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Column: 1029

Column: 1029

House of Commons [21 Apr 2008]

Prayers [21 Apr 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [21 Apr 2008]

Death of a Member [21 Apr 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

Hon. Members:

Oral Answers to Questions [21 Apr 2008]

Home Department [21 Apr 2008]

Illegal Firearms [21 Apr 2008]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab):

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

Tony Lloyd:

Column: 1030

Jacqui Smith:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 1031

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

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

National DNA Database [21 Apr 2008]

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

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

Column: 1032

Gordon Banks:

Meg Hillier:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Meg Hillier:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Meg Hillier:

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

Column: 1033

Meg Hillier:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Meg Hillier:

Counter-Terrorism Bill [21 Apr 2008]

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

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

Mr. Bellingham:

Mr. McNulty:

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Column: 1034

Mr. McNulty:

Right to Remain [21 Apr 2008]

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

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

Mr. Robertson:

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Column: 1035

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

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

Column: 1036

Mr. Byrne:

Policy Formulation [21 Apr 2008]

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

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

Dr. Harris:

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking) (Con):

Column: 1037

Jacqui Smith:

Mrs. Madeleine Moon (Bridgend) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

Immigration Checks (London Airports) [21 Apr 2008]

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Column: 1038

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

Richard Ottaway:

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Identity Fraud [21 Apr 2008]

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

Column: 1039

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

Miss Begg:

Meg Hillier:

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

Meg Hillier:

Mr. Speaker:

Meg Hillier:

Illegal Immigrants [21 Apr 2008]

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

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

Column: 1040

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Mackay:

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Fear of Crime [21 Apr 2008]

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

Column: 1041

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

David Taylor:

Mr. Coaker:

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

Mr. Coaker:

Police Community Support Officers [21 Apr 2008]

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Column: 1042

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

Ann Coffey:

Mr. McNulty:

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

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1043

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

Mr. McNulty:

Topical Questions [21 Apr 2008]

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

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

Tony Baldry:

Column: 1044

Jacqui Smith:

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

Jacqui Smith:

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

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

Column: 1045

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

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

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con):

Jacqui Smith:

David Davis:

Column: 1046

Jacqui Smith:

Mr. David S. Borrow (South Ribble) (Lab):

Jacqui Smith:

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

Column: 1047

Mr. McNulty:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Jacqui Smith:

Column: 1048

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

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

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1049

Financial Stability [21 Apr 2008]

3.31 pm

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Alistair Darling):

Column: 1050

Column: 1051

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 1052

Column: 1053

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1054

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Speaker:

Dr. Cable:

Column: 1055

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1056

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Darling:

Peter Viggers (Gosport) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 1057

Mr. Darling:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

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

Column: 1058

Mr. Darling:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1059

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

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1060

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1061

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Hollobone

Mr. Darling:

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1062

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1063

Points of Order [21 Apr 2008]

4.17 pm

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Speaker:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1064

Orders of the Day [21 Apr 2008]

Finance Bill [21 Apr 2008]

4.21 pm

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab):

Column: 1067

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1068

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 1069

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Yvette Cooper:

Several hon. Members

Yvette Cooper:

Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con):

Column: 1070

Yvette Cooper:

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

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)

Mr. Frank Field

Yvette Cooper:

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1071

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1072

Mr. Frank Field:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Dunne:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Dunne:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1073

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

Yvette Cooper:

Linda Gilroy:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Yvette Cooper:

Column: 1074

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Yvette Cooper:

4.55 pm

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con):

Column: 1075

Column: 1076

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Ian Austin (Dudley, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

Several hon. Members

Column: 1077

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Ian Austin:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Hammond:

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

Column: 1078

Mr. Hammond:

Linda Gilroy:

Column: 1079

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

Peter Bottomley:

Mr. Hammond:

Angela Browning:

Column: 1080

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Ian Austin:

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 1081

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hammond:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Hammond:

Rob Marris

Mr. Hammond:

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

John Mann

Column: 1082

Mr. Hammond:

John Mann:

Mr. Hammond:

John Mann:

Mr. Hammond:

John Mann

Mr. Hammond:

Several hon. Members

Column: 1083

Mr. Hammond:

John Mann:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

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

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Angela Browning:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Hammond:

Stephen Hesford (Wirral, West) (Lab):

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 1084

Column: 1085

5.32 pm

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1086

Mr. Redwood:

John McFall:

Mr. Russell Brown:

Column: 1087

John McFall:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

John McFall:

Mr. Dunne:

John McFall:

Column: 1088

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy) (Lab):

Column: 1089

John McFall:

Kelvin Hopkins:

John McFall:

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

John McFall:

John Mann:

John McFall:

John Mann:

Column: 1090

John McFall:

Several hon. Members

John McFall:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

John McFall:

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

John McFall:

Column: 1091

Mr. Philip Hammond:

John McFall:

Column: 1092

5.56 pm

Mr. Jeremy Browne (Taunton) (LD):

Column: 1093

Stephen Hesford:

Mr. Browne:

Column: 1094

Rob Marris:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. Browne:

Mr. Russell Brown:

Mr. Browne:

Mr. Russell Brown:

Mr. Browne:

Column: 1095

Mr. Hammond:

Mr. Browne:

Mr. Hammond:

Column: 1096

Mr. Browne:

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

Mr. Browne:

Column: 1097

Rob Marris:

Column: 1098

Mr. Browne:

Mr. Russell Brown:

Mr. Browne:

Column: 1099

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Browne:

Mr. Stuart:

Mr. Browne:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Column: 1100

Mr. Browne:

Rob Marris:

Mr. Browne

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Browne:

Column: 1101

6.28 pm

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 1102

Column: 1103

Column: 1104

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Mr. Stuart:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 1105

6.43 pm

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

Column: 1106

Column: 1107

6.54 pm

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

Column: 1108

Mr. Binley:

Column: 1109

Mr. Illsley:

Column: 1110

Column: 1111

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Illsley:

Column: 1112

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

7.17 pm

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

Stephen Hesford:

Column: 1113

Mr. Brady:

Column: 1114

Column: 1115

7.32 pm

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Column: 1116

Mr. Elliot Morley (Scunthorpe) (Lab):

Mr. Brown:

Column: 1117

Mr. Brady:

Mr. Brown:

Column: 1118

Column: 1119

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Mr. Brown:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Brown:

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Brown:

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Brown:

Column: 1120

7.50 pm

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

Column: 1121

Column: 1122

8.6 pm

Column: 1123

Stephen Hesford (Wirral, West) (Lab):

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall) (LD):

Stephen Hesford:

Column: 1124

Mr. Binley:

Stephen Hesford:

Column: 1125

Mr. Binley:

Column: 1126

Stephen Hesford:

8.28 pm

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Column: 1127

Column: 1128

Column: 1129

Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye) (Lab):

Stewart Hosie:

Column: 1130

Mr. Binley:

Stewart Hosie:

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

Column: 1131

Stewart Hosie:

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

Stewart Hosie:

Column: 1132

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

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. McGovern:

Stewart Hosie:

8.49 pm

Column: 1133

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

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Meacher:

Mr. Hoban:

Mr. Meacher:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Meacher:

Column: 1134

Mr. Stuart:

Mr. Meacher:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Meacher:

Column: 1135

Column: 1136

9.5 pm

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Column: 1137

Michael Jabez Foster:

Mr. Stuart:

Mr. Chaytor:

Mr. Stuart:

Michael Jabez Foster:

Column: 1138

Mr. Stuart:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Stuart:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr. Stuart:

Column: 1139

Mr. Jackson:

Column: 1140

Mr. Stuart:

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Mr. Stuart:

Column: 1141

Anne Main:

Mr. Stuart:

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Mr. Stuart:

9.21 pm

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

Column: 1142

Column: 1143

9.28 pm

Mr. Adam Holloway (Gravesham) (Con):

Column: 1144

9.33 pm

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

Column: 1145

9.35 pm

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 1146

Greg Clark:

9.42 pm

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Column: 1147

Anne Main:

Mr. Hoban:

Lynne Jones:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Hoban:

Column: 1148

Column: 1149

Mr. Ian Austin:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Hoban:

Rob Marris:

Column: 1150

Mr. Hoban:

9.56 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Column: 1151

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Graham Stuart

Hon. Members:

Column: 1152

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Stuart

Hon. Members:

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Stuart:

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 1153

Greg Clark

Jane Kennedy:

Greg Clark:

Jane Kennedy:

Greg Clark:

Jane Kennedy:

Greg Clark

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 1154

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

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Soames:

Jane Kennedy:

COMMITTEE [21 Apr 2008]

Column: 1159

Delegated Legislation

Petition [21 Apr 2008]

Nurseries Code of Practice [21 Apr 2008]

10.29 pm

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

Column: 1160

A417 Traffic Improvement Scheme [21 Apr 2008]

10.31 pm

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold) (Con):

Column: 1161

Column: 1162

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con):

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Column: 1163

Column: 1164

10.46 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tom Harris):

Column: 1165

Column: 1166

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Mr. Harris:

Column: 1167

Mr. Clifton-Brown:

Column: 1168

Mr. Harris: