House of Commons Hansard Debates Index for 17 December 2007

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 576

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

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

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough) (Lab):

Column: 577

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

International Comparisons [17 Dec 2007]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Column: 578

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

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

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 579

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab):

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con):

Column: 580

Michael Gove:

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab):

Column: 581

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD):

Child Employment [17 Dec 2007]

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

Lorely Burt:

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Unauthorised Absences [17 Dec 2007]

Column: 582

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

Andrew Rosindell:

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

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

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

Column: 583

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

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

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Orphaned Pupils [17 Dec 2007]

Column: 584

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

Philip Davies:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Sex Education [17 Dec 2007]

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Jo Swinson:

Column: 585

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con):

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South) (Lab):

Respite Care [17 Dec 2007]

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

Mr. Marsden:

Column: 586

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

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

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

Nurseries [17 Dec 2007]

Column: 587

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

Dr. Starkey:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Children's Plan [17 Dec 2007]

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

Mr. Kidney:

Column: 588

Margaret Moran (Luton, South) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab):

Schools (Swindon) [17 Dec 2007]

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Anne Snelgrove:

Column: 589

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

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Topical Questions [17 Dec 2007]

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

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Column: 590

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

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD):

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

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

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

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (Con):

Column: 592

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

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

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

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

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

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire) (Con):

Column: 593

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab):

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

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con):

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

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

Column: 594

The Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight):

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

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

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

The Prime Minister (Mr. Gordon Brown):

Column: 595

European Council (Brussels) [17 Dec 2007]

3.31 pm

Column: 596

Column: 597

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Column: 599

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con):

Column: 600

Column: 601

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 602

Column: 603

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

Column: 604

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con):

Column: 605

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East) (Lab/Co-op):

Column: 606

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP):

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

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon) (Con):

Column: 607

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

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

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 608

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

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Column: 609

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con):

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

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

Column: 610

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab):

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Column: 611

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con):

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

Column: 612

HMRC Data Loss [17 Dec 2007]

4.24 pm

Column: 613

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

Column: 614

Column: 615

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

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 616

Column: 617

Mr. Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington, East) (Lab):

Column: 618

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

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

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con):

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab):

Column: 619

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr. Darling

Mr. Leigh:

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

Column: 620

Julia Goldsworthy (Falmouth and Camborne) (LD):

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

Column: 621

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP):

Column: 622

Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (Con):

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Column: 623

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells) (Con):

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Several hon. Members

Column: 624

Department for Transport Data Storage and Use [17 Dec 2007]

5.3 pm

The Secretary of State for Transport (Ruth Kelly):

Column: 625

Column: 626

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

Column: 627

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab):

Column: 628

Column: 629

Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD):

Column: 630

Mrs. Siân C. James (Swansea, East) (Lab):

Column: 631

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

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet) (Lab):

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

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 632

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 633

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Column: 634

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

Column: 635

Points of Order [17 Dec 2007]

5.39 pm

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab):

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 636

Mr. Heald:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Bills presented

Column: 637

Orders of the Day [17 Dec 2007]

National Insurance Contributions Bill [17 Dec 2007]

5.42 pm

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Jane Kennedy):

Column: 638

Several hon. Members

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD):

Column: 639

Column: 640

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Column: 641

Mr. Redwood:

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

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

Mr. Gauke:

Column: 642

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

6.3 pm

Column: 643

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Column: 644

Column: 645

Paul Rowen (Rochdale) (LD):

Column: 646

Column: 647

6.25 pm

Mr. Redwood:

Paul Rowen:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Column: 648

Column: 649

Column: 650

Column: 651

6.43 pm

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con):

Column: 652

Mr. Heald:

Column: 653

Column: 654

6.55 pm

Column: 655

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP):

Mr. Walker:

Mr. Walker:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Walker:

Column: 656

7.1 pm

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Kelvin Hopkins

Column: 657

Paul Rowen:

Column: 658

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con):

Column: 659

Steve Webb:

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Angela Eagle):

Column: 660

Column: 661

Column: 662

7.24 pm

Column: 663

Column: 664

Column: 665

Column: 666

Column: 667

Rob Marris:

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Andy Burnham):

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

Column: 668

Division No. 033 [National Insurance Contributions Bill] [17 Dec 2007]

National Insurance Contributions Bill (Programme) [17 Dec 2007]

Committees [17 Dec 2007]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

Column: 673

petitions [17 Dec 2007]

Post Office Closures (Cheshire) [17 Dec 2007]

8.11 pm

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Rail Services (Kettering) [17 Dec 2007]

8.13 pm

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Column: 675

Post Office Closures (West Sussex) [17 Dec 2007]

8.15 pm

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

Column: 676

Post Office Closures (Adur and Worthing) [17 Dec 2007]

8.18 pm

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

Column: 677

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con):

Column: 678

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con):

Column: 679

Column: 680

Column: 681

Column: 682

Column: 683

Mr. O'Brien:

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con):

Column: 684

Column: 685

Column: 686

Column: 688

Column: 689

Column: 690

Column: 691

Column: 692

9.25 pm

Column: 693