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Tuesday 15 Oct 1996

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Column: 571

Oral Answers to Questions [15 Oct 1996]

ENVIRONMENT [15 Oct 1996]

Local Authority Housing [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Ian Bruce -- Local Authority Housing [15 Oct 1996]

The Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. John Gummer)

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Gummer

Column: 572

Mr. Betts

Mr. Gummer

Rough Sleepers Initiative [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Thomason -- Rough Sleepers Initiative [15 Oct 1996]

The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Urban Regeneration (Mr. David Curry)

Mr. Thomason

Mr. Curry

Column: 573

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Curry

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Curry

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 574

Mr. Curry

Construction Industry [15 Oct 1996]

Sir Anthony Durant -- Construction Industry [15 Oct 1996]

The Minister for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency (Mr. Robert B. Jones)

Sir Anthony Durant

Mr. Jones

Mr. Robert Ainsworth

Mr. Jones

Sir Michael Neubert

Column: 575

Mr. Jones

Business Rates [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Rendel -- Business Rates [15 Oct 1996]

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

Mr. Rendel

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. John Marshall

Sir Paul Beresford

Area Cost Adjustment [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Lidington -- Area Cost Adjustment [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Gummer

Column: 576

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Gummer

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hendry

Mr. Gummer

Wildlife Habitats [15 Oct 1996]

Ms Quin -- Wildlife Habitats [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Gummer

Column: 577

Ms Quin

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Meacher

Mr. Gummer

Social Housing [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Heppell -- Social Housing [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Mr. Heppell

Mr. Jones

Column: 578

Mr. Batiste

Mr. Jones

Elected Mayors [15 Oct 1996]

Dr. Wright -- Elected Mayors [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Curry

Dr. Wright

Mr. Curry

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Curry

Column: 579

Unfit Homes [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Bennett -- Unfit Homes [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Mr. Bennett

Mr. Jones

Local Authority Dwellings [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Skinner -- Local Authority Dwellings [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Curry

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Curry

Column: 580

Mrs. Peacock

Mr. Curry

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Curry

Standard Spending Assessments [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. John Greenway -- Standard Spending Assessments [15 Oct 1996]

Column: 581

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Greenway

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. William O'Brien

Sir Paul Beresford

Sir Jim Spicer

Sir Paul Beresford

Rented Housing [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Janner -- Rented Housing [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Curry

Mr. Janner

Column: 582

Mr. Curry

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Curry

Mr. Pike

Mr. Curry

Playing Fields and Derelict Land [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Harry Greenway -- Playing Fields and Derelict Land [15 Oct 1996]

Column: 583

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Mr. Greenway

Mr. Jones

Mr. Tony Banks

Mr. Jones

Mr. Mans

Mr. Jones

Forestry [15 Oct 1996]

Mrs. Helen Jackson -- Forestry [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Gummer

Mrs. Jackson

Column: 584

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Gummer

Ms Ruddock

Mr. Gummer

PRIME MINISTER [15 Oct 1996]

Engagements [15 Oct 1996]

Mr. Ronnie Campbell -- Engagements [15 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister (Mr. John Major)

Column: 585

Mr. Campbell

The Prime Minister

Mr. Congdon -- Engagements [15 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Congdon

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Column: 586

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Mr. Matthew Banks -- Engagements [15 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Banks

Column: 587

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Rev. Ian Paisley

The Prime Minister

Mr. McAllion -- Engagements [15 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. McAllion

The Prime Minister

Column: 588

Mr. Alexander

The Prime Minister

Mr. Brian David Jenkins -- Engagements [15 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Jenkins

The Prime Minister

Sir Donald Thompson

The Prime Minister

Column: 589

Mr. Martlew -- Engagements [15 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Martlew

Column: 590

The Prime Minister

Column: 591

Primary Care [15 Oct 1996]

3.30 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Stephen Dorrell)

Column: 592

Column: 593

Mr. Chris Smith (Islington, South and Finsbury)

Column: 594

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 595

Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Dorrell

Dame Jill Knight (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 596

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Mr. David Congdon (Croydon, North-East)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 597

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Sir Roger Sims (Chislehurst)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Hugh Bayley (York)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 598

Mr. David Sumberg (Bury, South)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 599

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Dorrell

Dr. Charles Goodson-Wickes (Wimbledon)

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Dr. Goodson-Wickes

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 600

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Dorrell

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 601

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. John Marshall (Hendon, South)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley)

Mr. Dorrell

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 602

Ms Tessa Jowell (Dulwich)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Congdon

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Column: 603

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. John Gunnell (Morley and Leeds, South)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. William O'Brien (Normanton)

Column: 604

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Dorrell

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman (Lancaster)

Mr. Dorrell

Madam Speaker

Mr. Nick Ainger (Pembroke)

Column: 605

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Ainger

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Ainger

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. John Battle (Leeds, West)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 606

Madam Speaker's Statement [15 Oct 1996]

4.24 pm
Madam Speaker

Column: 607

Class Size (Reduction) [15 Oct 1996]

4.25 pm
Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton)

Column: 608

Column: 609

4.35 pm
Mr. Matthew Carrington (Fulham)

Column: 610

Column: 611

4.40 pm
The Minister of State for Defence Procurement (Mr. James Arbuthnot)

Column: 612

Mr. Eric Clarke (Midlothian)

Column: 613

Mr. Arbuthnot

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

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 614

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 615

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 616

Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. John Spellar (Warley, West)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 617

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 618

Dr. Godman

Mr. Arbuthnot

Dr. David Clark (South Shields)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 619

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Menzies Campbell (Fife, North-East)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 620

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey and Waterside)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 621

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 622

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

5.22 pm
Dr. John Reid (Motherwell, North)

Column: 623

Mr. Gallie

Dr. Reid

Mr. Gallie

Column: 624

Dr. Reid

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Reid

Column: 625

Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Dr. Reid

Column: 626

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Column: 627

Dr. Reid

Column: 628

Dr. Spink

Dr. Reid

Column: 629

The Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mr. Nicholas Soames)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Wilkinson

Dr. Reid

Column: 630

Mr. Soames

Dr. Reid

Mr. Wilkinson

Dr. Reid

Column: 631

Column: 632

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Michael Portillo)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Dr. Reid

Column: 633

6.8 pm
Mr. Winston Churchill (Davyhulme)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Churchill

Column: 634

Column: 635

6.20 pm
Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Column: 636

Mr. Soames

Mr. Martlew

Column: 637

6.28 pm
Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Column: 638

Column: 639

Mr. David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport)

Mr. Brazier

Column: 640

Mr. Viggers

Mr. Brazier

Column: 641

6.46 pm
Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton)

Column: 642

Column: 643

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Cohen

Column: 644

Column: 645

7 pm
Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Soames

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Robathan

Column: 646

Mr. John Austin-Walker (Woolwich)

Mr. Robathan

Column: 647

Mr. Soames

Mr. Robathan

Column: 648

7.12 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 649

Mr. Soames

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 650

Column: 651

7.27 pm
Lady Olga Maitland (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 652

Column: 653

Column: 654

7.40 pm
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 655

Column: 656

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

7.50 pm
Rev. William McCrea (Mid-Ulster)

Column: 657

Column: 658

Madam Deputy Speaker

8 pm
Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Column: 659

Column: 660

8.9 pm
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 661

Column: 662

8.19 pm
Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Column: 663

Mr. Soames

Mr. Miller

Column: 664

8.29 pm
Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Column: 665

Dr. Reid

Column: 666

Mr. Viggers

Mr. Soames

Mr. Viggers

Column: 667

8.39 pm
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 668

Column: 669

Mr. Deputy Speaker

8.49 pm
Mr. Bruce George (Walsall, South)

Column: 670

Column: 671

Column: 672

8.59 pm
Mr. John Hutton (Barrow and Furness)

Mr. Soames

Mr. Hutton

Column: 673

9.3 pm
Mr. David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport)

Column: 674

9.7 pm
Mr. Nick Raynsford (Greenwich)

Column: 675

9.9 pm
Mr. Paul Murphy (Torfaen)

Column: 676

Column: 677

Column: 678

Column: 679

Column: 680

9.29 pm
The Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mr. Nicholas Soames)

Column: 681

Column: 682

Column: 683

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Soames

Column: 684

Column: 685

Column: 686

Column: 687

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Soames

Ms Squire

Mr. Soames

Column: 688

Division No. 14 (Class Size (Reduction)) [15 Oct 1996]

Column: 692

Column: 693

Asylum (Designated Countries) [15 Oct 1996]

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

Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Alex Carlile (Montgomery)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Carlile

Column: 694

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 695

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Bernie Grant (Tottenham)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. John Fraser (Norwood)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Fraser

Column: 696

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Jack Straw (Blackburn)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 697

Ms Liz Lynne (Rochdale)

Miss Widdecombe

10.33 pm
Mr. Jack Straw (Blackburn)

Column: 698

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Mr. Michael Stephen (Shoreham)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Stephen

Column: 699

Mr. Straw

Mr. Stephen

Mr. Straw

Ms Lynne

Mr. Straw

Column: 700

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Michael Howard)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Howard

Mr. Straw

Mr. Howard

Mr. Straw

Column: 701

Column: 702

Column: 703

10.54 pm
Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Column: 704

10.57 pm
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Mr. Gerrard

Column: 705

11.4 pm
Mr. Michael Stephen (Shoreham)

Column: 706

11.7 pm
Mr. Alex Carlile (Montgomery)

Column: 707

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Carlile

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

Mr. Carlile

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Carlile

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Carlile

Column: 708

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Carlile

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Carlile

11.15 pm
Mr. David Atkinson (Bournemouth, East)

Ms Abbott

Mr. Atkinson

Column: 709

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Atkinson

Column: 710

11.21 pm
Mr. Keith Hill (Streatham)

Column: 711

11.25 pm
Sir Ivan Lawrence (Burton)

Column: 712

11.31 pm
Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Column: 713

Mr. Kirkhope

Mr. Madden

Mr. Kirkhope

Mr. Madden

Column: 714

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

Column: 715

11.43 pm
Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Corbyn

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Corbyn

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Corbyn

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 716

Division No. 215 (Asylum (Designated Countries)) [15 Oct 1996]

Column: 720

Column: 721

Channel Tunnel Rail Link Bill [15 Oct 1996]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

12.1 am
The Minister for Railways and Roads (Mr. John Watts)

12.2 am
Mr. Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington)

12.3 am
Sir Teddy Taylor (Southend, East)

Column: 722

12.6 am
Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Column: 723

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Chidgey

12.8 am
Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Column: 724

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Arnold

12.12 am
Mr. Watts

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Watts

Column: 725

Column: 726

Column: 727

Fishing (South-East) [15 Oct 1996]

12.17 am
Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Column: 728

Column: 729

Mr. Elliot Morley (Glanford and Scunthorpe)

Dr. Spink

Column: 730

12.29 am
Mr. David Amess (Basildon)

Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Mr. Amess

12.33 am
Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Column: 731

12.35 am
Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Tony Baldry)

Column: 732

Column: 733

Column: 734

Column: 735

Column: 736


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