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Column: 1293

House of Commons [23 Apr 2008]

Prayers [23 Apr 2008]

[Mr. Speaker] [23 Apr 2008]

Private Business [23 Apr 2008]

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Apr 2008]

Scotland [23 Apr 2008]

Identity Cards [23 Apr 2008]

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

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Des Browne):

Mr. Hands:

Column: 1294

Des Browne:

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk) (Lab):

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

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

Column: 1295

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Glaxo SmithKline [23 Apr 2008]

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab):

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Des Browne):

Column: 1296

Mr. Donohoe:

Des Browne:

Electoral Administration [23 Apr 2008]

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab):

The Minister of State, Scotland Office (David Cairns):

Chris Ruane:

David Cairns:

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

Column: 1297

David Cairns:

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab):

David Cairns:

Mr. Speaker:

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

David Cairns:

Electricity Generation [23 Apr 2008]

Anne Moffat (East Lothian) (Lab):

Column: 1298

The Minister of State, Scotland Office (David Cairns):

Anne Moffat:

David Cairns:

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

David Cairns:

Mr. David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab):

Column: 1299

David Cairns:

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

David Cairns:

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Speaker:

Motorcycling [23 Apr 2008]

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

The Minister of State, Scotland Office (David Cairns):

Column: 1300

Mr. Reid:

David Cairns:

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

David Cairns:

Scottish Constitutional Commission [23 Apr 2008]

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

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Des Browne):

Column: 1301

Mr. Goodwill:

Des Browne:

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Des Browne:

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

Des Browne:

Prime Minister [23 Apr 2008]

Engagements [23 Apr 2008]

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1302

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Mrs. Ellman:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 1303

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1304

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1305

Mr. Cameron:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Speaker:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Cameron:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1306

Ms Dawn Butler (Brent, South) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Clegg:

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Clegg:

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1307

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1308

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

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

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

Column: 1309

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

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

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1310

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con):

The Prime Minister:

Lyn Brown (West Ham) (Lab):

The Prime Minister:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

The Prime Minister:

Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South) (Lab):

Column: 1311

The Prime Minister:

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con):

Column: 1312

The Prime Minister:

Column: 1313

Point of Order [23 Apr 2008]

12.31 pm

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Family Doctor Services [23 Apr 2008]

Mr. Speaker:

12.32 pm

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con):

Column: 1315

Mr. Lansley:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Column: 1316

Mr. Lansley:

David Tredinnick (Bosworth) (Con):

Mr. Lansley:

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

Column: 1317

Mr. Lansley:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Lansley:

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

Column: 1318

Mr. Lansley:

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD):

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 1319

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con)

Mr. Lansley:

Mr. Gray:

Column: 1320

Mr. Lansley:

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD)

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab)

Mr. Lansley:

Andrew George:

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 1321

Tom Levitt:

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 1322

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Mr. Lansley:

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con):

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 1323

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD):

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 1324

Ann Winterton

Mr. Lansley:

Ann Winterton:

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 1325

Rob Marris:

Mr. Lansley:

1.8 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Alan Johnson):

Column: 1326

Mrs. Nadine Dorries (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Stewart Jackson:

Column: 1327

Alan Johnson:

Andrew George:

Column: 1328

Alan Johnson:

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

Alan Johnson:

Tom Levitt:

Alan Johnson:

Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness) (Con):

Column: 1329

Alan Johnson:

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Alan Johnson:

Rob Marris:

Alan Johnson:

Tom Levitt:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 1330

Alan Johnson:

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1331

Mr. Lansley:

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1332

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan) (Lab):

Alan Johnson:

Mark Simmonds:

Alan Johnson:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Alan Johnson:

Column: 1333

Rob Marris:

Alan Johnson:

1.36 pm

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk) (LD):

Column: 1334

Dr. Pugh:

Column: 1335

Norman Lamb:

Sandra Gidley:

Norman Lamb:

Column: 1336

Column: 1337

Rob Marris:

Norman Lamb:

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford) (Lab):

Column: 1338

Norman Lamb:

Dr. Pugh:

Column: 1339

Norman Lamb:

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

Norman Lamb:

David Taylor:

Norman Lamb:

Column: 1340

Dr. Stoate:

Norman Lamb:

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Norman Lamb:

Mark Simmonds:

Norman Lamb:

Column: 1341

Rob Marris:

Norman Lamb:

Column: 1342

2.10 pm

Mrs. Nadine Dorries (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 1343

Mr. Barron:

Mrs. Dorries:

Mr. Lansley:

Mrs. Dorries:

Column: 1344

Mr. Stewart Jackson:

Mrs. Dorries:

Column: 1345

Dr. Stoate:

Mrs. Dorries:

Mr. Lansley:

Column: 1346

Mrs. Dorries:

2.27 pm

Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest) (Ind):

Mr. Stewart Jackson:

Dr. Taylor:

Column: 1348

2.39 pm

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford) (Lab):

Column: 1349

Column: 1350

2.45 pm

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Column: 1351

Column: 1352

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Mr. Jackson:

Column: 1353

Column: 1354

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Jackson:

3.2 pm

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab):

Column: 1355

Mr. Bone:

Column: 1356

Mr. Barron:

Dr. Stoate:

Mr. Barron:

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 1357

Mr. Barron:

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mr. Barron:

Column: 1358

Column: 1359

Column: 1360

Sandra Gidley:

Mr. Barron:

Deferred division [23 Apr 2008]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 1361

Family Doctor Services [23 Apr 2008]

3.23 pm

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Column: 1362

Sandra Gidley:

Mr. Bone:

Dr. Stoate:

Mr. Bone:

3.31 pm

Column: 1363

Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness) (Con):

Mr. Graham Stuart:

Mark Simmonds:

Column: 1364

Column: 1365

Column: 1366

3.46 pm

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. Ben Bradshaw):

Column: 1367

Rob Marris:

Mr. Bradshaw:

Column: 1368

Mr. Lansley:

Mr. Bradshaw:

Column: 1369

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Bradshaw:

Hon. Members:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Bradshaw:

Column: 1370

Column: 1376

Crime (London) [23 Apr 2008]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

4.15 pm

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

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 1377

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Mr. Ruffley:

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

Mr. Ruffley:

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con):

Mr. Ruffley:

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

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 1378

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

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 1379

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

Mr. Ruffley:

Mrs. Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (Con):

Mr. Ruffley:

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 1380

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Ruffley:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Ruffley:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Ruffley:

Ms Dawn Butler (Brent, South) (Lab):

Column: 1381

Mr. Ruffley:

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab):

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 1382

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Mr. Ruffley:

Ms Buck:

Mr. Ruffley:

Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon) (Con):

Mr. Ruffley:

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley) (Con)

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 1383

Mr. Johnson:

Mr. Ruffley:

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

Mr. Ruffley:

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

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 1384

Column: 1385

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North) (Lab):

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. Boris Johnson:

Column: 1386

Mr. Ruffley:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. Ruffley:

Column: 1387

4.55 pm

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

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Evennett:

Mr. McNulty:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Ms Buck

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Evennett:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1388

Mr. Evennett:

Mr. McNulty:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Ruffley:

Mr. McNulty:

Ms Buck:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1389

Simon Hughes:

Mr. McNulty:

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

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1390

Mr. Love:

Mr. McNulty:

Ms Butler:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Mr. McNulty:

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Column: 1391

Mr. McNulty:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1392

Joan Ryan:

Mr. McNulty:

Robert Neill

Mr. McNulty:

Robert Neill:

Mr. McNulty:

Robert Neill:

Mr. McNulty:

Robert Neill:

Column: 1393

Mr. McNulty:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1394

Mr. Evennett:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1395

Mr. Dismore:

Mr. McNulty:

Column: 1396

5.24 pm

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1397

Tom Brake:

Robert Neill:

Tom Brake:

Column: 1398

Simon Hughes:

Tom Brake:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Tom Brake:

Column: 1399

Harry Cohen:

Tom Brake:

Mr. Love:

Column: 1400

Tom Brake:

Angela Watkinson:

Tom Brake:

Simon Hughes:

Tom Brake:

Simon Hughes:

Tom Brake:

Column: 1401

Justine Greening:

Tom Brake:

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) (Lab):

Tom Brake:

Column: 1402

Clive Efford:

Tom Brake:

Mr. Dismore:

Tom Brake:

5.48 pm

Clive Efford (Eltham) (Lab):

Column: 1403

Justine Greening:

Clive Efford:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Clive Efford:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Clive Efford:

Justine Greening:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Justine Greening:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Clive Efford:

Column: 1404

Justine Greening:

Clive Efford:

Mr. Dismore:

Clive Efford:

Column: 1405

Robert Neill:

Clive Efford:

Harry Cohen:

Clive Efford:

Column: 1406

Angela Watkinson:

Clive Efford:

Angela Watkinson

Mr. Dismore

Clive Efford:

Mr. Dismore:

Clive Efford:

Column: 1407

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd’s Bush) (Lab):

Clive Efford:

Column: 1408

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Clive Efford:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Clive Efford:

6.11 pm

Mr. Lee Scott (Ilford, North) (Con):

Column: 1409

Column: 1410

Harry Cohen:

Mr. Scott:

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1411

6.19 pm

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North) (Lab):

Column: 1412

Angela Watkinson:

Ms Buck:

6.26 pm

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Column: 1413

Mr. Slaughter:

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1414

Justine Greening:

6.34 pm

Mr. Andy Slaughter (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush) (Lab):

Column: 1415

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Slaughter:

6.38 pm

Column: 1416

Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con):

6.40 pm

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

Column: 1417

Column: 1418

Column: 1419

6.50 pm

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

Keith Vaz:

Column: 1420

Mr. Coaker:

Column: 1421

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Column: 1429

european union documents [23 Apr 2008]

DRAFT CONSTITUTIONAL RENEWAL BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE) [23 Apr 2008]

Hon. Members:

Column: 1431

Public Family Law [23 Apr 2008]

7.25 pm

John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD):

Column: 1432

Column: 1433

Column: 1434

Column: 1435

Column: 1436

7.40 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Bridget Prentice):

Column: 1437

Column: 1438