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Wednesday 10 Nov 1999

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Column: 1045

Coal Industry [10 Nov 1999]

Madam Speaker

9.33 am
Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Column: 1046

Column: 1047

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Clapham

Column: 1048

Column: 1049

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

Column: 1050

Column: 1051

Column: 1052

10.3 am
Mr. Denis Murphy (Wansbeck)

Column: 1053

Column: 1054

10.11 am
Dr. Michael Clark (Rayleigh)

Column: 1055

10.20 am
Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Column: 1056

10.23 am
Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Column: 1057

10.28 am
Mr. Eric Clarke (Midlothian)

Column: 1058

10.33 am
Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Column: 1059

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Mr. O'Brien

10.36 am
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 1060

10.41 am
Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Column: 1061

Column: 1062

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

Column: 1063

Column: 1064

Mr. Cash

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 1065

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

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 1066

National Institute for Clinical Excellence [10 Nov 1999]

11 am
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Dr. Harris

Column: 1067

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Dr. Harris

Column: 1068

Column: 1069

Dr. Palmer

Column: 1070

Dr. Harris

Column: 1071

Column: 1072

Mr. Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham)

Dr. Harris

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1073

Dr. Harris

Column: 1074

11.30 am
Mr. Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham)

Column: 1075

Column: 1076

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

Column: 1077

Column: 1078

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mrs. Bottomley

11.49 am
Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Column: 1079

Column: 1080

Column: 1081

Mrs. Bottomley

Dr. Ladyman

Dr. Harris

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Dr. Harris

Dr. Ladyman

12.1 pm
Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 1082

Column: 1083

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

Column: 1084

Column: 1085

Column: 1086

12.19 pm
Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)

Column: 1087

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

Column: 1088

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

Column: 1087

Column: 1089

Cleveland Police [10 Nov 1999]

12.30 pm
Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East)

Column: 1090

Column: 1091

Column: 1092

12.48 pm
Mr. Frank Cook (Stockton, North)

Column: 1093

12.51 pm
The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Column: 1094

Column: 1095

Column: 1096

Stonnall Road Bail Hostel, Aldridge [10 Nov 1999]

12.59 pm
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Column: 1097

Column: 1098

Column: 1099

Column: 1100

Column: 1101

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Column: 1102

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

Mr. Shepherd

1.27 pm
The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Paul Boateng)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1103

Salmon Fishing [10 Nov 1999]

1.30 pm
Mr. Denis Murphy (Wansbeck)

Column: 1104

Column: 1105

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

Mr. Murphy

1.40 pm
Mr. Alan Campbell (Tynemouth)

Column: 1106

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

Column: 1107

Mr. Beith

Mr. Morley

Column: 1108

Column: 1109

Column: 1110

Column: 1111

Oral Answers to Questions [10 Nov 1999]

CABINET OFFICE [10 Nov 1999]

Special Advisers [10 Nov 1999]

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)-- Special Advisers [10 Nov 1999]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Mr. Evans

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 1112

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 1113

Drug Misuse [10 Nov 1999]

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)-- Drug Misuse [10 Nov 1999]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Shona McIsaac

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 1114

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 1115

Drug Misuse [10 Nov 1999]

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn)-- Drug Misuse [10 Nov 1999]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Mr. Touhig

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 1116

Mr. McCartney

Regulatory Impact Unit [10 Nov 1999]

Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire)-- Regulatory Impact Unit [10 Nov 1999]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Graham Stringer)

Ms Lawrence

Column: 1117

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Mr. Stringer

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Stringer

Civil Service [10 Nov 1999]

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)-- Civil Service [10 Nov 1999]

Column: 1118

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Mrs. Bottomley

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Column: 1119

Marjorie Mowlam

Countryside Policy [10 Nov 1999]

Mr. Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)-- Countryside Policy [10 Nov 1999]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Mr. Quinn

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 1120

Marjorie Mowlam

Single Currency [10 Nov 1999]

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)-- Single Currency [10 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Dr. Lewis

Madam Speaker

Dr. Lewis

The Prime Minister

Column: 1121

Engagements [10 Nov 1999]

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn)-- Engagements [10 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Touhig

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1122

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)-- Engagements [10 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1123

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Column: 1124

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)-- Engagements [10 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister

Dr. Michael Clark (Rayleigh)-- Engagements [10 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1125

Mr. Tony Clarke (Northampton, South)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John M. Taylor (Solihull)-- Engagements [10 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)-- Engagements [10 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1126

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

Column: 1127

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 1128

Madam Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)-- Engagements [10 Nov 1999]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1129

Points of Order [10 Nov 1999]

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

Madam Speaker

Mr. Brooke

Madam Speaker

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 1130

Madam Speaker

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Madam Speaker

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1129

Column: 1131

Orders of the Day [10 Nov 1999]

House of Lords Bill [10 Nov 1999]

3.35 pm
Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 1132

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 1133

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

Column: 1134

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1135

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 1136

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1137

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gill

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tony Benn

Mrs. Beckett

4 pm
Mr. Benn

Column: 1138

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Bercow

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Bercow

Column: 1139

Mrs. Beckett

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1140

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1141

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Mackinlay

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1142

Mr. Gill

Mrs. Beckett

4.15 pm
Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 1143

Mr. Gummer

Sir George Young

Column: 1144

Angela Smith (Basildon)

Sir George Young

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Sir George Young

Column: 1145

Mrs. Beckett

Sir George Young

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Column: 1146

Sir George Young

Mr. Mackinlay

Sir George Young

Mr. Bercow

Sir George Young

4.30 pm

Column: 1147

Mr. Benn

Column: 1148

Column: 1149

Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

Column: 1150

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

Mr. Jackson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1151

Mr. Jackson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

4.45 pm
Mr. Jackson

Angela Smith

Mr. Jackson

Column: 1152

Angela Smith

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Angela Smith

Column: 1153

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Angela Smith

Mrs. Laing

Angela Smith

Column: 1154

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Angela Smith

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

Column: 1155

5 pm
Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 1156

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 1157

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1158

Mr. Rammell

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Mr. Rammell

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Rammell

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Christopher Fraser (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1159

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Allan

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rammell

Column: 1160

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rammell

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Rammell

Column: 1161

Mr. Tyrie

Angela Smith

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rammell

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Rammell

Column: 1162

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Fraser

Mr. Rammell

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Rammell

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Rammell

Column: 1163

5.30 pm
Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Column: 1164

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Column: 1165

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Tyrie

Column: 1166

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Tyrie

Column: 1167

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Tyrie

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tyrie

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Column: 1168

5.45 pm
Mr. Fraser

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Column: 1169

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Winnick

Mr. Gummer

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1170

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gummer

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

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1171

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gummer

6 pm
Mr. Rammell

Column: 1172

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1173

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1174

Mr. Peter Bradley

Column: 1175

Mr. Deputy Speaker

6.15 pm
Mr. Bradley

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Bradley

Column: 1176

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Bradley

Mr. Fraser

Mr. Bradley

Mr. Fraser

Mr. Bradley

Column: 1177

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bradley

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Bradley

Mr. John MacGregor (South Norfolk)

Column: 1178

Column: 1179

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. MacGregor

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

Column: 1180

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Fisher

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Fisher

Column: 1181

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Fisher

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Fisher

Column: 1182

Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)

6.45 pm

Column: 1183

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Viggers

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 1184

Column: 1185

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Fraser

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Sir Norman Fowler

Mr. Fisher

Sir Norman Fowler

Column: 1186

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1187

7 pm
Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Column: 1188

Column: 1189

Mr. Forth

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 1190

Mr. Forth

7.15 pm
Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Forth

Column: 1191

Mr. Martin Linton (Battersea)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Column: 1192

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 1193

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Nicholls

Column: 1194

7.30 pm
Mr. Fallon

Column: 1195

Column: 1196

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Column: 1197

Column: 1198

7.45 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1199

Column: 1200

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1201

8 pm

Column: 1202

Mr. Tipping

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1203

Mr. Fisher

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tyrie

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Laing

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Laing

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1204

Column: 1205

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tyrie

Division No. 318 (House of Lords Bill) [10 Nov 1999]

Column: 1208

Column: 1209

Column: 1210

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Tipping

8.30 pm

Column: 1211

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1212

Mr. Brady

Mr. Tipping

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1213

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tipping

Several hon. Members

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Column: 1214

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Tipping

8.45 pm

Column: 1215

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1216

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tipping

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1217

Mr. Hogg

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1218

Dr. Godman

Sir Patrick Cormack

9 pm
Mr. Leigh

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1219

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Fisher

Column: 1220

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1221

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 1222

9.15 pm
Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Mr. Mackinlay

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 1223

Column: 1224

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Column: 1225

Column: 1226

9.30 pm

Column: 1227

Dr. Godman

Column: 1228

Mr. Mackinlay

Dr. Godman

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1229

Dr. Godman

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

9.45 pm

Column: 1230

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Tyrie

Dr. Turner

Column: 1231

Mr. Grieve

Dr. Turner

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1232

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 1233

10 pm
Mr. Leigh

Mr. Tyrie

Column: 1234

Column: 1235

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1236

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1237

10.15 pm
Mr. Tipping

Column: 1238

Division No. 319 (House of Lords Bill) [10 Nov 1999]

Column: 1241

10.30 pm
Mr. Tipping

Column: 1242

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1243

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Tipping

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1244

Mr. Forth

Column: 1245

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

Mr. Forth

10.45 pm

Column: 1246

Mr. Fallon

Column: 1247

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mr. Robathan

Column: 1248

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

11 pm
Mr. Grieve

Column: 1249

Mr. Tipping

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

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1250

Division No. 320 (House of Lords Bill) [10 Nov 1999]

Column: 1253

11.19 pm
Mr. Forth

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1254

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

Column: 1255

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Forth

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Forth

Column: 1256

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1257

Division No. 321 (House of Lords Bill) [10 Nov 1999]

Column: 1259

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1260

Pensioners [10 Nov 1999]

11.49 pm
Valerie Davey (Bristol, West)

Column: 1261

Long Ashton (Green Belt) [10 Nov 1999]

11.50 pm
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Column: 1262

Column: 1263

Column: 1264

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

Dr. Fox

Column: 1265

Ms Hughes

Column: 1266

Column: 1267

Column: 1268


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