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Column: 205

Housing (South-East) [3 Nov 1999]

9.33 am
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 206

Column: 207

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Love

Mr. Clappison

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clappison

Column: 208

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State forthe Environment, Transport and the Regions (Ms Beverley Hughes)

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 209

Mr. Bowen Wells (Hertford and Stortford)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Wells

Mr. Clappison

9.49 am
Mr. Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mr. Rapson

Mr. Chidgey

Column: 210

Mr. Rapson

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Rapson

Column: 211

9.56 am
Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

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

Mr. Rowe

Mr. White

Mr. Rowe

Column: 212

Column: 213

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Rowe

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

Mr. Blunt

Mr. White

Column: 214

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. White

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

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

Mr. White

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. White

Column: 215

Mr. Gale

Mr. White

Mr. Hoyle

Mr. White

Column: 216

10.17 am
Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Column: 217

Mr. White

Mr. Lilley

Mr. White

Mr. Lilley

10.23 am
Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester)

Column: 218

Mr. Rapson

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Love

Mr. Oaten

Column: 219

Mr. White

Column: 220

Mr. Oaten

10.31 am
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 221

10.34 am
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

10.36 am
Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)

Column: 222

10.40 am
Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Waterson

Column: 223

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 224

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)

Mr. Waterson

Column: 225

10.50 am
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State forthe Environment, Transport and the Regions (Ms Beverley Hughes)

Column: 226

Mr. Clappison

Ms Hughes

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Ms Hughes

Mr. Oaten

Ms Hughes

Column: 227

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Howarth

Ms Hughes

Mr. Oaten

Ms Hughes

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Hughes

Column: 228

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Hughes

Mr. Page

Ms Hughes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 227

Column: 229

Sites of Special Scientific Interest [3 Nov 1999]

11 am
Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Column: 230

Column: 231

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Column: 232

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

Caroline Flint

Column: 233

11.15 am
Mr. Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Column: 234

Mr. Chaytor

Column: 235

Mr. Brake

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

Column: 236

Column: 237

Column: 238

11.35 am
Mrs. Helen Brinton (Peterborough)

Column: 239

Column: 240

Column: 241

11.46 am
Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hoyle

Column: 242

Column: 243

11.55 am
Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion)

Column: 244

12 noon
Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Caroline Flint

Mr. Green

Column: 245

Column: 246

Column: 247

12.15 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Chris Mullin)

Column: 248

Mr. Brake

Mr. Mullin

Column: 249

Column: 250

Caroline Flint

Mr. Mullin

Column: 251

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 252

Hospital Waiting Times (Avon) [3 Nov 1999]

12.30 pm
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Column: 253

Column: 254

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Denham)

Mr. Webb

Column: 255

12.43 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Denham)

Column: 256

Column: 257

Column: 258

Mr. Webb

Mr. Denham

Column: 259

Column: 260

Health (Lowestoft) [3 Nov 1999]

1 pm
Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Column: 261

Column: 262

Mr. Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth)

Column: 263

Mr. Blizzard

1.14 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Yvette Cooper)

Column: 264

Column: 265

Column: 266

Column: 267

Column: 268

Newtown Common [3 Nov 1999]

1.30 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 269

Column: 270

Column: 271

1.40 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Chris Mullin)

Sir George Young

Mr. Mullin

Column: 272

Column: 273

Column: 274

Sir George Young

Mr. Mullin

Sir George Young

Mr. Mullin

Column: 273

Column: 275

Challenge Fund [3 Nov 1999]

Mr. Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)-- Challenge Fund [3 Nov 1999]

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)-- Challenge Fund [3 Nov 1999]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Mr. Worthington

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 276

Ms Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley)

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 277

Debt Relief [3 Nov 1999]

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)-- Debt Relief [3 Nov 1999]

Mr. Ivan Lewis (Bury, South)-- Debt Relief [3 Nov 1999]

Mr. Alan W. Williams (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)-- Debt Relief [3 Nov 1999]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Lewis

Column: 278

Mr. Williams

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Column: 279

Mr. Streeter

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Column: 280

East Timor [3 Nov 1999]

Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)-- East Timor [3 Nov 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. George Foulkes)

Mr. Twigg

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 281

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Foulkes

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 282

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Foulkes

Banana Producers (Commonwealth) [3 Nov 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. George Foulkes)

Mr. Baldry

Mr. Foulkes

Trade Capacity Building [3 Nov 1999]

Mr. Phil Hope (Corby)-- Trade Capacity Building [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 283

Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)-- Trade Capacity Building [3 Nov 1999]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Mr. Hope

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hope

Mrs. Heal

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Heal

Column: 284

Mr. Colman

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 285

Engagements [3 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Sanders

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

The Prime Minister

Column: 286

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

Column: 287

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 288

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Ms Bridget Prentice (Lewisham, East)

The Prime Minister

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

Column: 289

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 290

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)

The Prime Minister

Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster, Central)

The Prime Minister

Column: 291

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

Column: 292

The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

The Prime Minister

Column: 293

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

The Prime Minister

Column: 294

Madam Speaker

Column: 293

Column: 295

Multiple Retailer (Publication and Display of Ethical Sourcing Policies) [3 Nov 1999]

3.31 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 296

Column: 297

Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) [3 Nov 1999]

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

Column: 298

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Darling

Column: 299

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Darling

3.42 pm
Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Column: 300

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Mr. Willetts

3.45 pm
Mr. Kaufman

3.46 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 301

3.50 pm
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

3.51 pm
Mr. Darling

Column: 302

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Darling

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Darling

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Darling

Column: 303

Column: 304

Column: 303

Column: 305

Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill [3 Nov 1999]

Madam Speaker

3.56 pm
Mr. Darling

Madam Speaker

Mr. Darling

Column: 306

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Darling

Column: 307

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Darling

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Darling

Column: 308

Column: 309

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West)

Mr. Darling

4.15 pm
Mr. Alan Williams

Column: 310

Mr. Darling

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Darling

Dr. Jones

Mr. Darling

Column: 311

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Swinney

Column: 312

Mr. Darling

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mr. Darling

Column: 313

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Darling

Mr. Willetts

Column: 314

4.30 pm
Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North)

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Mr. Willetts

Column: 315

Mr. Darling

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Darling

Mr. Willetts

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Willetts

Column: 316

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Mr. Willetts

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

Mr. Willetts

Column: 317

Mr. Rooney

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Roger Berry (Kingswood)

Column: 318

4.45 pm

Column: 319

The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Mr. Jeff Rooker)

Mr. Berry

Column: 320

Mr. Darling

Mr. Berry

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Berry

Column: 321

Mr. Webb

Column: 322

5 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Mr. Webb

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Webb

Column: 323

Angela Eagle

Mr. Webb

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Webb

Column: 324

Mr. Levitt

Mr. Webb

Mr. Darling

Mr. Webb

Column: 325

Mr. Darling

Mr. Webb

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Column: 326

5.15 pm
Mr. Pickles

Kali Mountford

Mr. Pickles

Kali Mountford

Column: 327

Dr. Lynne Jones

Kali Mountford

Mr. Brazier

Kali Mountford

Column: 328

Mr. Pickles

Kali Mountford

Mr. Pickles

Kali Mountford

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 329

Mr. Levitt

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Column: 330

5.30 pm

Column: 331

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Clarke

Column: 332

5.45 pm
Mr. Rooker

Mr. Clarke

Column: 333

Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)

Column: 334

Mr. Sam Galbraith (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Column: 335

Mr. Webb

Mr. Galbraith

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Galbraith

Column: 336

6 pm
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Column: 337

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Miss Kirkbride

Audrey Wise (Preston)

Column: 338

Column: 339

6.15 pm
Mr. Rooker

Audrey Wise

Column: 340

Mr. Swinney

Column: 341

Mr. Levitt

Kali Mountford

Mr. Levitt

Column: 342

Angela Eagle

Mr. Levitt

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Levitt

Column: 343

6.30 pm
Mr. Berry

Mr. Levitt

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Column: 344

Mr. Levitt

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Levitt

Column: 345

Mr. Pickles

Column: 346

Audrey Wise

Mr. Pickles

Audrey Wise

6.45 pm
Mr. Pickles

Column: 347

Mr. Rooker

Column: 348

Column: 349

Column: 350

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Rooker

Division No. 282 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 354

7.15 pm

Column: 355

Division No. 283 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 359

7.30 pm
Division No. 284 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 363

Column: 364

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Rooker

Column: 365

7.45 pm
Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr. Rooker

Column: 366

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Rooker

Column: 367

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Mr. Rooker

Column: 368

Mr. Pickles

Column: 369

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mr. Pickles

Column: 370

Mr. Burstow

Column: 371

8.15 pm

Column: 372

Mr. Eddie O'Hara (Knowsley, South)

Column: 373

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. O'Hara

Column: 374

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rooker

8.30 pm

Column: 375

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Rooker

Column: 376

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Rooker

Column: 377

Column: 378

8.45 pm
Dr. Lewis Moonie (Kirkcaldy)

Mr. Michael Trend (Windsor)

Column: 379

Column: 380

Mr. Webb

Mr. Cousins

Column: 381

Mr. Flight

Column: 382

9 pm
Mr. Rooker

Column: 383

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Hugh Bayley)

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

Mr. Bayley

Column: 384

Mr. Rooker

Column: 385

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

9.15 pm
Mr. Rooker

Column: 386

Mr. Trend

Column: 387

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 388

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 389

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Dalyell

9.30 pm
Mr. Brazier

Dr. George Turner

Column: 390

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Rooker

Column: 391

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Rooker

Mr. David Heath

Column: 392

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rooker

Division No. 285 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 396

Column: 397

Division No. 286 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 401

10.15 pm
The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities (Ms Tessa Jowell)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Jowell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Jowell

Column: 402

Mr. Willetts

Ms Jowell

Column: 403

Ms Jowell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Jowell

Mr. Bayley)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bayley

Column: 404

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bayley

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Timms

Column: 405

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Timms

10.30 pm
Mr. Bercow

Mr. Timms

Column: 406

Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Mr. Timms

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Timms

Column: 407

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Jack

Mr. Timms

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Timms

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

Column: 408

Mr. Timms

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Timms

Mr. Charles Wardle (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. Timms

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Timms

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Timms

Column: 409

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Timms

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Timms

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Timms

Column: 410

Mr. Trend

10.45 pm
Mr. Bercow

Mr. Trend

Column: 411

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Trend

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Trend

Column: 412

Mr. Wardle

Mr. Trend

Column: 413

Column: 414

Dr. George Turner

11 pm

Column: 415

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Column: 416

Mr. Fabricant

Dr. Cable

Mr. David Heath

Dr. Cable

Mr. Wardle

Dr. Cable

Column: 417

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Dr. Cable

Mr. Bercow

Dr. Cable

11.15 pm

Column: 418

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Dr. Cable

Mr. Fabricant

Dr. Cable

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Column: 419

Mr. Ian Bruce

Column: 420

Column: 421

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

11.30 pm
Mr. Bruce

Mr. Jack

Column: 422

Column: 423

Mr. Allan

Column: 424

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Column: 425

Mr. Allan

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

11.45 pm

Column: 426

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Fabricant

Column: 427

Mr. Timms

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Timms

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Column: 428

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Fabricant

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Timms

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Timms

Column: 429

Column: 430

Division No. 287 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 433

Column: 434

Division No. 288 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 437

Division No. 289 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 441

Division No. 290 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 444

Division No. 291 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 447

Division No. 292 (Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill) [3 Nov 1999]

Column: 450

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 451

Future of Rugby League [3 Nov 1999]

1.19 am
Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Mr. Colin Burgon (Elmet)

Column: 452

Mr. Hinchliffe

Column: 453

Column: 454

1.31 am
Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)

Column: 455

1.35 am
Mr. Harold Best (Leeds, North-West)

Column: 456

1.39 am
Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

1.41 am
The Minister for Sport (Kate Hoey)

Column: 457

Column: 458


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