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Column: 529

Oral Answers to Questions [5 Jun 1997]

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [5 Jun 1997]

Inward Investment [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Waterson -- Inward Investment [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Fabricant -- Inward Investment [5 Jun 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mrs. Barbara Roche)

Mr. Waterson

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Fabricant

Column: 530

Mr. Mackinlay

Madam Speaker

Mr. Fabricant

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Gunnell

Mrs. Roche

Dr. Godman

Mrs. Roche

Column: 531

Monopolies and Mergers Policy [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. John M. Taylor -- Monopolies and Mergers Policy [5 Jun 1997]

The President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)

Mr. Taylor

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Doran

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Harvey

Column: 532

Mrs. Beckett

European Union [5 Jun 1997]

Dr. Alan W. Williams -- European Union [5 Jun 1997]

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Williams

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Wilkinson

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 533

Former Coal Mining Areas [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Skinner -- Former Coal Mining Areas [5 Jun 1997]

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr. John Battle)

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Battle

Mr. Evans

Mr. Battle

Column: 534

Mr. Eric Clarke

Mr. Battle

Trade Unions [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Fallon -- Trade Unions [5 Jun 1997]

Madam Speaker

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Mr. Fallon

Mr. McCartney

Column: 535

Mrs. Mahon

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Mr. McCartney

Column: 536

Fireworks [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Burden -- Fireworks [5 Jun 1997]

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

Mr. Burden

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Heppell

Mr. Griffiths

Rev. Martin Smyth

Column: 537

Mr. Griffiths

Business Rates [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Bernard Jenkin -- Business Rates [5 Jun 1997]

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Jenkin

Mrs. Roche

Mr. William O'Brien

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Nicholls

Mrs. Roche

Column: 538

Pit Closures [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Hinchliffe -- Pit Closures [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Battle

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mr. Battle

Small Businesses [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Singh -- Small Businesses [5 Jun 1997]

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Singh

Column: 539

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Whittingdale

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Stevenson

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Bernard Jenkin

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Page

Mrs. Roche

Column: 540

Aerospace Industry [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Pike -- Aerospace Industry [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Battle

Mr. Pike

Mr. Battle

Sir Peter Emery

Mr. Battle

Column: 541

Political Donations [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Winnick -- Political Donations [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Griffiths

Manufacturing Investment [5 Jun 1997]

Dr. Kumar -- Manufacturing Investment [5 Jun 1997]

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Kumar

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 542

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. MacShane

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Ian Taylor

Column: 543

Mrs. Beckett

Low Pay Commission [5 Jun 1997]

Dr. Godman -- Low Pay Commission [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Ian McCartney

Dr. Godman

Column: 544

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Mr. McCartney

Post Office [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Gapes -- Post Office [5 Jun 1997]

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gapes

Column: 545

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Yeo

Mrs. Beckett

Low Pay [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Bennett -- Low Pay [5 Jun 1997]

Mr. Ian McCartney

Column: 546

Mr. Bennett

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Streeter

Mr. McCartney

Column: 545

Column: 547

Business of the House [5 Jun 1997]

3.30 pm
Mr. Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury)

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

Mr. Goodlad

Column: 548

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 549

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 550

Mrs. Taylor

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mrs. Taylor

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Column: 551

Mrs. Taylor

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

Mrs. Taylor

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 552

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Column: 553

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Hon. Members

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mrs. Taylor

Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 554

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 555

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 556

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)

Column: 557

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 558

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Garnier

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 559

Points of Order [5 Jun 1997]

4.7 pm
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Madam Speaker

Column: 560

Orders of the Day [5 Jun 1997]

Education (Schools) Bill [5 Jun 1997]

4.10 pm
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

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

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 561

4.15 pm
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 562

Column: 563

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 564

The First Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Gillan

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

Mrs. Gillan

The First Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 565

4.30 pm
Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 566

Column: 567

Column: 568

4.45 pm

Column: 569

Mr. Boswell

Column: 570

Column: 571

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Column: 572

5 pm
Mr. Lidington

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Clappison

Column: 573

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 574

Mr. Boswell

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Lansley

Column: 575

5.15 pm

Column: 576

Column: 577

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 578

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 579

5.30 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. May

Column: 580

Mr. Clappison

Mrs. May

Column: 581

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Lidington

Column: 582

Mr. Boswell

5.45 pm
Mr. Lidington

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

Mr. Lidington

Column: 583

Mr. Colvin

Mr. Lidington

Column: 584

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Column: 585

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Column: 586

6 pm

Column: 587

Mr. Colvin

Column: 588

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Colvin

Mr. Hayes

Column: 589

6.15 pm
Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Mr. Luff

Mr. Simpson

Column: 590

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Column: 591

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

Column: 592

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Byers

Mr. Luff

Mr. Byers

Mr. Luff

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Byers

Column: 593

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Byers

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Byers

Column: 594

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Luff

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

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Colvin

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 595

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Luff

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Byers

6.45 pm
Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Lidington

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Lidington

Column: 596

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 597

Division No. 15 (Education (Schools) Bill) [5 Jun 1997]

Column: 601

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Clappison

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 602

7.15 pm
Mr. Phil Woolas (Oldham, East and Saddleworth)

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 603

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

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 604

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

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mrs. Gillan

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 605

7.30 pm
Mr. Hayes

Column: 606

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

Mr. Hayes

Column: 607

Mrs. Gillan

The First Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Gillan

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Hayes

Column: 608

7.45 pm
Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Willis

Mr. Hayes

Column: 609

Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Steen

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hayes

Column: 610

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Willis

Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

Mr. Willis

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)

Column: 611

Column: 612

Mr. Steen

Mr. Maude

Mr. Steen

8 pm
Mr. Maude

Column: 613

Mr. Byers

Mr. Maude

Mr. Byers

Mr. Maude

Column: 614

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 615

8.15 pm
Mr. Clappison

Column: 616

Mr. Jack

Mr. Steen

Mr. Jack

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Jack

Column: 617

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jack

Mr. Maude

Mr. Jack

Column: 618

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Steen

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 619

Mr. Steen

8.30 pm
The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

The First Deputy Chairman

Column: 620

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Steen

Column: 621

Mr. Nicholls

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 622

Mr. Maude

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Nicholls

8.45 pm
Mr. Steen

Column: 623

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Nicholls

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 624

Mr. Byers

Several hon. Members

Mr. Byers

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Keith Simpson

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jack

Column: 625

Mr. Byers

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Byers

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Byers

Mr. Steen

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Byers

Mr. Steen

Column: 626

Mr. Byers

Mr. Maude

Mr. Byers

Mr. Maude

Mr. Byers

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 627

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jack

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Byers

Mr. Clappison

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Clappison

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Byers

Mr. David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport)

The First Deputy Chairman

Column: 628

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Duncan

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Duncan

The First Deputy Chairman

Division No. 16 (Education (Schools) Bill) [5 Jun 1997]

Column: 631

Mrs. Gillan

The First Deputy Chairman

Division No. 17 (Education (Schools) Bill) [5 Jun 1997]

Column: 633

Column: 634

9.45 pm
Mrs. Gillan

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

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 635

Mr. Clappison

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 636

Column: 637

Division No. 18 (Education (Schools) Bill) [5 Jun 1997]

Column: 639

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

10.15 pm

Column: 640

Mr. Steen

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 641

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 642

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 643

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Radice

Mr. Nicholls

10.30 pm
The Minister of State, Departments of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Luff

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Brady

Column: 644

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Brady

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Brady

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Brady

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Luff

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 645

Mrs. May

Mrs. Gillan

Mrs. May

Column: 646

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

Mrs. May

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mrs. May

Column: 647

Mr. Jack

Mrs. May

Mr. Lansley

10.45 pm
Mrs. May

Mr. Willis

Mrs. May

Mr. Don Foster

Mrs. May

Column: 648

Mr. Flynn

Mrs. May

Mr. Swayne

Mrs. May

Mr. Don Foster

Mrs. May

Column: 649

Mr. Luff

Column: 650

Mr. David Heath

Mr. Luff

Column: 651

11 pm
Mr. St. Aubyn

Column: 652

Mr. Flynn

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 653

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Lansley

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Mr. Loughton

Column: 654

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Loughton

11.15 pm
Mr. Clappison

Mr. Loughton

Column: 655

Mr. Swayne

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Loughton

Column: 656

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Radice

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Ian Bruce

Column: 657

Mr. Clappison

Column: 658

11.30 pm

Column: 659

Mr. Terry Lewis (Worsley)

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Clappison

Column: 660

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Column: 661

Mr. Ian Bruce

11.45 pm
Mr. Green

Mr. Lansley

Column: 662

Mr. Green

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

Mr. Green

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Green

Mr. Lansley

Column: 663

Mr. Green

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Green

Column: 664

Ms Estelle Morris

Mrs. Gillan

Ms Morris

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Luff

The First Deputy Chairman

Ms Morris

Column: 665

12 midnight
Mr. Clappison

Ms Morris

Several hon. Members

The First Deputy Chairman

Ms Morris

Mrs. Gillan

Ms Morris

Mrs. Gillan

The First Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 666

Ms Morris

The First Deputy Chairman

Ms Morris

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Clappison

Ms Morris

Mr. Nicholls

Ms Morris

Mr. Nicholls

The First Deputy Chairman

Ms Morris

Column: 667

Mrs. Gillan

Ms Morris

Mr. Luff

Ms Morris

Mr. Ian Bruce

Ms Morris

Mr. Bruce

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Luff

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Luff

The First Deputy Chairman

Ms Morris

Column: 668

Ms Bridget Prentice (Lewisham, East)

Division No. 19 (Education (Schools) Bill) [5 Jun 1997]

Column: 670

Mrs. Gillan

The First Deputy Chairman

Division No. 20 (Education (Schools) Bill) [5 Jun 1997]

Column: 672

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Forth

The First Deputy Chairman

Column: 673

Mr. Forth

12.45 am
Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Column: 674

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fallon

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Fallon

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jack

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Forth

Column: 675

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jack

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Forth

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Forth

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Forth

Mr. Swayne

Column: 676

Mr. Forth

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Forth

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Forth

Mr. Bruce

Column: 677

The First Deputy Chairman

1 am
Mr. Forth

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Forth

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Forth

The First Deputy Chairman

Column: 678

Mr. Forth

Mr. Byers

Mr. Forth

Column: 679

Mr. Maude

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Forth

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Forth

Column: 680

Column: 681

Orsett Hospital, Thurrock [5 Jun 1997]

1.16 am
Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

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

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 682

Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 683

Column: 684

1.32 am
Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)

Column: 685

1.34 am
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Column: 686

Column: 687

Column: 688

Mrs. Gorman

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 687


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