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Thursday 4 Nov 1999

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Column: 459

Column: 460

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Nov 1999]

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [4 Nov 1999]

The Secretary of State was asked-- [4 Nov 1999]

Private Recruitment Industry [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)-- Private Recruitment Industry [4 Nov 1999]

The Minister for Competitiveness (Mr. Alan Johnson)

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Johnson

Column: 461

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Mr. Johnson

Enterprise Challenge Centres [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)-- Enterprise Challenge Centres [4 Nov 1999]

Column: 462

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

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Byers

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Byers

Column: 463

E-commerce [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)-- E-commerce [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)-- E-commerce [4 Nov 1999]

The Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. McWalter

Ms Hewitt

Mr. MacShane

Column: 464

Ms Hewitt

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Column: 465

Ms Hewitt

National Minimum Wage [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Ivan Henderson (Harwich)-- National Minimum Wage [4 Nov 1999]

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

Mr. Henderson

Mr. Byers

Column: 466

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Madam Speaker

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Byers

Regional Development Funds [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)-- Regional Development Funds [4 Nov 1999]

The Minister for Trade (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Caborn

Column: 467

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Brady

Mr. Caborn

Small Businesses [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)-- Small Businesses [4 Nov 1999]

The Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. Quinn

Column: 468

Ms Hewitt

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Ms Hewitt

Mrs. Browning

Ms Hewitt

Column: 469

Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Ms Hewitt

Rural Post Offices [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)-- Rural Post Offices [4 Nov 1999]

The Minister for Competitiveness (Mr. Alan Johnson)

Mr. Robathan

Column: 470

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Johnson

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 471

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Hoyle

Mr. Johnson

National Minimum Wage [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)-- National Minimum Wage [4 Nov 1999]

The Minister for Competitiveness (Mr. Alan Johnson)

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Johnson

Column: 472

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Column: 473

Mr. Johnson

Small Businesses [4 Nov 1999]

Mr. Brian White (Milton Keynes, North-East)-- Small Businesses [4 Nov 1999]

The Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. White

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Column: 474

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 475

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Ms Hewitt

Oil and Gas Industry Task Force [4 Nov 1999]

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)-- Oil and Gas Industry Task Force [4 Nov 1999]

The Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Miss Begg

Column: 476

Mrs. Liddell

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 475

Column: 477

Business of the House [4 Nov 1999]

12.30 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

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 478

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 479

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 480

Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 481

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 482

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 483

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 484

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Bercow

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)

Column: 485

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 486

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Evans

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Column: 487

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Swayne

Mr. McWalter

Column: 488

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Column: 489

Mrs. Beckett

Mr Evans

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Column: 490

Mrs. Beckett

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Bercow

Mrs. Beckett

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 489

Column: 491

Points of Order [4 Nov 1999]

1.15 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 492

Madam Speaker

Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Madam Speaker

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Madam Speaker

Column: 491

Column: 493

Greater London Authority Bill [Money] [4 Nov 1999]

1.20 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Forth

Column: 494

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Forth

Column: 495

1.30 pm
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

1.32 pm
Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Column: 496

1.35 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

1.36 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Keith Hill)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hill

Column: 497

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hill

Mr. Bercow

Column: 498

Mr. Hill

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 497

Column: 499

Greater London Authority Bill [Ways and Means] (No. 2) [4 Nov 1999]

1.42 pm
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

1.43 pm
Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Forth

Column: 500

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 501

Column: 502

Orders of the Day [4 Nov 1999]

Greater London Authority Bill [4 Nov 1999]

1.53 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 503

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 504

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

2 pm
Mr. Raynsford

Column: 505

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 506

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Ottaway

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 507

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 508

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 509

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Column: 510

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Woodward

Column: 511

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Woodward

Column: 512

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Woodward

Column: 513

2.30 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Woodward

Column: 514

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Woodward

Column: 515

Mr. Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Woodward

Column: 516

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 517

2.45 pm
Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 518

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Hughes

Column: 519

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hughes

Column: 520

Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Hughes

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Bermingham

Column: 521

3 pm
Mr. Hughes

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Hughes

Column: 522

Mr. Hill

Mr. Hughes

Column: 523

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Hughes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hughes

Column: 524

3.15 pm
Mr. Gapes

Column: 525

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Gapes

Column: 526

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Bermingham

Column: 527

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Randall

Mr. Gapes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Gapes

Mr. Ottaway

Column: 528

3.30 pm

Column: 529

Mr. Bermingham

Column: 530

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 531

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Bermingham

3.45 pm
Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Simon Hughes

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

Sir Sydney Chapman

Column: 532

Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 533

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davey

Column: 534

4 pm
Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davey

Column: 535

Column: 536

Mr. Keith Darvill (Upminster)

Mr. Randall

Mr. Darvill

Column: 537

Mr. Randall

Mr. Darvill

4.15 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 538

Column: 539

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 540

4.30 pm

Column: 541

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 542

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 543

Mr. Waterson

4.45 pm

Column: 544

Column: 545

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 546

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 547

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 548

Division No. 293 (Greater London Authority Bill) [4 Nov 1999]

Column: 551

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Deputy Speaker

5.15 pm
Mr. Raynsford

Column: 552

Mr. Woodward

Column: 553

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Woodward

Column: 554

Mr. Forth

Mr. Brooke

Column: 555

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Wilshire

5.30 pm

Column: 556

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Randall

Column: 557

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 558

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Raynsford

Division No. 294 (Greater London Authority Bill) [4 Nov 1999]

Column: 561

Column: 562

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 563

Mr. Forth

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Forth

6 pm

Column: 564

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 565

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 566

Mr. Hughes

Column: 567

Mr. Randall

6.15 pm
Mr. Raynsford

Column: 568

Mr. Randall

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 569

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 570

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 571

6.30 pm

Column: 572

Mr. Burstow

Column: 573

Column: 574

Mr. Forth

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 575

Mr. Hill

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hill

Column: 576

6.45 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 577

Mr. Hill

Column: 578

Mr. Hill

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hill

Column: 579

Mr. Hill

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hill

Column: 580

Business Statement [4 Nov 1999]

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

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Column: 581

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 582

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Brian Mawhinney

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Brian Mawhinney

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 583

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mrs. Beckett

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 584

Campbeltown-Ballycastle Ferry [4 Nov 1999]

7.12 pm
Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Column: 585

Column: 586

7.25 pm
The Minister of State, Scotland Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Column: 587

Column: 588

Column: 589

Column: 590


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