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Tuesday 4 Mar 1997

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Column: 693

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Mar 1997]

ENVIRONMENT [4 Mar 1997]

Local Government Finance [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Burden -- Local Government Finance [4 Mar 1997]

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

Mr. Burden

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Column: 694

Mr. Gummer

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Gummer

Royal Docks (Newham) [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Spearing -- Royal Docks (Newham) [4 Mar 1997]

Column: 695

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

Mr. Spearing

Sir Paul Beresford

Earth Summit II [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Llew Smith -- Earth Summit II [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Smith

Mr. Gummer

Sir Sydney Chapman

Column: 696

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Matthew Taylor

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Meacher

Mr. Gummer

Column: 697

Local Authority Services [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Thurnham -- Local Authority Services [4 Mar 1997]

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

Mr. Thurnham

Mr. Curry

Mr. John Marshall

Mr. Curry

Rented Housing [4 Mar 1997]

Mrs. Helen Jackson -- Rented Housing [4 Mar 1997]

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

Mrs. Jackson

Column: 698

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Beggs

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Clappison

Column: 699

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Clappison

Local Authority Housing [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. McAvoy -- Local Authority Housing [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Curry

Mr. McAvoy

Mr. Curry

Mr. David Shaw

Column: 700

Mr. Curry

Mr. Fraser

Mr. Curry

Opencast Mining [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Gunnell -- Opencast Mining [4 Mar 1997]

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

Mr. Gunnell

Mr. Jones

Column: 701

Mrs. Peacock

Mr. Jones

Local Government Finance [4 Mar 1997]

Ms Hodge -- Local Government Finance [4 Mar 1997]

Ms Corston -- Local Government Finance [4 Mar 1997]

Sir Paul Beresford

Ms Hodge

Sir Paul Beresford

Ms Corston

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 702

Mr. Atkins

Sir Paul Beresford

Sir Patrick Cormack

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Dobson

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 703

Environmental Crime [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Tredinnick -- Environmental Crime [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Tredinnick

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Barry Jones

Mr. Gummer

Standard Spending Assessment (Rural Areas) [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. John Greenway -- Standard Spending Assessment (Rural Areas) [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Curry

Mr. Greenway

Mr. Curry

Mr. Tony Banks

Column: 704

Mr. Curry

Local Government Finance (Warwickshire) [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Pawsey -- Local Government Finance (Warwickshire) [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Curry

Mr. Pawsey

Mr. Curry

Mr. Olner

Mr. Curry

Local Government Finance [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Heppell -- Local Government Finance [4 Mar 1997]

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 705

Mr. Heppell

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Allason

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Simpson -- Local Government Finance [4 Mar 1997]

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Simpson

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Congdon

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 706

PRIME MINISTER [4 Mar 1997]

Engagements [4 Mar 1997]

Mr. Soley -- Engagements [4 Mar 1997]

The Prime Minister (Mr. John Major)

Mr. Soley

The Prime Minister

Mr. Soley

The Prime Minister

Mr. Budgen

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

Madam Speaker

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Column: 707

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blair

The Prime Minister

Column: 708

Sir Michael Shersby

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Sir Patrick Cormack

The Prime Minister

Mr. Winnick -- Engagements [4 Mar 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Winnick

Column: 709

The Prime Minister

Mr. Luff

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Helen Jackson -- Engagements [4 Mar 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Jackson

Column: 710

The Prime Minister

Mr. Richards

The Prime Minister

Mr. Illsley -- Engagements [4 Mar 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Illsley

The Prime Minister

NEW MEMBER [4 Mar 1997]

The following Member took and subscribed the Oath: [4 Mar 1997]

Column: 709

Column: 711

United Kingdom Membership of European Union (Research) [4 Mar 1997]

3.32 pm
Mr. Hartley Booth (Finchley)

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Booth

Column: 712

Column: 713

Column: 714

Local Government Finance (Scotland) [4 Mar 1997]

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

Madam Speaker

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus, East)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 715

Mr. Michael J. Martin (Glasgow, Springburn)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 716

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Kynoch

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

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 717

Mr. Martin

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 718

Sir Hector Monro (Dumfries)

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Worthington

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Jimmy Wray (Glasgow, Provan)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 719

Several hon. Members

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Port Glasgow)

Mr. Kynoch

Dr. Godman

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Kynoch

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Kynoch

Dr. Godman

Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 720

Dr. Godman

Mr. Kynoch

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 721

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 722

Mr. Wray

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 723

Mr. Eric Clarke (Midlothian)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 724

Mr. George Robertson (Hamilton)

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 725

Madam Speaker

4.26 pm
Mr. George Robertson (Hamilton)

Column: 726

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

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Robertson

Column: 727

Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Walker

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Forsyth

Column: 728

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Allan Stewart (Eastwood)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 729

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Robertson

Column: 730

Mr. Kynoch

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Robertson

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Forsyth

Mr. Robertson

Column: 731

Column: 732

4.51 pm
Sir Hector Monro (Dumfries)

Column: 733

Column: 734

Column: 735

5.5 pm
Mr. Michael J. Martin (Glasgow, Springburn)

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 736

Mr. Martin

Column: 737

5.15 pm
Mr. Allan Stewart (Eastwood)

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Stewart

Column: 738

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Stewart

Column: 739

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Stewart

Column: 740

5.26 pm
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Column: 741

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Kirkwood

Column: 742

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Kirkwood

Column: 743

5.41 pm
Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Column: 744

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Mr. Walker

Mr. Martin

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Walker

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Walker

Column: 745

Mr. Thomas Graham (Renfrew, West and Inverclyde)

Mr. Walker

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Walker

Column: 746

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Walker

5.54 pm
Mr. Eric Clarke (Midlothian)

Column: 747

Column: 748

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Clarke

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Walker

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Mr. Walker

Mr. Clarke

Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 749

Mr. Thomas Graham (Renfrew, West and Inverclyde)

Mr. Clarke

6.4 pm
Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Column: 750

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Mr. Gallie

Column: 751

Ms Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Gallie

Column: 752

6.17 pm
Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus, East)

Column: 753

Column: 754

Column: 755

6.29 pm
Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Column: 756

Mrs. Irene Adams (Paisley, North)

Mr. McAllion

Column: 757

Column: 758

6.40 pm
Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, Leith)

Column: 759

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

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 760

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 761

6.50 pm
Mr. Kynoch

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Kynoch

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Brian Wilson (Cunninghame, North)

Column: 762

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Kynoch

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Kynoch

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Kynoch

Column: 763

Mr. Michael J. Martin

Mr. Kynoch

Division No. 87 (Local Government Finance (Scotland)) [4 Mar 1997]

Column: 767

Column: 768

Housing (Scotland) [4 Mar 1997]

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

Column: 769

Mr. Calum Macdonald (Western Isles)

Mr. Robertson

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Port Glasgow)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 770

7.22 pm
Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, Leith)

Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 771

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 772

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus, East)

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Column: 773

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 774

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 775

7.43 pm
Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Gallie

Column: 776

Column: 777

Dr. Godman

Mr. Gallie

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Gallie

Dr. Godman

Mr. Gallie

Column: 778

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Walker

Mr. Walker

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Mr. Walker

Mr. Gallie

7.57 pm
Mr. Calum Macdonald (Western Isles)

Column: 779

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mr. Macdonald

Column: 780

Mr. Gallie

Mr. Macdonald

8.7 pm
Mr. Bill Walker (North Tayside)

Column: 781

Mr. Michael J. Martin (Glasgow, Springburn)

Mr. Walker

Column: 782

Column: 783

8.19 pm
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 784

Column: 785

8.29 pm
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Column: 786

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Robertson

Mrs. Fyfe

Column: 787

8.36 pm
Mr. Michael J. Martin (Glasgow, Springburn)

Mr. Bill Walker

Mr. Martin

Column: 788

8.39 pm
Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus, East)

Column: 789

8.43 pm
Mr. Raymond S. Robertson

Column: 790

Division No. 88 (Housing (Scotland)) [4 Mar 1997]

Column: 793

Column: 794

Orders of the Day [4 Mar 1997]

Welsh Development Agency Bill [4 Mar 1997]

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

9 pm
Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Column: 795

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 796

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Mr. Rowlands

9.10 pm
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 797

Mr. Gwilym Jones

Column: 798

Mr. Wigley

Column: 799

9.22 pm
Mr. Nick Ainger (Pembroke)

Column: 800

9.29 pm
Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Column: 801

Column: 802

Column: 803

Column: 804

9.43 pm
Mr. Gwilym Jones

Column: 805

Mr. Ainger

Mr. Jones

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Jones

Column: 806

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Jones

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Jones

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Jones

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Jones

Column: 807

Scottish Borders Council (Financial Settlement) [4 Mar 1997]

9.53 pm
Sir David Steel (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

9.53 pm
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Column: 808

Railway Safety [4 Mar 1997]

9.55 pm
Mrs. Audrey Wise (Preston)

Column: 809

Road Traffic (Nottingham) [4 Mar 1997]

9.57 pm
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mr. Simpson

Column: 810

Column: 811

Column: 812

Column: 813

Column: 814

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

Column: 815

Column: 816

Column: 815


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