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Wednesday 29 Nov 2000

Volume No. 357 Part No. 170

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Column: 945

Oral Answers to Questions [29 Nov 2000]

CABINET OFFICE [29 Nov 2000]

Drugs [29 Nov 2000]

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)-- Drugs [29 Nov 2000]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Miss Begg

Column: 946

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East)

Mr. McCartney

Column: 947

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)-- Drugs [29 Nov 2000]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Mrs. Winterton

Mr. McCartney

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Mr. McCartney

Column: 948

Ombudsman System [29 Nov 2000]

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)-- Ombudsman System [29 Nov 2000]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Graham Stringer)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Stringer

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Column: 949

Mr. Stringer

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Stringer

Drugs [29 Nov 2000]

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)-- Drugs [29 Nov 2000]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Column: 950

Mr. Simpson

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. McCartney

Column: 951

Mr. Lansley

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. McCartney

Column: 952

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. McCartney

Disability Rights (Civil Service) [29 Nov 2000]

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)-- Disability Rights (Civil Service) [29 Nov 2000]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Graham Stringer)

Mr. Marsden

Mr. Stringer

Column: 953

Mr. Speaker

PRIME MINISTER [29 Nov 2000]

Engagements [29 Nov 2000]

Q1. [139205]Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Ann Clwyd

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Column: 954

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 955

Mr. Speaker

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 956

The Prime Minister

Mr. Phil Woolas (Oldham, East and Saddleworth)

The Prime Minister

Q2. [139206]Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

The Prime Minister

Column: 957

Q3. [139207]Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

The Prime Minister

Q4. [139208]Mrs. Marion Roe (Broxbourne)

The Prime Minister

Q5. [139209]Mr. Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale, East)

Column: 958

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Column: 959

Mr. Hague

The Prime Minister

Q6. [139210]Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Column: 960

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

The Prime Minister

Q7. [139211]Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

The Prime Minister

Column: 961

Q8. [139212]Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

The Prime Minister

Q9. [139213]Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

The Prime Minister

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

The Prime Minister

Q10. [139214]Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Column: 962

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

The Prime Minister

Q11. [139215]Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)

The Prime Minister

Column: 963

Column: 964

Column: 963

Column: 965

Personal Statement [29 Nov 2000]

3.31 pm
Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 966

Inherited SERPS [29 Nov 2000]

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

Column: 967

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Column: 968

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Darling

Column: 969

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Darling

Column: 970

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Darling

Column: 971

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Mr. Darling

Column: 972

Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Darling

Column: 973

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Darling

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 974

Mr. Darling

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. Darling

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Darling

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

Column: 975

Mr. Darling

Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)

Mr. Darling

Column: 976

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Column: 977

Mr. Darling

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Darling

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Darling

Column: 978

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Mr. Darling

Point of Order [29 Nov 2000]

4.17 pm
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 979

Rewarding Democracy Commission [29 Nov 2000]

4.20 pm
Mr. Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale)

Column: 980

4.26 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 981

Column: 982

Division No. 361 (Rewarding Democracy Commission) [29 Nov 2000]

Column: 983

Column: 984

Orders of the Day [29 Nov 2000]

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and Disqualifications Bill (Allocation of Time) [29 Nov 2000]

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

Column: 985

Column: 986

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Straw

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Straw

Column: 987

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Forth

Mr. Straw

Column: 988

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Column: 989

Mr. Straw

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Straw

Column: 990

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Straw

Mr. Forth

Mr. Straw

Column: 991

Mr. Forth

Mr. Straw

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Straw

Column: 992

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Forth

Mr. Straw

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Straw

Column: 993

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Straw

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. George Howarth)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Forth

Mr. Straw

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Column: 994

Mr. Straw

5.13 pm
Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Column: 995

Mr. Bercow

Mr. MacKay

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. MacKay

Column: 996

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)

Mr. MacKay

Dr. Starkey

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Straw

Mr. MacKay

Column: 997

Dr. Starkey

Mr. MacKay

Dr. Starkey

Column: 998

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Hogg

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Mr. MacKay

Column: 999

Mr. Forth

Mr. MacKay

Mr. George Howarth

Column: 1000

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Howarth

Mr. MacKay

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. MacKay

Column: 1001

Mr. Howarth

Mr. MacKay

5.44 pm
Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Column: 1002

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Column: 1003

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Straw

Column: 1004

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Straw

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Forth

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Forth

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1005

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Forth

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Column: 1006

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Campbell-Savours

6 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1007

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1008

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1009

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1010

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Tyler

6.13 pm
Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Swayne

Mrs. Campbell

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 1011

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Sylvia Heal)

Mrs. Campbell

Mr. Grieve

Mrs. Campbell

Mr. Hogg

Mrs. Campbell

Column: 1012

6.19 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mr. Hogg

Sir George Young

Mr. Hogg

Sir George Young

Column: 1013

Column: 1014

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Mr. George Howarth

Column: 1015

Mr. Trimble

6.30 pm
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1016

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1017

Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1018

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1019

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Martin Bell

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1020

Mr. Robert McCartney

Mr. Hogg

6.50 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 1021

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Forth

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1022

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. Salmond

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1023

6.59 pm
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Dr. Lewis

Column: 1024

Madam Deputy Speaker

Dr. Lewis

7.5 pm
Mr. Martin Bell (Tatton)

7.6 pm
Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)

Column: 1025

Mr. Hogg

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Winnick

Mr. McCartney

Column: 1026

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. McCartney

7.16 pm
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Column: 1027

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Swayne

7.19 pm
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Column: 1028

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Bercow

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Bercow

Column: 1029

Mr. Campbell-Savours

Mr. Bercow

Column: 1030

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 1031

7.36 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. George Howarth)

Column: 1032

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Howarth

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1033

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Howarth

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Howarth

Sir Patrick Cormack

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1034

Division No. 362 (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and Disqualifications Bill (Allocation of Time)) [29 Nov 2000]

Column: 1037

Column: 1038

Column: 1039

Column: 1040

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill [29 Nov 2000]

7.58 pm
Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Sylvia Heal)

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 1041

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Brady

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1042

Column: 1043

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 1044

8.15 pm
Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Column: 1045

Column: 1046

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Grieve

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1047

The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Paddy Tipping)

Column: 1048

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Tipping

8.30 pm
Mr. Bercow

Column: 1049

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1050

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1051

Mr. Brady

Mr. Salmond

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1052

8.45 pm
Mr. Tipping

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1053

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1054

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1055

Column: 1056

9 pm
Mr. MacKay

Column: 1057

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North)

Mr. MacKay

Mr. McNamara

Mr. MacKay

Column: 1058

Mr. McNamara

Mr. MacKay

Mr. McNamara

Mr. MacKay

Mr. Salmond

Mr. MacKay

Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Mr. MacKay

Column: 1059

Mr. Trimble

9.15 pm

Column: 1060

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Trimble

Column: 1061

Column: 1062

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Trimble

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Trimble

Column: 1063

9.30 pm

Column: 1064

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Trimble

Mr. McNamara

Column: 1065

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset)

Mr. McNamara

Column: 1066

Mr. Salmond

Mr. McNamara

9.45 pm
Mr. Grieve

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 1069

Column: 1070

Mr. Walter

10 pm
Mr. Öpik

Mr. McNamara

Column: 1071

Mr. Öpik

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Öpik

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Öpik

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Öpik

Column: 1072

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Öpik

Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)

Mr. Öpik

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Öpik

Column: 1073

Column: 1074

Mr. Walter

Mr. Öpik

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 1075

Column: 1076

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Ross

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Ross

Column: 1077

Mr. Stunell

10.30 pm

Column: 1078

Mr. Walter

Column: 1079

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1080

Mr. Walter

Mr. Öpik

Mr. Walter

10.45 pm

Column: 1081

Column: 1082

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Mr. Bercow

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1083

Mr. Salmond

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. McNamara

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1084

11 pm
Mr. McNamara

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Sylvia Heal)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. MacKay

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1085

Mr. MacKay

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. MacKay

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1086

Column: 1087

Column: 1088

Division No. 363 (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill) [29 Nov 2000]

Column: 1092

Mr. Tipping

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tipping

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1093

11.30 pm
Mr. Grieve

Column: 1094

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1095

Mr. Stunell

Mr. William Ross

Column: 1096

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Mr. Redwood

11.45 pm

Column: 1097

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Redwood

Column: 1098

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1099

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Tipping

Column: 1100

Column: 1101

Column: 1102

Division No. 364 (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill) [29 Nov 2000]

Column: 1105

Division No. 365 (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill) [29 Nov 2000]

Column: 1109

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1110

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Lady McAdden Breast Screening Unit [29 Nov 2000]

12.30 am
Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)

Column: 1111

Mixed-Sex Hospital Wards [29 Nov 2000]

Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge)

Column: 1112

Flood Management (Somerset) [29 Nov 2000]

12.32 am
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 1113

Column: 1114

Column: 1115

12.49 am
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Elliot Morley)

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

Column: 1118


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