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Column: 141

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Mar 1999]

SCOTLAND [23 Mar 1999]

Food Standards Bill [23 Mar 1999]

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)-- Food Standards Bill [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mrs. Michie

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. David Stewart (Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber)

Column: 142

Mr. Galbraith

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Galbraith

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Galbraith

Dr. Fox

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 143

Literacy and Numeracy [23 Mar 1999]

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)-- Literacy and Numeracy [23 Mar 1999]

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

Miss Begg

Mr. Dewar

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 144

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Dewar

New College, Kilwinning [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame, South)-- New College, Kilwinning [23 Mar 1999]

Column: 145

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

Mr. Donohoe

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 146

Education (Parental Involvement) [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)-- Education (Parental Involvement) [23 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Education, Scottish Office (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Mr. Brown

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 147

Scottish Beef Exports [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)-- Scottish Beef Exports [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)-- Scottish Beef Exports [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Home Robertson

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Boswell

Column: 148

Mr. Dewar

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Dewar

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Dewar

Column: 149

Trunk Roads Review [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)-- Trunk Roads Review [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Macdonald

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Macdonald

Column: 150

Local Government Finance [23 Mar 1999]

Mrs. Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)-- Local Government Finance [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mrs. McKenna

Mr. McLeish

Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. McLeish

Column: 151

Mr. John McAllion (Dundee, East)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. McLeish

Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)

Column: 152

Mr. McLeish

Inward Investment [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)-- Inward Investment [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Dewar

Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston)

Column: 153

Mr. Dewar

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Dewar

Educational Opportunities [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Dennis Canavan (Falkirk, West)-- Educational Opportunities [23 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Education, Scottish Office (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Column: 154

Mr. Canavan

Mrs. Liddell

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT [23 Mar 1999]

Community Legal Service [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)-- Community Legal Service [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Kidney

Column: 155

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 156

Mr. Hoon

Pro Bono Work [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)-- Pro Bono Work [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Lynda Clark (Edinburgh, Pentlands)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 157

County Courts [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)-- County Courts [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Brady

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 158

Magistrates Courts [23 Mar 1999]

Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)-- Magistrates Courts [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Baker

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Hoon

Legal Aid [23 Mar 1999]

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)-- Legal Aid [23 Mar 1999]

Column: 159

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

Sir Sydney Chapman

Column: 160

Mr. Hoon

Column: 159

Column: 161

Kosovo [23 Mar 1999]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 162

Column: 163

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Column: 164

The Prime Minister

Column: 165

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

The Prime Minister

Column: 166

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

The Prime Minister

Sir Archie Hamilton (Epsom and Ewell)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bruce George (Walsall, South)

Column: 167

The Prime Minister

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)

Column: 168

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 169

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

The Prime Minister

Column: 170

Mr. Frank Cook (Stockton, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 171

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 172

The Prime Minister

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

The Prime Minister

Column: 173

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Column: 174

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead)

The Prime Minister

Column: 175

Age (Prevention of Discrimination) [23 Mar 1999]

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

Column: 176

4.31 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 177

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Forth

Column: 178

Column: 179

Point of Order [23 Mar 1999]

4.38 pm
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 180

Local Government Bill [Money] (No. 2) [23 Mar 1999]

4.40 pm
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Lansley

Column: 181

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

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Mr. Lansley

Column: 182

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lansley

Column: 183

4.53 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 184

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

5 pm
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Column: 185

5.2 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 186

5.5 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Forth

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Forth

Mr. Letwin

Column: 187

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

Column: 188

Mr. Lansley

Ms Armstrong

Column: 189

Sir Paul Beresford

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Jenkin

Ms Armstrong

Column: 190

Division No. 125 (Local Government Bill [Money] (No. 2)) [23 Mar 1999]

Column: 192

Column: 193

Orders of the Day [23 Mar 1999]

Local Government Bill [23 Mar 1999]

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Jones

Column: 194

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Jones

Mr. Curry

Column: 195

Mr. Jones

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Mr. Jones

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 196

Mr. Jones

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Jones

5.45 pm
Mr. Clive Efford (Eltham)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Jones

Column: 197

Mr. Curry

Mr. Jones

Mr. Curry

Mr. Jones

Mr. Curry

Mr. Jones

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 198

Mr. Jones

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 199

Column: 200

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Column: 201

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 202

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 203

6.15 pm
Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 204

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 205

Mr. Lansley

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

Mr. Jenkin

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 206

Mr. Jenkin

6.30 pm
Jackie Ballard (Taunton)

Mr. Curry

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 207

Mr. Curry

Jackie Ballard

Mr. Curry

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Mr. Curry

Column: 208

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Curry

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Curry

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Curry

Column: 209

Mr. Hunter

Mr. Curry

Ms Keeble

6.45 pm
Mr. Curry

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Curry

Column: 210

Mr. Fallon

Column: 211

Mr. Hunter

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Hunter

Column: 212

7 pm

Column: 213

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Forth

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 214

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Forth

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Forth

Column: 215

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jones

Column: 216

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Jones

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Forth

7.15 pm

Column: 217

Column: 218

Mr. Lansley

Column: 219

Column: 220

7.30 pm
Mr. Forth

Mr. Lansley

Column: 221

Column: 222

Mr. Grieve

Column: 223

7.45 pm

Column: 224

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 225

Mr. Jones

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Jones

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jones

Column: 226

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Jenkin

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

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 227

8 pm
Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Fallon

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 228

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 229

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 230

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 231

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Jenkin

8.15 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 232

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 233

Jackie Ballard

Mr. Jenkin

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 234

Mr. Curry

Ms Armstrong

8.30 pm
Mr. Curry

Column: 235

Mr. Gray

Mr. Curry

Mr. Forth

Mr. Curry

Column: 236

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 237

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Burstow

Column: 238

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Curry

Mr. Letwin

8.45 pm
Mr. Gray

Mr. Letwin

Column: 239

Mr. John M. Taylor (Solihull)

Mr. Letwin

Ms Keeble

Mr. Letwin

Column: 240

Column: 241

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

Mr. Letwin

9 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Letwin

Column: 242

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Letwin

Ms Keeble

Mr. Letwin

Column: 243

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 244

Mr. Letwin

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 245

9.15 pm
Mr. Gray

Column: 246

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gray

Ms Keeble

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gray

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Column: 247

Mr. Gray

Column: 248

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. Gray

Ms Keeble

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gray

Column: 249

9.30 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Gray

Column: 250

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 251

Column: 252

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Wilshire

9.45 pm

Column: 253

Column: 254

Mr. Fallon

Column: 255

Mr. Fallon

Column: 256

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Forth

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Forth

Column: 257

Mr. Waterson

Column: 258

10.15 pm

Column: 259

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

Column: 260

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Meale

Column: 261

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Meale

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Meale

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Meale

Column: 262

Division No. 126 (Local Government Bill) [23 Mar 1999]

Column: 265

Mr. Keith Bradley (Treasurer of Her Majesty's Household)

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

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 266

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gummer

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gummer

Column: 267

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Column: 268

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Column: 269

11 pm
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Mr. Bottomley

Mr. Sanders

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sanders

Column: 270

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Sanders

Mr. Forth

Mr. Field

Mr. Forth

Mr. Field

Mr. Forth

Column: 271

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fabricant

Column: 272

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Column: 273

11.15 pm
Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Field

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 274

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 275

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Wilshire

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Column: 276

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Wilshire

11.30 pm
Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 277

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 278

Mr. Jenkin

Mrs. Beckett

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 279

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Wilshire

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

Column: 280

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Winterton

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Winterton

Column: 281

Mr. Deputy Speaker

11.45 pm
Mr. Winterton

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bradley

Column: 282

Division No. 127 (Local Government Bill) [23 Mar 1999]

Column: 285

Division No. 128 (Local Government Bill) [23 Mar 1999]

Column: 288

Column: 289

Business of the House [23 Mar 1999]

12.17 am
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 290

Several hon. Members

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

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Several hon. Members

Mr. Burstow

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 291

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Column: 292

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Column: 293

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

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

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 294

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Alastair Goodlad (Eddisbury)

Column: 295

Mrs. Beckett

Sir George Young

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 296

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 297

Millennium Compliance (Defence) [23 Mar 1999]

12.41 am
Mr. David Atkinson (Bournemouth, East)

Mr. Brian White (Milton Keynes, North-East)

Mr. Atkinson

Column: 298

Column: 299

Column: 300

Column: 301

12.56 am
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. Doug Henderson)

Column: 302

Column: 303

Column: 304


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