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Column: 269

Tariff Rebate Subsidy (Northern Isles) [12 Mar 1997]

9.34 am
Mr. William McKelvey (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Column: 270

Column: 271

Column: 272

Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston)

Mr. McKelvey

Mr. David Harris (St. Ives)

Column: 273

Mr. McKelvey

Mr. Robert Hughes (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. McKelvey

Column: 274

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

Mr. McKelvey

9.58 am
Mr. Phil Gallie (Ayr)

Mr. David Marshall

Column: 275

Mr. Gallie

Column: 276

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. Gallie

Column: 277

10.11 am
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 278

Column: 279

Column: 280

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

Mr. Wallace

Column: 281

Column: 282

10.27 am
Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus, East)

Mr. Robert Hughes

Mr. Welsh

Column: 283

10.31 am
Mr. Calum Macdonald (Western Isles)

10.32 am
Mrs. Helen Liddell (Monklands, East)

Column: 284

Column: 285

Column: 286

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

Column: 287

Mrs. Liddell

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Wallace

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 288

Mr. Gallie

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Mr. Gallie

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 289

Column: 290

Mr. McKelvey

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Column: 291

Dairy Industry [12 Mar 1997]

11 am
Sir Jerry Wiggin (Weston-super-Mare)

Column: 292

Column: 293

Column: 294

Column: 295

Column: 296

11.18 am
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 297

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Mr. Tyler

Mr. David Harris (St. Ives)

Mr. Tyler

Column: 298

Column: 299

Mr. David Nicholson (Taunton)

Mr. Tyler

Column: 300

Mr. William Cash (Stafford)

Mr. Tyler

11.36 am
Sir Roger Moate (Faversham)

Column: 301

Mr. Cash

Sir Roger Moate

Column: 302

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Sir Roger Moate

Column: 303

11.46 am
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 304

11.53 am
Mr. Richard Alexander (Newark)

Column: 305

Column: 306

12.3 pm
Mrs. Llin Golding (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Column: 307

Mrs. Ann Winterton

Mrs. Golding

Column: 308

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Govan)

Column: 309

Mrs. Golding

12.14 pm
The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Tony Baldry)

Column: 310

Mr. Cash

Mr. Baldry

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Mr. Baldry

Column: 311

Mr. Jones

Mr. Baldry

Column: 312

Mr. Davidson

Mr. Baldry

Mr. Davidson

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 313

Mr. Baldry

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 314

Democracy (Central and Eastern Europe) [12 Mar 1997]

12.30 pm
Sir Geoffrey Pattie (Chertsey and Walton)

Column: 315

Column: 316

Column: 317

12.45 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Sir Nicholas Bonsor)

Column: 318

Column: 319

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield)

Column: 320

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

Column: 321

H. H. Robertson (Pension Fund) [12 Mar 1997]

12.59 pm
Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Column: 322

Column: 323

Mr. David Hunt (Wirral, West)

Mr. Miller

Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey)

Column: 324

Mr. Miller

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Miller

Column: 325

1.20 pm
The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs (Mr. John M. Taylor)

Column: 326

Mr. Miller

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Taylor

Column: 327

Mr. Ian McCartney (Makerfield)

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 328

National Lottery [12 Mar 1997]

1.30 pm
Mr. Tim Renton (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 329

Mr. William O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. Renton

Column: 330

Column: 331

1.45 pm
The Minister of State, Department of National Heritage (Mr. Iain Sproat)

Column: 332

Column: 333

Mr. Renton

Mr. Sproat

Column: 334

Mr. William O'Brien

Mr. Sproat

Column: 335

Column: 336

Column: 335

Column: 337

Oral Answers to Questions [12 Mar 1997]

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS [12 Mar 1997]

Sri Lanka [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Battle -- Sri Lanka [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Gerrard -- Sri Lanka [12 Mar 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Dr. Liam Fox)

Mr. Battle

Dr. Fox

Mr. Gerrard

Dr. Fox

Column: 338

Romania [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Flynn -- Romania [12 Mar 1997]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Malcolm Rifkind)

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Rifkind

Kashmir [12 Mar 1997]

Ms Lynne -- Kashmir [12 Mar 1997]

Dr. Liam Fox

Column: 339

Ms Lynne

Dr. Fox

Mr. Lidington

Dr. Fox

Mr. Robin Cook

Dr. Fox

Column: 340

Hong Kong [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Jamieson -- Hong Kong [12 Mar 1997]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Jeremy Hanley)

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Davidson -- Hong Kong [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Davidson

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 341

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Rifkind

Sir Russell Johnston

Mr. Rifkind

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Rifkind

Intergovernmental Conference (Ministerial Group) [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Spearing -- Intergovernmental Conference (Ministerial Group) [12 Mar 1997]

Column: 342

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. David Davis)

Mr. Spearing

Mr. Davis

Sir Robert Hicks

Mr. Davis

Ms Quin

Column: 343

Mr. Davis

Sir Irvine Patnick

Mr. Davis

Iran [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Purchase -- Iran [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Purchase

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 344

Sir Cyril Townsend

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Fatchett

Mr. Rifkind

Lady Olga Maitland

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 345

Intelligence Services [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Cohen -- Intelligence Services [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Rifkind

Kashmir [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Chris Davies -- Kashmir [12 Mar 1997]

Dr. Liam Fox

Mr. Davies

Dr. Fox

Column: 346

Mr. Harry Greenway

Dr. Fox

Mr. Corbett

Dr. Fox

Libya [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Dalyell -- Libya [12 Mar 1997]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Sir Nicholas Bonsor)

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 347

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

Mr. Dalyell

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

Arms Exports (Belarus, Ukraine and Russia) [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Cousins -- Arms Exports (Belarus, Ukraine and Russia) [12 Mar 1997]

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

Mr. Cousins

Column: 348

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

Mr. Viggers

Sir Nicholas Bonsor

Israel [12 Mar 1997]

Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd -- Israel [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Hanley

Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd

Mr. Hanley

Column: 349

Mr. Janner

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Sumberg

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Hanley

Column: 350

Mr. Batiste

Mr. Hanley

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Hanley

Royal Family (Overseas Visits Costs) [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Tony Banks -- Royal Family (Overseas Visits Costs) [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Banks

Column: 351

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Banks

Mr. Rifkind

Sir David Steel

Mr. Rifkind

Middle East Peace Process [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Simon Coombs -- Middle East Peace Process [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Coombs

Column: 352

Mr. Hanley

Mr. Ernie Ross

Mr. Hanley

EU Political Co-operation [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Whittingdale -- EU Political Co-operation [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. David Davis

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 353

Mr. Davis

Mr. Robin Cook

Mr. Davis

Mr. Legg

Mr. Tony Banks

Mr. Davis

Nigeria [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Burden -- Nigeria [12 Mar 1997]

Dr. Liam Fox

Mr. Burden

Column: 354

Dr. Fox

Mr. Tony Lloyd

Dr. Fox

Israel [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. John Marshall -- Israel [12 Mar 1997]

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 355

Mr. Marshall

Mr. Rifkind

Mr. Faulds

Column: 356

Mr. Rifkind

Column: 355

Column: 357

Electronic Devices (Madam Speaker's Statement) [12 Mar 1997]

3.30 pm
Madam Speaker

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Madam Speaker

Column: 358

Social Services [12 Mar 1997]

3.34 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Stephen Dorrell)

Column: 359

Column: 360

Mr. Chris Smith (Islington, South and Finsbury)

Column: 361

Column: 362

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 363

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. James Couchman (Gillingham)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Peter Thurnham (Bolton, North-East)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 364

Sir Peter Fry (Wellingborough)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Mr. Dorrell

Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman (Lancaster)

Column: 365

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 366

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Eltham)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Bruce Grocott (The Wrekin)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 367

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford)

Mr. Dorrell

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 368

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Charles Wardle (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. Dorrell

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 369

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Keith Mans (Wyre)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 370

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. John Whittingdale (Colchester, South and Maldon)

Column: 371

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Terry Lewis (Worsley)

Mr. Dorrell

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 372

Meat Hygiene Service [12 Mar 1997]

4.25 pm
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Douglas Hogg)

Column: 373

Column: 374

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East)

Column: 375

Mr. Hogg

Column: 376

Mr. Paul Marland (West Gloucestershire)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 377

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Richard Alexander (Newark)

Column: 378

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Mid-Staffordshire)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 379

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West)

Column: 380

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tony Marlow (Northampton, North)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. William Cash (Stafford)

Column: 381

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Column: 382

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 383

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South-West)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Peter Hardy (Wentworth)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Column: 384

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)

Mr. Hogg

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

Mr. Hogg

Column: 385

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Hogg

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 386

Points of Order [12 Mar 1997]

5.18 pm
Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Column: 387

Madam Speaker

Dr. John Reid (Motherwell, North)

Madam Speaker

Column: 388

Rights at Work and in Retirement [12 Mar 1997]

5.23 pm
Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 389

Column: 390

Column: 391

Representation of the People [12 Mar 1997]

5.34 pm
The Minister of State, Home Office (Miss Ann Widdecombe)

Madam Speaker

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 392

Column: 393

5.40 pm
Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Henderson

Column: 394

5.44 pm
Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Column: 395

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

5.47 pm
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 396

Column: 397

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Ross

5.57 pm
Mr. Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)

Column: 398

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Worthington

6.1 pm
Miss Widdecombe

Column: 399

Mr. William Ross

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 400

Column: 401

Orders of the Day [12 Mar 1997]

National Health Service (Primary Care) Bill [Lords] [12 Mar 1997]

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

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Column: 402

Column: 403

Mr. Malone

Column: 404

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Mr. Malone

Column: 405

6.15 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 406

Ms Tessa Jowell (Dulwich)

Column: 407

Mr. Simon Hughes

Ms Jowell

Mr. Malone

Ms Jowell

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Column: 408

6.30 pm

Column: 409

Mr. Malone

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Malone

Column: 410

Ms Jowell

Column: 411

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Gareth Wardell (Gower)

Column: 412

Mr. Malone

Mr. Wardell

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wardell

Column: 413

6.45 pm
Ms Jowell

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 414

Ms Jowell

Column: 415

Column: 416

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)

Column: 417

7 pm

Column: 418

Column: 419

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Malone

Column: 420

Column: 421

7.15 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Malone

Column: 422

Mr. Hugh Bayley (York)

Mr. Malone

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Malone

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Malone

Column: 423

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Malone

Mr. John Gunnell (Morley and Leeds, South)

Column: 424

Mr. Bayley

Column: 425

7.30 pm
Ms Jowell

Column: 426

Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, Leith)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse)

Column: 427

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 428

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 429

7.45 pm

Column: 430

Column: 431

Mr. Peter Thurnham (Bolton, North-East)

Column: 432

Column: 433

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Thurnham

8 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Thurnham

Column: 434

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock and Burntwood)

Mr. John Heppell (Nottingham, East)

Column: 435

Column: 436

8.15 pm

Column: 437

Mr. Malone

Column: 438

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 439

Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Morgan

Column: 440

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Morgan

8.30 pm

Column: 441

Column: 442

Mr. Malone

Column: 443

Mr. Morgan

Column: 444

Mr. Chisholm

Ms Jowell

Column: 445

8.45 pm
Mr. Thurnham

Ms Jowell

Mr. Malone

Column: 446

Ms Jowell

Column: 447

Division No. 96 (National Health Service (Primary Care) Bill [Lords]) [12 Mar 1997]

Column: 449

Mr. Thurnham

Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Janet Fookes)

Mr. Thurnham

Column: 450

Column: 451

9.15 pm

Column: 452

Column: 453

Mr. Malone

Mr. Thurnham

Column: 454

Mr. Thurnham

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Thurnham

Column: 455

Mr. Malone

Column: 456

9.30 pm
Mr. Thurnham

Column: 457

Column: 458

Column: 459

Column: 460

Column: 461

Column: 462

Column: 463

9.36 pm
Ms Jowell

Column: 464

9.41 pm
Mr. William Cash (Stafford)

9.42 pm
Mr. Bayley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 465

Mr. Bayley

9.45 pm
Mr. Thurnham

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Thurnham

9.47 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 466

9.49 pm
Mr. Malone

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 467

Mr. Deputy Speaker

9.52 pm
10 pm

Column: 468

Column: 469

Child Protection [12 Mar 1997]

10.3 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey)

Column: 470

10.5 pm
Mr. Mark Wolfson (Sevenoaks)

Column: 471

Lariam [12 Mar 1997]

10.7 pm
Ms Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Column: 472

Column: 473

Column: 474

Column: 475

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Morris)

Ms Corston

10.24 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. John Horam)

Column: 476

Column: 477

Column: 478


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