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Tuesday 23 Feb 1999

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Column: 161

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Feb 1999]

SCOTLAND [23 Feb 1999]

Cashmere Knitwear [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)-- Cashmere Knitwear [23 Feb 1999]

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

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Macdonald

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Column: 162

Mr. Macdonald

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Macdonald

Dr. Fox

Mr. Macdonald

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 163

Mr. Macdonald

Inward Investment [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)-- Inward Investment [23 Feb 1999]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Donald Dewar)

Mr. Moore

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 164

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Dewar

Health Care (Glasgow) [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston)-- Health Care (Glasgow) [23 Feb 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Sam Galbraith)

Mr. Marshall

Column: 165

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Mr. Galbraith

Employment Opportunities [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)-- Employment Opportunities [23 Feb 1999]

Column: 166

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Donald Dewar)

Mr. Canavan

Mr. Dewar

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 167

Mrs. Irene Adams (Paisley, North)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Column: 168

Mr. Dewar

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Dewar

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Column: 169

Mr. Dewar

Scottish Executive [23 Feb 1999]

Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)-- Scottish Executive [23 Feb 1999]

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

Mrs. Gorman

Mr. McLeish

Column: 170

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 171

Medical Care (Elderly People) [23 Feb 1999]

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)-- Medical Care (Elderly People) [23 Feb 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Sam Galbraith)

Dr. Godman

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston)

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 172

Livestock Industry [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)-- Livestock Industry [23 Feb 1999]

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

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Macdonald

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Macdonald

Housing [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)-- Housing [23 Feb 1999]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Donald Dewar)

Column: 173

Mr. Davidson

Mr. Dewar

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT [23 Feb 1999]

Magistrates Clerks [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. John M. Taylor (Solihull)-- Magistrates Clerks [23 Feb 1999]

The Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Hoon

Column: 174

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Hoon

Legal Aid Board [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)-- Legal Aid Board [23 Feb 1999]

The Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Burns

Mr. Hoon

Column: 175

Jacqui Smith (Redditch)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 176

Stow-on-the-Wold Magistrates Court [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)-- Stow-on-the-Wold Magistrates Court [23 Feb 1999]

The Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Hoon

Legal Aid Budget [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)-- Legal Aid Budget [23 Feb 1999]

The Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hoon

Column: 177

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands)

Mr. Hoon

Legal Aid (Personal Injury Cases) [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)-- Legal Aid (Personal Injury Cases) [23 Feb 1999]

The Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Hoon

Column: 178

Ms Beverley Hughes (Stretford and Urmston)

Mr. Hoon

Rural Magistrates Courts [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)-- Rural Magistrates Courts [23 Feb 1999]

The Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Hoon

Column: 177

Column: 179

Economic and Monetary Union [23 Feb 1999]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 180

Column: 181

Column: 182

Column: 183

Madam Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 184

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Column: 185

Column: 186

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 187

Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)

Column: 188

The Prime Minister

Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Column: 189

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

The Prime Minister

Column: 190

Sir Edward Heath (Old Bexley and Sidcup)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Hon. Members

The Prime Minister

Column: 191

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Heseltine (Henley)

The Prime Minister

Column: 192

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

The Prime Minister

Sir Archie Hamilton (Epsom and Ewell)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 193

The Prime Minister

Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

The Prime Minister

Column: 194

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Column: 195

The Prime Minister

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Column: 196

The Prime Minister

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)

The Prime Minister

Column: 197

Business of the House [23 Feb 1999]

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

Column: 198

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 199

Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 200

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 201

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 202

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Mrs. Beckett

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

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 203

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 204

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 205

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Garnier

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 206

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 207

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 208

Points of Order [23 Feb 1999]

5.13 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 209

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 210

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 211

Fuel Safety [23 Feb 1999]

5.20 pm
Mr. Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington, East)

Column: 212

Column: 213

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Kemp

Column: 214

Orders of the Day [23 Feb 1999]

Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill [23 Feb 1999]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

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

Column: 215

Mr. Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Clifford Forsythe (South Antrim)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Forsythe

Mr. Darling

Column: 216

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Forth

Mr. Darling

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Darling

Column: 217

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Darling

Column: 218

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Darling

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Darling

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Darling

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Darling

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mr. Darling

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Darling

Column: 219

Mr. Alan Simpson

Mr. Darling

Column: 220

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Darling

Mr. Hayes

Column: 221

Mr. Darling

Column: 222

Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Darling

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Darling

Column: 223

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Darling

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Mr. Darling

Column: 224

Ms Walley

Mr. Darling

Column: 225

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Darling

Column: 226

Audrey Wise (Preston)

Mr. Darling

Audrey Wise

Mr. Darling

Column: 227

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Mr. Darling

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Darling

Column: 228

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Darling

Mr. Webb

Mr. Darling

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Darling

Column: 229

Mr. Greenway

Mr. Darling

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Darling

Column: 230

6.23 pm
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 231

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 232

Column: 233

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 234

Column: 235

Column: 236

Column: 237

Ms Stuart

Mr. Duncan Smith

Ms Stuart

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 238

Ms Stuart

Mr. Duncan Smith

Ms Stuart

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 239

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 240

Mr. Duncan Smith

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

6.56 pm
Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Column: 241

Column: 242

Mr. Deputy Speaker

7.7 pm
Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Column: 243

Column: 244

Column: 245

Column: 246

7.21 pm
Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Column: 247

Column: 248

7.31 pm
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Column: 249

Column: 250

7.40 pm
Mr. Malcolm Wicks (Croydon, North)

Column: 251

Column: 252

7.51 pm
Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Column: 253

Column: 254

8 pm
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 255

Column: 256

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 257

8.10 pm
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Column: 258

Column: 259

8.20 pm
Mrs. Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Column: 260

Column: 261

Column: 262

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Mr. Brazier

Column: 263

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Brazier

Column: 264

8.39 pm
Mr. Roger Berry (Kingswood)

Column: 265

Column: 266

8.49 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 267

Column: 268

Column: 269

8.59 pm
Audrey Wise (Preston)

Column: 270

Column: 271

Mr. Flight

Audrey Wise

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Audrey Wise

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

9.9 pm
Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Column: 272

Column: 273

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 274

9.19 pm
Mr. David Lock (Wyre Forest)

Column: 275

Column: 276

9.28 pm
Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Column: 277

Column: 278

Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)

Mr. Davies

Mr. Pond

Column: 279

Mr. Davies

Column: 280

9.44 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Column: 281

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Timms

Column: 282

Mr. Forsythe

Mr. Timms

Column: 283

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Timms

Column: 284

Division No. 72 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [23 Feb 1999]

Column: 287

Column: 288

Division No. 73 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [23 Feb 1999]

Column: 291

Column: 292

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 293

Cornish Language [23 Feb 1999]

10.27 pm
Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)

Column: 294

Column: 295

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. George

Column: 296

Column: 297

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

Column: 298

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Ms Quin

Column: 299

Mr. Flynn

Ms Quin

Column: 300


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