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Monday 17 Apr 2000

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Column: 677

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Apr 2000]

DEFENCE [17 Apr 2000]

Meteorological Office [17 Apr 2000]

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)-- Meteorological Office [17 Apr 2000]

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

Jane Griffiths

Dr. Moonie

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Column: 678

Dr. Moonie

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Dr. Moonie

Aircraft Carriers [17 Apr 2000]

Ms Linda Perham (Ilford, North)-- Aircraft Carriers [17 Apr 2000]

Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)-- Aircraft Carriers [17 Apr 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Ms Perham

Mr. Hoon

Column: 679

Mrs. Gilroy

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 680

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Hoon

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Mr. Hoon

RAF (Kosovo) [17 Apr 2000]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)-- RAF (Kosovo) [17 Apr 2000]

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. John Spellar)

Column: 681

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Tom Cox (Tooting)

Mr. Spellar

Column: 682

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 683

Mr. Spellar

RAF Museum, Hendon [17 Apr 2000]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)-- RAF Museum, Hendon [17 Apr 2000]

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

Mr. Dismore

Dr. Moonie

Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden)

Column: 684

Dr. Moonie

Weapons of Mass Destruction [17 Apr 2000]

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)-- Weapons of Mass Destruction [17 Apr 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 685

New Zealand [17 Apr 2000]

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)-- New Zealand [17 Apr 2000]

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Column: 686

Mr. Spellar

Falklands [17 Apr 2000]

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)-- Falklands [17 Apr 2000]

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Prentice

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Column: 687

Mr. Spellar

Weapons of Mass Destruction [17 Apr 2000]

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)-- Weapons of Mass Destruction [17 Apr 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 688

De-mining [17 Apr 2000]

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)-- De-mining [17 Apr 2000]

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. John Spellar)

Helen Jones

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Spellar

Column: 689

Weinberg Estate, Germany [17 Apr 2000]

Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)-- Weinberg Estate, Germany [17 Apr 2000]

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

Sir David Madel

Dr. Moonie

Atomic Weapons (Safety) [17 Apr 2000]

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)-- Atomic Weapons (Safety) [17 Apr 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Column: 690

Mr. Rendel

Mr. Hoon

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Madam Speaker

Miss McIntosh

Aircraft Carriers [17 Apr 2000]

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)-- Aircraft Carriers [17 Apr 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Ms Taylor

Mr. Hoon

Column: 691

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Hoon

Balkans [17 Apr 2000]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)-- Balkans [17 Apr 2000]

The Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Spellar

Column: 692

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. Spellar

Departmental Land [17 Apr 2000]

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)-- Departmental Land [17 Apr 2000]

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

Sir Sydney Chapman

Column: 693

Dr. Moonie

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Dr. Moonie

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Dr. Moonie

Roll On/Roll Off Ferries [17 Apr 2000]

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)-- Roll On/Roll Off Ferries [17 Apr 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Brazier

Column: 694

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 695

France [17 Apr 2000]

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)-- France [17 Apr 2000]

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Bercow

Column: 696

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hoon

Column: 695

Column: 697

Energy Policy [17 Apr 2000]

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

Column: 698

Column: 699

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 700

Mr. Byers

Column: 701

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 702

Mr. Byers

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Byers

Column: 703

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. Byers

Column: 704

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mr. Byers

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 705

Madam Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley)

Mr. Byers

Column: 706

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

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Byers

Column: 707

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Mr. Byers

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Mr. Byers

Column: 708

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Column: 709

Mr. Byers

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Byers

Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster, Central)

Mr. Byers

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 710

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jon Trickett (Hemsworth)

Mr. Byers

Column: 711

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Byers

Column: 712

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Mr. Byers

Column: 711

Column: 713

Orders of the Day [17 Apr 2000]

Finance Bill [17 Apr 2000]

Madam Speaker

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

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Smith

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Smith

Column: 714

Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Sheldon

Mr. Smith

Mr. Davies

Mr. Smith

Mr. Davies

Mr. Smith

Mr. Davies

Column: 715

Mr. Smith

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Smith

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 716

Mr. Smith

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Smith

Column: 717

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 718

Mr. Smith

Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Smith

Column: 719

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Jack

Column: 720

Mr. Smith

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Mr. Smith

Column: 721

4.59 pm
Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Andrew Smith

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 722

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 723

Mr. Jack

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Kali Mountford

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Jack

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 724

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 725

Mr. Andrew Smith

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 726

Kali Mountford

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 727

Sir Brian Mawhinney

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 728

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 729

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

5.29 pm
Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Radice

Mr. Davies

Mr. Radice

Column: 730

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Radice

Mr. Davies

Mr. Radice

Column: 731

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Radice

Column: 732

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Radice

5.43 pm
Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Column: 733

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Column: 734

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Casale

Mr. Clarke

Liz Blackman (Erewash)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 735

Column: 736

Column: 737

Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Radice

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Andrew Smith

Mr. Clarke

Column: 738

Column: 739

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Clarke

6.10 pm
Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Column: 740

Column: 741

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Mr. Davies

Column: 742

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Davies

Column: 743

Column: 744

6.30 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Denzil Davies

Mr. Davey

Column: 745

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Davey

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Column: 746

Mr. Davey

Column: 747

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. Davey

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Davey

Column: 748

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Mr. Davey

Column: 749

Mr. Radice

Mr. Davey

Liz Blackman

Mr. Davey

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Davey

Column: 750

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Davey

Column: 751

6.56 pm
Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Column: 752

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Casale

Column: 753

Column: 754

7.9 pm
Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 755

Column: 756

Column: 757

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Jack

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Jack

Column: 758

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Jack

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Jack

Column: 759

Kali Mountford

Mr. Jack

7.33 pm
Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Column: 760

Column: 761

Column: 762

Mr. Jack

Mr. Illsley

Column: 763

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Illsley

7.51 pm
Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Column: 764

Mr. David Heath

Mr. Gill

Column: 765

Column: 766

8.5 pm
Liz Blackman (Erewash)

Mr. Tyrie

Liz Blackman

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 767

Liz Blackman

Mr. Tyrie

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Liz Blackman

Mr. Tyrie

Liz Blackman

Several hon. Members

Liz Blackman

Column: 768

Mr. Bercow

Liz Blackman

Column: 769

Mr. Edward Davey

Liz Blackman

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Bercow

Liz Blackman

Column: 770

Mr. Bercow

Liz Blackman

8.24 pm
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 771

Liz Blackman

Mr. Wigley

Column: 772

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Wigley

Column: 773

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Wigley

Column: 774

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Wigley

Column: 775

8.41 pm
Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Column: 776

Column: 777

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Leslie

Column: 778

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Leslie

Column: 779

8.58 pm
Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Column: 780

Mr. Love

Mr. Tyrie

Kali Mountford

Column: 781

Mr. Tyrie

Column: 782

Column: 783

Mr. Love

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Love

Mr. Tyrie

Column: 784

9.21 pm
Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Flight

Mr. Davies

Mr. Flight

Column: 785

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Flight

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Flight

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Flight

Column: 786

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Flight

Column: 787

Mr. Love

Mr. Flight

Column: 788

Column: 789

9.40 pm
The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Column: 790

Mr. Tyrie

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Tyrie

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Paterson

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 791

Mr. Denzil Davies

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Flight

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 792

Column: 793

Division No. 169 (Finance Bill) [17 Apr 2000]

Column: 797

Division No. 170 (Finance Bill) [17 Apr 2000]

Column: 801

Column: 802

Police Firearms [17 Apr 2000]

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

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

Mr. Sedgemore

Column: 803

Column: 804

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

Column: 805

Column: 806

Column: 807

Column: 808


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