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Tuesday 7 Mar 2000

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Column: 845

Oral Answers to Questions [7 Mar 2000]

ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS [7 Mar 2000]

Tenant Participation Compacts [7 Mar 2000]

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)-- Tenant Participation Compacts [7 Mar 2000]

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

Helen Jones

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 846

Mr. Raynsford

Regional Policy [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)-- Regional Policy [7 Mar 2000]

The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. John Prescott)

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Prescott

Column: 847

Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Norman

Mr. Prescott

Column: 848

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Prescott

Road Noise [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)-- Road Noise [7 Mar 2000]

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Michael Meacher)

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Meacher

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Column: 849

Mr. Meacher

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Mr. Meacher

Rough Sleepers [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)-- Rough Sleepers [7 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Beard

Ms Armstrong

Column: 850

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Ms Armstrong

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Ms Armstrong

Madam Speaker

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Ms Armstrong

Column: 851

Regional Assemblies (Social Exclusion) [7 Mar 2000]

Ms Hazel Blears (Salford)-- Regional Assemblies (Social Exclusion) [7 Mar 2000]

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

Ms Blears

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Ms Armstrong

Column: 852

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Ms Armstrong

A10 [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)-- A10 [7 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Paice

Mr. Mullin

Column: 853

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Mullin

Social Exclusion [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)-- Social Exclusion [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)-- Social Exclusion [7 Mar 2000]

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

Column: 854

Mr. Foster

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Cryer

Ms Armstrong

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Ms Armstrong

Column: 855

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Ms Armstrong

Coastal Towns [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)-- Coastal Towns [7 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Blizzard

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 856

Ms Armstrong

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Ms Armstrong

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Ms Armstrong

National Walking Forum [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)-- National Walking Forum [7 Mar 2000]

Column: 857

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

Mr. Hopkins

Mr. Hill

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Hill

Forth Rail Bridge [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)-- Forth Rail Bridge [7 Mar 2000]

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

Column: 858

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Hill

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Hill

Housing Investment [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)-- Housing Investment [7 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Caplin

Column: 859

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Raynsford

Ms Margaret Moran (Luton, South)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 860

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Mr. Raynsford

Eurostar [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)-- Eurostar [7 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Hill

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 861

Mr. Hill

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Mr. Hill

Regional Government [7 Mar 2000]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)-- Regional Government [7 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Brady

Column: 862

Ms Armstrong

South Downs National Park [7 Mar 2000]

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)-- South Downs National Park [7 Mar 2000]

The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Michael Meacher)

Dr. Turner

Mr. Meacher

Column: 861

Column: 863

Planning [7 Mar 2000]

3.31 pm
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. John Prescott)

Column: 864

Column: 865

Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells)

Column: 866

Column: 867

Mr. Prescott

Column: 868

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 869

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 870

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Prescott

Madam Speaker

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 871

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 872

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Prescott

Mrs. Christine Butler (Castle Point)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 873

Mr. Paul Clark (Gillingham)

Mr. Prescott

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 874

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Mr. Prescott

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Prescott

Ms Claire Ward (Watford)

Column: 875

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)

Hon. Members

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford)

Column: 876

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Gale

Mr. Prescott

Laura Moffatt (Crawley)

Column: 877

Mr. Prescott

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. Prescott

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Madam Speaker

Fiona Mactaggart

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Column: 878

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Prescott

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mr. Prescott

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Prescott

Column: 879

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)

Column: 880

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Burns

Mr. Prescott

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Column: 879

Column: 881

Speaker's Statement [7 Mar 2000]

4.29 pm
Madam Speaker

The Minister of State, Home Office (Mrs. Barbara Roche)

Madam Speaker

Column: 882

Sex Discrimination (Amendment) (No. 2) [7 Mar 2000]

4.31 pm
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)

Column: 883

Column: 884

4.41 pm
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 885

Column: 886

Orders of the Day [7 Mar 2000]

Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill [7 Mar 2000]

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

4.46 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)

Column: 887

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Straw

Column: 888

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Straw

Column: 889

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Straw

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Column: 890

Mr. Straw

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Straw

Column: 891

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Straw

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Mr. Straw

Column: 892

Dr. Lynne Jones

Mr. Straw

Column: 893

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Straw

Column: 894

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Straw

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Straw

Column: 895

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Straw

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Straw

Column: 896

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Straw

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Column: 897

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Straw

Column: 898

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 899

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Straw

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Straw

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Straw

Column: 900

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

5.34 pm
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 901

Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South)

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Garnier

Column: 902

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Garnier

Several hon. Members

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Bermingham

Column: 903

Mr. Garnier

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Garnier

Column: 904

Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Mr. Garnier

Column: 905

Ms Hazel Blears (Salford)

Mr. Garnier

Ms Blears

Mr. Garnier

Column: 906

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Straw

Mr. Garnier

Column: 907

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Garnier

Column: 908

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Garnier

Column: 909

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Garnier

Ms Blears

Mr. Garnier

Column: 910

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Garnier

6.7 pm
Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Column: 911

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Jean Corston

Column: 912

Mr. Simon Hughes

Jean Corston

Mr. Hughes

Jean Corston

Mr. Burnett

Jean Corston

Column: 913

Column: 914

6.20 pm
Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Column: 915

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Howard

Column: 916

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Howard

Mr. Straw

Mr. Howard

Mr. Straw

Column: 917

Mr. Howard

6.35 pm
Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Column: 918

Column: 919

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Straw

Column: 920

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Column: 921

Mr. David Taylor

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Ms Blears

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Fiona Mactaggart

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Column: 922

Mr. Straw

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Deputy Speaker

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

Column: 923

Mr. David Taylor

Mr. Hughes

Column: 924

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Taylor

Ms Blears

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Hughes

Column: 925

Ms Blears

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 926

Ms Blears

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Hughes

Column: 927

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Hughes

Column: 928

Column: 929

7.20 pm
Mr. Brian Sedgemore (Hackney, South and Shoreditch)

Column: 930

Column: 931

7.30 pm
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Column: 932

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Malins

Column: 933

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Malins

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Malins

Column: 934

Ms Blears

Mr. Malins

Column: 935

Ms Bridget Prentice (Lewisham, East)

Column: 936

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Ms Prentice

Column: 937

Jackie Ballard (Taunton)

Ms Prentice

Mr. Thomas McAvoy (Glasgow, Rutherglen)

Ms Prentice

Column: 938

7.58 pm
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Column: 939

Column: 940

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Clappison

Column: 941

Mr. David Taylor

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Straw

Mr. Clappison

Column: 942

Ms Blears

Mr. Clappison

8.11 pm
Mr. Harold Best (Leeds, North-West)

Mr. David Taylor

Column: 943

Mr. Best

Column: 944

8.21 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Column: 945

Column: 946

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

Column: 947

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Fisher

Column: 948

Column: 949

Column: 950

8.45 pm
Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Column: 951

Column: 952

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Davis

Column: 953

Mr. Straw

Mr. Davis

9 pm
Ms Hazel Blears (Salford)

Column: 954

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Ms Blears

Dr. Lynne Jones

Ms Blears

Column: 955

Column: 956

Dr. Lynne Jones

Ms Blears

Column: 957

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

Column: 958

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Hogg

Column: 959

Mr. David Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Hogg

9.25 pm
Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Column: 960

Column: 961

9.31 pm
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 962

Column: 963

Column: 964

Column: 965

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

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Clarke

Column: 966

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Clarke

Column: 967

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 968

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Column: 969

Division No. 94 (Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill) [7 Mar 2000]

Column: 973

Division No. 95 (Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill) [7 Mar 2000]

Column: 976

Division No. 96 (Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill) [7 Mar 2000]

Column: 980

Column: 981

Phoenix Companies [7 Mar 2000]

10.38 pm
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Willis

Column: 982

Column: 983

Column: 984

10.53 pm
The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs (Dr. Kim Howells)

Column: 985

Column: 986

Column: 987

Column: 988


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