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Wednesday 4 Feb 1998
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Column: 959
9.34 am
Mrs. Diana Organ (Forest of Dean)
Column: 960
Column: 961
Column: 962
Column: 963
Ms Tess Kingham (Gloucester)
Mrs. Organ
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
Mrs. Organ
Column: 964
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)
Mrs. Organ
Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)
Mrs. Organ
Column: 965
9.57 am
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)
Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)
Mr. Clark
Column: 966
10.2 am
Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)
Mr. Alan Clark
Mr. Hurst
Column: 967
Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)
Mr. Hurst
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)
Mr. Hurst
Column: 968
Mr. Burnett
Mr. Hurst
Several hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Column: 969
10.13 am
Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)
Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)
Column: 970
Mr. George
Mr. Öpik
Mr. George
Column: 971
Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne)
Mr. George
Column: 972
10.25 am
Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)
Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)
Column: 973
Mr. Pickthall
Dan Norris (Wansdyke)
Mr. Pickthall
Column: 974
Mr. Drew
Mr. Pickthall
Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)
Mr. Pickthall
Column: 975
Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)
Mr. Pickthall
Column: 976
10.39 am
Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)
Mr. Burnett
Mr. Steen
Mr. Peter Bradley
Mr. Steen
Column: 977
Column: 978
10.46 am
Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)
Mr. Burnett
Mr. Day
Column: 979
10.50 am
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Angela Eagle)
Mr. Day
Angela Eagle
Column: 980
Mr. Drew
Angela Eagle
Column: 981
Column: 982
10.59 am
Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)
Column: 983
Column: 984
Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)
Mr. Soames
Column: 985
Mr. Nigel Jones (Cheltenham)
Mr. Soames
Column: 986
Column: 987
Column: 988
11.23 am
Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)
Column: 989
Column: 990
11.33 am
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)
Column: 991
Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)
Column: 992
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Clappison
Column: 993
11.43 am
Mr. Mike Gapes
Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)
Mr. Gapes
Column: 994
Column: 995
11.54 am
Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)
Dr. Tonge
Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)
Dr. Tonge
Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)
Dr. Tonge
Column: 996
Mr. Dismore
Dr. Tonge
12 noon
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)
Column: 997
Mr. Caplin
Mr. Gerrard
Column: 998
12.8 pm
Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)
12.10 pm
Mr. David Faber (Westbury)
Column: 999
Column: 1000
Column: 1001
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Derek Fatchett)
Mr. Faber
Column: 1002
12.20 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Derek Fatchett)
Column: 1003
Column: 1004
Column: 1005
12.30 pm
Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
Column: 1006
Column: 1007
Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)
Column: 1008
Mr. Smith
12.48 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Spellar)
Column: 1009
Column: 1010
Mr. Llew Smith
Mr. Spellar
Column: 1011
Mr. Llew Smith
Mr. Spellar
Column: 1012
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 1013
1 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Tony McNulty (Harrow, East)
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Mr. McNulty
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 1014
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)
Column: 1015
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Caroline Flint (Don Valley)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Hon. Members
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1016
1.8 pm
Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Several hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Column: 1017
Several hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Caplin
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Dr. Turner
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Mr. Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 1018
Mr. King
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Mr. Charles Clarke (Norwich, South)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Caroline Flint
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Howard
Column: 1019
1.18 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Derek Fatchett)
Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)
Mr. Fatchett
Column: 1020
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)
Mr. Fatchett
Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)
Mr. Fatchett
Column: 1021
Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)
Mr. Fatchett
Column: 1022
Several hon. Members
Mr. Fatchett
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 1023
1.30 pm
Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)
Column: 1024
Column: 1025
1.40 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Paul Boateng)
Column: 1026
Column: 1027
Column: 1028
Column: 1029
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Dr. David Clark)
Mr. Bruce
Dr. Clark
Column: 1030
Mr. Sutcliffe
Dr. Clark
Mr. David Atkinson
Dr. Clark
Mr. Miller
Dr. Clark
Mrs. Gillan
Column: 1031
Dr. Clark
The Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)
Mr. McNulty
Mr. Kilfoyle
Column: 1032
Dr. David Clark
Mrs. Mahon
Dr. Clark
Dr. Julian Lewis
Dr. Clark
Column: 1033
Mr. Kilfoyle
Mr. Chapman
Mr. Kilfoyle
Mr. Ruffley
Mr. Kilfoyle
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Kilfoyle
Column: 1034
Dr. David Clark
Mr. Paterson
Dr. Clark
Ms Abbott
Dr. Clark
Mr. Kilfoyle
Mr. Burns
Column: 1035
Mr. Kilfoyle
Dr. David Clark
Mr. Pike
Dr. Clark
Madam Speaker
Mr. Fabricant
Column: 1036
Dr. Clark
Mr. Kilfoyle
Mr. Flight
Mr. Kilfoyle
Mr. Kilfoyle
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Kilfoyle
Column: 1037
Dr. Clark
Ann Clwyd
Dr. Clark
Madam Speaker
Dr. Clark
Mr. Maclennan
Dr. Clark
Column: 1038
Dr. David Clark
Mr. Dalyell
Dr. Clark
Madam Speaker
Dr. Clark
Dr. David Clark
Mr. Sheerman
Dr. Clark
Column: 1039
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)
Mr. Sanders
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
Column: 1040
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Ms Ryan
The Prime Minister
Column: 1041
Mr. Ashdown
The Prime Minister
Mr. Sedgemore
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 1042
Mr. Connarty
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 1043
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Hon. Members
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
Column: 1044
The Prime Minister
Mr. Paterson
Madam Speaker
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 1045
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hesford
The Prime Minister
Column: 1046
The Prime Minister
Mrs. May
The Prime Minister
Column: 1047
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Mr. Atkinson
Column: 1048
The Prime Minister
Column: 1049
3.32 pm
Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Chris Smith)
Column: 1050
Mr. Maude
Column: 1051
Mr. Smith
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)
Column: 1052
Mr. Smith
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West)
Column: 1053
Mr. Smith
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)
Column: 1054
Mr. Smith
Mr. Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Column: 1055
Mr. Smith
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)
Mr. Smith
Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)
Column: 1056
Mr. Smith
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)
Column: 1057
Mr. Smith
Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)
Mr. Smith
Ms Claire Ward (Watford)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)
Column: 1058
Mr. Smith
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Christopher Fraser (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)
Mr. Smith
Column: 1059
Mr. Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)
Mr. Smith
Column: 1060
4.9 pm
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)
Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole)
Madam Speaker
Column: 1061
Column: 1062
4.13 pm
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)
Column: 1063
Column: 1064
Column: 1065
4.23 pm
The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Alun Michael)
Column: 1066
Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)
Mr. Michael
Column: 1067
Column: 1068
Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)
Column: 1069
Mr. Michael
Column: 1070
Column: 1071
4.47 pm
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)
Column: 1072
Mr. Michael
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Michael
Mr. Greenway
Column: 1073
Mr. Michael
Mr. Greenway
Column: 1074
Mr. Hancock
Mr. Greenway
Column: 1075
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Michael
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Michael
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Michael
Mr. Greenway
Column: 1076
Mr. Michael
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole)
Mr. Greenway
Column: 1077
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
5.11 pm
Gillian Merron (Lincoln)
Column: 1078
Column: 1079
5.19 pm
Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)
Column: 1080
Mr. Hancock
Mr. Hunter
Column: 1081
5.27 pm
Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole)
Column: 1082
5.33 pm
Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)
Column: 1083
Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)
Mr. Allan
Column: 1084
Column: 1085
5.40 pm
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)
Column: 1086
5.44 pm
Mr. Michael
Column: 1087
Column: 1088
Column: 1089
Column: 1090
Column: 1091
5.55 pm
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1092
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)
Column: 1093
Mr. Ingram
Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1094
Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)
Column: 1095
Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)
Mr. Moss
6.15 pm
Column: 1096
Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)
Column: 1097
Mr. Moss
Mr. McGrady
Column: 1098
6.30 pm
Mr. Ingram
Mr. McGrady
Mr. Robert McCartney
Mr. McGrady
Mr. McCartney
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. McGrady
Mr. McCartney
Column: 1099
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. McGrady
Rev. Ian Paisley
Column: 1100
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Rev. Ian Paisley
Column: 1101
6.45 pm
Mr. Ingram
Rev. Ian Paisley
Column: 1102
Column: 1103
Mr. Robert McCartney
Column: 1104
7 pm
Column: 1105
Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)
Column: 1106
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)
Mr. Thompson
Shona McIsaac
Mr. William Ross
Column: 1107
Shona McIsaac
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)
Shona McIsaac
7.15 pm
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
Column: 1108
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. Öpik
Mr. William Ross
Column: 1109
Column: 1110
Mr. Moss
Mr. Ross
7.30 pm
Column: 1111
Column: 1112
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1113
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1114
7.45 pm
Mr. McGrady
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1115
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1116
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1117
8 pm
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1118
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 1119
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1120
8.15 pm
Column: 1121
Mr. McGrady
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Thompson
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1122
Column: 1123
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1124
8.30 pm
Mr. McGrady
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1125
Mr. McGrady
Mr. William Ross
Column: 1126
Rev. Ian Paisley
Column: 1127
Mr. Ingram
Rev. Ian Paisley
8.45 pm
Mr. McGrady
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. William Ross
Rev. Ian Paisley
Column: 1128
Column: 1129
Column: 1130
9 pm
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1131
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1132
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1133
Mr. Worthington
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Robert McCartney
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Roger Stott (Wigan)
9.15 pm
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Robert McCartney
Column: 1134
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Stott
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Stott
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Stott
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Worthington
Column: 1135
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1136
Mr. Stott
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Stott
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Stott
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1137
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Thompson
Division No. 149 (Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]) [4 Feb 1998]
Column: 1139
Column: 1140
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1141
9.45 pm
Mr. William Ross
Column: 1142
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Ross
Column: 1143
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Robert McCartney
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1144
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1145
Mr. Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1146
Mr. Maginnis
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1147
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Ingram
Mr. William Ross
Column: 1148
Mr. Ingram
10.15 pm
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1149
Division No. 150 (Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]) [4 Feb 1998]
Column: 1151
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1152
Mr. William Ross
Column: 1153
10.45 pm
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Ross
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Ross
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1154
Mr. Ross
Mr. Robert McCartney
Mr. Ross
Rev. Martin Smyth
Mr. Ross
Column: 1155
Mr. McGrady
Column: 1156
Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)
Column: 1157
11 pm
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Robinson
Column: 1158
Mr. Robert McCartney
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Robinson
Mr. Robert McCartney
Column: 1159
Column: 1160
Mr. William Ross
Mr. McCartney
11.15 pm
Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)
Mr. McCartney
Column: 1161
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1162
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1163
11.30 pm
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1164
Division No. 151 (Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]) [4 Feb 1998]
Column: 1165
Column: 1166
11.45 pm
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1167
Mr. Moss
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Moss
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Moss
Mr. Maginnis
Column: 1168
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Maginnis
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Maginnis
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. Maginnis
Column: 1169
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Ingram
12 midnight
Rev. Ian Paisley (Antrim, North)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 1170
Division No. 152 (Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]) [4 Feb 1998]
Column: 1171
Mr. Ingram
12.15 am
Column: 1172
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Ingram
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Ross
Mr. Beggs
Mr. Ross
Column: 1173
Mr. Ingram
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1174
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1175
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Ross
Column: 1176
12.30 am
Mr. McGrady
Column: 1177
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1178
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Worthington
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Worthington
Column: 1179
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Worthington
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)
12.45 am
Mr. Worthington
Column: 1180
Mr. McGrady
Mr. Worthington
Column: 1181
12.51 am
Mr. Ingram
Column: 1182
Column: 1183
12.58 am
Mr. Moss
Column: 1184
1.6 am
Mr. McGrady
Column: 1185
1.12 am
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. Trimble
Column: 1186
Rev. Ian Paisley
Rev. Martin Smyth
Rev. Ian Paisley
Mr. Ingram
Rev. Ian Paisley
Column: 1187
Mr. Ingram
Rev. Ian Paisley
Column: 1188
Mr. William Ross
Column: 1189
Rev. Ian Paisley
Column: 1190
1.34 am
Mr. William Ross
Column: 1191
Column: 1192
1.42 am
Mr. Thompson
Column: 1193
1.48 am
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1194
1.54 am
Mr. Peter Robinson
Column: 1195
Column: 1196
Division No. 153 (Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]) [4 Feb 1998]
Column: 1197
Column: 1198
2.10 am
Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)
Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Sir Norman Fowler
The Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning (Mr. Richard Caborn)
Sir Norman Fowler
Column: 1199
Column: 1200
Column: 1201
Mr. Brian Jenkins
Sir Norman Fowler
Column: 1202
2.28 am
The Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning (Mr. Richard Caborn)
Column: 1203
Column: 1204
Sir Norman Fowler
Mr. Caborn
Column: 1205
Sir Norman Fowler
Column: 1206
Mr. Caborn