

Column: 417

6.15 pm

Martin Horwood:

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 418

Mr. Bone:

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Evans:

Martin Horwood:

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 419

Mr. Brady:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 420

Rob Marris:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Evans:

Column: 421

Sir Stuart Bell:

6.30 pm

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 422

Mr. Shepherd:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Shepherd:

Sir Stuart Bell:

The Second Deputy Chairman:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 423

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 424

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con):

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

Column: 425

Mr. Lilley:

6.45 pm

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 426

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Lilley:

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Lilley:

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con):

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 427

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Lilley:

Ms Hewitt:

Mr. Lilley:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 428

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Column: 429

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

Michael Connarty:

7 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Column: 430

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 431

Mr. Lilley:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 432

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Jenkin:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 433

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Shepherd:

Mr. Murphy:

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Murphy:

7.15 pm

Mr. Francois:

Column: 434

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [30 Jan 2008]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [30 Jan 2008]

Column: 439

Travelling Community [30 Jan 2008]

7.34 pm

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Mr. Donohoe:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Donohoe:

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire, North) (Lab):

Mr. Donohoe:

Column: 440

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Mr. Donohoe:

Martin Salter:

Mr. Donohoe:

Column: 441

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

Mr. Donohoe:

Column: 442

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

Mr. Donohoe:

Column: 443

7.52 pm

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

Column: 444

Column: 445

Column: 446

Mr. Donohoe:

Mr. Wright: