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Thursday 20 May 1999

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Column: 1195

Oral Answers to Questions [20 May 1999]

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD [20 May 1999]

Pigmeat [20 May 1999]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)-- Pigmeat [20 May 1999]

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

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Morley

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole)

Column: 1196

Mr. Morley

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 1197

Mr. Morley

Quarantine Reform [20 May 1999]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)-- Quarantine Reform [20 May 1999]

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)

Mr. Chapman

Mr. Brown

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Column: 1198

Mr. Brown

Mr. Andrew Reed (Loughborough)

Mr. Brown

Poultry Plants [20 May 1999]

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)-- Poultry Plants [20 May 1999]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Jeff Rooker)

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 1199

Mr. Rooker

Farm Incomes [20 May 1999]

Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)-- Farm Incomes [20 May 1999]

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)

Mr. Pickthall

Mr. Brown

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1200

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1201

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Brown

Beef Industry [20 May 1999]

Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)-- Beef Industry [20 May 1999]

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)

Mr. Thompson

Mr. Brown

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Column: 1202

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Mr. Brown

Specified Risk Materials [20 May 1999]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)-- Specified Risk Materials [20 May 1999]

The Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Jeff Rooker)

Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Rooker

Column: 1203

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)

Mr. Rooker

Column: 1204

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Rooker

Dietary Supplements [20 May 1999]

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)-- Dietary Supplements [20 May 1999]

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

Mr. Chope

Mr. Morley

Column: 1205

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mr. Morley

Food Standards Bill [20 May 1999]

Ms Joan Ryan (Enfield, North)-- Food Standards Bill [20 May 1999]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Jeff Rooker)

Ms Ryan

Column: 1206

Mr. Rooker

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Rooker

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mr. Rooker

Column: 1207

Pig Industry [20 May 1999]

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)-- Pig Industry [20 May 1999]

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Brown

ATTORNEY-GENERAL [20 May 1999]

Crown Prosecution Service [20 May 1999]

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)-- Crown Prosecution Service [20 May 1999]

The Attorney-General (Mr. John Morris)

Mr. Chope

Column: 1208

Madam Speaker

Mr. Chope

Madam Speaker

The Attorney-General

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

The Attorney-General

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

The Attorney-General

Column: 1209

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)-- Crown Prosecution Service [20 May 1999]

The Solicitor-General (Mr. Ross Cranston)

Mr. Beard

Madam Speaker

The Solicitor-General

Column: 1210

Private Sector Lawyers [20 May 1999]

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)-- Private Sector Lawyers [20 May 1999]

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Cohen

The Solicitor-General

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

The Solicitor-General

International Court of Justice [20 May 1999]

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)-- International Court of Justice [20 May 1999]

Column: 1211

The Attorney-General

Mr. Dalyell

The Attorney-General

Column: 1212

Court of Appeal [20 May 1999]

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)-- Court of Appeal [20 May 1999]

The Attorney-General

Mr. Grieve

The Attorney-General

Column: 1211

Column: 1213

Business of the House [20 May 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: 1214

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1215

Column: 1216

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1217

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1218

Mr. Jim Marshall (Leicester, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1219

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Evans

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 1220

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Column: 1221

Hon. Members

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 1222

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Column: 1223

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 1224

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paice

Column: 1225

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paice

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Bercow

Madam Speaker

Column: 1226

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Personal Statement [20 May 1999]

1.13 pm
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1227

Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Allocation of Time) [20 May 1999]

1.14 pm
The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Column: 1228

Column: 1229

1.17 pm
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 1230

1.23 pm
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 1231

1.30 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1232

The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Blunkett

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

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1233

1.34 pm
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Ms Ann Coffey (Stockport)

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Shepherd

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 1234

1.38 pm
Sir Richard Body (Boston and Skegness)

1.40 pm
Mr. Darling

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Darling

Column: 1235

Division No. 190 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Allocation of Time)) [20 May 1999]

Column: 1239

Column: 1240

Column: 1241

Orders of the Day [20 May 1999]

Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill [20 May 1999]

1.56 pm
Mr. Roger Berry (Kingswood)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Berry

Column: 1242

2 pm

Column: 1243

Column: 1244

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Mr. Berry

Column: 1245

2.15 pm

Column: 1246

Column: 1247

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Levitt

Column: 1248

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Levitt

2.30 pm
Mr. Webb

Mr. Levitt

Column: 1249

Column: 1250

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Column: 1251

Column: 1252

2.45 pm
Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Column: 1253

Column: 1254

Column: 1255

3 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 1256

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Column: 1257

Column: 1258

3.15 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 1259

Column: 1260

Kali Mountford

Column: 1261

3.30 pm

Column: 1262

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Audrey Wise (Preston)

Column: 1263

Column: 1264

3.45 pm

Column: 1265

Column: 1266

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Column: 1267

4 pm
Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)

Column: 1268

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Pond

Mr. Webb

Mr. Pond

Column: 1269

Mr. Field

Mr. Pond

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Mr. Pond

Mr. Letwin

Column: 1270

Mr. Pond

Mr. Berry

Mr. Pond

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Pond

4.15 pm
Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester)

Column: 1271

Column: 1272

Column: 1273

Dr. Godman

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1274

Dr. Lynne Jones

4.30 pm

Column: 1275

Column: 1276

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Dr. Jones

Column: 1277

Column: 1278

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Miss McIntosh

Column: 1279

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Column: 1280

Mr. Duncan Smith

Dr. Turner

Mr. Duncan Smith

Dr. Turner

Mr. Duncan Smith

Dr. Turner

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1281

5 pm

Column: 1282

Column: 1283

Mr. Darling

Column: 1284

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Darling

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Darling

Column: 1285

5.15 pm
Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Darling

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Darling

Column: 1286

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Darling

Column: 1287

Column: 1288

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Mr. Darling

Column: 1289

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Darling

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)

5.30 pm
Mr. Darling

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Darling

Column: 1290

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Dr. Godman

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)

Mr. Darling

Dr. Turner

Mr. Darling

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Darling

Column: 1291

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Darling

Mr. Berry

Column: 1292

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Berry

Division No. 191 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [20 May 1999]

Column: 1296

Column: 1297

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1298

Mr. Davies

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davies

6 pm
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Davies

Column: 1299

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davies

Kali Mountford

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Davies

Kali Mountford

Mr. Davies

Mr. Bennett

Mr. Davies

Column: 1300

Column: 1301

Mr. Webb

Mr. Davies

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

Mr. Davies

Column: 1302

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Davies

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Davies

6.15 pm

Column: 1303

Column: 1304

Column: 1305

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Davies

Column: 1306

6.30 pm
Mr. Webb

Mr. Davies

Column: 1307

Mr. Flight

Column: 1308

Mr. Webb

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Webb

Column: 1309

Mr. Davies

Mr. Webb

Column: 1310

Mr. Davies

Mr. Webb

Mrs. Browning

6.45 pm
Mr. Webb

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Webb

Column: 1311

Mr. Flight

Mr. Webb

Mr. Brazier

Column: 1312

Miss McIntosh

Mrs. May

Column: 1313

Mr. Webb

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mrs. May

Mr. Brazier

Mrs. May

Column: 1314

7 pm
Mrs. Browning

Column: 1315

Mr. Timms

Dr. Lewis Moonie (Kirkcaldy)

Column: 1316

Mr. Timms

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Timms

Column: 1317

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1318

Division No. 192 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [20 May 1999]

Column: 1321

Column: 1322

Division No. 193 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [20 May 1999]

Column: 1325

Column: 1326

Column: 1327

Column: 1328

Column: 1329

Column: 1330

Column: 1331

Column: 1332

Column: 1333

Column: 1334

Column: 1335

Column: 1336

Column: 1337

Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Davis

Column: 1338

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Timms

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Division No. 194 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [20 May 1999]

Column: 1342

Column: 1343

British Deaths (France) [20 May 1999]

7.56 pm
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 1344

Column: 1345

8.9 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1346

Column: 1347

8.13 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Column: 1348

Mr. Collins

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1349

Column: 1350


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