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Tuesday 27 Jun 2000
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Column: 699
The Minister of State, Scotland Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)
Mrs. Michie
Mr. Wilson
Column: 700
Mr. Calum Macdonald (Western Isles)
Mr. Wilson
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Wilson
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)
Mr. Stewart
Dr. Reid
Column: 701
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
Dr. Reid
Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)
Dr. Reid
Column: 702
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)
Mr. Brady
Dr. Reid
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
Dr. Reid
Mr. Grieve
Column: 703
Dr. Reid
The Minister of State, Scotland Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Wilson
Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston)
Mr. Wilson
Column: 704
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)
Mr. Wilson
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)
Column: 705
Mr. Wilson
Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)
Mr. Wilson
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)
Mr. Bruce
Column: 706
Dr. Reid
The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)
Mr. Browne
The Advocate-General
Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)
Column: 707
The Advocate-General
The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)
Miss McIntosh
The Advocate-General
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. David Lock)
Column: 708
Mr. Davies
Mr. Lock
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
Mr. Lock
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)
Mr. Sawford
Column: 709
Jane Kennedy
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)
Jane Kennedy
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. David Lock)
Tony Wright
Column: 710
Mr. Lock
Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)
Mr. Lock
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)
Angela Smith
Column: 711
Jane Kennedy
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Jane Kennedy
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Jane Kennedy
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
Jane Kennedy
Mr. Lock
Column: 712
Mr. Borrow
Mr. Lock
Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)
Mr. Lock
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Mr. Lock
Column: 713
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Mr. Davies
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)
Mrs. Beckett
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)
Column: 714
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mrs. Beckett
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)
Mrs. Beckett
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Paddy Tipping)
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Tipping
Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)
Column: 715
Mr. Tipping
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)
Mr. Tipping
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (on behalf of the House of Commons Commission)
Angela Smith
Mr. Kirkwood
Column: 716
Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)
Mr. Kirkwood
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Miss McIntosh
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 717
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)
Hon. Members
Mrs. Dunwoody
Mrs. Beckett
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Tony Wright
Column: 718
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 717
Column: 719
3.30 pm
The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)
Column: 720
Mr. David Willetts (Havant)
Column: 721
Mr. Darling
Mr. Ian Stewart (Eccles)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Stewart
Mr. Darling
Column: 722
Dr. Peter Brand (Isle of Wight)
Mr. Darling
Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley)
Column: 723
Mr. Darling
Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)
Mr. Darling
Mr. George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent, South)
Mr. Darling
Column: 724
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)
Mr. Darling
Mr. Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)
Mr. Darling
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)
Column: 725
Mr. Darling
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Darling
Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)
Column: 726
Mr. Darling
Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)
Mr. Darling
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Darling
Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Mr. Darling
Column: 727
Column: 728
4 pm
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)
Madam Speaker
Column: 729
4.3 pm
Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)
Column: 730
Column: 731
Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Robathan
Madam Speaker
Mr. Robathan
Column: 732
4.14 pm
Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)
Madam Speaker
Column: 731
Column: 733
4.15 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Malcolm Wicks)
Column: 734
4.18 pm
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Madam Speaker
Column: 735
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)
Column: 736
Column: 737
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Column: 738
4.30 pm
Column: 739
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Brady
Column: 740
Column: 741
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
4.45 pm
Mr. Brady
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)
Mr. Brady
Column: 742
Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Mr. Benn
Column: 743
Mr. Willis
Column: 744
Mr. Brady
Mr. Willis
Mr. Brady
Mr. Willis
Mr. Brady
Mr. Willis
Column: 745
5 pm
Valerie Davey (Bristol, West)
Column: 746
Mr. Brady
Valerie Davey
Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East)
Column: 747
Column: 748
5.15 pm
Mr. Brady
Mr. Purchase
Mr. Brady
Mr. Purchase
Mr. Brady
Mr. Purchase
Column: 749
Mr. Clappison
Mr. Purchase
Column: 750
Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)
Mr. Purchase
Column: 751
Mr. Blunkett
5.30 pm
Column: 752
Mr. Willis
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 753
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 754
Mr. Brady
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Brady
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 755
Mr. Willis
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Blunkett
5.45 pm
Mr. Clappison
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Clappison
Column: 756
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 757
Column: 758
Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Dr. Ladyman
Column: 759
Column: 760
Mr. Brady
Dr. Ladyman
Column: 761
6 pm
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)
Dr. Ladyman
Mr. Bercow
Dr. Ladyman
Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)
Column: 762
Dr. Ladyman
Mr. Purchase
Dr. Ladyman
Mr. Brady
Dr. Ladyman
Column: 763
Column: 764
6.15 pm
Mr. Bercow
Column: 765
Column: 766
Mr. Hilary Benn
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Hopkins
Mr. Bercow
Dr. Starkey
Mr. Bercow
Column: 767
Dr. Starkey
Mr. Bercow
Dr. Ladyman
Mr. Bercow
Dr. Starkey
Column: 768
Mr. Bercow
Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)
6.30 pm
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 769
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Bercow
Column: 770
Dr. Ladyman
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Willis
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Willis
Mr. Bercow
Column: 771
Mr. Hopkins
Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)
Mr. Bercow
Column: 772
Mr. Beggs
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Brady
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Chaytor
Mr. Bercow
Column: 773
6.45 pm
Dr. Starkey
Column: 774
Mr. Brady
Dr. Starkey
Column: 775
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)
Column: 776
7 pm
Column: 777
Dr. Ladyman
Mr. Curry
Column: 778
Mr. Chaytor
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Chaytor
Column: 779
Mr. Brady
Mr. Chaytor
Mr. Hopkins
Mr. Chaytor
Column: 780
7.15 pm
Mr. Brady
Mr. Chaytor
Mr. Brady
Column: 781
Column: 782
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 783
Mr. Purchase
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 784
7.30 pm
Dr. Ladyman
Column: 785
Division No. 239 (Learning and Skills Bill [Lords]) [27 Jun 2000]
Column: 788
Mr. Boswell
Column: 789
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Boswell
Column: 790
Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)
Mr. Boswell
Column: 791
Mr. Allan
Mr. Boswell
Column: 792
8 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)
Mr. Boswell
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)
Column: 793
Mr. Boswell
Mr. Gummer
Column: 794
Column: 795
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Mr. Boswell
8.15 pm
Mr. Howarth
Column: 796
Column: 797
Dr. Harris
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Allan
Mr. Howarth
Column: 798
Mr. Gordon Marsden
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Marsden
Mr. Howarth
Column: 799
8.30 pm
Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)
Column: 800
Mr. Gummer
Mr. Brazier
Column: 801
Dr. Harris
Mr. Gummer
Dr. Harris
Column: 802
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Dr. Harris
Column: 803
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Jacqui Smith)
8.45 pm
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Jacqui Smith
Column: 804
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Column: 805
Jacqui Smith
Column: 806
Division No. 240 (Learning and Skills Bill [Lords]) [27 Jun 2000]
Column: 809
Mr. Willis
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 810
Mr. Willis
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Willis
Column: 811
Mr. Gordon Marsden
Mr. Willis
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)
9.15 pm
Column: 812
Column: 813
Column: 814
Mr. Allan
Column: 815
9.30 pm
Column: 816
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
Column: 817
Column: 818
Mr. Wicks
Column: 819
9.45 pm
Column: 820
Mr. Brooke
Mr. Wicks
Column: 821
Mr. Willis
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. May
Column: 822
Mr. Clappison
Mrs. May
Column: 823
Mr. Willis
Mrs. May
Mr. Willis
Mrs. May
Mr. Willis
Mrs. May
Column: 824
Mrs. May
Mr. Willis
Mrs. May
Mr. Willis
Mrs. May
Mr. Chaytor
Mrs. May
Column: 825
Column: 826
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. May
Mr. Chaytor
Mrs. May
Column: 827
Mr. Willis
10.15 pm
Column: 828
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)
Mr. Willis
Column: 829
Jacqui Smith
Mrs. May
Jacqui Smith
Column: 830
Column: 831
10.30 pm
Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)
Column: 832
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Bottomley
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Bottomley
Mrs. May
Column: 833
Division No. 241 (Learning and Skills Bill [Lords]) [27 Jun 2000]
Column: 836
Column: 837
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. David Hanson)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 838
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Column: 839
Column: 840
11 pm
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)
Mr. Rowlands
Column: 841
Mr. Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth)
Mr. Rowlands
Column: 842
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Column: 843
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. Hanson
Column: 844
11.15 pm
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hanson
Hon. Members
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hanson
Column: 845
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hanson
Column: 846
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 847
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Boswell
Column: 848
Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)
Column: 849
11.30 pm
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Wicks
Column: 850
Column: 851
Column: 852
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Wicks
Ms Linda Perham (Ilford, North)
Mr. Wicks
Column: 853
Mr. Willis
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Boswell
Column: 854
Mr. Wicks
11.45 pm
Mr. Boswell
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Boswell
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Boswell
Column: 855
Column: 856
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Bruce
Mr. Brooke
Column: 857
Mr. Wicks
Column: 858
12 midnight
Column: 859
Mr. Boswell
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Boswell
Column: 860
Column: 861
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)
Column: 862
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. Wicks
12.15 am
Column: 863
Mr. Clappison
Column: 864
Mr. Ian Bruce
Column: 865
Mr. St. Aubyn
Column: 866
12.30 am
Mr. Bruce
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Column: 867
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Michael Wills)
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. Wills
Column: 868
Mrs. May
Mr. Wills
Mr. Clappison
Column: 869
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. Clappison
Mr. Bruce
Mr. Clappison
12.41 am
Mr. Wicks
12.42 am
Mr. Boswell
Column: 870
12.47 am
Mr. Willis
Column: 871
12.52 am
Mr. Brooke
Column: 872
12.53 am
Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)
Column: 873
12.57 am
Mr. Swayne
1 am
Mr. Brady
Column: 874
1.3 am
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. St. Aubyn
Column: 875
Column: 876
1.11 am
Mr. Ian Bruce
Column: 877
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bruce
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Bruce
Column: 878
1.18 am
Mr. Hayes
1.20 am
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Column: 879
1.22 am
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)
Column: 880
1.24 am
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)
Column: 881
Column: 882
Column: 883
1.39 am
Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)
Column: 884
1.43 am
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Ms Beverley Hughes)
Column: 885
Column: 886