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Column: 989

Oral Answers to Questions [8 Mar 2000]

CABINET OFFICE [8 Mar 2000]

Public Appointments [8 Mar 2000]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)-- Public Appointments [8 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Amess

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Column: 990

Mr. Stringer

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Mr. Stringer

Anti-drugs Strategy [8 Mar 2000]

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)-- Anti-drugs Strategy [8 Mar 2000]

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

Dr. Iddon

Mr. McCartney

Column: 991

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. McCartney

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. McCartney

Business and Civil Service Secondments [8 Mar 2000]

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)-- Business and Civil Service Secondments [8 Mar 2000]

Column: 992

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Sir Sydney Chapman

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 993

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Lansley

Marjorie Mowlam

Performance and Innovation Unit [8 Mar 2000]

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)-- Performance and Innovation Unit [8 Mar 2000]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Mr. Chope

Column: 994

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Marjorie Mowlam

Civil Service (Disabled People) [8 Mar 2000]

Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)-- Civil Service (Disabled People) [8 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Browne

Column: 995

Mr. Stringer

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Mr. Stringer

Correspondence [8 Mar 2000]

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)-- Correspondence [8 Mar 2000]

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

Column: 996

Mr. Bruce

Madam Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Stringer

Social Exclusion [8 Mar 2000]

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan)-- Social Exclusion [8 Mar 2000]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Column: 997

Mr. Turner

Marjorie Mowlam

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Marjorie Mowlam

PRIME MINISTER [8 Mar 2000]

Engagements [8 Mar 2000]

Q1. [112283]Mrs. Helen Brinton (Peterborough)

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mrs. Brinton

The Prime Minister

Column: 998

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 999

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Column: 1000

Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)

The Prime Minister

Q2. [112284]Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Phil Sawford (Kettering)

Column: 1001

The Prime Minister

Q3. [112285]Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

The Prime Minister

Q4. [112287]Mr. David Crausby (Bolton, North-East)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1002

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 1003

Q5. [112288]Ms Claire Ward (Watford)

The Prime Minister

Q6. [112289]Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1004

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

The Prime Minister

Q7. [112290]Sir Archie Hamilton (Epsom and Ewell)

The Prime Minister

Q8. [112291]Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1005

Q9. [112292]Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Bottomley

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Bottomley

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 1006

The Prime Minister

Q10. [112293]Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1005

Column: 1007

Protection of Human Genetic Sequence [8 Mar 2000]

3.31 pm
Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Column: 1008

Column: 1009

Column: 1010

The National Health Service [8 Mar 2000]

Madam Speaker

3.41 pm
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Column: 1011

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Dr. Fox

Column: 1012

Column: 1013

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Dr. Fox

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Dr. Fox

Column: 1014

Helen Jones

Dr. Fox

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Dr. Fox

Column: 1015

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Dr. Fox

Helen Jones

Dr. Fox

Column: 1016

Helen Jones

Dr. Fox

Miss Kirkbride

Dr. Fox

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Dr. Fox

Column: 1017

Column: 1018

4.9 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Burns

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 1019

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Column: 1020

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Milburn

Column: 1021

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Milburn

Column: 1022

Mr. Nick Harvey (North Devon)

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Fox

Mr. Milburn

Column: 1023

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Milburn

Column: 1024

Dr. Fox

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Fox

Mr. Milburn

Column: 1025

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Stoate

Mr. Milburn

Column: 1026

Dr. Fox

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Fox

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Fox

Mr. Milburn

Column: 1027

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Milburn

4.42 pm
Mr. Nick Harvey (North Devon)

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Harvey

Column: 1028

Column: 1029

Column: 1030

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Mr. Harvey

Column: 1031

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Harvey

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Harvey

Dr. Stoate

Column: 1032

Mr. Harvey

5.1 pm
Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Column: 1033

Mr. Burns

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)

Mr. Jon Trickett (Hemsworth)

Mr. Hinchliffe

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Hinchliffe

Column: 1034

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mr. Burns

Mr. Hinchliffe

Column: 1035

Mr. Burns

Mr. Hinchliffe

Column: 1036

Column: 1037

Column: 1038

5.20 pm
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mr. Burns

Column: 1039

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mr. Burns

Dr. Stoate

Mr. Burns

Column: 1040

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mr. Burns

Column: 1041

Column: 1042

Column: 1043

Mr. Trickett

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Burns

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

5.46 pm
Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Column: 1044

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Martlew

Column: 1045

Mr. Burns

Mr. Martlew

5.54 pm
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Column: 1046

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1047

Column: 1048

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1049

6.8 pm
Mr. Stephen Hesford (Wirral, West)

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Hesford

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1050

Mr. Hesford

Dr. Fox

Column: 1051

Mr. Hesford

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1052

Mr. Hesford

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Deputy Speaker

6.22 pm
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1053

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1054

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

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1055

Mr. Trickett

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Trickett

Mr. Swayne

6.36 pm
Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Column: 1056

6.40 pm
Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)

Column: 1057

Column: 1058

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

Column: 1059

Column: 1060

Dr. Fox

Mr. Denham

Mr. Burns

Mr. Denham

Dr. Fox

Mr. Denham

Column: 1061

Dr. Fox

Mr. Denham

Division No. 97 (The National Health Service) [8 Mar 2000]

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

Small Business [8 Mar 2000]

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

7.15 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 1067

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1068

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Davies

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Davies

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1069

Mr. Davies

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1070

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1071

Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Column: 1072

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Bruce

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1073

Mr. O'Neill

Mrs. Browning

7.42 pm
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Column: 1074

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Byers

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Byers

Column: 1075

Mr. Cash

Mr. Byers

Mr. Ian Bruce

Column: 1076

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Byers

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

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Byers

Column: 1077

Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1078

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1079

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Byers

Column: 1080

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Byers

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Column: 1081

Mr. Byers

8.9 pm
Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Column: 1082

Mr. Byers

Mr. Cotter

Column: 1083

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Cotter

8.22 pm
Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Column: 1084

Column: 1085

Mr. Ian Bruce

Column: 1086

Mr. O'Neill

Mrs. Browning

Mr. O'Neill

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. O'Neill

Column: 1087

Mrs. Browning

Mr. O'Neill

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 1088

Column: 1089

Column: 1090

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Bercow

Mr. O'Neill

Mr. Bercow

Column: 1091

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Bercow

Column: 1092

Ms Linda Perham (Ilford, North)

Mr. Bercow

Column: 1093

9.2 pm
Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Column: 1094

Mr. Keith Darvill (Upminster)

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

Column: 1095

Column: 1096

Column: 1097

9.18 pm
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 1098

Column: 1099

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Column: 1100

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

Column: 1101

Column: 1102

Mr. Kerry Pollard (St. Albans)

9.38 pm
Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Column: 1103

Column: 1104

Column: 1105

The Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Column: 1106

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Ian Bruce

Ms Hewitt

Column: 1107

Division No. 98 (Small Business) [8 Mar 2000]

Column: 1110

Division No. 99 (Small Business) [8 Mar 2000]

Column: 1113

Column: 1114

10.24 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Column: 1115

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Jenkin

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 1116

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Greenway

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Jenkin

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

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 1117

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

Column: 1118

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

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1119

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Hughes

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1120

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Mr. Hughes

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

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hughes

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1121

10.52 pm
Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. King

Column: 1122

Mr. Hogg

Mr. King

Mr. Deputy Speaker

10.58 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Column: 1123

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Bowen Wells (Hertford and Stortford)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Column: 1124

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

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1125

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1126

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1125

Column: 1127

Representation of the People Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time) [8 Mar 2000]

Column: 1128

11.10 pm
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 1129

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Mr. Evans

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

Mr. Evans

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1130

Mr. Evans

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Evans

Column: 1131

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

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Hughes

11.24 pm
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Column: 1132

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 1133

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1134

Mr. Shepherd

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. George Foulkes)

Mr. Shepherd

11.34 pm
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Column: 1135

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Greenway

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Greenway

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 1136

Mr. Greenway

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

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1137

Mr. Hogg

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

11.48 pm
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 1138

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

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1139

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Blunt

Column: 1140

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Paterson

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1141

Mr. Paterson

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Heath

Column: 1142

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Evans

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Evans

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Division No. 100 (Representation of the People Bill (Supplemental Allocation of Time)) [8 Mar 2000]

Column: 1145

Column: 1146

Column: 1147

Column: 1148

Representation of the People Bill [8 Mar 2000]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 1149

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1150

Mr. Evans

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1151

12.30 am
Mr. Evans

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 1152

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Hawkins

Column: 1153

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1154

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. O'Brien

12.45 am
Mr. Evans

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Evans

Column: 1155

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1156

Mr. Evans

Column: 1157

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Evans

Column: 1158

1 am
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Evans

Mr. Heath

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1159

Mr. Evans

Column: 1160

Mr. O'Brien

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

Mr. Hawkins

Column: 1161

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1162

Minimum Wage (Scotland) [8 Mar 2000]

1.11 am
Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)

Column: 1163

Column: 1164

1.21 am
The Minister of State, Scotland Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Column: 1165

Column: 1166

Column: 1167

Column: 1168

Column: 1169

Column: 1170


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