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Column: 931

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Feb 2000]

WALES [16 Feb 2000]

Climate Change Levy [16 Feb 2000]

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)-- Climate Change Levy [16 Feb 2000]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Mr. Gill

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Column: 932

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Murphy

National Assembly (Budget) [16 Feb 2000]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)-- National Assembly (Budget) [16 Feb 2000]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Mr. Jones

Mr. Murphy

Column: 933

Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Mr. Murphy

Sir Raymond Powell (Ogmore)

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Murphy

Column: 934

Mr. Evans

Mr. Murphy

Children in Care [16 Feb 2000]

Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)-- Children in Care [16 Feb 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. David Hanson)

Ms Morgan

Mr. Hanson

Column: 935

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset)

Mr. Hanson

Health Service (Financing) [16 Feb 2000]

Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)-- Health Service (Financing) [16 Feb 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. David Hanson)

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 936

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Mr. Hanson

Railway Services [16 Feb 2000]

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)-- Railway Services [16 Feb 2000]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 937

Mr. Murphy

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)

Mr. Murphy

Unemployment [16 Feb 2000]

Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)-- Unemployment [16 Feb 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. David Hanson)

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Hanson

Column: 938

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Mr. Hanson

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Hanson

Livestock Industry [16 Feb 2000]

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)-- Livestock Industry [16 Feb 2000]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Murphy

Column: 939

Pig Farming [16 Feb 2000]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)-- Pig Farming [16 Feb 2000]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Murphy

Agriculture [16 Feb 2000]

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)-- Agriculture [16 Feb 2000]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Mr. Fabricant

Mr. Murphy

Column: 940

PRIME MINISTER [16 Feb 2000]

Engagements [16 Feb 2000]

Q1. [108936]Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Fiona Mactaggart

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Column: 941

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Q2. [108937]Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

The Prime Minister

Column: 942

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Column: 943

Q3. [108938]Ms Hazel Blears (Salford)

The Prime Minister

Q4. [108939]Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

The Prime Minister

Column: 944

Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge)

The Prime Minister

Q5. [108940]Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

The Prime Minister

Column: 945

Q6. [108941]Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

The Prime Minister

Q7. [108942]Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

The Prime Minister

Q8. [108943]Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

The Prime Minister

Column: 946

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

Column: 947

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Madam Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 948

Q9. [108944]Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

The Prime Minister

Q10. [108945]Dr. Michael Clark (Rayleigh)

The Prime Minister

Column: 947

Column: 949

Points of Order [16 Feb 2000]

3.30 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Madam Speaker

Sir Raymond Powell (Ogmore)

Madam Speaker

Sir Raymond Powell

Madam Speaker

Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)

Madam Speaker

Column: 950

Welfare of Racing Greyhounds [16 Feb 2000]

3.34 pm
Mr. Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town)

Column: 951

Column: 952

Column: 953

Orders of the Day [16 Feb 2000]

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill [16 Feb 2000]

3.44 pm
Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset)

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Walter

Column: 954

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 955

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

Column: 956

Mr. Walter

4 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

The First Deputy Chairman

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 957

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

Column: 958

Mr. Stunell

Hon. Members

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Stunell

Column: 959

Dr. Godman

Mr. Bercow

Dr. Godman

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 960

4.15 pm
Mr. Bercow

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 961

Mr. Bercow

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 962

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 963

Sir Patrick Cormack

4.30 pm

Column: 964

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 965

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 966

Mr. Grieve

Mr. O'Brien

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 967

Mr. Stunell

4.45 pm
Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 968

Mr. Shepherd

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. O'Brien

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 969

Division No. 78 (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill) [16 Feb 2000]

Column: 972

Mr. Walter

Column: 973

Column: 974

Sir Michael Spicer

5.15 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Paddy Tipping)

Column: 975

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Walter

Mr. Tipping

Column: 976

Mr. Walter

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Walter

Column: 977

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Graham Allen (Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household)

5.30 pm
Mr. Grieve

Column: 978

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 979

Sir Michael Spicer

Column: 980

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Swayne

Column: 981

5.45 pm
Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Martin Bell

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Bell

Column: 982

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Bell

Mr. Tipping

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Tipping

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

Column: 983

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Walter

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Column: 984

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Tipping

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Tipping

6 pm
Mr. Hayes

Mr. Tipping

Sir Michael Spicer

Column: 985

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 986

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

Column: 987

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Grieve

Division No. 79 (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill) [16 Feb 2000]

Column: 991

Mr. Walter

Column: 992

Mr. Stunell

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

6.30 pm
Mr. Stunell

Column: 993

Column: 994

Column: 995

Mr. Walter

6.45 pm
Mr. Miller

Mr. Walter

Column: 996

Mr. Tipping

Column: 997

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Grieve

Column: 998

7 pm

Column: 999

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Tipping

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1000

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1001

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Tipping

7.15 pm

Column: 1002

Sir Michael Spicer

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mr. Tipping

Sir George Young

Mr. Tipping

Sir George Young

Column: 1003

Mr. Tipping

Sir George Young

Column: 1004

Mr. Tipping

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1005

Mr. Walter

7.30 pm

Column: 1006

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1007

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Jim Dowd (Lord Commissioner to the Treasury)

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1008

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Tipping

7.45 pm
Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Tipping

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1009

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1010

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Walter

Column: 1011

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Walter

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1012

8 pm
Mr. Swayne

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1013

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1014

Mr. John MacGregor (South Norfolk)

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Column: 1015

Mr. Brady

8.15 pm
Mr. Swayne

Mr. Brady

Column: 1016

Mr. Miller

Mr. Brady

Column: 1017

Column: 1018

Mr. Walter

8.30 pm
Mr. Tipping

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1019

Mr. MacGregor

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1020

The Second Deputy Chairman

Sir George Young

Column: 1021

Column: 1022

8.45 pm

Column: 1023

Column: 1024

Sir Michael Spicer

Column: 1025

Mr. Miller

Sir Michael Spicer

9 pm

Column: 1026

Mr. MacGregor

Column: 1027

Column: 1028

Mr. Brady

Mr. MacGregor

Column: 1029

Mr. Stunell

Mr. MacGregor

9.15 pm
Mr. Stunell

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1030

Mr. Stunell

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Stunell

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Stunell

Column: 1031

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1032

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Stunell

Column: 1033

9.30 pm
Mr. Swayne

Mr. Brady

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1034

Mr. Brady

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Brady

Column: 1035

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

Column: 1036

9.45 pm

Column: 1037

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1038

Column: 1039

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1040

Mr. Brady

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1041

Mr. MacGregor

Mr. O'Brien

Sir George Young

Column: 1042

Mr. Stunell

Sir George Young

Division No. 80 (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill) [16 Feb 2000]

Column: 1045

Mr. Walter

Column: 1046

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1047

10.30 pm
Mr. Grieve

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1048

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1049

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1050

10.45 pm
Mr. Bercow

Mr. Grieve

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1051

Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale)

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1052

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Sir Michael Spicer

Column: 1053

Mr. Stunell

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Stunell

Dr. Lewis

11 pm
Mr. Stunell

Column: 1054

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Stunell

Column: 1055

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Stunell

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Tipping

Dr. Lewis

Column: 1056

Mr. Hayes

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Paterson

Column: 1057

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Paterson

11.15 pm
Mr. Bercow

Column: 1058

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1059

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1060

Mr. Tipping

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Tipping

11.30 pm

Column: 1061

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Tipping

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1062

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1063

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Grieve

11.45 pm
Mr. Stunell

Column: 1064

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1065

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1066

Mr. Hogg

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Hogg

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1067

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. O'Brien

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. O'Brien

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1068

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Hogg

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1069

12 midnight
Mr. Stephen O'Brien

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1070

Mr. Winterton

The Second Deputy Chairman

Sir Patrick Cormack

The Second Deputy Chairman

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1071

The Second Deputy Chairman

Sir Michael Spicer

The Second Deputy Chairman

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw)

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Paterson

Column: 1072

Division No. 81 (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill) [16 Feb 2000]

Column: 1075

Column: 1076

Police Funding (Avon and Somerset) [16 Feb 2000]

12.27 am
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Column: 1077

Column: 1078

Column: 1079

Column: 1080

12.42 am
The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Column: 1081

Mr. Webb

Column: 1082

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1083

Column: 1084


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