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Column: 745

House of Commons [25 Feb 2008]

Prayers [25 Feb 2008]

[Mr. Speaker ] [25 Feb 2008]

PRIVATE BUSINESS [25 Feb 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Feb 2008]

Home Department [25 Feb 2008]

Student Visas [25 Feb 2008]

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood) (Lab):

The Minister for Borders and Immigration (Mr. Liam Byrne):

Mrs. Humble:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 746

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

David T.C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Police Numbers [25 Feb 2008]

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

Column: 747

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jacqui Smith):

Mr. Harper:

Jacqui Smith:

John Reid (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP):

Column: 748

Jacqui Smith:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Alcohol Restriction Zones [25 Feb 2008]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Column: 749

Mr. Kidney:

Mr. Coaker:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Coaker:

Nia Griffith (Llanelli) (Lab):

Mr. Coaker:

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

Column: 750

Mr. Coaker:

Wheel Clamping [25 Feb 2008]

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Meg Hillier):

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Meg Hillier:

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Meg Hillier:

Column: 751

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

Meg Hillier:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Meg Hillier:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Meg Hillier:

Cannabis [25 Feb 2008]

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Mr. Brady:

Column: 752

Mr. Coaker:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Coaker:

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon) (LD):

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

Mr. Coaker:

Column: 753

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

Mr. Coaker:

Inward Migration [25 Feb 2008]

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

The Minister for Borders and Immigration (Mr. Liam Byrne):

Mr. Jackson:

Mr. Byrne:

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

Column: 754

Mr. Byrne:

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Byrne:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Column: 755

Mr. Byrne:

Gangs/Gun Crime [25 Feb 2008]

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jacqui Smith):

Stephen Pound:

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 756

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Antisocial Behaviour Orders [25 Feb 2008]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Mr. Coaker:

Column: 757

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

Mr. Coaker:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Coaker:

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab):

Column: 758

Mr. Coaker:

Terrorism Legislation [25 Feb 2008]

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

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

Mr. Wallace:

Mr. McNulty:

Topical Questions [25 Feb 2008]

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

Column: 759

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Jacqui Smith):

Mr. Carmichael:

Jacqui Smith:

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

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Vernon Coaker):

Column: 760

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Meg Hillier):

Column: 761

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

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

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 762

David Davis:

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 763

Mr. Coaker:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 764

Jacqui Smith:

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

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 765

Points of Order [25 Feb 2008]

3.33 pm

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

Mr. Speaker:

David T.C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 766

Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty) (No. 5) [25 Feb 2008]

Column: 767

Treaty of Lisbon (No. 6) [25 Feb 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

3.35 pm

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

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

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

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

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 768

Mrs. Dunwoody:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Bone

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con)

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Mr. Alexander:

Mark Pritchard:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Bone

Bob Spink

Mr. Alexander:

Bob Spink:

Column: 769

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab)

Mr. Bone

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Alexander:

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

Column: 770

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 771

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Tony Baldry:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 772

James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend, East) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

James Duddridge:

Column: 773

Mr. Alexander:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

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

Mr. Alexander:

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

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Brady:

Column: 774

Mr. Alexander:

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

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 775

Mr. Jim McGovern (Dundee, West) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

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

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Streeter:

Column: 776

Mr. Alexander:

David Wright (Telford) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Mr. Alexander:

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

Column: 777

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 778

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 779

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

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 780

Rob Marris:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Alexander:

Column: 781

Column: 782

4.19 pm

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

Column: 783

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

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 784

Tony Baldry:

Mr. Mitchell:

Tony Baldry:

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Douglas Alexander:

Column: 785

Mr. Mitchell:

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Mitchell:

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 786

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Mitchell:

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Douglas Alexander:

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 787

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Alexander:

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 788

Ms Keeble:

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 789

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Mitchell:

David Wright:

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 790

Column: 791

Column: 792

Rob Marris:

Mr. Mitchell:

Column: 793

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

Mr. Mitchell:

Mr. Thomas:

Mr. Mitchell:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

4.56 pm

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Mr. Andrew Mitchell:

Column: 795

Hugh Bayley:

Tony Baldry:

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Cash:

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 796

Column: 797

5.10 pm

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

Column: 798

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Moore:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Moore:

Column: 799

Column: 800

Mr. Streeter:

Mr. Moore:

Tony Baldry:

Column: 801

Mr. Moore:

5.28 pm

Column: 802

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

Mr. Andrew Mitchell:

Judy Mallaber:

Column: 803

Column: 804

Mr. Streeter:

Judy Mallaber:

Column: 805

5.42 pm

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

Column: 806

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Streeter:

Column: 807

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Streeter:

Column: 808

Column: 809

5.58 pm

Column: 810

Colin Burgon (Elmet) (Lab):

Column: 811

Mr. Cash:

Column: 812

Colin Burgon:

Tony Baldry:

Colin Burgon:

6.11 pm

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 813

Column: 814

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Tony Baldry:

Column: 815

Mr. Cash:

Tony Baldry:

Column: 816

6.25 pm

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

Column: 817

Mr. Gareth Thomas:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Column: 818

Mr. Cash:

Column: 819

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

6.40 pm

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 820

Mr. MacShane:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 821

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Cash:

Column: 822

6.54 pm

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

Column: 823

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Hancock:

Column: 824

Rob Marris:

Mr. Hancock:

Column: 825

7.5 pm

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Column: 826

Column: 827

7.13 pm

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

Column: 828

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Lancaster:

Column: 829

Column: 830

Column: 831

7.23 pm

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

Column: 832

Column: 833

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Thomas:

Column: 834

Column: 838

Column: 842

Orders of the Day [25 Feb 2008]

European Union (Amendment) Bill [25 Feb 2008]

8.2 pm

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 843

Mr. Francois:

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Mr. Francois:

Column: 844

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

Mr. Francois:

Column: 845

Column: 846

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

8.15 pm

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Peter Bone

Column: 847

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 848

Column: 849

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Mr. Clappison:

8.30 pm

Column: 850

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 851

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

Column: 852

Mr. Francois:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Francois:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Francois:

Rob Marris:

Column: 853

Mr. Bone:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Bone:

Rob Marris:

Column: 854

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

8.45 pm

Rob Marris:

Mr. Bone:

Column: 855

Bob Spink:

The Chairman:

Column: 856

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Mr. Bone:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Bone:

Column: 857

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Bone:

9 pm

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 858

The Chairman:

Hugh Bayley:

Rob Marris:

Hugh Bayley:

The Chairman:

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 859

Mr. Vara:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Vara:

Column: 860

Bob Spink:

Mr. Vara:

The Chairman:

Mr. Vara:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Vara:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Vara:

Column: 861

9.15 pm

Column: 862

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

Hugh Bayley:

Mr. Carswell:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Carswell:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Carswell:

Column: 863

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Carswell:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Carswell:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Column: 864

9.30 pm

Column: 865

Mr. Vara:

Column: 866

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 867

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Murphy:

Column: 868

9.45 pm

Column: 869

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Moore:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Moore

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Thomas:

Mr. Francois:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 870

Rob Marris:

Column: 871

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Mr. Francois:

Mr. Murphy:

Mr. Francois:

Column: 872

Mr. Francois:

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

Mr. Francois:

Column: 873

10 pm

Column: 874

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [25 Feb 2008]

Column: 875

Belarus (Children's Visas) [25 Feb 2008]

10.2 pm

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Willie Rennie:

Column: 876

Column: 877

Column: 878

Column: 879

10.20 pm

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Column: 880

Column: 881

Column: 882

Willie Rennie:

Mr. Murphy: