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Wednesday 1 May 1996

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Column: 1061

British Invention and Innovation [1 May 1996]

9.34 am
Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Adam Ingram (East Kilbride)

Mr. Shaw

Column: 1062

Column: 1063

Column: 1064

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

Column: 1069

10.15 am
Mr. Adam Ingram (East Kilbride)

Column: 1070

Column: 1071

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mr. Ingram

Column: 1072

Column: 1073

10.32 am
The Minister for Science and Technology (Mr. Ian Taylor)

Column: 1074

Column: 1075

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 1076

Mr. Taylor

Column: 1077

Column: 1078

Column: 1079

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Taylor

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Taylor

Column: 1080

Column: 1081

11 am
Mr. Robert Litherland (Manchester, Central)

Column: 1082

Column: 1083

Column: 1084

11.17 am
Mr. Tim Renton (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 1085

Column: 1086

Column: 1087

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

11.29 am
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

11.32 am
Sir Jim Lester (Broxtowe)

Column: 1088

Column: 1089

Column: 1090

11.41 am
Miss Emma Nicholson (Torridge and West Devon)

Column: 1091

Column: 1092

11.51 am
Mr. Mike Watson (Glasgow, Central)

Column: 1093

Column: 1094

11.59 am
Ms Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East)

Column: 1095

Column: 1096

Column: 1097

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

Column: 1098

Column: 1099

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Hanley

Column: 1100

Column: 1101

Column: 1102

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Hanley

Column: 1103

School Transport (Devon) [1 May 1996]

12.29 pm
Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Column: 1104

Column: 1105

Column: 1106

Column: 1107

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

Column: 1108

Column: 1109

Column: 1110

Rural Development (Isle of Eigg) [1 May 1996]

12.57 pm
Sir Russell Johnston (Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber)

Column: 1111

Column: 1112

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

Column: 1113

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1114

Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross)

Mr. Kynoch

Sir Russell Johnston

Mr. Kynoch

Sir Russell Johnston

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1115

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Charles Kennedy

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

Column: 1118

Wind Turbines [1 May 1996]

1.27 pm
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 1119

Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion and Pembroke, North)

Mr. Evans

Column: 1120

Sir Donald Thompson (Calder Valley)

Mr. Evans

Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)

Mr. Evans

Column: 1121

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Evans

Mr. Pike

Mr. Evans

Column: 1122

Mr. Dafis

Mr. Evans

Column: 1123

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

Column: 1124

Mr. Dafis

Mr. Page

Column: 1125

Column: 1126

Column: 1127

Oral Answers to Questions [1 May 1996]

SCOTLAND [1 May 1996]

Beef [1 May 1996]

Mr. Kirkwood -- Beef [1 May 1996]

Mr. Jacques Arnold -- Beef [1 May 1996]

Sir Hector Monro -- Beef [1 May 1996]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Michael Forsyth)

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Arnold

Column: 1128

Mr. Forsyth

Sir Hector Monro

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Hood

Column: 1129

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Neil Hamilton

Column: 1130

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Jessel

Column: 1131

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. George Robertson

Mr. Forsyth

Several hon. Members

Mr. Kirkwood

Madam Speaker

Veterinary Scientists and Technicians [1 May 1996]

Mr. Eric Clarke -- Veterinary Scientists and Technicians [1 May 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Raymond S. Robertson)

Column: 1132

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Robertson

Dr. Bray

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1133

Drug Abuse [1 May 1996]

Mr. Michael J. Martin -- Drug Abuse [1 May 1996]

The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord James Douglas-Hamilton)

Mr. Martin

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Bill Walker

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1134

Madam Speaker

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Madam Speaker

Mr. Davidson

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Forestry [1 May 1996]

Mr. Pawsey -- Forestry [1 May 1996]

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

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1135

Ms Roseanna Cunningham

Mr. Kynoch

Police Officers (Protective Clothing) [1 May 1996]

Mr. David Shaw -- Police Officers (Protective Clothing) [1 May 1996]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Charles Kennedy

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 1136

Mr. Stephen

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. McFall

Mr. Forsyth

Tourism [1 May 1996]

Mr. Simon Coombs -- Tourism [1 May 1996]

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Coombs

Column: 1137

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1138

Mr. Malcolm Bruce

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Kynoch

Thomas Campbell and Joseph Steele [1 May 1996]

Mr. Wray -- Thomas Campbell and Joseph Steele [1 May 1996]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Wray

Column: 1139

Madam Speaker

Mr. Wray

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Care Services [1 May 1996]

Sir David Steel -- Care Services [1 May 1996]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Sir David Steel

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Sir Hector Monro

Column: 1140

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Ms Rachel Squire

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Travellers' Children [1 May 1996]

Mr. Galloway -- Travellers' Children [1 May 1996]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1141

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1142

Income Tax [1 May 1996]

Mr. Brooke -- Income Tax [1 May 1996]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. David Marshall

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 1143

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. George Robertson

Mr. Forsyth

Lady Olga Maitland

Column: 1144

Mr. Forsyth

Fire Service [1 May 1996]

Sir Russell Johnston -- Fire Service [1 May 1996]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Sir Russell Johnston

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Macdonald

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1145

Greater Glasgow Health Board [1 May 1996]

Mr. Watson -- Greater Glasgow Health Board [1 May 1996]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Watson

Column: 1146

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1147

BSE (Agriculture Council) [1 May 1996]

3.30 pm
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Douglas Hogg)

Column: 1148

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East)

Column: 1149

Column: 1150

Mr. Hogg

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Sir Hector Monro (Dumfries)

Column: 1151

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1152

Mr. Paul Marland (West Gloucestershire)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Andrew Faulds (Warley, East)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. David Nicholson (Taunton)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1153

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Calum Macdonald (Western Isles)

Column: 1154

Mr. Hogg

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mr. Hogg

Sir Peter Emery (Honiton)

Column: 1155

Mr. Hogg

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Nicholas Budgen (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1156

Mr. Peter Hardy (Wentworth)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Richard Alexander (Newark)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 1157

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Hogg

Sir Donald Thompson (Calder Valley)

Mr. Hogg

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

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Column: 1158

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. John Townend (Bridlington)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1159

Mr. Tony Marlow (Northampton, North)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus, East)

Mr. Hogg

Sir Teddy Taylor (Southend, East)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1160

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Mark Robinson (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1161

Sir Ivan Lawrence (Burton)

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Hastings and Rye)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Graham Riddick (Colne Valley)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Column: 1162

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. William Cash (Stafford)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. David Harris (St. Ives)

Column: 1163

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Anthony Coombs (Wyre Forest)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Elliot Morley (Glanford and Scunthorpe)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1164

Local Authorities (Trading and Competition Powers) [1 May 1996]

4.37 pm
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Column: 1165

Column: 1166

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

Column: 1167

Column: 1168

Orders of the Day [1 May 1996]

National Health Service (Residual Liabilities) Bill [1 May 1996]

4.51 pm
Mr. Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 1169

Column: 1170

5 pm

Column: 1171

Mr. Hugh Bayley (York)

Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, Leith)

Column: 1172

Column: 1173

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley)

5.15 pm

Column: 1174

Column: 1175

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

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. Horam

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. Horam

Mr. John Spellar (Warley, West)

Mr. Horam

Column: 1176

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Mr. Horam

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Horam

Column: 1177

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Horam

5.30 pm
Mr. Spellar

Mr. Horam

Column: 1178

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Horam

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Horam

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Horam

Column: 1179

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Horam

Mr. Barron

Mr. Horam

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. Horam

Column: 1180

Ms Ann Coffey (Stockport)

Mr. Horam

Mr. Barron

Mr. Horam

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Horam

Column: 1181

5.45 pm
Mr. Galbraith

Column: 1182

Mr. Barron

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Barron

Column: 1183

Column: 1184

Column: 1185

6 pm
Mr. Horam

Mr. Barron

6.2 pm
Mr. Horam

Mr. Barron

Mr. Horam

Column: 1186

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Horam

6.6 pm
Mr. Barron

Column: 1187

Mr. Henry McLeish (Fife, Central)

Mr. Barron

Column: 1188

Column: 1189

Column: 1190

Column: 1191

6.26 pm
Mr. Galbraith

Column: 1192

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 1193

6.35 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 1194

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1195

Column: 1196

6.47 pm
Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Column: 1197

6.50 pm
Ms Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham)

Column: 1198

Column: 1199

6.57 pm
Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Column: 1200

Column: 1201

Column: 1202

7.9 pm
Mr. Stephen Timms (Newham, North-East)

Column: 1203

7.15 pm
Mr. Horam

Column: 1204

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Horam

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Horam

Column: 1205

Column: 1206

Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill [1 May 1996]

7.22 pm
The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord James Douglas-Hamilton)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1207

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1208

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 1209

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. McFall

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. McFall

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1210

7.30 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell (Fife, North-East)

Mr. McFall

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1211

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1212

Mr. McFall

Column: 1213

Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mrs. Irene Adams (Paisley, North)

Column: 1214

Mr. Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

7.45 pm

Column: 1215

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Govan)

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Column: 1216

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1217

Mr. McFall

8 pm

Column: 1218

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. McFall

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McFall

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McFall

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 1219

Mr. Wallace

Column: 1220

Mrs. Adams

8.15 pm
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1221

Mr. McFall

Mr. McFall

Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross)

Column: 1222

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1223

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

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Wallace

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1224

Mr. McFall

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1225

Mr. McFall

Mr. Menzies Campbell

8.30 pm
Mr. McFall

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McFall

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1226

Mr. Wallace

Mr. McFall

Column: 1227

8.33 pm
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1228

8.34 pm
Mr. Galbraith

Dr. Godman

Mr. Galbraith

8.37 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell

Column: 1229

8.38 pm
Mrs. Adams

8.40 pm
Mr. Gallie

Column: 1230

8.42 pm
Ms Roseanna Cunningham

Column: 1231

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

Column: 1232

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 1233

Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Ancram

Column: 1234

Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)

Mr. Ancram

Dr. Norman Godman (Greenock and Port Glasgow)

Mr. Ancram

8.58 pm
Mr. Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)

Column: 1235

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Worthington

Column: 1236

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Worthington

Column: 1237

9.12 pm
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 1238

Column: 1239

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Mr. Ross

Column: 1240

Column: 1241

Column: 1242

9.31 pm
Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)

Column: 1243

Column: 1244

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. McGrady

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McGrady

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. McGrady

Column: 1245

9.47 pm
Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Robinson

Column: 1246

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Robinson

Column: 1247

Column: 1248

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Robinson

Column: 1249

10.6 pm
Mr. Ancram

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Ross

Mr. Ancram

Column: 1250

Mr. Worthington

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Ancram

Column: 1251

Column: 1252

Northern Ireland (Deregulation and Contracting Out) [1 May 1996]

10.15 pm
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Sir John Wheeler)

Column: 1253

Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Column: 1254

Sir John Wheeler

Column: 1255

Column: 1256

10.34 pm
Mr. Jim Dowd (Lewisham, West)

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Dowd

Column: 1257

Column: 1258

Mr. Steen

Column: 1259

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Steen

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Steen

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dowd

Mr. Steen

Mr. Dowd

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dowd

Column: 1260

Column: 1261

10.55 pm
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 1262

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Ross

Column: 1263

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Ross

Column: 1264

11.4 pm
Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Column: 1265

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Steen

Column: 1266

11.18 pm
Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)

Column: 1267

Column: 1268

11.28 pm
Sir John Wheeler

Column: 1269

Mr. McGrady

Sir John Wheeler

Mr. William Ross

Sir John Wheeler

Column: 1270

Mr. McGrady

Sir John Wheeler

Column: 1271

Rev. Martin Smyth

Sir John Wheeler

Column: 1272

Division No. 119 (Northern Ireland (Deregulation and Contracting Out)) [1 May 1996]

Column: 1273

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 1274

European Central Bank [1 May 1996]

11.56 pm
Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Column: 1275

Column: 1276

12.7 am
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Column: 1277

Column: 1278

12.14 am
The Paymaster General (Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory)

Ms Abbott

Column: 1279

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Llew Smith

Column: 1280

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory


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