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Wednesday 30 Jul 1997

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Column: 257

Adjournment (Summer) [30 Jul 1997]

9.35 am
Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford)

Column: 258

Column: 259

9.44 am
Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Column: 260

Column: 261

9.50 am
Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton)

Column: 262

Column: 263

10.1 am
Mr. Thomas Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Column: 264

10.7 am
Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Column: 265

Mr. Brake

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 266

10.21 am
Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Column: 267

Column: 268

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Tredinnick

Column: 269

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Tredinnick

Column: 270

10.39 am
Mr. Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton)

Column: 271

Column: 272

Column: 273

10.51 am
Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Column: 274

Column: 275

Column: 276

11.5 am
Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Column: 277

Column: 278

Column: 279

Column: 280

Column: 281

11.25 am
Mr. Peter Temple-Morris (Leominster)

Column: 282

Mr. Salter

Mr. Temple-Morris

Column: 283

11.36 am
Mr. Martin Caton (Gower)

Column: 284

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Caton

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Caton

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 285

Mr. Caton

Column: 286

11.46 am
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 287

Column: 288

11.53 am
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 289

Column: 290

12.6 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 291

Column: 292

Column: 293

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

Column: 294

Column: 295

Column: 296

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

Column: 297

Sprinkler Systems (Superstores) [30 Jul 1997]

12.30 pm
Ms Tess Kingham (Gloucester)

Column: 298

Column: 299

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

Column: 300

Column: 301

Column: 302

Column: 303

Beef Industry [30 Jul 1997]

12.53 pm
Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Column: 304

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Gill

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Column: 305

Mr. Gill

Column: 306

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden)

Mr. Gill

Column: 307

1.13 pm
The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Jeff Rooker)

Mr. Gill

Column: 308

Mr. Rooker

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Column: 309

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Paice

Column: 310

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Rooker

Column: 311

Column: 312

Ambulance Services (Powys) [30 Jul 1997]

1.29 pm
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Column: 313

Column: 314

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Livsey

Column: 315

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

Column: 316

Column: 317

Column: 318

Mr. Livsey

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 319

Column: 320

Column: 321

Oral Answers to Questions [30 Jul 1997]

DUCHY OF LANCASTER [30 Jul 1997]

Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

Dr. Lynne Jones -- Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Dr. David Clark)

Dr. Jones

Dr. Clark

Mr. Baker

Dr. Clark

Mr. Thompson

Column: 322

Dr. Clark

Mrs. Shephard

Dr. Clark

Mr. Mitchell -- Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Mitchell

Dr. Clark

Mr. Dalyell -- Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Column: 323

Mr. Dalyell

Dr. Clark

Sir Patrick Cormack

Dr. Clark

Civil Service (Recruitment) [30 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Gorman -- Civil Service (Recruitment) [30 Jul 1997]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Mrs. Gorman

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mrs. Gorman

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 324

Mr. Rhodri Morgan

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Kilfoyle

Electronic Information [30 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Anne Campbell -- Electronic Information [30 Jul 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mrs. Campbell

Dr. Clark

Column: 325

Charters [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Hanson -- Charters [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Forth

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Kilfoyle

Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Corbyn -- Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 326

Dr. Clark

Mr. Canavan -- Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Canavan

Dr. Clark

Mr. Keith Simpson

Dr. Clark

Mr. Derek Foster

Dr. Clark

Column: 327

Food Standards Agency [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Paice -- Food Standards Agency [30 Jul 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Paice

Dr. Clark

Mr. Tyler

Dr. Clark

Column: 328

Focus Groups [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Jenkin -- Focus Groups [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. David Heath

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Coaker

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 329

Mr. Gray

Mr. Kilfoyle

Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Mackinlay -- Freedom of Information [30 Jul 1997]

Dr. David Clark

Mr. Mackinlay

Dr. Clark

Mr. Ian Bruce

Dr. Clark

Column: 330

Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

Sir Michael Spicer -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Sir Michael Spicer

The Prime Minister

Mr. Fabian Hamilton

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 331

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 332

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 333

Ms Stuart

The Prime Minister

Lichfield, Burntwood and District [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Fabricant -- Lichfield, Burntwood and District [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Fabricant

The Prime Minister

Column: 334

Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Beith -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tipping -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Column: 335

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Gilroy -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Wells -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

Column: 336

The Prime Minister

Mr. Pond -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Laurence Robertson -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hanson -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

Column: 337

The Prime Minister

Mr. Greenway -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bill Michie

The Prime Minister

Mr. Matthew Taylor -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

Column: 338

The Prime Minister

Mr. Eric Clarke

The Prime Minister

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bennett -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

Column: 339

The Prime Minister

Mr. Jenkin -- Engagements [30 Jul 1997]

Column: 340

The Prime Minister

Column: 339

Column: 341

Criminal Justice [30 Jul 1997]

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

Column: 342

Column: 343

Column: 344

Dr. Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Column: 345

Mr. Straw

Column: 346

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Straw

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

Column: 347

Mr. Straw

Mr. Lawrence Cunliffe (Leigh)

Mr. Straw

Column: 348

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Mr. Straw

Column: 349

Ann Keen (Brentford and Isleworth)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Straw

Column: 350

Mr. Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Straw

Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Mr. Straw

Ms Christine Russell (City of Chester)

Column: 351

Mr. Straw

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Column: 352

Mr. Straw

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)

Column: 353

Hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Mr. Straw

Column: 354

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Straw

Column: 355

Gillian Merron (Lincoln)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 356

Mr. Straw

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)

Mr. Straw

Column: 357

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 358

Points of Order [30 Jul 1997]

4.34 pm
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Madam Speaker

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 359

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

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hain

Madam Speaker

Column: 360

Companies (Political Funds) [30 Jul 1997]

4.37 pm
Mr. Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath)

Column: 361

Column: 362

Column: 363

Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill [Money] (No. 2) [30 Jul 1997]

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Deputy Speaker

4.48 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 364

Column: 365

4.54 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

4.56 pm
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Column: 366

Column: 367

5.1 pm
The Minister for Home Affairs and Devolution, Scottish Office (Mr. Henry McLeish)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hogg

Mr. McLeish

Column: 368

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hogg

Mr. McLeish

Column: 369

Column: 370

Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) [30 Jul 1997]

5.9 pm
The Minister for Home Affairs and Devolution, Scottish Office (Mr. Henry McLeish)

Column: 371

Column: 372

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. McLeish

5.12 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 373

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Ancram

Column: 374

5.18 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 375

5.21 pm
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Hogg

5.25 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 376

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 377

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Salmond

Column: 378

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Salmond

5.33 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 379

5.36 pm
Mr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

5.38 pm
Mr. McLeish

Mr. Godman

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hogg

Mr. McLeish

Column: 380

Mr. Hogg

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Hogg

Mr. McLeish

Column: 381

Orders of the Day [30 Jul 1997]

Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill [30 Jul 1997]

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Hain

Column: 382

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Column: 383

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Smith

Mr. Hain

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Hain

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Hain

Column: 384

Mr. Llew Smith

Mr. Hain

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Hain

Column: 385

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Mr. Hain

Column: 386

6 pm
Mr. Livsey

Mr. Hain

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Hain

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Hain

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Garnier

Column: 387

Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 388

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 389

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)

6.15 pm
Mr. Jenkin

Column: 390

Mr. Hain

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Column: 391

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. John Smith

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Smith

Mr. Gray

Column: 392

Mr. Smith

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Smith

Column: 393

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Smith

6.30 pm
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Evans

Mr. Smith

Column: 394

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Smith

Column: 395

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Smith

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Gray

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Gray

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 396

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Laurence Robertson

Mr. Salmond

Column: 397

6.45 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 398

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Column: 399

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Hogg

Column: 400

Mr. Rhodri Morgan

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Morgan

Column: 401

Mr. Evans

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Evans

7 pm
Mr. Morgan

Column: 402

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Column: 403

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Column: 404

Mr. Anderson

Mr. Hain

Column: 405

7.15 pm
Division No. 75 (Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill) [30 Jul 1997]

Column: 409

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McLeish

Column: 410

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. McLeish

Miss McIntosh

Mr. McLeish

Column: 411

Miss McIntosh

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 412

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 413

Mr. McLeish

7.45 pm
Mr. Ancram

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Ancram

Column: 414

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 415

Column: 416

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

8 pm
Mr. Hogg

Mr. Wallace

Column: 417

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Wallace

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Wallace

Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Column: 418

Mr. Hogg

Mr. McAllion

Column: 419

Division No. 76 (Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill) [30 Jul 1997]

Column: 422

Column: 423

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 424

Closed Circuit Television [30 Jul 1997]

8.26 pm
Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Column: 425

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

Mr. Green

Column: 426

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)

Mr. Green

Column: 427

Mr. Michael

Mr. Green

Column: 428

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

Column: 429

Column: 430

Column: 431

Mr. Green

Mr. Michael

Column: 432


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