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Thursday 20 Jul 2000

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Column: 519

Oral Answers to Questions [20 Jul 2000]

TREASURY [20 Jul 2000]

Working Families Tax Credit [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)-- Working Families Tax Credit [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)-- Working Families Tax Credit [20 Jul 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Watts

Column: 520

Madam Speaker

Mr. Watts

Mr. Brown

Mr. Burden

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

Column: 521

Mr. Brown

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Brown

Column: 522

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Brown

National Health Service [20 Jul 2000]

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)-- National Health Service [20 Jul 2000]

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Timms

Column: 523

Savings [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)-- Savings [20 Jul 2000]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Smith

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Mr. Smith

Column: 524

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Smith

Column: 525

Single Currency [20 Jul 2000]

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)-- Single Currency [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)-- Single Currency [20 Jul 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mrs. Winterton

Mr. Brown

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Brown

Column: 526

Mr. Alan W. Williams (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Brown

Column: 527

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Brown

Column: 528

Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Portillo

Column: 529

Mr. Brown

Tax System [20 Jul 2000]

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)-- Tax System [20 Jul 2000]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Dr. Jones

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 530

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Dawn Primarolo

Gross Domestic Product [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)-- Gross Domestic Product [20 Jul 2000]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Smith

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Smith

Column: 531

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Smith

Employment (Scotland) [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)-- Employment (Scotland) [20 Jul 2000]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Brown

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 532

Mr. Brown

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Brown

VAT (Listed Buildings) [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)-- VAT (Listed Buildings) [20 Jul 2000]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. Hoyle

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 533

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Dawn Primarolo

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Dawn Primarolo

Business Taxation [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)-- Business Taxation [20 Jul 2000]

Column: 534

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Mr. Butterfill

Mr. Timms

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Timms

Children's Tax Credit [20 Jul 2000]

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)-- Children's Tax Credit [20 Jul 2000]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Column: 535

Ms Keeble

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, North and Leith)

Dawn Primarolo

Objective 1 Regions [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)-- Objective 1 Regions [20 Jul 2000]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Column: 536

Mr. George

Mr. Smith

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Smith

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Smith

Column: 537

Business of the House [20 Jul 2000]

12.30 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)

Sir George Young

Column: 538

Mrs. Beckett

Sir George Young

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 539

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 540

Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 541

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 542

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mrs. Beckett

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 543

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Beckett

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 544

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Column: 545

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 546

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 547

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 548

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Swayne

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 547

Column: 549

Transport (Ten-Year Plan) [20 Jul 2000]

1.6 pm
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. John Prescott)

Column: 550

Column: 551

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 552

Madam Speaker

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 553

Column: 554

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Prescott

Column: 555

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Prescott

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 556

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 557

Mr. Prescott

Column: 558

Mr. Clive Efford (Eltham)

Mr. Prescott

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 559

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Prescott

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Column: 560

Mr. Prescott

Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 561

Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)

Mr. Prescott

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Column: 562

Mr. Prescott

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

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 563

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 564

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 565

Mr. Prescott

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Mr. Prescott

Column: 566

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Mr. Prescott

Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster, Central)

Mr. Prescott

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 565

Column: 567

Points of Order [20 Jul 2000]

2.8 pm
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 568

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 569

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 570

Public Expenditure [20 Jul 2000]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

2.16 pm
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Column: 571

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Smith

Column: 572

Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Mr. Smith

Column: 573

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Mr. Smith

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Column: 574

Mr. Smith

Column: 575

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Mr. Smith

Column: 576

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Smith

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Smith

Column: 577

Column: 578

2.48 pm
Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Andrew Smith

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 579

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 580

Mr. Geraint Davies

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Alan W. Williams (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 581

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 582

Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 583

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Timms

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 584

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 585

Mr. Ian Stewart (Eccles)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 586

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Andrew Smith

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Deputy Speaker

3.21 pm
Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Column: 587

Column: 588

Column: 589

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Levitt

Column: 590

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

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 591

Mr. Taylor

Column: 592

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Casale

Mr. Taylor

Column: 593

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Taylor

Column: 594

3.52 pm
Mr. David Lammy (Tottenham)

Column: 595

Column: 596

Column: 597

Column: 598

4.7 pm
Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Column: 599

Mr. Andrew Smith

Mr. Fallon

Column: 600

4.20 pm
Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow)

Column: 601

Column: 602

4.26 pm
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 603

Mr. Alan W. Williams

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 604

Column: 605

4.38 pm
Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, North and Leith)

Column: 606

Mr. Ruffley

Mr. Chisholm

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Chisholm

Column: 607

Column: 608

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Chisholm

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

4.54 pm
Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Column: 609

Column: 610

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Ruffley

Column: 611

Mr. Timms

Mr. Ruffley

Mr. Timms

Mr. Ruffley

Column: 612

5.10 pm
Mr. David Crausby (Bolton, North-East)

Column: 613

Column: 614

5.18 pm
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 615

Column: 616

Column: 617

Mr. Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Mr. Collins

5.30 pm
Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton)

Column: 618

Column: 619

Column: 620

5.42 pm
Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Column: 621

Caroline Flint

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mr. Tyrie

Column: 622

Mr. Love

Mr. Tyrie

Column: 623

Column: 624

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

5.57 pm
Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Column: 625

Mr. Tyrie

Caroline Flint

Mr. Loughton

Caroline Flint

Column: 626

Mr. Tyrie

Caroline Flint

Mr. Tyrie

Caroline Flint

Mr. Tyrie

Caroline Flint

Column: 627

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Caroline Flint

Column: 628

6.9 pm
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Column: 629

6.14 pm
Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Column: 630

Column: 631

6.20 pm
Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Mr. Collins

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Matthew Taylor

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 632

Mr. Tyrie

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 633

6.29 pm
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Casale

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 634

Column: 635

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Coaker

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Column: 636

6.42 pm
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Column: 637

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Mr. Timms

Column: 638

Mr. Matthew Taylor

Mr. Timms

Mr. Tyrie

Mr. Timms

Column: 639

Column: 640

Column: 641

Column: 642

Church of England (General Synod) (Measure) [20 Jul 2000]

7 pm
Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Column: 643

7.5 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Sir Patrick Cormack

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

Column: 644

Mr. John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead)

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

Mr. Hughes

Column: 645

7.14 pm
Mr. Bell

Column: 646

Park Homes [20 Jul 2000]

7.15 pm
Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Health Centre, Erith [20 Jul 2000]

7.16 pm
Mr. John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead)

Column: 645

Column: 647

School Transport [20 Jul 2000]

7.18 pm
Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)

Column: 648

Column: 649

7.30 pm
Mrs. Christine Butler (Castle Point)

Column: 650

7.36 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Keith Hill)

Column: 651

Column: 652

Column: 653

Column: 654


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