Martin tried (and failed) to get Andrew Lansley to give way.
Later, he had more success and brought up the case of Bolingbroke Hospital saying that Wandsworth council were saying that the services were being closed down when actually they were being moved to alternative sites.
Martin Linton raised the point that some Conservatives on the Greater London Authority are trying to withdraw the free bus concession for 17 and 18-year-olds.
Martin Linton congratulated Jack Straw on the proposals in this bill and invited him to take an easy swing at Conservative opposition to the voting system included in the bill.
Martin Linton asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the 10 most common reasons given for claiming incapacity benefit were in each London borough in the last 12 months.
Jim Murphy replied that data was not available in that format but that some data had been placed in the House of Commons library.
Martin Linton asked David Milliband (Secretary of State, Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) if he will publish payments made under the common agricultural policy single payment scheme by constituency.
David Milliband replied that the 2005 figures have not yet been analysed and that once this work has been completed, they will decide on the appropriate level of detail to publish.
Martin Linton came back and said that as this costs £16 billion each year the payments should be identified, at least, by constituency.
David Milliband denied that the figure was as large as that and said that it was most important to ensure that the payments were correct before ensuring that the information about the payments was published.
Martin Linton has written an Early Day Motion about the proposed closure of Wandsworth Museum. This is what it says:
That this House regrets the proposal from Wandsworth Council to close Wandsworth Museum; values the work of the museum's small but dedicated staff; notes the museum's success in attracting 30,000 visits last year, including 8,300 school-children; commends the museum for its success in attracting ethnic minority visitors and celebrating immigrant communities in the borough from the Huguenots to the Windrush; congratulates it on being one of only six local authority-funded museums in London to be granted Accredited Status by Museums London; and urges the Council to think again and come forward with options as the basis for consultation with the Wandsworth Historical Society, civic societies and other stakeholders.
Martin Linton asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of incapacity benefit claimants whose capacity to work has been affected by smoking-related diseases. Anne McGuire said that this information is not available.
