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Column: 347

British Film Industry [24 Apr 1996]

9.34 am
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 348

Mr. David Harris (St. Ives)

Mr. Kaufman

Column: 349

Column: 350

Column: 351

Column: 352

9.57 am
Mr. Kenneth Baker (Mole Valley)

Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Mr. Baker

Column: 353

Mr. Anthony Coombs (Wyre Forest)

Mr. Baker

Column: 354

Column: 355

10.9 am
Mr. Jim Callaghan (Heywood and Middleton)

Column: 356

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Mid-Staffordshire)

Mr. Callaghan

Column: 357

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Callaghan

Column: 358

10.22 am
Mr. Anthony Coombs (Wyre Forest)

Column: 359

Column: 360

10.31 am
Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Column: 361

10.38 am
Mr. Matthew Banks (Southport)

Column: 362

10.41 am
Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Column: 363

Column: 364

Mr. Kenneth Baker

Mr. Fisher

Column: 365

Column: 366

10.54 am
The Minister of State, Department of National Heritage (Mr. Iain Sproat)

Column: 367

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Column: 368

Child Support Agency [24 Apr 1996]

11 am
Mr. James Pawsey (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Column: 369

Column: 370

Mr. David Nicholson (Taunton)

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Nicholson

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Michael Mates (East Hampshire)

Column: 371

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Mates

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mates

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Mates

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mates

Column: 372

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Pawsey

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

Mr. Pawsey

Column: 373

Column: 374

Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Ronnie Campbell

Mr. Pawsey

Column: 375

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Pawsey

Column: 376

11.33 am
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 377

Column: 378

Column: 379

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Corbyn

11.48 am
Mr. Michael Lord (Central Suffolk)

Column: 380

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Column: 381

Mr. Lord

11.56 am
Ms Liz Lynne (Rochdale)

Column: 382

Dr. John Reid (Motherwell, North)

Ms Lynne

Column: 383

12.3 pm
Mr. Malcolm Wicks (Croydon, North-West)

Column: 384

Column: 385

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

Column: 386

Column: 387

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 388

Mr. Ronnie Campbell

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 389

12.24 pm
Mr. Robert G. Hughes (Harrow, West)

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Hughes

Column: 390

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 391

12.30 pm
Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Column: 392

Column: 393

Column: 394

Mr. Bill Michie (Sheffield, Heeley)

Mr. Betts

Column: 395

Mr. Michie

Mr. Betts

Column: 396

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

Column: 397

Column: 398

Column: 399

Mr. Betts

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Betts

Mr. Clappison

Column: 400

West Bromwich Building Society [24 Apr 1996]

1 pm
Mr. William Powell (Corby)

Column: 401

Column: 402

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 403

Mr. Powell

Column: 404

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

Column: 405

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mrs. Knight

Mr. William Powell

Column: 406

Mrs. Knight

Column: 407

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 408

Sea Empress Disaster [24 Apr 1996]

1.30 pm
Mr. Nick Ainger (Pembroke)

Column: 409

Column: 410

Column: 411

1.46 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Steve Norris)

Column: 412

Mr. Ron Davies (Caerphilly)

Mr. Norris

Mr. Davies

Mr. Norris

Column: 413

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Norris

Mr. Ainger

Mr. Norris

Column: 414

Mr. Brian Sedgemore (Hackney, South and Shoreditch)

Mr. Norris

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Jones

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Norris

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Norris

Column: 415

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 416

Column: 417

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Apr 1996]

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT [24 Apr 1996]

Access to Work [24 Apr 1996]

Mrs. Helen Jackson -- Access to Work [24 Apr 1996]

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

Mrs. Jackson

Mr. Paice

Mr. David Nicholson

Mr. Paice

Column: 418

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Paice

Youth Unemployment [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Waterson -- Youth Unemployment [24 Apr 1996]

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

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Forth

Column: 419

Mr. Byers

Mr. Forth

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Forth

Secondary School Places [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Pike -- Secondary School Places [24 Apr 1996]

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

Mr. Pike

Column: 420

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Wilkinson

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Spearing

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 421

Special Schools [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Booth -- Special Schools [24 Apr 1996]

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Booth

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Janner

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Barry Field

Column: 422

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Tom Clarke

Mrs. Gillan

Group of Seven Summit [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Peter Bottomley -- Group of Seven Summit [24 Apr 1996]

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

Mr. Bottomley

Column: 423

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. MacShane

Mrs. Shephard

Employment Creation [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Fabricant -- Employment Creation [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Forth

Column: 424

Mr. O'Hara

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Mr. Forth

Mr. Meacher

Column: 425

Mr. Forth

Mr. Michael Brown

Mr. Forth

Manufacturing (West Midlands) [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Jim Cunningham -- Manufacturing (West Midlands) [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Forth

Column: 426

Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Forth

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Forth

Mr. Ian McCartney

Madam Speaker

Mr. McCartney

Madam Speaker

Column: 427

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Forth

Independent Schools (Inspections) [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Jamieson -- Independent Schools (Inspections) [24 Apr 1996]

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

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Squire

Column: 428

Lady Olga Maitland

Mr. Squire

Schools (Selection) [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Tredinnick -- Schools (Selection) [24 Apr 1996]

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Mr. Tredinnick

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Blunkett

Madam Speaker

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 429

Mrs. Shephard

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mrs. Shephard

Mrs. Mahon

Mrs. Shephard

Religious Schools [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Nicholas Winterton -- Religious Schools [24 Apr 1996]

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Winterton

Column: 430

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Don Foster

Madam Speaker

Mr. Foster

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Harry Greenway

Column: 431

Mrs. Gillan

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. John Marshall

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Madden

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 432

Mrs. Gillan

Schools (Rochdale) [24 Apr 1996]

Ms Lynne -- Schools (Rochdale) [24 Apr 1996]

Mrs. Gillan

Ms Lynne

Mrs. Gillan

Grant-maintained Schools [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Nigel Evans -- Grant-maintained Schools [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Evans

Column: 433

Mr. Squire

Activity Centres [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Steen -- Activity Centres [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Paice

Mr. Steen

Mr. Paice

Mr. Miller

Column: 434

Mr. Paice

Special Needs [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. French -- Special Needs [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Paice

Mr. French

Mr. Paice

Mr. Alan Howarth

Column: 435

Mr. Paice

Column: 436

Column: 437

Points of Order [24 Apr 1996]

3.31 pm
Mr. Alan Howarth (Stratford-on-Avon)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Madam Speaker

Column: 438

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. John Marshall (Hendon, South)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Madam Speaker

Column: 439

Association (United Kingdom, United States and Former Dominions) [24 Apr 1996]

3.36 pm
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Mid-Staffordshire)

Column: 440

Column: 441

3.46 pm
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 442

Column: 443

Orders of the Day [24 Apr 1996]

Family Law Bill [Lords] [24 Apr 1996]

3.53 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough and Horncastle)

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

Mr. Leigh

Column: 444

Column: 445

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman (Lancaster)

Mr. Leigh

Sir Anthony Grant (South-West Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 446

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mr. Leigh

Ms Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Mr. Leigh

Ms Corston

Column: 447

Mr. Leigh

Sir David Mitchell (North-West Hampshire)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Stephen Timms (Newham, North-East)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)

Column: 448

Mr. Leigh

Column: 449

Mr. John Patten (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

4.15 pm
Mr. Leigh

Sir David Mitchell

Mr. Leigh

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Leigh

Column: 450

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Jonathan Evans)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Richard Tracey (Surbiton)

Mr. Leigh

Dame Angela Rumbold (Mitcham and Morden)

Column: 451

Mr. Leigh

Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Chidgey

Mr. Leigh

Dr. Spink

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Chidgey

Mr. Leigh

Column: 452

Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. David Alton (Liverpool, Mossley Hill)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Column: 453

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

4.30 pm
Mr. Leigh

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Tim Devlin (Stockton, South)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 454

Sir Michael Neubert (Romford)

Mr. Leigh

Mrs. Elizabeth Peacock (Batley and Spen)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 455

The Chairman

Dr. Jeremy Bray (Motherwell, South)

Column: 456

Column: 457

4.45 pm
Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Patten

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 458

Column: 459

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (Colchester, North)

Column: 460

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 461

5 pm
Mr. Michael Jopling (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 462

Mr. Nicholls

Dr. Bray

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 463

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Rowe

Column: 464

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Devlin

Mr. Llwyd

Mrs. Peacock

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 465

Mr. Llwyd

5.15 pm

Column: 466

Dame Angela Rumbold

Column: 467

Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)

Dame Angela Rumbold

Mr. Nicholls

Dame Angela Rumbold

Column: 468

Mr. Rowe

Dame Angela Rumbold

5.30 pm
Mr. Nicholls

Dame Angela Rumbold

Column: 469

Mr. Devlin

Column: 470

Column: 471

Mr. Rowe

5.45 pm

Column: 472

Column: 473

Sir Edward Heath (Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Column: 474

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Sir Edward Heath

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

6 pm
Sir Edward Heath

Column: 475

Column: 476

Mr. Donald Anderson

Mr. Alton

Mr. Anderson

Column: 477

Column: 478

Mr. Michael Alison (Selby)

6.15 pm
Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Alison

Column: 479

Mr. Patten

Column: 480

Column: 481

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Patten

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Patten

Column: 482

6.30 pm
Mr. Paul Boateng (Brent, South)

Column: 483

Mr. Clive Soley (Hammersmith)

Mr. Boateng

Column: 484

Column: 485

6.45 pm
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr. Roger Freeman)

Column: 486

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Freeman

Sir David Mitchell

Mr. Freeman

Column: 487

Column: 488

Mr. Leigh

Division No. 105 (Family Law Bill [Lords]) [24 Apr 1996]

Column: 491

Mr. Jopling

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

Mr. Roger Sims (Chislehurst)

The First Deputy Chairman

Column: 492

Column: 493

Mr. Sims

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Sims

7.15 pm

Column: 494

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Sims

Column: 495

Mr. Soley

Column: 496

Dame Jill Knight (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

Mr. Soley

7.30 pm
Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Soley

Column: 497

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

Mr. Soley

Column: 498

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Soley

Column: 499

Mrs. Peacock

Mr. Soley

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Soley

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Soley

Column: 500

7.45 pm

Column: 501

Mr. Spearing

Mr. Soley

Mr. Leigh

Column: 502

Column: 503

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Jonathan Evans)

Mr. Leigh

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

Mr. Leigh

Column: 504

8 pm
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Eltham)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 505

Mr. Donald Anderson

Column: 506

Column: 507

8.15 pm
Mr. Alison

Column: 508

Ms Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham)

Column: 509

Mr. Alison

Mr. Spearing

Column: 510

8.30 pm
Mr. Soley

Column: 511

Mr. Spearing

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Column: 512

Lady Olga Maitland (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr. Bottomley

Column: 513

Column: 514

Column: 515

8.45 pm
Ms Armstrong

Column: 516

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Ms Armstrong

Column: 517

Lady Olga Maitland

Column: 518

9 pm
Ms Armstrong

Dame Jill Knight

Column: 519

Ms Armstrong

Column: 520

Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Mr. Sims

Mrs. Gorman

Column: 521

9.15 pm

Column: 522

Lady Olga Maitland

Ms Corston

Column: 523

Lady Olga Maitland

Mr. Jonathan Evans

Lady Olga Maitland

Dame Jill Knight

Lady Olga Maitland

Column: 524

9.30 pm
Mr. Boateng

Column: 525

Column: 526

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Boateng

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Boateng

Lady Olga Maitland

Mr. Boateng

Column: 527

Mr. Donald Anderson

Mr. Boateng

9.45 pm
Mr. Jonathan Evans

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Evans

Column: 528

Lady Olga Maitland

Mr. Evans

Column: 529

Column: 530

Column: 531

Family Law Bill [Lords] [24 Apr 1996]

Mr. Evans

Column: 532

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

Mr. Evans

Column: 533

Mr. Sims

Column: 534

Division No. 106 (Family Law Bill [Lords]) [24 Apr 1996]

Column: 536

Column: 537

Division No. 107 (Family Law Bill [Lords]) [24 Apr 1996]

Column: 539

Column: 540

Division No. 108 (Family Law Bill [Lords]) [24 Apr 1996]

Column: 543

Dame Jill Knight

The Chairman

Mr. Patten

The Chairman

Mr. Patten

The Chairman

Mr. Patten

The Chairman

Column: 544

National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Bill [24 Apr 1996]

10.50 pm
Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley)

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 545

Mr. Barron

Column: 546

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

Mr. Barron

11 pm
Mr. Horam

Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)

Mr. Horam

Column: 547

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Horam

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Horam

Mr. Hugh Bayley (York)

Mr. Horam

Mr. Kevin Hughes

Mr. Horam

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Horam

Column: 548

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Horam

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Horam

Ms Harriet Harman (Peckham)

Mr. Horam

Ms Harman

Mr. Horam

Mr. Barron

Mr. Horam

Ms Harman

Mr. Horam

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Mr. Horam

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Column: 549

Ms Harman

Mr. Hughes

Column: 550

Mr. Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Column: 551

11.15 pm
Mr. Robert Ainsworth (Coventry, North-East)

Mr. Spearing

Column: 552

Mr. Betts

Column: 553

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Betts

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Betts

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 554

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Horam

Column: 555

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Horam

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Horam

Column: 556

Mr. Betts

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Horam

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Horam

Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Horam

Mr. Patrick Thompson (Norwich, North)

Mr. Horam

Ms Harman

Mr. Horam

Mr. Barron

Column: 557

Mr. Horam

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Horam

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Horam

Mr. Barron

Column: 558

Division No. 109 (National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Bill) [24 Apr 1996]

Column: 560

Division No. 110 (National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Bill) [24 Apr 1996]

Column: 562

Ms Harman

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 563

12.6 am
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Blackpool, South)

Column: 564

Column: 565

12.17 am
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Mrs. Angela Knight)

Column: 566

Column: 567

Column: 568


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