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Tuesday 1 Dec 1998

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Column: 655

Oral Answers to Questions [1 Dec 1998]

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS [1 Dec 1998]

1. Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

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

Mr. Wigley

Column: 656

Mr. Fatchett

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Fatchett

2. Mr. Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

4. Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

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

Mr. Quinn

Mr. Cook

Column: 657

Mr. Gerrard

Mr. Cook

3. Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)

Mr. Brady

Mr. Lloyd

Column: 658

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)

Mr. Lloyd

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Lloyd

5. Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)

Mr. Pickthall

Column: 659

Mr. Lloyd

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Lloyd

6. Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 660

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

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Fatchett

7. Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

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

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 661

Mr. Cook

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Cook

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 662

Mr. Cook

8. Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Ms Joyce Quin)

Mr. Bercow

Ms Quin

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Ms Quin

Column: 663

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Ms Quin

9. Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

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

Ms Stuart

Mr. Cook

Column: 664

Mr. Michael Trend (Windsor)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Mr. Cook

10. Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 665

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

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Fatchett

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Fatchett

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Fatchett

Column: 666

11. Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)

12. Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

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

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

Mr. Day

Mr. Cook

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Column: 667

Mr. Cook

Mr. Fraser

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Cook

Column: 668

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Cook

Column: 669

14. Ms Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)

Ms Southworth

Mr. Lloyd

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Lloyd

Column: 670

15. Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Lloyd

16. Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)

Column: 671

Mr. Smith

Mr. Lloyd

17. Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Ms Joyce Quin)

Mr. Skinner

Ms Quin

Column: 672

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Ms Quin

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

Ms Quin

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Ms Quin

Column: 673

19. Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

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

Jane Griffiths

Mr. Fatchett

Column: 674

21. Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)

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

Mr. Roy

Mr. Fatchett

Column: 675

Points of Order [1 Dec 1998]

3.31 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Madam Speaker

Column: 676

Orders of the Day [1 Dec 1998]

Debate on the Address [1 Dec 1998]

Column: 677

The Economy [1 Dec 1998]

Madam Speaker

3.33 pm
Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

Mr. Maude

Several hon. Members

Mr. Maude

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Column: 678

Mr. Maude

Mr. Plaskitt

Mr. Maude

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Column: 679

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tony McNulty (Harrow, East)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Maude

Column: 680

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Mr. Maude

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Maude

Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mr. Maude

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Column: 681

Mr. Maude

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Maude

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Maude

Several hon. Members

Mr. Maude

Ms Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)

Mr. Maude

Column: 682

Several hon. Members

Mr. Maude

Mr. Ivan Lewis (Bury, South)

Mr. Maude

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Maude

Several hon. Members

Mr. Maude

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Madam Speaker

Dr. Palmer

Madam Speaker

Mr. Maude

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)

Mr. Maude

Column: 683

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mr. Maude

Several hon. Members

Mr. Maude

Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)

Mr. Maude

Mr. Twigg

Mr. Maude

Column: 684

Mr. Salter

Mr. Maude

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mr. Maude

Madam Speaker

Mr. Maude

Column: 685

Several hon. Members

Mr. Maude

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mr. Maude

Mr. Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham)

Mr. Maude

Column: 686

Mr. Byers

Mr. Maude

Mr. Paul Marsden

Mr. Maude

Column: 687

Ms Keeble

Ms Claire Ward (Watford)

Mr. Maude

Column: 688

4.10 pm
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Column: 689

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Byers

Column: 690

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Byers

Column: 691

Mr. Maude

Mr. Byers

Mr. Maude

Column: 692

Mr. Byers

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Byers

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Byers

Ms Abbott

Mr. Byers

Ms Abbott

Mr. Byers

Column: 693

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Byers

Column: 694

Mr. Maude

Mr. Byers

Mr. Maude

Mr. Byers

Mr. Maude

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

Mr. Maude

Mr. Byers

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Phil Woolas (Oldham, East and Saddleworth)

Column: 695

Mr. Byers

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Mr. Byers

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Byers

Column: 696

Ms Keeble

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Taylor

Column: 697

Mr. Byers

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Byers

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Byers

Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Mr. Byers

Column: 698

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Mr. Byers

Column: 699

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Malcolm Bruce

Mr. Byers

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bruce

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Byers

Mr. Burnett

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Mr. Byers

Column: 700

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Byers

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Byers

4.52 pm
Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Column: 701

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Cash

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Cash

Mr. Bruce

Column: 702

Column: 703

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Woolas

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Bruce

Column: 704

Column: 705

Column: 706

Column: 707

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Bruce

Column: 708

5.19 pm
Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)

Mr. St. Aubyn

Column: 709

Mr. Sheldon

Column: 710

Column: 711

5.34 pm
Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Column: 712

Mr. Byers

Sir Peter Tapsell

Column: 713

Column: 714

Column: 715

Column: 716

5.57 pm
Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

Dr. George Turner

Mr. Radice

Column: 717

Ms Abbott

Mr. Radice

Column: 718

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Radice

Mr. Cash

Mr. Radice

Column: 719

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Radice

Mr. Jack

Mr. Radice

Column: 720

6.14 pm
Sir Raymond Whitney (Wycombe)

Mr. Radice

Sir Raymond Whitney

Mr. Radice

Sir Raymond Whitney

Column: 721

Column: 722

6.25 pm
Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Column: 723

Column: 724

Column: 725

Mr. Radice

Mr. Davies

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Column: 726

Mr. Davies

6.45 pm
Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 727

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Jack

Column: 728

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Jack

Ms Keeble

Column: 729

Mr. Jack

Column: 730

Column: 731

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Jack

Column: 732

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

7.6 pm
Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Column: 733

Column: 734

Column: 735

7.20 pm
Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

Mr. Tom Clarke

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Taylor

Column: 736

Column: 737

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Taylor

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Taylor

Column: 738

Column: 739

7.35 pm
Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton, West)

Column: 740

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Ms Kelly

Column: 741

Column: 742

7.48 pm
Mr. John Horam (Orpington)

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Horam

Column: 743

Column: 744

Column: 745

7.59 pm
Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Column: 746

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Fisher

Column: 747

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Fisher

Column: 748

8.10 pm
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Column: 749

Column: 750

Column: 751

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

Column: 752

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Mr. Williams

Column: 753

8.30 pm
Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Column: 754

Column: 755

8.40 pm
Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Column: 756

Column: 757

8.48 pm
Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)

Column: 758

8.54 pm
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Column: 759

Column: 760

9.3 pm
Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Column: 761

9.7 pm
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Column: 762

Column: 763

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

Column: 764

Column: 765

9.19 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 766

Column: 767

Column: 768

Column: 769

Ms Keeble

Sir George Young

Ms Keeble

Column: 770

Sir George Young

Column: 771

9.40 pm
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 772

Mr. Ruffley

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Ruffley

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Ruffley

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 773

Mr. Bercow

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Bercow

Column: 774

Mrs. Beckett

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

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 775

Mr. Jack

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 776

Mr. Maude

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 777

Division No. 2 (The Economy) [1 Dec 1998]

Column: 780

Column: 781

Division No. 3 (The Economy) [1 Dec 1998]

Column: 783

Column: 784

Division No. 4 (The Economy) [1 Dec 1998]

Column: 787

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

Column: 788

Bus Service (York) [1 Dec 1998]

10.40 pm
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Bootlegging [1 Dec 1998]

10.41 pm
Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Column: 789

Gas Supply (Consumer Protection) [1 Dec 1998]

10.42 pm
Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East)

Column: 790

Column: 791

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

Column: 792

Mr. Purchase

Mr. Battle

Column: 793

Column: 794

Column: 795

Column: 796


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