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Thursday 21 Oct 1999

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Column: 553

Oral Answers to Questions [21 Oct 1999]

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD [21 Oct 1999]

Advisory Committee on Animal Feeding Stuffs [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)-- Advisory Committee on Animal Feeding Stuffs [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Alan W. Williams (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)-- Advisory Committee on Animal Feeding Stuffs [21 Oct 1999]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ms Joyce Quin)

Mr. Atkinson

Ms Quin

Column: 554

Mr. Williams

Ms Quin

Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)

Ms Quin

Common Agricultural Policy [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)-- Common Agricultural Policy [21 Oct 1999]

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

Column: 555

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Mr. Brown

Column: 556

Livestock Producers [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)-- Livestock Producers [21 Oct 1999]

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

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Morley

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands)

Mr. Morley

Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Mr. Morley

Column: 557

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Morley

Column: 558

Food Imports [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)-- Food Imports [21 Oct 1999]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)-- Food Imports [21 Oct 1999]

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

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Brown

Miss McIntosh

Column: 559

Mr. Brown

Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)

Mr. Brown

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Column: 560

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Mr. Brown

Battery Hens [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)-- Battery Hens [21 Oct 1999]

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

Mr. Caplin

Column: 561

Mr. Morley

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Morley

Organic Food Production [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)-- Organic Food Production [21 Oct 1999]

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

Mr. Borrow

Column: 562

Mr. Morley

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Morley

Pesticides [21 Oct 1999]

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)-- Pesticides [21 Oct 1999]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ms Joyce Quin)

Mrs. Campbell

Ms Quin

Column: 563

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Ms Quin

Distant-water Trawlermen [21 Oct 1999]

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)-- Distant-water Trawlermen [21 Oct 1999]

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

Shona McIsaac

Madam Speaker

Mr. Morley

Shona McIsaac

Madam Speaker

Shona McIsaac

Column: 564

Mr. Morley

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Morley

Column: 565

Farmers' Incomes (Leicestershire) [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)-- Farmers' Incomes (Leicestershire) [21 Oct 1999]

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

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Brown

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 566

Mr. Brown

SOLICITOR-GENERAL [21 Oct 1999]

Glidewell Report [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)-- Glidewell Report [21 Oct 1999]

The Solicitor-General (Mr. Ross Cranston)

Mr. George

The Solicitor-General

Column: 567

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

The Solicitor-General

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 568

The Solicitor-General

Crown Prosecution Service [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)-- Crown Prosecution Service [21 Oct 1999]

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Dismore

Column: 569

The Solicitor-General

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

The Solicitor-General

Persistent Young Offenders [21 Oct 1999]

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)-- Persistent Young Offenders [21 Oct 1999]

Column: 570

The Solicitor-General

Shona McIsaac

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

The Solicitor-General

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD [21 Oct 1999]

Beef Imports [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)-- Beef Imports [21 Oct 1999]

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)-- Beef Imports [21 Oct 1999]

Column: 571

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

Mr. Jones

Mr. Brown

Mr. Pike

Column: 572

Mr. Brown

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Brown

Column: 573

Mr. Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 574

Mr. Brown

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Mr. Brown

Column: 575

Column: 576

Column: 577

Business of the House [21 Oct 1999]

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

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 578

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 579

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 580

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 581

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 582

Angela Smith (Basildon)

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Column: 583

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Column: 584

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)

Column: 585

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 586

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Mrs. Beckett

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 585

Column: 587

Mitrokhin Archive [21 Oct 1999]

1.14 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)

Column: 588

Column: 589

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Column: 590

Mr. Straw

Column: 591

Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Column: 592

Mr. Straw

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 593

Mr. Straw

Column: 594

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Straw

Column: 595

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 596

Mr. Straw

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Straw

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

Mr. Straw

Column: 597

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley)

Mr. Straw

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 598

Mr. Straw

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 599

Mr. Straw

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Mr. Straw

Column: 600

Standards and Privileges [21 Oct 1999]

2.10 pm
Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)

Column: 601

2.17 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 602

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 603

2.25 pm
Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Column: 604

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Bruce

Column: 605

Column: 606

Procedural Consequences of Devolution [21 Oct 1999]

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

Column: 607

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

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 608

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 609

2.44 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 610

Column: 611

Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Sir George Young

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Column: 612

Sir George Young

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)

Sir George Young

Dr. Reid

Sir George Young

Column: 613

Mr. Browne

Sir George Young

Column: 614

Column: 615

Mr. Wigley

Sir George Young

Mr. Browne

Sir George Young

Mr. Browne

Sir George Young

Column: 616

Column: 617

3.8 pm
Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)

Column: 618

Column: 619

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

Column: 620

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Maclennan

Dr. Reid

Column: 621

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Browne

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Browne

Column: 622

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 623

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Browne

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 624

3.41 pm
Mr. Douglas Alexander (Paisley, South)

Column: 625

Column: 626

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Alexander

Column: 627

3.50 pm
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Winterton

Column: 628

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Swinney

Column: 629

Mr. Winterton

Dr. Reid

Mr. Winterton

Dr. Reid

Mr. Winterton

Column: 630

Column: 631

Sir Raymond Powell (Ogmore)

Mr. Winterton

Column: 632

Column: 633

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Winterton

Mrs. Fyfe

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Browne

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Winterton

Column: 634

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Winterton

Column: 635

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Winterton

Column: 636

4.26 pm
Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Mr. Evans

Column: 637

Ms Lawrence

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Ms Lawrence

Mr. Grieve

Ms Lawrence

Column: 638

4.36 pm
Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Column: 639

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Swinney

Dr. Reid

Column: 640

Mr. Swinney

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Mr. Swinney

Column: 641

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Swinney

Column: 642

Mr. Browne

Mr. Swinney

Column: 643

Dr. Reid

Mr. Swinney

Column: 644

Dr. Reid

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Browne

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Swinney

5 pm
Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, North and Leith)

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 645

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 646

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 647

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 648

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Chisholm

5.14 pm
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Column: 649

5.19 pm
Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South)

Column: 650

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 651

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Russell Brown

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Brown

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Griffiths

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Griffiths

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 652

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Griffiths

5.33 pm
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Column: 653

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 654

Column: 655

Column: 656

Column: 657

5.50 pm
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Column: 658

Column: 659

Mr. Swinney

Column: 660

Miss Begg

6.5 pm
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 661

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Ross

Column: 662

Column: 663

Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)

Mr. Ross

Column: 664

Column: 665

Column: 666

6.28 pm
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 667

Column: 668

Mr. Browne

Mr. Grieve

Column: 669

Column: 670

6.44 pm
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)

Mr. Swinney

Column: 671

Dr. Reid

Mr. Welsh

Dr. Reid

Column: 672

Mr. Grieve

Dr. Reid

Mr. Welsh

Dr. Reid

Column: 673

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Dr. Reid

Mr. Winterton

Dr. Reid

Column: 674

Column: 675

Rural Post Offices [21 Oct 1999]

6.59 pm
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Column: 676

Column: 677

Column: 678

7.13 pm
Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Column: 679

7.15 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Alan Johnson)

Column: 680

Column: 681

Column: 682

Column: 683

Column: 684


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