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Thursday 25 Mar 1999

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Column: 507

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Mar 1999]

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [25 Mar 1999]

Aerospace Industry [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)-- Aerospace Industry [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Battle

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)

Column: 508

Mr. Battle

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mr. Battle

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Battle

Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley)

Column: 509

Mr. Battle

Manufacturing Industry [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)-- Manufacturing Industry [25 Mar 1999]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Byers

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Column: 510

Mr. Byers

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Column: 511

Mr. Byers

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Byers

Investment Decisions [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)-- Investment Decisions [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mr. Michael Wills)

Mr. Jack

Mr. Wills

Column: 512

Mr. Ian Pearson (Dudley, South)

Mr. Wills

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Mr. Wills

Business Charges [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)-- Business Charges [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mr. Bradley

Dr. Howells

Column: 513

Cycle Industry [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)-- Cycle Industry [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Trade (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Mr. Simpson

Mr. Wilson

Assisted Area Status [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)-- Assisted Area Status [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mr. Michael Wills)

Mr. Amess

Column: 514

Mr. Wills

Mr. Gwyn Prosser (Dover)

Mr. Wills

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Wills

National Minimum Wage [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)-- National Minimum Wage [25 Mar 1999]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mr. Winnick

Column: 515

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Byers

Column: 516

Manufacturing Industry [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)-- Manufacturing Industry [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Trade (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Mr. Russell

Mr. Wilson

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Mr. Wilson

Column: 517

Euro (Small Businesses) [25 Mar 1999]

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)-- Euro (Small Businesses) [25 Mar 1999]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mrs. Winterton

Mr. Byers

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Column: 518

Mr. Byers

Fireworks [25 Mar 1999]

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)-- Fireworks [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs (Dr. Kim Howells)

Dr. Iddon

Dr. Howells

Column: 519

National Minimum Wage [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Alan W. Williams (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)-- National Minimum Wage [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mr. Williams

Dr. Howells

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Dr. Howells

Column: 520

Small Businesses [25 Mar 1999]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)-- Small Businesses [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mr. Michael Wills)

Dr. Cable

Mr. Wills

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Wills

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 521

Mr. Wills

Offshore Oil Industry [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)-- Offshore Oil Industry [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Battle

Telephone Industry [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)-- Telephone Industry [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mr. Michael Wills)

Column: 522

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Wills

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Wills

Column: 523

Telecommunications [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)-- Telecommunications [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mr. Michael Wills)

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Wills

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Column: 524

Mr. Wills

Electricity [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)-- Electricity [25 Mar 1999]

The Minister for Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)

Mr. Page

Mr. Battle

Column: 525

Business of the House [25 Mar 1999]

12.31 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

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

Sir George Young

Column: 526

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 527

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 528

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 529

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 530

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 531

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 532

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 533

Mr. Phil Hope (Corby)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 534

Mrs. Beckett

Madam Speaker

Column: 535

Points of Order [25 Mar 1999]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Madam Speaker

Column: 536

Kosovo [25 Mar 1999]

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

Column: 537

Column: 538

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Cook

Column: 539

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 540

Mr. Cook

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Cook

Column: 541

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Dafis

Mr. Cook

1.25 pm
Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Column: 542

Column: 543

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)

Mr. Howard

Column: 544

1.36 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

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

Mr. Campbell

Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)

Mr. Campbell

Column: 545

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Campbell

Column: 546

Column: 547

Mr. Bowen Wells (Hertford and Stortford)

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 548

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

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)

Mr. Campbell

1.54 pm
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 549

Column: 550

Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)

Mr. Anderson

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Anderson

Mr. Gill

Column: 551

Mr. Anderson

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Anderson

2.7 pm
Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Column: 552

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Column: 553

Mr. King

Mr. Alan Clark

Mr. King

Column: 554

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)

Mr. King

Column: 555

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

Mr. Gill

Column: 556

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Barnes

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Barnes

Column: 557

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Barnes

Column: 558

Column: 559

Mr. Alan Clark

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mr. Clark

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Frank Cook (Stockton, North)

Mr. Barnes

Column: 560

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

2.47 pm
Mr. Bowen Wells (Hertford and Stortford)

Column: 561

Mr. Frank Cook

Mr. Wells

Mr. Wareing

Mr. Wells

Column: 562

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Wells

Column: 563

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Wells

Dr. Tonge

Mr. Wells

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wells

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Wells

3.2 pm
Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 564

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Benn

Column: 565

Column: 566

Column: 567

Mr. Tony McNulty (Harrow, East)

Mr. Benn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Benn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Benn

Column: 568

3.19 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Benn

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 569

Column: 570

3.28 pm
Mr. Ken Livingstone (Brent, East)

Column: 571

Column: 572

Column: 573

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Livingstone

Column: 574

3.41 pm
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 575

Mr. Clark

Mr. Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Mr. Clark

Column: 576

3.53 pm
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 577

Column: 578

Column: 579

4.6 pm
Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Column: 580

Column: 581

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 582

Mr. Hancock

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Hancock

4.21 pm
Mr. Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)

Column: 583

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. Rapson

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Rapson

Column: 584

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Rapson

Column: 585

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Column: 586

Mr. Woodward

Column: 587

Column: 588

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. George Robertson)

Column: 589

Mr. Woodward

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Coaker

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Coaker

Mr. Woodward

Column: 590

4.54 pm
Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)

Column: 591

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Galloway

Dr. Julian Lewis

Column: 592

Mr. Galloway

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Galloway

Mr. John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead)

Mr. Galloway

Column: 593

Mr. Austin

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Column: 594

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Austin

Column: 595

Mr. Galloway

Column: 596

Mrs. Mahon

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

5.23 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 597

Column: 598

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Leigh

Column: 599

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Leigh

Column: 600

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

5.41 pm
Mr. Frank Cook (Stockton, North)

Column: 601

Column: 602

5.52 pm
Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Column: 603

Column: 604

5.58 pm
Laura Moffatt (Crawley)

Column: 605

Mr. Randall

Laura Moffatt

Mr. Frank Cook

Laura Moffatt

Column: 606

6.8 pm
Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Column: 607

Mr. Gill

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tyrie

Column: 608

6.18 pm
Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Cohen

Column: 609

6.20 pm
Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Column: 610

Mr. Benn

Mr. Maples

Column: 611

Column: 612

Mr. Wells

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Maples

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wells

Mr. Maples

Column: 613

Column: 614

6.37 pm
The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. George Robertson)

Column: 615

Column: 616

Mr. Howard

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Robertson

Column: 617

Column: 618

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Robertson

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Robertson

Column: 619

Mr. Benn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Benn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Robertson

Column: 620

Derriford Hospital Transplant Unit [25 Mar 1999]

7 pm
Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

Column: 621

British Hostages (Chechnya) [25 Mar 1999]

7.2 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 622

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 623

Column: 624

Column: 625

7.21 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)

Column: 626

Column: 627

Column: 628

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Lloyd


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