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Wednesday 3 Mar 1999
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Column: 993
9.33 am
Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)
Dr. Cable
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)
Madam Speaker
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Column: 994
Madam Speaker
Dr. Cable
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Dr. Cable
Column: 995
Column: 996
Jacqui Smith (Redditch)
Dr. Cable
Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)
Dr. Cable
Column: 997
Mr. Forth
Column: 998
Dr. Cable
Mr. Ruffley
Dr. Cable
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)
Dr. Cable
Column: 999
Mr. Bercow
Dr. Cable
Column: 1000
9.59 am
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)
Hon. Members
Mr. MacShane
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. MacShane
Column: 1001
Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)
Mr. MacShane
Mr. Laurence Robertson
Mr. MacShane
Column: 1002
Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)
Mr. MacShane
Column: 1003
Mr. Alan Clark
Mr. MacShane
Column: 1004
10.14 am
Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)
Mr. Gardiner
Mr. Loughton
Column: 1005
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Loughton
Column: 1006
Column: 1007
Column: 1008
Mr. Gardiner
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Loughton
Column: 1009
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Loughton
10.32 am
Jacqui Smith (Redditch)
Column: 1010
Mr. Alan Clark
Jacqui Smith
Mr. Bercow
Jacqui Smith
Mr. Alan Clark
Jacqui Smith
Column: 1011
Mr. Alan Clark
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Jacqui Smith
Column: 1012
10.41 am
Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)
Mr. Gardiner
Column: 1013
Mr. Whittingdale
Column: 1014
10.51 am
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ms Patricia Hewitt)
Column: 1015
Mr. Alan Clark
Column: 1016
Ms Hewitt
Mr. Bercow
Ms Hewitt
Column: 1017
11 am
Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)
Column: 1018
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Column: 1019
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)
Mr. Clarke
Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)
Mr. Clarke
Column: 1020
Column: 1021
Column: 1022
Column: 1023
Column: 1024
11.34 am
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
Column: 1025
Mr. Chidgey
Mr. Maclennan
Column: 1026
11.47 am
Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)
Column: 1027
Column: 1028
Column: 1029
Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)
Column: 1030
Column: 1031
12.7 pm
Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion)
Column: 1032
12.13 pm
Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)
Column: 1033
Column: 1034
12.21 pm
The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Janet Anderson)
Column: 1035
Column: 1036
Mr. Pickles
Janet Anderson
Column: 1037
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 1038
12.30 pm
Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester)
Column: 1039
Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)
Mr. Oaten
Column: 1040
12.40 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Hugh Bayley)
Column: 1041
Column: 1042
Mr. Oaten
Mr. Bayley
Column: 1043
Mr. Oaten
Mr. Bayley
Column: 1044
Mr. Cotter
Mr. Bayley
Column: 1045
12.58 pm
Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)
Column: 1046
Column: 1047
Column: 1048
1.15 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Alan Meale)
Column: 1049
Column: 1050
Column: 1051
Column: 1052
1.30 pm
Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells)
Column: 1053
Mr. Charles Wardle (Bexhill and Battle)
Mr. Norman
Column: 1054
Column: 1055
Column: 1056
1.48 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Alan Meale)
Column: 1057
Column: 1058
Mr. Norman
Mr. Meale
Column: 1059
Column: 1060
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 1061
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Hain
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Alun Michael)
Mr. Amess
Column: 1062
Mr. Michael
Mr. Winterton
Mr. Michael
Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)
Mr. Michael
Column: 1063
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)
Mr. Michael
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Mr. Michael
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Alun Michael)
Column: 1064
Mr. Jones
Mr. Michael
Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Mr. Michael
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
Mr. Michael
Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)
Column: 1065
Mr. Michael
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)
Mr. Michael
Dr. Fox
Mr. Michael
Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
Column: 1066
Mr. Michael
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Hain
Column: 1067
Mr. Alan W. Williams (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)
Mr. Hain
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Hain
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Alun Michael)
Ms Morgan
Column: 1068
Mr. Michael
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Michael
Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)
Mr. Michael
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Jon Owen Jones)
Column: 1069
Mr. Gray
Mr. Jones
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Hain
Column: 1070
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)
Mr. Gill
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 1071
Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Column: 1072
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
The Prime Minister
Madam Speaker
Mr. Dalyell
The Prime Minister
Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)
The Prime Minister
Mr. Ashdown
Column: 1073
The Prime Minister
Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)
Column: 1074
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 1075
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Column: 1076
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 1077
Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 1078
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 1079
3.30 pm
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Madam Speaker
Column: 1080
Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)
Madam Speaker
Column: 1081
3.36 pm
Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)
Column: 1082
Column: 1083
Column: 1084
3.46 pm
The Minister of State, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
Column: 1085
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1086
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Evans
Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)
Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Column: 1087
Mr. Evans
The Chairman
Mr. Evans
Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South)
Mr. Evans
Mr. Tyrie
The Chairman
Mr. Evans
4 pm
Column: 1088
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)
Column: 1089
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)
Column: 1090
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mr. Grieve
Column: 1091
4.15 pm
Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)
Mr. Fisher
Column: 1092
Mr. Hurst
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Hurst
The Chairman
Column: 1093
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)
Mr. Hogg
Column: 1094
Mr. Forth
The Chairman
Mr. Forth
4.30 pm
Dr. George Turner
Mr. Forth
Column: 1095
The Chairman
Dr. Turner
Mr. Hogg
Dr. Turner
Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)
Dr. Turner
Mr. Martin Linton (Battersea)
Column: 1096
Dr. Turner
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Linton
Mr. Swayne
Column: 1097
Mr. Tyrie
The Chairman
Mr. Tyrie
Column: 1098
The Chairman
Mr. Tyrie
4.45 pm
Mr. Evans
Column: 1099
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Evans
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1100
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1101
Mr. Fisher
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Evans
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Tyrie
Column: 1102
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Winnick
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Letwin
5 pm
Mr. Hoon
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)
Column: 1103
Mr. Hoon
Dr. Fox
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1104
Mr. Forth
Mr. Swayne
Column: 1105
Mr. Forth
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Garnier
5.15 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Mr. Garnier
Column: 1106
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1107
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Leigh
Mr. Forth
Column: 1108
Mr. Leigh
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Letwin
The Chairman
Column: 1109
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1110
5.30 pm
The Temporary Chairman (Mr. Nicholas Winterton)
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1111
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Letwin
Dr. George Turner
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1112
Mr. Winnick
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1113
5.45 pm
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Mr. Letwin
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Letwin
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)
Column: 1114
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Letwin
Dr. George Turner
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1115
Mr. Forth
Column: 1116
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Forth
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Forth
Column: 1117
Mr. Gordon Prentice
6 pm
Mr. Forth
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Forth
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Forth
Column: 1118
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Forth
Mr. Gordon Prentice
Mr. Forth
Mr. Prentice
Mr. Forth
Mr. Prentice
Mr. Forth
Column: 1119
Mr. John M. Taylor (Solihull)
Mr. Forth
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Forth
Dr. George Turner
Mr. Forth
Mr. Grieve
Column: 1120
Mr. Forth
Mr. John M. Taylor
Mr. Forth
Mr. Winnick
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Winnick
Column: 1121
Mr. Letwin
6.15 pm
Mr. Winnick
Angela Smith (Basildon)
Mr. Winnick
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Winnick
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1122
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Winnick
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Winnick
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Winnick
Mr. Garnier
Column: 1123
Angela Smith
Mr. Winnick
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Winnick
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Winnick
Column: 1124
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Winnick
Mr. Maclennan
Column: 1125
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Maclennan
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Maclennan
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Maclennan
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Maclennan
Column: 1126
Mr. Tyrie
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Maclennan
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Maclennan
Column: 1127
Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Rammell
Column: 1128
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Rammell
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Rammell
Column: 1129
6.45 pm
Caroline Flint (Don Valley)
Mr. Rammell
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Rammell
Column: 1130
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Maclennan
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Tyrie
Column: 1131
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Tyrie
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Tyrie
Column: 1132
7 pm
Column: 1133
Column: 1134
Mr. Gordon Prentice
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Tyrie
Column: 1135
Mr. Hurst
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Hurst
Column: 1136
7.15 pm
Mr. Leigh
Column: 1137
Mr. Grieve
Column: 1138
Mr. Swayne
Column: 1139
7.30 pm
Mr. Garnier
Dr. Fox
Column: 1140
Column: 1141
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1142
Dr. Fox
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Tyrie
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1143
Mr. Leigh
7.45 pm
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1144
Column: 1145
Division No. 85 (House of Lords Bill) [3 Mar 1999]
Column: 1148
Mr. Letwin
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1149
Column: 1150
8.15 pm
Column: 1151
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Letwin
Column: 1152
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Grieve
Column: 1153
Mr. Maclennan
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Grieve
Column: 1154
8.30 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Grieve
Column: 1155
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Mr. Swayne
Column: 1156
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Swayne
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Forth
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Forth
Column: 1157
Mr. Brady
Mr. Forth
8.45 pm
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Column: 1158
Mr. Forth
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Forth
Column: 1159
Mr. Maclennan
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Maclennan
Column: 1160
Sir Patrick Cormack
Column: 1161
9 pm
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 1162
Column: 1163
Sir Patrick Cormack
Column: 1164
Mrs. Beckett
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Swayne
Column: 1165
Division No. 86 (House of Lords Bill) [3 Mar 1999]
Column: 1168
9.30 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Forth
Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)
Mr. Forth
Mr. Hoon
Column: 1169
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Hoon
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Evans
The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Evans
Column: 1170
Dr. George Turner
Mr. Evans
Column: 1171
Mr. Bermingham
9.45 pm
Mr. Evans
Mr. Bermingham
Mr. Evans
Column: 1172
Mr. Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town)
Mr. Evans
Mr. Hoon
Mr. Evans
Column: 1173
Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Mr. Beith
Mr. Forth
Column: 1174
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Forth
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr. Forth
Mr. Evans
Mr. Forth
Column: 1175
Division No. 87 (House of Lords Bill) [3 Mar 1999]
Column: 1178
Division No. 88 (House of Lords Bill) [3 Mar 1999]
Column: 1180
Division No. 89 (House of Lords Bill) [3 Mar 1999]
Column: 1183
10.35 pm
Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)
Column: 1184
10.36 pm
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
The Minister for Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1185
Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1186
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Sanders
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1187
Mr. Sanders
Mr. Öpik
Column: 1188
Column: 1189
10.55 pm
The Minister for Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)
Column: 1190
Column: 1191
Column: 1192