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Column: 1443

Column: 1443

House of Commons [24 Apr 2008]

Prayers [24 Apr 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [24 Apr 2008]

PRIVATE BUSINESS [24 Apr 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Apr 2008]

Treasury [24 Apr 2008]

Tax Avoidance [24 Apr 2008]

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Column: 1444

Kelvin Hopkins:

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Jane Kennedy:

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

Jane Kennedy:

Energy Prices [24 Apr 2008]

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Column: 1445

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

Dr. Iddon:

Mr. Darling:

Barry Gardiner:

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1446

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1447

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

Mr. Darling:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 1448

Mr. Darling:

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Vehicle Excise Duty [24 Apr 2008]

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con):

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Mr. Turner:

Column: 1449

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Speaker:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Angela Eagle:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Justine Greening:

Angela Eagle:

Northern Rock [24 Apr 2008]

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con):

Column: 1450

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

James Brokenshire:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Hands:

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Column: 1451

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con):

Mr. Darling:

Welfare Tax Credits [24 Apr 2008]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Mr. Kidney:

Column: 1452

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Jane Kennedy:

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Jane Kennedy:

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

Column: 1453

Jane Kennedy:

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

Jane Kennedy:

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

Jane Kennedy:

Column: 1454

Hospitals (Expenditure) [24 Apr 2008]

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

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Mrs. Humble:

Yvette Cooper:

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con):

Yvette Cooper:

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

Column: 1455

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Simon Hughes:

Jane Kennedy:

Mr. Jeremy Browne (Taunton) (LD):

Jane Kennedy:

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

Column: 1456

Jane Kennedy:

Savings Ratio [24 Apr 2008]

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Ann Winterton:

Yvette Cooper:

Topical Questions [24 Apr 2008]

John Penrose (Weston-super-Mare) (Con):

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

Column: 1457

John Penrose:

Mr. Speaker:

John Penrose:

Mr. Darling:

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

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

Column: 1458

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Mr. Darling:

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con):

Column: 1459

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Osborne:

Column: 1460

Mr. Darling:

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Darling:

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

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Yvette Cooper):

Column: 1461

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1462

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

Mr. Darling:

Column: 1463

Business of the House [24 Apr 2008]

11.33 am

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

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Mr. Vara:

Column: 1464

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr. Vara:

Column: 1465

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 1466

Mr. Speaker:

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

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

Helen Goodman:

Column: 1467

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

Column: 1468

Helen Goodman:

Patrick Hall (Bedford) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 1469

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Mackay:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 1470

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

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

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

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Column: 1472

Mr. Speaker:

Helen Goodman:

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

Helen Goodman:

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab):

Column: 1473

Helen Goodman:

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab):

Column: 1474

Helen Goodman:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

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

Helen Goodman:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 1475

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Jim Devine (Livingston) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

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

Helen Goodman:

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 1476

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Speaker:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 1477

Helen Goodman:

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

Helen Goodman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 1478

Helen Goodman:

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

Helen Goodman:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Helen Goodman:

Column: 1479

Industrial Action (Grangemouth) [24 Apr 2008]

12.26 pm

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

Column: 1480

David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con):

Column: 1481

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 1482

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD):

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 1483

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

Column: 1484

Mr. Hutton:

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

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 1485

Ms Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

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

Mr. Hutton:

Column: 1486

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, North) (Lab):

Mr. Hutton:

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 1487

Mr. Hutton:

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

Column: 1488

Mr. Hutton:

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon) (LD):

Mr. Hutton:

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD):

Column: 1489

Mr. Hutton:

Topical Debate [24 Apr 2008]

Supermarkets [24 Apr 2008]

12.57 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Joan Ruddock):

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 1490

Joan Ruddock:

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

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 1491

Philip Davies:

Joan Ruddock:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 1492

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

Joan Ruddock:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Column: 1493

1.12 pm

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Column: 1494

Column: 1495

Joan Ruddock:

Gregory Barker:

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 1496

Gregory Barker:

1.24 pm

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

Column: 1497

Philip Davies:

Column: 1498

Mr. Drew:

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

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Illsley:

Mr. Drew:

Column: 1499

1.35 pm

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Column: 1500

Column: 1501

Philip Davies:

Jo Swinson:

Andrew George:

Jo Swinson:

Column: 1502

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

1.43 pm

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

Column: 1503

Jo Swinson:

Mr. Illsley:

Philip Davies

Mr. Illsley:

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

Column: 1504

Mr. Illsley:

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Illsley:

Philip Davies:

Mr. Illsley:

Column: 1505

Column: 1506

Jo Swinson:

Mr. Illsley:

Column: 1507

2.2 pm

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

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Evans:

Philip Davies:

Mr. Evans:

Column: 1508

Philip Davies:

Mr. Evans:

Philip Davies:

Mr. Evans:

Mr. Hayes:

Mr. Evans:

Column: 1509

Column: 1510

2.16 pm

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD):

Column: 1511

Mr. Hayes:

Andrew George:

Column: 1512

2.24 pm

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 1513

Column: 1514

Points-Based Immigration System [24 Apr 2008]

2.27 pm

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

Column: 1515

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1516

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1517

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

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1518

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Hayes:

Column: 1519

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1520

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1521

Column: 1522

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne

Ms Abbott:

Mr. Byrne:

Barry Gardiner

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1523

Barry Gardiner:

Mr. Byrne:

Dr. Starkey

Chris Huhne

Mr. Byrne:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1524

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

Mr. Byrne:

Dr. Starkey:

Column: 1525

Mr. Byrne:

Ms Abbott:

Mr. Byrne:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 1526

Mr. Byrne:

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

Mr. Byrne:

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1527

Mr. Lilley:

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Bone:

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1528

Dr. Starkey:

Mr. Byrne:

3.19 pm

Damian Green (Ashford) (Con):

Column: 1529

Keith Vaz:

Damian Green:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1530

Damian Green:

Dr. Starkey

Damian Green:

Dr. Starkey:

Damian Green:

Column: 1531

Mr. Byrne:

Damian Green:

Mr. Clappison:

Damian Green:

Pete Wishart:

Damian Green:

Column: 1532

Chris Huhne:

Damian Green

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Damian Green:

Column: 1533

Dr. Starkey:

Damian Green:

Dr. Starkey

Damian Green:

Column: 1534

Keith Vaz:

Damian Green:

Mr. Clappison

Damian Green:

Column: 1535

Mr. Clappison:

Damian Green:

Chris Huhne:

Damian Green:

Keith Vaz:

Damian Green:

Mr. Dismore:

Damian Green:

Barry Gardiner:

Damian Green:

Column: 1536

Column: 1537

Dr. Julian Lewis:

Column: 1538

Damian Green:

Kerry McCarthy:

Damian Green:

Dr. Starkey

Damian Green:

Column: 1539

3.57 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 1540

Mr. Lilley:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 1541

Column: 1542

Column: 1543

Column: 1544

Mr. Dismore:

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Dismore:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 1545

4.20 pm

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Keith Vaz:

Column: 1546

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Bone:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1547

Column: 1548

Mr. Clappison:

Chris Huhne:

Pete Wishart:

Chris Huhne:

Column: 1549

4.36 pm

Column: 1550

Barry Gardiner (Brent, North) (Lab):

Column: 1551

Jenny Willott (Cardiff, Central) (LD):

Barry Gardiner:

Column: 1552

Chris Huhne:

Barry Gardiner:

Column: 1553

4.54 pm

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

Column: 1554

Column: 1555

Column: 1556

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Clappison:

Column: 1557

Mr. Byrne

Mr. Clappison:

Mr. Byrne:

Mr. Clappison:

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

5.10 pm

Column: 1558

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Column: 1559

Column: 1560

Column: 1561

5.22 pm

Column: 1562

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

Column: 1563

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Lilley:

Chris Huhne:

Mr. Lilley:

Chris Huhne

Mr. Lilley:

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Lilley:

Column: 1564

Column: 1565

5.35 pm

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Column: 1566

5.40 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1567

5.44 pm

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

Column: 1568

Column: 1569

5.50 pm

Mr. Byrne:

Column: 1570

Column: 1571

Column: 1572

Petition

Anti-Social Behaviour [24 Apr 2008]

6 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1573

Basildon Golf Course [24 Apr 2008]

6.2 pm

Angela E. Smith (Basildon) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1574

Column: 1575

Column: 1576

Column: 1577

Column: 1578

6.19 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Joan Ruddock):

Column: 1579

Column: 1580

Column: 1581

Column: 1582