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Column: 265

Women in Prison [24 Jan 1996]

9.34 am
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mrs. Audrey Wise (Preston)

Mrs. Mahon

Column: 266

Column: 267

Mr. Paul Boateng (Brent, South)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Boateng

Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Mrs. Mahon

Column: 268

Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Mrs. Mahon

Mrs. Wise

Column: 269

Mrs. Mahon

Column: 270

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North)

Mrs. Mahon

Column: 271

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

10.1 am
Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Hastings and Rye)

Mr. Boateng

Mrs. Lait

Column: 272

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey)

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Walter Sweeney (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mrs. Lait

Column: 273

10.10 am
Mr. Chris Davies (Littleborough and Saddleworth)

The Minister of State, Home Office (Miss Ann Widdecombe)

Mr. Davies

Column: 274

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Davies

Column: 275

10.18 am
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Column: 276

Mrs. Mahon

Mrs. Gorman

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mrs. Gorman

Column: 277

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mrs. Gorman

Mr. Corbyn

Mrs. Gorman

Column: 278

10.30 am
Ms Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Ms Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Ms Jackson

Column: 279

10.33 am
Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 280

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Howarth

Ms Abbott

Mr. Howarth

Column: 281

Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Howarth

10.46 am
The Minister of State, Home Office (Miss Ann Widdecombe)

Column: 282

Mr. Boateng

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. George Howarth

Column: 283

Miss Widdecombe

Ms Corston

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. George Howarth

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 284

Mr. Corbyn

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 285

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 286

Single Currency [24 Jan 1996]

11 am
Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Column: 287

Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Mr. Gill

Mr. Walter Sweeney (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Gill

Column: 288

Column: 289

11.14 am
Mr. Hugh Dykes (Harrow, East)

Column: 290

Column: 291

Column: 292

11.26 am
Sir Teddy Taylor (Southend, East)

Mr. Sweeney

Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 293

Column: 294

Mr. Barry Legg (Milton Keynes, South-West)

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Tony Marlow (Northampton, North)

Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 295

Column: 296

Mrs. Gorman

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. William Cash (Stafford)

Sir Teddy Taylor

11.40 am
Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Column: 297

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (Colchester, North)

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Dykes

Mr. Rowe

Column: 298

Mr. Marlow

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Legg

Mr. Rowe

Column: 299

11.52 am
Mr. Anthony Coombs (Wyre Forest)

Column: 300

Column: 301

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Coombs

12.4 pm
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Column: 302

Column: 303

12.10 pm
Mr. Mike O'Brien (North Warwickshire)

Column: 304

Column: 305

Mr. Graham Riddick (Colne Valley)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 306

12.20 pm
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Mrs. Angela Knight)

Mr. Jenkin

Mrs. Knight

Column: 307

Column: 308

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Column: 309

12.30 pm
Mr. David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport)

Column: 310

Column: 311

Column: 312

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 313

12.45 pm
Mr. Sebastian Coe (Falmouth and Camborne)

Column: 314

12.49 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Phillip Oppenheim)

Column: 315

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Oppenheim

Column: 316

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Mr. Oppenheim

Column: 317

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

1 pm
Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Hastings and Rye)

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman (Lancaster)

Mrs. Lait

Column: 318

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mrs. Lait

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mrs. Lait

Column: 319

Column: 320

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mrs. Lait

1.14 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. John Bowis)

Column: 321

Column: 322

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Bowis

Column: 323

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Bowis

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Column: 324

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bowis

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 325

Health Provision (Bradford) [24 Jan 1996]

1.30 pm
Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford, South)

Column: 326

Column: 327

Column: 328

1.44 pm
Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Column: 329

1.48 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. John Horam)

Column: 330

Column: 331

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Horam

Mr. Madden

Mr. Horam

Column: 332

Column: 333

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Jan 1996]

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT [24 Jan 1996]

School Discipline [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Evennett -- School Discipline [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Jacques Arnold -- School Discipline [24 Jan 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Robin Squire)

Mr. Evennett

Mr. Squire

Mr. Arnold

Mr. Squire

Column: 334

Mr. Barry Jones

Mr. Squire

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Squire

Grammar Schools [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Congdon -- Grammar Schools [24 Jan 1996]

The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mrs. Gillian Shephard)

Mr. Congdon

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 335

Mr. Beggs

Mrs. Shephard

Sir Malcolm Thornton

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Skinner

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Patrick Thompson

Column: 336

Mrs. Shephard

Ms Estelle Morris

Mrs. Shephard

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mrs. Shephard

Temporary Employment [24 Jan 1996]

Mrs. Mahon -- Temporary Employment [24 Jan 1996]

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Mrs. Mahon

Column: 337

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Viggers

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. McAvoy

Mrs. Shephard

Older Workers [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Stephen -- Older Workers [24 Jan 1996]

Column: 338

Mr. Stewart -- Older Workers [24 Jan 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mrs. Cheryl Gillan)

Mr. Stephen

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Stewart

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 339

Mrs. Helen Jackson

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Rowe

Mrs. Gillan

Church Schools [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones -- Church Schools [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Jones

Mr. Squire

Mr. Couchman

Column: 340

Mr. Squire

Temporary Employment [24 Jan 1996]

Ms Janet Anderson -- Temporary Employment [24 Jan 1996]

The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Mr. Eric Forth)

Ms Anderson

Mr. Forth

Mr. Marlow

Mr. Forth

Mr. Meacher

Column: 341

Mr. Forth

Commuters [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Barry Field -- Commuters [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Forth

Mr. Field

Mr. Forth

Mr. Ian McCartney

Column: 342

Mr. Forth

Expenditure (Somerset) [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Mark Robinson -- Expenditure (Somerset) [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Squire

Mr. Don Foster

Column: 343

Mr. Squire

Mr. David Nicholson

Mr. Squire

Examination Results [24 Jan 1996]

Sir David Madel -- Examination Results [24 Jan 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. James Paice)

Sir David Madel

Mr. Paice

Column: 344

Mr. Bryan Davies

Mr. Paice

Mr. Harry Greenway

Mr. Paice

Parental Choice [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. O'Hara -- Parental Choice [24 Jan 1996]

Column: 345

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. O'Hara

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Pawsey

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 346

Unemployment [24 Jan 1996]

Sir Roger Moate -- Unemployment [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Forth

Sir Roger Moate

Mr. Forth

Mr. Pike

Mr. Forth

School Security [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Simon Coombs -- School Security [24 Jan 1996]

Column: 347

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Coombs

Mr. Squire

Mr. Madden

Mr. Squire

Mr. Atkins

Mr. Squire

Column: 348

School Funding (Nottingham) [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Simpson -- School Funding (Nottingham) [24 Jan 1996]

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Simpson

Mrs. Gillan

Unemployment [24 Jan 1996]

Mrs. Bridget Prentice -- Unemployment [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Paice

Mrs. Prentice

Column: 349

Mr. Paice

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Paice

School Admissions [24 Jan 1996]

Dr. Wright -- School Admissions [24 Jan 1996]

Mrs. Gillan

Dr. Wright

Column: 350

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Neil Hamilton

Mrs. Gillan

Cycling [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Robathan -- Cycling [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Paice

Mr. Robathan

Column: 351

Mr. Paice

Column: 352

Column: 331

Column: 353

Northern Ireland (Mitchell Report) [24 Jan 1996]

3.31 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. John Major)

Column: 354

Column: 355

Mr. Tony Blair (Sedgefield)

Column: 356

Column: 357

The Prime Minister

Column: 358

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Column: 359

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Hume (Foyle)

Column: 360

The Prime Minister

Hon. Members

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Column: 361

The Prime Minister

Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)

Column: 362

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

The Prime Minister

Column: 363

Mr. Clive Soley (Hammersmith)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Column: 364

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Eltham)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull, North)

Column: 365

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hugh Dykes (Harrow, East)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Thomas McAvoy (Glasgow, Rutherglen)

The Prime Minister

Column: 366

Mr. Graham Riddick (Colne Valley)

The Prime Minister

Miss Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 367

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Richard Spring (Bury St. Edmunds)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 368

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tony Marlow (Northampton, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)

Column: 369

The Prime Minister

Rev. William McCrea (Mid-Ulster)

The Prime Minister

Column: 370

Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

The Prime Minister

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 371

Registration of Immigration Advice Practitioners [24 Jan 1996]

4.37 pm
Mr. Nirj Joseph Deva (Brentford and Isleworth)

Column: 372

Column: 373

4.46 pm
Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Charles Hendry (High Peak)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hendry

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mr. Graham Riddick (Colne Valley)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 374

National Health Service [24 Jan 1996]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

4.47 pm
Ms Harriet Harman (Peckham)

Mr. Robert Atkins (South Ribble)

Ms Harman

Mr. John Sykes (Scarborough)

Column: 375

Ms Harman

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Harman

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman (Lancaster)

Mr. Quentin Davies (Stamford and Spalding)

Ms Harman

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Davies

Ms Harman

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tredinnick

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tredinnick

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 376

Mr. Tredinnick

Ms Harman

Mr. Anthony Coombs (Wyre Forest)

Column: 377

Ms Harman

Mr. Coombs

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Harman

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Harman

Column: 378

Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)

Ms Harman

Column: 379

Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)

Ms Harman

Column: 380

5.13 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Stephen Dorrell)

Ms Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 381

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dorrell

Several hon. Members

Mr. Dorrell

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dorrell

Several hon. Members

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 382

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North)

Mr. Dorrell

Several hon. Members

Mr. Dorrell

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Graham Riddick (Colne Valley)

Mr. Dorrell

Several hon. Members

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 383

Ms Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 384

Sir John Gorst (Hendon, North)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Hugh Dykes (Harrow, East)

Mr. John Marshall (Hendon, South)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Dykes

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 385

Mr. Henry McLeish (Fife, Central)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Jerry Hayes (Harlow)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 386

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Stephen Byers (Wallsend)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Byers

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 387

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Shaw

Column: 388

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dorrell

5.42 pm
Mr. Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Galbraith

The Minister for Health (Mr. Gerald Malone)

Mr. Galbraith

Dr. Keith Hampson (Leeds, North-West)

Column: 389

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 390

Column: 391

Mr. Norman Hogg (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 392

Mr. Malone

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 393

6.1 pm
Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 394

Column: 395

Mr. Simon Hughes

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Ronnie Campbell

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 396

Column: 397

Mr. Connarty

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Connarty

Sir Norman Fowler

6.19 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Column: 398

Mr. Charles Hendry (High Peak)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 399

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Hughes

Column: 400

Mr. Malone

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Sebastian Coe (Falmouth and Camborne)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Ray Whitney (Wycombe)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 401

6.37 pm
Mrs. Marion Roe (Broxbourne)

Column: 402

Column: 403

Column: 404

Column: 405

6.52 pm
Mr. Joe Benton (Bootle)

Column: 406

7.1 pm
Dame Jill Knight (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

Column: 407

Mr. Benton

Dame Jill Knight

Column: 408

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Dame Jill Knight

Column: 409

Column: 410

7.18 pm
Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Column: 411

Column: 412

Column: 413

7.34 pm
Mr. Ray Whitney (Wycombe)

Mr. Ronnie Campbell

Mr. Whitney

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Whitney

Column: 414

Mr. Alan Milburn (Darlington)

Mr. Whitney

Column: 415

Column: 416

7.47 pm
Ms Janet Anderson (Rossendale and Darwen)

Column: 417

Column: 418

Column: 419

7.58 pm
Mr. Jerry Hayes (Harlow)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hayes

Column: 420

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hayes

Column: 421

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Edward O'Hara (Knowsley, South)

Mr. Hayes

Mr. O'Hara

Mr. Hayes

Column: 422

Ms Janet Anderson

Mr. Hayes

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hayes

Ms Anderson

Mr. Hayes

Column: 423

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hayes

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hayes

8.16 pm
Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East)

Column: 424

Sir Ivan Lawrence (Burton)

Mr. Mudie

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Mudie

Column: 425

Sir Ivan Lawrence

Mr. Mudie

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Mudie

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Mudie

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Column: 426

Mr. Mudie

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Timothy Kirkhope)

Mr. Mudie

Column: 427

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Mudie

Column: 428

8.37 pm
Mr. Richard Tracey (Surbiton)

Column: 429

Column: 430

8.45 pm
Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 431

Column: 432

Sir Ivan Lawrence

Mr. Gapes

Column: 433

Column: 434

9 pm
Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Column: 435

Column: 436

9.13 pm
Mr. Edward O'Hara (Knowsley, South)

Column: 437

Column: 438

9.21 pm
Sir Ivan Lawrence (Burton)

Column: 439

9.26 pm
Mr. Henry McLeish (Fife, Central)

Column: 440

Mr. Whitney

Mr. McLeish

Column: 441

Mr. Hayes

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Tony Marlow (Northampton, North)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 442

Column: 443

Column: 444

9.45 pm
The Minister for Health (Mr. Gerald Malone)

Column: 445

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Malone

Column: 446

Column: 447

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Malone

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Malone

Column: 448

Division No. 35 (National Health Service) [24 Jan 1996]

Column: 452

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Column: 453

10.15 pm
Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Hillhead)

Column: 454

Mr. Charles Hendry (High Peak)

Column: 455

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mr. Galloway

Column: 456

Column: 457

10.32 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Jeremy Hanley)

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Galloway

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hanley

Column: 458

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Hanley

Column: 459

Mr. Tim Devlin (Stockton, South)

Mr. Hanley

Column: 460

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Hanley

Column: 461

Column: 462


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