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Wednesday 24 Jul 1996

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Column: 263

9.34 am
Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)

Madam Speaker

Column: 264

Adjournment (Summer) [24 Jul 1996]

9.37 am
Mr. Alfred Morris (Manchester, Wythenshawe)

Column: 265

Column: 266

Column: 267

9.48 am
Mr. Peter Brooke (City of London and Westminster, South)

Column: 268

9.54 am
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 269

Column: 270

Column: 271

10.6 am
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 272

Mr. Donald Anderson

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 273

10.15 am
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 274

10.24 am
Sir Peter Emery (Honiton)

Column: 275

Mr. Donald Anderson

Sir Peter Emery

Column: 276

10.30 am
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 277

10.35 am
Sir Fergus Montgomery (Altrincham and Sale)

Column: 278

Column: 279

10.43 am
Mr. Tom Cox (Tooting)

Column: 280

Column: 281

10.54 am
Sir Michael Neubert (Romford)

Column: 282

Column: 283

Column: 284

11.5 am
Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Column: 285

Column: 286

11.16 am
Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 287

Column: 288

11.24 am
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 289

Column: 290

Column: 291

11.37 am
Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Mr. Brooke

Column: 292

Mr. Steen

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Steen

Column: 293

11.47 am
Mr. Peter Hardy (Wentworth)

Column: 294

Column: 295

11.53 am
Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Column: 296

Column: 297

12.4 pm
Mr. William O'Brien (Normanton)

Column: 298

12.10 pm
Mrs. Ann Taylor (Dewsbury)

Mr. Barry Field (Isle of Wight)

Column: 299

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 300

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 301

12.20 pm
The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Tony Newton)

Column: 302

Column: 303

Column: 304

Column: 305

Social Policy (Europe) [24 Jul 1996]

12.30 pm
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford)

Column: 306

Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Column: 307

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. John Sykes (Scarborough)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 308

Mr. Steen

Mr. Duncan Smith

12.46 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (Colchester, North)

Column: 309

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

Column: 310

Mr. Walter Sweeney (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Hanley

Column: 311

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Hanley

Column: 312

Column: 313

Kashmir [24 Jul 1996]

1 pm
Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Column: 314

Column: 315

Mr. Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall)

Mr. Madden

1.13 pm
Mr. Gary Waller (Keighley)

Column: 316

1.16 pm
Ms Liz Lynne (Rochdale)

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

Column: 317

Column: 318

Mr. Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Small Heath)

Column: 319

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Toby Jessel (Twickenham)

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Jessel

Mr. Hanley

Column: 320

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 321

Defence Industry (North-west) [24 Jul 1996]

1.30 pm
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 322

Column: 323

Several hon. Members

Mr. Evans

Several hon. Members

Mr. Evans

Mr. Robert Atkins (South Ribble)

Mr. Evans

Column: 324

Sir John Cope (Northavon)

Mr. Evans

Mr. Keith Mans (Wyre)

Mr. Evans

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. Evans

Column: 325

Mr. Atkins

Mr. Evans

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Evans

Column: 326

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

1.48 pm
The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs (Mr. John M. Taylor)

Mr. Pike

Column: 327

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Matthew Banks (Southport)

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Atkins

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Taylor

Dr. John Reid (Motherwell, North)

Mr. Key

Dr. Reid

Column: 328

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Pike

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Pike

Column: 329

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Taylor

Column: 330

Mr. Gordon Prentice

Mr. Taylor

Column: 329

Column: 331

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Jul 1996]

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT [24 Jul 1996]

Assisted Places [24 Jul 1996]

Mrs. Peacock -- Assisted Places [24 Jul 1996]

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

Mrs. Peacock

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Barry Jones

Mrs. Gillan

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 332

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. John Marshall

Mrs. Gillan

Access to Work [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Austin-Walker -- Access to Work [24 Jul 1996]

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

Mr. Austin-Walker

Mr. Paice

Column: 333

Mr. Tom Clarke

Mr. Paice

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Paice

Schools (Security) [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Spring -- Schools (Security) [24 Jul 1996]

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

Mr. Spring

Column: 334

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Turner

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Tredinnick

Column: 335

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Don Foster

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Congdon

Mrs. Shephard

New Businesses (Failure Rate) [24 Jul 1996]

Ms Janet Anderson -- New Businesses (Failure Rate) [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Paice

Column: 336

Ms Anderson

Mr. Paice

Sir John Cope

Mr. Paice

Mr. Meacher

Mr. Paice

Column: 337

Mr. Batiste

Mr. Paice

Unemployed (Policies) [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Winnick -- Unemployed (Policies) [24 Jul 1996]

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

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Forth

Column: 338

Mr. Ian McCartney

Mr. Forth

Sensorily Impaired People [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Livingstone -- Sensorily Impaired People [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Paice

Mr. Livingstone

Column: 339

Mr. Paice

Sensorily Impaired Pupils [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Timms -- Sensorily Impaired Pupils [24 Jul 1996]

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Timms

Mrs. Gillan

Dr. Spink

Mrs. Gillan

A-level Results [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Rendel -- A-level Results [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Paice

Column: 340

Mr. Rendel

Mr. Paice

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Paice

Ms Estelle Morris

Mr. Paice

Teaching [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Jacques Arnold -- Teaching [24 Jul 1996]

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Column: 341

Mr. Arnold

Mrs. Shephard

Mrs. Wise

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Redwood

Mrs. Shephard

Higher Education [24 Jul 1996]

Dr. Wright -- Higher Education [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Forth

Column: 342

Dr. Wright

Mr. Forth

Nursery Education [24 Jul 1996]

Ms Glenda Jackson -- Nursery Education [24 Jul 1996]

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Ms Jackson

Mrs. Shephard

Higher Education Funding [24 Jul 1996]

Mrs. Anne Campbell -- Higher Education Funding [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Forth

Column: 343

Mrs. Campbell

Mr. Forth

Mr. Atkins

Mr. Forth

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Forth

Nursery Voucher Scheme [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Harry Greenway -- Nursery Voucher Scheme [24 Jul 1996]

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

Column: 344

Mr. Greenway

Mr. Squire

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Squire

Grant-maintained Schools [24 Jul 1996]

Lady Olga Maitland -- Grant-maintained Schools [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Robin Squire

Lady Olga Maitland

Mr. Squire

Column: 345

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Squire

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Squire

Grammar Schools [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Gunnell -- Grammar Schools [24 Jul 1996]

Column: 346

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Gunnell

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Lidington

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Byers

Column: 347

Mrs. Gillan

Education Provision [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Hendry -- Education Provision [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Hendry

Mr. Squire

Mr. Barnes

Column: 348

Mr. Squire

Sir Michael Shersby

Mr. Squire

Disabled Children (Access to Schools) [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Pearson -- Disabled Children (Access to Schools) [24 Jul 1996]

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Pearson

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 349

Transmissible Encephalopathies (Sheep) [24 Jul 1996]

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

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Column: 350

Madam Speaker

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East)

Column: 351

Mr. Hogg

Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd (Morecambe and Lunesdale)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 352

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 353

Mr. Paul Marland (West Gloucestershire)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South-West)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Column: 354

Mr. Hogg

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

Mr. Hogg

Sir Colin Shepherd (Hereford)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Column: 355

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Andrew Faulds (Warley, East)

Mr. Hogg

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 356

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Robert Atkins (South Ribble)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Banks

Column: 357

Mr. Hogg

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

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Peter Hardy (Wentworth)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 358

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Brian Wilson (Cunninghame, North)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 359

Point of Order [24 Jul 1996]

4.9 pm
Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey)

Madam Speaker

Column: 360

Union Flag [24 Jul 1996]

4.12 pm
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Mid-Staffordshire)

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

Madam Speaker

Mr. Fabricant

Madam Speaker

Mr. Fabricant

Column: 361

Column: 362

4.19 pm
Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Banks

Column: 363

Column: 364

Division No. 211 (Union Flag) [24 Jul 1996]

Column: 366

Column: 367

Point of Order [24 Jul 1996]

4.38 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Column: 368

Orders of the Day [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. John Morris (Aberavon)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Column: 369

Accelerated Slaughter Programme [24 Jul 1996]

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

Column: 370

Sir Donald Thompson (Calder Valley)

Mr. Hogg

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

Column: 371

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Paul Marland (West Gloucestershire)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 372

Sir Colin Shepherd (Hereford)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 373

Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Jackson

Mr. Hogg

Column: 374

Mr. Nick Ainger (Pembroke)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 375

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

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Hogg

Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd (Morecambe and Lunesdale)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 376

Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hogg

5.10 pm
Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East)

Column: 377

Mr. Marland

Dr. Strang

Mr. Marland

Dr. Strang

Mr. Marland

Madam Deputy Speaker

Dr. Strang

Column: 378

Column: 379

Madam Deputy Speaker

5.22 pm
Mr. John Biffen (North Shropshire)

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

Mr. Biffen

Column: 380

Column: 381

5.29 pm
Mr. Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen)

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Mr. Williams

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Mr. Williams

Column: 382

5.40 pm
Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Column: 383

Column: 384

5.48 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 385

Column: 386

5.56 pm
Mr. Paul Marland (West Gloucestershire)

Column: 387

6 pm
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Column: 388

Several hon. Members

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

6.4 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mrs. Angela Browning)

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 389

Mr. Beith

Division No. 212 (Accelerated Slaughter Programme) [24 Jul 1996]

Column: 391

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 392

Code of Conduct [24 Jul 1996]

6.24 pm
The Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Tony Newton)

Column: 393

Column: 394

6.34 pm
Mr. Nigel Jones (Cheltenham)

Column: 395

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Eltham)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Jones

Column: 396

6.40 pm
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Eltham)

Column: 397

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

Mr. Bottomley

Column: 398

Mrs. Ann Taylor (Dewsbury)

Mr. Bottomley

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Bottomley

Column: 399

6.48 pm
Mr. Gary Waller (Keighley)

Mrs. Ann Taylor

Mr. Waller

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Waller

Column: 400

Mr. Newton

Mr. Waller

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Mr. Waller

Column: 401

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Waller

6.58 pm
Sir David Mitchell (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 402

7.1 pm
Mrs. Ann Taylor (Dewsbury)

Column: 403

Column: 404

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mrs. Taylor

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 405

7.17 pm
Mr. Newton

Column: 406

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Newton

Column: 407

Column: 408

Central Railway Order [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

7.20 pm
The Minister for Railways and Roads (Mr. John Watts)

Mr. Harry Greenway (Ealing, North)

Column: 409

Mr. Watts

Mr. Ray Whitney (Wycombe)

Mr. Watts

Column: 410

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mr. Watts

Mr. Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Watts

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Mr. Watts

Sir David Mitchell (North-West Hampshire)

Mr. Watts

Mr. Matthew Carrington (Fulham)

Column: 411

Mr. Watts

Mr. Tom Cox (Tooting)

Mr. Watts

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Watts

Ms Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood)

Mr. Watts

Mr. Clive Soley (Hammersmith)

Column: 412

Mr. Watts

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Eltham)

Mr. Watts

Mr. Tim Smith (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Watts

Column: 413

Mr. Mark Wolfson (Sevenoaks)

Mr. Watts

Sir Keith Speed (Ashford)

Mr. Watts

Column: 414

Column: 415

7.46 pm
Mr. Keith Hill (Streatham)

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Hill

Column: 416

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mr. Hill

7.53 pm
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

Column: 417

Column: 418

Mr. David Congdon (Croydon, North-East)

Sir John Stanley

8.4 pm
Ms Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood)

Column: 419

Column: 420

8.9 pm
Mr. James Pawsey (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Column: 421

Column: 422

8.18 pm
Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Column: 423

Column: 424

8.27 pm
Sir Keith Speed (Ashford)

Column: 425

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

Mr. Tim Smith

Mr. Wicks

Column: 426

8.37 pm
Mr. George Walden (Buckingham)

Column: 427

8.40 pm
Mr. Tom Cox (Tooting)

Column: 428

Mr. Bill Olner (Nuneaton)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Cox

8.45 pm
Mr. Harry Greenway (Ealing, North)

Column: 429

Sir Michael Shersby (Uxbridge)

Mr. Greenway

8.48 pm
Mr. Clive Soley (Hammersmith)

Column: 430

Division No. 213 (Central Railway Order) [24 Jul 1996]

Column: 431

Standard Spending Assessment [24 Jul 1996]

Mr. Elliot Morley (Glanford and Scunthorpe)

Column: 432

North Western Traffic Area Office, Manchester [24 Jul 1996]

9.3 pm
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 433

Security (Middle East) [24 Jul 1996]

9.5 pm
Mr. Matthew Banks (Southport)

Mr. John Marshall (Hendon, South)

Column: 434

Mr. Banks

Column: 435

Column: 436

Column: 437

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

Column: 438

Column: 439

Mr. John Marshall

Mr. Hanley

Column: 440

Column: 441

Column: 442


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