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Oral Answers to Questions [2 Jun 1997]

SOCIAL SECURITY [2 Jun 1997]

Benefits Take-up [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Baker -- Benefits Take-up [2 Jun 1997]

The Minister for Welfare Reform (Mr. Frank Field)

Mr. Baker

Column: 2

Mr. Field

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Field

Column: 3

Occupational Pensions [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Spring -- Occupational Pensions [2 Jun 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. John Denham)

Mr. Spring

Mr. Denham

Mr. Miller

Mr. Denham

Social Security (Waste) [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Andy King -- Social Security (Waste) [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Field

Mr. King

Mr. Forth

Mr. King

Column: 4

Mr. Field

Mr. Forth

Mr. Field

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Field

Pensions [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Lawrie Quinn -- Pensions [2 Jun 1997]

Sir Teddy Taylor -- Pensions [2 Jun 1997]

Column: 5

Ms Harriet Harman)

Mr. Quinn

Ms Harman

Sir Teddy Taylor

Ms Harman

Mr. Winnick

Column: 6

Ms Harman

Mr. Webb

Ms Harman

Mr. Bennett

Column: 7

Ms Harman

Mr. Heald

Ms Harman

Young People (Benefits) [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Doran -- Young People (Benefits) [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Field

Mr. Doran

Mr. Field

Column: 8

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Field

Welfare Reform [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Bayley -- Welfare Reform [2 Jun 1997]

Ms Harman

Mr. Bayley

Ms Harman

Mr. Andrew Rowe

Ms Harman

Column: 9

Lone Parents [2 Jun 1997]

Mrs. Helen Jackson -- Lone Parents [2 Jun 1997]

Ms Harman

Mrs. Jackson

Ms Harman

Mr. Lilley

Column: 10

Ms Harman

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Ms Harman

Mr. Lansley

Ms Harman

Column: 11

Income Support (Pensioners) [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Watts -- Income Support (Pensioners) [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Denham

Mr. Watts

Mr. Denham

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Denham

Invalidity Benefits [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Mitchell -- Invalidity Benefits [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Denham

Column: 12

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Denham

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Denham

Mr. Pike

Mr. Denham

Lone Parents (Benefits) [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Lidington -- Lone Parents (Benefits) [2 Jun 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Keith Bradley)

Column: 13

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Bradley

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Bradley

Child Support Agency [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. John Cryer -- Child Support Agency [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Keith Bradley

Mr. Cryer

Mr. Bradley

Mr. Forsythe

Column: 14

Mr. Bradley

Benefit Dependency [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Jim Cunningham -- Benefit Dependency [2 Jun 1997]

Ms Harman

Mr. Cunningham

Ms Harman

Mr. Willetts

Ms Harman

Column: 15

Mr. McAllion

Ms Harman

Madam Speaker

Ms Harman

Habitual Residence Test [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Rooney -- Habitual Residence Test [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Keith Bradley

Mr. Rooney

Mr. Bradley

Column: 16

Income Support [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Heppell -- Income Support [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Field

Mr. Heppell

Mr. Field

Mr. Evans

Mr. Field

Mr. Skinner

Column: 17

Mr. Field

Allowance Claim Forms [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Wareing -- Allowance Claim Forms [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Field

Mr. Wareing

Mr. Field

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Field

Column: 18

Reduced Earnings Allowance [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Rowlands -- Reduced Earnings Allowance [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Denham

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Denham

Asylum Seekers [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Cohen -- Asylum Seekers [2 Jun 1997]

Mr. Keith Bradley

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Bradley

Column: 19

Points of Order [2 Jun 1997]

3.31 pm
Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Madam Speaker

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 20

Madam Speaker

Mr. Cash

Madam Speaker

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Madam Speaker

Column: 21

Orders of the Day [2 Jun 1997]

Education (Schools) Bill [2 Jun 1997]

3.38 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 22

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Madam Speaker

3.42 pm
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 23

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Campbell

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Foster

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Boswell

Column: 24

Mr. Blunkett

Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 25

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 26

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 27

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 28

4.4 pm
Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)

Column: 29

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Boswell

Column: 30

Mrs. Shephard

Ms Hodge

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. John Gunnell (Morley and Rothwell)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Steen

Column: 31

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 32

Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Mrs. Shephard

4.23 pm
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 33

Column: 34

Column: 35

4.35 pm
Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Column: 36

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Lidington

Column: 37

Mr. Kaufman

Mr. Lidington

Column: 38

Column: 39

4.54 pm
Ms Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Column: 40

Column: 41

Column: 42

5.5 pm
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 43

Column: 44

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Foster

Column: 45

Column: 46

5.22 pm
Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Column: 47

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 48

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Steinberg

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Steinberg

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. Steen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Steinberg

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 49

Mr. Steinberg

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 50

5.40 pm
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Column: 51

Column: 52

Column: 53

5.50 pm
Mr. Michael John Foster (Worcester)

Column: 54

5.54 pm
Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Column: 55

Column: 56

6.1 pm
Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East)

Column: 57

Column: 58

Column: 59

6.14 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 60

Column: 61

Column: 62

6.26 pm
Mr. Alan Campbell (Tynemouth)

Column: 63

Column: 64

6.34 pm
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Column: 65

Column: 66

Column: 67

6.47 pm
Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Column: 68

Mrs. Gillan

Ms Hodge

Column: 69

Mrs. Gillan

Ms Hodge

Column: 70

7.3 pm
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Column: 71

Column: 72

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Estelle Morris)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 73

Ms Hodge

Mr. Clappison

Column: 74

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 75

Mr. Forth

Mr. Clappison

Column: 76

7.25 pm
Ms Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Column: 77

7.31 pm
Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 78

Column: 79

Column: 80

Column: 81

7.44 pm
Mrs. Diana Organ (Forest of Dean)

Column: 82

Column: 83

7.54 pm
Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Column: 84

Column: 85

Column: 86

8.1 pm
Mr. Andrew Reed (Loughborough)

Column: 87

Column: 88

8.12 pm
Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Column: 89

Column: 90

Column: 91

Column: 92

8.28 pm
Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Column: 93

Column: 94

8.37 pm
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Column: 95

Column: 96

8.43 pm
Barbara Follett (Stevenage)

Column: 97

8.51 pm
Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Column: 98

Column: 99

Column: 100

9.5 pm
Ms Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

Column: 101

Column: 102

9.13 pm
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lansley

Column: 103

9.20 pm
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Column: 104

Column: 105

Column: 106

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 107

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Gillan

Ms Estelle Morris

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 108

Column: 109

9.41 pm
The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Column: 110

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 111

Mr. Byers

Column: 112

Mr. Forth

Mr. Byers

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Byers

Column: 113

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Byers

Division No. 6 (Education (Schools) Bill) [2 Jun 1997]

Column: 117

Column: 118

Division No. 7 (Education (Schools) Bill) [2 Jun 1997]

Column: 121

Column: 122

Business of the House [2 Jun 1997]

10.41 pm
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Ann Taylor)

Mr. Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury)

Column: 123

Mrs. Taylor

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 124

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

Column: 125

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 126

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mrs. Taylor

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 127

Mrs. Taylor

Sir Edward Heath (Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Sir Edward Heath

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Skinner

Column: 128

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 129

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gale

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gale

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gale

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gale

Madam Speaker

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 130

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Mrs. Taylor

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Mr. Canavan

Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 131

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 132

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Cash

Madam Speaker

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Column: 133

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. John Butterfill

Madam Speaker

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mrs. Taylor

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Dr. Fox

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 134

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 135

Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations) [2 Jun 1997]

11.29 pm
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Marjorie Mowlam)

Column: 136

Column: 137

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 138

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 139

Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 140

11.49 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 141

Column: 142

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Ancram

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Ancram

Column: 143

12.1 am
Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Hunter

Mr. Mallon

Column: 144

Column: 145

Column: 146

12.17 am
Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)

Mr. Roger Stott (Wigan)

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Stott

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Taylor

Column: 147

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Taylor

Column: 148

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Taylor

Column: 149

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Deputy Speaker

12.33 am
Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)

Column: 150

Mr. Barnes

Mr. McGrady

Column: 151

12.44 am
Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Column: 152

Column: 153

Mr. Canavan

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Canavan

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Canavan

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 154

Mr. Canavan

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Canavan

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 155

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 156

Privates Fisher and Wright [2 Jun 1997]

12.59 am
Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Column: 157

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Hunter

Column: 158

Column: 159

1.14 am
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Column: 160

Column: 161

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Ingram

Column: 162

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Ingram

Column: 163

Column: 164

Column: 163


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