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Column: 483

Madam Speaker

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Jan 1998]

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT [29 Jan 1998]

Student Loans [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Chidgey -- Student Loans [29 Jan 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mr. Chidgey

Dr. Howells

Column: 484

Mr. Gordon Marsden

Dr. Howells

Mr. St. Aubyn

Dr. Howells

University for Industry [29 Jan 1998]

Dr. Whitehead -- University for Industry [29 Jan 1998]

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

Dr. Whitehead

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 485

Higher Education Reform [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Garnier -- Higher Education Reform [29 Jan 1998]

Dr. Howells

Mr. Garnier

Dr. Howells

Mr. Bradshaw

Dr. Howells

Mr. Don Foster

Dr. Howells

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Column: 486

Dr. Howells

Mr. Welsh

Dr. Howells

Mr. Dorrell

Dr. Howells

Qualifications [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Rendel -- Qualifications [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Rendel

Column: 487

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Blunkett

Training and Enterprise Councils [29 Jan 1998]

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley -- Training and Enterprise Councils [29 Jan 1998]

Dr. Howells

Mrs. Bottomley

Dr. Howells

Column: 488

Mr. Derek Foster

Dr. Howells

Mr. Keetch

Dr. Howells

New Deal Pathfinders [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Dawson -- New Deal Pathfinders [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Dawson

Column: 489

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Blunkett

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Willetts

Column: 490

Mr. Blunkett

Welfare to Work [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. McAllion -- Welfare to Work [29 Jan 1998]

The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Disability Rights (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Smith

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Smith

Column: 491

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Smith

National Curriculum [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Fearn -- National Curriculum [29 Jan 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Estelle Morris)

Mr. Fearn

Ms Morris

Helen Jones

Ms Morris

Column: 492

Mr. Dorrell

Ms Morris

Mr. Dorrell

Ms Morris

School Attendance [29 Jan 1998]

Dr. Stoate -- School Attendance [29 Jan 1998]

Ms Estelle Morris

Dr. Stoate

Ms Morris

Column: 493

Mr. Paterson

Ms Morris

School Security [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Edwards -- School Security [29 Jan 1998]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Byers

Mr. Edwards

Column: 494

Mr. Byers

Mr. Evans

Mr. Byers

Mr. Drew

Mr. Byers

School Repairs (Lewes) [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Baker -- School Repairs (Lewes) [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Byers

Mr. Baker

Column: 495

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Byers

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Byers

Out-of-school Child Care Initiative [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Gapes -- Out-of-school Child Care Initiative [29 Jan 1998]

Column: 496

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Alan Howarth)

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Howarth

New Deal Pathfinder (Black Country) [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Cranston -- New Deal Pathfinder (Black Country) [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Andrew Smith

Mr. Cranston

Mr. Smith

Mr. Baldry

Column: 497

Mr. Smith

Special Needs [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Paul Clark -- Special Needs [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Alan Howarth

Mr. Clark

Mr. Howarth

Column: 498

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Allan

Mr. Howarth

Column: 499

Regional Aid [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Barnes -- Regional Aid [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Andrew Smith

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Smith

Literacy and Numeracy [29 Jan 1998]

Mr. Ivan Lewis -- Literacy and Numeracy [29 Jan 1998]

Column: 500

Mr. Llwyd -- Literacy and Numeracy [29 Jan 1998]

Ms Estelle Morris

Mr. Lewis

Ms Morris

Mr. Llwyd

Ms Morris

Column: 501

Bloody Sunday [29 Jan 1998]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 502

Column: 503

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Column: 504

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Hume (Foyle)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 505

The Prime Minister

Sir Edward Heath (Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Column: 506

The Prime Minister

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

The Prime Minister

Column: 507

Mr. Roger Stott (Wigan)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Temple-Morris (Leominster)

Column: 508

The Prime Minister

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 509

The Prime Minister

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

The Prime Minister

Column: 510

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

The Prime Minister

Column: 511

Mr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 512

The Prime Minister

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

The Prime Minister

Column: 513

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

The Prime Minister

Column: 514

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 515

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

The Prime Minister

Column: 516

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

The Prime Minister

Column: 517

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

Column: 518

Business of the House [29 Jan 1998]

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

Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)

Column: 519

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 520

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 521

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 522

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Taylor

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 523

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mrs. Taylor

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Column: 524

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 525

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 526

Mrs. Taylor

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mrs. Taylor

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mrs. Taylor

Column: 527

Points of Order [29 Jan 1998]

5.2 pm
The Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Page

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Wilkinson

Madam Speaker

Mr. Wilkinson

Madam Speaker

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 528

Madam Speaker

Mr. Wilkinson

Madam Speaker

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Skinner

Madam Speaker

Column: 529

Orders of the Day [29 Jan 1998]

Scotland Bill [29 Jan 1998]

5.6 pm
Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 530

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 531

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. Ancram

5.15 pm
Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 532

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Salmond

Column: 533

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Salmond

Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Column: 534

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McAllion

Column: 535

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mr. McAllion

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Column: 536

5.30 pm

Column: 537

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Column: 538

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

Column: 539

Mr. Connarty

Column: 540

M. McLeish

5.45 pm

Column: 541

Mr. Gorrie

Column: 542

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 543

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Ewing

Column: 544

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Connarty

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Connarty

Column: 545

6 pm
Mrs. Ewing

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Mrs. Ewing

Column: 546

Mr. Ancram

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Eric Clarke (Midlothian)

Mrs. Ewing

Column: 547

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Dalyell

Mrs. Ray Michie

Column: 548

Mrs. Ewing

Mrs. Michie

Mr. Ancram

6.15 pm
Mrs. Michie

Mrs. Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Mrs. Michie

Column: 549

Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth)

Mrs. Michie

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Mrs. Michie

Mrs. McKenna

Column: 550

Mr. Eric Clarke

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Clarke

Column: 551

Mr. Grieve

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Grieve

6.30 pm
Mr. McLeish

Column: 552

Mrs. Ewing

Column: 553

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Column: 554

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Mr. McLeish

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 555

6.45 pm
Mrs. Ray Michie

Column: 556

Mr. McLeish

Mrs. Michie

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Salmond

Column: 557

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Canavan

Mr. McLeish

Column: 558

Mr. Wallace

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Grieve

Mr. McLeish

The Chairman

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

The Chairman

Mr. Morgan

Column: 559

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Salmond

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

7 pm
Mrs. Ewing

Column: 560

Column: 561

Mr. Dalyell

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

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Column: 562

Mrs. McKenna

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. McLeish

Column: 563

7.15 pm
Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Dewar

Mrs. Ewing

Column: 564

Dr. Fox

Mrs. Ewing

Dr. Fox

The Chairman

Dr. Fox

Column: 565

Mr. Canavan

Dr. Fox

Mr. Salmond

Dr. Fox

Column: 566

Mr. Dalyell

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 567

7.30 pm
Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Galloway

Column: 568

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Galloway

Dr. Fox

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Galloway

Column: 569

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Dr. Fox

Mr. McLeish

Column: 570

Dr. Fox

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 571

Mr. McLeish

7.45 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 572

Column: 573

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 574

Mr. Canavan

Column: 575

Mr. Jenkin

8 pm
Mr. Canavan

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Canavan

Column: 576

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. Canavan

Column: 577

Column: 578

Ms Roseanna Cunningham

8.15 pm
Mr. Grieve

Column: 579

Ms Cunningham

Column: 580

Mr. McAllion

Ms Cunningham

Mr. McAllion

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. McAllion

Column: 581

Mr. Salmond

Mr. McAllion

Column: 582

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Swinney

8.30 pm
Mr. McAllion

Mr. Wallace

Mr. McAllion

Column: 583

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Grieve

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Hayes

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Hayes

Hon. Members

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. McAllion

Column: 584

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Swinney

Mr. McAllion

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Grieve

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Canavan

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. McAllion

Column: 585

Mr. Wallace

Column: 586

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Wallace

Column: 587

8.45 pm
Mr. Dalyell

Column: 588

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 589

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Ancram

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 590

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Canavan

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Wallace

Mr. McLeish

Ms Roseanna Cunningham

Mr. McLeish

Column: 591

Mr. Salmond

Mr. McLeish

9 pm

Column: 592

Mr. Salmond

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Swinney

Mr. McLeish

Mr. McAllion

Column: 593

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Swinney

Mr. McLeish

Column: 594

Mr. Wallace

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 595

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Salmond

Mr. McLeish

Column: 596

Mr. Swinney

Mr. McLeish

9.15 pm
Mr. Dalyell

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Column: 597

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 598

Column: 599

Division No. 144 (Scotland Bill) [29 Jan 1998]

Column: 601

Mr. Wallace

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Wallace

Column: 602

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Salmond

Column: 603

9.45 pm
Dr. Fox

Mrs. Fyfe

Column: 604

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Dewar

Column: 605

Mr. Salmond

Column: 606

Mr. Dewar

Column: 607

Column: 608

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 609

Fireworks Bill [Money] [29 Jan 1998]

10.6 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Column: 610

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Column: 611

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Mr. Forth

Column: 612

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

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 613

Stoke Mandeville Hospital [29 Jan 1998]

10.21 pm
Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Column: 614

Mr. Brian White (Milton Keynes, North-East)

Mr. Lidington

Column: 615

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)

Mr. Lidington

Column: 616

10.36 pm
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

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

Mr. Bercow

Column: 617

10.39 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Column: 618

Column: 619

Column: 620


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