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Column: 277

Constitutional Referendums [3 Jun 1998]

9.34 am
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Sayeed

Column: 278

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Sayeed

Column: 279

9.45 am
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 280

Column: 281

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Forth

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. George Howarth)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)

Madam Speaker

Column: 282

9.54 am
Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Home Robertson

Column: 283

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Home Robertson

10.1 am
Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Column: 284

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Allan

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Allan

Column: 285

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Allan

Column: 286

10.8 am
Mr. Martin Linton (Battersea)

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Linton

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Linton

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Linton

Column: 287

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Linton

Column: 288

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Linton

10.17 am
Mr. Christopher Fraser (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)

Column: 289

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Fraser

Column: 290

10.24 am
Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Column: 291

10.28 am
Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Mr. Allan

Column: 292

Mr. Ottaway

Mr. Allan

Mr. Ottaway

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Ottaway

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Ottaway

Column: 293

10.36 am
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Column: 294

10.40 am
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Column: 295

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Letwin

Column: 296

Column: 297

10.49 am
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. George Howarth)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Howarth

Column: 298

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Howarth

Column: 299

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Howarth

Column: 300

Turnberg Health Proposals [3 Jun 1998]

10.59 am
Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)

Column: 301

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Colman

Sir Sydney Chapman

Column: 302

Mr. Colman

Column: 303

11.13 am
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 304

Column: 305

Column: 306

11.25 am
Mr. Keith Darvill (Upminster)

Column: 307

Ms Linda Perham (Ilford, North)

Mr. Darvill

Column: 308

Column: 309

11.34 am
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 310

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 311

11.47 am
Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Column: 312

Column: 313

Mr. Colman

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Colman

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Colman

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Casale

Column: 314

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

Mr. Casale

Column: 315

11.59 am
Mr. Tony McNulty (Harrow, East)

Column: 316

12.5 pm
Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Column: 317

Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Mr. Duncan

Column: 318

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Duncan

Mr. Colman

Mr. Duncan

Column: 319

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

Column: 320

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Milburn

Column: 321

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

Mr. Milburn

Column: 322

Ms Hodge

Mr. Milburn

Column: 323

Column: 324

Newhaven Port [3 Jun 1998]

12.29 pm
Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)

Column: 325

Column: 326

Column: 327

Column: 328

12.44 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Ms Glenda Jackson)

Column: 329

Column: 330

Column: 331

Column: 332

Column: 333

Western Sahara [3 Jun 1998]

12.59 pm
Ms Tess Kingham (Gloucester)

Column: 334

Column: 335

Column: 336

1.11 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Derek Fatchett)

Column: 337

Column: 338

Column: 339

Column: 340

Column: 341

Community Hospitals (Oxfordshire) [3 Jun 1998]

1.30 pm
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Column: 342

Column: 343

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Dr. Harris

Column: 344

Column: 345

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

Column: 346

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Milburn

Column: 347

Dr. Peter Brand (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 348

Dr. Harris

Mr. Milburn

Column: 347

Column: 349

Oral Answers to Questions [3 Jun 1998]

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [3 Jun 1998]

Multinational Companies (Business Practices) [3 Jun 1998]

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)-- Multinational Companies (Business Practices) [3 Jun 1998]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Mr. Clapham

Clare Short

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Column: 350

Clare Short

Mr. Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Clare Short

Sudan [3 Jun 1998]

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)-- Sudan [3 Jun 1998]

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)-- Sudan [3 Jun 1998]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Column: 351

Mr. Kirkwood

Clare Short

Mr. Winterton

Clare Short

Column: 352

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Clare Short

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Clare Short

Column: 353

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Clare Short

Mr. Streeter

Clare Short

Column: 354

Sierra Leone [3 Jun 1998]

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)-- Sierra Leone [3 Jun 1998]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Mrs. Laing

Clare Short

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Clare Short

Column: 355

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Clare Short

Drought and Famine [3 Jun 1998]

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)-- Drought and Famine [3 Jun 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. George Foulkes)

Mr. Jones

Column: 356

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mr. Foulkes

Debt Reduction [3 Jun 1998]

Mrs. Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis)-- Debt Reduction [3 Jun 1998]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)-- Debt Reduction [3 Jun 1998]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Mrs. Heal

Column: 357

Clare Short

Fiona Mactaggart

Clare Short

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Clare Short

Column: 358

Mr. John Townend (East Yorkshire)

Clare Short

Engagements [3 Jun 1998]

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)-- Engagements [3 Jun 1998]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 359

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Hutton (Barrow and Furness)-- Engagements [3 Jun 1998]

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hutton

The Prime Minister

Column: 360

Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)-- Engagements [3 Jun 1998]

Column: 361

The Prime Minister

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)-- Engagements [3 Jun 1998]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Roger Stott (Wigan)

The Prime Minister

Column: 362

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)-- Engagements [3 Jun 1998]

The Prime Minister

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Column: 363

Mr. Hague

Hon. Members

Mr. Hague

Hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hague

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 364

Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)-- Engagements [3 Jun 1998]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 365

The Prime Minister

Dan Norris (Wansdyke)-- Engagements [3 Jun 1998]

The Prime Minister

Column: 366

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)

The Prime Minister

Column: 367

Channel Tunnel Rail Link [3 Jun 1998]

3.31 pm
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. John Prescott)

Column: 368

Column: 369

Column: 370

Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)

Mr. Prescott

Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)

Column: 371

Column: 372

Mr. Prescott

Column: 373

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 374

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)

Madam Speaker

Column: 375

Mr. Pond

Mr. Prescott

Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 376

Mr. Stephen Timms (East Ham)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 377

Mr. Paul Clark (Gillingham)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Column: 378

Mr. Prescott

Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Matthew Taylor

Mr. Prescott

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 379

Mr. Prescott

Mr. John Heppell (Nottingham, East)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. John Gunnell (Morley and Rothwell)

Column: 380

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Prescott

Madam Speaker

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Mr. Prescott

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Column: 381

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Alan Clark

Mr. Prescott

Column: 382

Mr. Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town)

Column: 383

Mr. Prescott

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Column: 384

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Prescott

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 385

Drinks Containers (Redemption) [3 Jun 1998]

4.31 pm
Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Column: 386

Column: 387

Column: 388

Orders of the Day [3 Jun 1998]

Human Rights Bill [Lords] [3 Jun 1998]

4.42 pm
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

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

Mr. Clappison

Column: 389

Column: 390

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 391

5 pm

Column: 392

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Clappison

Column: 393

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 394

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. May

Column: 395

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 396

Column: 397

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 398

5.30 pm
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Leigh

Column: 399

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Leigh

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Leigh

Column: 400

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Column: 401

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Leigh

5.45 pm
Mr. Hoon

Column: 402

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Hogg

Column: 403

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hoon

Column: 404

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Hoon

Column: 405

6 pm
Mr. John M. Taylor (Solihull)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 406

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Hogg

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

Mr. Taylor

Column: 407

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Heald

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)

Mr. Heald

Column: 408

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Heald

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Heald

Column: 409

6.15 pm
Mr. Hogg

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Heald

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Heald

Column: 410

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Heald

Column: 411

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Heald

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Heald

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Heald

Column: 412

Mr. Hogg

6.30 pm
Mr. Clappison

Column: 413

Mr. Hoon

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Clappison

Column: 414

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Clappison

Mrs. May

Column: 415

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Clappison

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Clappison

Column: 416

Mrs. May

Column: 417

6.45 pm
Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Maclean

Mr. Hogg

Column: 418

Mr. Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Stinchcombe

Mr. Grieve

Column: 419

Mr. Stinchcombe

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Straw

Column: 420

7 pm

Column: 421

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Column: 422

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Straw

Column: 423

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Straw

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Straw

Column: 424

7.15 pm
Mr. Grieve

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Column: 425

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Mr. Clappison

Column: 426

Mr. Clappison

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Clappison

Column: 427

Column: 428

7.30 pm
Mr. Grieve

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Grieve

Column: 429

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Leigh

Column: 430

Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Column: 431

Mr. Hogg

7.45 pm
Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Hoon

Column: 432

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Hoon

Column: 433

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Clappison

Column: 434

Division No. 291 (Human Rights Bill [Lords]) [3 Jun 1998]

Column: 437

Mr. Garnier

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Garnier

Column: 438

8.15 pm
Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Garnier

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Garnier

Column: 439

Column: 440

Column: 441

8.30 pm
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Mr. Garnier

Column: 442

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Garnier

Column: 443

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Garnier

Column: 444

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

The Chairman

Fiona Mactaggart

8.45 pm
Mr. Garnier

Column: 445

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Gummer

Column: 446

Column: 447

9 pm

Column: 448

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 449

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 450

Several hon. Members

Mr. Garnier

9.15 pm
Mr. Maclennan

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 451

Mr. Hoon

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Hoon

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Malins

Column: 452

9.30 pm

Column: 453

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Malins

Column: 454

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Malins

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Malins

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Malins

Column: 455

Mr. Gerald Howarth

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

Column: 456

9.45 pm
Mr. Howarth

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Howarth

Column: 457

Mr. Grieve

Column: 458

Mr. Hoon

Column: 459

10 pm

Column: 460

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Garnier

Column: 461

Division No. 292 (Human Rights Bill [Lords]) [3 Jun 1998]

Column: 464

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)

The First Deputy Chairman

Column: 465

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 466

The First Deputy Chairman

10.30 pm
Mr. Mitchell

Column: 467

Mr. Straw

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 468

Column: 469

10.45 pm

Column: 470

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 471

Mr. Straw

Column: 472

Column: 473

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

11 pm
Mr. Straw

Mr. Cousins

Mr. Straw

Column: 474

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Column: 475

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 476

Local Agenda 21 [3 Jun 1998]

11.11 pm
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Column: 477

Column: 478

Column: 479

Column: 480

11.27 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Angela Eagle)

Column: 481

Column: 482

Column: 483

Column: 484


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