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Column: 587

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Nov 1998]

SOCIAL SECURITY [16 Nov 1998]

Disability Living Allowance [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)-- Disability Living Allowance [16 Nov 1998]

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

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Denham

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 588

Mr. Denham

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Mr. Denham

Lone Parents [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Tony McNulty (Harrow, East)-- Lone Parents [16 Nov 1998]

Laura Moffatt (Crawley)-- Lone Parents [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)-- Lone Parents [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)-- Lone Parents [16 Nov 1998]

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

Column: 589

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Darling

Laura Moffatt

Mr. Darling

Mr. Miller

Mr. Darling

Mr. Woodward

Column: 590

Mr. Darling

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. Darling

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Darling

Column: 591

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Darling

Madam Speaker

Mr. Darling

Disabled Children [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton)-- Disabled Children [16 Nov 1998]

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

Mr. Dobbin

Mr. Timms

Column: 592

Family Credit [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)-- Family Credit [16 Nov 1998]

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

Mr. Brazier

Angela Eagle

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Angela Eagle

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Column: 593

Angela Eagle

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Angela Eagle

Mr. Duncan Smith

Angela Eagle

Disabled People [16 Nov 1998]

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)-- Disabled People [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North)-- Disabled People [16 Nov 1998]

Column: 594

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

Mrs. Humble

Mr. Darling

Mr. Rooney

Mr. Darling

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Column: 595

Mr. Darling

Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Malcolm Wicks (Croydon, North)

Mr. Darling

Column: 596

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Mr. Darling

Housing Benefit [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)-- Housing Benefit [16 Nov 1998]

Column: 597

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

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Angela Eagle

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Angela Eagle

Child Support Agency [16 Nov 1998]

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)-- Child Support Agency [16 Nov 1998]

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

Helen Jackson

Column: 598

Angela Eagle

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Angela Eagle

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)-- Child Support Agency [16 Nov 1998]

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

Helen Jones

Column: 599

Mr. Darling

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mr. Darling

Benefit Integrity Project [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)-- Benefit Integrity Project [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)-- Benefit Integrity Project [16 Nov 1998]

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

Column: 600

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Timms

Mr. Syms

Mr. Timms

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Column: 601

Mr. Timms

Family Credit [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)-- Family Credit [16 Nov 1998]

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

Mr. Amess

Angela Eagle

Disability Benefits [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)-- Disability Benefits [16 Nov 1998]

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

Column: 602

Mr. Chapman

Mr. Timms

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Timms

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Timms

Housing Benefit [16 Nov 1998]

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden)-- Housing Benefit [16 Nov 1998]

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

Column: 603

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

Angela Eagle

Disabled Children [16 Nov 1998]

Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire)-- Disabled Children [16 Nov 1998]

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

Ms Lawrence

Mr. Timms

Disability Living Allowance [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)-- Disability Living Allowance [16 Nov 1998]

Column: 604

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

Mr. Evans

Mr. Timms

Benefits (Personal Advisers) [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Ian Pearson (Dudley, South)-- Benefits (Personal Advisers) [16 Nov 1998]

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

Mr. Pearson

Angela Eagle

Column: 605

Madam Speaker

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Hon. Members

National Insurance [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. Mackinlay -- National Insurance [16 Nov 1998]

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

Column: 606

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Timms

Column: 605

Column: 607

Iraq [16 Nov 1998]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 608

Column: 609

Column: 610

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Column: 611

The Prime Minister

Column: 612

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 613

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Major (Huntingdon)

Column: 614

The Prime Minister

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 615

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

The Prime Minister

Column: 616

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

The Prime Minister

Column: 617

Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

The Prime Minister

Column: 618

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

The Prime Minister

Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)

Column: 619

The Prime Minister

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Column: 620

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

The Prime Minister

Column: 621

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Column: 622

The Prime Minister

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

The Prime Minister

Column: 623

Ms Bridget Prentice (Lewisham, East)

The Prime Minister

Column: 624

Agriculture (Aid) [16 Nov 1998]

4.31 pm
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)

Column: 625

Column: 626

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 627

Column: 628

Mr. Brown

Several hon. Members

Mr. Brown

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Column: 629

Mr. Brown

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)

Column: 630

Mr. Brown

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mr. Brown

Column: 631

Ms Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley)

Mr. Brown

Mr. John MacGregor (South Norfolk)

Mr. Brown

Column: 632

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Mr. Brown

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Brown

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Column: 633

Mr. Brown

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Brown

Column: 634

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)

Column: 635

Mr. Brown

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Column: 636

Mr. Brown

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Column: 637

Mr. Brown

Mr. Nick Ainger (West Carmarthen and South Pembrokeshire)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Charles Wardle (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Alan W. Williams (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Column: 638

Mr. Brown

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Mr. Brown

Column: 639

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Mr. Brown

Column: 640

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Brown

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Column: 641

Orders of the Day [16 Nov 1998]

Scotland Bill [16 Nov 1998]

5.30 pm
The Minister for Home Affairs and Devolution, Scottish Office (Mr. Henry McLeish)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 642

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Column: 643

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 644

Column: 645

5.45 pm

Column: 646

Dr. Fox

Mr. McLeish

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Column: 647

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 648

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Column: 649

Mr. McLeish

Column: 650

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Dr. Fox

Column: 651

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Letwin

Mr. McLeish

Column: 652

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Letwin

Column: 653

6.15 pm
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mrs. Laing

Column: 654

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Hayes

Mrs. Laing

Mr. McLeish

Column: 655

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McLeish

Column: 656

Dr. Fox

Mr. Thomas McAvoy (Comptroller of Her Majesty's Household)

Dr. Fox

Column: 657

6.30 pm
Mr. Dalyell

Dr. Fox

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Column: 658

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Swayne

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 659

Dr. Fox

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Grieve

Mr. McLeish

Column: 660

Mr. Letwin

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. McLeish

Dr. Fox

Column: 661

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Grieve

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Hayes

Column: 662

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Syms

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Syms

Mr. McLeish

Column: 663

Mr. Deputy Speaker

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

Column: 664

Mr. McLeish

Mr. Beith

Dr. Fox

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

7 pm
Mr. McLeish

Column: 665

Column: 666

Mr. Beith

Mr. McLeish

Column: 667

Dr. Fox

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 668

7.9 pm
The Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Column: 669

Regional Development Agencies Bill [16 Nov 1998]

7.10 pm
The Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Column: 670

Mr. Caborn

7.15 pm
Mr. Caborn

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Caborn

Column: 671

Column: 672

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Caborn

Column: 673

European Parliamentary Elections Bill [16 Nov 1998]

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Straw

Column: 674

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Straw

Column: 675

Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)

Mr. Straw

Column: 676

Mr. Deputy Speaker

7.30 pm
Mr. Straw

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Straw

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Mr. Straw

Column: 677

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Straw

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Mr. Straw

Column: 678

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Mr. Straw

Column: 679

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 680

7.45 pm
Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Caplin

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Straw

Mr. Caplin

Mr. Straw

Column: 681

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 682

Column: 683

Column: 684

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Stunell

8 pm
Sir Norman Fowler

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

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 685

Mr. Beith

Mr. Benn

Column: 686

Mr. Beith

Mr. Benn

Mr. Beith

Mr. Benn

Mr. Beith

Mr. Benn

Column: 687

Mr. Allan

Column: 688

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)

8.15 pm
Mr. Allan

Column: 689

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Allan

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Allan

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 690

Mr. Allan

Mr. Benn

Mr. Allan

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Allan

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Allan

Column: 691

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Allan

Mr. Martin Linton (Battersea)

Column: 692

8.30 pm
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Mr. Linton

Column: 693

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Linton

Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. Linton

Column: 694

Mr. Llew Smith

Mr. Linton

Mr. Benn

Mr. Linton

Column: 695

Mr. Swayne

8.45 pm
Mr. Linton

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Linton

Column: 696

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Linton

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Caplin

Mr. Sayeed

Column: 697

Mr. Caplin

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Beith

Mr. Sayeed

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Sayeed

Column: 698

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Caplin

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Loughton

Column: 699

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Beith

Column: 700

Mr. Sayeed

9 pm
Mr. Mitchell

Column: 701

Mr. Benn

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Linton

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 702

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Column: 703

Column: 704

Mrs. Dunwoody

9.15 pm

Column: 705

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Winterton

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Loughton

Column: 706

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mr. Loughton

Column: 707

Mr. Allan

Mr. Loughton

Column: 708

9.30 pm
Mr. Barnes

Column: 709

Mr. Allan

Mr. Barnes

Column: 710

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 711

9.45 pm
Mr. Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate)

Column: 712

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Twigg

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Twigg

Column: 713

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Column: 714

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

Mr. Clappison

Column: 715

Mr. Allan

Mr. Clappison

Column: 716

Column: 717

European Parliamentary Elections Bill [16 Nov 1998]

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Mr. Howarth

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Column: 718

Division No. 377 (European Parliamentary Elections Bill) [16 Nov 1998]

Column: 721

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Column: 722

Column: 723

Salmon Farming (Scotland) [16 Nov 1998]

10.21 pm
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 724

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Column: 725

Mr. Wallace

Column: 726

Column: 727

10.38 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Calum Macdonald)

Column: 728

Column: 729

Column: 730


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