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Thursday 24 Jul 1997
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Column: 1027
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Gillian Merron
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 1028
The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Byers)
Mr. Goggins
Mr. Byers
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Alan Howarth)
Mrs. Fyfe
Mr. Howarth
Column: 1029
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Howarth
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Estelle Morris)
Mr. Amess
Ms Morris
Column: 1030
Ms Hodge
Ms Morris
Mr. Don Foster
Ms Morris
Column: 1031
Mr. Bill O'Brien
Ms Morris
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Willis
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Gunnell
Column: 1032
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Dorrell
Mr. Blunkett
The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Disability Rights (Mr. Andrew Smith)
Fiona Mactaggart
Column: 1033
Mr. Smith
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Smith
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Dr. Kim Howells)
Mr. Thomas
Dr. Howells
Column: 1034
Mr. Keetch
Dr. Howells
Mr. Blunkett
Helen Jackson
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 1035
Mr. Lock
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Dorrell
Column: 1036
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Skinner
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Byers
Column: 1037
Mr. Bruce
Mr. Byers
Valerie Davey
Mr. Byers
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Byers
Dr. Howells
Column: 1038
Mr. Sheerman
Dr. Howells
Mr. Byers
Mr. Jenkins
Mr. Byers
Mr. Malins
Mr. Byers
Column: 1039
Helen Jones
Mr. Byers
Ms Estelle Morris
Mr. Waterson
Ms Morris
Mr. Pike
Column: 1040
Ms Morris
Mr. Allan
Ms Morris
Mr. Andrew Smith
Mr. Taylor
Column: 1041
Mr. Smith
Mr. Spring
Mr. Smith
Dr. Howells
Ms Winterton
Dr. Howells
Dr. Howells
Mr. Bennett
Column: 1042
Dr. Howells
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
Dr. Howells
Mr. Andrew Smith
Mr. Mackinlay
Mr. Smith
Column: 1043
Mr. Andrew Smith
Mrs. Brinton
Mr. Smith
Mrs. May
Mr. Smith
Column: 1044
Mr. Alan Howarth
Mr. Breed
Mr. Howarth
Rev. Martin Smyth
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Brady
Madam Speaker
Column: 1045
3.31 pm
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Donald Dewar)
Column: 1046
Column: 1047
Column: 1048
Hon. Members
Madam Speaker
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)
Column: 1049
Column: 1050
Mr. Dewar
Column: 1051
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 1052
Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)
Column: 1053
Mr. Dewar
Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)
Column: 1054
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)
Column: 1055
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)
Mr. Dewar
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 1056
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)
Column: 1057
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 1058
Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. William Cash (Stone)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)
Column: 1059
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)
Mr. Dewar
Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 1060
Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)
Mr. Dewar
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 1061
Mr. Thomas Graham (West Renfrewshire)
Mr. Dewar
Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)
Column: 1062
Mr. Dewar
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)
Mr. Dewar
Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)
Column: 1063
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Eric Clarke (Midlothian)
Column: 1064
Mr. Dewar
Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)
Mr. Dewar
Mrs. Laing
Mr. Dewar
Mrs. Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 1065
Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)
Mr. Luff
Mr. Gorrie
Mr. Dewar
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)
Column: 1066
Mr. Dewar
Dr. Fox
Mr. Dewar
Column: 1067
Several hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 1068
4.53 pm
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Ann Taylor)
Column: 1069
Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)
Column: 1070
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1071
Mrs. Shephard
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1072
Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1073
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)
Mrs. Taylor
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1074
Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1075
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead)
Column: 1076
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)
Mrs. Taylor
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)
Column: 1077
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1078
Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. John Heppell (Nottingham, East)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1079
Ms Beverley Hughes (Stretford and Urmston)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1080
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mrs. Taylor
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)
Mr. Skinner
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 1081
5.37 pm
Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)
Mr. William Cash (Stone)
Column: 1082
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)
Column: 1083
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 1084
Division No. 65 (Points of Order) [24 Jul 1997]
Column: 1087
Column: 1088
6.4 pm
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood)
Column: 1089
Mr. Blunkett
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 1090
6.15 pm
Column: 1091
Mr. Dorrell
Column: 1092
The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Byers)
Mr. Dorrell
Column: 1093
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Dorrell
Column: 1094
6.30 pm
Column: 1095
Mr. Don Foster
Mr. Dorrell
Column: 1096
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Column: 1097
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Howarth
6.45 pm
Mrs. Gillan
Column: 1098
Mr. Blunkett
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Blunkett
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)
Column: 1099
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)
Column: 1100
7 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Column: 1101
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)
Column: 1102
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Dorrell
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 1103
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Dorrell
Mr. Blunkett
Division No. 66 (Education (Schools) Bill) [24 Jul 1997]
Column: 1106
Column: 1107
7.26 pm
The Attorney-General (Mr. John Morris)
Column: 1108
7.32 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)
Column: 1109
Column: 1110
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Column: 1111
7.38 pm
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)
Column: 1112
Column: 1113
7.51 pm
Mr. John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead)
Column: 1114
7.57 pm
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)
Column: 1115
The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)
Mr. Greenway
Column: 1116
8.6 pm
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)
Column: 1117
Column: 1118
8.14 pm
The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Battle
Column: 1119
Column: 1120
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Battle
Column: 1121
Column: 1122
Column: 1121