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Wednesday 3 Mar 1999

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Column: 993

EMU (Economic Convergence) [3 Mar 1999]

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

British Film Industry [3 Mar 1999]

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

Noise-induced Hearing Loss [3 Mar 1999]

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

Health and Safety Executive [3 Mar 1999]

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

Road Congestion (West Kent) [3 Mar 1999]

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

Oral Answers to Questions [3 Mar 1999]

WALES [3 Mar 1999]

EU Structural Funds [3 Mar 1999]

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)-- EU Structural Funds [3 Mar 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Davies

Mr. Hain

Meningitis [3 Mar 1999]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)-- Meningitis [3 Mar 1999]

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)-- Meningitis [3 Mar 1999]

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

EU Structural Funds [3 Mar 1999]

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)-- EU Structural Funds [3 Mar 1999]

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

Lucas-SEI Work Force [3 Mar 1999]

Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)-- Lucas-SEI Work Force [3 Mar 1999]

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

Carers [3 Mar 1999]

Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)-- Carers [3 Mar 1999]

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

Meningitis [3 Mar 1999]

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)-- Meningitis [3 Mar 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Jon Owen Jones)

Column: 1069

Mr. Gray

Mr. Jones

Unemployment Rates [3 Mar 1999]

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)-- Unemployment Rates [3 Mar 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Hain

Column: 1070

Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Gill

The Prime Minister

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Column: 1074

The Prime Minister

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

Column: 1075

The Prime Minister

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

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

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1077

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

The Prime Minister

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1078

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

The Prime Minister

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)-- Engagements [3 Mar 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1079

Points of Order [3 Mar 1999]

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

Motor Accident Injury Compensation [3 Mar 1999]

3.36 pm
Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)

Column: 1082

Column: 1083

Column: 1084

Orders of the Day [3 Mar 1999]

House of Lords Bill [3 Mar 1999]

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

Cystic Fibrosis [3 Mar 1999]

10.35 pm
Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Column: 1184

Spaceguard Project [3 Mar 1999]

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


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