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Tuesday 4 Nov 1997

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Column: 95

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Nov 1997]

SCOTLAND [4 Nov 1997]

Criminal Justice System [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Laurence Robertson -- Criminal Justice System [4 Nov 1997]

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

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Godman

Column: 96

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Dewar

Welfare to Work [4 Nov 1997]

Mrs. McKenna -- Welfare to Work [4 Nov 1997]

Column: 97

The Minister for Education and Industry, Scottish Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Mrs. McKenna

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Ernie Ross

Column: 98

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Wilson

Council of Ministers [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Cash -- Council of Ministers [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Cash

Column: 99

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Dewar

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Dewar

Column: 100

Dr. Fox

Mr. Dewar

Local Government Finance [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Gorrie -- Local Government Finance [4 Nov 1997]

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

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 101

Mr. Russell Brown

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Chisholm

Prison Places [4 Nov 1997]

Mrs. Ann Winterton -- Prison Places [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Dewar

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 102

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Browne

Mr. Dewar

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Dewar

Column: 103

Health Service [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Garnier -- Health Service [4 Nov 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Sam Galbraith)

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Galbraith

Skye Bridge [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Charles Kennedy -- Skye Bridge [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Dewar

Column: 104

Local Government Finance [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. McAllion -- Local Government Finance [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Connarty

Column: 105

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Chisholm

Scottish Parliament [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Dalyell -- Scottish Parliament [4 Nov 1997]

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

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Column: 106

Mr. Swayne

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Swinney

Mr. McLeish

Health Trusts [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Donohoe -- Health Trusts [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. Donohoe

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 107

Mrs. Ray Michie

Mr. Galbraith

Scottish Parliament [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Canavan -- Scottish Parliament [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Canavan

Mr. McLeish

Column: 108

HOUSE OF COMMONS [4 Nov 1997]

Modernisation of the House [4 Nov 1997]

Dr. Tony Wright -- Modernisation of the House [4 Nov 1997]

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

Dr. Wright

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Boswell

Mrs. Taylor

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 109

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Tyler

Mrs. Taylor

Speeches (Time Limits) [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Pickthall -- Speeches (Time Limits) [4 Nov 1997]

Mrs. Ann Taylor

Mr. Pickthall

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 110

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mrs. Taylor

Modernisation of the House [4 Nov 1997]

Sir Sydney Chapman -- Modernisation of the House [4 Nov 1997]

Mrs. Ann Taylor

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 111

Mr. Skinner

Mrs. Taylor

Thursday Sittings [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Bennett -- Thursday Sittings [4 Nov 1997]

Mrs. Ann Taylor

Mr. Bennett

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 112

Regional Affairs [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Bill O'Brien -- Regional Affairs [4 Nov 1997]

Mrs. Ann Taylor

Mr. O'Brien

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 111

Column: 113

UN Observers (Iraq) [4 Nov 1997]

3.31 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Madam Speaker

Column: 114

Points of Order [4 Nov 1997]

3.34 pm
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Madam Speaker

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Madam Speaker

Column: 115

Division No. 79 (Corrected Figures) [4 Nov 1997]

Mr. Jones

Madam Speaker

Column: 116

Prohibition of Bull Bars [4 Nov 1997]

3.38 pm
Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Column: 117

Column: 118

Student Finance [4 Nov 1997]

Madam Speaker

3.44 pm
Mr. Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood)

Column: 119

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 120

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 121

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Dorrell

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 122

Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Willis

Mr. John Gunnell (Morley and Rothwell)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 123

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Dorrell

The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 124

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Hon. Members

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 125

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 126

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Dorrell

Column: 127

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Dorrell

4.22 pm
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)

Column: 128

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 129

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 130

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Ian Bruce

Column: 131

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Willis

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Willis

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Willis

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Willis

Column: 132

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 133

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Jones

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. James Wallace

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 134

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 135

4.51 pm
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 136

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Foster

Column: 137

Column: 138

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Foster

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Foster

Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Column: 139

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Hodge

Mr. Foster

Column: 140

5.8 pm
Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

Column: 141

5.14 pm
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Column: 142

Column: 143

5.20 pm
Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)

Column: 144

Column: 145

5.30 pm
Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Column: 146

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Willis

Column: 147

Mr. St. Aubyn

Column: 148

5.40 pm
Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Mr. St. Aubyn

Ms Hodge

Column: 149

Column: 150

Mr. Deputy Speaker

5.50 pm
Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

Column: 151

The Minister for Education and Industry, Scottish Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Mr. Welsh

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Welsh

Column: 152

Column: 153

5.59 pm
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Column: 154

6.5 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 155

Mr. Öpik

Mrs. May

Column: 156

6.12 pm
Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Column: 157

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Dr. Jones

Column: 158

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Dr. Jones

Column: 159

Mr. Deputy Speaker

6.24 pm
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Willis

Mr. Bercow

Column: 160

Column: 161

6.34 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 162

Column: 163

Column: 164

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Ancram

6.46 pm
The Minister for Education and Industry, Scottish Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Column: 165

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Mr. Wilson

Column: 166

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

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Dorrell

Mr. Wilson

Column: 167

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wilson

Column: 168

Division No. 80 (Student Finance) [4 Nov 1997]

Column: 172

Division No. 81 (Student Finance) [4 Nov 1997]

Column: 175

Column: 176

Rural Life [4 Nov 1997]

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

7.32 pm
Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 177

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Jack

Column: 178

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Column: 179

Mr. Jack

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dr. John Cunningham)

Mr. Jack

Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Mr. Jack

Column: 180

Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Mr. Jack

Column: 181

Dr. John Cunningham

Mr. Jack

Column: 182

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Jack

Column: 183

Dr. John Cunningham

Mr. Jack

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. Jack

Column: 184

8.5 pm
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dr. John Cunningham)

Column: 185

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 186

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Jack

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 187

Column: 188

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 189

Mr. Gummer

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Gummer

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Gummer

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 190

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 191

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 192

Mr. Jack

Dr. Cunningham

8.35 pm
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Column: 193

Dr. John Cunningham

Mr. Curry

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Curry

Column: 194

Column: 195

8.43 pm
Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)

Column: 196

Column: 197

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

8.53 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 198

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mr. Tyler

Column: 199

Mr. Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Column: 200

Mr. Tyler

Column: 201

9.10 pm
Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)

Column: 202

Column: 203

Mr. Deputy Speaker

9.20 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 204

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Gummer

Column: 205

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

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Morley

Mr. Gummer

Column: 206

9.29 pm
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Column: 207

9.35 pm
Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 208

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Column: 209

Mr. Yeo

Column: 210

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

Column: 211

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Angela Eagle

Mr. Gummer

Angela Eagle

Column: 212

Mr. Gummer

Angela Eagle

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angela Eagle

Column: 213

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Angela Eagle

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angela Eagle

Mr. Sayeed

Angela Eagle

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Angela Eagle

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)

Division No. 82 (Rural Life) [4 Nov 1997]

Column: 217

Division No. 83 (Rural Life) [4 Nov 1997]

Column: 220

Column: 221

Roads (East Sussex) [4 Nov 1997]

10.28 pm
Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Column: 222

Column: 223

Mr. Charles Wardle (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. Waterson

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden)

Mr. Waterson

Column: 224

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

Column: 225

Column: 226

Mr. Wardle

Ms Jackson

Column: 227

Column: 228

Column: 227


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