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Column: 307

Rural Policies [16 Jul 1997]

9.34 am
 Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Column: 308

Column: 309

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

Mr. Spring

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

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

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Spring

Column: 310

Column: 311

Mr. Morley

Mr. Spring

Column: 312

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 313

Mr. Spring

9.59 am
Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)

Column: 314

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Mr. Hanson

Column: 315

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Paice

Mr. Hanson

Column: 316

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

Mr. Hanson

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Hanson

Column: 317

10.14 am
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)

Column: 318

10.20 am
Mrs. Diana Organ (Forest of Dean)

Mr. Spring

Mrs. Organ

Column: 319

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mrs. Organ

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Column: 320

Mrs. Organ

Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Mrs. Organ

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Organ

Column: 321

Mr. Bercow

Mrs. Organ

10.32 am
Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)

Mr. Alan Clark

Mr. George

Column: 322

Several hon. Members

Mr. George

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. George

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. George

Column: 323

10.42 am
Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 324

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 325

Column: 326

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

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Angela Eagle

Mr. Ian Bruce

Angela Eagle

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Column: 327

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angela Eagle

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angela Eagle

Column: 328

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Angela Eagle

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 329

Coal Areas (Housing) [16 Jul 1997]

11 am
 Mr. Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw)

Column: 330

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. Ashton

Column: 331

Column: 332

Column: 333

Column: 334

11.23 am
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 335

Column: 336

11.35 am
Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley)

Column: 337

Column: 338

Column: 339

Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)

Mr. Barron

Column: 340

11.49 am
Mr. Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Column: 341

Column: 342

11.57 am
Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Column: 343

12.2 pm
Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)

Column: 344

12.7 pm
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Column: 345

12.11 pm
The Minister for London and Construction (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Column: 346

Column: 347

Column: 348

Column: 349

Column: 350

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 351

Manchester Airport (Second Runway) [16 Jul 1997]

12.30 pm
 Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

Mr. Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley)

Mr. Bell

Mr. Stringer

Column: 352

Mr. Bell

Column: 353

12.40 pm
Mr. Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale, East)

Column: 354

12.44 pm
Mr. Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley)

Column: 355

12.48 pm
Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)

Column: 356

12.50 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Ms Glenda Jackson)

Column: 357

Column: 358

Column: 359

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 360

Measles Vaccines [16 Jul 1997]

1 pm
 Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Column: 361

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn)

Column: 362

Mr. Smith

Column: 363

Column: 364

1.17 pm
The Minister for Public Health (Ms Tessa Jowell)

Mr. Llew Smith

Ms Jowell

Column: 365

Column: 366

Mr. Smith

Ms Jowell

Column: 367

Mr. Smith

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Ms Jowell

Column: 368

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 369

New Age Travellers (Harborough) [16 Jul 1997]

1.30 pm
 Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 370

Column: 371

Column: 372

Column: 373

Column: 374

Column: 375

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

Column: 376

Column: 377

Column: 378

Column: 379

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Jul 1997]

WALES [16 Jul 1997]

Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Tyrie -- Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

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

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Davies

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Davies

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Davies

Mr. John Smith

Column: 380

Mr. Davies

Mr. St. Aubyn -- Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Whittingdale -- Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Davies

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 381

Mr. Davies

Mr. Llew Smith

Mr. Davies

Mr. Donald Anderson

Mr. Davies

Mr. Dafis

Mr. Davies

Column: 382

Mr. Gareth Thomas

Mr. Davies

Mr. Evans

Mr. Davies

Mr. Evans

Mr. Davies

Column: 383

Mr. Caton -- Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

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

Mr. Caton

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Livsey

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. William Ross

Column: 384

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Alan W. Williams

Mr. Griffiths

Regional Air Network [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Öpik -- Regional Air Network [16 Jul 1997]

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

Column: 385

Mr. Öpik

Mr. Hain

Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Green -- Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Green

Mr. Davies

Mr. Barry Jones

Mr. Davies

Column: 386

Mr. Forth

Mr. Davies

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Davies

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Davies

Proportional Representation [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Gibb -- Proportional Representation [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Gibb

Mr. Davies

Column: 387

Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Fabricant -- Devolution [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Hain

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Hain

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Hain

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Hain

Column: 388

Health Targets [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Rhodri Morgan -- Health Targets [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Win Griffiths

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Griffiths

Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

Dr. Marek -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Dr. Marek

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

Column: 389

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Lockerbie [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Dalyell -- Lockerbie [16 Jul 1997]

Column: 390

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dalyell

The Prime Minister

Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

Mr. Clappison -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

Madam Speaker

Mr. Clappison

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gordon Prentice -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

Column: 391

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ennis -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Column: 392

Mr. Öpik -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Dr. Lynne Jones -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Donaldson

The Prime Minister

Mr. Llew Smith -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

Column: 393

The Prime Minister

Mr. Spring -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Blizzard

The Prime Minister

Column: 394

Mr. Tyler -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hanson -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tyrie -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Pike

Column: 395

The Prime Minister

Mr. Luff -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gunnell

The Prime Minister

Mr. Welsh -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 396

The Prime Minister

Mr. Burstow -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Mike Hall

The Prime Minister

Mr. Stunell -- Engagements [16 Jul 1997]

Column: 397

The Prime Minister

Mr. Barry Jones

The Prime Minister

Column: 398

Mr. Soames

The Prime Minister

Column: 397

Column: 399

GP Fundholding [16 Jul 1997]

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

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

Column: 400

Mr. Maples

Madam Speaker

Column: 401

Mr. Maples

Mr. Dobson

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Column: 402

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 403

Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)

Mr. Dobson

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Mr. Dobson

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)

Column: 404

Mr. Dobson

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Dobson

Laura Moffatt (Crawley)

Madam Speaker

Column: 405

Laura Moffatt

Mr. Dobson

Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Column: 406

Mr. Dobson

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. Dobson

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 407

Foreign Income Dividends [16 Jul 1997]

3.47 pm
 Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Column: 408

Madam Speaker

Column: 409

Animal Health (Amendment) [16 Jul 1997]

4.1 pm
 Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 410

Column: 411

Column: 412

Orders of the Day [16 Jul 1997]

Finance Bill [16 Jul 1997]

4.11 pm
 Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

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

Mr. Boswell

Column: 413

Column: 414

Column: 415

Column: 416

4.30 pm
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. Boswell

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Boswell

Column: 417

Column: 418

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 419

Mr. Boswell

The Second Deputy Chairman

4.45 pm
Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Dawn Primarolo I will give way to the hon. Gentleman in a moment. Since 1990 and up to 1997, the number of contracts has increased only marginally, by 10 per cent.--yet the cost to the taxpayer for that 10 per cent. increase is £140 million. Perhaps the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Mr. Loughton) will explain why taxpayers' money should be used to benefit a very few people who had already decided what they would do. Mr. Loughton

Column: 420

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Boswell

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 421

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Dawn Primarolo

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Column: 422

Mr. Quentin Davies

Dr. Cable

Column: 423

5 pm
Mr. Ross Cranston (Dudley, North)

Mr. Swayne

Column: 424

Mr. Cranston

Mr. St. Aubyn

Column: 425

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Mr. St. Aubyn

5.15 pm

Column: 426

Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Twigg

Mr. St. Aubyn

Column: 427

Mr. Boswell

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Twigg

Mr. St. Aubyn

Liz Blackman (Erewash)

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

Liz Blackman

Column: 428

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Column: 429

5.30 pm

Column: 430

Jacqui Smith (Redditch)

Column: 431

Mr. Boswell

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Boswell

Jacqui Smith

Column: 432

Mr. Swayne

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Gibb

5.45 pm
Jacqui Smith

Column: 433

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Derek Twigg

Column: 434

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Jim Murphy (Eastwood)

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

Mr. Swayne

Kali Mountford

Column: 435

Mr. Boswell

Kali Mountford

Mr. Boswell

Kali Mountford

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Kali Mountford

Mr. Brooke

Kali Mountford

The First Deputy Chairman

Kali Mountford

Column: 436

6 pm
Mr. Loughton

Column: 437

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Loughton

Column: 438

Kali Mountford

Mr. Loughton

Column: 439

Mr. Jim Murphy

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

6.15 pm
Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

Column: 440

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Loughton

Column: 441

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Loughton

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands)

Column: 442

Column: 443

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

6.30 pm
Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Brooke

Column: 444

Column: 445

Mr. Jim Murphy

Column: 446

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Murphy

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Murphy

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Murphy

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Murphy

Column: 447

Mr. St. Aubyn

6.45 pm
Mr. Murphy

Column: 448

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Boswell

Column: 449

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Boswell

Column: 450

Division No. 59 (Finance Bill) [16 Jul 1997]

Column: 454

7.15 pm
Dr. Cable

Column: 455

Mr. John MacGregor (South Norfolk)

Column: 456

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Column: 457

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

7.30 pm
Mrs. Liddell

Column: 458

Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Mrs. Liddell

Dr. Cable

Column: 459

Division No. 60 (Finance Bill) [16 Jul 1997]

Column: 462

Mr. Gibb

Column: 463

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 464

Mr. Gibb

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 465

8 pm
Mrs. Liddell

Column: 466

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 467

Column: 468

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

8.15 pm
Yvette Cooper (Pontefract and Castleford)

Column: 469

Mr. Gibb

Yvette Cooper

Column: 470

Mr. Malcolm Bruce

Column: 471

8.30 pm

Column: 472

Column: 473

Mr. Cranston

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. Cranston

Mr. Gibb

Column: 474

Mr. Cranston

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Mr. Cranston

Column: 475

8.45 pm
Mr. Gibb

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Gibb

Column: 476

Mr. Cranston

Mr. Gibb

Mr. Cranston

Mr. Gibb

Column: 477

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Column: 478

9 pm
Mr. Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley)

Mr. Davies

Column: 479

Mr. Gibb

Mr. Davies

Mr. Brooke

Column: 480

Column: 481

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Column: 482

9.15 pm
Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mr. Coaker

Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Coaker

Column: 483

Mr. Woodward

Column: 484

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Davies

Mr. Woodward

Column: 485

Mr. Davies

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)

9.30 pm
Mr. Woodward

Column: 486

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Caplin

Mr. Woodward

Lorna Fitzsimons

Mr. Woodward

Column: 487

Lorna Fitzsimons

Mr. Woodward

Lorna Fitzsimons

Mr. Woodward

Column: 488

Column: 489

Mrs. Liddell

9.45 pm

Column: 490

Column: 491

Mr. Swinney

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Swinney

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 492

Mr. Gibb

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Gibb

Column: 493

Mrs. Liddell

Division No. 61 (Finance Bill) [16 Jul 1997]

Column: 497

Column: 498

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 499

Prisons (Drug and Alcohol Abuse) [16 Jul 1997]

10.17 pm
 Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Malins

Column: 500

Column: 501

Column: 502

10.29 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. George Howarth)

Column: 503

Column: 504

Column: 505

Column: 506

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