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Column: 639

Column: 639

House of Commons [4 Feb 2008]

Prayers [4 Feb 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [4 Feb 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Feb 2008]

Children, Schools and Families [4 Feb 2008]

Educational Options (16 and 17-year-olds) [4 Feb 2008]

Barbara Keeley (Worsley) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ed Balls):

Barbara Keeley:

Ed Balls:

Column: 640

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Column: 641

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

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Ed Balls:

Column: 642

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Youth Services (London) [4 Feb 2008]

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

The Minister for Children, Young People and Families (Beverley Hughes):

Column: 643

Harry Cohen:

Beverley Hughes:

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

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 644

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

Beverley Hughes:

Teenage Pregnancy [4 Feb 2008]

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

The Minister for Children, Young People and Families (Beverley Hughes):

Sandra Gidley:

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 645

Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham) (Lab):

Beverley Hughes:

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

Beverley Hughes:

Holocaust Education [4 Feb 2008]

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ed Balls):

Gordon Banks:

Ed Balls:

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

Column: 647

Ed Balls:

Foreign Languages [4 Feb 2008]

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

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Simon Hughes:

Jim Knight:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Column: 648

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

Jim Knight:

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Unaccompanied and Trafficked Children [4 Feb 2008]

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Kevin Brennan):

Column: 649

Mr. Steen:

Kevin Brennan:

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab):

Kevin Brennan:

Engineering [4 Feb 2008]

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

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Column: 650

Dr. Kumar:

Jim Knight:

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Jim Knight:

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

Column: 651

Jim Knight:

A-level Examinations [4 Feb 2008]

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Andrew Rosindell:

Jim Knight:

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Column: 652

Children of Separated Parents [4 Feb 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Kevin Brennan):

Andrew Selous:

Kevin Brennan:

School Buildings (Battersea) [4 Feb 2008]

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Column: 653

Martin Linton:

Jim Knight:

Topical Questions [4 Feb 2008]

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

The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Ed Balls):

David Taylor:

Ed Balls:

Column: 654

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

Ed Balls:

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Column: 655

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (Kevin Brennan):

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Column: 656

Ed Balls:

Michael Gove:

Ed Balls:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 657

The Minister for Children, Young People and Families (Beverley Hughes):

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

Ed Balls:

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

Column: 658

Ed Balls:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Ed Balls:

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

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 659

Speaker’s Statement [4 Feb 2008]

3.32 pm

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 660

HMP Woodhill (Inquiry) [4 Feb 2008]

3.34 pm

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw):

Column: 661

Column: 662

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 663

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 664

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 665

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Column: 666

Mr. Straw:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 667

Frank Cook (Stockton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 668

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Column: 669

Mr. Straw:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 670

Mr. Straw:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 671

Points of Order [4 Feb 2008]

4.14 pm

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mrs. Dunwoody:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 672

Police Grant [4 Feb 2008]

4.16 pm

The Minister for Security, Counter-Terrorism, Crime and Policing (Mr. Tony McNulty):

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 673

Mr. Robathan:

Mr. McNulty:

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

Mr. McNulty:

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

Several hon. Members

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 674

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con)

Mr. McNulty:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 675

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

Mr. McNulty:

Mark Pritchard

Mr. McNulty:

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 676

Mr. McNulty:

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

Column: 677

Mr. McNulty:

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

Column: 678

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Paice:

Mr. McNulty:

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

Column: 679

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Blunt:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Blunt:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con)

Column: 680

Mr. McNulty:

Robert Key:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 681

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 682

4.52 pm

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds) (Con):

Column: 683

Mr. Blunt:

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 684

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

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 685

Column: 686

Column: 687

Anne Milton (Guildford) (Con):

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Mr. Ruffley:

Anne Milton:

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 688

Mr. Hogg:

Column: 689

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 690

5.25 pm

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab):

Column: 691

Column: 692

Column: 693

5.40 pm

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Column: 694

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Chris Huhne:

Column: 695

Mr. Hogg:

Chris Huhne:

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

Chris Huhne:

Tom Brake:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 696

5.52 pm

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

Column: 697

Mr. Heath:

Mr. Hogg:

Column: 698

Column: 699

David Taylor:

Mr. Hogg:

Column: 700

Chris Huhne:

Column: 701

Mr. Hogg:

6.10 pm

Mr. John Horam (Orpington) (Con):

Column: 702

6.17 pm

Column: 703

Mr. Christopher Fraser (South-West Norfolk) (Con):

Column: 704

6.25 pm

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Column: 705

Column: 706

Column: 707

6.38 pm

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

Column: 708

Mr. John Hayes

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Binley:

Column: 709

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 710

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 711

6.54 pm

Mr. McNulty:

Mrs. Dunwoody:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 712

Mrs. Dunwoody:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Blunt:

Column: 713

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Hayes

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Hogg:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Binley:

Column: 714

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Binley:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 715

Column: 716

Column: 721

Local Government Finance [4 Feb 2008]

7.31 pm

The Minister for Local Government (John Healey):

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge) (Lab):

John Healey:

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

Mr. Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD)

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD)

John Healey:

Column: 722

Mr. Hendrick:

John Healey:

Mr. Beith:

John Healey:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

John Healey:

Column: 723

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

John Healey:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

John Healey:

David Howarth:

Column: 724

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Column: 725

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

John Healey:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

John Healey:

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 726

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

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

Column: 727

John Healey:

Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab):

John Healey:

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab):

Column: 728

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Mr. Hurd:

John Healey:

Column: 729

Column: 730

Simon Hughes:

Column: 731

John Healey:

Mr. Burrowes:

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 732

John Healey:

David Howarth:

John Healey:

Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East) (Lab):

John Healey:

Column: 733

8.22 pm

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Column: 734

John Healey

Robert Neill:

John Healey:

Column: 735

Robert Neill:

John Healey:

Robert Neill:

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan) (Lab):

Robert Neill:

Column: 736

Mr. Rob Wilson (Reading, East) (Con):

Robert Neill

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Robert Neill:

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

Robert Neill:

Column: 737

Mrs. Hodgson:

Robert Neill:

Mrs. Hodgson:

Robert Neill:

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Robert Neill:

Column: 738

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

Robert Neill:

Mr. Slaughter:

Robert Neill:

Mr. Slaughter:

Column: 739

Robert Neill:

8.42 pm

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan) (Lab):

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Turner:

Column: 740

David Heyes (Ashton-under-Lyne) (Lab):

Mr. Turner:

Column: 741

Column: 742

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

Mr. Turner:

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. Turner:

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Turner:

Column: 743

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Mr. Turner:

8.58 pm

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Column: 744

Mr. Slaughter:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 745

Simon Hughes:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 746

Richard Younger-Ross:

Julia Goldsworthy:

Column: 747

Column: 748

Mr. Neil Turner:

Julia Goldsworthy:

9.16 pm

Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East) (Lab):

Column: 749

Column: 750

9.24 pm

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

Column: 751

Column: 752

9.30 pm

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

Column: 753

Robert Neill:

Jim Cousins:

9.37 pm

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Column: 754

9.40 pm

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

Column: 755

Column: 756

9.46 pm

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

Column: 757

Column: 758

9.54 pm

John Healey:

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

John Healey:

Column: 759

Delegated Legislation [4 Feb 2008]

Modernisation of the House [4 Feb 2008]

Committees [4 Feb 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 763

HMP Chelmsford [4 Feb 2008]

10.14 pm

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford) (Con):

Column: 764

Column: 765

Column: 766

10.30 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Maria Eagle):

Column: 767

Column: 768

Column: 769

Column: 770