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Column: 129

Oral Answers to Questions [16 May 2000]

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS [16 May 2000]

China [16 May 2000]

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)-- China [16 May 2000]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Column: 130

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Cook

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)

Mr. Cook

Zimbabwe [16 May 2000]

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)-- Zimbabwe [16 May 2000]

Column: 131

6. Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)-- Zimbabwe [16 May 2000]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Cook

Mr. Hammond

Column: 132

Mr. Cook

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Cook

Mr. Bruce Grocott (Telford)

Mr. Cook

Column: 133

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 134

Mr. Cook

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)

Column: 135

Mr. Cook

Mr. Maude

Madam Speaker

Mr. Cook

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Cook

Column: 136

Japan [16 May 2000]

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)-- Japan [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Vaz

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Vaz

Column: 137

Burma [16 May 2000]

Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)-- Burma [16 May 2000]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mr. Colman

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Column: 138

Mr. Cook

Southern Africa [16 May 2000]

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)-- Southern Africa [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Borrow

Madam Speaker

Mr. Borrow

Mr. Hain

Column: 139

Mr. Bowen Wells (Hertford and Stortford)

Mr. Hain

British Trade International [16 May 2000]

Mrs. Helen Brinton (Peterborough)-- British Trade International [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Mrs. Brinton

Mr. Vaz

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Column: 140

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Mr. Vaz

Column: 141

India [16 May 2000]

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)-- India [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Jack

Mr. Hain

Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 142

Mr. Hain

Afghanistan [16 May 2000]

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan)-- Afghanistan [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Sarwar

Mr. Hain

South and North Korea [16 May 2000]

Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr)-- South and North Korea [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Column: 143

Ms Osborne

Mr. Hain

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Hain

Iran [16 May 2000]

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)-- Iran [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Thomas

Column: 144

Mr. Hain

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Hain

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Hain

Column: 145

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hain

Slovenia [16 May 2000]

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)-- Slovenia [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Vaz

Column: 146

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)

Mr. Vaz

Middle East [16 May 2000]

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)-- Middle East [16 May 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Dr. Starkey

Column: 147

Mr. Hain

St. Helena [16 May 2000]

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)-- St. Helena [16 May 2000]

Column: 148

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mr. Russell

Mr. Cook

Column: 149

Defence Procurement [16 May 2000]

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

Column: 150

Column: 151

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 152

Column: 153

Mr. Hoon

Column: 154

Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 155

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Bruce George (Walsall, South)

Column: 156

Mr. Hoon

Madam Speaker

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 157

Dr. Doug Naysmith (Bristol, North-West)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Hoon

Barbara Follett (Stevenage)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Bob Laxton (Derby, North)

Column: 158

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 159

Mr. Hoon

Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 160

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 161

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Hoon

Point of Order [16 May 2000]

4.14 pm
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Madam Speaker

Column: 162

Juvenile Justice [16 May 2000]

4.15 pm
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 163

Column: 164

UK Manufacturing and Enterprise [16 May 2000]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

4.24 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 165

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Bruce Grocott (Telford)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Grocott

Mrs. Browning

Column: 166

Several hon. Members

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Grocott

Mrs. Browning

Column: 167

Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 168

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Column: 169

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Miller

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Miller

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Browning

Column: 170

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 171

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mrs. Browning

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

Column: 172

Several hon. Members

Mr. Byers

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Byers

Column: 173

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Byers

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Byers

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)

Mr. Byers

Column: 174

Mr. Jim Cunningham

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Clarke

Column: 175

Mr. Byers

Several hon. Members

Mr. Byers

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Byers

Column: 176

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Browning

Column: 177

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jim Cunningham

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Byers

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Byers

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jim Cunningham

Mr. Byers

Column: 178

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Byers

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Byers

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Byers

Column: 179

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Byers

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Byers

Column: 180

Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Byers

Column: 181

5.20 pm
Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Column: 182

Mr. Byers

Mr. Clarke

Column: 183

Mr. Deputy Speaker

5.31 pm
Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Column: 184

Column: 185

Column: 186

5.40 pm
Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Column: 187

Column: 188

Column: 189

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Mr. Taylor

Column: 190

Column: 191

Column: 192

6.3 pm
Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Column: 193

Column: 194

6.13 pm
Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 195

Column: 196

6.20 pm
Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Column: 197

Mr. Bercow

Column: 198

Mr. Cunningham

6.28 pm
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 199

Column: 200

Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 201

6.38 pm
Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Column: 202

Column: 203

Column: 204

Column: 205

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Column: 206

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

Miss Johnson

Mr. Bercow

Miss Johnson

Column: 207

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Miss Johnson

Column: 208

Division No. 195 (UK Manufacturing and Enterprise) [16 May 2000]

Column: 212

Column: 213

Future of the Teaching Profession [16 May 2000]

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

7.18 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 214

Column: 215

Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

Mrs. May

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mrs. May

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 216

The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)

Mrs. May

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Mrs. May

Column: 217

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Mrs. May

Column: 218

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Mrs. May

Column: 219

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. May

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mrs. May

Column: 220

7.42 pm
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)

Column: 221

Mr. Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. May

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 222

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 223

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Willis

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 224

Column: 225

8.3 pm
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 226

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Willis

Mrs. May

Mr. Willis

Column: 227

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Willis

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Willis

Column: 228

8.17 pm
Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Column: 229

Mrs. May

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 230

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 231

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 232

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 233

8.35 pm
Sandra Gidley (Romsey)

Column: 234

Column: 235

8.42 pm
Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)

Column: 236

Column: 237

Column: 238

8.57 pm
Mr. Bowen Wells (Hertford and Stortford)

Column: 239

Column: 240

Column: 241

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Wells

Column: 242

9.13 pm
Mr. Colin Burgon (Elmet)

Column: 243

Caroline Flint

Mr. Burgon

Column: 244

Column: 245

Column: 246

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 247

9.29 pm
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Column: 248

Column: 249

Column: 250

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 251

9.45 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Jacqui Smith)

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Jacqui Smith

Column: 252

Mr. Willis

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Willis

Hon. Members

Jacqui Smith

Column: 253

Mr. Willis

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Willis

Jacqui Smith

Column: 254

Mr. Clappison

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Clappison

Jacqui Smith

Column: 255

Division No. 196 (Future of the Teaching Profession) [16 May 2000]

Column: 258

Column: 259

Division No. 197 (Future of the Teaching Profession) [16 May 2000]

Column: 262

Column: 263

Northern Ireland (Flags) [16 May 2000]

10.26 pm
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Peter Mandelson)

Column: 264

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 265

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 266

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Mr. Mandelson

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Mandelson

Column: 267

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Mandelson

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Mandelson

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Column: 268

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Cash

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

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Cash

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 269

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mandelson

10.50 pm
Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Column: 270

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. MacKay

Column: 271

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. MacKay

10.58 pm
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 272

11.1 pm
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 273

Column: 274

11.8 pm
Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Column: 275

11.14 pm
Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Column: 276

Column: 277

Mr. Öpik

Column: 278

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Öpik

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 279

11.30 pm
Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Column: 280

Column: 281

Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

11.41 pm
Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Column: 282

11.48 pm
Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 283

Mr. Grieve

Dr. Godman

Mr. Grieve

Dr. Godman

Column: 284

Division No. 198 (Northern Ireland (Flags)) [16 May 2000]

Column: 286

Column: 287

Northern Ireland (Decommissioning) [16 May 2000]

12.6 am
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Column: 288

Column: 289

Mr. John M. Taylor (Solihull)

12.14 am
Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

Column: 290

12.19 am
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Öpik

Column: 291

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Öpik

Column: 292

12.27 am
Mr. Ken Maginnis (Fermanagh and South Tyrone)

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Maginnis

Column: 293

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Maginnis

12.38 am
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 294

Column: 295

12.46 am
Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Column: 296

Column: 297

12.55 am
Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Connarty

Column: 298

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Mr. Connarty

Column: 299

1.4 am
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 300

1.9 am
Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 301

Column: 302

1.14 am
Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Column: 303

1.23 am
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Column: 304

Column: 305

Column: 306

Autism [16 May 2000]

1.30 am
Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Column: 307

Column: 308

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 309

Column: 310

1.46 am
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Hutton)

Column: 311

Column: 312

Column: 313

Column: 314


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