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Tuesday 27 Jun 2000

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Column: 699

Oral Answers to Questions [27 Jun 2000]

SCOTLAND [27 Jun 2000]

The Secretary of State was asked-- [27 Jun 2000]

Ferry Services [27 Jun 2000]

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)-- Ferry Services [27 Jun 2000]

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

Assisted Areas Map [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. David Stewart (Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber)-- Assisted Areas Map [27 Jun 2000]

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

Special Advisers [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)-- Special Advisers [27 Jun 2000]

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

Economy [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)-- Economy [27 Jun 2000]

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

NHS Policy Co-ordination [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)-- NHS Policy Co-ordination [27 Jun 2000]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)

Mr. Bruce

Column: 706

Dr. Reid

ADVOCATE-GENERAL [27 Jun 2000]

The Advocate-General was asked-- [27 Jun 2000]

Human Rights [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)-- Human Rights [27 Jun 2000]

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)

Mr. Browne

The Advocate-General

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 707

The Advocate-General

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)-- Human Rights [27 Jun 2000]

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)

Miss McIntosh

The Advocate-General

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT [27 Jun 2000]

The Parliamentary Secretary was asked-- [27 Jun 2000]

Judicial Training [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)-- Judicial Training [27 Jun 2000]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. David Lock)

Column: 708

Mr. Davies

Mr. Lock

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Lock

Magistrates [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. Phil Sawford (Kettering)-- Magistrates [27 Jun 2000]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)

Mr. Sawford

Column: 709

Jane Kennedy

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Jane Kennedy

Judicial Appointments [27 Jun 2000]

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)-- Judicial Appointments [27 Jun 2000]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. David Lock)

Tony Wright

Column: 710

Mr. Lock

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Lock

Magistrates [27 Jun 2000]

Angela Smith (Basildon)-- Magistrates [27 Jun 2000]

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

Salaried Defence Service [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)-- Salaried Defence Service [27 Jun 2000]

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

HOUSE OF COMMONS [27 Jun 2000]

The President of the Council was asked-- [27 Jun 2000]

Modernisation Committee [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)-- Modernisation Committee [27 Jun 2000]

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

House Sittings [27 Jun 2000]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)-- House Sittings [27 Jun 2000]

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

The hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked-- [27 Jun 2000]

Visitors [27 Jun 2000]

Angela Smith (Basildon)-- Visitors [27 Jun 2000]

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 was asked-- [27 Jun 2000]

"Shifting the Balance" [27 Jun 2000]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)-- "Shifting the Balance" [27 Jun 2000]

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

Modernisation [27 Jun 2000]

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)-- Modernisation [27 Jun 2000]

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

Vaccine Damage Payments [27 Jun 2000]

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

Points of Order [27 Jun 2000]

4 pm
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Madam Speaker

Column: 729

Ministerial Conduct [27 Jun 2000]

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

Orders of the Day [27 Jun 2000]

Learning and Skills Bill [Lords] [Ways and Means] [27 Jun 2000]

4.15 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Malcolm Wicks)

Column: 734

Learning and Skills Bill [Lords] [27 Jun 2000]

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

Religious Broadcasting [27 Jun 2000]

1.22 am
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Column: 880

Planning Policy (Chelmsford) [27 Jun 2000]

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


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