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Column: 1187

Oral Answers to Questions [3 Feb 2000]

TREASURY [3 Feb 2000]

Married Couples Allowance [3 Feb 2000]

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)-- Married Couples Allowance [3 Feb 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Column: 1188

Mr. Collins

Mr. Brown

Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1189

Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Portillo

Column: 1190

Hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Brown

Column: 1191

Madam Speaker

Match Funds [3 Feb 2000]

Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)-- Match Funds [3 Feb 2000]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. George

Mr. Smith

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Column: 1192

Mr. Smith

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Mr. Smith

Working Families Tax Credit [3 Feb 2000]

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)-- Working Families Tax Credit [3 Feb 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1193

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Mr. Brown

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1194

Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Brown

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1195

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1196

Debt Relief [3 Feb 2000]

Mr. Andrew Reed (Loughborough)-- Debt Relief [3 Feb 2000]

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)-- Debt Relief [3 Feb 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Reed

Mr. Brown

Mrs. Williams

Column: 1197

Mr. Brown

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1198

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Brown

Energy Taxation [3 Feb 2000]

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)-- Energy Taxation [3 Feb 2000]

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

Mr. Baldry

Column: 1199

Mr. Timms

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Timms

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Column: 1200

Mr. Timms

Inter-bank Transfers [3 Feb 2000]

Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)-- Inter-bank Transfers [3 Feb 2000]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Mr. Ottaway

Miss Johnson

Economic Growth [3 Feb 2000]

Dr. Rudi Vis (Finchley and Golders Green)-- Economic Growth [3 Feb 2000]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Column: 1201

Dr. Vis

Mr. Smith

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Smith

Exchange Rate [3 Feb 2000]

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)-- Exchange Rate [3 Feb 2000]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. Taylor

Column: 1202

Mr. Smith

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

Mr. Smith

Manufacturing [3 Feb 2000]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)-- Manufacturing [3 Feb 2000]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Mr. Kidney

Column: 1203

Miss Johnson

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 1204

Miss Johnson

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Miss Johnson

Column: 1203

Column: 1205

Business of the House [3 Feb 2000]

12.30 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

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

Column: 1206

Sir George Young

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1207

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1208

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 1209

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 1210

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion)

Column: 1211

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)

Column: 1212

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)

Column: 1213

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1214

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Column: 1215

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael J. Foster (Worcester)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Beckett

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Column: 1216

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Column: 1217

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1218

Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1219

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1220

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1219

Column: 1221

Points of Order [3 Feb 2000]

1.20 pm
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Madam Speaker

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1222

Police [3 Feb 2000]

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

Madam Speaker

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1223

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1224

Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 1225

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Heald

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1226

Mr. Heald

Mr. Clarke

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1227

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Column: 1228

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1229

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 1230

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Heald

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1231

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1232

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Brady

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Column: 1233

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1234

Mr. Heald

Mr. Clarke

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Todd

Column: 1235

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Chope

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1236

Mr. Chope

Mr. Clarke

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1237

2.10 pm
Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Greenway

Mr. Heald

Column: 1238

Ms Keeble

Mr. Heald

Ms Keeble

Mr. Heald

Ms Keeble

Mr. Heald

Column: 1239

Mr. Charles Clarke

Mr. Heald

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Heald

Column: 1240

Mr. Drew

Mr. Heald

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 1241

Mr. Heald

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)

Mr. Heald

Column: 1242

2.29 pm
Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Mr. Drew

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 1243

Column: 1244

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

Column: 1245

Column: 1246

Mr. Charles Clarke

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1247

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hughes

Mr. David Heath

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1248

Column: 1249

3.1 pm
Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Column: 1250

Column: 1251

3.12 pm
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Column: 1252

Column: 1253

3.22 pm
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Column: 1254

Mrs. Diana Organ (Forest of Dean)

Mr. Drew

Column: 1255

3.33 pm
Mr. John Horam (Orpington)

Column: 1256

Column: 1257

3.39 pm
Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Column: 1258

Column: 1259

3.48 pm
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 1260

Mr. Heald

Mr. Heath

Column: 1261

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Heath

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

Column: 1262

Division No. 62 (Police) [3 Feb 2000]

Column: 1266

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1267

Local Government Finance [3 Feb 2000]

4.13 pm
The Minister for Local Government and the Regions (Ms Hilary Armstrong)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Ms Armstrong

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

Ms Armstrong

Column: 1268

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Peter Atkinson

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Atkinson

Column: 1269

Ms Armstrong

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Column: 1270

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)

Ms Armstrong

Column: 1271

Column: 1272

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Sanders

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Sanders

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Armstrong

Column: 1273

4.40 pm
Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Waterson

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1274

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1275

Mr. Peter Atkinson

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1276

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1277

Mr. Watts

Mr. Waterson

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1278

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1279

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Chope

Mr. Waterson

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1280

Mr. Loughton

Column: 1281

Mr. Waterson

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1282

5.15 pm
Mr. Jim Marshall (Leicester, South)

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Marshall

Column: 1283

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Marshall

Mr. Watts

Mr. Marshall

Column: 1284

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Marshall

Column: 1285

5.30 pm
Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Column: 1286

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1287

Mr. Sanders

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Sanders

Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 1288

Mr. Sanders

5.44 pm
Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Illsley

Column: 1289

Column: 1290

Column: 1291

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1292

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Column: 1293

Column: 1294

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Column: 1295

6.15 pm
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Column: 1296

Column: 1297

6.21 pm
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 1298

Column: 1299

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

Column: 1300

6.37 pm
Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan)

Column: 1301

6.40 pm
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Column: 1302

Column: 1303

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Syms

Column: 1304

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

Several hon. Members

Ms Hughes

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Ms Hughes

Mr. Gill

Ms Hughes

Column: 1305

Sir Paul Beresford

Ms Hughes

Column: 1306

Column: 1307

Division No. 63 (Local Government Finance) [3 Feb 2000]

Column: 1310

Column: 1311

Northern Ireland [3 Feb 2000]

7.13 pm
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Peter Mandelson)

Column: 1312

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Column: 1313

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 1314

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 1315

Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 1316

Mr. John Major (Huntingdon)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 1317

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 1318

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 1319

Mr. Mandelson

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 1320

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Column: 1321

Mr. Mandelson

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Column: 1322

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)

Column: 1323

Mr. Mandelson

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 1324

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley)

Column: 1325

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 1326

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 1327

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 1328

Thames Gateway [3 Feb 2000]

8.21 pm
Mrs. Christine Butler (Castle Point)

Column: 1329

Column: 1330

Column: 1331

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

Column: 1332

Column: 1333

Column: 1334

Column: 1333


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