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Wednesday 18 Jun 1997

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Column: 227

Welsh Development Agency [18 Jun 1997]

9.34 am
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 228

Column: 229

Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Wigley

Column: 230

Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Column: 231

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Mr. Wigley

Column: 232

Column: 233

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)

Column: 234

Mr. Wigley

Column: 235

Column: 236

10.3 am
Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Column: 237

Column: 238

Column: 239

10.14 am
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Column: 240

Column: 241

10.24 am
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 242

Column: 243

Mr. Martin Caton (Gower)

Mr. Anderson

Column: 244

10.34 am
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Column: 245

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

Mr. Nick Ainger (West Carmarthen and South Pembrokeshire)

Mr. Hain

Column: 246

Mr. Caton

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wigley

Column: 247

Mr. Hain

Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)

Mr. Hain

Dr. John Marek (Wrexham)

Column: 248

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

Dr. Marek

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hain

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Hain

Column: 249

Mr. Livsey

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dafis

Column: 250

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hain

Column: 251

Column: 252

Bosnia [18 Jun 1997]

10.59 am
Mr. Keith Hill (Streatham)

Column: 253

Column: 254

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Hill

Column: 255

11.15 am
Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

Column: 256

Column: 257

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Bell

11.24 am
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 258

Column: 259

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Mr. Dalyell

11.33 am
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 260

Column: 261

11.42 am
Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 262

Column: 263

11.51 am
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)

Column: 264

Mr. Malcolm Wicks (Croydon, North)

Column: 265

Mr. Lloyd

Column: 266

Column: 267

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Lloyd

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Lloyd

Column: 268

Mr. Hill

Mr. Lloyd

Column: 269

12.14 pm

Column: 270

European Union Enlargement [18 Jun 1997]

12.30 pm
Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Column: 271

Column: 272

Column: 273

Column: 274

12.44 pm
Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

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

Mr. Davis

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

Column: 275

Column: 276

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Henderson

Column: 277

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Henderson

Column: 278

Asbestos Imports [18 Jun 1997]

1 pm
Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Column: 279

Mr. Tom Cox (Tooting)

Column: 280

Mr. Clapham

1.15 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Angela Eagle)

Column: 281

Column: 282

Column: 283

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Angela Eagle

Column: 284

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 285

Oxfordshire Health Authority [18 Jun 1997]

1.30 pm
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Column: 286

Column: 287

Column: 288

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

Column: 289

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

Column: 290

Column: 291

Column: 292

Column: 291

Column: 293

Oral Answers to Questions [18 Jun 1997]

WALES [18 Jun 1997]

Mental Health Services (North Gwent) [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Edwards -- Mental Health Services (North Gwent) [18 Jun 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Win Griffiths)

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Griffiths

Minimum Wage (Clothing Industry) [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. St. Aubyn -- Minimum Wage (Clothing Industry) [18 Jun 1997]

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

Mr. St. Aubyn

Column: 294

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Hain

Welsh Assembly [18 Jun 1997]

Dr. Marek -- Welsh Assembly [18 Jun 1997]

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

Dr. Marek

Mr. Davies

Column: 295

Mr. Hague

Mr. Davies

Mr. Llew Smith

Mr. Davies

Devolution [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Bernard Jenkin -- Devolution [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Win Griffiths

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 296

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Griffiths

Public Spending [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Jack -- Public Spending [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Jack

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Denzil Davies

Column: 297

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Livsey

Mr. Davies

Mr. Barry Jones

Mr. Davies

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

Mr. Davies

Column: 298

Mr. Hague

Mr. Davies

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Davies

Inward Investment [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Clifton-Brown -- Inward Investment [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Hain

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Hain

Column: 299

Mr. Donald Anderson

Mr. Hain

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Hain

Welsh Development Agency [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Alan W. Williams -- Welsh Development Agency [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Williams

Mr. Davies

Column: 300

Post-16 Education [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Touhig -- Post-16 Education [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Hain

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Hain

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Column: 301

Educational Opportunities [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Flynn -- Educational Opportunities [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Hain

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dafis

Mr. Hain

NHS Trusts (Running Costs) [18 Jun 1997]

Mrs. Clwyd -- NHS Trusts (Running Costs) [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Win Griffiths

Column: 302

Mrs. Clwyd

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Burns

Mr. Griffiths

Ministerial Visit (North Wiltshire) [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Gray -- Ministerial Visit (North Wiltshire) [18 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Gray

The Prime Minister

Column: 303

Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Jim Cunningham -- Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Cunningham

The Prime Minister

Mr. Major

The Prime Minister

Mr. Major

Column: 304

The Prime Minister

Mr. Luff

The Prime Minister

Mr. Major

The Prime Minister

Mr. Major

The Prime Minister

Column: 305

Mr. Evans

The Prime Minister

Mr. Major

The Prime Minister

Dr. Marek -- Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

Column: 306

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Column: 307

Mr. Connarty -- Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Maginnis

The Prime Minister

Column: 308

Mr. Rhodri Morgan -- Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Key

The Prime Minister

Mr. McNulty -- Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Boswell

Column: 309

The Prime Minister

Sanctions (Libya) [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Dalyell -- Sanctions (Libya) [18 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dalyell

The Prime Minister

Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 310

The Prime Minister

Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

Mr. Kemp -- Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

Madam Speaker

Mr. Yeo

The Prime Minister

Mr. Stevenson -- Engagements [18 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Column: 311

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 312

The Prime Minister

Column: 311

Column: 313

European Council (Amsterdam) [18 Jun 1997]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 314

Column: 315

Column: 316

Mr. John Major (Huntingdon)

Column: 317

Column: 318

The Prime Minister

Column: 319

Column: 320

Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)

Column: 321

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Column: 322

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

The Prime Minister

Column: 323

Mr. Charles Wardle (Bexhill and Battle)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

The Prime Minister

Column: 324

Mr. Charles Clarke (Norwich, South)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)

The Prime Minister

Column: 325

Mr. Terry Davis (Birmingham, Hodge Hill)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)

The Prime Minister

Miss Melanie Johnson (Welwyn Hatfield)

The Prime Minister

Column: 326

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

The Prime Minister

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

The Prime Minister

Column: 327

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

The Prime Minister

Column: 328

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

The Prime Minister

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

Column: 329

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bernie Grant (Tottenham)

Column: 330

The Prime Minister

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

The Prime Minister

Column: 331

Common Fisheries Policy [18 Jun 1997]

4.31 pm
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dr. John Cunningham)

Column: 332

Column: 333

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Elliot Morley)

Mr. Baldry

Column: 334

Dr. Cunningham

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 335

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North)

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 336

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)

Dr. Cunningham

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)

Column: 337

Dr. Cunningham

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Dr. Cunningham

Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

Column: 338

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Dr. Cunningham

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 339

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Dr. Cunningham

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Column: 340

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)

Dr. Cunningham

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 341

Mrs. Humble

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Humble

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Column: 342

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, Central)

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Column: 343

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)

Madam Speaker

Mr. George

Madam Speaker

Mr. George

Madam Speaker

Mr. George

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Calum Macdonald (Western Isles)

Column: 344

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Dr. Cunningham

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 345

Column: 346

Column: 347

Column: 348

Column: 349

Orders of the Day [18 Jun 1997]

Firearms (Amendment) Bill [18 Jun 1997]

5.27 pm
Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

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

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Michael

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Michael

Mr. Robathan

Column: 350

Mr. Michael

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Column: 351

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 352

Column: 353

Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

5.45 pm
Mr. Michael

Column: 354

Division No. 31 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [18 Jun 1997]

Column: 358

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

6 pm

Column: 359

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Michael

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Michael

Column: 360

Mr. Boswell

Column: 361

Mr. Michael

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Michael

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

6.15 pm

Column: 362

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Maclean

Column: 363

Mr. Michael

Column: 364

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Michael

Column: 365

6.30 pm
Mr. Richard Allan

Column: 366

Division No. 32 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [18 Jun 1997]

Column: 369

Mr. Maclean

Column: 370

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Michael

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Michael

Column: 371

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mr. Michael

Column: 372

Mr. Richard Allan

Mr. Michael

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Michael

7 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Column: 373

Mr. Michael

Mr. Boswell

Column: 374

Mr. Michael

Mr. Maclean

Column: 375

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Maclean

Mr. Michael

Division No. 33 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [18 Jun 1997]

Column: 379

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Column: 380

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

7.30 pm

Column: 381

Mr. Michael

Mr. Heald

Mr. Michael

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Michael

Column: 382

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Michael

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Michael

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Michael

Mr. Richard Allan

Mr. Howard

Column: 383

Mr. Michael

Column: 384

Division No. 34 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [18 Jun 1997]

Column: 387

Mr. Maclean

The First Deputy Chairman

Column: 388

Mr. Maclean

Column: 389

8 pm

Column: 390

Column: 391

Column: 392

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

Column: 393

8.15 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell

Column: 394

Mr. Colvin

Column: 395

Column: 396

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

8.30 pm

Column: 397

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Maclean

Mr. Chope

Column: 398

Mr. Colvin

Mr. Chope

Column: 399

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)

Column: 400

8.45 pm

Column: 401

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Straw

Column: 402

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Beith

Mr. Straw

Column: 403

Mr. Maclean

Column: 404

9 pm
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Maclean

Division No. 35 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [18 Jun 1997]

Column: 408

Mr. Maclean

9.18 pm
Mr. Michael

Column: 409

9.20 pm
Mr. Howard

Column: 410

Column: 411

9.28 pm
Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

Column: 412

Column: 413

9.37 pm
Mr. Hancock

Column: 414

Column: 415

9.44 pm
Mr. Thomas Graham (West Renfrewshire)

Column: 416

9.50 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 417

Column: 418

9.57 pm
Mr. Colvin

Column: 419

Mr. Colvin

Column: 420

10.6 pm
Mr. Grieve

Column: 421

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

Mr. Grieve

10.11 pm
Mr. Maclean

Column: 422

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Maclean

Column: 423

Column: 424

10.21 pm
Mr. Straw

Column: 425

Column: 426

Mr. Colvin

Mr. Straw

Division No. 36 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [18 Jun 1997]

Column: 430

Column: 431

Breast Cancer (Devon) [18 Jun 1997]

10.45 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 432

Column: 433

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 434

11.3 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Ms Tessa Jowell)

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Ms Jowell

Column: 435

Column: 436

Mr. Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)

Ms Jowell

Sir Peter Emery

Column: 437

Ms Jowell

Column: 438


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