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Monday 17 Jul 2000

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Oral Answers to Questions [17 Jul 2000]

SOCIAL SECURITY [17 Jul 2000]

Lone Parents [17 Jul 2000]

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)-- Lone Parents [17 Jul 2000]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)-- Lone Parents [17 Jul 2000]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Ms Taylor

Column: 2

Mr. Darling

Mr. Chapman

Mr. Darling

Column: 3

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Darling

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Mr. Darling

Column: 4

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)-- Lone Parents [17 Jul 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Mr. Miller

Angela Eagle

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Angela Eagle

Disabled Workers [17 Jul 2000]

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)-- Disabled Workers [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 5

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Hugh Bayley)

Mr. Borrow

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Bayley

Ms Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)

Column: 6

Mr. Bayley

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Bayley

Poverty [17 Jul 2000]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)-- Poverty [17 Jul 2000]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Fiona Mactaggart

Column: 7

Mr. Darling

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Webb

Mr. Darling

Column: 8

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Mr. Darling

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Mr. Darling

Column: 9

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Darling

Minimum Income Guarantee [17 Jul 2000]

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)-- Minimum Income Guarantee [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 10

The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Mr. Jeff Rooker)

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Rooker

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Rooker

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 11

Mr. Rooker

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Mr. Rooker

Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Column: 12

Mr. Rooker

Pensions [17 Jul 2000]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)-- Pensions [17 Jul 2000]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Darling

Column: 13

Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Darling

Housing Benefit [17 Jul 2000]

Miss Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale)-- Housing Benefit [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 14

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Miss Smith

Angela Eagle

Disablement Benefits (Appeals) [17 Jul 2000]

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)-- Disablement Benefits (Appeals) [17 Jul 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Hugh Bayley)

Mr. Wigley

Mr. Bayley

Column: 15

Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Mr. Bayley

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Bayley

Lone Parents [17 Jul 2000]

Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)-- Lone Parents [17 Jul 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Mrs. Gilroy

Column: 16

Angela Eagle

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Angela Eagle

Social Fund [17 Jul 2000]

Mr. Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale, East)-- Social Fund [17 Jul 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Mr. Goggins

Angela Eagle

Column: 17

Pensioners (Tax Credits) [17 Jul 2000]

Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)-- Pensioners (Tax Credits) [17 Jul 2000]

The Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Casale

Mr. Darling

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Darling

Column: 18

Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster, Central)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Darling

Column: 19

Child Support Agency [17 Jul 2000]

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)-- Child Support Agency [17 Jul 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Angela Eagle)

Column: 20

Mr. Dalyell

Angela Eagle

Child Poverty [17 Jul 2000]

Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)-- Child Poverty [17 Jul 2000]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Social Security (Mr. Hugh Bayley)

Mr. Twigg

Mr. Bayley

Column: 21

PRP (Teachers) [17 Jul 2000]

3.30 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

The Minister for School Standards (Ms Estelle Morris)

Madam Speaker

Ms Morris

Column: 22

Mrs. May

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mrs. May

Column: 23

Ms Morris

Column: 24

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Ms Morris

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Ms Morris

Column: 25

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Ms Morris

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Column: 26

Ms Morris

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Ms Morris

Column: 27

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Ms Morris

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 28

Ms Morris

Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Ms Morris

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 29

Ms Morris

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Ms Morris

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Ms Morris

Column: 30

Points of Order [17 Jul 2000]

4.2 pm
Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 31

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Madam Speaker

Column: 32

Madam Speaker

Madam Speaker

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Madam Speaker

Column: 33

Football (Disorder) Bill (Allocation of Time) [17 Jul 2000]

4.10 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)

Column: 34

Column: 35

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Straw

Column: 36

Madam Speaker

Mr. Straw

Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Davis

Mr. Straw

Column: 37

Mr. Forth

Mr. Straw

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 38

Mr. Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw)

Mr. Straw

4.28 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Madam Speaker

Sir George Young

Column: 39

Column: 40

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Column: 41

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 42

Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Burns

Mr. Hughes

Column: 43

4.45 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 44

Mr. Straw

Mr. Forth

Column: 45

4.51 pm
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 46

4.55 pm
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 47

4.59 pm
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 48

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Flynn

Column: 49

5.5 pm
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Column: 50

5.10 pm
Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Banks

Column: 51

Mr. Gale

Mr. Banks

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 52

Mr. Banks

5.18 pm
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Mr. Burns

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 53

5.27 pm
Mr. Jim Murphy (Eastwood)

Column: 54

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Murphy

Column: 55

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Murphy

5.35 pm
Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Column: 56

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Lilley

Column: 57

Column: 58

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lilley

Column: 59

The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Mr. Lilley

Column: 60

5.53 pm
Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Column: 61

6.1 pm
Mr. David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Column: 62

Column: 63

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

6.9 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Column: 64

6.13 pm
Mr. Straw

Column: 65

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Straw

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Mr. Straw

Column: 66

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

Mr. Straw

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Straw

Column: 67

Mr. David Davis

Mr. Straw

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 68

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 69

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 70

Division No. 269 (Football (Disorder) Bill (Allocation of Time)) [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 72

Column: 73

Column: 74

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

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

Column: 73

Column: 75

Orders of the Day [17 Jul 2000]

Football (Disorder) Bill [17 Jul 2000]

6.52 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Column: 76

Mr. Hughes

Column: 77

Column: 78

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

7 pm
Mr. Hughes

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Column: 79

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)

Mr. Hughes

Ms Claire Ward (Watford)

Mr. Hughes

Ms Ward

Mr. Hughes

Column: 80

Column: 81

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Mr. Hughes

7.15 pm
Mr. Hancock

Mr. Hughes

Column: 82

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Hughes

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Column: 83

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 84

Mr. Browne

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Browne

Mr. Hughes

Column: 85

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Hughes

7.30 pm

Column: 86

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 87

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Straw

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Mr. Straw

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Straw

Column: 88

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Straw

Mr. Browne

Mr. Straw

Column: 89

7.45 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 90

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Straw

Column: 91

Column: 92

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Straw

Column: 93

8 pm
Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 94

Mr. Straw

Column: 95

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Simon Hughes

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 96

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

8.15 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 97

Mr. Browne

Column: 98

Mr. Malins

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Malins

Column: 99

Mr. Browne

Mr. Malins

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Malins

Column: 100

8.30 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell

Column: 101

Mr. Simon Hughes

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Ms Ward

Column: 102

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Ms Ward

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Column: 103

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

8.45 pm
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 104

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Gummer

Several hon. Members

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Mr. Gummer

Ms Ward

Column: 105

Mr. Gummer

Column: 106

9 pm
Mr. Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Column: 107

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Coaker

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Coaker

Column: 108

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Ms Ward

Column: 109

Mr. Gale

9.15 pm
Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Mr. Gale

Column: 110

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Gale

Mr. Burns

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Gale

Column: 111

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Hancock

Column: 112

Mr. Browne

Mr. Hancock

Ms Ward

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Burns

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Banks

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Banks

Column: 113

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hancock

9.30 pm

Column: 114

Mr. Lilley

Column: 115

Mr. Gummer

Column: 116

Mr. Lilley

9.45 pm

Column: 117

Mr. Straw

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Straw

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Gale

Mr. Lilley

Column: 118

Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Mr. Banks

Mr. Gorrie

Column: 119

Ms Ward

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Banks

Ms Ward

Mr. Banks

Column: 120

10 pm
Mr. Lilley

Mr. Banks

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Banks

Column: 121

Mr. Gale

Mr. Banks

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Gale

Mr. Banks

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. Banks

Column: 122

Mr. Burns

Mr. Banks

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Banks

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Banks

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Banks

Column: 123

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Banks

Mr. Grieve

Column: 124

10.15 pm
Mr. Straw

Column: 125

Dr. Lynne Jones

The First Deputy Chairman

Dr. Jones

Mr. Straw

Column: 126

Column: 127

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Straw

10.30 pm
Mr. Malins

Mr. Straw

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Straw

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Straw

Column: 128

Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 129

Column: 130

Division No. 270 (Football (Disorder) Bill) [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 132

Mr. Simon Hughes

The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Hughes

Column: 133

11 pm
The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Column: 134

Mr. Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Simon Hughes

The First Deputy Chairman

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 135

Mr. Malins

Mr. Gale

Column: 136

Mr. Simon Hughes

Column: 137

Mr. Leigh

11.15 pm
The First Deputy Chairman

Mr. Leigh

Column: 138

Mr. Charles Clarke

Mr. Burns

Mr. Clarke

Column: 139

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Clarke

Miss Widdecombe

The First Deputy Chairman

Miss Widdecombe

The First Deputy Chairman

Column: 140

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 141

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

11.30 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Banks

Mr. Hughes

Column: 142

Mr. Charles Clarke

Column: 143

Division No. 271 (Football (Disorder) Bill) [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 145

Division No. 272 (Football (Disorder) Bill) [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 148

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

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 149

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Malins

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gale

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 150

Mr. Charles Clarke

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Hughes

Column: 151

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Leigh

12.15 am
Mr. Clarke

Mr. Heald

Mr. Clarke

Column: 152

Mr. Heald

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Charles Clarke

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 153

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Banks

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Clarke

Column: 154

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 155

12.30 am
Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 156

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Banks

Mr. Hughes

Column: 157

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Hughes

Column: 158

Ms Ward

Mr. Hughes

Column: 159

Ms Ward

Mr. Hughes

12.45 am
Mr. Browne

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 160

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Leigh

Column: 161

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Leigh

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 162

Mr. Charles Clarke

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Charles Clarke

Column: 163

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Hughes

1 am
Mr. Clarke

Column: 164

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Clarke

Column: 165

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Chope

Column: 166

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Chope

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Browne

Mr. Clarke

Column: 167

Mr. Simon Hughes

1.15 am

Column: 168

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Hughes

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Hughes

Division No. 273 (Football (Disorder) Bill) [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 170

1.30 am
Sir Nicholas Lyell

Column: 171

Mr. Charles Clarke

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Lilley

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 172

Mr. Charles Clarke

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Charles Clarke

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Burns

Column: 173

Mr. Charles Clarke

1.42 am
Mr. Charles Clarke

Column: 174

1.44 am
Miss Widdecombe

Column: 175

Mr. Charles Clarke

Miss Widdecombe

1.50 am
Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Hughes

Column: 176

Column: 177

1.55 am
Mr. Banks

1.57 am
Mr. Burns

Column: 178

2 am
Mr. Corbyn

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 179

Column: 180

2.8 am
Mr. Lilley

Column: 181

Column: 182

Column: 183

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

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lilley

Column: 184

2.26 am
Dr. Lynne Jones

Column: 185

2.30 am
Mr. Jim Murphy (Eastwood)

2.31 am
Mr. Chope

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Chope

Column: 186

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Chope

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Chope

2.35 am
Mr. Hawkins

Column: 187

Column: 188

2.42 am
Mr. Charles Clarke

Column: 189

Division No. 274 (Football (Disorder) Bill) [17 Jul 2000]

Column: 190

Column: 191

School SSAs (Cornwall) [17 Jul 2000]

2.56 am
Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)

Mr. Taylor

Column: 192

Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)

Column: 193

Mr. Taylor

Column: 194

Column: 195

3.11 am
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Jacqui Smith)

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 196

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Matthew Taylor

Column: 197

Jacqui Smith

Column: 198


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