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Monday 23 Feb 1998
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Column: 1
Column: 1
The Secretary of State for Social Security and Minister for Women (Ms Harriet Harman)
Mr. Stringer
Column: 2
Ms Harman
Mr. Quentin Davies
Ms Harman
Mr. Winnick
Column: 3
Ms Harman
Mr. Webb
Ms Harman
Mrs. Humble
Ms Harman
Mr. Duncan Smith
Ms Harman
Column: 4
Mr. Duncan Smith
Ms Harman
The Minister for Welfare Reform (Mr. Frank Field)
Mr. Colman
Mr. Field
Dr. Whitehead
Column: 5
Mr. Field
Fiona Mactaggart
Mr. Field
Mr. Field
Mr. Olner
Mr. Field
Miss Kirkbride
Column: 6
Mr. Field
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. John Denham)
Mr. Bradshaw
Mr. Denham
Mr. Gibb
Mr. Denham
Mr. Corbyn
Column: 7
Mr. Denham
Mr. Burns
Mr. Denham
Mr. Denham
Mr. Pond
Column: 8
Mr. Denham
Mr. Collins
Mr. Denham
Mr. Hope
Mr. Denham
Mr. Denham
Mr. Boswell
Column: 9
Mr. Denham
Mr. Clappison
Mr. Denham
Mrs. Mahon
Mr. Denham
Mr. Barnes
Mr. Denham
Mr. Burstow
Column: 10
Mr. Denham
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Ms Joan Ruddock)
Ms Winterton
Ms Ruddock
Dr. Julian Lewis
Ms Ruddock
Ms Moran
Column: 11
Ms Ruddock
Mrs. Gillan
Ms Ruddock
Mrs. Gillan
Ms Ruddock
Ms Harman
Mr. Mitchell
Column: 12
Ms Harman
Mrs. May
Ms Harman
Mr. Swinney
Ms Harman
Column: 13
Ms Harman
Mr. Davis
Ms Harman
Mr. Michael Jabez Foster
Ms Harman
Column: 14
Mr. Duncan Smith
Ms Harman
Caroline Flint
Ms Harman
Column: 15
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Keith Bradley)
Mr. Day
Mr. Bradley
Ms Ruddock
Ms Morgan
Madam Speaker
Ms Ruddock
Column: 16
Mr. Gray
Ms Ruddock
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Russell
Mr. Bradley
Column: 17
Mr. Denham
Mr. Savidge
Mr. Denham
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Burns
Mr. Denham
Ms Ruddock
Column: 18
Dr. Gibson
Ms Ruddock
Mr. Wilkinson
Ms Ruddock
Mr. Keith Bradley
Column: 19
Mr. O'Brien
Column: 20
Mr. Bradley
Column: 21
3.30 pm
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. John Prescott)
Column: 22
Column: 23
Column: 24
Column: 25
Hon. Members
Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 26
Sir Norman Fowler
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)
Column: 27
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 28
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Prescott
Column: 29
Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)
Column: 30
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Lilley
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 31
Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)
Mr. Prescott
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)
Mr. Prescott
Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)
Column: 32
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)
Mr. Prescott
Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
Column: 33
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)
Column: 34
Mr. Prescott
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)
Mr. Prescott
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 35
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)
Column: 36
Mr. Prescott
Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
Column: 37
Mr. Prescott
Several hon. Members
Madam Speaker
Column: 38
4.29 pm
Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)
Madam Speaker
Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Madam Speaker
Column: 39
Madam Speaker
Column: 40
4.31 pm
Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)
The Minister for Home Affairs and Devolution, Scottish Office (Mr. Henry McLeish)
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)
The Second Deputy Chairman
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)
The Second Deputy Chairman
Column: 41
Mr. Ancram
Column: 42
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Ancram
Column: 43
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Ancram
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Ancram
Column: 44
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
4.45 pm
Mr. Ancram
Column: 45
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
Column: 46
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Ancram
Column: 47
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
5 pm
Column: 48
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Wallace
Column: 49
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wallace
Column: 50
Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Home Robertson
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Ancram
Column: 51
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Swinney
Column: 52
5.15 pm
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)
Mr. Swinney
Dr. Fox
Mr. Swinney
Column: 53
Mr. Hawkins
Column: 54
Mr. Swinney
Mr. Hawkins
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Mr. Hawkins
Column: 55
Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)
Mr. Hawkins
5.30 pm
Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)
Column: 56
Mr. Swinney
Mrs. Laing
Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)
Mrs. Laing
Mr. McAllion
Mrs. Laing
The Temporary Chairman (Mr. John Maxton)
Mrs. Laing
Column: 57
Mr. David Prior (North Norfolk)
Mr. Swinney
Mr. Prior
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Column: 58
Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth)
Mr. Collins
Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)
Mr. Collins
Column: 59
5.45 pm
Mr. Swinney
Mr. Collins
Column: 60
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)
Mr. Welsh
Column: 61
Mr. Syms
Mr. Swinney
Mr. Syms
Sir Robert Smith
Mr. Syms
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Column: 62
Mr. McLeish
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)
Mr. Howarth
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Howarth
Column: 63
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Howarth
The Temporary Chairman
6 pm
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)
Mr. Howarth
Column: 64
Mr. Syms
Mr. Howarth
Mr. McLeish
Column: 65
Mr. Ancram
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Wallace
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Swinney
Mr. McLeish
Column: 66
Several hon. Members
Mr. McLeish
Dr. Fox
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Heald
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. McLeish
Column: 67
Mr. Ancram
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. McLeish
6.15 pm
Mr. Ancram
Column: 68
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Ancram
Column: 69
Mr. Heald
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Heald
Column: 70
Column: 71
6.30 pm
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 72
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Swinney
Column: 73
Mr. Heald
Mr. Swinney
Mr. Grieve
Column: 74
Mr. Collins
6.45 pm
Column: 75
Mr. Syms
Column: 76
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. McLeish
Column: 77
Mr. Heald
Mr. McLeish
Column: 78
Mr. Swinney
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Heald
Division No. 175 (Scotland Bill) [23 Feb 1998]
Column: 82
Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Gorrie
Dr. Fox
Mr. Gorrie
The Chairman
Mr. Gorrie
Column: 83
7.15 pm
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Grieve
Column: 84
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)
Mr. Grieve
Mr. McAllion
Column: 85
Mr. Grieve
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Grieve
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Grieve
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Swinney
Column: 86
Mr. McAllion
7.30 pm
Mr. Grieve
Column: 87
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Ancram
Mr. McAllion
Column: 88
Sir Robert Smith
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Salmond
Mr. McAllion
Column: 89
The Chairman
Mr. McAllion
Mrs. Laing
The Chairman
Mrs. Laing
The Chairman
Mr. Salmond
Mrs. Laing
Mr. Salmond
Mrs. Laing
Column: 90
Mr. Ancram
Mrs. Laing
Mr. McLeish
Column: 91
Mr. Gorrie
Mr. Swinney
The Chairman
Column: 92
Mr. Swinney
Column: 93
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Swinney
Column: 94
Column: 95
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 96
8 pm
Column: 97
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 98
Mr. Ancram
Column: 99
8.15 pm
Mr. Swinney
Column: 100
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Swinney
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Ancram
Column: 101
Mr. Swinney
Mr. Ancram
Column: 102
Mr. Swinney
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Ancram
8.30 pm
Mr. Wallace
Column: 103
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Column: 104
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. McLeish
Column: 105
Mr. Swinney
Mr. McLeish
Column: 106
Column: 107
Mr. Swinney
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Swinney
Mr. McLeish
Division No. 176 (Scotland Bill) [23 Feb 1998]
Column: 109
Column: 110
Dr. Fox
The Second Deputy Chairman
Dr. Fox
Column: 111
9 pm
Column: 112
Mr. Dalyell
Dr. Fox
Column: 113
Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)
Dr. Fox
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 114
9.15 pm
Column: 115
Dr. Fox
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)
Column: 116
Mr. Alasdair Morgan
Mr. Robertson
Mrs. Laing
Mr. Prior
Mr. McLeish
Column: 117
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)
Mr. McLeish
Column: 118
Dr. Fox
9.30 pm
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Hayes
Mr. McLeish
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 119
Mr. McLeish
Column: 120
Dr. Fox
Column: 121
Division No. 177 (Scotland Bill) [23 Feb 1998]
Column: 124
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Column: 125
Mr. Jenkin
Column: 126
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. McLeish
Column: 127
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Jenkin
The Chairman
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 128
The Chairman
Dr. Fox
The Chairman
Dr. Fox
Column: 129
Mr. Swinney
Dr. Fox
Mr. Swinney
Dr. Fox
Column: 130
Mr. Wallace
Dr. Fox
Column: 131
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Dr. Fox
Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)
Dr. Fox
Mr. McAllion
Dr. Fox
Column: 132
Mr. Salmond
Dr. Fox
10.15 pm
Mr. Salmond
Dr. Fox
Mr. Dalyell
Dr. Fox
Column: 133
Mr. William Cash (Stone)
Dr. Fox
Mr. Salmond
The Chairman
Dr. Fox
Sir Robert Smith
Dr. Fox
Column: 134
Mr. McAllion
Column: 135
Mr. Collins
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Grieve
Mr. McAllion
Mrs. Laing
Mr. McAllion
Column: 136
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Mr. McAllion
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. McAllion
10.30 pm
Column: 137
Mr. Salmond
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Howarth
The Chairman
Mr. Howarth
Mr. McAllion
Dr. Fox
Mr. McAllion
Column: 138
Mr. Hayes
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Cash
Column: 139
Mr. McAllion
Hon. Members
Mr. Davidson
Mr. McAllion
Column: 140
Mr. Ancram
Mr. McAllion
Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)
Mr. Salmond
Column: 141
Sir Teddy Taylor
10.45 pm
Mr. McAllion
Sir Teddy Taylor
Column: 142
Mr. Salmond
Sir Teddy Taylor
Mr. Hayes
Sir Teddy Taylor
Column: 143
Mr. Dalyell
Sir Teddy Taylor
Sir Robert Smith
Column: 144
Sir Teddy Taylor
Mr. Davidson
Sir Teddy Taylor
Mr. Davidson
Sir Teddy Taylor
Column: 145
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 146
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Column: 147
11.1 pm
Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)
Column: 148
Column: 149
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
Dr. Palmer
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mrs. Barbara Roche)
11.12 pm
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)
Column: 150
11.14 pm
Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)
11.15 pm
The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mrs. Barbara Roche)
Column: 151
Column: 152
Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Mrs. Roche
Dr. Jones
Mrs. Roche
Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)
Mrs. Roche
Column: 153
Mr. Corbyn
Mrs. Roche
Mr. Corbyn
Mrs. Roche
Mr. Corbyn
Mrs. Roche
Column: 154
Ms Walley
Mrs. Roche