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Thursday 31 Jul 1997

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Column: 433

Oral Answers to Questions [31 Jul 1997]

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [31 Jul 1997]

Utilities Standing Charges [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Heppell -- Utilities Standing Charges [31 Jul 1997]

The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs (Mr. Nigel Griffiths)

Mr. Heppell

Mr. Griffiths

Computers (Century Date Change) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Singh -- Computers (Century Date Change) [31 Jul 1997]

The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mrs. Barbara Roche)

Column: 434

Mr. Singh

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Ian Taylor

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster

Mrs. Roche

Column: 435

Minister for Trade and Competitiveness in Europe [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Clappison -- Minister for Trade and Competitiveness in Europe [31 Jul 1997]

The President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)

Mr. Clappison

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Winnick

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Harvey

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 436

Mr. Redwood

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Redwood

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 437

Scientific Advice [31 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Mahon -- Scientific Advice [31 Jul 1997]

The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)

Mrs. Mahon

Mr. Battle

Mr. Bercow

Madam Speaker

Mr. Battle

Mr. Alasdair Morgan

Column: 438

Mr. Battle

Mr. Baker

Mr. Battle

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Battle

Higher Education [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Dawson -- Higher Education [31 Jul 1997]

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Column: 439

Mr. Dawson

Mr. McCartney

Mrs. May

Mr. McCartney

Science, Engineering and Technology (Women) [31 Jul 1997]

Dr. Lynne Jones -- Science, Engineering and Technology (Women) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Battle

Column: 440

Dr. Jones

Mr. Battle

Mrs. Ann Winterton

Mr. Battle

Madam Speaker

Beer Measures [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Ronnie Campbell -- Beer Measures [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 441

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Madam Speaker

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Griffiths

Motor Vehicles (Recycling) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Bennett -- Motor Vehicles (Recycling) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Bennett

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Griffiths

Small Businesses (Interest on Debt) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Spring -- Small Businesses (Interest on Debt) [31 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Spring

Column: 442

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Olner

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Fallon

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Breed

Column: 443

Mrs. Roche

Small Businesses (Information Technology) [31 Jul 1997]

Dr. Gibson -- Small Businesses (Information Technology) [31 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Roche

Dr. Gibson

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Paterson

Mrs. Roche

Regional Aid [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Beith -- Regional Aid [31 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 444

Mr. Beith

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gunnell

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Reed

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 445

Mr. Andrew George -- Regional Aid [31 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. George

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mrs. Beckett

Miss McIntosh

Column: 446

Mrs. Beckett

Libya (Trade Missions) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Dalyell -- Libya (Trade Missions) [31 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Dalyell

Mrs. Roche

Mr. Baldry

Mrs. Roche

Column: 447

Lloyd's of London [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Cousins -- Lloyd's of London [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Ian McCartney

Mr. Cousins

Mr. McCartney

Bus Services (Scotland) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Galloway -- Bus Services (Scotland) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Galloway

Column: 448

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Gray

Mr. Griffiths

Electricity Markets (Liberalisation) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Jenkin -- Electricity Markets (Liberalisation) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Battle

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Battle

Column: 449

Research and Technology Organisations (Tax Status) [31 Jul 1997]

Dr. Cable -- Research and Technology Organisations (Tax Status) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Battle

Dr. Cable

Mr. Battle

Mr. Ian Bruce

Column: 450

Mr. Battle

Mains Gas (Doorstep Selling) [31 Jul 1997]

Mrs. Gilroy -- Mains Gas (Doorstep Selling) [31 Jul 1997]

Mr. Battle

Mrs. Gilroy

Mr. Battle

Column: 449

Column: 451

Madam Speaker's Statement [31 Jul 1997]

3.30 pm
Madam Speaker

Column: 452

Points of Order [31 Jul 1997]

3.31 pm
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 453

Madam Speaker

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Madam Speaker

Column: 454

Caledonian MacBrayne [31 Jul 1997]

3.36 pm
Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 455

Madam Speaker

Column: 456

Scottish Devolution [31 Jul 1997]

3.39 pm
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Donald Dewar)

Hon. Members

Mr. Dewar

Column: 457

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Dewar

Column: 458

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 459

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 460

Mr. Dewar

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 461

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Bruce

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dewar

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dewar

Column: 462

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

Mr. Dewar

Column: 463

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Dewar

Dr. Fox

Mr. Dewar

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 464

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Dewar

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 465

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 466

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Dewar

Column: 467

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 468

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Dewar

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dewar

Column: 469

Column: 470

Royal Assent [31 Jul 1997]

Madam Speaker

Column: 471

Scottish Devolution [31 Jul 1997]

4.31 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 472

Dr. Lynda Clark (Edinburgh, Pentlands)

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

Dr. Clark

Mr. Ancram

Column: 473

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 474

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 475

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Ancram

Column: 476

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Ancram

Column: 477

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Dewar

Column: 478

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Ancram

Column: 479

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Ancram

4.59 pm
Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. Michie

Column: 480

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mrs. Michie

Mr. Dalyell

Mrs. Michie

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. Michie

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. Michie

Column: 481

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Michie

Mr. Godman

Mrs. Michie

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mrs. Michie

Column: 482

Mrs. Fyfe

Mrs. Michie

Column: 483

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

Dr. Fox

Mrs. Michie

Dr. Fox

Mrs. Michie

Column: 484

Mr. Laurence Robertson

Mrs. Michie

5.22 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 485

Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 486

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 487

Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 488

5.39 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Forth

Mr. James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston)

Mr. Forth

Column: 489

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Gray

Mr. Forth

Column: 490

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Forth

Ms Squire

Mr. Forth

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Forth

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Forth

Column: 491

5.53 pm
Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mrs. Laing

Ms Squire

Mrs. Laing

Column: 492

Ms Squire

Sir Robert Smith

Ms Squire

Mr. Grieve

Ms Squire

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Ms Squire

Mr. Swayne

Ms Squire

Column: 493

Mr. Grieve

Ms Squire

Column: 494

Mr. Gray

Ms Squire

Column: 495

6.10 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Salmond

Column: 496

Mr. Forth

Mr. Salmond

Column: 497

Column: 498

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Salmond

Dr. Fox

Mr. Salmond

Column: 499

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Salmond

Column: 500

Column: 501

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Salmond

Several hon. Members

Mr. Salmond

Column: 502

6.39 pm
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Column: 503

Mr. Grieve

Mrs. Fyfe

Column: 504

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Swinney

Mrs. Fyfe

Column: 505

Mr. Dalyell

Mrs. Fyfe

6.51 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 506

Column: 507

Column: 508

Mr. Salmond

Column: 509

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Leigh

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

Column: 510

Column: 511

Mr. Cash

Mr. Godman

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Godman

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Godman

Column: 512

Column: 513

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Godman

7.27 pm
Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)

Column: 514

Mr. Gray

Mr. Day

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Day

Column: 515

Column: 516

7.42 pm
Dr. Lynda Clark (Edinburgh, Pentlands)

Mr. Grieve

Dr. Clark

Column: 517

Column: 518

7.49 pm
Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Column: 519

Column: 520

7.58 pm
Mrs. Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Column: 521

Mr. Swayne

Mrs. McKenna

Column: 522

Mr. Dalyell

Mrs. McKenna

Column: 523

8.9 pm
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 524

Mr. Sayeed

Column: 525

8.20 pm
Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Savidge

Column: 526

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Mr. Savidge

Mrs. Ewing

Column: 527

Mr. Savidge

Column: 528

8.33 pm
Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Column: 529

Mr. Day

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Swinney

Column: 530

Mr. Gorrie

Dr. Fox

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Gorrie

8.43 pm
Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Column: 531

Column: 532

Mr. Day

Mr. McAllion

Column: 533

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McAllion

Column: 534

Mr. Swinney

Column: 535

Mr. McAllion

Column: 536

Column: 537

Column: 538

9.9 pm
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Gray

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Gray

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

Mr. Gray

Column: 539

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Gray

Column: 540

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Gray

Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth)

Mr. Gray

Column: 541

9.21 pm
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Column: 542

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Howarth

Column: 543

9.27 pm
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 544

9.30 pm
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Dalyell

Dr. Fox

Column: 545

Mr. Flynn

Dr. Fox

Mr. Flynn

Dr. Fox

Column: 546

Mr. Salmond

Dr. Fox

Column: 547

Mr. Swinney

Dr. Fox

Column: 548

Mr. Dewar

Dr. Fox

Mr. Salmond

Dr. Fox

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Deputy Speaker

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

Column: 549

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Column: 550

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McLeish

Column: 551

Mr. Forth

Mr. McLeish

Column: 552

Column: 553

Tolls [31 Jul 1997]

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

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

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

Mr. Kennedy

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 554

Engineering Industry [31 Jul 1997]

10.2 pm
Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Column: 555

Column: 556

Column: 557

Column: 558

Column: 559

10.21 pm
The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)

Column: 560

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Column: 561

Mr. Battle

Column: 562

Column: 561


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