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Monday 19 Oct 1998

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Column: 935

Oral Answers to Questions [19 Oct 1998]

SOCIAL SECURITY [19 Oct 1998]

Child Support Agency [19 Oct 1998]

Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston)-- Child Support Agency [19 Oct 1998]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Maria Eagle

Mr. Darling

Column: 936

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Malcolm Wicks (Croydon, North)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Darling

Column: 937

State Pensions [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)-- State Pensions [19 Oct 1998]

The Minister of State for Social Security (Mr. John Denham)

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Denham

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

Mr. Denham

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Denham

Column: 938

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Denham

Pensioner Poverty [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)-- Pensioner Poverty [19 Oct 1998]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Darling

Column: 939

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Darling

Pensioners (Torbay) [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)-- Pensioners (Torbay) [19 Oct 1998]

The Minister of State for Social Security (Mr. John Denham)

Column: 940

Mr. Sanders

Mr. Denham

Winter Fuel Payments [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)-- Winter Fuel Payments [19 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Mr. Chope

Angela Eagle

Column: 941

Mr. Bruce Grocott (Telford)

Angela Eagle

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Angela Eagle

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Angela Eagle

Column: 942

Pensioners [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)-- Pensioners [19 Oct 1998]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Darling

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Darling

Column: 943

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mr. Darling

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Darling

Column: 944

Disability Living Allowance [19 Oct 1998]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)-- Disability Living Allowance [19 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Dr. Cable

Mr. Timms

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Column: 945

Mr. Timms

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Mr. Timms

Pensions [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)-- Pensions [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)-- Pensions [19 Oct 1998]

The Minister of State for Social Security (Mr. John Denham)

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 946

Mr. Denham

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Denham

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Denham

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Denham

Column: 947

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)-- Pensions [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Denham

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Denham

Benefit Claimants [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)-- Benefit Claimants [19 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 948

Angela Eagle

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Angela Eagle

Pensions Review [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)-- Pensions Review [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)-- Pensions Review [19 Oct 1998]

The Minister of State for Social Security (Mr. John Denham)

Mr. Webb

Mr. Denham

Column: 949

Mr. Brady

Mr. Denham

Habitual Residence Test [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)-- Habitual Residence Test [19 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Mr. Pike

Angela Eagle

Child Support Agency [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford, South)-- Child Support Agency [19 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Column: 950

Mr. Sutcliffe

Angela Eagle

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Angela Eagle

Spending Targets [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)-- Spending Targets [19 Oct 1998]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Gray

Mr. Darling

Column: 951

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Darling

Column: 952

Child Support Agency [19 Oct 1998]

Mr. John Healey (Wentworth)-- Child Support Agency [19 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Mr. Healey

Angela Eagle

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Angela Eagle

Column: 953

Kosovo [19 Oct 1998]

3.30 pm
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Column: 954

Column: 955

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Column: 956

Mr. Robin Cook

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 957

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 958

Mr. Cook

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Cook

Column: 959

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Cook

Column: 960

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)

Mr. Cook

Column: 961

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Cook

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Cook

Column: 962

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby)

Mr. Cook

Column: 963

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Mr. Cook

Column: 964

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Cook

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hancock

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hancock

Column: 965

Mr. Cook

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Cook

Column: 966

Points of Order [19 Oct 1998]

4.16 pm
Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

Column: 967

Madam Speaker

Column: 968

Orders of the Day [19 Oct 1998]

Strategic Defence Review [19 Oct 1998]

4.20 pm
The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. George Robertson)

Column: 969

Mr. Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 970

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Mr. Robertson

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 971

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 972

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 973

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Robertson

Column: 974

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Colvin

Mr. Robertson

Column: 975

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 976

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Robertson

Column: 977

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 978

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 979

5.3 pm
Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Column: 980

Column: 981

Column: 982

Mr. George Robertson

Mr. Maples

Column: 983

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Maples

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Maples

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Mr. Maples

Column: 984

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Maples

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Maples

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Maples

Column: 985

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Maples

Column: 986

Column: 987

Column: 988

5.33 pm
Mr. Bruce George (Walsall, South)

Column: 989

Column: 990

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. George

Mr. Blunt

Mr. George

Column: 991

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. George

Column: 992

Mr. Gill

Mr. George

Column: 993

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. George

Column: 994

6 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 995

Column: 996

Mrs. Ewing

Mr. Campbell

Column: 997

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Campbell

Column: 998

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Campbell

Column: 999

Column: 1000

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Maples

Mr. Campbell

Column: 1001

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Campbell

Column: 1002

6.29 pm
Mr. Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Rapson

Column: 1003

Mr. Maples

Mr. Rapson

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Rapson

Column: 1004

Column: 1005

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Rapson

6.43 pm
Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

Column: 1006

Column: 1007

Mr. Gray

Mr. Colvin

Column: 1008

Column: 1009

Column: 1010

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

7.6 pm
Mr. Douglas Alexander (Paisley, South)

Column: 1011

7.10 pm
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden)

Mr. Blunt

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

Column: 1012

Column: 1013

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

Column: 1014

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

Column: 1015

Column: 1016

7.33 pm
Laura Moffatt (Crawley)

Column: 1017

Column: 1018

7.40 pm
Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Column: 1019

Dr. Doug Naysmith (Bristol, North-West)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Naysmith

Mr. Brazier

Column: 1020

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Brazier

Column: 1021

Column: 1022

Column: 1023

7.57 pm
Mr. John Hutton (Barrow and Furness)

Column: 1024

Column: 1025

Column: 1026

Column: 1027

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Mr. Hutton

8.14 pm
Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Column: 1028

Column: 1029

Column: 1030

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Viggers

Column: 1031

8.31 pm
Mr. Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Column: 1032

Column: 1033

Ms Squire

Mr. Bayley

Column: 1034

Column: 1035

8.50 pm
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Column: 1036

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 1037

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Gray

Column: 1038

Sir Robert Smith

9.1 pm
Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Column: 1039

Column: 1040

9.11 pm
Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 1041

Column: 1042

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Jack

Column: 1043

Column: 1044

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Column: 1045

9.30 pm
Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Column: 1046

Column: 1047

Column: 1048

9.46 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Spellar)

Column: 1049

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Brazier

Madam Speaker

Mr. Brazier

Madam Speaker

Mr. Spellar

Column: 1050

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Spellar

Column: 1051

Mr. Maples

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Spellar

Column: 1052

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 1053

Madam Speaker

Former Firing Range (Salisbury) [19 Oct 1998]

10.1 pm
Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Column: 1054

Whittle Colliery [19 Oct 1998]

10.2 pm
Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Column: 1055

Column: 1056

10.9 pm
The Minister for Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)

Column: 1057

Column: 1058

Mr. Beith

Mr. Battle

Column: 1059

Column: 1060


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