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Monday Volume 613 11 July 2016 No. 23 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Monday 11 July 2016 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2016 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT MEMBERS OF THE CABINET (FORMED BY THE RT HON.DAVID CAMERON, MP, MAY 2015) PRIME MINISTER,FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY AND MINISTER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE—The Rt Hon. David Cameron, MP FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER—The Rt Hon. George Osborne, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT—The Rt Hon. Theresa May, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS—The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE—The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon, MP LORD CHANCELLOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE—The Rt Hon. Michael Gove, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR BUSINESS,INNOVATION AND SKILLS AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE—The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS—The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH—The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT—The Rt Hon. Greg Clark, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES—The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT—The Rt Hon. Justine Greening, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE—The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT—The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND—The Rt Hon. David Mundell, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND—The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES—The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURE,MEDIA AND SPORT—The Rt Hon. John Whittingdale, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT,FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS—The Rt Hon. Elizabeth Truss, MP LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL AND LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS—The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling, MP CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER—The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin, MP LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND LORD PRIVY SEAL—The Rt Hon. Baroness Stowell of Beeston, MBE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND MINISTERS Business, Innovation and Skills— SECRETARY OF STATE AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE—The Rt Hon. Sajid Javid, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt Hon. Anna Soubry, MP (Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise) Joseph Johnson, MP (Minister for Universities and Science) Edward Vaizey (Minister for Culture and the Digital Economy) § Lord Price?(Minister for Trade and Investment) § Nick Boles, MP (Minister for Skills) § PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— George Freeman § Baroness Neville-Rolfe, DBE, CMG § Cabinet Office— CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER—The Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin, MP MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE AND PAYMASTER GENERAL—The Rt Hon. Matthew Hancock, MP LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL—The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling, MP PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES— Rob Wilson, MP (Minister for Civil Society) John Penrose, MP § Lord Bridges of Headley MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO—The Rt Hon. Robert Halfon, MP Communities and Local Government— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Greg Clark, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt Hon. Mark Francois, MP (Minister for Communities and Resilience) Brandon Lewis, MP (Minister for Housing and Planning) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Marcus Jones, MP James Wharton, MP Richard Harrington, MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Refugees) § Baroness Williams of Trafford ii HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT—cont. Culture, Media and Sport— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. John Whittingdale, MP MINISTER FOR CULTURE AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY—Edward Vaizey, MP § PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Tracey Crouch, MP The Rt. Hon. David Evennett, MP § Baroness Neville-Rolfe, DBE, CMG § Baroness Shields (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Internet Safety and Security) § Defence— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Michael Fallon, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— Penny Mordaunt, MP (Minister for the Armed Forces) Philip Dunne, MP (Minister for Defence Procurement) The Rt Hon. Earl Howe PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Mark Lancaster, MP Julian Brazier, MP Education— SECRETARY OF STATE AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES—The Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— Nick Boles, MP (Minister for Skills) § Nick Gibb, MP (Minister for Schools) Edward Timpson, MP (Minister for Children and Families) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Sam Gyimah, MP Lord Nash PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES AND FAMILY JUSTICE—Caroline Dinenage, MP § Energy and Climate Change— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Amber Rudd, MP MINISTER OF STATE—Andrea Leadsom, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE—Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Environment, Food and Rural Affairs— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Elizabeth Truss, MP MINISTER OF STATE—George Eustice, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE—Rory Stewart, MP Foreign and Commonwealth Office— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Philip Hammond, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt Hon. David Lidington, MP (Minister for Europe) The Rt Hon. Hugo Swire, MP Lord Price (Minister for Trade and Investment) § The Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns, DBE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— James Duddridge, MP Tobias Ellwood, MP Health— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MP MINISTER FOR COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL CARE—The Rt Hon. Alistair Burt, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Ben Gummer, MP Jane Ellison, MP George Freeman, MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Life Sciences) § Lord Prior of Brampton Home Office— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Theresa May, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt Hon. Mike Penning, MP (Minister for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice) § The Rt Hon. John Hayes, MP (Minister for Security) The Rt Hon. James Brokenshire, MP (Minister for Immigration) HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT—cont. iii PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Karen Bradley, MP Richard Harrington, MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Refugees) § Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon § Baroness Shields (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Internet Safety and Security) § International Development— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Justine Greening, MP MINISTER OF STATE— The Rt Hon. Desmond Swayne, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Richard Harrington, MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Refugees) § Nick Hurd, MP Baroness Verma Justice— LORD CHANCELLOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Michael Gove, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt Hon. Mike Penning, MP (Minister for Policing, Crime and Criminal Justice) § Lord Faulks, QC (Minister for Civil Justice) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Caroline Dinenage, MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities and Family Justice) § Dominic Raab, MP Shailesh Vara, MP § Andrew Selous, MP § Law Officers— ATTORNEY GENERAL—The Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright, QC, MP SOLICITOR GENERAL—Robert Buckland, QC, MP Leader of the House of Commons— LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS—The Rt Hon. Chris Grayling, MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS—Thérèse Coffey, MP Northern Ireland— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Theresa Villiers, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE—Ben Wallace, MP Scotland Office — SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. David Mundell, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE—Lord Dunlop Transport— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Patrick McLoughlin, MP MINISTER OF STATE—Robert Goodwill, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Claire Perry, MP Andrew Jones, MP Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon § Treasury— PRIME MINISTER,FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY AND MINISTER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE—The Rt Hon. David Cameron, MP FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE AND CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER—The Rt Hon. George Osborne, MP CHIEF SECRETARY—The Rt Hon. Greg Hands, MP FINANCIAL SECRETARY—David Gauke, MP EXCHEQUER SECRETARY—Damian Hinds, MP ECONOMIC SECRETARY—Harriett Baldwin, MP COMMERCIAL SECRETARY—Lord O’Neill of Gatley PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY—The Rt Hon. Mark Harper, MP LORDS COMMISSIONERS— The Rt Hon. David Evennett, MP § John Penrose, MP § Charlie Elphicke, MP Mel Stride, MP George Hollingbery, MP Guto Bebb, MP § iv HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT—cont. ASSISTANT WHIPS— Andrew Selous, MP § Guy Opperman, MP Julian Smith, MP Margot James, MP Sarah Newton, MP Stephen Barclay, MP Simon Kirby, MP Jackie Doyle-Price, MP Wales Office— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Alun Cairns, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Guto Bebb, MP § Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth § Work and Pensions— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt Hon. Stephen Crabb, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt Hon. Priti Patel, MP (Minister for Employment) The Rt Hon. Lord Freud (Minister for Welfare Reform) Baroness Altmann (Minister for Pensions) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Justin Tomlinson, MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Disabled People) Shailesh Vara, MP § Office of the Leader of the House of Lords— LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS AND LORD PRIVY SEAL—The Rt Hon. Baroness Stowell of Beeston, MBE DEPUTY LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS—The Rt Hon. Earl Howe Her Majesty’s Household— LORD CHAMBERLAIN—The Rt Hon. Earl Peel, GCVO, DL LORD STEWARD—The Earl of Dalhousie MASTER OF THE HORSE—Lord Vestey, KCVO TREASURER—The Rt Hon. Anne Milton, MP COMPTROLLER—Gavin Barwell, MP VICE-CHAMBERLAIN—Kris Hopkins, MP CAPTAIN OF THE HONOURABLE CORPS OF GENTLEMEN-AT-ARMS—Lord Taylor of Holbeach, CBE CAPTAIN OF THE QUEEN’S BODYGUARD OF THE YEOMEN OF THE GUARD—Lord Gardiner of Kimble BARONESSES IN WAITING—Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park LORDS IN WAITING—Lord Ashton of Hyde, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth §, Viscount Younger of Leckie, The Earl of Courtown § Members of the Government listed under more than one Department SECOND CHURCH ESTATES COMMISSIONER, REPRESENTING CHURCH COMMISSIONERS—The Rt Hon. Caroline Spelman, MP HOUSE OF COMMONS THE SPEAKER—The Rt Hon. John Bercow, MP CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS—The Rt Hon.
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