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Wednesday 5 Feb 1997

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Column: 919

Ford (Halewood) [5 Feb 1997]

9.34 am
Mr. Edward O'Hara (Knowsley, South)

Column: 920

Mr. John Evans (St. Helens, North)

Mr. O'Hara

Column: 921

Column: 922

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. O'Hara

Column: 923

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Column: 924

Mr. O'Hara

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Column: 925

Mr. O'Hara

Column: 926

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

10.4 am
Mrs. Jane Kennedy (Liverpool, Broadgreen)

Column: 927

Mr. Andrew Hargreaves (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mrs. Kennedy

Column: 928

10.12 am
Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby)

Column: 929

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North)

Mr. Wareing

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Wareing

Mr. Hargreaves

Mr. Wareing

Column: 930

10.18 am
Mr. David Alton (Liverpool, Mossley Hill)

Mr. Hargreaves

Mr. Alton

Column: 931

10.25 am
Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Column: 932

10.29 am
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 933

10.33 am
Mr. Joe Benton (Bootle)

Column: 934

10.38 am
Mr. Eddie Loyden (Liverpool, Garston)

Column: 935

10.41 am
Mr. Adam Ingram (East Kilbride)

Sir Malcolm Thornton (Crosby)

Mr. Ingram

Column: 936

The Minister for Industry (Mr. Greg Knight)

Mr. Ingram

Column: 937

10.49 am
The Minister for Industry (Mr. Greg Knight)

Column: 938

Mr. Doug Hoyle (Warrington, North)

Mr. Knight

Column: 939

Mr. O'Hara

Mr. Knight

Sir Malcolm Thornton

Mr. Knight

Sir Malcolm Thornton

Column: 940

Mr. Knight

Column: 941

Revenue Support Grant (Kent) [5 Feb 1997]

10.59 am
Mr. Bob Dunn (Dartford)

Mr. James Couchman (Gillingham)

Column: 942

Mr. Dunn

Dame Peggy Fenner (Medway)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Dunn

Column: 943

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dunn

Ms Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Couchman

Mr. Dunn

Column: 944

Mr. D. N. Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Couchman

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Column: 945

Mr. Dunn

Sir Roger Moate (Faversham)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Jacques Arnold (Gravesham)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Gale

Column: 946

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Jonathan Aitken (South Thanet)

Mr. Dunn

Dame Peggy Fenner

Mr. Dunn

Column: 947

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Dunn

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Dunn

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dunn

Column: 948

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

Mr. Dunn

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Dunn

Column: 949

Mr. Gale

Mr. Dunn

Sir Roger Moate

Mr. Dunn

11.35 am

Column: 950

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Mid-Kent)

Mr. Shaw

Column: 951

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Shaw

Sir Roger Moate

Mr. Shaw

Column: 952

Sir John Stanley

Mr. Shaw

11.47 am
Mr. D. N. Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Column: 953

Mr. Gale

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Sir Roger Moate

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Column: 954

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

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Arnold

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 955

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 956

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. David Shaw

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Shaw

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Peter Thurnham (Bolton, North-East)

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Column: 957

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Dame Peggy Fenner

Column: 958

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Thurnham

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Column: 959

12.14 pm
Ms Hilary Armstrong (North-West Durham)

Column: 960

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Thurnham

Ms Armstrong

Column: 961

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Jacques Arnold

Ms Armstrong

Mr. David Shaw

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Armstrong

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

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 962

Ms Armstrong

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 963

Poverty (Scotland) [5 Feb 1997]

12.29 pm
Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Column: 965

Column: 966

Mr. William McKelvey (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Mr. McAllion

Column: 967

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. McAllion

Column: 968

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

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 969

Column: 970

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 971

Column: 972

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 973

Second Severn Crossing (Approach Roads) [5 Feb 1997]

1 pm
Sir John Cope (Northavon)

Column: 974

Column: 975

Column: 976

1.15 pm
Mr. Roy Hughes (Newport, East)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Sir John Cope

Mr. Hughes

1.16 pm
The Minister for Railways and Roads (Mr. John Watts)

Column: 977

Column: 978

Column: 979

Column: 980

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 981

Fire Services (Essex) [5 Feb 1997]

1.30 pm
Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 982

Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Mackinlay

Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 983

Column: 984

1.44 pm
Sir Teddy Taylor (Southend, East)

Mrs. Gorman

Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 985

1.47 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Tom Sackville)

Column: 986

Dr. Spink

Mr. Sackville

Column: 987

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Sackville

Column: 988

Column: 987

Column: 989

Oral Answers to Questions [5 Feb 1997]

SCOTLAND [5 Feb 1997]

Glasgow (Funding) [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Davidson -- Glasgow (Funding) [5 Feb 1997]

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

Mr. Davidson

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Kynoch

Mrs. Fyfe

Column: 990

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. George Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 991

Health Spending [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Congdon -- Health Spending [5 Feb 1997]

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

Mr. Congdon

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Donohoe

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Sir Hector Monro

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 992

Borders Health Board [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Kirkwood -- Borders Health Board [5 Feb 1997]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Kirkwood

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Gallie

Madam Speaker

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 993

Madam Speaker

Sir David Steel

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Electricity Interconnector [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Home Robertson -- Electricity Interconnector [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Beggs

Column: 994

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Eric Clarke

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 995

Health and Community Care (Highlands) [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Charles Kennedy -- Health and Community Care (Highlands) [5 Feb 1997]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Kennedy

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Maclennan

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 996

Public Expenditure Settlement [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Luff -- Public Expenditure Settlement [5 Feb 1997]

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

Mr. Luff

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 997

Sir Hector Monro

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Column: 998

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 999

Mr. Norman Hogg

Mr. Forsyth

Legislation [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Steen -- Legislation [5 Feb 1997]

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

Mr. Steen

Mr. Robertson

Mr. McAllion

Column: 1000

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Cash

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Watson

Mr. Robertson

Mr. George Robertson

Column: 1001

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Local Government Finance [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Welsh -- Local Government Finance [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 1002

Mr. George Robertson

Mr. Forsyth

Mrs. Ray Michie

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 1003

Mr. Forsyth

Education Institutions (Agency Staff) [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Robert Hughes -- Education Institutions (Agency Staff) [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Robertson

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1004

Unemployment [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. John Marshall -- Unemployment [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Mr. Marshall

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. David Marshall

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1005

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Ernie Ross

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 1006

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. McFall

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 1007

Care in the Community [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Bill Walker -- Care in the Community [5 Feb 1997]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Walker

Column: 1008

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Connarty

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1007

Column: 1009

Press Release (Madam Speaker's Statement) [5 Feb 1997]

3.31 pm
Madam Speaker

Constitutional Change [5 Feb 1997]

3.33 pm
Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Column: 1011

Column: 1012

National Health Service [5 Feb 1997]

Madam Speaker

3.40 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Mr. David Shaw (Dover)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1013

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Hughes

Mr. D. N. Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1014

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hughes

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1015

Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness and Sutherland)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1016

Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1017

Mr. Matthew Banks (Southport)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Banks

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1018

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1019

Column: 1020

4.7 pm
The Minister for Health (Mr. Gerald Malone)

Column: 1021

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Malone

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Malone

Mr. Matthew Banks

Column: 1022

Mr. Malone

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Malone

Column: 1023

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Malone

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Malone

Column: 1024

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Malone

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Malone

Column: 1025

Mr. William Cash (Stafford)

Mr. Malone

Column: 1026

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Malone

Column: 1027

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)

Mr. Malone

Mrs. Mahon

Mr. Malone

Mrs. Mahon

Mr. Malone

Column: 1028

Mr. Gordon Prentice

Mr. Malone

Column: 1029

Mr. Charles Kennedy

Mr. Malone

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Malone

4.46 pm
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 1030

Mr. Gallie

Rev. Martin Smyth

Column: 1031

Mr. Simon Hughes

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 1032

Rev. Martin Smyth

4.59 pm
Mr. Matthew Banks (Southport)

Column: 1033

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Banks

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Banks

Column: 1034

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman (Lancaster)

Mr. Banks

Column: 1035

Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 1036

Mr. Banks

Column: 1037

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Banks

Column: 1038

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Banks

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Banks

Column: 1039

5.29 pm
Ms Tessa Jowell (Dulwich)

Column: 1040

Column: 1041

Column: 1042

Mr. Simon Hughes

Ms Jowell

Sir Donald Thompson (Calder Valley)

Ms Jowell

Several hon. Members

Mr. Malone

Ms Jowell

Column: 1043

Mr. Matthew Banks

Ms Jowell

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Ms Jowell

Column: 1044

Column: 1045

5.52 pm
Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Column: 1046

Column: 1047

Column: 1048

6.7 pm
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness and Sutherland)

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 1049

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 1050

Column: 1051

Column: 1052

6.29 pm
Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye)

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Matthew Banks

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 1053

Sir Roger Moate (Faversham)

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 1054

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Banks

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 1055

Mr. Banks

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 1056

Column: 1057

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

Column: 1058

Mr. Gallie

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 1059

Column: 1060

Division No. 69 (National Health Service) [5 Feb 1997]

Column: 1062

Column: 1063

Division No. 70 (National Health Service) [5 Feb 1997]

Column: 1066

Column: 1067

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

Education [5 Feb 1997]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

7.27 pm
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 1069

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

Mr. Foster

Column: 1070

Column: 1071

Mr. Nigel Forman (Carshalton and Wallington)

Mr. Foster

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Foster

Mr. John Marshall (Hendon, South)

Mr. Foster

Column: 1072

Column: 1073

Column: 1074

Mr. John Marshall

Mr. Nick Harvey (North Devon)

Mr. Foster

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

Column: 1075

Column: 1076

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman (Lancaster)

Mr. Squire

Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Column: 1077

Mr. Squire

Column: 1078

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

Mr. Squire

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Squire

Column: 1079

Column: 1080

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman

Mr. Squire

Column: 1081

8.15 pm
Ms Estelle Morris (Birmingham, Yardley)

Column: 1082

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Ms Morris

Column: 1083

Mr. Robin Squire

Ms Morris

Mr. Squire

Column: 1084

Ms Morris

Mr. David Congdon (Croydon, North-East)

Ms Morris

Column: 1085

Mr. Don Foster

Ms Morris

Mr. Nigel Evans

Ms Morris

Mr. Nigel Evans

Ms Morris

Column: 1086

8.33 pm
Mr. Allan Stewart (Eastwood)

Mr. John Marshall (Hendon, South)

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Stewart

Column: 1087

Column: 1088

8.43 pm
Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

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

Mr. Maxton

Column: 1089

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. Maxton

Column: 1090

Column: 1091

8.54 pm
Mr. John Marshall (Hendon, South)

Ms Estelle Morris

Mr. Marshall

Ms Estelle Morris

Mr. Marshall

Ms Morris

Mr. Marshall

Column: 1092

Column: 1093

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

Column: 1094

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mr. Beith

Column: 1095

Mr. Robin Squire

Mr. Beith

Column: 1096

Column: 1097

9.16 pm
Mr. David Congdon (Croydon, North-East)

Column: 1098

Column: 1099

9.24 pm
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 1100

9.30 pm
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 1101

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Wallace

Column: 1102

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Wallace

Column: 1103

Column: 1104

Mr. Congdon

Mr. Wallace

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

Column: 1105

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1106

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1107

Column: 1108

Column: 1109

Division No. 71 (Education) [5 Feb 1997]

Column: 1111

Division No. 72 (Education) [5 Feb 1997]

Column: 1115

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

Higher Education [5 Feb 1997]

10.30 pm
Mr. George Walden (Buckingham)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Walden

Column: 1118

Column: 1119

Column: 1120

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

Column: 1121

Column: 1122

Column: 1123

Column: 1124

Column: 1123


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