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Column: 1

House of Commons [25 Mar 2008]

Prayers [25 Mar 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [25 Mar 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Mar 2008]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [25 Mar 2008]

Iraq [25 Mar 2008]

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Mr. Ellwood:

Dr. Howells:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Dr. Howells:

Column: 3

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth, North) (Lab/Co-op):

Dr. Howells:

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

Dr. Howells:

Gaza [25 Mar 2008]

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

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab):

Column: 4

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

David Taylor:

David Miliband:

Andrew Gwynne:

Column: 5

David Miliband:

Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

David Miliband:

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 6

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 7

India [25 Mar 2008]

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

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Dr. Kumar:

Dr. Howells:

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Dr. Howells:

Burma [25 Mar 2008]

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North) (Lab):

Column: 8

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Ann McKechin:

Meg Munn:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Meg Munn:

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

Meg Munn:

Column: 9

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

Meg Munn:

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

Meg Munn:

Iran (Women’s Rights) [25 Mar 2008]

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Column: 10

Sandra Gidley:

Dr. Howells:

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

Dr. Howells:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Column: 11

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con):

Dr. Howells:

Iran-Iraq Relations [25 Mar 2008]

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

Mr. Dunne:

Dr. Howells:

Column: 12

Tibet [25 Mar 2008]

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Mr. Gray:

David Miliband:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Column: 13

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 14

David Miliband:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

David Miliband:

Darfur [25 Mar 2008]

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Angus Robertson:

Meg Munn:

Column: 15

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

Meg Munn:

Topical Questions [25 Mar 2008]

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Central) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Mr. Sarwar:

Column: 16

David Miliband:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con):

David Miliband:

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

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Jim Murphy):

Colin Burgon (Elmet) (Lab):

Column: 17

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 18

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

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

Mr. Jim Murphy:

Column: 19

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (Lab):

The Minister for the Middle East (Dr. Kim Howells):

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

Meg Munn:

Column: 20

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

Dr. Howells:

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

David Miliband:

Column: 21

Constitutional Renewal [25 Mar 2008]

3.31 pm

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

Column: 22

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 24

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Column: 25

Column: 26

Mr. Straw:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 27

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Column: 28

Mr. Straw:

Column: 29

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 30

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East) (DUP):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 31

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 32

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Cash:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 33

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Hon. Members:

Column: 34

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Column: 35

Mr. Straw:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (LD):

Column: 36

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Column: 37

Mr. Straw:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

Column: 38

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

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

Mr. Straw:

BILL PRESENTED [25 Mar 2008]

Iraq Inquiry [25 Mar 2008]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

4.30 pm

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con):

Column: 40

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Hague:

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD)

Mr. Hague:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Hague:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Mr. Hague:

Column: 41

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Hague:

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

Lynne Jones

Mr. Hague:

Lynne Jones:

Mr. Hague:

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

Rob Marris

Mr. Hague:

Column: 42

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hague:

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

Mr. Hague:

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD):

Mr. Hague:

Column: 43

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con):

Mr. Hague:

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

Mike Gapes

Rob Marris

Mr. Hague:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Hague:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hague:

Column: 44

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)

Mr. Hague:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Henderson:

Column: 45

Mr. Hague:

Column: 46

Frank Cook (Stockton, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hague:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr. Hague:

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

Column: 47

Mr. Hague:

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

Mr. Hague:

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

Mr. Hague:

Column: 48

Mr. Ian Taylor:

Mr. Hague:

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

Mr. Hague:

Mr. Hendrick

Mr. Hague:

Column: 49

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 50

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 51

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Hague:

Column: 52

5.9 pm

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (David Miliband):

Mr. Burns:

David Miliband:

Column: 53

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con):

David Miliband:

Column: 54

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford) (LD):

Column: 55

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

David Miliband:

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Column: 56

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

David Miliband:

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. MacNeil

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

David Miliband:

Column: 57

Mr. Jenkin:

David Miliband:

Mr. MacNeil

David Miliband:

Mr. MacNeil:

David Miliband:

Mr. Jenkin:

Column: 58

David Miliband:

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Mr. Kenneth Clarke:

David Miliband:

Column: 59

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

David Miliband:

Mr. Keith Simpson:

David Miliband:

Column: 60

Mr. Davey:

David Miliband:

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

David Miliband:

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

David Miliband:

Lynne Jones:

Column: 61

David Miliband:

Lynne Jones:

David Miliband:

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

David Miliband:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind

David Miliband:

Sir Malcolm Rifkind:

Column: 62

David Miliband:

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con)

David Miliband:

Richard Ottaway:

David Miliband:

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) (LD)

Mr. Keetch

David Miliband:

Sir Menzies Campbell:

David Miliband:

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con)

Column: 63

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

David Miliband:

Mr. Blunt:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

David Miliband:

Column: 64

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

David Miliband:

5.45 pm

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

Column: 65

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Keetch:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 66

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

Mr. Davey:

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. Bob Ainsworth):

Mr. Davey:

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

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Hendrick:

Column: 67

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Davey:

Angus Robertson:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 68

Adam Price:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 69

Mr. Davey:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Davey:

Mr. Hendrick

Mr. Davey:

Hon. Members:

Mr. Hendrick:

Mr. Davey:

Column: 70

6.6 pm

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

Column: 71

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD):

Ann Clwyd:

Alan Simpson:

Column: 72

Ann Clwyd:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Ann Clwyd:

Column: 73

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Ann Clwyd:

Mike Gapes:

Ann Clwyd:

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD):

Ann Clwyd:

Column: 74

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Ann Clwyd:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

6.24 pm

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

Column: 75

Jeremy Corbyn:

Mr. Howard:

Column: 76

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Howard:

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con):

Mr. Howard:

Mr. Henderson:

Column: 77

Mr. Howard:

6.38 pm

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

Column: 78

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 79

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Keetch

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Keetch:

Mike Gapes:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mike Gapes:

Column: 80

Angus Robertson:

Mike Gapes:

Angus Robertson

Mr. Blunt

Mike Gapes:

Angus Robertson:

Column: 81

Mike Gapes:

Angus Robertson:

Mike Gapes:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Blunt

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP)

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con)

Mike Gapes:

Mr. Blunt:

Mike Gapes:

Column: 82

Angus Robertson:

Mike Gapes:

Sammy Wilson:

Mike Gapes:

6.56 pm

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con):

Column: 83

Mr. Gordon Prentice:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Column: 84

Column: 85

Mr. MacNeil:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

Sir Peter Tapsell:

Column: 86

7.12 pm

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

Column: 87

Angus Robertson:

Lynne Jones:

Mr. Ellwood:

Lynne Jones:

Column: 89

Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North) (Lab):

Lynne Jones:

Column: 90

Madam Deputy Speaker:

7.33 pm

Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con):

Column: 91

Column: 92

Column: 93

Column: 94

7.47 pm

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab):

Column: 95

Column: 96

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

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Column: 97

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking) (Con):

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Column: 98

8.5 pm

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford) (LD):

Mr. Keith Simpson:

Mr. Keetch:

Column: 99

Column: 100

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr. Keetch:

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Keetch:

Column: 101

Mr. Malins:

Column: 102

Mr. Keetch:

Sammy Wilson:

Mr. Keetch:

Column: 103

8.23 pm

Frank Cook (Stockton, North) (Lab):

Column: 104

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Column: 105

Frank Cook:

Sammy Wilson:

Frank Cook:

8.35 pm

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Mr. Ellwood:

Mr. Blunt:

Column: 106

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Blunt:

Mr. MacNeil:

Column: 107

Mr. Blunt:

Column: 108

Column: 109

Column: 110

Mr. Bob Ainsworth:

Mr. Blunt:

8.53 pm

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford) (Lab):

Column: 111

Column: 112

Several hon. Members

Column: 113

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

9.4 pm

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

Mr. Quentin Davies:

Angus Robertson:

Column: 114

Jeremy Corbyn:

Angus Robertson:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Angus Robertson:

Column: 115

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

Angus Robertson:

Jim Sheridan:

Angus Robertson:

Column: 116

Mr. Keetch:

Angus Robertson:

Column: 117

9.18 pm

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Column: 118

9.27 pm

Column: 119

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con):

9.30 pm

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con):

Column: 120

Mr. Quentin Davies:

Mr. Lidington:

Column: 121

Mr. MacNeil:

Mr. Lidington:

Column: 122

Column: 123

9.45 pm

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. Bob Ainsworth):

Column: 124

Mr. Keith Simpson:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 125

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Leigh

Sammy Wilson

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. MacNeil

Sammy Wilson

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 126

Mr. Howard:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Mr. Marshall-Andrews:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 127

Column: 136

Local Government Finance [25 Mar 2008]

10.30 pm

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Ms Rosie Winterton):

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Column: 137

Ms Winterton:

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

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Burns:

Ms Winterton:

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD)

Column: 138

Ms Winterton:

Paul Holmes

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

Ms Winterton:

Paul Holmes:

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Harper:

Column: 139

Ms Winterton:

Several hon. Members

Ms Winterton:

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

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Column: 140

Ms Winterton:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Ms Winterton:

Column: 141

David Howarth:

Ms Winterton:

David Howarth

Ms Winterton:

Annette Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole) (LD):

Ms Winterton:

Column: 142

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire) (Lab):

Ms Winterton:

Several hon. Members

Ms Winterton:

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Ms Winterton:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Column: 143

Ms Winterton:

11.2 pm

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Column: 144

Mr. Martlew:

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 145

Tom Levitt:

Stephen Hammond:

David Howarth:

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Martlew:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 146

Richard Younger-Ross:

Stephen Hammond:

Column: 147

Column: 148

11.21 pm

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD):

Column: 149

Mr. Martlew:

Norman Baker:

Mark Hunter (Cheadle) (LD)

Norman Baker:

Mark Hunter:

Norman Baker:

Column: 150

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

Norman Baker:

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD):

Norman Baker:

Mr. Hollobone:

Column: 151

Norman Baker:

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

Column: 152

Norman Baker:

11.36 pm

Column: 153

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Stephen Hammond:

Mr. Martlew:

Mr. Sanders:

Mr. Martlew:

Norman Baker:

Mr. Martlew:

Column: 154

Julia Goldsworthy:

Mr. Martlew:

Column: 155

Norman Baker:

Mr. Martlew:

11.44 pm

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

Column: 156

11.49 pm

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

Column: 157

Mr. Beith:

Column: 158

Mr. Harper:

11.55 pm

Ms Rosie Winterton:

Stephen Hammond:

Ms Winterton:

Norman Baker

Ms Winterton:

Column: 159

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [25 Mar 2008]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 160

committees [25 Mar 2008]

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 161

War Widows’ Pensions (Tina Thompson) [25 Mar 2008]

12 am

Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge) (Lab):

Column: 162

Column: 163

12.9 am

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

Column: 164

Column: 165

Lynda Waltho:

Derek Twigg:

Column: 166

Column: 167

Column: 168