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Tuesday 18 Apr 2000
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Column: 809
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)
Mr. Swayne
Dr. Reid
Column: 810
Mr. David Stewart (Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber)
Dr. Reid
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)
Dr. Reid
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
Dr. Reid
Column: 811
The Minister of State, Scotland Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)
Miss Begg
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)
Mr. Wilson
Column: 812
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Mr. Wilson
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)
Mr. Alexander
Dr. Reid
Column: 813
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Bruce
Madam Speaker
Dr. Reid
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)
Mr. Worthington
Column: 814
Dr. Reid
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
Dr. Reid
Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston)
Dr. Reid
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
Column: 815
Dr. Reid
The Minister of State, Scotland Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)
Mrs. McKenna
Mr. Wilson
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Column: 816
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Wilson
The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)
Dr. Godman
The Advocate-General
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)
Column: 817
The Advocate-General
Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)
The Advocate-General
The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)
Mr. Browne
The Advocate-General
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)
Column: 818
The Advocate-General
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)
Mr. Pond
Jane Kennedy
Column: 819
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)
Mr. Paterson
Jane Kennedy
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)
Jane Kennedy
Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)
Jane Kennedy
Column: 820
Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)
Jane Kennedy
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
Jane Kennedy
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)
Mr. Thomas
Column: 821
Jane Kennedy
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)
Jane Kennedy
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. David Lock)
Dr. Cable
Mr. Lock
Column: 822
Angela Smith (Basildon)
Mr. Lock
Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)
Mr. Lock
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. David Lock)
Column: 823
Mr. Martlew
Mr. Lock
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Mr. Paterson
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 824
Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 825
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Paddy Tipping)
Mr. Healey
Mr. Tipping
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)
Mr. Tipping
Column: 826
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Paddy Tipping)
Mr. Prentice
Mr. Tipping
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)
Mr. Tipping
Column: 827
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)
Mr. Tipping
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
Mr. Tipping
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Mrs. Campbell
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Column: 828
Mrs. Beckett
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Paddy Tipping)
Mr. Mackinlay
Mr. Tipping
Column: 829
3.31 pm
Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)
Madam Speaker
Column: 830
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)
Madam Speaker
Column: 829
Column: 831
3.34 pm
Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)
Column: 832
Column: 833
Column: 834
3.43 pm
Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)
3.46 pm
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)
Column: 835
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)
Mr. McLoughlin
Mr. Byers
Mr. McLoughlin
3.49 pm
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)
Column: 836
3.51 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Alan Johnson)
Mr. Baldry
Mr. Johnson
Column: 837
3.54 pm
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)
Madam Speaker
Column: 838
Mr. Byers
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)
Mr. Byers
Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)
Mr. Byers
Column: 839
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)
Mr. Byers
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Byers
4 pm
Column: 840
Mr. David Prior (North Norfolk)
Mr. Byers
Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)
Mr. Byers
Column: 841
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Byers
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)
Mr. Byers
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)
Column: 842
Mr. Byers
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)
Mr. Byers
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
Column: 843
Mr. Byers
Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)
Mr. Byers
Mr. Bercow
Column: 844
4.15 pm
Mr. Byers
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)
Mr. Byers
Mr. McLoughlin
Mr. Byers
Column: 845
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Byers
Mr. John M. Taylor (Solihull)
Mr. Byers
Column: 846
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mr. Byers
Mr. Burns
Mr. Byers
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Byers
Mr. Burns
Column: 847
Mr. Byers
4.30 pm
Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)
Column: 848
Mr. Baldry
Mr. Page
Column: 849
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Page
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Page
Mr. Chidgey
Mr. Page
Column: 850
Mr. Prior
Mr. Page
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Page
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Page
Column: 851
Mr. McLoughlin
Mr. Page
Mr. McLoughlin
Mr. Page
4.45 pm
Column: 852
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)
Mr. Page
The Minister for Competitiveness (Mr. Alan Johnson)
Mr. Page
Column: 853
Column: 854
5 pm
Column: 855
Mr. Drew
Mr. Lilley
Column: 856
Mr. Drew
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Drew
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)
Mr. Drew
Column: 857
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Drew
Column: 858
Mr. Cotter
5.15 pm
Column: 859
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Cotter
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Mr. Cotter
Mr. Brady
Mr. Cotter
Mr. Prior
Mr. Cotter
Column: 860
Mr. Page
Mr. Cotter
Mr. Lilley
Column: 861
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Lilley
Mr. Gale
Column: 862
5.30 pm
Mr. Lilley
Column: 863
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Lilley
Mr. Letwin
Column: 864
Mr. Lilley
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Lilley
Mr. Prior
Mr. Lilley
Column: 865
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Lilley
5.45 pm
Column: 866
Mr. Drew
Mr. Lilley
Column: 867
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Lilley
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Lilley
Column: 868
Column: 869
6 pm
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Lilley
Column: 870
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Lilley
Column: 871
Mr. Mike Wood (Batley and Spen)
Column: 872
6.15 pm
Column: 873
Mr. Baldry
Column: 874
Column: 875
Column: 876
6.30 pm
Column: 877
Column: 878
Column: 879
6.45 pm
Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)
Column: 880
Mr. Prior
Column: 881
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Prior
Mr. Brady
Mr. David Jamieson (Lord Commissioner to the Treasury)
Mr. Brady
Column: 882
Mr. John M. Taylor
Mr. Brady
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Brady
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Brady
Column: 883
7 pm
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Brady
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Brady
Column: 884
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Brady
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Brady
Column: 885
7.15 pm
Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)
Mr. Brady
Column: 886
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)
Column: 887
Column: 888
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Forth
Mr. John M. Taylor
Mr. Forth
Column: 889
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Forth
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Forth
Mr. Brady
Mr. Forth
Mr. Brady
Mr. Forth
7.30 pm
Mr. Letwin
Column: 890
Column: 891
Column: 892
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Letwin
Column: 893
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Byers
Column: 894
7.45 pm
Column: 895
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Byers
Mr. Brady
Mr. Byers
Column: 896
Mr. Cotter
Mr. Byers
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Byers
Column: 897
8 pm
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Johnson
Column: 898
Mr. Page
Column: 899
Mr. Johnson
Column: 900
Column: 901
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Johnson
Column: 902
8.15 pm
Mr. Page
Mr. Bercow
Column: 903
Mr. Page
Column: 904
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Page
Mr. Alan Johnson
Column: 905
Mr. Bercow
8.30 pm
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Brady
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Page
Column: 906
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Byers
Column: 907
Mr. Page
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Page
Column: 908
Mr. Bercow
Column: 909
Mr. Page
Column: 910
Column: 911
Column: 912
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Page
Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)
Mr. Page
Dr. Turner
Mr. Page
Column: 913
9 pm
Mr. Cotter
Column: 914
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Cotter
Mr. Johnson
Column: 915
Column: 916
Mr. Page
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Johnson
Column: 917
9.15 pm
Column: 918
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Johnson
Column: 919
Mr. Page
Column: 920
Mr. Drew
Mr. Page
Column: 921
9.30 pm
Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hancock
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hancock
Mr. Page
Column: 922
Mr. Alan Johnson
Column: 923
Column: 924
Column: 925
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Johnson
Column: 926
Mr. Bowen Wells (Hertford and Stortford)
Mr. Johnson
9.45 pm
Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)
Column: 927
Mr. Johnson
Mr. McDonnell
Mr. Johnson
Column: 928
Mr. McDonnell
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Column: 929
Mr. Johnson
Mr. McDonnell
Mr. Johnson
Column: 930
Mr. Page
Column: 931
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Page
Mr. Page
Column: 932
Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)
Mr. Page
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones
Mr. Nicholas Winterton
Column: 933
Mr. Alasdair Morgan
Mr. Winterton
Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)
Mr. Winterton
Mr. Baldry
Column: 934
Mr. Alan Johnson
Column: 935
Mr. Drew
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)
10.15 pm
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Nicholas Winterton
Mr. Johnson
Column: 936
Mr. Page
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Forth
Column: 937
Mr. Johnson
Column: 938
Column: 939
10.26 pm
Mr. Byers
Column: 940
10.29 pm
Mr. Page
Column: 941
10.37 pm
Mr. Cotter
Column: 942
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)
Mr. Cotter
Mr. Hancock
Mr. Cotter
Column: 943
10.42 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
Mr. Leigh
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Leigh
Column: 944
10.49 pm
Mr. Baldry
Column: 945
10.53 pm
Mr. Burns
Column: 946
Column: 947
11.2 pm
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
Column: 948
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)
Mr. Collins
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Collins
11.6 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)
Column: 949
Mr. Alan Johnson
Mr. Davey
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Davey
Column: 950
Mr. Leigh
Mr. Davey
Column: 951
11.18 pm
Mr. McLoughlin
Mr. Edward Davey
Mr. McLoughlin
Column: 952
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 951
Column: 953
11.24 pm
Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)
Column: 954
Column: 955
Column: 956
11.42 pm
Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)
Column: 957
11.45 pm
The Minister for Trade (Mr. Richard Caborn)
Column: 958
Column: 959
Column: 960