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Wednesday 21 Jul 1999

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Column: 1103

Adjournment (Summer) [21 Jul 1999]

9.33 am
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 1104

Column: 1105

Column: 1106

Column: 1107

Column: 1108

Column: 1109

10.2 am
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Mr. Kaufman

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mrs. Bottomley

Column: 1110

Column: 1111

10.11 am
Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Column: 1112

Column: 1113

Column: 1114

10.22 am
Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mr. Steen

Column: 1115

Column: 1116

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Steen

Column: 1117

10.34 am
Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North)

Column: 1118

Column: 1119

Column: 1120

Column: 1121

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

10.50 am
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Column: 1122

Column: 1123

Column: 1124

11.4 am
Mr. Bill Etherington (Sunderland, North)

Column: 1125

Column: 1126

11.14 am
Mr. David Atkinson (Bournemouth, East)

Column: 1127

Column: 1128

Column: 1129

11.26 am
Mr. John Grogan (Selby)

Column: 1130

Column: 1131

11.35 am
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 1132

Column: 1133

11.41 am
Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Column: 1134

Column: 1135

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Bradley

11.51 am
Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Column: 1136

Column: 1137

Column: 1138

12 noon
Ms Jenny Jones (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Column: 1139

12.5 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 1140

Column: 1141

12.17 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Paddy Tipping)

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1142

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1143

Column: 1144

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1145

Legal Services (Reading, East) [21 Jul 1999]

12.30 pm
Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Column: 1146

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Column: 1147

Jane Griffiths

Column: 1148

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Column: 1149

Column: 1150

Mr. Salter

Mr. Vaz

Column: 1151

Column: 1152

Column: 1153

Post Office Counters Ltd. [21 Jul 1999]

12.56 pm
Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Column: 1154

Column: 1155

Column: 1156

1.10 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Dr. Kim Howells)

Column: 1157

Column: 1158

Column: 1159

Column: 1160

Kashmir [21 Jul 1999]

1.25 pm
Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)

Column: 1161

Mr. Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall)

Lorna Fitzsimons

Column: 1162

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Lorna Fitzsimons

Mr. Khabra

Lorna Fitzsimons

Ms Margaret Moran (Luton, South)

Lorna Fitzsimons

Column: 1163

Mr. Khabra

Lorna Fitzsimons

Mr. Stephen Pound (Ealing, North)

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Lorna Fitzsimons

Column: 1164

Mr. Pound

Lorna Fitzsimons

Mr. Khabra

Lorna Fitzsimons

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan)

Lorna Fitzsimons

Column: 1165

Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

Lorna Fitzsimons

Column: 1166

Mr. Khabra

Lorna Fitzsimons

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

Column: 1167

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1168

Mr. Khabra

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1169

Column: 1170

Column: 1171

Oral Answers to Questions [21 Jul 1999]

CABINET OFFICE [21 Jul 1999]

Civil Service (Ethnic Minorities) [21 Jul 1999]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)-- Civil Service (Ethnic Minorities) [21 Jul 1999]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Dr. Jack Cunningham)

Mr. Chapman

Dr. Cunningham

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall)

Column: 1172

Dr. Cunningham

Genetically Modified Foods [21 Jul 1999]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)-- Genetically Modified Foods [21 Jul 1999]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Dr. Jack Cunningham)

Mr. Swayne

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 1173

Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Dr. Cunningham

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Column: 1174

Dr. Cunningham

Correspondence [21 Jul 1999]

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)-- Correspondence [21 Jul 1999]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)

Column: 1175

Mr. Kilfoyle

Cabinet Joint Consultative Committee [21 Jul 1999]

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)-- Cabinet Joint Consultative Committee [21 Jul 1999]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Dr. Jack Cunningham)

Mr. Prentice

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. Lansley

Column: 1176

Dr. Cunningham

Public Appointments [21 Jul 1999]

Mr. Amess -- Public Appointments [21 Jul 1999]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Mr. Amess

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 1177

Mr. Kilfoyle

Government Modernisation [21 Jul 1999]

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)-- Government Modernisation [21 Jul 1999]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Dr. Jack Cunningham)

Ms Keeble

Dr. Cunningham

Mr. David Prior (North Norfolk)

Dr. Cunningham

Column: 1178

European Legislation [21 Jul 1999]

Mrs. Diana Organ (Forest of Dean)-- European Legislation [21 Jul 1999]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Dr. Jack Cunningham)

Mrs. Organ

Dr. Cunningham

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Dr. Cunningham

Illegal Drugs [21 Jul 1999]

Mr. David Lock (Wyre Forest)-- Illegal Drugs [21 Jul 1999]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Mr. Lock

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 1179

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Civil Servants (Work Experience) [21 Jul 1999]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)-- Civil Servants (Work Experience) [21 Jul 1999]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Fiona Mactaggart

Column: 1180

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Mr. Kilfoyle

Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Forth

The Prime Minister

Column: 1181

Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 1182

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)

Column: 1183

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ashdown

The Prime Minister

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

Column: 1184

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1185

Mrs. Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 1186

Mr. Hague

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1187

Mr. Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

The Prime Minister

Ms Linda Perham (Ilford, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

Column: 1188

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1189

Mr. David Lock (Wyre Forest)-- Engagements [21 Jul 1999]

Column: 1190

The Prime Minister

Column: 1189

Column: 1191

Librarian (Retirement) [21 Jul 1999]

3.31 pm
Madam Speaker

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

Column: 1192

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 1193

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 1194

Points of Order [21 Jul 1999]

3.38 pm
Madam Speaker

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Madam Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Madam Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1195

Madam Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1196

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1197

Work With Asbestos [21 Jul 1999]

3.45 pm
Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Column: 1198

Column: 1199

Column: 1200

Madam Speaker

Column: 1201

Orders of the Day [21 Jul 1999]

Access to Justice Bill [Lords] [21 Jul 1999]

3.56 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Vaz

Column: 1202

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Vaz

Column: 1203

Column: 1204

Mr. Garnier

Column: 1205

4.15 pm

Column: 1206

Column: 1207

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Mr. Garnier

Column: 1208

Column: 1209

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Garnier

Column: 1210

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Garnier

Column: 1211

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Column: 1212

4.45 pm
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Davies

Column: 1213

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Davies

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Davies

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Davies

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Davies

Column: 1214

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Davies

Column: 1215

Mr. Burnett

5 pm
Mr. Dismore

Column: 1216

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Dismore

Column: 1217

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1218

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1219

Mr. Hawkins

5.15 pm
Mr. Grieve

Column: 1220

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1221

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hawkins

Column: 1222

Column: 1223

5.30 pm
Mr. Vaz

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Vaz

Column: 1224

Column: 1225

Division No. 266 (Access to Justice Bill [Lords]) [21 Jul 1999]

Column: 1228

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Vaz

Column: 1229

Column: 1230

6 pm
Mr. Garnier

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Column: 1231

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1232

Mr. Vaz

Division No. 267 (Access to Justice Bill [Lords]) [21 Jul 1999]

Column: 1235

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Vaz

Column: 1236

Column: 1237

Mr. Hawkins

Column: 1238

6.30 pm
Mr. Vaz

Mr. Hawkins

Column: 1239

Mr. Malins

Mr. Hawkins

Column: 1240

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Malins

Column: 1241

6.45 pm
Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Malins

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

Mr. Malins

Column: 1242

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Mr. Malins

Mr. Baldry

Column: 1243

Mr. Malins

Column: 1244

Employment Relations Bill [21 Jul 1999]

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1245

7 pm
Mr. Collins

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

Column: 1246

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mr. Battle

Mr. Collins

Mr. Battle

Column: 1247

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Battle

Column: 1248

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Column: 1249

7.15 pm
Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1250

Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1251

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Column: 1252

7.30 pm

Column: 1253

Mr. Rogers

Mr. King

Column: 1254

Column: 1255

Mr. Chidgey

7.45 pm
Mr. Beith

Column: 1256

Column: 1257

Yvette Cooper (Pontefract and Castleford)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1258

Mr. Tom King

Column: 1259

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. King

8 pm
Mr. Byers

Mr. Beith

Column: 1260

Mr. Byers

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Byers

Mr. Tom King

Mr. Byers

Column: 1261

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Column: 1262

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1263

8.15 pm

Column: 1264

Column: 1265

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Column: 1266

8.30 pm
Mr. Collins

Column: 1267

Column: 1268

Column: 1269

Mr. Syms

8.45 pm
Mr. Byers

Column: 1270

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Byers

Column: 1271

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Division No. 268 (Employment Relations Bill) [21 Jul 1999]

Column: 1274

Column: 1275

Mr. Byers

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Healey (Wentworth)

Column: 1276

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1277

Mr. Battle

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 1278

9.15 pm

Column: 1279

Mr. Collins

Mr. Luff

Column: 1280

Mr. Chidgey

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Column: 1281

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Column: 1282

9.30 pm
Mrs. Browning

Mr. Key

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Key

Column: 1283

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Key

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Key

Column: 1284

Mr. Collins

Mr. Chidgey

Mr. Collins

Column: 1285

Mr. Byers

9.45 pm

Column: 1286

Mr. Battle

Mr. Byers

Column: 1287

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Byers

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1288

Mr. Key

Mr. Byers

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Column: 1289

Division No. 269 (Employment Relations Bill) [21 Jul 1999]

Column: 1291

Column: 1292

Business of the House [21 Jul 1999]

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1293

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Tyler

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 1294

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 1295

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 1296

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Hon. Members

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Snape (West Bromwich, East)

Column: 1297

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1298

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mrs. Beckett

Division No. 270 (Business of the House) [21 Jul 1999]

Column: 1301

Column: 1302

Thames Gateway [21 Jul 1999]

10.50 pm
Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)

Column: 1303

Column: 1304

Column: 1305

Column: 1306

11.7 pm
The Minister for Transport in London (Ms Glenda Jackson)

Column: 1307

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)

Ms Glenda Jackson

Column: 1308


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