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Monday 8 Dec 1997
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Column: 649
The Minister for Sport (Mr. Tony Banks)
Mr. Skinner
Mr. Banks
Column: 650
Mr. Spring
Mr. Banks
The Minister for Film and Tourism (Mr. Tom Clarke)
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Corbett
Column: 651
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Fearn
Mr. Clarke
Mrs. Betty Williams
Mr. Clarke
Column: 652
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Chris Smith)
Mr. Loughton
Mr. Smith
Mr. Sheldon
Mr. Smith
Sir Sydney Chapman
Column: 653
Mr. Smith
Dr. Iddon
Mr. Smith
Mr. Maude
Mr. Smith
Mr. Banks
Column: 654
Mr. Michie
Mr. Banks
Mrs. May
Mr. Banks
Mr. Alan Keen
Column: 655
Mr. Banks
Mr. Chris Smith
Mr. Fraser
Mr. Smith
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Mr. Smith
Mr. Hawkins
Column: 656
Mr. Smith
Mr. Dafis
Mr. Smith
Mr. Chris Smith
Mr. O'Brien
Mr. Smith
Column: 657
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
Mr. Smith
Mr. Maude
Mr. Smith
Column: 658
Mr. Tom Clarke
Mr. Ennis
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Foster
Mr. Clarke
Column: 659
Mr. Brady
Mr. Clarke
The Minister without Portfolio (Mr. Peter Mandelson)
Mr. Simpson
Mr. Mandelson
Mr. Timms
Column: 660
Mr. Mandelson
Mr. Maclennan
Mr. Mandelson
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Mandelson
Mr. Maude
Column: 661
Mr. Mandelson
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)
Mr. Prentice
Mr. Hoon
Column: 662
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Dismore
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. Hoon
Column: 663
Mr. Gareth Thomas
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Garnier
Column: 664
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Tipping
Column: 665
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Pickthall
Mr. Hoon
Column: 666
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Hoon
Column: 667
3.34 pm
Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Several hon. Members
Madam Speaker
Column: 668
Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)
Column: 669
Madam Speaker
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)
Column: 670
Madam Speaker
Column: 671
Madam Speaker
3.44 pm
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Ron Davies)
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)
Mr. Davies
Column: 672
Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)
Mr. Davies
Column: 673
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Davies
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)
Mr. Davies
Column: 674
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Column: 675
Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)
Mr. Davies
Column: 676
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Davies
Column: 677
Dr. John Marek (Wrexham)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)
Mr. Davies
Column: 678
Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)
Mr. Davies
Column: 679
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Column: 680
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)
Mr. Davies
Column: 681
Madam Speaker
Mr. Davies
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
Mr. Davies
Column: 682
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Davies
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Davies
Column: 683
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
Mr. Davies
Column: 684
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Dafis
Mr. Davies
Column: 685
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Column: 686
4.36 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Ancram
Column: 687
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Win Griffiths)
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Ancram
Column: 688
Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)
Mr. Ancram
Column: 689
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Rhodri Morgan
Mr. Ancram
Column: 690
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Ancram
Column: 691
Mr. Davies
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Donald Anderson
Mr. Ancram
Column: 692
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Ancram
Column: 693
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Ancram
Column: 694
Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)
Mr. Ancram
Column: 695
Column: 696
Column: 697
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Davies
Mr. Ancram
Column: 698
5.15 pm
Sir Raymond Powell (Ogmore)
Mr. Rogers
Sir Raymond Powell
Column: 699
Mr. Rogers
Sir Raymond Powell
Column: 700
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Sir Raymond Powell
Column: 701
Mr. Gareth Thomas
Sir Raymond Powell
Column: 702
5.36 pm
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Wigley
Column: 703
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wigley
Dr. Julian Lewis
Mr. Wigley
Column: 704
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Wigley
Column: 705
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Wigley
Column: 706
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Mr. Wigley
Column: 707
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Jenkin
Column: 708
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Wigley
Column: 709
Column: 710
6.7 pm
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)
Column: 711
Dr. Julian Lewis
Mr. Anderson
Column: 712
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Jenkin
Column: 713
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Anderson
Column: 714
Column: 715
6.31 pm
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Column: 716
Dr. Julian Lewis
Mr. Livsey
Column: 717
Mr. Ron Davies
Column: 718
Mr. Livsey
Column: 719
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Ron Davies
Column: 720
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Ron Davies
Column: 721
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Syms
Mr. Livsey
Column: 722
7.1 pm
Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)
Column: 723
Column: 724
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Morgan
Column: 725
Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)
Mr. Morgan
Column: 726
Column: 727
Column: 728
Column: 729
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Swayne
Column: 730
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Evans
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Evans
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Llwyd
Mr. Morgan
Column: 731
Several hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
7.37 pm
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)
Column: 732
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Syms
Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)
Mr. Syms
Column: 733
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Syms
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 734
Mr. Syms
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Syms
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Syms
Column: 735
7.51 pm
Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Jones
Column: 736
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Jones
Column: 737
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Jones
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mr. Jones
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Jones
Column: 738
8.2 pm
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Column: 739
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Swayne
Column: 740
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)
Column: 741
Mr. Swayne
8.16 pm
Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)
Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)
Mr. Hanson
Column: 742
Column: 743
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Hanson
Column: 744
Mr. Evans
Mr. Hanson
Column: 745
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Hanson
Column: 746
8.35 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mr. Martyn Jones
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Jones
Column: 747
Mr. Letwin
Column: 748
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Letwin
Column: 749
8.47 pm
Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)
Column: 750
Mr. Hain
Mrs. Williams
Mr. Evans
Mrs. Williams
Column: 751
8.56 pm
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
Column: 752
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Öpik
Dr. Marek
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Ron Davies
Column: 753
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Rhodri Morgan
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Hain
Mr. Öpik
Column: 754
Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Ron Davies
Column: 755
Mr. Öpik
Several hon. Members
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Öpik
Column: 756
Dr. Julian Lewis
Mr. Öpik
Dr. Lewis
Mr. Öpik
Column: 757
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Öpik
Column: 758
Mr. Donald Anderson
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Hain
Column: 759
Mr. Öpik
Column: 760
Mr. Evans
Mr. Öpik
9.31 pm
Mr. Martin Caton (Gower)
Column: 761
Dr. Julian Lewis
Mr. Caton
Mr. Donald Anderson
Mr. Caton
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Mr. Caton
Mr. Bottomley
Mr. Nick Ainger (West Carmarthen and South Pembrokeshire)
Mr. Bottomley
Column: 762
Mr. Caton
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Caton
Mr. Gareth Thomas
Mr. Caton
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Caton
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)
Column: 763
Mr. Caton
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Caton
Mr. Hain
Mr. Caton
Mr. Donald Anderson
Mr. Caton
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Caton
Column: 764
Mr. Win Griffiths
Mr. Caton
Mr. Ron Davies
Column: 765
Mr. Caton
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Caton
Mr. Ron Davies
Column: 766
Mr. Caton
Mr. Hain
Mr. Peter Bottomley
Column: 767
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hain
Mr. Caton
Column: 768
Column: 769
10 pm
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)
Column: 770
Column: 771
Column: 772
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Nick Raynsford)
Column: 773
Column: 774
Column: 775
Column: 776
Dr. Fox
Mr. Raynsford
Dr. Fox
Mr. Raynsford