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Wednesday 25 Jun 1997

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Column: 761

Conduct of Elections [25 Jun 1997]

9.34 am
Mr. Peter Snape (West Bromwich, East)

Column: 762

Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Snape

Column: 763

Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)

Mr. Snape

Mr. Clark

Mr. Snape

Column: 764

Mr. Terry Lewis (Worsley)

Mr. Snape

Column: 765

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mr. Snape

Column: 766

9.55 am
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Column: 767

Column: 768

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 769

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Maclennan

10.13 am
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Column: 770

Mr. Snape

Mrs. Gorman

Column: 771

Mr. Snape

Mrs. Gorman

Mr. Steen

Mrs. Gorman

10.22 am
Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Column: 772

Column: 773

10.29 am
Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Column: 774

Column: 775

10.39 am
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

10.40 am
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Column: 776

Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 777

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 778

Column: 779

Mrs. Gorman

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 780

Column: 781

Pre-school Education [25 Jun 1997]

11 am
Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Column: 782

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

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

Mr. Lidington

Column: 783

Mr. Tredinnick

Mr. Lidington

Column: 784

Mr. Tredinnick

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 785

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Willis

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lidington

Column: 786

Column: 787

11.30 am
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 788

Column: 789

Column: 790

11.46 am
Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset)

Column: 791

Column: 792

Column: 793

11.58 am
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 794

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

Mr. Collins

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 795

Mr. Collins

Column: 796

12.11 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 797

Column: 798

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

Column: 799

Mrs. Browning

Ms Morris

Column: 800

Column: 801

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 802

RAF Burtonwood [25 Jun 1997]

12.30 pm
Ms Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)

Column: 803

Column: 804

Column: 805

12.44 pm
Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale)

Column: 806

12.46 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Spellar)

Column: 807

Column: 808

Column: 809

Column: 810

Scottish Environment Protection Agency [25 Jun 1997]

1 pm
Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth)

Column: 811

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

Column: 812

Ms Cunningham

Column: 813

Column: 814

1.14 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Malcolm Chisholm)

Column: 815

Column: 816

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 817

North Yorkshire Ambulance Trust [25 Jun 1997]

1.23 pm
Mr. Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Column: 818

Column: 819

Column: 820

1.39 pm
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Column: 821

Column: 822

1.48 pm
The Minister of State for Public Health (Ms Tessa Jowell)

Column: 823

Column: 824

Column: 825

Column: 826

Column: 825

Column: 827

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Jun 1997]

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [25 Jun 1997]

Group Enterprises [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Love -- Group Enterprises [25 Jun 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. George Foulkes)

Mr. Love

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 828

World Bank [25 Jun 1997]

Dr. Lynne Jones -- World Bank [25 Jun 1997]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Dr. Jones

Clare Short

Dr. Fox

Clare Short

Tibet [25 Jun 1997]

Dr. Tonge -- Tibet [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 829

Dr. Tonge

Madam Speaker

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Stevenson

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 830

Bilateral Aid [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Luff -- Bilateral Aid [25 Jun 1997]

Clare Short

Mr. Luff

Clare Short

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Clare Short

Mr. Goodlad

Clare Short

Column: 831

Land Mines [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Martin Bell -- Land Mines [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Bell

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 832

Dr. Godman -- Land Mines [25 Jun 1997]

Dr. Starkey -- Land Mines [25 Jun 1997]

Clare Short

Dr. Godman

Clare Short

Dr. Starkey

Clare Short

Column: 833

Fair Trade Products [25 Jun 1997]

Mrs. Heal -- Fair Trade Products [25 Jun 1997]

Clare Short

Mrs. Heal

Clare Short

Mr. Blunt

Clare Short

Column: 834

Employee Share Ownership [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. MacShane -- Employee Share Ownership [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Foulkes

Development Projects (Private Sector) [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Sheerman -- Development Projects (Private Sector) [25 Jun 1997]

Clare Short

Mr. Sheerman

Clare Short

Column: 835

Mr. Fabricant

Clare Short

Mr. Fabricant

Clare Short

Mr. Fabricant

Clare Short

Mr. Dafis

Clare Short

Column: 836

UNESCO [25 Jun 1997]

Miss Anne Begg -- UNESCO [25 Jun 1997]

Clare Short

Miss Begg

Clare Short

Mr. Wells

Clare Short

Development Issues (Public Information) [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Hope -- Development Issues (Public Information) [25 Jun 1997]

Clare Short

Mr. Hope

Column: 837

Clare Short

Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Dennis Turner -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Turner

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

Column: 838

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

Hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

Column: 839

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

Hon. Members

The Prime Minister

Mr. Mullin -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

Column: 840

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hogg

The Prime Minister

Dr. Lynne Jones -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

Madam Speaker

Dr. Jones

The Prime Minister

Mr. Salmond

Column: 841

The Prime Minister

Mr. Martyn Jones -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Spring -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Ms Ward

The Prime Minister

Column: 842

Mr. Burns -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Skinner

The Prime Minister

Ministerial Visits [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Baker -- Ministerial Visits [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Baker

Column: 843

The Prime Minister

Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

Mr. Thompson -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hanson -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Column: 844

Mr. Rendel -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Fabian Hamilton

The Prime Minister

Mr. Lansley -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Ms Oona King

Column: 845

The Prime Minister

Column: 846

Dr. Tonge -- Engagements [25 Jun 1997]

The Prime Minister

Column: 845

Column: 847

Northern Ireland [25 Jun 1997]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 848

Column: 849

Column: 850

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Column: 851

The Prime Minister

Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)

The Prime Minister

Column: 852

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

The Prime Minister

Column: 853

Mr. John Hume (Foyle)

The Prime Minister

Column: 854

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

The Prime Minister

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Column: 855

Madam Speaker

Rev. Ian Paisley

The Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

The Prime Minister

Column: 856

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

The Prime Minister

Column: 857

Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 858

The Prime Minister

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

Column: 859

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)

The Prime Minister

Column: 860

Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

The Prime Minister

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 861

London Underground [25 Jun 1997]

Madam Speaker

4.21 pm
Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)

Mr. Ken Livingstone (Brent, East)

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Livingstone

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 862

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 863

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 864

Mr. Livingstone

Sir Norman Fowler

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 865

Mr. Mackinlay

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 866

4.40 pm
The Minister of Transport (Dr. Gavin Strang)

Column: 867

Column: 868

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Dr. Strang

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Dr. Strang

Column: 869

Sir Norman Fowler

Dr. Strang

Sir Norman Fowler

Dr. Strang

Sir Norman Fowler

Dr. Strang

Column: 870

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Dr. Strang

4.58 pm
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Column: 871

Column: 872

Column: 873

5.8 pm
Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Column: 874

Column: 875

Mr. Pickles

Ms Hodge

Column: 876

Column: 877

Mr. Brooke

Ms Hodge

Mr. Brooke

Ms Hodge

Column: 878

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Ms Hodge

5.30 pm
Mr. Thomas Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Column: 879

Column: 880

Column: 881

5.41 pm
Mr. Clive Efford (Eltham)

Column: 882

Column: 883

Column: 884

5.53 pm
Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Column: 885

Column: 886

6.7 pm
Mr. Ken Livingstone (Brent, East)

Column: 887

Column: 888

Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)

Mr. Livingstone

Column: 889

6.18 pm
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 890

Mr. Alan Clark

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 891

Column: 892

6.29 pm
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)

Column: 893

6.34 pm
Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Column: 894

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Ottaway

Column: 895

Column: 896

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Ottaway

6.46 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Ms Glenda Jackson)

Column: 897

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Ms Jackson

Sir Norman Fowler

Ms Jackson

Column: 898

Column: 899

Mr. Pickles

Ms Jackson

Mr. Pickles

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

Ms Jackson

Column: 900

Division No. 39 (London Underground) [25 Jun 1997]

Column: 904

Column: 905

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

7.16 pm
Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Column: 906

Column: 907

Column: 908

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Frank Dobson)

Mr. Maples

Column: 909

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Maples

Column: 910

Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mr. Maples

Column: 911

Audrey Wise (Preston)

Mr. Maples

Column: 912

Column: 913

7.44 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Frank Dobson)

Column: 914

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 915

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Forth

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 916

Mr. Maples

Mr. Dobson

Several hon. Members

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 917

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Forth

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Forth

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Forth

Mr. Dobson

Column: 918

Mr. Forth

Mr. Dobson

Column: 919

8.7 pm
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden)

Column: 920

Mr. Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

Column: 921

Column: 922

8.20 pm
Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Column: 923

Column: 924

Column: 925

8.28 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 926

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

Mr. Hughes

Column: 927

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 928

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

Mr. Hughes

Column: 929

Column: 930

Column: 931

8.52 pm
Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Column: 932

Column: 933

9 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 934

Column: 935

9.9 pm
Mr. Harold Best (Leeds, North-West)

Column: 936

Column: 937

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

Column: 938

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

Mr. Loughton

Column: 939

9.28 pm
Mr. David Lock (Wyre Forest)

Column: 940

Column: 941

9.34 pm
Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 942

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Jack

Column: 943

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Jack

Column: 944

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

Column: 945

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Milburn

Column: 946

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Maples

Mr. Milburn

Column: 947

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)

Division No. 40 (London Underground) [25 Jun 1997]

Column: 950

Division No. 41 (London Underground) [25 Jun 1997]

Column: 954

Vivisection [25 Jun 1997]

10.28 pm
Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Column: 955

10.29 pm
Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North)

Column: 956

Column: 957

Column: 958

10.40 pm
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Dr. John Reid)

Column: 959

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Dr. Reid

Column: 960

Column: 961

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Dr. Reid

Column: 962

Column: 963

Column: 964

Column: 963


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