Summary

  • MPs began the day with questions to environment ministers.

  • There were then two urgent questions on Myanmar and on human rights in Egypt.

  • Those were followed by a statement on the suspension of flights between the UK and parts of Egypt.

  • MPs then moved on to two debates, the first on Royal Bank of Scotland, the second on the trade in dog meat.

  • In the Lords after questions there was a debate on the impact of pornography on society.

  1. Commons adjournspublished at 17:25

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    The minister concludes which brings business in the Commons to an end. 

    MPs will be back tomorrow to debate private member bills on, amongst other subjects, off-patent drugs.

    Business starts at 09:30 GMT. 

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  2. 'Radically reduce human miserypublished at 17:22

    Adjournment debate

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    Transport minister Andrew Jones promises to take all possible opportunities to promote the scheme.

    He says it provides the opportunity to "radically reduce human misery".

    He tells MPs that many deaths occur from a blocked airway "something which is relatively easy to treat" with basic first aid training. 

    Andrew Jones
  3. Scheme promotionpublished at 17:15

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    Robert Flello calls on the government to support Driver First Assist.

    He asks the minister to meet the organisation and look at how government could promote the scheme.

    He also asks if the Driver First Assist training could be made part of the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualification.

    The CPC qualification is a requirement for professional bus, coach and lorry drivers.

  4. Work of Driver First Assistpublished at 17:06

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    A busy day for Robert Flello as he is also leading the adjournment debate.

    His chosen subject is the work of Driver First Assist.

    Driver First Assist is a not for profit organisation made up of drivers trained in first aid able to manage the scene at traffic collisions.

    Driver First Assist says that 50% of road traffic collision deaths occur before the emergency services arrive.

  5. 'Eating dog is an anathema'published at 17:03

    Dog meat trade debate

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    Foreign Office Minister James Duddridge admits that, to him, eating dogs is anathema but accepts that there are cultural differences.

    He promises MPs that he will write to all ambassadors in the relevant areas asking them to review "what they are currently doing on the issue and what is most likely to get results."

    James Duddridge
  6. Poorly enforced lawspublished at 16:48

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    Shadow environment minister Alex Cunningham identifies one of the problems as "weak implementation of relevant laws". 

    He cites the Philippines and Taiwan where laws banning dog meat are "poorly enforced".

  7. Lords adjournspublished at 16:41

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    The House of Lords adjourns for the day, and for the week.

    Peers meet again on Monday for questions to ministers from 14.30 GMT.

    The main business is detailed, committee stage scrutiny of the Bank of England and Financial Services Bill.

    There will also be a short debate on the tabling of parliamentary questions.

  8. 'Cultural imperialism route'published at 16:35

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    SNP MP Lisa Cameron points out that dog meat has been linked to rabies.

    Conservative Simon Hoare intervenes to suggest that MPs supportive of the motion would do better to promote the campaign "on the grounds of human health and animal welfare".

    "If we go down the cultural imperialism route there will be a backlash."

  9. 'Tradition cannot be a smokescreen'published at 16:31

    Dog meat trade debate

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    Robert Flello

    Robert Flello expresses sympathy for the argument that eating dog meat is a tradition dating back centuries and that dogs have a very different cultural role in Asian societies.

    He accepts that it should not be the role of Parliament to "tell societies what to do based on western sensibilities".

    However, he asserts, "we cannot allow tradition to be used as a smokescreen for practices that are barbaric, cruel, disgusting pick any word you can think of and it will not come close to what we are discussing today." 

  10. Minister concludes debatepublished at 16:30

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  11. 'Enormously grateful'published at 16:28

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    Whatever the changes are, schools need enough time to adjust and plan, and that will guide the reforms we make. I will not comment on time any further, says Education Minister Sam Gyimah.

    "We will continue to give schools greater freedoms to make the right decisions for pupils and themselves on how their budgets should be spent."

    Bringing his remarks to a close, he says that the government's vision is that every school in the country provides an excellent education so that children can succeed.

    "I'm enormously grateful for colleagues who have been campaigning for this over a number of years."

    That brings today's debate in Westminster Hall to an end.

  12. 'Euphoric summer'published at 16:26

    Olympic regeneration debate

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    Baroness Neville-Rolfe

    Culture, Media and Sport Minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe begins her speech by recalling the "euphoric summer" of 2012.

    Now, "over 4,500 people are living at East Village, the former athletes' village" in the Olympic Park, she says.

    "People will start moving into the first new housing on the park at Chobham Manor later this year," she adds, "it is expected there will be 15,000 jobs created in the park by 2025".

    On another note, she says she shares the "disappointment" of her fellow Conservative, Lord Moynihan, that Team GB will not be fielding a women's football team at the Rio Olympics next year.

  13. Dog meat trade debatepublished at 16:26

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    The debate on the Royal Bank of Scotland ends and MPs move on to the second backbench business debate, on the dog meat trade.

    It is being put forward by Labour MP Robert Flello.

    The motion calls for an end to the cruelty of the dog meat trade, particularly in countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and China.

    The motion urges the Chinese government to stop the Yulindog meat festival.

  14. Next debate in the Commonspublished at 16:23

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  15. Right to buypublished at 16:19

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    Labour communities and local government spokesman Lord Kennedy of Southwark says many homes in the London boroughs which hosted the Olympics have been, or will be, sold under the right to buy.

    He wants the continuation of "mixed-tenure" housing in these areas and a "guarantee that any homes sold under the right to buy are replaced on a one-for-one basis".

    The six official Olympics boroughs were Hackney, Newham, Barking and Dagenham, Greenwich, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

  16. 'We have been brave'published at 16:17

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    Education Minister Sam Gyimah is on his feet and begins with a long list of thank-yous to Conservative colleagues.

    "To those who say the government should be brave, we have been brave. £400 million was invested to level the playing field."

    Graham Stuart asks the minister to look at the allocation of the money again because only half of those who needed it, got it, he says.

    "There's a real opportunity to look at this again."

    We're having this debate because the government wants to go further, responds Mr Gyimah.

    Sam Gyimah
  17. 'Contrary to all evidence'published at 16:15

    Royal Bank of Scotland debate

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    Treasury minister, Harriet Baldwin says the government wants a have "a strong, healthy, diverse, competitive range of choices" for consumers.

    Whilst recognising the importance of the issues raised in the motion the minister says she cannot support the proposals.

    She argues that they "run contrary to all the evidence presented to us".

    Harriet Baldwin
  18. 'Selling RBS to make debt figures look better'published at 16:10

    Royal Bank of Scotland debate

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    Shadow treasury minister Richard Burgon encourages MPs to support the motion.

    He describes the Labour government's bailout of RBS as "a £45bn decision but the right decision".

    By selling RBS shares, he argues the chancellor has taken the easy option to "return to business as usual".

    "Taxpayers want their money back and the chancellor needs to justify his haste. Does he want to sell off RBS just to make his debt figures look better?"

    Richard Burgon
  19. Gunpowder, treason and plotpublished at 16:05

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  20. 'Squaring the circle'published at 16:00

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    A croaky-voiced Pat Glass says she hopes her voice holds out as she responds to the debate for Labour. 

    She says that it has been a "very interesting" debate and notes how "members have lined up to say how far they are down the financial league table".

    "I feel for the minister, because this is not an easy circle to square," she says to Sam Gyimah.

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