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Column: 597

Column: 597

House of Commons [17 Mar 2008]

Prayers [17 Mar 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [17 Mar 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Mar 2008]

Children, Schools and Families [17 Mar 2008]

Small Schools [17 Mar 2008]

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

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Mr. Heath:

Jim Knight:

Column: 598

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Jim Knight:

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

Jim Knight:

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

Jim Knight:

Column: 599

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Jim Knight:

Capital Funding (Milton Keynes) [17 Mar 2008]

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

Column: 600

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Dr. Starkey:

Jim Knight:

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

Jim Knight:

English and Mathematics [17 Mar 2008]

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

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

Column: 601

Mr. Ellwood:

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Column: 602

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

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

Ed Balls:

Column: 603

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

Ed Balls:

Alderman Blaxill School [17 Mar 2008]

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Bob Russell:

Jim Knight:

IT Projects [17 Mar 2008]

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

Column: 604

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

James Brokenshire:

Kevin Brennan:

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

Kevin Brennan:

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Column: 605

Kevin Brennan:

Children in Poverty [17 Mar 2008]

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

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

Mr. Harper:

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 606

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

Beverley Hughes:

Mr. Speaker:

Teachers’ Pay [17 Mar 2008]

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

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

Mark Pritchard:

Column: 607

Ed Balls:

Employment Choices [17 Mar 2008]

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Judy Mallaber:

Jim Knight:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Column: 608

Jim Knight:

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

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

John Robertson:

Kevin Brennan:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Column: 609

Kevin Brennan:

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

Kevin Brennan:

Ofsted Inspections [17 Mar 2008]

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

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

Mr. Brady:

Column: 610

Beverley Hughes:

Admissions Process [17 Mar 2008]

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

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

Mr. Hands:

Ed Balls:

Column: 611

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

Child Care [17 Mar 2008]

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

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

Mr. Burrowes:

Beverley Hughes:

Column: 612

Topical Questions [17 Mar 2008]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con):

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

Mr. Swayne:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Mr. Swayne:

Ed Balls:

Column: 613

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

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

Mr. Speaker:

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Ed Balls:

Mr. Speaker:

Michael Gove:

Column: 614

Ed Balls:

Mr. Speaker:

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

Column: 615

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Jim Knight:

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

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

Column: 616

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

Kevin Brennan:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Ed Balls:

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

Jim Knight:

Column: 617

European Council [17 Mar 2008]

3.32 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Column: 618

Column: 619

Column: 620

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 621

The Prime Minister:

Column: 622

Mr. Nick Clegg (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Clegg:

Column: 623

The Prime Minister:

Column: 624

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 625

Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 626

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

The Prime Minister:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Column: 627

The Prime Minister:

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 628

The Prime Minister:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 629

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 630

The Prime Minister:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 631

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 632

Nail Bars and Special Treatment Premises (Regulation) [17 Mar 2008]

4.18 pm

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

Column: 633

Column: 634

Column: 635

Orders of the Day [17 Mar 2008]

Ways and Means [17 Mar 2008]

amendment of the law [17 Mar 2008]

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation [17 Mar 2008]

4.28 pm

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con):

Column: 636

Hilary Benn:

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 637

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 638

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

Hilary Benn:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab)

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Column: 639

Hilary Benn:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

Column: 640

Hilary Benn:

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Peter Ainsworth:

Column: 641

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Hurd

Hilary Benn:

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Column: 642

Hilary Benn:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Hurd:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 643

Steve Webb:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 644

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

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

Hilary Benn:

Column: 645

5.1 pm

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con):

Column: 646

Column: 647

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 648

Stewart Hosie:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Steve Webb:

Column: 649

Mr. Ainsworth:

Column: 650

Column: 651

5.25 pm

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab):

Column: 652

Kelvin Hopkins:

Alan Simpson:

Column: 653

Mr. Redwood:

Alan Simpson:

Column: 654

Mr. Bellingham:

Column: 655

Alan Simpson:

Column: 656

Column: 657

5.47 pm

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Phil Woolas):

Steve Webb:

Column: 658

Mr. Hurd:

Steve Webb:

Column: 659

Kelvin Hopkins:

Steve Webb:

Mr. Redwood:

Steve Webb:

Column: 660

Column: 661

Hilary Benn:

Steve Webb:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Steve Webb:

Column: 662

Gregory Barker:

Column: 663

Steve Webb:

Gregory Barker:

Steve Webb:

Mr. Peter Ainsworth

Steve Webb:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Steve Webb:

Column: 664

Kelvin Hopkins:

Steve Webb:

6.12 pm

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Column: 665

Column: 666

Column: 667

Column: 668

Kelvin Hopkins

Harry Cohen:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Harry Cohen:

Column: 669

6.32 pm

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 670

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 671

Column: 672

Mr. Bellingham:

Column: 673

Mr. Redwood:

Martin Horwood:

Column: 674

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 675

Column: 676

Column: 677

7.3 pm

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Column: 678

Kelvin Hopkins:

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Cox:

Column: 679

Keith Vaz:

Mr. Cox:

Keith Vaz:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 680

Martin Horwood:

Keith Vaz:

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Keith Vaz:

Angela Eagle:

Keith Vaz:

Column: 681

7.17 pm

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

Column: 682

Column: 683

Column: 684

Column: 685

7.32 pm

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Column: 686

Column: 687

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

Kelvin Hopkins:

David Taylor:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 688

Harry Cohen:

Kelvin Hopkins:

David Taylor:

Column: 689

Kelvin Hopkins:

Mr. Bellingham:

Kelvin Hopkins:

David Taylor:

Kelvin Hopkins:

Column: 690

7.51 pm

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

Column: 691

Column: 692

Mr. Cox:

Mr. Kennedy:

Column: 693

8.6 pm

Mr. Geoffrey Cox (Torridge and West Devon) (Con):

Mr. Brooks Newmark (Braintree) (Con):

Mr. Cox:

Column: 694

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Cox:

Column: 695

Martin Horwood:

Mr. Cox:

Column: 696

Column: 697

8.21 pm

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 698

Column: 699

Column: 700

Column: 701

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

Martin Horwood:

8.36 pm

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Column: 702

Column: 703

Column: 704

Column: 705

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

Bill Wiggin:

8.51 pm

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 706

Steve Webb:

Column: 707

Justine Greening:

Column: 708

Column: 709

Column: 710

Mr. Evans:

Justine Greening:

Column: 711

9.13 pm

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Column: 712

Mr. Bellingham:

Angela Eagle:

Justine Greening:

Column: 713

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Cox:

Angela Eagle:

Bob Russell:

Angela Eagle:

Column: 714

Mr. Redwood:

Angelal Eagle:

Column: 715

Justine Greening

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Peter Ainsworth:

Angela Eagle:

Mr. Ainsworth:

Angela Eagle:

Justine Greening

Angela Eagle:

Justine Greening:

Column: 716

Angela Eagle:

Column: 717

committees [17 Mar 2008]

Petitions [17 Mar 2008]

Post Office Closures (Cumbria) [17 Mar 2008]

9.32 pm

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Column: 718

Wirral Hospital NHS Trust [17 Mar 2008]

9.33 pm

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab):

Column: 719

Winter Fuel Payments [17 Mar 2008]

9.35 pm

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

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

John Robertson:

Column: 720

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

Column: 721

John Robertson:

David Taylor:

John Robertson:

Column: 722

Column: 723

David Taylor:

John Robertson:

Column: 724

9.56 pm

The Minister for Pensions Reform (Mr. Mike O'Brien):

Column: 725

John Robertson:

Mr. O'Brien:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 726

David Taylor:

Column: 727

Mr. O'Brien:

John Robertson:

Mr. O'Brien:

Column: 728

Column: 729

Column: 730