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Tuesday 4 Feb 1997

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Column: 781

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Feb 1997]

ENVIRONMENT [4 Feb 1997]

House Building Industry [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Nicholas Winterton -- House Building Industry [4 Feb 1997]

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

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 782

Mr. Gummer

Mr. John Marshall

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Gummer

Stockton City Challenge [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Devlin -- Stockton City Challenge [4 Feb 1997]

The Minister for Construction, Planning and Energy Efficiency (Mr. Robert B. Jones)

Column: 783

Mr. Devlin

Mr. Jones

House Conditions (East Lancashire) [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Gordon Prentice -- House Conditions (East Lancashire) [4 Feb 1997]

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

Mr. Prentice

Mr. Clappison

Column: 784

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Clappison

Homelessness [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Touhig -- Homelessness [4 Feb 1997]

The Minister for Local Government, Housing and Urban Regeneration (Mr. David Curry)

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Curry

Mr. David Nicholson

Column: 785

Mr. Curry

Air Pollution [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Soley -- Air Pollution [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Soley

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Evennett

Mr. Gummer

Column: 786

Mr. Meacher

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Tredinnick

Mr. Gummer

Local Government Finance [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Pope -- Local Government Finance [4 Feb 1997]

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

Column: 787

Mr. Pope

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Peter Atkinson

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Rendel

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Congdon

Column: 788

Sir Paul Beresford

Downland Protection [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Waterson -- Downland Protection [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Jones

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Jones

Fire Services (Essex) [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Amess -- Fire Services (Essex) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 789

Mr. Curry

Mr. Amess

Mr. Curry

Mr. Olner

Madam Speaker

Uniform Business Rate [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Whittingdale -- Uniform Business Rate [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Gummer

Column: 790

Mr. Pike

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Dover

Mr. Gummer

Social Housing [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Gunnell -- Social Housing [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Gunnell

Mr. Clappison

Column: 791

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Clappison

Local Government Finance (Kent) [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Jacques Arnold -- Local Government Finance (Kent) [4 Feb 1997]

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Arnold

Column: 792

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Allen

Sir Paul Beresford

Sir Roger Moate

Sir Paul Beresford

Metropolitan Green Belt [4 Feb 1997]

Sir Sydney Chapman -- Metropolitan Green Belt [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Robert B. Jones

Column: 793

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Jones

Mr. Hardy

Mr. Jones

Local Authority Housing (Transfers) [4 Feb 1997]

Dr. Spink -- Local Authority Housing (Transfers) [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Curry

Dr. Spink

Mr. Curry

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 794

Mr. Curry

Local Government Finance [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Michael Brown -- Local Government Finance [4 Feb 1997]

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Brown

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Turner

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Turner

Madam Speaker

Column: 795

PRIME MINISTER [4 Feb 1997]

Engagements [4 Feb 1997]

Mr. Davidson -- Engagements [4 Feb 1997]

The Prime Minister (Mr. John Major)

Mr. Davidson

The Prime Minister

Mr. Rowe -- Engagements [4 Feb 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Rowe

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Column: 796

Mr. Gale

The Prime Minister

Mr. Janner -- Engagements [4 Feb 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Janner

The Prime Minister

Mr. MacGregor

The Prime Minister

Column: 797

Mr. MacShane -- Engagements [4 Feb 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. MacShane

The Prime Minister

Sir Peter Tapsell

The Prime Minister

Mr. Loyden -- Engagements [4 Feb 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Loyden

The Prime Minister

Column: 798

Mr. Skinner

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Powell

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hain -- Engagements [4 Feb 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hain

Column: 799

The Prime Minister

Sir Ivan Lawrence -- Engagements [4 Feb 1997]

The Prime Minister

Sir Ivan Lawrence

Column: 800

The Prime Minister

Column: 799

Column: 801

Points of Order [4 Feb 1997]

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

Madam Speaker

Mr. Andrew Faulds (Warley, East)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Faulds

Madam Speaker

Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Column: 802

Hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Walker

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Faulds

Madam Speaker

Mr. Faulds

Column: 803

Madam Speaker

Mr. Faulds

Madam Speaker

Statute Law Balancing (Limit on Maximum Quantity) [4 Feb 1997]

3.39 pm
Mr. Anthony Steen (South Hams)

Column: 805

Column: 806

Column: 807

Orders of the Day [4 Feb 1997]

Social Security Administration [4 Feb 1997]

3.49 pm
Mr. Henry McLeish (Fife, Central)

Madam Speaker

Mr. McLeish

Column: 808

Column: 809

Mr. Chris Davies (Littleborough and Saddleworth)

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Oliver Heald)

Mr. Davies

4 pm
Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Column: 810

Mr. Heald

Mr. Field

Column: 811

Mr. Heald

Mr. Field

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 812

Mr. Field

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Robert G. Hughes (Harrow, West)

Mr. Bruce

Column: 813

Mr. Field

Mr. Bruce

4.15 pm
Mr. Clifford Forsythe (South Antrim)

Mr. Heald

Mr. Forsythe

Column: 814

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Forsythe

Mr. Heald

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Heald

Mr. Field

Mr. Heald

Mr. Field

Column: 815

Mr. Heald

Column: 816

Mr. Alan Howarth (Stratford-on-Avon)

Mr. Heald

Column: 817

4.30 pm

Column: 818

Column: 819

Mr. McLeish

Column: 820

Division No. 64 (Social Security Administration) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 824

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Column: 825

Mr. Heald

Mrs. Campbell

Column: 826

5 pm
Mr. Ian Bruce

Column: 827

Column: 828

Mr. Chris Davies

Column: 829

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Davies

5.15 pm
Mr. Alan Howarth

Column: 830

Column: 831

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Howarth

Column: 832

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton)

Column: 833

5.30 pm

Column: 834

Mr. Heald

Column: 835

Mr. Alan Howarth

Mr. Heald

Column: 836

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Heald

Division No. 65 (Social Security Administration) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 840

6 pm
Mr. John Denham (Southampton, Itchen)

Column: 841

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Mr. Denham

Mr. Heald

Column: 842

Mr. Denham

Column: 843

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

Column: 844

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Hughes

6.15 pm
Mr. Heald

Mr. Hughes

Column: 845

Mr. Chris Davies

Mr. Heald

Column: 846

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Mr. Heald

Mrs. Campbell

Mr. Heald

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Heald

Column: 847

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Heald

Mr. Denham

Column: 848

Division No. 66 (Social Security Administration) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 852

Column: 853

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. McLeish

6.43 pm
Mr. Clifford Forsythe

Column: 854

6.47 pm
Mr. Chris Davies

6.49 pm
Mr. McLeish

Column: 855

6.53 pm
Mr. Heald

Column: 856

Column: 857

Mr. Alan Howarth

Mr. Heald

Mr. Denham

Mr. Heald

Mr. Denham

Mr. Heald

Mr. Denham

Mr. Heald

Local Government Finance (Wales) [4 Feb 1997]

7 pm
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. William Hague)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Hague

Column: 859

Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Mr. Hague

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Column: 860

Mr. Hague

Sir Wyn Roberts (Conwy)

Mr. Hague

Mr. Walter Sweeney (Vale of Glamorgan)

Column: 861

Mr. Hague

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Hague

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Mr. Hague

Column: 862

Column: 863

Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Hague

Mr. Gill

Mr. Hague

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hague

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Hague

Column: 864

Column: 865

7.26 pm
Mr. Ron Davies (Caerphilly)

Mr. Hague

Mr. Davies

Column: 866

Mr. Rod Richards (Clwyd, North-West)

Mr. Davies

Column: 867

Mr. Hague

Column: 868

Mr. Davies

Mr. Hague

Mr. Davies

Mr. Hague

Mr. Davies

Mr. Hague

Mr. Davies

Mr. Richards

Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Richards

Column: 869

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davies

Mr. Hague

Mr. Davies

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Davies

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Davies

Column: 870

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Davies

Column: 871

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Davies

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Davies

Column: 872

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Gwilym Jones)

Mr. Davies

Mr. Richards

Mr. Davies

Column: 873

7.54 pm
Sir Wyn Roberts (Conwy)

Column: 874

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Sir Wyn Roberts

Column: 875

Mr. Richards

Sir Wyn Roberts

Mr. Ron Davies

Sir Wyn Roberts

Mr. Davies

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Wyn Roberts

Column: 876

8.9 pm
Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)

Column: 877

Column: 878

8.19 pm
Mr. Walter Sweeney (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Donald Anderson

Mr. Sweeney

Column: 879

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Sweeney

Sir Wyn Roberts

Column: 880

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Sweeney

8.27 pm
Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Column: 881

Mr. Rogers

Mr. Smith

Sir Wyn Roberts

Mr. Smith

Column: 882

8.38 pm
Mr. Roy Hughes (Newport, East)

Column: 883

Mr. Sweeney

Mr. Hughes

Column: 884

Column: 885

8.50 pm
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Alex Carlile (Montgomery)

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 886

Column: 887

Column: 888

Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion and Pembroke, North)

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Llew Smith

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 889

9.7 pm
Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn)

Column: 890

Column: 891

9.16 pm
Mr. Alex Carlile (Montgomery)

Column: 892

Mr. Richards

Mr. Carlile

Mr. Rogers

Mr. Carlile

Column: 893

Column: 894

9.26 pm
Mr. Rod Richards (Clwyd, North-West)

Column: 895

9.32 pm
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 896

9.36 pm
Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

9.39 pm
Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)

Column: 897

Column: 898

Column: 899

9.50 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Gwilym Jones)

Column: 900

Column: 901

Division No. 67 (Local Government Finance (Wales)) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 905

Division No. 68 (Local Government Finance (Wales)) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 908

Column: 909

Carers (Respite Breaks) [4 Feb 1997]

10.27 pm
Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Rural Housing (Scotland) [4 Feb 1997]

10.28 pm
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 911

Column: 912

Column: 913

Column: 914

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

Column: 915

Column: 916

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 917

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Robertson

Column: 918


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