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Thursday 9 Dec 1999

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Column: 969

Oral Answers to Questions [9 Dec 1999]

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [9 Dec 1999]

Competition (Regulations) [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)-- Competition (Regulations) [9 Dec 1999]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Byers

Gillian Merron (Lincoln)

Column: 970

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Byers

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)

Column: 971

Mr. Byers

Small Firms (Payroll) [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)-- Small Firms (Payroll) [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. Chope

Ms Hewitt

Column: 972

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Ms Hewitt

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Ms Hewitt

Energy Supplies [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)-- Energy Supplies [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Mr. Foster

Column: 973

Mrs. Liddell

Metrication [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)-- Metrication [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Energy and Competitiveness in Europe (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Mr. Swayne

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 974

Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mrs. Liddell

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

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Column: 975

Mrs. Liddell

EU/UK Balance of Trade [9 Dec 1999]

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)-- EU/UK Balance of Trade [9 Dec 1999]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Byers

Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Column: 976

Mr. Byers

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Byers

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 977

Mr. Byers

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Byers

Part-time Work [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)-- Part-time Work [9 Dec 1999]

Column: 978

The Minister for Competitiveness (Mr. Alan Johnson)

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Johnson

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Mr. Johnson

Column: 979

Angela Smith (Basildon)

Mr. Johnson

Banking (Cash Withdrawals) [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)-- Banking (Cash Withdrawals) [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Trade (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Baker

Mr. Caborn

Column: 980

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Caborn

Banking Services [9 Dec 1999]

Ms Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)-- Banking Services [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Competitiveness (Mr. Alan Johnson)

Ms Southworth

Mr. Johnson

Column: 981

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Johnson

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)

Mr. Johnson

Column: 982

Dairy Industry [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)-- Dairy Industry [9 Dec 1999]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Byers

Column: 983

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Byers

Manufacturing Sector [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Andrew Reed (Loughborough)-- Manufacturing Sector [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. Reed

Ms Hewitt

Column: 984

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Ms Hewitt

South Africa (Trade) [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)-- South Africa (Trade) [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Trade (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Davidson

Mr. Caborn

Column: 985

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Caborn

Fireworks [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)-- Fireworks [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Trade (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Roy

Mr. Caborn

Column: 986

Post Office Network [9 Dec 1999]

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)-- Post Office Network [9 Dec 1999]

The Minister for Competitiveness (Mr. Alan Johnson)

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Column: 987

Mr. Johnson

Column: 988

Column: 987

Column: 989

Beef Ban [9 Dec 1999]

12.31 pm
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Nick Brown)

Hon. Members

Mr. Brown

Column: 990

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Mr. Brown

Column: 991

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 992

Mr. Brown

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Brown

Column: 993

Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)

Mr. Brown

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Column: 994

Mr. Brown

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Brown

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands)

Mr. Brown

Column: 995

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Jim Murphy (Eastwood)

Mr. Brown

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mr. Brown

Column: 996

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Column: 997

Mr. Brown

Mr. Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)

Mr. Brown

Column: 998

Mr. William Thompson (West Tyrone)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Brown

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 999

Mr. Brown

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. Brown

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1000

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Yeo

Mr. Brown

Column: 1001

Business of the House [9 Dec 1999]

1.12 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: 1002

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1003

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1004

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1005

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Bercow

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1006

Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mrs. Beckett

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 1007

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1008

Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1009

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Column: 1010

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1011

Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Column: 1012

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Column: 1013

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Column: 1014

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Tyler

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 1015

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1016

Point of Order [9 Dec 1999]

1.58 pm
Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Madam Speaker

Column: 1017

Peter Nevile Wake Jennings Esq, CVO [9 Dec 1999]

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

Column: 1018

2.5 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

2.6 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1019

2.8 pm
Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

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

Column: 1020

2.10 pm
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

2.11 pm
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

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

Column: 1021

Madam Speaker

Column: 1022

World Trade Organisation [9 Dec 1999]

Madam Speaker

2.14 pm
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Byers

Column: 1023

Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Byers

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Column: 1024

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1025

Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1026

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1027

Column: 1028

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1029

Mr. Curry

Mr. Byers

Column: 1030

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Byers

Column: 1031

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Byers

2.51 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 1032

Mr. Corbyn

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Corbyn

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Bennett

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1033

Mr. Jim Murphy (Eastwood)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1034

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Bennett

Mr. Corbyn

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Corbyn

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Corbyn

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1035

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

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Gordon Prentice

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1036

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Gordon Prentice

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1037

Column: 1038

Column: 1039

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

3.23 pm
Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 1040

The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Column: 1041

Mr. Benn

Clare Short

Mr. Benn

Column: 1042

Column: 1043

3.37 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 1044

Column: 1045

Clare Short

Column: 1046

Mr. Gummer

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

Column: 1047

3.58 pm
Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Column: 1048

Column: 1049

Column: 1050

Clare Short

Column: 1051

Dr. Cable

4.12
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Column: 1052

Column: 1053

Mr. Gummer

Ms Abbott

Column: 1054

4.24 pm
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Column: 1055

Column: 1056

Column: 1057

Column: 1058

4.38 pm
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)

Column: 1059

Column: 1060

Column: 1061

4.50 pm
Mr. John Horam (Orpington)

Clare Short

Mr. Horam

Column: 1062

Column: 1063

5 pm
Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

Column: 1064

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

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

5.11 pm
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. George Foulkes)

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 1069

5.23 pm
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Column: 1070

Column: 1071

Column: 1072

5.35 pm
Mr. Jim Murphy (Eastwood)

Column: 1073

Column: 1074

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Murphy

Column: 1075

5.48 pm
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 1076

Column: 1077

5.59 pm
Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)

Column: 1078

Column: 1079

Column: 1080

6.10 pm
Mr. Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)

Column: 1081

Column: 1082

Column: 1083

6.20 pm
Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Column: 1084

Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. Streeter

Column: 1085

Column: 1086

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Streeter

Column: 1087

Mr. Alan Simpson

Mr. Streeter

Column: 1088

6.40 pm
The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)

Column: 1089

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Clare Short

Column: 1090

Column: 1091

Mr. Tony Benn

Clare Short

Column: 1092

Column: 1093

Column: 1094

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Don Touhig (Islwyn)

Column: 1095

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Column: 1096

Forestry Commission Land [9 Dec 1999]

7 pm
Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Column: 1097

Column: 1098

Column: 1099

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

Column: 1100

Column: 1101

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Morley

Column: 1102


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