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Monday 24 Jan 2000

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Oral Answers to Questions [24 Jan 2000]

DEFENCE [24 Jan 2000]

Bowman Tactical Communications System [24 Jan 2000]

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden)-- Bowman Tactical Communications System [24 Jan 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith

Column: 2

Mr. Hoon

Kosovo [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)-- Kosovo [24 Jan 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Howarth

Column: 3

Mr. Hoon

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 4

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 5

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Mr. Hoon

Armed Forces (Women) [24 Jan 2000]

Mrs. Eileen Gordon (Romford)-- Armed Forces (Women) [24 Jan 2000]

Column: 6

Mr. John Spellar)

Mrs. Gordon

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Spellar

Short-term Strategic Airlift Programme [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)-- Short-term Strategic Airlift Programme [24 Jan 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Collins

Column: 7

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Mr. Hoon

European Defence and Security Co-operation [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)-- European Defence and Security Co-operation [24 Jan 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Gapes

Column: 8

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Column: 9

Mr. Hoon

Housing [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)-- Housing [24 Jan 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Mr. Gray

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 10

Dr. Doug Naysmith (Bristol, North-West)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Asset Sales [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)-- Asset Sales [24 Jan 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Peter Kilfoyle)

Column: 11

Mr. Ruffley

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 12

Defence Medical Services [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)-- Defence Medical Services [24 Jan 2000]

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Viggers

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Mr. Spellar

Column: 13

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. Spellar

Column: 14

Royal Fleet Auxiliary [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)-- Royal Fleet Auxiliary [24 Jan 2000]

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Heath

Mr. Spellar

Kosovo [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)-- Kosovo [24 Jan 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Hoon

Column: 15

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 16

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Hoon

Column: 17

European Strategic Defence Initiative [24 Jan 2000]

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)-- European Strategic Defence Initiative [24 Jan 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Column: 18

Mr. Hoon

Army Exercises [24 Jan 2000]

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)-- Army Exercises [24 Jan 2000]

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. John Spellar)

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Spellar

Column: 19

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 20

Mr. Spellar

Column: 19

Column: 21

Points of Order [24 Jan 2000]

3.31 pm
Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Key

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 22

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Madam Speaker

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Column: 23

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Madam Speaker

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dalyell

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 24

Madam Speaker

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Madam Speaker

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Madam Speaker

Column: 23

Column: 25

Orders of the Day [24 Jan 2000]

Disqualifications Bill [24 Jan 2000]

3.43 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Howarth

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Bercow

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 26

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 27

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. O'Brien

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Michael Mates (East Hampshire)

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 28

Mr. Mates

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Hogg

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Hogg

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 29

Mr. Mates

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Hogg

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 30

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. Howard

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Howard

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Maginnis

Column: 31

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 32

Several hon. Members

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 33

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. O'Brien

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 34

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Ross

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Viggers

Madam Speaker

4.15 pm
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Column: 35

Mr. Hogg

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 36

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. O'Brien

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. O'Brien

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 37

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Forth

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Hughes

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Forth

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 38

Column: 39

4.31 pm
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 40

4.35 pm
Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Howard

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Howard

Column: 41

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Howard

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Howard

Column: 42

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Howard

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Howard

4.45 pm
Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 43

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Mates

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Mates

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Forth

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Forth

Column: 44

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Forth

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 45

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Mackinlay

Rev. Martin Smyth

Column: 46

Mr. Mackinlay

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 47

Mr. Mackinlay

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Mackinlay

5.2 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Hughes

Column: 48

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Hughes

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 49

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Hughes

Column: 50

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hughes

Column: 51

Mr. Mates

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 52

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hughes

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hughes

Column: 53

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Hughes

5.25 pm
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 54

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Ross

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Ross

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Ross

Column: 55

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Ross

Column: 56

Column: 57

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. George Howarth)

Mr. Ross

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Ross

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. Ross

Column: 58

5.44 pm
Mr. Michael Mates (East Hampshire)

Column: 59

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Mates

Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)

Mr. Mates

Column: 60

5.53 pm
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Column: 61

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Hogg

Column: 62

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Hogg

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hogg

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

Mr. Hogg

Column: 63

6.4 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 64

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Forth

Column: 65

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Column: 66

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Forth

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Forth

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Mr. Forth

Column: 67

6.20 pm
Mr. Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)

Column: 68

Column: 69

Mr. Forth

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. Forth

Mr. Maginnis

Column: 70

6.37 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Simon Hughes

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 71

Column: 72

6.46 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. George Howarth)

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Howarth

Column: 73

Mr. Maginnis

Mr. Howarth

Column: 74

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Howarth

Column: 75

Division No. 34 (Disqualifications Bill) [24 Jan 2000]

Column: 77

Mr. Simon Hughes

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

Column: 78

City of London (Ward Elections) Bill [24 Jan 2000]

7.16 pm
Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

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

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 79

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 80

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 81

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 82

7.30 pm
Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 83

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 84

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 85

7.45 pm
Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 86

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 87

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 88

8 pm

Column: 89

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 90

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Mr. Benn

Column: 91

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. David Heath

Mr. Brooke

Column: 92

8.15 pm
Mr. John Cryer

Mr. Brooke

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 93

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Column: 94

Mr. Syms

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 95

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 96

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

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 97

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 98

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 99

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. McDonnell

8.45 pm

Column: 100

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 101

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 102

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Column: 103

Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

9 pm
Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Dismore

Column: 104

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Dismore

Column: 105

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Dismore

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

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. Dismore

Column: 106

Mr. David Heath

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Cohen

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Cohen

Column: 107

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

9.15 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Column: 108

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mackinlay

Column: 109

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Mr. John Cryer

Column: 110

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Dismore

Column: 111

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Peter Bradley

Column: 112

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

9.30 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Cohen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Column: 113

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

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Hill

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hill

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hill

Mr. Bermingham

Column: 114

Mr. Hill

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Hill

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Hill

Mr. Cohen

Column: 115

Mr. Hill

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Peter Bradley

Mr. Hill

Mr. Brooke

Division No. 35 (City of London (Ward Elections) Bill) [24 Jan 2000]

Column: 117

Division No. 36 (City of London (Ward Elections) Bill) [24 Jan 2000]

Column: 118

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

Column: 119

Column: 120

Just-in-time Distribution [24 Jan 2000]

10.3 pm
Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)

Column: 121

Column: 122

Column: 123

Column: 124

Column: 125

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

Column: 126

Column: 127

Column: 128

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