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Thursday 9 Mar 2000

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Column: 1171

Oral Answers to Questions [9 Mar 2000]

TREASURY [9 Mar 2000]

Unemployment (Conwy) [9 Mar 2000]

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)-- Unemployment (Conwy) [9 Mar 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mrs. Williams

Column: 1172

Mr. Brown

Manufacturing and Service Industries [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)-- Manufacturing and Service Industries [9 Mar 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Brooke

Mr. Brown

Column: 1173

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Brown

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1174

Tax Burden [9 Mar 2000]

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)-- Tax Burden [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)-- Tax Burden [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)-- Tax Burden [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)-- Tax Burden [9 Mar 2000]

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

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Smith

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1175

Mr. Smith

Mr. Brady

Mr. Smith

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Smith

Column: 1176

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Mr. Smith

Column: 1177

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Smith

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

Column: 1178

Madam Speaker

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Smith

Mr. Portillo

Column: 1179

Mr. Smith

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Smith

IR35 (IT Contractors) [9 Mar 2000]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)-- IR35 (IT Contractors) [9 Mar 2000]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Dr. Cable

Column: 1180

Dawn Primarolo

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 1181

EU Markets [9 Mar 2000]

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)-- EU Markets [9 Mar 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Ms Taylor

Mr. Brown

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1182

Working Families Tax Credit (Scotland) [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)-- Working Families Tax Credit (Scotland) [9 Mar 2000]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. Browne

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 1183

Climate Change Levy [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)-- Climate Change Levy [9 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Timms

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Column: 1184

Mr. Timms

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Timms

Taxation [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)-- Taxation [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)-- Taxation [9 Mar 2000]

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

Mr. Hammond

Column: 1185

Mr. Smith

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Smith

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Column: 1186

Mr. Smith

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Flight

Mr. Smith

Job Creation (London) [9 Mar 2000]

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)-- Job Creation (London) [9 Mar 2000]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Mr. Love

Column: 1187

Miss Johnson

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 1188

Miss Johnson

Column: 1187

Column: 1189

Business of the House [9 Mar 2000]

12.31 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

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

Sir George Young

Column: 1190

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 1191

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1192

Mr. Bruce Grocott (Telford)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1193

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Column: 1194

Mrs. Beckett

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1195

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1196

Angela Smith (Basildon)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Column: 1197

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 1198

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1199

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1200

Points of Order [9 Mar 2000]

1.5 pm
Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Madam Speaker

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1201

Mr. Bercow

Madam Speaker

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 1202

Madam Speaker

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1201

Column: 1203

Orders of the Day [9 Mar 2000]

Race Relations (Amendment) Bill [Lords] [9 Mar 2000]

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

Column: 1204

Column: 1205

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1206

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Straw

Sir Peter Lloyd (Fareham)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1207

Sir Peter Lloyd

Mr. Straw

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1208

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Straw

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Straw

Column: 1209

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 1210

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 1211

Column: 1212

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Straw

Column: 1213

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Straw

Dr. Julian Lewis

Column: 1214

Mr. Straw

Column: 1215

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Straw

Column: 1216

2.2 pm
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Column: 1217

Column: 1218

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 1219

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 1220

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 1221

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Simon Hughes

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 1222

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Simon Hughes

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Hughes

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 1223

2.27 pm
Mr. Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall)

Column: 1224

Column: 1225

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Khabra

2.40 pm
Sir Peter Lloyd (Fareham)

Column: 1226

Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Column: 1227

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

Sir Peter Lloyd

Column: 1228

Column: 1229

2.57 pm
Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Column: 1230

Column: 1231

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Woodward

Column: 1232

Dr. Julian Lewis

Column: 1233

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Mr. Woodward

Column: 1234

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Woodward

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Woodward

Column: 1235

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North)

Mr. Woodward

Column: 1236

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Woodward

Column: 1237

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

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

Column: 1238

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Mr. Hughes

Jackie Ballard (Taunton)

Column: 1239

Mr. Hughes

Column: 1240

Column: 1241

Column: 1242

3.49 pm
Mr. Marsha Singh (Bradford, West)

Column: 1243

Column: 1244

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Singh

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Singh

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East)

Mr. Singh

Column: 1245

Sir Peter Lloyd

Mr. Singh

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

Mr. Singh

Column: 1246

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Singh

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Mr. Singh

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Singh

Column: 1247

Mr. Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood)

Column: 1248

Column: 1249

Column: 1250

4.28 pm
Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Column: 1251

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Dawson

Dr. Kumar

Mr. Dawson

Column: 1252

4.40 pm
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 1253

Column: 1254

4.50 pm
Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Column: 1255

Fiona Mactaggart

Jean Corston

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Column: 1256

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Jean Corston

Column: 1257

Column: 1258

5.5 pm
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Jean Corston

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1259

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1260

Fiona Mactaggart

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1261

Mr. Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate)

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1262

Fiona Mactaggart

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1263

Mr. Stephen Twigg

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Woodward

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1264

5.31 pm
Mr. Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate)

Column: 1265

Column: 1266

Column: 1267

Column: 1268

5.47 pm
Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)

5.51 pm
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Column: 1269

Column: 1270

Column: 1271

6 pm
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Column: 1272

Ms Buck

Fiona Mactaggart

6.8 pm
Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Column: 1273

Column: 1274

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1275

Column: 1276

Mr. Stephen Twigg

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1277

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1278

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

Column: 1279

Mr. Dawson

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. O'Brien

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1280

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. O'Brien

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. O'Brien

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1281

Mr. Singh

Mr. O'Brien

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. O'Brien

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. O'Brien

Fiona Mactaggart

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1282

Column: 1283

Column: 1284

Column: 1285

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1286

Far East Prisoners of War [9 Mar 2000]

7 pm
Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

Column: 1287

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Bell

Column: 1288

Column: 1289

7.13 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Dr. Lewis Moonie)

Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North)

Dr. Moonie

Column: 1290

Column: 1291

Mr. Bell

Dr. Moonie

Column: 1292

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Dr. Moonie

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Dr. Moonie

Several hon. Members

Dr. Moonie

Column: 1293

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 1294

Dr. Moonie

Mr. Nicholls

Dr. Moonie


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