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Wednesday 29 Jan 1997
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Column: 269
9.34 am
Mr. William Cash (Stafford)
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Cash
Mr. Stuart Randall (Kingston upon Hull, West)
Mr. Cash
Column: 270
Ms Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East)
Mr. Cash
Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)
Mr. Cash
Column: 271
Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)
Mr. Cash
Column: 272
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Cash
Mr. Randall
Mr. Cash
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford)
Column: 273
Mr. Cash
Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)
Mr. Cash
Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)
Mr. Cash
Column: 274
Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
Column: 275
Mr. Cash
Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)
Mr. Cash
Column: 276
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Cash
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Cash
Column: 277
Column: 278
Column: 279
Column: 280
Column: 281
Mr. Dalyell
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)
Mr. Cash
Column: 282
10.24 am
Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Radice
Mr. Bill Walker
Column: 283
Mr. Radice
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Mr. Radice
Column: 284
Column: 285
10.37 am
Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)
Mr. Bill Walker
Mr. Nicholls
Column: 286
10.41 am
Ms Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East)
Mr. Bill Walker
Column: 287
Ms Quin
Mr. Randall
Ms Quin
Mr. Cash
Ms Quin
Column: 288
Column: 289
10.53 am
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. David Davis)
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Davis
Column: 290
Madam Deputy Speaker
Column: 291
11 am
Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross)
Column: 292
Column: 293
Column: 294
Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)
Ms Cunningham
Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)
Ms Cunningham
Column: 295
Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus, East)
Column: 296
Ms Cunningham
Column: 297
11.24 am
Sir Hector Monro (Dumfries)
Column: 298
Mr. Charles Kennedy
Sir Hector Monro
Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Port Glasgow)
Ms Roseanna Cunningham
Sir Hector Monro
Column: 299
Mr. William McKelvey (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Column: 300
Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)
Sir Hector Monro
11.34 am
Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)
Sir Hector Monro
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Charles Kennedy
Mr. McAllion
Column: 301
Column: 302
Column: 303
11.46 am
Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)
Column: 304
11.50 am
Mr. Henry McLeish (Fife, Central)
Column: 305
Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)
Mr. McLeish
Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)
Mr. McLeish
Column: 306
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Roger Evans)
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Evans
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Evans
Column: 307
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Evans
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Evans
Mr. McLeish
12.4 pm
Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)
Column: 308
Column: 309
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)
Mrs. Ewing
Column: 310
12.14 pm
Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)
Column: 311
12.18 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Roger Evans)
Mrs. Ewing
Mr. Evans
Column: 312
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)
Mr. Evans
Mr. Connarty
Mr. Evans
Column: 313
Mr. Bill Walker
Mr. Evans
Mrs. Ewing
Mr. Evans
Mrs. Ewing
Mr. Evans
Column: 314
Mr. Salmond
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Evans
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 315
12.30 pm
Sir John Hannam (Exeter)
Column: 316
Column: 317
Column: 318
12.43 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. John Horam)
Column: 319
Column: 320
Column: 321
12.55 pm
Mr. Alan Howarth (Stratford-on-Avon)
Column: 323
Column: 324
Column: 325
Column: 326
Column: 327
1.13 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Simon Burns)
Column: 328
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)
Mr. Burns
Column: 329
Column: 330
Column: 331
1.27 pm
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Mid-Staffordshire)
Mr. Tim Rathbone (Lewes)
Mr. Fabricant
Column: 332
Column: 333
Column: 334
Column: 335
Column: 336
1.50 pm
The Minister for Science and Technology (Mr. Ian Taylor)
Column: 337
Column: 338
Column: 339
Column: 340
Column: 339
Column: 341
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mrs. Cheryl Gillan)
Mr. Thurnham
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Alan Howarth
Mrs. Gillan
Column: 342
The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Mr. Eric Forth)
Mr. Corbyn
Mr. Forth
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mrs. Gillian Shephard)
Mr. Sweeney
Mrs. Shephard
Column: 343
Ms Estelle Morris
Mrs. Shephard
Mr. Pawsey
Mrs. Shephard
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Williams
Column: 344
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Nicholas Winterton
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Don Foster
Mrs. Gillan
Column: 345
Mr. Nicholls
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Kilfoyle
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Harry Greenway
Column: 346
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Forth
Mr. Skinner
Mr. Forth
Mr. Skinner
Mr. Forth
Column: 347
Mr. Bill Walker
Mr. Forth
Mr. Pearson
Mr. Forth
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Robin Squire)
Mr. Atkins
Column: 348
Mr. Squire
Mr. Pickthall
Mr. Squire
Mr. Robin Squire
Mrs. Winterton
Column: 349
Mr. Squire
Mrs. Dunwoody
Mr. Squire
Mr. Patrick Thompson
Mr. Squire
Column: 350
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. James Paice)
Mr. Canavan
Mr. Paice
Sir David Madel
Mr. Paice
Rev. Martin Smyth
Mr. Paice
Mr. Hawkins
Column: 351
Mr. Paice
Mrs. Mahon
Mr. Paice
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Paice
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 352
Mr. Paice
Mr. Canavan
Mr. Paice
Mr. Robin Squire
Sir David Knox
Mr. Squire
Mr. Jamieson
Column: 353
Mr. Squire
Mr. Stephen
Mr. Squire
Mr. Paice
Mr. Corbett
Mr. Paice
Mr. Corbett
Mr. Paice
Column: 354
Sir Alan Haselhurst
Mr. Paice
Mr. Hain
Mr. Paice
Mr. Congdon
Mr. Paice
Column: 355
Mrs. Gillian Shephard
Dr. Wright
Mrs. Shephard
Mr. Forman
Mrs. Shephard
Mrs. Shephard
Column: 356
Mr. Sheerman
Mrs. Shephard
Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman
Mrs. Shephard
Mr. Bryan Davies
Mrs. Shephard
Column: 357
Mr. Butler
Madam Speaker
Mr. Butler
Mrs. Shephard
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Dafis
Column: 358
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Dover
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Eastham
Mrs. Gillan
Column: 357
Column: 359
3.30 pm
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)
The Minister of State, Home Office (Miss Ann Widdecombe)
Column: 360
Column: 361
Mr. Corbyn
Miss Widdecombe
Column: 362
Dame Peggy Fenner (Medway)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North)
Column: 363
Miss Widdecombe
Several hon. Members
Madam Speaker
Sir Jim Lester (Broxtowe)
Column: 364
Miss Widdecombe
Mrs. Diana Maddock (Christchurch)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Peter Brooke (City of London and Westminster, South)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)
Column: 365
Miss Widdecombe
Sir Dudley Smith (Warwick and Leamington)
Miss Widdecombe
Mrs. Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)
Miss Widdecombe
Mrs. Clwyd
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. James Couchman (Gillingham)
Column: 366
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mrs. Maddock
Mr. Dalyell
Miss Widdecombe
Sir Ivan Lawrence (Burton)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)
Madam Speaker
Miss Widdecombe
Madam Speaker
Column: 367
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. David Congdon (Croydon, North-East)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford)
Column: 368
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Andrew Faulds (Warley, East)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Graham Riddick (Colne Valley)
Miss Widdecombe
Sir Ivan Lawrence
Madam Speaker
Mr. Faulds
Madam Speaker
Column: 369
4.5 pm
Mr. Jeff Rooker (Birmingham, Perry Barr)
Madam Speaker
4.8 pm
Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)
Column: 371
Column: 372
4.19 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Madam Speaker
Column: 373
Madam Speaker
4.20 pm
Mrs. Irene Adams (Paisley, North)
Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)
Mrs. Adams
Column: 374
Mr. Gordon McMaster (Paisley, South)
Mrs. Adams
Column: 375
4.30 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell (Fife, North-East)
Column: 376
Column: 377
Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)
Mr. Campbell
Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Port Glasgow)
Mr. Campbell
Mr. Gallie
Mr. Campbell
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)
Column: 378
Mr. Campbell
4.45 pm
Mr. Gallie
Mrs. Adams
Mr. Gallie
Column: 379
Mr. Menzies Campbell
Mr. Gallie
Mr. McFall
Mr. Gallie
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)
Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)
Column: 380
Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)
Mr. McAllion
Column: 381
The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord James Douglas-Hamilton)
Mr. McAllion
Mr. McFall
Column: 382
Mr. Menzies Campbell
5 pm
Mr. McFall
Column: 383
Mr. Gallie
Mr. McFall
Mr. Gallie
Mr. McFall
Mr. Gallie
Mr. McFall
Column: 384
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 385
Mrs. Fyfe
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. Menzies Campbell
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 386
5.15 pm
Mr. Dalyell
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 387
Division No. 58 (Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill) [29 Jan 1997]
Column: 391
Division No. 59 (Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill) [29 Jan 1997]
Column: 395
5.45 pm
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 396
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross)
Column: 397
Dr. Godman
Column: 398
Mr. McFall
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 399
6 pm
Column: 400
Division No. 60 (Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill) [29 Jan 1997]
Column: 403
Column: 404
Column: 405
Column: 406
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Dr. Godman
Column: 407
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. McAllion
Column: 408
Column: 409
6.30 pm
Dr. Godman
Column: 410
Mr. McFall
Column: 411
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 412
Column: 413
Division No. 61 (Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill) [29 Jan 1997]
Column: 416
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Madam Speaker
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 417
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Madam Speaker
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 418
Mr. McFall
Madam Speaker
Mr. McFall
Column: 419
7 pm
Column: 420
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)
Mr. Gallie
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 421
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Madam Speaker
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 422
Mr. McFall
Column: 423
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 424
Column: 425
7.15 pm
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Madam Speaker
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 426
Column: 427
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Madam Speaker
Column: 428
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. Wallace
Column: 429
Column: 430
7.30 pm
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 431
Mr. Allan Stewart (Eastwood)
Column: 432
Mr. McFall
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. Wallace
Column: 433
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 434
Column: 435
Column: 436
Mr. McFall
Madam Deputy Speaker
Mr. McFall
Column: 437
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. Gallie
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Column: 438
Column: 439
Column: 440
Column: 441
Column: 442
Column: 443
Column: 444
7.45 pm
Mr. Connarty
Column: 445
Column: 446
Column: 447
7.59 pm
Mr. George Robertson (Hamilton)
Mr. Menzies Campbell
Mr. Robertson
Column: 448
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. Robertson
Column: 449
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Mr. Robertson
Column: 450
8.12 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell
Column: 451
Column: 452
8.19 pm
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Division No. 62 (Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill) [29 Jan 1997]
Column: 454
Mr. Gallie
Madam Deputy Speaker
Column: 455
8.33 pm
The Minister of State, Home Office (Miss Ann Widdecombe)
Mr. Michael Stephen (Shoreham)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth)
Miss Widdecombe
Column: 456
Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey)
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Walter Sweeney (Vale of Glamorgan)
Miss Widdecombe
Column: 457
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Column: 458
Miss Widdecombe
Column: 459
Ms Eagle
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Stephen
Miss Widdecombe
Column: 460
8.50 pm
Mr. Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth)
Column: 461
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Column: 462
Mr. Michael
Mr. Stephen
Mr. Michael
Column: 463
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Ms Eagle
Mr. Michael
Column: 464
Column: 465
Mr. Stephen
Mr. Michael
Column: 466
Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)
Mr. Michael
9.13 pm
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)
Column: 467
Column: 468
9.20 pm
Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)
Column: 469
Column: 470
9.30 pm
Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)
Column: 471
Column: 472
Mr. Michael
Mr. Beith
Mr. Michael
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)
Mr. Beith
Column: 473
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Beith
9.41 pm
Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey)
Column: 474
Column: 475
9.52 pm
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Column: 476
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Column: 477
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Miss Widdecombe
Mr. Michael
Miss Widdecombe
Column: 478
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)
Column: 479
10.2 pm
Mrs. Ann Taylor (Dewsbury)
10.3 pm
Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)
Column: 481
Column: 482
Mr. Alan Meale (Mansfield)
Mr. Allen
Mr. Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)
Mr. Allen
Mr. John Heppell (Nottingham, East)
Column: 483
Mr. Allen
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)
Mr. Allen
Column: 484
10.19 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Sir Paul Beresford)
Column: 485
Mr. Tipping
Sir Paul Beresford
Column: 486
Mr. Tipping
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr. Tipping
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)
Mr. Tipping
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Sir Paul Beresford
Column: 487
Column: 488
Column: 487