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Wednesday 27 Nov 1996

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Column: 249

Education [27 Nov 1996]

9.34 am
Mr. John Marshall (Hendon, South)

Ms Estelle Morris (Birmingham, Yardley)

Mr. Marshall

Column: 250

Column: 251

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 252

Mr. Marshall

Column: 253

Column: 254

Column: 255

9.59 am
Mr. Chris Davies (Littleborough and Saddleworth)

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

Mr. Davies

Ms Estelle Morris

Mr. Davies

Column: 256

Column: 257

Column: 258

Mr. Beggs

Mr. Davies

Column: 259

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Davies

Column: 260

10.20 am
Mr. David Porter (Waveney)

Column: 261

Column: 262

Column: 263

10.28 am
Mr. Graham Riddick (Colne Valley)

Column: 264

Column: 265

10.40 am
Ms Estelle Morris (Birmingham, Yardley)

Column: 266

Mr. Riddick

Ms Morris

Column: 267

Mr. John Marshall

Ms Morris

Column: 268

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

Ms Estelle Morris

Mr. Squire

Column: 269

Column: 270

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Column: 271

Benefits Agency Offices (Wales) [27 Nov 1996]

11 am
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Column: 272

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Jones

Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Mr. Jones

Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)

Column: 273

Mr. Jones

Column: 274

Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Jones

Column: 275

Column: 276

11.21 am
Mr. John Morris (Aberavon)

Column: 277

11.25 am
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 278

11.29 am
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Column: 279

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 280

11.36 am
Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West)

Column: 281

11.44 am
Mr. Peter Hain (Neath)

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Roger Evans)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Hain

Column: 282

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hain

11.47 am
Mr. Rod Richards (Clwyd, North-West)

Mr. Ron Davies (Caerphilly)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Richards

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Richards

Column: 283

11.52 am
Mrs. Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 284

11.57 am
Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)

Column: 285

12 pm
Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Column: 286

12.3 pm
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 287

12.7 pm
Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)

Mr. Paul Murphy (Torfaen)

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 288

Column: 289

12.20 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Roger Evans)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Evans

Column: 290

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Win Griffiths

Mr. Evans

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Evans

Mr. John Morris

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Mr. Evans

Column: 291

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Evans

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Evans

Column: 292

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 293

Traffic Law (Keepership) [27 Nov 1996]

12.30 pm
Mr. Steve Norris (Epping Forest)

Column: 294

Column: 295

Column: 296

Column: 297

12.46 pm
The Minister for Transport in London (Mr. John Bowis)

Column: 298

Column: 299

Column: 300

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 301

King George's Hospital, Redbridge [27 Nov 1996]

1.2 pm
Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Column: 302

Column: 303

Column: 304

1.12 pm
Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 305

1.17 pm
Sir Michael Neubert (Romford)

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

Column: 306

Mr. Vivian Bendall (Ilford, North)

Column: 307

Mr. Horam

Ms Judith Church (Dagenham)

Mr. Horam

Column: 308

Ms Church

Mr. Horam

Ms Church

Mr. Horam

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 309

A2 (North-west Kent) [27 Nov 1996]

1.30 pm
Mr. Bob Dunn (Dartford)

Column: 310

1.38 pm
Mr. David Evennett (Erith and Crayford)

Column: 311

Column: 312

1.43 pm
Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Column: 313

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

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Watts

Column: 314

Column: 315

Column: 316

Column: 317

Oral Answers to Questions [27 Nov 1996]

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS [27 Nov 1996]

European Union [27 Nov 1996]

Sir David Knox -- European Union [27 Nov 1996]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Malcolm Rifkind)

Sir David Knox

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Grocott

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. David Shaw

Column: 318

Mr. Rifkind

Zaire [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Llwyd -- Zaire [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Turner -- Zaire [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Turner

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 319

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Riddick

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Ernie Ross

Column: 320

Mr. Rifkind

Miss Emma Nicholson

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Robin Cook

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 321

Tunisia [27 Nov 1996]

Lady Olga Maitland -- Tunisia [27 Nov 1996]

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

Lady Olga Maitland

Mr. Hanley

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Llew Smith -- Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [27 Nov 1996]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. David Davis)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Davis

Column: 322

Sir Peter Emery

Mr. Davis

Pakistan [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Heppell -- Pakistan [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Heppell

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Fatchett

Column: 323

Mr. Rifkind

Intergovernmental Conference [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Sheerman -- Intergovernmental Conference [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. David Davis

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Davis

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Davis

Column: 324

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Davis

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Davis

Mr. Robin Cook

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Mr. Cook

Mr. Davis

Column: 325

Sri Lanka [27 Nov 1996]

Dr. Twinn -- Sri Lanka [27 Nov 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Dr. Liam Fox)

Dr. Twinn

Dr. Fox

Mr. Gerrard

Dr. Fox

Column: 326

Cyprus [27 Nov 1996]

Mrs. Roche -- Cyprus [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. William O'Brien -- Cyprus [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Rifkind

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 327

Sir Anthony Durant

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. John Marshall

Mr. Rifkind

Ms Quin

Column: 328

Mr. Rifkind

East Timor [27 Nov 1996]

Mrs. Clwyd -- East Timor [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Hanley

Mrs. Clwyd

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Hanley

Column: 329

Arms Sales [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Barry Jones -- Arms Sales [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. David Davis

Mr. Jones

Mr. Davis

Mr. Viggers

Mr. Davis

Column: 330

Iraq [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Campbell-Savours -- Iraq [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hanley

Sir David Steel

Mr. Hanley

Zaire [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Hanson -- Zaire [27 Nov 1996]

Dr. Liam Fox

Mr. Hanson

Dr. Fox

Column: 331

European Parliament [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Whittingdale -- European Parliament [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. David Davis

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Davis

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Davis

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Davis

European Union [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Fabricant -- European Union [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 332

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Rifkind

China [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Pawsey -- China [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Hanley

Column: 333

Dr. Godman

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Hanley

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Hanley

Column: 334

Japan [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Viggers -- Japan [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Viggers

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Faulds

Mr. Hanley

Intergovernmental Conference [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. Bernard Jenkin -- Intergovernmental Conference [27 Nov 1996]

Mr. David Davis

Column: 335

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Davis

Mr. McNamara

Column: 336

Mr. Davis

Mr. Jessel

Mr. Davis

Column: 335

Column: 337

Local Government Finance [27 Nov 1996]

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

Column: 338

Column: 339

Column: 340

Column: 341

Column: 342

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Madam Speaker

Column: 343

Mr. Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras)

Column: 344

Mr. Gummer

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Column: 345

Mr. Dobson

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Gummer

Column: 346

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 347

Mr. Peter Hardy (Wentworth)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hardy

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hardy

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Michael Jopling (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 348

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Gummer

Sir Jim Spicer (West Dorset)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 349

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Gummer

Sir Anthony Grant (South-West Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Bill Olner (Nuneaton)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 350

Sir Peter Emery (Honiton)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 351

Mr. Gummer

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

Mr. Gummer

Sir Peter Fry (Wellingborough)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 352

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. David Congdon (Croydon, North-East)

Column: 353

Mr. Gummer

Mr. John Evans (St. Helens, North)

Mr. Gummer

Sir Irvine Patnick (Sheffield, Hallam)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 354

Mr. Robert Ainsworth (Coventry, North-East)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. William O'Brien (Normanton)

Column: 355

Mr. Gummer

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Jack Thompson (Wansbeck)

Column: 356

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Jack Thompson

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Roy Thomason (Bromsgrove)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 357

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Barry Field (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Stephen Timms (Newham, North-East)

Column: 358

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Harry Greenway (Ealing, North)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 359

Mr. Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Michael Brown (Brigg and Cleethorpes)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Brian David Jenkins (South-East Staffordshire)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 360

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Mid-Staffordshire)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Elliot Morley (Glanford and Scunthorpe)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Column: 361

Mr. Gummer

Sir Patrick Cormack

Madam Speaker

Points of Order [27 Nov 1996]

4.59 pm
Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Jerry Hayes (Harlow)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hayes

Madam Speaker

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South)

Madam Speaker

Column: 363

Mr. Griffiths

Madam Speaker

Column: 364

Orders of the Day [27 Nov 1996]

Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation [27 Nov 1996]

5.2 pm
Mr. Gordon Brown (Dunfermline, East)

Column: 365

Sir Terence Higgins (Worthing)

Mr. Brown

Column: 366

Sir Peter Fry (Wellingborough)

Mr. Brown

Sir Peter Fry

Mr. Brown

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. William Waldegrave)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Brown

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Brown

Column: 367

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Kenneth Clarke)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Brown

Mr. Nirj Joseph Deva (Brentford and Isleworth)

Column: 368

Mr. Brown

Mr. Deva

Mr. Brown

Column: 369

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Column: 370

Mr. Brown

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Brown

Column: 371

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West)

Mr. Brown

Column: 372

Column: 373

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Brown

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Brown

The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Phillip Oppenheim)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Brown

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 374

Mr. Brown

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Brown

Column: 375

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Brown

Column: 376

5.47 pm
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. William Waldegrave)

Column: 377

Mr. Stephen Timms (Newham, North-East)

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Alistair Darling (Edinburgh, Central)

Mr. Waldegrave

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

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 378

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Nicholas Budgen (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 379

Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. MacShane

Column: 380

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 381

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 382

Mr. David Shaw

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Gordon Brown

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Brown

Column: 383

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 384

Mr. Kevin Hughes

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 385

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 386

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Waldegrave

Mr. Gordon Brown

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 387

Mr. Brown

Mr. Waldegrave

Column: 388

6.26 pm
Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South-East)

Column: 389

Column: 390

6.35 pm
Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Column: 391

Column: 392

Column: 393

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. David Nicholson (Taunton)

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 394

Mr. Foster

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Foster

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

6.55 pm
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 395

Column: 396

Column: 397

Sir Irvine Patnick (Sheffield, Hallam)

Mr. Foster

Sir Irvine Patnick

Mr. Foster

Column: 398

Mr. David Nicholson

Mr. Foster

Column: 399

7.12 pm
Sir Peter Fry (Wellingborough)

Column: 400

Column: 401

Column: 402

Column: 403

7.34 pm
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Column: 404

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Gerrard

Column: 405

7.46 pm
Sir Irvine Patnick (Sheffield, Hallam)

Column: 406

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Sir Irvine Patnick

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Sir Irvine Patnick

Column: 407

Column: 408

7.59 pm
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 409

Column: 410

Mr. Hartley Booth (Finchley)

Mr. Deva

Mr. Simpson

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Simpson

Column: 411

Column: 412

8.15 pm
Mr. Nirj Joseph Deva (Brentford and Isleworth)

Column: 413

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Deva

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Deva

Column: 414

Column: 415

Column: 416

8.35 pm
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Column: 417

Column: 418

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. MacShane

Column: 419

Column: 420

Mr. Booth

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Booth

Mr. MacShane

Column: 421

8.57 pm
Mr. David Nicholson (Taunton)

Column: 422

Column: 423

Column: 424

9.10 pm
Mr. Michael J. Martin (Glasgow, Springburn)

Column: 425

9.17 pm
Mr. Hartley Booth (Finchley)

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Booth

Column: 426

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

Column: 427

Column: 428

9.30 pm
Ms Dawn Primarolo (Bristol, South)

Column: 429

Column: 430

Column: 431

9.45 pm
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Phillip Oppenheim)

Column: 432

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. Gordon Brown

Mr. Oppenheim

Column: 433

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. Robert Ainsworth (Coventry, North-East)

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. Ainsworth

Mr. Oppenheim

Column: 434

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Oppenheim

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Oppenheim

Column: 435

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Oppenheim

Column: 436

Column: 437

Health Services (South London) [27 Nov 1996]

10 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Column: 438

Column: 439

Column: 440

Column: 441

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

Column: 442

Column: 443

Column: 444


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