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Wednesday 13 May 1998
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Column: 291
9.34 am
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)
Column: 292
Column: 293
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)
Mr. Bottomley
Column: 294
Column: 295
Column: 296
9.53 am
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)
Column: 297
Mr. Bottomley
Mr. Flynn
Column: 298
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Mr. Flynn
Column: 299
Column: 300
Column: 301
Column: 302
10.20 am
Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)
Mr. Evans
Mr. Russell
Mr. Evans
Mr. Russell
Mr. Evans
Mr. Russell
Column: 303
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Mr. Russell
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Russell
Column: 304
10.28 am
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)
Mr. Peter Bottomley
Mr. Clark
Column: 305
The Minister of State, Home Office (Ms Joyce Quin)
Mr. Clark
Column: 306
Mr. Peter Bottomley
Mr. Clark
Mr. Flynn
Mr. Clark
10.38 am
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)
Column: 307
Column: 308
Column: 309
10.49 am
The Minister of State, Home Office (Ms Joyce Quin)
Column: 310
Mr. Flynn
Column: 311
Ms Quin
Column: 312
Mr. Alan Clark
Ms Quin
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Column: 313
11 am
Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)
Column: 314
Column: 315
Column: 316
Column: 317
Column: 318
11.22 am
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Column: 319
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Sir Robert Smith
Column: 320
11.29 am
Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)
11.32 am
Ms Roseanna Cunningham (Perth)
Column: 321
The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)
Ms Cunningham
Mr. Chaytor
Ms Cunningham
Column: 322
Column: 323
Mr. Dalyell
Ms Cunningham
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)
Ms Cunningham
Column: 324
11.47 am
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Column: 325
Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 326
Sir Robert Smith
Mr. Dalyell
11.54 am
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)
Column: 327
11.59 am
Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)
Column: 328
Dr. Lynne Jones
Mr. Boswell
Column: 329
Column: 330
12.13 pm
The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)
Column: 331
Column: 332
Dr. Lynne Jones
Mr. Battle
Column: 333
Column: 334
Mr. Chaytor
Mr. Battle
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 335
12.30 pm
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Ross
Column: 336
Column: 337
Column: 338
Column: 339
12.46 pm
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Paul Murphy)
Column: 340
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Murphy
Column: 341
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)
Mr. Murphy
Column: 342
Mr. William Ross
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 343
1 pm
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West)
Column: 344
Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)
Ms Hewitt
Column: 345
Several hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
1.13 pm
Mr. John Hutton (Barrow and Furness)
Column: 346
1.15 pm
Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)
Column: 347
1.19 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Mike O'Brien)
Column: 348
Ms Hewitt
Column: 349
Mr. O'Brien
Mr. Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)
Mr. O'Brien
Column: 350
Column: 351
1.29 pm
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)
Column: 352
Column: 353
Column: 354
1.46 pm
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Dawn Primarolo)
Column: 355
Column: 356
Column: 357
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Ingram
Column: 358
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Marjorie Mowlam)
Mr. O'Brien
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)
Marjorie Mowlam
Column: 359
Mr. Hanson
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Marjorie Mowlam
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Paul Murphy)
Fiona Mactaggart
Mr. Murphy
Column: 360
Mr. McCabe
Mr. Murphy
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)
Mr. Murphy
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)
Mr. Murphy
Column: 361
Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)
Mr. Murphy
Mr. MacKay
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)
Mr. Murphy
Column: 362
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Tony Worthington)
Mr. Beggs
Mr. Worthington
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)
Mr. Worthington
Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)
Column: 363
Mr. Worthington
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)
Mr. Wilkinson
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Mr. Ingram
Column: 364
Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley)
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)
Mr. Ingram
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Marjorie Mowlam)
Column: 365
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. Hunter
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North)
Column: 366
Marjorie Mowlam
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)
Dr. Godman
The Prime Minister
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)
Column: 367
The Prime Minister
Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hawkins
The Prime Minister
Column: 368
The Prime Minister
Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Column: 369
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 370
Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)
The Prime Minister
Mr. Ashdown
The Prime Minister
Column: 371
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston)
The Prime Minister
Column: 372
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Ms Jenny Jones (Wolverhampton, South-West)
The Prime Minister
Column: 373
The Prime Minister
Ms Beverley Hughes (Stretford and Urmston)
The Prime Minister
Column: 374
The Prime Minister
Madam Speaker
Mr. Thomas
The Prime Minister
Column: 375
3.31 pm
Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)
Column: 376
Column: 377
Column: 378
3.42 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Madam Speaker
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Keith Bradley)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Column: 379
Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)
Mr. Bradley
Column: 380
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Keith Bradley
Madam Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Column: 381
Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)
Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)
Column: 382
4 pm
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Waterson
Column: 383
Column: 384
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Keith Bradley
Madam Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)
Column: 385
Column: 386
4.15 pm
Mr. Swinney
Mr. Keith Bradley
Column: 387
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. John Denham)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Denham
Column: 388
Mr. Letwin
Column: 389
Column: 390
4.30 pm
Column: 391
Mr. Burns
Mr. Letwin
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)
Column: 392
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Column: 393
Column: 394
4.45 pm
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Leigh
Column: 395
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Leigh
Column: 396
Mr. Denham
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Denham
Mr. Leigh
Column: 397
5 pm
Mr. Denham
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Denham
Mr. Leigh
Column: 398
Mr. Denham
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Bradley
Column: 399
Mr. Waterson
Column: 400
Column: 401
5.15 pm
Column: 402
Mr. Swinney
Column: 403
Miss Kirkbride
5.30 pm
Mr. Keith Bradley
Column: 404
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Bradley
Column: 405
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Column: 406
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Column: 407
Mr. Burns
Column: 408
5.45 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Burns
Mr. Keith Bradley
Column: 409
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Column: 410
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Burns
Mr. Bradley
Column: 411
Mr. Denham
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Denham
6 pm
Column: 412
Mr. Letwin
Column: 413
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Letwin
Column: 414
Column: 415
6.15 pm
Mr. Burns
Mr. Letwin
Column: 416
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Denham
Column: 417
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Denham
Mr. Burns
Mr. Denham
Column: 418
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Column: 419
6.30 pm
Mr. Denham
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Denham
Column: 420
Column: 421
Mr. Denham
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Denham
Column: 422
Column: 423
Miss Kirkbride
Mr. Denham
Mr. Burns
Mr. Denham
Column: 424
6.45 pm
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Denham
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)
Mr. Denham
Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)
Mr. Denham
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Denham
Column: 425
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Denham
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Denham
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Denham
Column: 426
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Denham
Column: 427
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 428
7 pm
Mr. Phil Hope (Corby)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 429
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 430
Column: 431
Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)
Column: 432
7.15 pm
Mr. Letwin
Column: 433
Mr. Davies
Mr. Leslie
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Davies
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Davies
Mr. Leslie
Mr. Davies
Column: 434
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Davies
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Column: 435
Mr. Davies
7.30 pm
Column: 436
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Davies
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Davies
Column: 437
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Davies
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Column: 438
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Swayne
7.45 pm
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Column: 439
Column: 440
Column: 441
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Rendel
Column: 442
Mr. Quentin Davies
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Swayne
8 pm
Mr. Rendel
Column: 443
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Swayne
Column: 444
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Column: 445
Mr. Swayne
8.15 pm
Mr. Letwin
Column: 446
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Letwin
Miss Kirkbride
Mr. Letwin
Column: 447
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Letwin
Column: 448
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Letwin
Column: 449
8.30 pm
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
Column: 450
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Browne
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Browne
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Letwin
Column: 451
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Letwin
Column: 452
Mr. Browne
Mr. Letwin
Column: 453
Mr. Denham
Mr. Letwin
8.45 pm
Column: 454
Mr. Browne
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Browne
Column: 455
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Browne
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Browne
Column: 456
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Browne
Mr. Hope
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Browne
Mr. Hope
Column: 457
Mr. Browne
9 pm
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Browne
Mr. Duncan Smith
Column: 458
Mr. Browne
Mr. Duncan Smith
Mr. Browne
Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)
Column: 459
Column: 460
9.15 pm
Mr. Hope
Column: 461
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Hope
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Hope
Column: 462
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Hope
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West)
Mr. Hope
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Hope
Column: 463
Miss Kirkbride
Mr. Hope
Miss Kirkbride
Column: 464
9.30 pm
Column: 465
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Miss Kirkbride
Ms Hewitt
Column: 466
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Ms Hewitt
Mr. Burns
Column: 467
Column: 468
9.45 pm
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Burns
Column: 469
Mr. Denham
Column: 470
Mr. Burns
Mr. Denham
Mr. Quentin Davies
Mr. Denham
Mr. Davies
Mr. Denham
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 471
Mr. Denham
Division No. 274 (Social Security Bill) [13 May 1998]
Column: 474
Mr. Denham
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Denham
Column: 475
10.15 pm
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Denham
Mr. Denham
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Denham
Column: 476
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Column: 477
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)
Column: 478
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Column: 479
Mr. Peter Bottomley
Mr. Keith Bradley
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bradley
Column: 480
10.30 pm
Mr. Burns
The Minister for Welfare Reform (Mr. Frank Field)
Mr. Burns
Mr. Field
Mr. Burns
Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)
Mr. Burns
Mr. Dismore
Column: 481
Mr. Burns
Mr. Dismore
Mr. Rendel
Mr. Keith Bradley
Column: 482
Mr. Keith Bradley
Column: 483
Mr. Peter Bottomley
Column: 484
Mr. Denham
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Denham
Mr. Waterson
Column: 485
10.45 pm
Column: 486
Mr. Peter Bottomley
Mr. Denham
Column: 487
Division No. 275 (Social Security Bill) [13 May 1998]
Column: 490
11.10 pm
Mr. Gwyn Prosser (Dover)
Column: 491
11.12 pm
Mr. Anthony D. Wright
Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North)
Mr. Wright
Column: 492
Column: 493
Column: 494
11.23 pm
The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)
Column: 495
Column: 496