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Monday 1 Dec 1997
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Column: 1
Column: 1
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Dr. John Reid)
Mr. Brazier
Column: 2
Dr. Reid
Mr. Edwards
Dr. Reid
Column: 3
The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. George Robertson)
Mrs. Roe
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Savidge
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Martin Bell
Column: 4
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Mr. Robertson
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Spellar)
Mr. Gill
Mr. Spellar
Column: 5
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Spellar
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Spellar
Mr. Gibb
Mr. Spellar
Column: 6
Mr. Michael Jabez Foster
Mr. Spellar
Mr. George Robertson
Mr. Godman
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Syms
Column: 7
Mr. Robertson
Mrs. Gilroy
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Hancock
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Spellar
Column: 8
Jacqui Smith
Mr. Spellar
Mr. Spellar
Mr. Pike
Mr. Spellar
Column: 9
Mr. Viggers
Mr. Spellar
Sir George Young
Mr. Spellar
Mr. George Robertson
Ann Clwyd
Mr. Robertson
Column: 10
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Llew Smith
Mr. Robertson
Sir George Young
Mr. Robertson
Column: 11
Dr. Reid
Mr. Wilkinson
Dr. Reid
Mr. McCabe
Dr. Reid
Dr. Reid
Mr. Robathan
Column: 12
Dr. Reid
Mr. Davidson
Dr. Reid
Mr. Key
Dr. Reid
Dr. Reid
Column: 13
Mrs. Mahon
Dr. Reid
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
Madam Speaker
Mrs. Bottomley
Madam Speaker
Mr. Menzies Campbell
Dr. Reid
Column: 14
Mr. George Robertson
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Robertson
Dr. Julian Lewis
Mr. Robertson
Column: 15
Dr. Reid
Laura Moffatt
Dr. Reid
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)
Column: 16
Ann Clwyd
Mr. Straw
Mr. Burns
Mr. Straw
Mr. Straw
Mr. O'Brien
Column: 17
Mr. Straw
Mr. Sayeed
Mr. Straw
Mr. Robert Sheldon (Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission)
Miss McIntosh
Mr. Sheldon
Column: 18
Dr. Reid
Mr. Waterson
Dr. Reid
Column: 19
3.30 pm
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Madam Speaker
Several hon. Members
Madam Speaker
Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)
Column: 20
Madam Speaker
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Skinner
Madam Speaker
Column: 21
Mr. Skinner
Madam Speaker
Column: 22
Madam Speaker
3.38 pm
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 23
Mr. MacShane
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. MacShane
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 24
Mr. Phil Hope (Corby)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 25
The Minister for Welfare Reform (Mr. Frank Field)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Caroline Flint (Don Valley)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 26
Mrs. Helen Brinton (Peterborough)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 27
Column: 28
Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)
Column: 29
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 30
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Alan Howarth)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. MacShane
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 31
Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Mike Hall
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 32
4.13 pm
The Secretary of State for Social Security and Minister for Women (Ms Harriet Harman)
Column: 33
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)
Ms Harman
Mr. Burns
Ms Harman
Column: 34
Mr. Burns
Ms Harman
Several hon. Members
Ms Harman
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)
Ms Harman
Mrs. Gorman
Ms Harman
Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)
Column: 35
Ms Harman
Mr. Rendel
Ms Harman
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)
Ms Harman
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Ms Harman
Column: 36
Mrs. Anne Campbell
Ms Harman
Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Ms Harman
Mr. Skinner
Ms Harman
Column: 37
Mr. Brazier
Ms Harman
Column: 38
Mr. Duncan Smith
Ms Harman
Mr. Duncan Smith
Ms Harman
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 39
Ms Harman
Mr. Duncan Smith
Ms Harman
Several hon. Members
Ms Harman
Column: 40
Mrs. Gorman
Ms Harman
Mr. Webb
Ms Harman
Mr. Burns
Ms Harman
Column: 41
Mr. Alan Howarth
Ms Harman
Column: 42
Mr. Duncan Smith
Ms Harman
Mr. Duncan Smith
Ms Harman
Column: 43
Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)
Ms Harman
Mr. Gill
Ms Harman
Column: 44
4.54 pm
Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)
Mr. Alan Howarth
Mr. Spring
Column: 45
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)
Mr. Spring
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. Spring
Mr. Hope
Mr. Spring
Column: 46
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mr. Spring
Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)
Mr. Spring
Mr. Burns
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Spring
Column: 47
Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)
Mr. Spring
Column: 48
5.11 pm
Mr. Michael Wills (North Swindon)
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Wills
Column: 49
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wills
Column: 50
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)
Mr. Wills
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Wills
Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
Mr. Wills
Mr. Marsha Singh (Bradford, West)
Mr. Wills
Column: 51
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wills
Mr. Gibb
Mr. Wills
Mr. Gibb
Mr. Wills
Column: 52
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wills
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wills
5.29 pm
Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)
Column: 53
Mr. Wills
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Wills
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Rendel
Column: 54
Jacqui Smith (Redditch)
Mr. Rendel
Column: 55
Column: 56
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Rendel
Column: 57
Mr. Webb
Mr. Rendel
Column: 58
5.52 pm
Caroline Flint (Don Valley)
Column: 59
Mr. Gibb
Caroline Flint
Column: 60
Mr. Letwin
Caroline Flint
Mr. Letwin
Caroline Flint
Column: 61
Mr. Letwin
Caroline Flint
Mr. Webb
Caroline Flint
Column: 62
6.6 pm
Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
Column: 63
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Gibb
Column: 64
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Gibb
6.15 pm
Jacqui Smith (Redditch)
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)
Jacqui Smith
Column: 65
Mr. Webb
Jacqui Smith
Column: 66
6.21 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Column: 67
6.25 pm
Mr. Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)
Mr. Burns
Mr. King
Hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. King
Column: 68
Mr. Letwin
Mr. King
Mr. Webb
Mr. King
Column: 69
6.31 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)
Column: 70
Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)
Mrs. Browning
Caroline Flint
Mrs. Browning
Column: 71
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. John Denham)
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Gorrie
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Andy King
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Alan Howarth
Mrs. Browning
Column: 72
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Mrs. Browning
Column: 73
6.46 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Alan Howarth)
Mr. William Cash (Stone)
Mr. Howarth
Column: 74
Column: 75
Mrs. May
Mr. Howarth
Column: 76
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Howarth
Division No. 101 (Welfare, Pensions and Disabled People) [1 Dec 1997]
Column: 80
Column: 81
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
7.15 pm
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Mr. Redwood
Column: 82
Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)
Mr. Redwood
Column: 83
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)
Mr. Redwood
Column: 84
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)
Mr. Redwood
Column: 85
Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)
Mr. Redwood
Column: 86
Mr. David Prior (North Norfolk)
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 87
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)
Mr. Redwood
Column: 88
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)
Column: 89
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Redwood
Column: 90
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Redwood
Column: 91
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Miller
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Miller
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Gordon Prentice
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Prentice
Column: 92
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Prentice
Mr. Redwood
Column: 93
The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs (Mr. Nigel Griffiths)
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Mr. Redwood
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Redwood
7.57 pm
The President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Column: 94
Mr. Bercow
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Bercow
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 95
Mr. Nigel Griffiths
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Redwood
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 96
Mr. Bercow
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 97
Column: 98
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 99
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Column: 100
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Redwood
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
8.21 pm
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Column: 101
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. Bercow
Column: 102
Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, Central)
Mr. Bercow
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Mr. Bercow
Column: 103
Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)
Mr. Bercow
Column: 104
Mr. Wilkinson
Mr. Bercow
Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)
Mr. Bercow
Dr. Whitehead
Mr. Bercow
Column: 105
Mr. Borrow
Mr. Bercow
8.40 pm
Mr. George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent, South)
Column: 106
Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)
Mr. Stevenson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Stevenson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Stevenson
Column: 107
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. Stevenson
Mr. Borrow
Mr. Stevenson
Column: 108
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)
Mr. Stevenson
Column: 109
8.56 pm
Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)
Column: 110
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. Chidgey
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Chidgey
Column: 111
Mr. Lansley
Mr. Chidgey
Mr. Lansley
Mr. Chidgey
Column: 112
Column: 113
9.11 pm
Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Davies
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Davies
Mr. Lansley
Column: 114
Mr. Davies
Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)
Mr. Davies
Several hon. Members
Mr. Davies
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Davies
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Mr. Davies
Column: 115
Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)
Mr. Davies
9.21 pm
Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)
Column: 116
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Ruffley
Mr. Borrow
Mr. Ruffley
Column: 117
Mr. Loughton
Mr. Ruffley
Mr. Geraint Davies
Mr. Ruffley
9.29 pm
Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)
Column: 118
Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)
Mr. Fallon
Column: 119
Mr. Ian Bruce
Madam Speaker
Mr. Fallon
Mr. Stevenson
Mr. Fallon
Column: 120
Column: 121
9.44 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr. Ian McCartney)
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. McCartney
Mr. Bruce
Mr. McCartney
Column: 122
Mr. Bruce
Madam Speaker
Mr. McCartney
Madam Speaker
Mr. McCartney
Column: 123
Column: 124
Mr. Bercow
Madam Speaker
Mr. McCartney
Mr. Ian Bruce
Madam Speaker
Mr. McCartney
Column: 125
Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)
Division No. 102 (Burdens on Business) [1 Dec 1997]
Column: 128
Column: 129
Column: 130
10.14 pm
Mr. Brian Sedgemore (Hackney, South and Shoreditch)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Sedgemore
Column: 131
Column: 132
Column: 133
10.24 pm
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)
Column: 134
10.29 pm
The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Byers)
Column: 135
Column: 136
Column: 137
Column: 138