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Tuesday 25 Jul 2000
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Column: 881
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)
Mrs. Laing
Column: 882
Dr. Reid
Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)
Dr. Reid
Column: 883
Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)
Dr. Reid
The Minister of State, Scotland Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)
Mr. Stewart
Mr. Wilson
Column: 884
Miss McIntosh
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale)
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
Column: 885
Mr. Wilson
Mr. Grieve
Mr. Wilson
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)
Column: 886
Mr. Brown
Dr. Reid
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
Dr. Reid
Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, North and Leith)
Column: 887
Dr. Reid
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Dr. Reid
Mrs. Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)
Dr. Reid
Column: 888
The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)
Dr. Godman
The Advocate-General
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
The Advocate-General
Column: 889
The Advocate-General
Mr. Morgan
The Advocate-General
Ms Cunningham
The Advocate-General
Column: 890
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)
Mr. Taylor
Jane Kennedy
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
Jane Kennedy
Column: 891
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. David Lock)
Mr. Ruffley
Mr. Lock
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)
Column: 892
Mr. Colman
Jane Kennedy
Mr. Barnes
Jane Kennedy
Column: 893
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Jane Kennedy
Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)
Jane Kennedy
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Jane Kennedy)
Mr. Paterson
Column: 894
Jane Kennedy
Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)
Jane Kennedy
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)
Jane Kennedy
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Column: 895
Helen Jackson
Mrs. Beckett
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (on behalf of the House of Commons Commission)
Angela Smith
Column: 896
Mr. Kirkwood
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)
Mr. Kirkwood
Madam Speaker
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Mr. Barnes
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 897
Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)
Mrs. Beckett
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Mr. Mackinlay
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 898
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)
Mrs. Beckett
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 899
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Paddy Tipping)
Mr. Dalyell
Column: 900
Mr. Tipping
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
Mr. Tipping
Mr. Dalyell
Madam Speaker
Column: 899
Column: 901
3.30 pm
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Chris Smith)
Column: 902
Column: 903
Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey)
Column: 904
Column: 905
Mr. Smith
Column: 906
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)
Mr. Smith
Column: 907
Mr. Ronnie Fearn (Southport)
Mr. Smith
Column: 908
Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)
Column: 909
Mr. Smith
Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
Mr. Smith
Mr. David Faber (Westbury)
Column: 910
Mr. Smith
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Mr. Smith
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)
Mr. Smith
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)
Mr. Smith
Column: 911
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside)
Mr. Smith
Column: 912
Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)
Mr. Smith
Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)
Mr. Smith
Mr. Christopher Fraser (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)
Mr. Smith
Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)
Column: 913
Mr. Smith
Column: 914
4.19 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Column: 915
Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)
Madam Speaker
Column: 916
Mr. Dalyell
Madam Speaker
Mr. Clive Efford (Eltham)
Madam Speaker
Column: 915
Column: 917
4.28 pm
Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)
Column: 918
Column: 919
Column: 920
Division No. 284 (Made in Britain Mark) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 922
Column: 923
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)
Division No. 285 (Made in Britain Mark) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 926
Division No. 286 (Made in Britain Mark) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 929
Column: 930
Division No. 287 (Made in Britain Mark) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 933
Division No. 288 (Made in Britain Mark) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 936
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 937
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)
Column: 938
5.51 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)
Column: 939
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)
Mr. Straw
Column: 940
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)
Mr. Straw
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)
Mr. Straw
Mr. Malins
Mr. Straw
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Column: 941
Mr. Straw
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 942
Mr. Straw
Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)
Mr. Straw
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Mr. Straw
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Straw
Several hon. Members
Mr. Straw
Column: 943
Column: 944
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)
Mr. Straw
Column: 945
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Mr. Straw
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Straw
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Straw
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Straw
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Mr. Straw
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)
Mr. Straw
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Straw
Column: 946
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Malins
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 947
6.22 pm
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Column: 948
Mr. Garnier
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Column: 949
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Leigh
Mr. Garnier
Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)
Mr. Garnier
Column: 950
Mr. Michael
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Hogg
Column: 951
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Leigh
Mr. Garnier
Column: 952
Mr. Straw
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Garnier
Column: 953
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Garnier
Column: 954
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Garnier
Several hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 955
6.53 pm
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Flynn
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Flynn
6.56 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)
Column: 956
Mr. Michael
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Michael
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Michael
Column: 957
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Michael
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Michael
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hughes
Column: 958
Mr. Hawkins
Mr. Hughes
Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hughes
Column: 959
Column: 960
7.13 pm
Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 961
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 962
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
7.24 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)
Column: 963
Mr. Straw
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Column: 964
Mr. Hogg
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Column: 965
Mr. Garnier
Sir Nicholas Lyell
7.34 pm
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)
Column: 966
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Malins
Column: 967
Column: 968
7.45 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Column: 969
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Leigh
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Leigh
Column: 970
Column: 971
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)
Column: 972
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)
Mr. Hogg
Column: 973
8.6 pm
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)
Column: 974
8.10 pm
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)
Column: 975
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Mr. Deputy Speaker
8.18 pm
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)
Column: 976
Column: 977
Column: 978
Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)
Mr. Clappison
Column: 979
Column: 980
8.36 pm
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
Column: 981
Column: 982
Column: 983
8.46 pm
Mr. Straw
Column: 984
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Straw
Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)
Mr. Straw
Column: 985
Division No. 289 (Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill (Allocation of Time)) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 988
Division No. 290 (Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill (Allocation of Time)) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 991
Column: 992
Column: 993
9.15 pm
Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Kidney
Column: 994
Column: 995
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)
Mr. Kidney
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)
Column: 996
Mr. Kidney
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)
9.30 pm
Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)
Column: 997
Mr. Malins
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)
Column: 998
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hughes
Column: 999
The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Charles Clarke)
Mr. Kidney
Mr. Clarke
Column: 1000
Mr. Simon Hughes
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Clarke
Column: 1001
9.45 pm
Mr. Kidney
Mr. Clarke
Column: 1002
Mr. Simon Hughes
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Kidney
Column: 1003
Mr. Malins
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Malins
Column: 1004
Mr. Charles Clarke
Mr. Malins
Column: 1005
Mr. Simon Hughes
Mr. Malins
Mr. Garnier
Column: 1006
Mr. Garnier
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Mr. David Lock)
Mr. Garnier
Column: 1007
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Garnier
Column: 1008
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Charles Clarke
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Leigh
Column: 1009
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
Mr. Garnier
Mr. Simon Hughes
Mr. Garnier
Column: 1010
10.15 pm
Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Thomas
Column: 1011
Mr. Leigh
Mr. Thomas
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)
Column: 1012
Mr. Grieve
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr. Hogg
Sir Nicholas Lyell
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Column: 1013
10.30 pm
Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)
Column: 1014
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Marshall-Andrews
Mr. Simon Hughes
Column: 1015
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)
Mr. Hughes
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)
Mr. Hughes
Column: 1016
Mr. Hogg
Mr. Clappison
Mr. Leigh
Column: 1017
10.45 pm
Mr. David Taylor
Mr. Leigh
Column: 1018
Mr. Charles Clarke
Division No. 291 (Criminal Justice (Mode of Trial) (No. 2) Bill) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 1022
Column: 1023
11.5 pm
The Minister for Local Government and the Regions (Ms Hilary Armstrong)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Waterson
Column: 1024
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)
Mr. Waterson
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Waterson
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)
Column: 1025
Mr. Waterson
11.15 pm
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Column: 1026
Mr. Waterson
Column: 1027
Mr. Don Foster
Column: 1028
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)
Mr. Foster
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Foster
11.30 pm
Column: 1029
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Mr. Foster
Mr. Fabricant
Mr. Foster
Mr. Fabricant
Mr. Foster
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Foster
Column: 1030
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)
Mr. Foster
Mr. Gummer
Column: 1031
Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)
Mr. Gummer
Column: 1032
Mr. Don Foster
Mr. Gummer
Mr. Sanders
Mr. Gummer
11.45 pm
Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)
Mr. Gummer
Column: 1033
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Gummer
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Waterson
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Gummer
Column: 1034
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Deputy Speaker
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Ms Beverley Hughes)
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Armstrong
Column: 1035
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Armstrong
Column: 1036
12 midnight
Mr. Don Foster
Ms Armstrong
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)
Column: 1037
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)
Ms Armstrong
Mrs. Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Ms Armstrong
Column: 1038
Mr. Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Corbyn
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Waterson
12.15 am
Mr. Stephen Twigg
Column: 1039
Mr. Waterson
Ann Keen (Brentford and Isleworth)
Mrs. Fitzsimons
Mr. Waterson
Ann Keen
Mr. Waterson
Column: 1040
Mrs. Fitzsimons
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Stephen Twigg
Mr. Waterson
Column: 1041
Dr. Harris
Mr. Waterson
Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)
Column: 1042
Mr. Stephen Twigg
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Marsden
Mr. Twigg
Mr. Marsden
Mr. Twigg
Mr. Marsden
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Mr. Marsden
Column: 1043
12.30 am
Mr. Don Foster
Dr. Harris
Mr. Foster
Column: 1044
Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Foster
Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)
Mr. Foster
Dr. Julian Lewis
Mr. Foster
Column: 1045
Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)
Column: 1046
Dr. Lewis
Mr. McDonnell
12.45 am
Mr. Woodward
Mr. McDonnell
Column: 1047
Mr. Gummer
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Gummer
Column: 1048
Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)
Mr. Gummer
Mr. Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)
Column: 1049
Mr. Simon Thomas
Column: 1050
1 am
Mr. Corbyn
Column: 1051
Mr. Stephen Twigg
Mr. Corbyn
Mr. McDonnell
Mr. Corbyn
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Column: 1052
Mr. Bradshaw
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Bradshaw
Mr. Howarth
Column: 1053
Mr. Woodward
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)
Mr. Woodward
1.15 am
Column: 1054
Dr. Harris
Dr. Julian Lewis
Dr. Harris
Column: 1055
Column: 1056
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Dr. Harris
Mr. Bradshaw
Dr. Harris
Column: 1057
1.30 am
Ms Armstrong
Column: 1058
Column: 1059
Division No. 292 (Local Government Bill) [25 Jul 2000]
Column: 1062
Column: 1063
1.56 am
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. Malcolm Wicks)
Column: 1064
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Mr. Wicks
2 am
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)
Column: 1065
Column: 1066
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. May
Column: 1067
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Mrs. May
Column: 1068
2.15 am
Mr. Fabricant
Mrs. May
Column: 1069
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Column: 1070
Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)
Column: 1071
Mr. Gerald Howarth
2.30 am
Column: 1072
Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)
Mr. Howarth
Column: 1073
Mr. Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)
Column: 1074
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Gordon Marsden
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. John Austin (Erith and Thamesmead)
Mr. St. Aubyn
Several hon. Members
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 1075
Mr. St. Aubyn
2.45 am
Column: 1076
Dr. Harris
Mr. St. Aubyn
Dr. Harris
Mr. St. Aubyn
Column: 1077
Column: 1078
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)
Mr. Gerald Howarth
3 am
Mr. Hayes
Column: 1079
Mr. Willis
Mr. Hayes
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Hayes
Column: 1080
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Mr. Hayes
Column: 1081
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Hayes
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Wicks
Column: 1082
3.15 am
Column: 1083
Mr. Gerald Howarth
Mr. Wicks
Mr. Howarth
Mr. Wicks
Column: 1084
3.20 am
Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)
Column: 1083
Column: 1085
3.21 am
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Column: 1086
Column: 1087
Column: 1088
Column: 1089
3.35 am
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Elliot Morley)
Column: 1090
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Morley
Column: 1091
Column: 1092
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Morley