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Thursday 8 Jun 2000
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Column: 403
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Mr. Darvill
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 404
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Mr. Blunkett
The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities (Ms Tessa Jowell)
Mr. Flynn
Column: 405
Ms Jowell
Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)
Ms Jowell
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)
Ms Jowell
Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)
Ms Jowell
Column: 406
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Margaret Hodge)
Judy Mallaber
Ms Hodge
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Column: 407
Ms Hodge
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Ms Hodge
Mr. Winterton
Madam Speaker
Mr. Winterton
Madam Speaker
Ms Hodge
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Column: 408
Ms Hodge
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)
Ms Hodge
The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities (Ms Tessa Jowell)
Column: 409
Ms Winterton
Ms Jowell
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)
Ms Jowell
Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)
Ms Jowell
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Column: 410
Ms Jowell
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Mrs. Brinton
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 411
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)
Mr. Blunkett
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Malcolm Wicks)
Dr. Gibson
Mr. Wicks
Column: 412
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Ian Pearson (Dudley, South)
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Mr. Wicks
Column: 413
Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)
Mr. Wicks
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)
Mr. Wicks
Mrs. May
Mr. Wicks
Mrs. May
Column: 414
Mr. Wicks
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Wicks
The Minister for School Standards (Ms Estelle Morris)
Mr. Efford
Ms Morris
Column: 415
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Ms Morris
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Jacqui Smith)
Column: 416
Mr. Hope
Jacqui Smith
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)
Jacqui Smith
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Michael Wills)
Column: 417
Madam Speaker
Mr. Wills
Madam Speaker
Mr. Wills
Mr. Sawford
Mr. Wills
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Column: 418
Mr. Wills
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Malcolm Wicks)
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Column: 419
Mr. Wicks
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Malcolm Wicks)
Mr. Pike
Mr. Wicks
Column: 420
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Mr. Wicks
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Margaret Hodge)
Fiona Mactaggart
Ms Hodge
Column: 419
Column: 421
12.31 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Mr. William Cash (Stone)
Madam Speaker
Sir George Young
Column: 422
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 423
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 424
Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)
Mr. Cash
Hon. Members
Mr. Stunell
Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)
Mr. Stunell
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 425
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)
Column: 426
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)
Column: 427
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 428
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Winterton
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 429
Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 430
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Cash
Column: 431
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Column: 432
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)
Mrs. Beckett
Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)
Column: 433
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Nicholls
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Nicholls
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)
Column: 434
Mrs. Beckett
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Mrs. Beckett
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)
Column: 435
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Mrs. Beckett
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 436
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 437
1.23 pm
Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Madam Speaker
Column: 438
Madam Speaker
1.25 pm
Mr. David Willetts (Havant)
Column: 439
Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)
Mr. Willetts
Column: 440
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)
Mr. Willetts
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Willetts
Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Mr. Willetts
Column: 441
Mr. Phil Hope (Corby)
Column: 442
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Hope
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Hope
Mr. Willetts
Hon. Members
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Hope
Column: 443
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)
Ms Claire Ward (Watford)
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Dismore
Mr. Willetts
Ms Ward
Mr. Willetts
Column: 444
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)
Mr. Willetts
Ms Ward
Mr. Willetts
Several hon. Members
Mr. Willetts
Column: 445
Dr. Lynne Jones
Mr. Willetts
Column: 446
1.50 pm
The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)
Column: 447
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)
Mr. Darling
Column: 448
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Darling
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Darling
Column: 449
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Darling
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)
Mr. Darling
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Column: 450
Mr. Darling
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Darling
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Darling
Mr. Brady
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Darling
Mr. Greenway
Column: 451
Mr. Darling
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Darling
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)
Mr. Darling
Mr. Brady
Mr. Darling
Column: 452
Mr. Brady
Mr. Darling
Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)
Mr. Darling
Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 453
Mr. Darling
Column: 454
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)
Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)
Mr. Darling
Mr. Robertson
Mr. Darling
Ms Keeble
Mr. Darling
Column: 455
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Darling
Column: 456
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)
Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)
Mr. Webb
Column: 457
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Webb
Ms Keeble
Mr. Webb
Ms Ward
Mr. Webb
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)
Mr. Webb
Miss Kirkbride
Mr. Webb
Column: 458
Mr. Darling
Mr. Webb
Column: 459
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Webb
Mr. Clifton-Brown
Mr. Webb
Column: 460
Shona McIsaac
Mr. Webb
Kali Mountford
Mr. Webb
Column: 461
2.42 pm
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)
Column: 462
Column: 463
Mr. Greenway
Mr. Kaufman
Column: 464
2.56 pm
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)
Column: 465
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Miss Kirkbride
Kali Mountford
Miss Kirkbride
Kali Mountford
Miss Kirkbride
Column: 466
Mr. Swayne
Miss Kirkbride
Column: 467
3.9 pm
Ms Claire Ward (Watford)
Mr. Swayne
Ms Ward
Column: 468
Mr. Webb
Ms Ward
Column: 469
Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)
Ms Ward
Mr. Swayne
Ms Ward
Mr. Swayne
Ms Ward
Mr. Swayne
Column: 470
Ms Ward
Column: 471
3.28 pm
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Column: 472
Kali Mountford
Mr. Swayne
3.34 pm
Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)
Column: 473
Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)
Kali Mountford
Column: 474
3.40 pm
Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Gardiner
Mrs. Lait
Column: 475
Mr. Darling
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Darling
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Darling
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Darling
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Greenway
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Greenway
Column: 476
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Kaufman
Mrs. Lait
Mr. Kaufman
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. Lait
3.49 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Mr. Jeff Rooker)
Column: 477
Column: 478
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Rooker
Column: 479
Division No. 222 (Pensions) [8 Jun 2000]
Column: 482
Column: 483
Column: 484
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
4.14 pm
Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)
Column: 485
Column: 486
Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)
Mr. Yeo
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)
Mr. Yeo
Column: 487
Mr. Brown
Mr. Yeo
Mr. Brown
Mr. Yeo
Column: 488
Mr. Brown
Mr. Yeo
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)
Mr. Yeo
Column: 489
Mr. Brown
Mr. Yeo
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Elliot Morley)
Mr. Yeo
Mr. Brown
Mr. Yeo
Mr. Tom King (Bridgwater)
Mr. Yeo
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
Mr. Yeo
Column: 490
Mr. Brown
Column: 491
Mr. Yeo
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Mr. Yeo
4.43 pm
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)
Column: 492
Mr. Yeo
Mr. Brown
Mr. Yeo
Column: 493
Mr. Brown
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Mr. Gray
Mr. Brown
Column: 494
Mr. Gray
Mr. Brown
Mr. Tom King
Mr. Brown
Mr. King
Mr. Brown
Sir Robert Smith
Mr. Brown
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Brown
Column: 495
Several hon. Members
Mr. Brown
Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)
Mr. Brown
Column: 496
Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)
Mr. Brown
Column: 497
Mr. William Cash (Stone)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Brown
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Brown
Mr. Gray
Column: 498
Mr. Brown
Several hon. Members
Mr. Brown
Mr. Alan W. Williams (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)
Mr. Brown
Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)
Mr. Brown
Column: 499
Several hon. Members
Mr. Brown
Mr. Heald
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Brown
Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)
Mr. Brown
Column: 500
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)
Mr. Brown
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
Column: 501
Mr. Brown
Mr. Yeo
Mr. Brown
Column: 502
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Brown
Mr. Heald
Mr. Brown
Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)
Mr. Brown
Column: 503
5.22 pm
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
Column: 504
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)
Mr. Heath
Mr. Nick Brown
Mr. Heath
Column: 505
Column: 506
Mr. Nick Brown
Mr. Heath
Mr. Brown
Mr. Heath
Column: 507
Sir Robert Smith
Mr. Heath
Column: 508
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)
Mr. Heath
Column: 509
Mr. Nick Brown
Mr. Heath
Column: 510
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Heath
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Column: 511
Mr. Baldry
Mr. Deputy Speaker
5.53 pm
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)
Column: 512
Column: 513
6.4 pm
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Column: 514
Mr. Hayes
Mrs. Gorman
Column: 515
Column: 516
Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)
Mr. Hayes
Mrs. Campbell
Column: 517
Column: 518
6.23 pm
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)
Column: 519
Column: 520
6.32 pm
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)
Column: 521
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Simpson
Column: 522
6.41 pm
Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)
Column: 523
Column: 524
6.51 pm
The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ms Joyce Quin)
Column: 525
Mr. Paterson
Ms Quin
Column: 526
Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)
Division No. 223 (Genetically Modified Crops) [8 Jun 2000]
Column: 529
Division No. 224 (Genetically Modified Crops) [8 Jun 2000]
Column: 532
Column: 533
7.24 pm
Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Column: 534
7.27 pm
Mrs. Fiona Jones (Newark)
Column: 535
7.33 pm
The Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce (Ms Patricia Hewitt)
Column: 536
Column: 537
Column: 538