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Wednesday 29 Jan 1997

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Column: 269

European Union [29 Jan 1997]

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

Cold Weather Payments (Scotland) [29 Jan 1997]

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

Kidney Transplants [29 Jan 1997]

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

Neurological Disorders [29 Jan 1997]

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

Engineering [29 Jan 1997]

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

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Jan 1997]

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT [29 Jan 1997]

Disabled People (Employment) [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Thurnham -- Disabled People (Employment) [29 Jan 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mrs. Cheryl Gillan)

Mr. Thurnham

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Alan Howarth

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 342

Jobseeker's Allowance [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Corbyn -- Jobseeker's Allowance [29 Jan 1997]

The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Mr. Eric Forth)

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Forth

Children's Homework [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Sweeney -- Children's Homework [29 Jan 1997]

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

Teachers' Early Retirement Scheme [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Alan W. Williams -- Teachers' Early Retirement Scheme [29 Jan 1997]

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

Unemployment Statistics [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Skinner -- Unemployment Statistics [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Forth

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Forth

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Forth

Column: 347

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Pearson

Mr. Forth

Education Funding (Lancashire) [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Atkins -- Education Funding (Lancashire) [29 Jan 1997]

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

Mr. Atkins

Column: 348

Mr. Squire

Mr. Pickthall

Mr. Squire

Primary School Funding (Cheshire) [29 Jan 1997]

Mrs. Ann Winterton -- Primary School Funding (Cheshire) [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Robin Squire

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 349

Mr. Squire

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Squire

Mr. Patrick Thompson

Mr. Squire

Young People (Opportunities) [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Canavan -- Young People (Opportunities) [29 Jan 1997]

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

Primary School Funding (Staffordshire) [29 Jan 1997]

Sir David Knox -- Primary School Funding (Staffordshire) [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Robin Squire

Sir David Knox

Mr. Squire

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 353

Mr. Squire

Mr. Stephen

Mr. Squire

Part-time Employment [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Corbett -- Part-time Employment [29 Jan 1997]

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

University Research Assessment Exercise [29 Jan 1997]

Dr. Wright -- University Research Assessment Exercise [29 Jan 1997]

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Dr. Wright

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Forman

Mrs. Shephard

University Staff Recruitment [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Sheerman -- University Staff Recruitment [29 Jan 1997]

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

Teachers (Morale) [29 Jan 1997]

Mr. Dafis -- Teachers (Morale) [29 Jan 1997]

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Dafis

Column: 358

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Dover

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Eastham

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 357

Column: 359

Hunger Strikers (Rochester Prison) [29 Jan 1997]

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

Parliamentary Questions [29 Jan 1997]

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

Madam Speaker

Holocaust Denial [29 Jan 1997]

4.8 pm
Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 371

Column: 372

Media Comment (Madam Speaker's Statement) [29 Jan 1997]

4.19 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Madam Speaker

Column: 373

Orders of the Day [29 Jan 1997]

Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill [29 Jan 1997]

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

Police Grant (England and Wales) [29 Jan 1997]

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

Bridges (River Calder) [29 Jan 1997]

10.2 pm
Mrs. Ann Taylor (Dewsbury)

Public Services (East Midlands) [29 Jan 1997]

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


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