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Tuesday 29 Oct 1996

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Column: 439

Column: 440

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Oct 1996]

DEFENCE [29 Oct 1996]

Merchant Ships [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. William O'Brien -- Merchant Ships [29 Oct 1996]

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

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Soames

Tomahawk Missiles [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Clifton-Brown -- Tomahawk Missiles [29 Oct 1996]

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

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 441

Trade Balance [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Donald Anderson -- Trade Balance [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Anderson

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 442

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Arbuthnot

Land Mines (Bosnia) [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Gunnell -- Land Mines (Bosnia) [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Soames

Mr. Gunnell

Mr. Soames

Sir Jim Lester

Column: 443

Mr. Soames

Animal Experiments [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Tony Banks -- Animal Experiments [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Banks

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 444

Saddam Hussein [29 Oct 1996]

Mrs. Clwyd -- Saddam Hussein [29 Oct 1996]

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

Mrs. Clwyd

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Portillo

Column: 445

Bosnia [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Churchill -- Bosnia [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Churchill

Mr. Portillo

Dr. Reid

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Mans

Column: 446

Mr. Portillo

Gulf War Syndrome [29 Oct 1996]

Ms Eagle -- Gulf War Syndrome [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Soames

Ms Eagle

Mr. Soames

Dr. Goodson-Wickes

Mr. Soames

Column: 447

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Soames

Royal Navy Submarine School [29 Oct 1996]

Sir Robert Hicks -- Royal Navy Submarine School [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Soames

Sir Robert Hicks

Mr. Soames

Column: 448

Mr. Miller

Mr. Soames

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Soames

RAF Sealand [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Barry Jones -- RAF Sealand [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Jones

Column: 449

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Arbuthnot

Sir Archibald Hamilton

Mr. Arbuthnot

Land Mines [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Pickthall -- Land Mines [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Pickthall

Column: 450

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Cunliffe

Mr. Arbuthnot

Sir Donald Thompson

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 451

Bett Report [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Martlew -- Bett Report [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Key

Mr. Portillo

Defence Equipment [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Nigel Evans -- Defence Equipment [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Arbuthnot

Mr. Evans

Column: 452

Mr. Arbuthnot

Engagements [29 Oct 1996]

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones -- Engagements [29 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister (Mr. John Major)

Mr. Jones

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 453

Mr. William Powell

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

Column: 454

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Sir Giles Shaw

The Prime Minister

Column: 455

Mr. O'Hara -- Engagements [29 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. O'Hara

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gallie

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Jane Kennedy -- Engagements [29 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Kennedy

Column: 456

The Prime Minister

Mr. Mark Robinson

The Prime Minister

Mr. Randall -- Engagements [29 Oct 1996]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Randall

The Prime Minister

Column: 457

House of Commons Stationery [29 Oct 1996]

3.30 pm
Mr. Tim Devlin (Stockton, South)

Madam Speaker

Column: 458

Orders of the Day [29 Oct 1996]

Debate on the Address [29 Oct 1996]

Education and Local Government [29 Oct 1996]

Madam Speaker

3.33 pm
Mr. David Blunkett (Sheffield, Brightside)

Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Arnold

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 459

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. David Ashby (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 460

Mr. Tony Marlow (Northampton, North)

Mr. Blunkett

Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 461

Dr. Spink

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 462

Dame Angela Rumbold (Mitcham and Morden)

Mr. Blunkett

Dame Angela Rumbold

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Dame Angela Rumbold

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 463

Dame Angela Rumbold

Mr. Blunkett

Several hon. Members

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Anthony Coombs (Wyre Forest)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 464

Dr. Keith Hampson (Leeds, North-West)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 465

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

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 466

Mrs. Shephard

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

Mrs. Shephard

Mrs. Mahon

Madam Speaker

Mr. Foulkes

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Joseph Ashton (Bassetlaw)

Column: 467

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Marlow

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 468

Mrs. Shephard

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent, South)

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 469

Sir Donald Thompson (Calder Valley)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Redwood

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras)

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 470

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Blackpool, South)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mrs. Shephard

Several hon. Members

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 471

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (Colchester, North)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)

Mrs. Shephard

Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 472

Several hon. Members

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 473

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 474

Mr. Harry Greenway (Ealing, North)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mrs. Shephard

Sir Teddy Taylor (Southend, East)

Mrs. Shephard

Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 475

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Clive Soley (Hammersmith)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Stevenson

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 476

4.43 pm
Mr. Joseph Ashton (Bassetlaw)

Column: 477

Column: 478

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Ashton

Column: 479

Mr. Spearing

Mr. Ashton

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Mr. Ashton

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 480

Mr. Ashton

4.58 pm
Dame Angela Rumbold (Mitcham and Morden)

Column: 481

Column: 482

Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Column: 483

Dame Angela Rumbold

Column: 484

5.15 pm
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 485

Dr. Hampson

Column: 486

Mr. Foster

Column: 487

Mr. James Pawsey (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Mr. Foster

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Foster

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Foster

Column: 488

Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Mr. Foster

Column: 489

Column: 490

Mr. Robathan

Mrs. Mahon

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Foster

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Foster

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Foster

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Foster

Column: 491

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Foster

5.45 pm
Mr. George Walden (Buckingham)

Column: 492

Dr. Hampson

Mr. Walden

Column: 493

Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion and Pembroke, North)

Column: 494

Mr. Walden

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Mr. Walden

Mr. Spearing

Mr. Walden

Column: 495

Sir Alan Haselhurst (Saffron Walden)

Mr. Walden

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Walden

Column: 496

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Walden

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Walden

Column: 497

Mr. David Nicholson (Taunton)

Mr. Walden

6.9 pm
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 498

Column: 499

Column: 500

Column: 501

Column: 502

6.28 pm
Mr. James Pawsey (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Column: 503

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Pawsey

Column: 504

Column: 505

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Pawsey

6.44 pm
Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Column: 506

Column: 507

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Pawsey

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 508

Mr. Matthew Banks (Southport)

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 509

Mr. Tim Devlin (Stockton, South)

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 510

Mrs. Mahon

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 511

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Devlin

Mr. Steinberg

7.8 pm
Sir Alan Haselhurst (Saffron Walden)

Column: 512

Column: 513

Ms Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham)

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Column: 514

Column: 515

7.22 pm
Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Sir Peter Fry (Wellingborough)

Mr. Maxton

Column: 516

Column: 517

Mr. Rod Richards (Clwyd, North-West)

Mr. Maxton

Column: 518

Column: 519

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Maxton

Column: 520

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Maxton

7.47 pm
Sir James Hill (Southampton, Test)

Column: 521

Column: 522

Column: 523

Madam Deputy Speaker

Sir James Hill

Column: 524

8.6 pm
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 525

Column: 526

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Beggs

Column: 527

Column: 528

8.26 pm
Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Column: 529

Rev. William McCrea (Mid-Ulster)

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 530

Rev. William McCrea

Rev. Ian Paisley

8.39 pm
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion and Pembroke, North)

Column: 531

Column: 532

Column: 533

Column: 534

Dr. Hampson

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

8.58 pm
Sir Peter Fry (Wellingborough)

Column: 535

Column: 536

Column: 537

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

9.10 pm
Mr. Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras)

Column: 538

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Dobson

Column: 539

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Robathan

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dobson

Column: 540

Column: 541

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dobson

Column: 542

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

Mr. Dobson

Column: 543

Column: 544

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

Column: 545

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Curry

Column: 546

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Mr. Curry

Column: 547

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Curry

Mr. Stevenson

Mr. Curry

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Curry

Column: 548

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Curry

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Curry

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Curry

Column: 549

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Curry

Column: 550

Division No. 1 (Education and Local Government) [29 Oct 1996]

Column: 554

Column: 555

Race Course Betting Cartels [29 Oct 1996]

10.15 pm
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford)

Column: 556

Column: 557

Column: 558

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

Column: 559

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Kirkhope

Column: 560

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Kirkhope

Column: 561

Column: 562


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