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Tuesday 23 Apr 1996

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Column: 179

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Apr 1996]

SOCIAL SECURITY [23 Apr 1996]

Habitual Residence Test [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Pike -- Habitual Residence Test [23 Apr 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Roger Evans)

Mr. Pike

Mr. Evans

Mr. John Marshall

Mr. Evans

Mr. Bradley

Column: 180

Mr. Evans

State Pension [23 Apr 1996]

Mrs. Lait -- State Pension [23 Apr 1996]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Peter Lilley)

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Lilley

Column: 181

Pensioner Incomes [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Butler -- Pensioner Incomes [23 Apr 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Oliver Heald)

Mr. Butler

Mr. Heald

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Heald

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Heald

Ms Lynne

Column: 182

Mr. Heald

Mr. Wicks

Mr. Heald

Madam Speaker

Mr. Heald

Reforms (Savings) [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Whittingdale -- Reforms (Savings) [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 183

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Ashton

Mr. Lilley

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 184

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Chris Smith

Column: 185

Mr. Lilley

Fraud [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Jacques Arnold -- Fraud [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Arnold

Column: 186

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Barry Jones

Mr. Lilley

Mr. John Greenway

Mr. Lilley

Child Support Agency [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Sutcliffe -- Child Support Agency [23 Apr 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Andrew Mitchell)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 187

Mr. Mitchell

Mrs. Roe

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Hain

Mr. Mitchell

Pensioner Incomes [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Simon Coombs -- Pensioner Incomes [23 Apr 1996]

Column: 188

Mr. Heald

Mr. Coombs

Mr. Heald

Mr. Denham

Mr. Heald

Pensions (Updating) [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Leigh -- Pensions (Updating) [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Heald

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Heald

Column: 189

Mr. Cousins

Mr. Heald

Mr. Anthony Coombs

Mr. Heald

Funeral Expenses [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. O'Hara -- Funeral Expenses [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Roger Evans

Mr. O'Hara

Column: 190

Mr. Evans

Old People [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Brazier -- Old People [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Lilley

Madam Speaker

Child Support Agency [23 Apr 1996]

Mrs. Clwyd -- Child Support Agency [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

Column: 191

Mrs. Clwyd

Mr. Mitchell

Dr. Spink

Mr. Mitchell

PRIME MINISTER [23 Apr 1996]

Kashmir [23 Apr 1996]

Mr. Madden -- Kashmir [23 Apr 1996]

The Prime Minister (Mr. John Major)

Mr. Madden

Column: 192

The Prime Minister

Mr. Whitney

The Prime Minister

Engagements [23 Apr 1996]

Ms Armstrong -- Engagements [23 Apr 1996]

The Prime Minister

Ms Armstrong

The Prime Minister

Column: 193

Mr. Jacques Arnold -- Engagements [23 Apr 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Arnold

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

Column: 194

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Sir Wyn Roberts -- Engagements [23 Apr 1996]

The Prime Minister

Sir Wyn Roberts

The Prime Minister

Column: 195

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mr. Robert G. Hughes -- Engagements [23 Apr 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hughes

Column: 196

The Prime Minister

Mr. Donald Anderson

The Prime Minister

Mr. Congdon -- Engagements [23 Apr 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Congdon

The Prime Minister

Column: 197

Madam Speaker

Column: 198

European Communities (European Court) [23 Apr 1996]

3.32 pm
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford)

Column: 199

Column: 200

3.42 pm
Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)

Column: 201

Column: 202

Division No. 103 (European Communities (European Court)) [23 Apr 1996]

Column: 203

Column: 204

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)

Madam Speaker

Madam Speaker

Column: 205

Orders of the Day [23 Apr 1996]

Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Bill [23 Apr 1996]

4 pm
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Michael Ancram)

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 206

Mr. Robinson

Column: 207

Column: 208

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Mr. Robinson

Dr. Joe Hendron (Belfast, West)

4.15 pm
Mr. Robinson

Column: 209

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Mr. Robinson

Column: 210

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Sir Patrick Mayhew)

Column: 211

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Sir Patrick Mayhew

4.30 pm

Column: 212

Mr. Robert McCartney

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Sir Patrick Mayhew

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Morris)

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 213

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Mr. Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Worthington

Column: 214

Mr. Barry Porter (Wirral, South)

Mr. Worthington

Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)

Mr. Worthington

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Worthington

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 215

Mr. Worthington

4.45 pm
Mr. Trimble

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Port Glasgow)

Mr. Trimble

Column: 216

Mr. McGrady

Column: 217

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 218

Mr. Clive Soley (Hammersmith)

Column: 219

5 pm
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 220

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Trimble

Column: 221

Mr. Robinson

Column: 222

Division No. 104 (Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc) Bill) [23 Apr 1996]

Column: 224

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Column: 225

Mr. Illsley

5.30 pm
Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

The Chairman

Mr. Canavan

Column: 226

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 227

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull, North)

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 228

5.45 pm
Mr. Trimble

Column: 229

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Trimble

Column: 230

Column: 231

Mr. Peter Robinson

6 pm
Mr. Trimble

Column: 232

Mr. Robinson

Mr. McGrady

Column: 233

Mr. William Ross

Mr. McGrady

Mr. Ross

Mr. McGrady

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. McGrady

Column: 234

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. William Ross

Mr. McCartney

6.15 pm
Mr. Wilshire

Column: 235

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull, North)

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. McCartney

Mr. William Ross

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Ross

Column: 236

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ross

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Ross

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Ross

Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)

Mr. Ross

Column: 237

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Ross

The Chairman

Mr. Ross

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Ross

Miss Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

Column: 238

Mr. Trimble

Miss Hoey

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)

Column: 239

6.30 pm
Mr. McNamara

Mr. Ancram

Column: 240

Column: 241

Column: 242

6.45 pm
Mr. William Ross

Column: 243

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McGrady

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McGrady

Mr. Ancram

Column: 244

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McNamara

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Hume

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McNamara

Column: 245

Mr. Ancram

Miss Hoey

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Hume

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Hume

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Peter Robinson

Miss Hoey

Mr. Robert McCartney

Column: 246

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Robinson

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. McGrady

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Worthington

Mr. Ancram

Rev. Ian Paisley

The First Deputy Chairman

7 pm
Mr. Ancram

Column: 247

Rev. Ian Paisley

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Ancram

Column: 248

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Ancram

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 249

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Ancram

Rev. Ian Paisley

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. McNamara

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. McNamara

Column: 250

Rev. Ian Paisley

7.15 pm
Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Peter Robinson

Column: 251

Mr. Worthington

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 252

Miss Hoey

Mr. Canavan

Column: 253

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Canavan

7.30 pm
Mr. McNamara

Column: 254

The First Deputy Chairman

Rev. Ian Paisley

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Robert McCartney

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. McCartney

Column: 255

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Ross

Column: 256

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Ancram

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Ancram

Column: 257

7.45 pm
Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McCartney

Column: 258

Mr. Trimble

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Trimble

Column: 259

Mr. Jim Dowd (Lewisham, West)

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Trimble

Column: 260

Mr. Barnes

8 pm

Column: 261

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Dowd

Column: 262

Column: 263

8.15 pm
Mr. William Ross

Column: 264

Mr. Barnes

Rev. Martin Smyth

Column: 265

Mr. Barnes

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Ancram

Column: 266

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Ancram

Column: 267

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Ancram

8.30 pm
Mr. William Ross

Column: 268

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McGrady

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Ross

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 269

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Barnes

Rev. Martin Smyth

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Dame Janet Fookes)

Column: 270

Rev. Martin Smyth

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Kirkwood

8.45 pm

Column: 271

Column: 272

Mr. Trimble

Column: 273

Column: 274

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ross

9 pm
Mr. Trimble

Column: 275

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McNamara

Column: 276

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. William Ross

Column: 277

9.15 pm

Column: 278

Mr. Ancram

Column: 279

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ancram

Column: 280

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ancram

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Maginnis

Column: 281

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Maginnis

9.30 pm
Mr. Ancram

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Ancram

Column: 282

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Maginnis

Column: 283

Mr. Ancram

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Maginnis

Column: 284

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Ancram

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Ancram

Column: 285

9.45 pm
Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. McGrady

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. McGrady

Column: 286

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Column: 287

Mr. William Ross

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Mr. Ross

The Second Deputy Chairman

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Mr. Ross

Column: 288

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Ms Marjorie Mowlam (Redcar)

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. McGrady

Column: 289

Rev. Martin Smyth

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Mr. John D. Taylor

Column: 290

Mr. McGrady

Mr. Taylor

Mr. McGrady

Mr. Trimble

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 291

Mr. Trimble

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Column: 292

Mr. Trimble

10.15 pm
Mr. Wilshire

Column: 293

Mr. Peter Robinson

Column: 294

Mr. McGrady

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 295

10.30 pm
Mr. Robert McCartney

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 296

Mr. Wilshire

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Illsley

Mr. Robert McCartney

Column: 297

Mr. Illsley

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Illsley

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Illsley

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Illsley

Column: 298

10.45 pm
Sir Patrick Mayhew

Column: 299

Column: 300

Mr. Wilshire

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Column: 301

Column: 302

Mr. Wilshire

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Column: 303

11 pm
Mr. Trimble

Column: 304

Mr. Wilshire

Sir Patrick Mayhew

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 305

Mr. Peter Robinson

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Robinson

Mr. McGrady

Column: 306

11.15 pm
Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. McGrady

Column: 307

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. McGrady

Mr. McCartney

Mr. William Ross

Column: 308

Mr. McCartney

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Worthington

Column: 309

11.30 pm
Mr. McGrady

Mr. Worthington

Column: 310

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Worthington

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Worthington

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Worthington

Column: 311

Mr. William Ross

Column: 312

11.45 pm
Mr. Soley

Column: 313

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 314

Mr. Soley

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Soley

Column: 315

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 316

12 midnight
Mr. McNamara

Column: 317

Mr. Ancram

Column: 318

Column: 319

Mr. Trimble

12.15 am
Mr. Ancram

Column: 320

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Soley

Mr. Ancram

Column: 321

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Ancram

Column: 322

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Ancram

Column: 323

12.30 am
Sir Patrick Mayhew

Column: 324

12.33 am
Mr. McNamara

12.34 am
Mr. Wilshire

12.37 am
Dr. Hendron

Column: 325

Column: 326

12.44 am
Mr. Peter Robinson

Column: 327

Column: 328

12.51 am
Ms Mowlam

Column: 329

12.55 am
Rev. Ian Paisley

Ms Mowlam

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 330

Column: 331

Column: 332

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 333

Column: 334

1.17 am
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 335

Column: 336

1.22 am
Mr. McGrady

Column: 337

Column: 338

Sea Empress [23 Apr 1996]

1.35 am
Mr. Nick Ainger (Pembroke)

Column: 339

1.37 am
Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Column: 340

Column: 341

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

Column: 342

Column: 343

Mr. Beith

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 344

Column: 345

Mr. Beith

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 346


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