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Column: 281

Ferry Safety [21 Feb 1996]

9.34 am
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Flynn

Column: 282

Column: 283

Column: 284

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Flynn

Column: 285

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Mr. Flynn

Column: 286

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 287

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Allen

Mr. Flynn

Column: 288

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Flynn

Mr. David Shaw

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Shaw

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Flynn

Column: 289

Column: 290

10.13 am
Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Column: 291

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Shaw

Column: 292

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 293

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Matthew Banks (Southport)

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Mackinlay

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Shaw

Column: 294

Column: 295

10.35 am
Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Allen

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Allen

Column: 296

Column: 297

Mr. Matthew Banks

Mr. Allen

Mr. Banks

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Allen

Column: 298

Column: 299

10.50 am
The Minister for Transport in London (Mr. Steve Norris)

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Norris

Column: 300

Column: 301

10.59 am
Mr. Matthew Banks

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 302

Review of Local Government [21 Feb 1996]

11.1 am
Mr. Bob Dunn (Dartford)

Column: 303

Column: 304

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Dunn

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dunn

Column: 305

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Banks

Mr. Dunn

Column: 306

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Dunn

Column: 307

11.23 am
Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Column: 308

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Banks

Column: 309

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Banks

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Banks

Column: 310

Column: 311

Column: 312

11.42 am
Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Column: 313

Column: 314

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Arnold

Column: 315

Column: 316

11.58 am
Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Column: 317

Column: 318

12.5 pm
Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Column: 319

12.9 pm
Ms Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham)

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Ms Armstrong

Column: 320

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Column: 321

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Arnold

Ms Armstrong

12.20 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Sir Paul Beresford)

Column: 322

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 323

Mr. Tony Banks

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 324

Column: 325

Ever Ready Factory, Tanfield Lea [21 Feb 1996]

12.29 pm
Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

Column: 326

Column: 327

12.40 pm
The Minister for Small Business, Industry and Energy (Mr. Richard Page)

Column: 328

Ms Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham)

Mr. Page

Column: 329

Mr. Radice

Mr. Page

Column: 330

Column: 331

Red Squirrels [21 Feb 1996]

12.57 pm
Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Column: 332

Mr. Elliot Morley (Glanford and Scunthorpe)

Column: 333

Mr. Atkinson

1.9 pm
Mr. Robert Atkins (South Ribble)

Column: 334

1.12 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. James Clappison)

Column: 335

Mr. Barry Field (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 336

Column: 337

Column: 338

Column: 339

Column: 340

Mr. Sodagar Hussain [21 Feb 1996]

1.30 pm
Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Column: 341

Column: 342

Column: 343

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

Column: 344

Column: 345

Mr. Madden

Mr. Kirkhope

Column: 346

Mr. Madden

Mr. Kirkhope

Column: 347

Oral Answers to Questions [21 Feb 1996]

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT [21 Feb 1996]

Training Objectives [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. William O'Brien -- Training Objectives [21 Feb 1996]

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

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Paice

Mr. Byers

Column: 348

Mr. Paice

Mr. Sykes

Mr. Paice

Departmental Co-ordination [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Janner -- Departmental Co-ordination [21 Feb 1996]

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

Mr. Janner

Column: 349

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Congdon

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Ian McCartney

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Riddick

Column: 350

Mrs. Shephard

Private Schools (Inspections) [21 Feb 1996]

Dr. Wright -- Private Schools (Inspections) [21 Feb 1996]

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

Dr. Wright

Mr. Squire

Primary School Standards [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Lidington -- Primary School Standards [21 Feb 1996]

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Mr. Lidington

Column: 351

Mrs. Shephard

Ms Estelle Morris

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Pawsey

Mrs. Shephard

Higher Education Tuition Fees [21 Feb 1996]

Ms Corston -- Higher Education Tuition Fees [21 Feb 1996]

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

Column: 352

Ms Corston

Mr. Forth

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Forth

Mr. Don Foster

Column: 353

Mr. Forth

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Forth

Drugs Education [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Waterson -- Drugs Education [21 Feb 1996]

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

Column: 354

Mr. Waterson

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Alan Howarth

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Spring

Mrs. Gillan

Employment Policy Priorities [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Llew Smith -- Employment Policy Priorities [21 Feb 1996]

Column: 355

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Mr. Smith

Mrs. Shephard

Sir Ralph Howell

Mrs. Shephard

Ms Eagle

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Yeo

Column: 356

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Meacher

Mrs. Shephard

School Inspections (Barnet) [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. John Marshall -- School Inspections (Barnet) [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Marshall

Mr. Squire

Column: 357

Primary School Standards [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. David Nicholson -- Primary School Standards [21 Feb 1996]

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Nicholson

Mrs. Gillan

Mrs. Helen Jackson

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Dunn

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 358

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Gillan

Post-16 Education [21 Feb 1996]

Sir Sydney Chapman -- Post-16 Education [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Paice

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Paice

Mr. O'Hara

Column: 359

Mr. Paice

Mr. Harry Greenway

Mr. Paice

Primary Schools (Specialist Staff) [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones -- Primary Schools (Specialist Staff) [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Paice

Mr. Jones

Column: 360

Mr. Paice

Mr. Atkins

Mr. Paice

Higher Education Funding [21 Feb 1996]

Mrs. Anne Campbell -- Higher Education Funding [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Campbell

Mr. Forth

Column: 361

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Forth

Mr. Bryan Davies

Mr. Forth

Working Conditions [21 Feb 1996]

Ms Quin -- Working Conditions [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Forth

Ms Quin

Column: 362

Mr. Forth

Sir Donald Thompson

Mr. Forth

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Forth

Dismissal of Teachers [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. David Evans -- Dismissal of Teachers [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Evans

Column: 363

Mr. Squire

Mr. Barry Jones

Mr. Squire

Better English Campaign [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Butcher -- Better English Campaign [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Paice

Mr. Butcher

Column: 364

Mr. Paice

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Paice

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Paice

Column: 365

Points of Order [21 Feb 1996]

3.30 pm
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. D. N. Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Madam Speaker

Constitutional Change [21 Feb 1996]

Column: 366

3.32 pm
Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Column: 367

Column: 368

Orders of the Day [21 Feb 1996]

Asylum and Immigration Bill [21 Feb 1996]

Column: 369

3.40 pm
Mr. Jack Straw (Blackburn)

Madam Speaker

Column: 370

Mr. Straw

Column: 371

Mr. Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Straw

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Straw

Column: 372

Madam Speaker

Mr. Straw

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

Mr. Straw

Column: 373

Column: 374

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Mr. David Alton (Liverpool, Mossley Hill)

Column: 375

4 pm

Column: 376

Mr. Winnick

Column: 377

Mr. James Couchman (Gillingham)

Mr. Winnick

Column: 378

Mr. Couchman

Mr. Straw

4.15 pm
Mr. Couchman

Column: 379

Mr. Vaz

Column: 380

Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Mr. Vaz

Column: 381

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Keith Hill (Streatham)

Mrs. Fyfe

Column: 382

4.30 pm
Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 383

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Vaz

Miss Widdecombe

Mrs. Fyfe

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 384

Mr. Madden

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Gerrard

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Vaz

Column: 385

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Vaz

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Vaz

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Vaz

Column: 386

4.45 pm
Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Nirj Joseph Deva (Brentford and Isleworth)

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 387

Mr. Alton

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Deva

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 388

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 389

Mr. Deva

Mr. Straw

Column: 390

5 pm
Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Henderson

Column: 391

Column: 392

Column: 393

Ms Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

5.15 pm
Mr. Henderson

Column: 394

Mr. Alton

Column: 395

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Alton

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Alton

Column: 396

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Alton

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Alton

Column: 397

Mr. Madden

Mr. Alton

Mr. Gerrard

5.30 pm

Column: 398

Column: 399

Column: 400

Ms Glenda Jackson

5.45 pm

Column: 401

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Bernie Grant (Tottenham)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 402

Mr. Henderson

Miss Widdecombe

Ms Glenda Jackson

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 403

Mr. Gerrard

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Alton

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 404

Mr. Alton

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Alton

Miss Widdecombe

6 pm
Mr. Keith Hill

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 405

Mr. Henderson

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Henderson

Column: 406

Division No. 57 (Asylum and Immigration Bill) [21 Feb 1996]

Column: 409

Column: 410

Mr. Alton

Column: 411

6.30 pm

Column: 412

Column: 413

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 414

Column: 415

6.45 pm
Mr. Madden

Column: 416

Column: 417

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Miss Emma Nicholson (Torridge and West Devon)

Column: 418

7 pm

Column: 419

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

Column: 420

Miss Emma Nicholson

Mr. Kirkhope

Miss Nicholson

Mr. Kirkhope

Column: 421

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Kirkhope

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Kirkhope

7.15 pm
Mr. Alton

Column: 422

Division No. 58 (Asylum and Immigration Bill) [21 Feb 1996]

Column: 425

Column: 426

Mr. Madden

Madam Speaker

Mr. Madden

Column: 427

Mr. Winnick

Column: 428

Mr. Jeff Rooker (Birmingham, Perry Barr)

Column: 429

7.45 pm
Miss Widdecombe

Column: 430

Mr. Winnick

Column: 431

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Madden

Mr. Alton

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 432

Mr. Alton

Column: 433

8 pm

Column: 434

Column: 435

Column: 436

Mr. David Atkinson (Bournemouth, East)

Column: 437

8.15 pm

Column: 438

Miss Emma Nicholson

Column: 439

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 440

8.30 pm
Mr. Alton

Column: 441

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Henderson

Column: 442

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Alton

Column: 443

8.45 pm
Miss Widdecombe

Column: 444

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 445

Miss Widdecombe

Miss Emma Nicholson

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 446

Mr. Henderson

Column: 447

Miss Emma Nicholson

Column: 448

9 pm

Column: 449

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 450

Mr. Henderson

Column: 451

Column: 452

9.15 pm
Mr. Keith Hill

Column: 453

Mr. Gerrard

Mr. Hill

Column: 454

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Hill

Mr. Kirkhope

Mr. Hill

Mr. Chris Davies (Littleborough and Saddleworth)

Column: 455

Column: 456

9.30 pm
Mr. Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall)

Column: 457

Column: 458

Ms Abbott

Miss Widdecombe

Ms Abbott

Column: 459

Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Ms Abbott

9.45 pm
Mr. Kirkhope

Column: 460

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Kirkhope

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Kirkhope

Ms Abbott

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Ms Abbott

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Kirkhope

Column: 461

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Mr. Kirkhope

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Kirkhope

Mr. Henderson

Column: 462

Mrs. Barbara Roche (Hornsey and Wood Green)

Mr. Henderson

Division No. 59 (Asylum and Immigration Bill) [21 Feb 1996]

Column: 466

Points of Order [21 Feb 1996]

Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion and Pembroke, North)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Nick Ainger (Pembroke)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Ainger

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 467

10.15 pm
Mr. Michael J. Martin (Glasgow, Springburn)

Column: 468

Column: 469

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Martin

Column: 470

10.30 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. George Kynoch)

Column: 471

Mr. Jimmy Wray (Glasgow, Provan)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 472

Mr. Wray

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 473

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Wray

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 474


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