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Wednesday 4 Dec 1996

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Column: 953

Former Prisoners of War (Compensation) [4 Dec 1996]

9.34 am
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Column: 954

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. MacShane

Column: 955

Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Column: 956

Mr. MacShane

Column: 957

9.49 am
Mr. Douglas Hurd (Witney)

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

Mr. Hurd

Column: 958

9.55 am
Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Barry Field (Isle of Wight)

Column: 959

Mr. Winnick

Column: 960

10.2 am
Sir Anthony Grant (South-West Cambridgeshire)

Column: 961

10.7 am
Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Column: 962

10.14 am
Sir Teddy Taylor (Southend, East)

Column: 963

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Sir Teddy Taylor

10.17 am
Mrs. Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 964

10.20 am
Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Column: 965

Column: 966

10.29 am
Mr. Tony Lloyd (Stretford)

Column: 967

Mr. Pike

Mr. Lloyd

Column: 968

Column: 969

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

Column: 970

Sir Michael Marshall (Arundel)

Mr. Hanley

Column: 971

Column: 972

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Hanley

Column: 973

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Hanley

Column: 974

Sustainable Development [4 Dec 1996]

11 am
Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 975

Column: 976

Mr. David Nicholson (Taunton)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 977

Column: 978

Column: 979

11.21 am
Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro)

Column: 980

Column: 981

Column: 982

11.33 am
Mr. David Nicholson (Taunton)

Column: 983

Column: 984

Mr. Matthew Taylor

Mr. Nicholson

Column: 985

11.49 am
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion and Pembroke, North)

Column: 986

Column: 987

Column: 988

12 pm
Ms Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)

Column: 989

Mr. David Nicholson

Ms Ruddock

Column: 990

Mr. Yeo

Ms Ruddock

Column: 991

Column: 992

12.15 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. James Clappison)

Column: 993

Column: 994

Column: 995

Ms Ruddock

Mr. Clappison

Brazilian Mahogany [4 Dec 1996]

12.30 pm
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 997

Column: 998

12.42 pm
Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Column: 999

12.46 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. James Clappison)

Column: 1000

Mr. Simpson

Column: 1001

Mr. Clappison

Column: 1002

Mr. Chris Davies (Littleborough and Saddleworth)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 1003

Uniform Business Rate (Dorset) [4 Dec 1996]

12.59 pm
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 1004

Sir Jim Spicer (West Dorset)

Mr. Bruce

Column: 1005

Mrs. Diana Maddock (Christchurch)

Column: 1006

Mr. Bruce

Column: 1007

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

Mrs. Maddock

Column: 1008

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 1009

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Electricity Generation (East Lothian) [4 Dec 1996]

1.30 pm
Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Column: 1011

Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mr. Home Robertson

Column: 1012

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

Mr. Home Robertson

Column: 1013

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Home Robertson

Column: 1014

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

Mr. Norman Hogg (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1015

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Eric Clarke (Midlothian)

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1016

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1017

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1018

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Kynoch

Several hon. Members

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1019

Mr. Norman Hogg

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1020

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 1021

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Dec 1996]

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [4 Dec 1996]

Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Norman Hogg -- Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Mrs. Fyfe -- Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Benton -- Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

The President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Ian Lang)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Lang

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Lang

Mr. Benton

Column: 1022

Mr. Lang

Mr. Batiste

Mr. Lang

Mr. Congdon

Mr. Lang

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Lang

Mr. Barry Jones

Column: 1023

Mr. Lang

Mr. Stephen

Mr. Lang

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Lang

Column: 1024

"Industrial Action and Trade Unions" [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. John Marshall -- "Industrial Action and Trade Unions" [4 Dec 1996]

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

Mr. Marshall

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Taylor

Mr. David Shaw

Mr. Taylor

Privatised Utilities [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Hanson -- Privatised Utilities [4 Dec 1996]

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

Column: 1025

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Malcolm Bruce

Mr. Taylor

Column: 1026

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Battle

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Atkins

Column: 1027

Mr. Taylor

Deregulation [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Kevin Hughes -- Deregulation [4 Dec 1996]

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

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Page

Mrs. Roche

Column: 1028

Mr. Page

Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Dr. Goodson-Wickes -- Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. John M. Taylor

Dr. Goodson-Wickes

Mr. Taylor

Column: 1029

Mr. Clapham

Mr. Taylor

Utilities (Privatisation) [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Dover -- Utilities (Privatisation) [4 Dec 1996]

The Minister for Industry (Mr. Greg Knight)

Mr. Dover

Mr. Knight

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Knight

Column: 1030

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Knight

Mr. Pike

Mr. Knight

Small Firms [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Bellingham -- Small Firms [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Page

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Page

Column: 1031

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Page

Business Grants [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Campbell-Savours -- Business Grants [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Greg Knight

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Knight

Singapore Summit [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Jacques Arnold -- Singapore Summit [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Lang

Column: 1032

Mr. Arnold

Mr. Lang

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Lang

Mr. Rathbone

Mr. Lang

Mr. Bell

Column: 1033

Mr. Lang

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Lang

"Industrial Action and Trade Unions" [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Canavan -- "Industrial Action and Trade Unions" [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Harry Greenway -- "Industrial Action and Trade Unions" [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Lang

Mr. Canavan

Column: 1034

Mr. Lang

Mr. Greenway

Mr. Lang

Clean Coal Technology [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Tipping -- Clean Coal Technology [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Page

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Page

Column: 1035

Mr. Beggs

Mr. Page

Business Failures [4 Dec 1996]

Mrs. Bridget Prentice -- Business Failures [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Ian Taylor

Mrs. Prentice

Mr. Taylor

Mrs. Peacock

Column: 1036

Mr. Taylor

Firework Safety [4 Dec 1996]

Ms Lynne -- Firework Safety [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. John M. Taylor

Ms Lynne

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Taylor

Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Burden -- Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. John M. Taylor

Mr. Burden

Column: 1037

Mr. Taylor

Research and Development [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Olner -- Research and Development [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Ian Taylor

Mr. Olner

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1038

Mr. Taylor

Nuclear Industry [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. McAllion -- Nuclear Industry [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Page

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Page

Investment [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Purchase -- Investment [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Greg Knight

Column: 1039

Mr. Purchase

Mr. Knight

Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Michael Brown -- Working Time Directive [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Lang

Mr. Brown

Mr. Lang

Column: 1040

Mr. Sheerman

Madam Speaker

Mr. Sheerman

Madam Speaker

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Lang

"Industrial Action and Trade Unions" [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. Winnick -- "Industrial Action and Trade Unions" [4 Dec 1996]

Mr. John M. Taylor

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Taylor

Column: 1039

Column: 1041

Partial-Birth Abortion [4 Dec 1996]

3.30 pm
Mrs. Elizabeth Peacock (Batley and Spen)

Column: 1042

Column: 1043

3.40 pm
Mrs. Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 1044

Column: 1045

Points of Order [4 Dec 1996]

3.46 pm
Sir Jim Spicer (West Dorset)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Robert G. Hughes (Harrow, West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Nicholas Budgen (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1046

Mr. Andrew Faulds (Warley, East)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Faulds

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1047

Column: 1048

Orders of the Day [4 Dec 1996]

Firearms (Amendment) Bill [4 Dec 1996]

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

Madam Speaker

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 1049

Column: 1050

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

Column: 1051

Sir Jerry Wiggin (Weston-super-Mare)

Column: 1052

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Frank Cook (Stockton, North)

Mr. Henderson

Column: 1053

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

Mr. Henderson

Column: 1054

4.15 pm
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Henderson

Column: 1055

Mr. Frank Cook

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Cook

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Cook

Mr. Henderson

Column: 1056

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Henderson

Sir Hector Monro (Dumfries)

Column: 1057

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

Column: 1058

Mr. Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Column: 1059

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Frank Cook

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Cook

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1060

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Column: 1061

Mr. Galbraith

Sir Jerry Wiggin

4.45 pm

Column: 1062

Mr. Frank Cook

Column: 1063

Division No. 24 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Dec 1996]

Column: 1066

Column: 1067

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1068

Column: 1069

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Column: 1070

Mr. Nicholas Budgen (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Column: 1071

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Sir Jerry Wiggin

5.15 pm

Column: 1072

Column: 1073

Sir David Steel (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Column: 1074

Sir Cranley Onslow (Woking)

Column: 1075

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)

5.30 pm

Column: 1076

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey and Waterside)

Column: 1077

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Colvin

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Colvin

Sir Anthony Grant (South-West Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Colvin

Column: 1078

Mr. Michael Stern (Bristol, North-West)

Mr. Colvin

5.45 pm

Column: 1079

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1080

Mr. Stern

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 1081

Sir Michael Grylls (North-West Surrey)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1082

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

6 pm
Sir Jerry Wiggin

Mr. Ross

Column: 1083

Column: 1084

Column: 1085

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Michael J. Martin (Glasgow, Springburn)

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Budgen

Column: 1086

6.15 pm
Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Budgen

Column: 1087

Several hon. Members

Sir Donald Thompson (Calder Valley)

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Budgen

Sir Donald Thompson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Budgen

Sir Donald Thompson

Mr. Budgen

Sir Donald Thompson

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Budgen

Sir Terence Higgins (Worthing)

Column: 1088

Mr. Gill

Column: 1089

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. Gill

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Martin

Mr. Gill

Column: 1090

6.30 pm
Mr. Martin

Sir Michael Grylls

Column: 1091

Sir Hector Monro

Column: 1092

Column: 1093

6.45 pm
Mr. Frank Cook

Mr. John Carlisle (Luton, North)

Column: 1094

Mr. Cook

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough and Horncastle)

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Michael Stern (Bristol, North-West)

Column: 1095

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Stern

Column: 1096

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cirencester and Tewkesbury)

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 1097

7 pm
Mr. Henderson

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Henderson

Column: 1098

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Henderson

Mr. James Couchman (Gillingham)

Column: 1099

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Henderson

Column: 1100

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

Sir Terence Higgins

Mr. David Harris (St. Ives)

Mr. Howard

Column: 1101

7.15 pm

Column: 1102

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Howard

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Howard

Column: 1103

Column: 1104

Mr. Harris

Mr. Howard

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Division No. 25 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Dec 1996]

Column: 1107

Column: 1108

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 1109

7.45 pm
Sir Jerry Wiggin

Column: 1110

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1111

Column: 1112

Column: 1113

8 pm
Mr. George Robertson (Hamilton)

Column: 1114

Column: 1115

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1116

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1117

Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

8.15 pm
Sir Jerry Wiggin

Mr. Walker

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 1118

Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross)

Mr. Galbraith

Ms Cunningham

Column: 1119

Mr. Bill Walker

Ms Cunningham

Mr. George Robertson

Ms Cunningham

Mr. Henderson

Ms Cunningham

Mr. Henderson

Ms Cunningham

Mr. Henderson

Ms Cunningham

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame, South)

Ms Cunningham

Column: 1120

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Column: 1121

8.30 pm

Column: 1122

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

Column: 1123

Mr. Howard

Column: 1124

8.45 pm
Mr. Salmond

Mr. Howard

Column: 1125

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1126

Mr. Donohoe

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1127

Mr. George Robertson

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1128

Division No. 26 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Dec 1996]

Column: 1129

Column: 1130

Sir Jerry Wiggin (Weston-super-Mare)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Column: 1131

Column: 1132

9.15 pm

Column: 1133

Column: 1134

Mr. Frank Cook

Column: 1135

Sir Teddy Taylor (Southend, East)

Column: 1136

Mr. Salmond

9.30 pm
Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 1137

Column: 1138

Mr. Austin Mitchell

Column: 1139

Column: 1140

9.45 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Howard

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 1141

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

Column: 1142

Mr. Beith

Column: 1143

Mr. Gill

Column: 1144

Mr. Dalyell

10 pm
Mr. Gill

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Gill

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 1145

Mr. Frank Cook

Mr. Barnes

Column: 1146

Mr. Beith

Mr. Barnes

Column: 1147

10.15 pm
Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Terry Lewis (Worsley)

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Henderson

Column: 1148

Mr. Frank Cook

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Howard

Column: 1149

Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Mr. Howard

Column: 1150

10.30 pm
Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Howard

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Howard

Column: 1151

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Column: 1152

Sir Jerry Wiggin

Mrs. Helen Liddell (Monklands, East)

Column: 1153

Column: 1154

10.45 pm
Mr. Brooke

Column: 1155

Mr. Frank Cook

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 1156

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Henderson

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 1157

Column: 1158

Column: 1159

Column: 1160

Mr. Salmond

Mr. John Carlisle

Column: 1161

Column: 1162

11.1 pm
Mr. Howard

Column: 1163

11.4 pm
Mr. Jack Straw (Blackburn)

Mr. Tony Marlow (Northampton, North)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Frank Cook

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cook

Mr. Straw

Column: 1164

Mr. John Carlisle (Luton, North)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Straw

Column: 1165

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Straw

Column: 1166

11.15 pm
Mr. Budgen

Column: 1167

Mr. Straw

Mr. Budgen

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Ross

Mr. Budgen

Column: 1168

11.28 pm
Mr. Frank Cook

Column: 1169

Mr. John Carlisle

Mr. Cook

11.33 pm
Sir Jerry Wiggin

Column: 1170

11.37 pm
Mr. Beith

Column: 1171

Column: 1172

11.43 pm
Mr. John Carlisle

Column: 1173

11.46
Mr. Salmond

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1174

11.51 pm
Sir Terence Higgins

Column: 1175

11.55 pm
Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South-West)

11.57 pm
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 1176

Mr. Budgen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1177

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Kent Capital Challenge [4 Dec 1996]

12.1 am
Mr. Jonathan Aitken (South Thanet)

Column: 1179

Column: 1180

Column: 1181

12.15 am
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 1182

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

Column: 1183

Column: 1184


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