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Wednesday 24 Feb 1999

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Column: 301

Royal Ulster Constabulary [24 Feb 1999]

9.32 am
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Column: 302

Column: 303

Column: 304

9.43 am
Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Column: 305

Column: 306

9.52 am
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 307

9.56 am
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 308

10.4 am
Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Column: 309

Column: 310

Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)

Mr. Salter

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 311

Mr. Salter

10.15 am
Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Column: 312

10.19 am
Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. McWalter

Column: 313

10.26 am
Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley)

Column: 314

Column: 315

10.33 am
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 316

10.38 am
Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Column: 317

Column: 318

10.50 am
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Column: 319

Column: 320

Column: 321

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 322

Flood and Coastal Defence [24 Feb 1999]

11 am
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 323

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Luff

Column: 324

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. Luff

Column: 325

Column: 326

Column: 327

Column: 328

11.17 am
Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)

Column: 329

Column: 330

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Hurst

Column: 331

Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)

Mr. Keetch

Column: 332

Mr. George

11.33 am
Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Column: 333

Column: 334

Column: 335

11.44 am
Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Column: 336

Column: 337

Mr. Luff

Mr. King

Column: 338

11.58 am
Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Column: 339

12.5 pm
Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Column: 340

12.9 pm
Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)

Mr. Tom King

Mr. Baker

Column: 341

Column: 342

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

Mr. Tom King

Mr. Hayes

Mr. King

Mr. Hayes

Column: 343

12.20 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Elliot Morley)

Column: 344

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Luff

Mr. Morley

Column: 345

Column: 346

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 347

Christopher Young [24 Feb 1999]

12.30 pm
Mr. Denis Murphy (Wansbeck)

Column: 348

Column: 349

Column: 350

Column: 351

Column: 352

12.48 pm
Dr. David Clark (South Shields)

12.53 pm
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. Doug Henderson)

Column: 353

Column: 354

Column: 355

West Country Ambulance Service [24 Feb 1999]

1 pm
Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)

Column: 356

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Breed

Column: 357

Column: 358

1.15 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Denham)

Column: 359

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Denham

Column: 360

Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)

Mr. Denham

Column: 361

Column: 362

Mr. George

Mr. Denham

Column: 363

Health Care Assistants [24 Feb 1999]

1.30 pm
Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

Column: 364

Column: 365

Column: 366

1.46 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Denham)

Column: 367

Column: 368

Column: 369

Column: 370

Column: 371

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Feb 1999]

NORTHERN IRELAND [24 Feb 1999]

Good Friday Agreement [24 Feb 1999]

Mr. Roger Stott (Wigan)-- Good Friday Agreement [24 Feb 1999]

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Marjorie Mowlam)

Mr. Stott

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)

Column: 372

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Column: 373

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. MacKay

Marjorie Mowlam

Energy Market [24 Feb 1999]

Mr. Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)-- Energy Market [24 Feb 1999]

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Mr. Quinn

Mr. Ingram

Column: 374

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Ingram

Prisoner Releases [24 Feb 1999]

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)-- Prisoner Releases [24 Feb 1999]

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Ingram

Column: 375

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)

Column: 376

Mr. Ingram

Sure Start Initiative [24 Feb 1999]

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)-- Sure Start Initiative [24 Feb 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. John McFall)

Caroline Flint

Mr. McFall

Mr. Clifford Forsythe (South Antrim)

Mr. McFall

Column: 377

Good Friday Agreement [24 Feb 1999]

Mr. Peter Temple-Morris (Leominster)-- Good Friday Agreement [24 Feb 1999]

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Marjorie Mowlam)

Mr. Temple-Morris

Marjorie Mowlam

Madam Speaker

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 378

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Marjorie Mowlam

Ms Margaret Moran (Luton, South)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 379

Marjorie Mowlam

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)-- Good Friday Agreement [24 Feb 1999]

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Marjorie Mowlam)

Judy Mallaber

Marjorie Mowlam

PRIME MINISTER [24 Feb 1999]

Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Bennett

Column: 380

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 381

Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

Column: 382

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 383

Mr. Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 384

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 385

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 386

Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

The Prime Minister

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

The Prime Minister

Column: 387

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Heppell (Nottingham, East)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 388

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael J. Foster (Worcester)-- Engagements [24 Feb 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 387

Column: 389

Stephen Lawrence Inquiry [24 Feb 1999]

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

Column: 390

Column: 391

Column: 392

Column: 393

Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)

Column: 394

Column: 395

Mr. Straw

Column: 396

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)

Mr. Straw

Column: 397

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

Mr. Straw

Column: 398

Mr. Clive Efford (Eltham)

Mr. Straw

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Column: 399

Mr. Straw

Mr. Bernie Grant (Tottenham)

Column: 400

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Column: 401

Mr. Straw

Mr. Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Column: 402

Mr. Straw

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)

Mr. Straw

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Mr. Straw

Column: 403

Ms Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Mr. Straw

Column: 404

Kosovo [24 Feb 1999]

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

Column: 405

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Column: 406

Column: 407

Mr. Cook

Column: 408

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 409

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 410

Mr. Cook

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mr. Cook

Column: 411

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Maples

Mr. Cook

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Mr. Cook

Column: 412

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Cook

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Column: 413

Mr. Cook

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 414

Mr. Cook

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Mr. Cook

Column: 415

Sierra Leone [24 Feb 1999]

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

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 416

Mr. Cook

Column: 417

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Cook

Column: 418

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Mr. Cook

Column: 419

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mr. Cook

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 420

Mr. Cook

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Mr. Cook

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Column: 421

Mr. Cook

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Cook

Column: 422

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Cook

Column: 423

Points of Order [24 Feb 1999]

5.35 pm
Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Madam Speaker

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Madam Speaker

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Madam Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Madam Speaker

Mr. King

Column: 424

Madam Speaker

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Brady

Madam Speaker

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Column: 425

Madam Speaker

Column: 426

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) [24 Feb 1999]

5.41 pm
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 427

Column: 428

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 429

Orders of the Day [24 Feb 1999]

Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Bill [24 Feb 1999]

5.53 pm
Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Davies

Column: 430

6 pm
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Column: 431

Mr. Quentin Davies

Column: 432

Mr. Quentin Davies

Ms Hewitt

Column: 433

Column: 434

Mr. Quentin Davies

6.15 pm
Mr. Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Mr. Davies

Mr. Quentin Davies

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

Column: 435

Column: 436

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Quentin Davies

Ms Hewitt

Column: 437

Mr. Quentin Davies

Column: 438

6.30 pm
Mr. Quentin Davies

Ms Hewitt

Column: 439

Mr. Quentin Davies

Column: 440

Mr. Quentin Davies

Ms Hewitt

Column: 441

Mr. Quentin Davies

Ms Hewitt

Column: 442

Mr. Quentin Davies

6.43 pm
Mr. Timms

Column: 443

6.46 pm
Mr. Quentin Davies

Division No. 74 (Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Bill) [24 Feb 1999]

Column: 446

Column: 447

City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) [24 Feb 1999]

7.2 pm
Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 448

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 449

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

7.9 pm
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Column: 450

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mr. Brooke

Column: 451

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mr. Brooke

Column: 452

Mr. Benn

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Brooke

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Mr. Brooke

Column: 453

Mr. Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham)

Mr. Brooke

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Brooke

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Brooke

Column: 454

Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Bradley

Mr. Brooke

Column: 455

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Love

Mr. Brooke

Column: 456

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North)

Mr. Brooke

Ms Buck

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Love

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Love

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Love

Column: 457

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Brooke

Column: 458

Mr. Benn

Mr. Brooke

Column: 459

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Brooke

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Mr. Brooke

Column: 460

7.47 pm
Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Mr. Baldry

Column: 461

Mr. Cohen

Column: 462

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Baldry

Mr. Cohen

Column: 463

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Mr. Benn

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Cohen

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Cohen

Column: 464

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cohen

Column: 465

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cohen

8.9 pm
Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

Column: 466

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Bell

8.12 pm
Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 467

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Benn

Column: 468

8.20 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 469

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hughes

Column: 470

Column: 471

Mr. Love

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Love

Mr. Hughes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hughes

Column: 472

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hughes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hughes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hughes

Column: 473

Mr. Benn

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 474

Mr. Bradley

Mr. Hughes

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

Mr. Hughes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hughes

Column: 475

Mr. Ian Pearson (Dudley, South)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Pearson

Mr. Hughes

Column: 476

8.49 pm
Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Cryer

Mr. Pearson

Mr. Cryer

Column: 477

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cryer

Column: 478

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Cryer

Ms Abbott

Column: 479

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cryer

9.2 pm
Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Waterson

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 480

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Waterson

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Waterson

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Waterson

Column: 481

Mr. Love

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Peter Bradley

Column: 482

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Bradley

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Bradley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Waterson

9.13 pm
Mr. Bill Etherington (Sunderland, North)

Column: 483

Column: 484

Column: 485

9.24 pm
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Column: 486

9.27 pm
The Minister for London and Construction (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 487

Mr. Benn

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 488

Mr. Etherington

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 489

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Love

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 490

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mr. Raynsford

9.44 pm
Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Column: 491

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mrs. Lait

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Lait

Column: 492

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Lait

9.50 pm
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North)

Column: 493

Mr. Brooke

Column: 494

Mrs. Lait

Division No. 75 (City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)) [24 Feb 1999]

Column: 496

Column: 497

Rating (Valuation) Bill [24 Feb 1999]

10.12 pm
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

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

Mr. Burns

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Burns

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Burns

Column: 498

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Alan Meale)

Column: 499

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr. Meale

Column: 500

Mr. Burns

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Burns

Column: 501

10.30 pm
The Minister for Local Government and Housing (Ms Hilary Armstrong)

Column: 502

Mr. Burstow

Ms Armstrong

Column: 503

Mr. Burstow

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Burstow

Division No. 76 (Rating (Valuation) Bill) [24 Feb 1999]

Column: 505

10.52 pm
Ms Armstrong

Column: 506

Column: 507

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Ms Armstrong

Column: 508

11.4 pm
Mr. Burstow

11.7 pm
Mr. Burns

Column: 509

Division No. 77 (Rating (Valuation) Bill) [24 Feb 1999]

Column: 511

Column: 512

War Pensions [24 Feb 1999]

11.21 pm
Mr. Paul Stinchcombe (Wellingborough)

Column: 513

Column: 514

Column: 515

Column: 516

11.39 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Hugh Bayley)

Column: 517

Mr. Stinchcombe

Column: 518

Mr. Bayley

Column: 519

Column: 520


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