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Thursday 2 Dec 1999

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Column: 413

Oral Answers to Questions [2 Dec 1999]

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT [2 Dec 1999]

Learning and Work Bank [2 Dec 1999]

Mrs. Christine Butler (Castle Point)-- Learning and Work Bank [2 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities (Ms Tessa Jowell)

Mrs. Butler

Ms Jowell

Column: 414

Learning and Skills Council [2 Dec 1999]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)-- Learning and Skills Council [2 Dec 1999]

The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)

Mr. Chapman

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 415

Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

Mr. Blunkett

Education SSA [2 Dec 1999]

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)-- Education SSA [2 Dec 1999]

The Minister for School Standards (Ms Estelle Morris)

Mr. Fabricant

Ms Morris

Column: 416

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Ms Morris

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 417

Ms Morris

Mr. Willis

Ms Morris

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Ms Morris

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 418

Ms Morris

Class Sizes [2 Dec 1999]

Ms Claire Ward (Watford)-- Class Sizes [2 Dec 1999]

The Minister for School Standards (Ms Estelle Morris)

Ms Ward

Ms Morris

Column: 419

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Ms Morris

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Ms Morris

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Ms Morris

Column: 420

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Ms Morris

Child Care [2 Dec 1999]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)-- Child Care [2 Dec 1999]

Column: 421

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Margaret Hodge)

Mr. Dismore

Ms Hodge

Local Education Authorities [2 Dec 1999]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)-- Local Education Authorities [2 Dec 1999]

The Minister for School Standards (Ms Estelle Morris)

Mr. Kidney

Ms Morris

Column: 422

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Ms Morris

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 423

Ms Morris

Grammar Schools [2 Dec 1999]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)-- Grammar Schools [2 Dec 1999]

The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)

Mr. Brady

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 424

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Blunkett

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

Column: 425

Mr. Blunkett

Special Educational Needs [2 Dec 1999]

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)-- Special Educational Needs [2 Dec 1999]

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

Mr. Robertson

Jacqui Smith

Mrs. Diana Organ (Forest of Dean)

Column: 426

Jacqui Smith

Bett Report [2 Dec 1999]

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)-- Bett Report [2 Dec 1999]

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

Dr. Harris

Mr. Wicks

Column: 427

Mr. Ian Pearson (Dudley, South)

Mr. Wicks

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mrs. May

Mr. Wicks

Column: 428

Equal Pay [2 Dec 1999]

Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston)-- Equal Pay [2 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities (Ms Tessa Jowell)

Maria Eagle

Ms Jowell

Older Workers [2 Dec 1999]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)-- Older Workers [2 Dec 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Margaret Hodge)

Dr. Cable

Column: 429

Ms Hodge

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Ms Hodge

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Ms Hodge

Child Care [2 Dec 1999]

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)-- Child Care [2 Dec 1999]

Column: 430

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Margaret Hodge)

Mrs. Campbell

Ms Hodge

Class Sizes [2 Dec 1999]

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)-- Class Sizes [2 Dec 1999]

The Minister for School Standards (Ms Estelle Morris)

Mrs. Lait

Ms Morris

Column: 431

Business of the House [2 Dec 1999]

12.31 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: 432

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 433

Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 434

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Column: 435

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 436

Mrs. Beckett

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 437

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 438

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 439

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 440

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 441

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 442

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 441

Column: 443

Points of Order [2 Dec 1999]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Madam Speaker

Column: 444

Long-term Care [2 Dec 1999]

1.14 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Column: 445

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Milburn

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 446

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Milburn

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Milburn

Column: 447

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Field

Column: 448

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Field

Mr. Milburn

Column: 449

Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Cotter

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Mr. Milburn

Mrs. Humble

Mr. Milburn

Column: 450

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Column: 451

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Milburn

Mr. John MacGregor (South Norfolk)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Milburn

Column: 452

Column: 453

Column: 454

1.48 pm
Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)

Mr. Kirkwood

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Hammond

Column: 455

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Mr. Hammond

Column: 456

Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Mr. Hammond

Column: 457

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Hammond

Column: 458

Mrs. Humble

Mr. Hammond

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Hammond

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Hammond

Column: 459

Mrs. Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis)

Mr. Hammond

Column: 460

Mr. Cotter

Mr. Hammond

Mr. MacGregor

Column: 461

Mr. Hammond

Column: 462

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Hammond

Column: 463

2.23 pm
Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Column: 464

Column: 465

Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge)

Mrs. Humble

Column: 466

Column: 467

Column: 468

Mr. Hammond

Mrs. Humble

2.46 pm
Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 469

Column: 470

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Burstow

Column: 471

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Hutton)

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Burstow

Column: 472

Column: 473

Column: 474

Mr. Letwin

Column: 475

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Burstow

Column: 476

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Burstow

Column: 477

3.13 pm
Mr. Phil Hope (Corby)

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Hope

Column: 478

Column: 479

Column: 480

3.27 pm
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

Column: 481

Column: 482

Column: 483

3.42 pm
Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Column: 484

Column: 485

Column: 486

Mr. Letwin

Ms Squire

4 pm
Mrs. Marion Roe (Broxbourne)

Column: 487

Column: 488

Column: 489

Column: 490

4.18 pm
Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge)

Column: 491

Column: 492

Miss Kirkbride

Ms Shipley

Column: 493

4.30 pm
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 494

Column: 495

4.41 pm
Ms Ann Coffey (Stockport)

Column: 496

Column: 497

Column: 498

Column: 499

Dr. Palmer

Ms Coffey

4.58 pm
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Ms Coffey

Mr. Kirkwood

Column: 500

Column: 501

Column: 502

Column: 503

5.12 pm
Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Column: 504

Column: 505

5.22 pm
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Column: 506

Column: 507

Mrs. Humble

Miss Kirkbride

Column: 508

5.34 pm
Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Column: 509

Column: 510

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Browne

Column: 511

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

Column: 512

5.52 pm
Mr. Kerry Pollard (St. Albans)

Column: 513

Column: 514

5.57 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 515

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Kirkwood

Column: 516

Mr. Leigh

6.7 pm
Mrs. Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis)

Column: 517

Column: 518

Column: 519

6.20 pm
Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)

Column: 520

Column: 521

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 522

Dr. Palmer

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 523

Mr. Burstow

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 524

6.38 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Hutton)

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Hutton

Column: 525

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Mr. Hutton

Mrs. Bottomley

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 526

Column: 527

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Hutton

Column: 528

Column: 529

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Hutton

Column: 530

Column: 529

Column: 531

Rural Areas (Policing) [2 Dec 1999]

7 pm
Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Sir Peter Emery

Column: 532

Column: 533

Column: 534

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

Column: 535

Sir Peter Emery

Mr. Clarke

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 536

Sir Peter Emery

Mr. Clarke

Column: 537

Column: 538


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