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Thursday 26 Mar 1998
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Column: 663
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Dr. Kim Howells)
Mr. O'Brien
Dr. Howells
Mr. Gray
Column: 664
Dr. Howells
Mr. White
Dr. Howells
The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Byers)
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Byers
Mr. Hanson
Column: 665
Mr. Byers
Mr. Dorrell
Mr. Byers
Mr. Dorrell
Mr. Byers
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Column: 666
Mr. Quinn
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Keetch
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Derek Foster
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 667
Mr. Byers
Dr. Jones
Mr. Byers
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Byers
Mr. Allan
Column: 668
Mr. Byers
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Estelle Morris)
Mr. Nicholls
Ms Morris
Mr. Dorrell
Column: 669
Ms Morris
Mr. Dorrell
Ms Morris
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Alan Howarth)
Mr. Hoyle
Mr. Howarth
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
Mr. Howarth
Column: 670
The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Disability Rights (Mr. Andrew Smith)
Mr. Sheerman
Mr. Smith
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Smith
Column: 671
Mr. Blizzard
Mr. Smith
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Smith
Column: 672
Mr. Skinner
Mr. Smith
Mr. Byers
Mr. Tyler
Mr. Byers
Mrs. Dunwoody
Mr. Byers
Column: 673
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Byers
Mr. Alan Howarth
Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Howarth
Column: 674
Mr. Andrew Smith
Mr. Russell
Mr. Smith
Mr. Rammell
Column: 675
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Bob Russell
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Smith
Mr. Byers
Mr. Efford
Column: 676
Mr. Byers
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Byers
Mr. Alan Howarth
Column: 677
Mr. Bayley
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Nicholas Winterton
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Winterton
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 678
Mr. Hope
Mr. Blunkett
Dr. Julian Lewis
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Don Foster
Mr. Blunkett
Ms Hodge
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 679
Dr. Howells
Dr. Turner
Dr. Howells
Mr. Boswell
Dr. Howells
Column: 680
Mr. Andrew Smith
Mr. Bradshaw
Mr. Smith
Mr. Evans
Mr. Smith
Column: 679
Column: 681
3.31 pm
The Minister for Welfare Reform (Mr. Frank Field)
Column: 682
Column: 683
Column: 684
Column: 685
Column: 686
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)
Column: 687
Column: 688
Column: 689
Column: 690
Mr. Field
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Field
Column: 691
Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North)
Mr. Field
Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)
Mr. Field
Column: 692
Several hon. Members
Madam Speaker
Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Soley
Mr. Field
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Mr. Field
Mr. Malcolm Wicks (Croydon, North)
Mr. Field
Column: 693
Sir Raymond Whitney (Wycombe)
Mr. Field
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)
Mr. Field
Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)
Mr. Field
Column: 694
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)
Mr. Field
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
Mr. Field
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Mr. Field
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)
Mr. Field
Column: 695
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)
Mr. Field
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Mr. Field
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)
Mr. Field
Column: 696
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)
Mr. Field
Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster, Central)
Mr. Field
Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)
Mr. Field
Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)
Column: 697
Mr. Field
Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)
Mr. Field
Mr. Ian Pearson (Dudley, South)
Mr. Field
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)
Mr. Field
Several hon. Members
Madam Speaker
Column: 698
4.42 pm
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Ann Taylor)
Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)
Column: 699
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 700
Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 701
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
Column: 702
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton)
Column: 703
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)
Column: 704
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)
Column: 705
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Column: 706
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)
Mr. Skinner
Mrs. Taylor
Column: 707
5.11 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
Madam Speaker
Column: 708
5.13 pm
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Evans
Column: 709
Column: 710
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Column: 711
Mr. Evans
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Evans
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Evans
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Evans
Mr. Livsey
Column: 712
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Win Griffiths)
Mr. Evans
5.30 pm
Mr. Griffiths
Column: 713
Mr. Evans
Mr. Win Griffiths
Mr. Evans
Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)
Mr. Evans
Column: 714
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Evans
Column: 715
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 716
Mr. Dafis
Column: 717
5.45 pm
Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)
Mr. Dafis
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
Column: 718
Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Öpik
Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
Column: 719
Mr. Win Griffiths
Column: 720
Mr. Dafis
Mr. Griffiths
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Griffiths
Mr. Dafis
Dr. John Marek (Wrexham)
Column: 721
Mr. Dafis
6 pm
Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Sir Teddy Taylor
Column: 722
Column: 723
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)
Sir Teddy Taylor
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)
Sir Teddy Taylor
Column: 724
Mr. Llwyd
Column: 725
6.15 pm
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Llwyd
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Mr. Llwyd
Mr. Forth
Mr. Llwyd
Column: 726
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)
Column: 727
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hain
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mr. Hain
Column: 728
Sir Raymond Powell (Ogmore)
Mr. Hain
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hain
Sir Teddy Taylor
Mr. Hain
Column: 729
6.30 pm
Dr. Marek
Mr. Hain
Mr. Michael Ancram
Mr. Hain
Dr. Marek
Column: 730
Sir Raymond Powell
Dr. Marek
Mr. Öpik
Column: 731
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Hain
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Hain
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Evans
Column: 732
6.45 pm
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Evans
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Evans
Column: 733
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Evans
Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)
Column: 734
Column: 735
Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)
Sir Teddy Taylor
Column: 736
Column: 737
Mr. Hain
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Hain
Column: 738
Mr. Jenkin
Column: 739
Column: 740
Dr. Marek
Mr. Jenkin
Column: 741
7.15 pm
Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Davies
Column: 742
Mr. Letwin
Column: 743
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Hain
Mr. Letwin
Column: 744
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Letwin
7.30 pm
Mr. Hain
Column: 745
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Hain
Column: 746
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Hain
Mr. Jenkin
Column: 747
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Jenkin
Column: 748
7.45 pm
Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West)
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Hain
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Alan Williams
Column: 749
Mr. Jenkin
Dr. Marek
Column: 750
Mr. Evans
Mr. Hain
Column: 751
Dr. Marek
Column: 752
Mr. Llwyd
Mr. Evans
Mr. Llwyd
Column: 753
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)
Column: 754
Column: 755
Column: 756
Column: 757
8.1 pm
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Ron Davies)
Column: 758
8.6 pm
Mr. Ancram
Column: 759
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Ancram
Column: 760
Mr. John Smith
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Hain
Mr. Ancram
Column: 761
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Ancram
Mr. John Smith
Mr. Ancram
Column: 762
Mr. Flynn
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)
Mr. Ancram
Column: 763
8.26 pm
Mr. Denzil Davies
Column: 764
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)
Mr. Davies
Column: 765
8.36 pm
Mr. Wigley
Column: 766
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Ancram
Column: 767
Mr. Wigley
Column: 768
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Wigley
Column: 769
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Wigley
Column: 770
8.52 pm
Mr. Rowlands
Column: 771
Column: 772
9.1 pm
Mr. Livsey
Column: 773
Column: 774
Mr. John Smith
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Smith
Column: 775
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Smith
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Smith
9.17 pm
Mr. Paterson
Column: 776
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Paterson
Column: 777
9.22 pm
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 778
Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)
Mr. Dalyell
9.26 pm
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
9.29 pm
Mr. Martyn Jones
Column: 779
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)
Mr. Jones
Column: 780
Column: 781
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Jones
9.38 pm
Mr. Letwin
Column: 782
9.40 pm
Mr. Evans
Column: 783
Ms Julie Morgan
Mr. Evans
Mr. Rhodri Morgan
Mr. Evans
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Evans
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Evans
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Evans
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Evans
Mr. Morgan
Column: 784
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Evans
Column: 785
9.50 pm
Mr. Win Griffiths
Column: 786
Column: 787
Column: 788
10 pm
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
Column: 789
Column: 790
Column: 791
10.14 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Calum Macdonald)
Column: 792
Column: 793
Column: 794
Column: 793