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Wednesday 18 Dec 1996

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Column: 863

Pairing Arrangements [18 Dec 1996]

9.34 am
Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Madam Speaker

Column: 864

Adjournment (Christmas) [18 Dec 1996]

9.36 am
Mr. David Porter (Waveney)

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Porter

Column: 865

Column: 866

9.44 am
Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 867

Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Arnold

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Winnick

Column: 868

9.54 am
Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Column: 869

Column: 870

Column: 871

Column: 872

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 873

10.13 am
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 874

Column: 875

10.23 am
Mr. David Amess (Basildon)

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Mr. Amess

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 876

Mr. Amess

Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Amess

Column: 877

Column: 878

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Amess

Column: 879

Dr. Spink

Mr. Amess

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

10.42 am
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 880

Column: 881

Column: 882

Column: 883

10.57 am
Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Column: 884

Column: 885

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Spink

Column: 886

Column: 887

10.14 am
Mr. Tom Cox (Tooting)

Column: 888

Column: 889

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

11.25 am
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 890

11.30 am
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 891

Column: 892

Column: 893

11.42 am
Mr. Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Column: 894

11.47 am
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 895

11.55 am
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 896

Column: 897

12.1 pm
Mr. Jeff Rooker (Birmingham, Perry Barr)

Column: 898

Column: 899

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

Column: 900

Column: 901

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Newton

Column: 902

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Newton

Column: 903

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Newton

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Newton

Column: 904

Column: 905

Nigeria [18 Dec 1996]

12.29 pm
Mr. Keith Hill (Streatham)

Column: 906

Column: 907

12.40 pm
Mr. John Fraser (Norwood)

Column: 908

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

Column: 909

Column: 910

Column: 911

Mr. Keith Hill

Dr. Fox

Column: 912

Column: 913

Ecclesiastical Heritage [18 Dec 1996]

1 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 914

Column: 915

1.15 pm
The Minister of State, Department of National Heritage (Mr. Iain Sproat)

Column: 916

Column: 917

Column: 918

Column: 919

East London and the City Health Authority [18 Dec 1996]

1.29 pm
Mr. Nigel Spearing (Newham, South)

Column: 921

Column: 922

Column: 923

1.44 pm
Mr. Brian Sedgemore (Hackney, South and Shoreditch)

Column: 924

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

Column: 925

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

Column: 926

Ms Mildred Gordon (Bow and Poplar)

Mr. Horam

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Mr. Horam

Column: 927

Column: 928

Mr. Spearing

Mr. Horam

Column: 929

Oral Answers to Questions [18 Dec 1996]

SCOTLAND [18 Dec 1996]

Drugs (Clubs and Raves) [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Rathbone -- Drugs (Clubs and Raves) [18 Dec 1996]

The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord James Douglas-Hamilton)

Mr. Rathbone

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Government Expenditure and Tax Revenues [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Jacques Arnold -- Government Expenditure and Tax Revenues [18 Dec 1996]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Michael Forsyth)

Mr. Arnold

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 930

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Forsyth

Sir Hector Monro

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. George Robertson

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 931

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Forsyth

Skye Bridge Tolls [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Charles Kennedy -- Skye Bridge Tolls [18 Dec 1996]

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

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 932

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Macdonald

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Macdonald

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 933

Mr. John Marshall

Mr. Kynoch

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 934

Uncollected Local Authority Taxes [18 Dec 1996]

Sir Irvine Patnick -- Uncollected Local Authority Taxes [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Sir Irvine Patnick

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. McAvoy

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. McAvoy

Mr. Forsyth

Inward Investment [18 Dec 1996]

Lady Olga Maitland -- Inward Investment [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 935

Lady Olga Maitland

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Kynoch

Madam Speaker

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 936

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. McFall

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 937

Local Authority Completions [18 Dec 1996]

Mrs. Fyfe -- Local Authority Completions [18 Dec 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Raymond S. Robertson)

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 938

Mr. Robertson

Scottish Homes [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Canavan -- Scottish Homes [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Robertson

Column: 939

Local Government Finance [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. McAllion -- Local Government Finance [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Richards

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 940

Mr. David Marshall

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Kynoch

Mrs. Ray Michie

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 941

Mr. George Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Homelessness [18 Dec 1996]

Ms Roseanna Cunningham -- Homelessness [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Ms Cunningham

Mr. Robertson

Column: 942

Mr. Davidson

Mr. Robertson

Sir Russell Johnston -- Homelessness [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Sir Russell Johnston

Mr. Robertson

Ms Rachel Squire

Column: 943

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Welsh -- Homelessness [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Robertson

Public Expenditure Statement [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Salmond -- Public Expenditure Statement [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Salmond

Column: 944

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Congdon

[Hon. Members

Mr. Congdon

Mr. Forsyth

Private Finance Initiative [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Foulkes -- Private Finance Initiative [18 Dec 1996]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 945

Mr. Foulkes

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Full-time Students [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Worthington -- Full-time Students [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Worthington

Mr. Robertson

Column: 946

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Robertson

Care in the Community [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Bill Walker -- Care in the Community [18 Dec 1996]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Walker

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Electronic Tagging [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Brazier -- Electronic Tagging [18 Dec 1996]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 947

Mr. Brazier

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Employment (Eastwood) [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Stewart -- Employment (Eastwood) [18 Dec 1996]

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 948

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Beggs

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 947

Column: 949

Public Interest Immunity [18 Dec 1996]

3.30 pm
The Attorney-General (Sir Nicholas Lyell)

Column: 950

Mr. John Morris (Aberavon)

Column: 951

The Attorney-General

Column: 952

Sir Archibald Hamilton (Epsom and Ewell)

The Attorney-General

Mr. Menzies Campbell (Fife, North-East)

The Attorney-General

Column: 953

Sir Ivan Lawrence (Burton)

The Attorney-General

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull, North)

The Attorney-General

Column: 954

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Eltham)

The Attorney-General

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

The Attorney-General

Mr. Skinner

The Attorney-General

Column: 955

Mr. Rupert Allason (Torbay)

The attorney-general

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

The Attorney-General

Column: 956

Mr. Michael Stephen (Shoreham)

The Attorney-General

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

The Attorney-General

Column: 957

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough and Horncastle)

The Attorney-General

Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West)

Column: 958

The Attorney-General

Mr. Rod Richards (Clwyd, North-West)

The Attorney-General

Mr. Ian Pearson (Dudley, West)

The Attorney-General

Column: 959

Points of Order [18 Dec 1996]

4.8 pm
Mr. Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull, North)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Madam Speaker

Column: 960

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Madam Speaker

Column: 961

Madam Speaker

Companies (Millennium Computer Compliance) [18 Dec 1996]

4.16 pm
Mr. David Atkinson (Bournemouth, East)

Column: 963

Column: 964

Column: 965

Orders of the Day [18 Dec 1996]

Protection from Harassment Bill [18 Dec 1996]

4.26 pm
Mr. Jack Straw (Blackburn)

The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. David Maclean)

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

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 966

4.30 pm
The First Deputy Chairman

Sir Ivan Lawrence (Burton)

Mr. Beith

Sir Ivan Lawrence

Column: 967

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Gary Streeter)

Column: 968

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Streeter

Ms Janet Anderson (Rossendale and Darwen)

Column: 969

Mr. Bennett

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Bennett

Mr. Maclean

Mr. Bennett

Column: 970

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North)

4.45 pm
Mrs. Helen Liddell (Monklands, East)

Column: 971

Column: 972

Column: 973

5 pm
Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross)

Column: 974

The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord James Douglas-Hamilton)

Ms Cunningham

Mr. Menzies Campbell (Fife, North-East)

Column: 975

Column: 976

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 977

5.15 pm

Column: 978

Mrs. Liddell

Division No. 33 (Protection from Harassment Bill) [18 Dec 1996]

Column: 980

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 981

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Morris)

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

The Chairman

Mr. Kirkhope

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Kirkhope

Column: 982

Ms Janet Anderson

Mr. Maclean

Column: 983

Mr. Bennett

Mr. Maclean

Mr. Michael Stephen (Shoreham)

Mr. Maclean

Column: 984

5.45 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Maclean

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Stephen

Mr. Campbell

Column: 985

Mr. Stephen

Ms Janet Anderson

5.51 pm
Mr. Maclean

Column: 986

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Maclean

Column: 987

5.55 pm
Ms Janet Anderson

Column: 988

5.59 pm
Mr. Bennett

Column: 989

National Heritage Bill [Lords] [18 Dec 1996]

6.1 pm
The Minister of State, Department of National Heritage (Mr. Iain Sproat)

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Sproat

Column: 990

Mr. Michael Stephen (Shoreham)

Mr. Sproat

Sir Wyn Roberts (Conwy)

Mr. Sproat

Mr. William Cash (Stafford)

Column: 991

Mr. Sproat

Column: 992

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Sproat

Column: 993

Sir Donald Thompson (Calder Valley)

Mr. Sproat

Column: 994

6.20 pm
Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Column: 995

Column: 996

Column: 997

Mr. Sproat

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Sproat

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Sproat

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Sproat

Column: 998

Mr. Fisher

Sir Wyn Roberts

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Sproat

Mr. Fisher

Column: 999

6.42 pm
Mr. Simon Coombs (Swindon)

Column: 1000

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Blackpool, South)

Mr. Coombs

Column: 1001

Mr. Stephen

Mr. Coombs

Column: 1002

Column: 1003

7.2 pm
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness and Sutherland)

Column: 1004

Column: 1005

Column: 1006

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

Mr. Simon Coombs

Column: 1007

Mr. Brooke

Sir Wyn Roberts

Mr. Brooke

Column: 1008

7.25 pm
Mr. Sproat

Column: 1009

Column: 1010

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Sproat

Column: 1011

Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East)

Mr. Sproat

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Sproat

Mr. Fisher

Column: 1012

Mr. Sproat

Column: 1013

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Standard Spending Assessment (Hounslow) [18 Dec 1996]

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

Column: 1015

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Mr. Deva

Column: 1016

Column: 1017

Column: 1018

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

Column: 1019

Column: 1020


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