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Wednesday 4 Jun 1997

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Column: 307

DTI Inquiries [4 Jun 1997]

9.34 am
Mr. Charles Wardle (Bexhill and Battle)

Column: 308

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10.12 am
Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Column: 320

10.19 am
Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Column: 321

Column: 322

Column: 323

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Davies

Column: 324

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Davies

Mr. Maxton

Mr. Davies

Column: 325

10.39 am
Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)

10.42 am
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Nigel Griffiths)

Column: 326

Mr. Page

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 327

Mr. Page

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Quentin Davies

Column: 328

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 329

Column: 330

Cyprus [4 Jun 1997]

10.59 am
Mr. Andy Love (Edmonton)

Column: 331

Column: 332

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Column: 334

Column: 335

11.23 am
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 336

Column: 337

11.30 am
Mr. Bernie Grant (Tottenham)

Column: 338

Mr. John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead)

Column: 339

Mr. Grant

11.43 am
Mr. Alan Meale (Mansfield)

Column: 340

Column: 341

11.50 am
Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)

Column: 342

Column: 343

12.1 pm
Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Column: 344

12.4 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Doug Henderson)

Column: 345

Column: 346

Column: 347

Mr. Grant

Mr. Henderson

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Henderson

Column: 348

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

Column: 349

Prime Minister's Question Time [4 Jun 1997]

12.22 pm
Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Column: 350

Column: 351

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Sir Peter Emery

Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale)

Sir Peter Emery

Mr. Hall

Sir Peter Emery

Column: 352

12.37 pm
Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

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

The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Mr. Yeo

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Yeo

Column: 353

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 354

12.43 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Column: 355

Mr. Mike Hall

Column: 356

Mr. Kilfoyle

Sir Peter Emery

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 357

Column: 358

Mr. Yeo

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 359

GPs (Sunderland) [4 Jun 1997]

12.59 pm
Mr. Bill Etherington (Sunderland, North)

Column: 360

Column: 361

1.10 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Column: 362

Column: 363

Column: 364

Mr. Etherington

Mr. Milburn

Column: 365

Youth Crime [4 Jun 1997]

1.26 pm
Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 366

Column: 367

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Mr. Burstow

Column: 368

Column: 369

1.44 pm
The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Alun Michael)

Column: 370

Column: 371

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Michael

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Michael

Column: 372

Column: 373

Column: 374

Column: 375

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Jun 1997]

DUCHY OF LANCASTER [4 Jun 1997]

Civil Service (Legislation) [4 Jun 1997]

Dr. Tony Wright -- Civil Service (Legislation) [4 Jun 1997]

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Dr. David Clark)

Dr. Wright

Dr. Clark

Sir Patrick Cormack

Dr. Clark

Mr. Beith

Dr. Clark

Column: 376

Mr. Heseltine

Dr. Clark

Mr. Heseltine

Madam Speaker

Mr. Radice

Dr. Clark

Mr. Heseltine

Hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Madam Speaker

Mr. Heseltine

Column: 377

Dr. Clark

Civil Service (Management) [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Rhodri Morgan -- Civil Service (Management) [4 Jun 1997]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 378

Intestacy [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Gordon Prentice -- Intestacy [4 Jun 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Prentice

Dr. Clark

Citizens Charters [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Bayley -- Citizens Charters [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Rowe

Column: 379

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Barry Jones

Mr. Kilfoyle

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Kilfoyle

Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Connarty -- Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Connarty

Column: 380

Mr. Kilfoyle

Freedom of Information [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Hanson -- Freedom of Information [4 Jun 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Hanson

Dr. Clark

Mr. Fabricant

Dr. Clark

Mr. Derek Foster

Dr. Clark

Column: 381

Mr. Burstow

Dr. Clark

Public Services (Value for Money) [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Evans -- Public Services (Value for Money) [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Evans

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Pike

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 382

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Kilfoyle

Civil Service (Ethnic Monitoring) [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Vaz -- Civil Service (Ethnic Monitoring) [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Kilfoyle

Citizens Charter [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Gunnell -- Citizens Charter [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Gunnell

Column: 383

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Kilfoyle

Freedom of Information [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Martyn Jones -- Freedom of Information [4 Jun 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Jones

Dr. Clark

Mr. Nicholls

Dr. Clark

Column: 384

Release of Documents [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Baker -- Release of Documents [4 Jun 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Baker

Dr. Clark

Mr. Mackinlay

Dr. Clark

Earth Summit [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Dafis -- Earth Summit [4 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Dafis

Column: 385

The Prime Minister

Helen Jackson

Madam Speaker

Engagements [4 Jun 1997]

Mr. Ian Bruce -- Engagements [4 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bruce

The Prime Minister

Mr. MacShane

Column: 386

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Prime Minister

Column: 387

Mr. Major

The Prime Minister

Mr. Major

The Prime Minister

Mr. Major

Column: 388

The Prime Minister

Mr. Major

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

The Prime Minister

Dr. Mawhinney

The Prime Minister

Column: 389

Mr. Major

The Prime Minister

Kate Hoey

The Prime Minister

Mr. Day -- Engagements [4 Jun 1997]

Column: 390

The Prime Minister

Mr. Sheerman

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Davis -- Engagements [4 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Column: 391

Mr. Duncan

The Prime Minister

Mr. Canavan -- Engagements [4 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Wilshire -- Engagements [4 Jun 1997]

Column: 392

The Prime Minister

Ms Squire -- Engagements [4 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Cash

The Prime Minister

Mr. Winnick -- Engagements [4 Jun 1997]

Column: 393

The Prime Minister

Column: 394

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Points of Order [4 Jun 1997]

3.31 pm
Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Madam Speaker

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Madam Speaker

Column: 396

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Madam Speaker

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Madam Speaker

Sir Archie Hamilton (Epsom and Ewell)

Column: 397

Madam Speaker

Mr. Cohen

Madam Speaker

Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Madam Speaker

Column: 398

Orders of the Day [4 Jun 1997]

Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill [4 Jun 1997]

3.39 pm
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 399

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Garnier

Column: 400

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Mr. Garnier

3.45 pm
Mr. Fallon

Column: 401

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Fallon

Column: 402

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Cash

Mr. Fallon

Column: 403

Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Column: 404

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

4 pm
Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Gorrie

Column: 405

The Minister for Home Affairs and Devolution, Scottish Office (Mr. Henry McLeish)

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 406

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. McLeish

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Fallon

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Grieve

Mr. McLeish

Column: 407

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 408

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

4.15 pm
Mr. McLeish

Column: 409

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Column: 410

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Cash

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Cash

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Wallace

Column: 411

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Wallace

Column: 412

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Wallace

Column: 413

Division No. 10 (Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill) [4 Jun 1997]

Column: 416

4.45 pm
Mr. Salmond

The Second Deputy Chairman

Column: 417

Mr. Salmond

Column: 418

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Thomas Graham (West Renfrewshire)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Salmond

Column: 419

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Donald Dewar)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 420

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Salmond

Column: 421

5 pm
Mr. Dewar

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 422

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Cash

Mr. Salmond

Column: 423

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Salmond

Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Column: 424

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Mr. McAllion

Column: 425

Mr. Salmond

Mr. McAllion

Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth)

Mr. McAllion

Column: 426

5.15 pm
Mr. Salmond

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Graham

Mr. McAllion

Column: 427

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 428

Column: 429

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 430

5.30 pm
Mr. Salmond

Mr. Dalyell

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 431

Mr. Dewar

Column: 432

Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Dewar

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mr. Dewar

Mrs. Michie

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Dewar

Column: 433

5.45 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Dewar

Column: 434

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Dewar

Column: 435

Ms Roseanna Cunningham

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Ancram

Column: 436

Mr. Salmond

Column: 437

Column: 438

Division No. 11 (Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill) [4 Jun 1997]

Column: 441

Division No. 12 (Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill) [4 Jun 1997]

Column: 444

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

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

Column: 445

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 446

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

The Chairman

Column: 445

Column: 445

Column: 446

Column: 447

Mr. Jones

Dr. John Marek (Wrexham)

Column: 448

Mr. Jones

6.45 pm

Column: 449

Mr. Martin Caton (Gower)

Column: 450

Column: 451

Column: 452

7 pm
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Column: 453

Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)

Mr. Livsey

Column: 454

Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Livsey

Column: 455

Mr. Rowlands

7.15 pm
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 456

Mr. Rogers

Column: 457

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Llew Smith

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 458

Mr. Wigley

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Rogers

Mr. Wigley

Column: 459

7.30 pm
Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)

Mr. Wigley

Column: 460

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Wigley

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Ron Davies)

Mr. Wigley

Column: 461

Mr. Ancram

Column: 462

Mr. Rogers

Mr. Ancram

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Denzil Davies

Mr. Hain

Column: 463

Mr. Llew Smith

Mr. Hain

7.45 pm
Mr. Flynn

Mr. Hain

Column: 464

Dr. Marek

Mr. Hain

Dr. Marek

Mr. Hain

Column: 465

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West)

Mr. Hain

Column: 466

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Hain

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

Column: 467

Division No. 13 (Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill) [4 Jun 1997]

Column: 469

Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Column: 470

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Morgan

Column: 471

Column: 472

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Morgan

Column: 473

8.30 pm
Mr. Hain

Column: 474

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Hain

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hain

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hain

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 475

Mr. Hain

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Hain

Column: 476

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Hain

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Hain

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Howard

Mr. Hain

Column: 477

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Hain

8.44 pm
Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Hague

Column: 478

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Hague

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Hague

Column: 479

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Hague

Column: 480

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Hague

Column: 481

8.59 pm
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 482

Column: 483

9.6 pm
Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Column: 484

Column: 485

9.13 pm
Mr. Rogers

Column: 486

Column: 487

9.24 pm
Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Column: 488

9.29 pm
Mr. Dalyell

Column: 489

Column: 490

9.37 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Column: 491

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Salmond

Column: 492

Mr. Deputy Speaker

9.44 pm
Mr. Howard

Column: 493

Mr. Donald Anderson

Mr. Howard

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Deputy Speaker

9.51 pm
Mr. McLeish

Column: 494

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 495

Mr. Grieve

Mr. McLeish

Column: 496

Division No. 14 (Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill) [4 Jun 1997]

Column: 499

Column: 500

Modernisation of the House of Commons [4 Jun 1997]

10.16 pm
Mr. Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury)

Column: 501

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Goodlad

10.24 pm
Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Column: 502

Column: 503

10.30 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

Mr. Tyler

Column: 504

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Tyler

Column: 505

Column: 506

Mr. Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw)

Column: 507

Column: 508

10.50 pm
Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester)

Column: 509

Column: 510

Column: 511

11 pm
Mr. Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Column: 512

Column: 513

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Bayley

11.9 pm
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 514

Column: 515

11.15 pm
Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

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

Column: 516

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 517

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Tyler

Column: 518

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 519

Local Government Finance (Oxfordshire) [4 Jun 1997]

11.28 pm
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Column: 520

Column: 521

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)

Dr. Harris

Ms Drown

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Dr. Harris

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Drown

Column: 522

Dr. Harris

Column: 523

11.42 pm
Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

Column: 524

11.45 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 525

Column: 526

Dr. Harris

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 527

Column: 528

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