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Thursday 16 Dec 1999

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Column: 379

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Dec 1999]

TREASURY [16 Dec 1999]

Working Families Tax Credit [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)-- Working Families Tax Credit [16 Dec 1999]

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)-- Working Families Tax Credit [16 Dec 1999]

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)-- Working Families Tax Credit [16 Dec 1999]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. Twigg

Column: 380

Dawn Primarolo

Dr. Palmer

Dawn Primarolo

Mrs. Ellman

Dawn Primarolo

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Column: 381

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 382

Employment (West Midlands) [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Michael J. Foster (Worcester)-- Employment (West Midlands) [16 Dec 1999]

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

Mr. Foster

Mr. Smith

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Paterson

Madam Speaker

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Smith

Column: 383

Mutual Societies [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)-- Mutual Societies [16 Dec 1999]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Mr. Pike

Miss Johnson

Debt Relief [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Andrew Reed (Loughborough)-- Debt Relief [16 Dec 1999]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Mr. Reed

Column: 384

Miss Johnson

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Miss Johnson

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Miss Johnson

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)

Miss Johnson

Column: 385

Taxation [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)-- Taxation [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)-- Taxation [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)-- Taxation [16 Dec 1999]

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

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Smith

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Smith

Column: 386

Mr. Brady

Mr. Smith

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Smith

Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster, Central)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Smith

Column: 387

Mr. Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)

Mr. Smith

Column: 388

Mr. Maude

Mr. Smith

Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Smith

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Column: 389

Mr. Smith

Land Settlement Tenants (Compensation) [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)-- Land Settlement Tenants (Compensation) [16 Dec 1999]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. Robertson

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Column: 390

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Phil Woolas (Oldham, East and Saddleworth)

Madam Speaker

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 391

Exchange Rate [16 Dec 1999]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)-- Exchange Rate [16 Dec 1999]

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

Dr. Cable

Mr. Timms

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

Mr. Timms

Column: 392

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Timms

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. Timms

Alcohol Smuggling [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)-- Alcohol Smuggling [16 Dec 1999]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Column: 393

Mr. Illsley

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Dawn Primarolo

Growth Forecasting [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)-- Growth Forecasting [16 Dec 1999]

Column: 394

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Mr. Kidney

Miss Johnson

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Miss Johnson

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Column: 395

Miss Johnson

Madam Speaker

Miss Johnson

Economic and Monetary Union [16 Dec 1999]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)-- Economic and Monetary Union [16 Dec 1999]

Column: 396

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Mr. Chapman

Miss Johnson

Column: 397

ECHR Judgment (Thompson and Venables) [16 Dec 1999]

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

Column: 398

Column: 399

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Column: 400

Mr. Straw

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North)

Mr. Straw

Column: 401

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 402

Mr. Straw

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, Central)

Column: 403

Mr. Straw

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Straw

Column: 404

Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Mr. Straw

Column: 405

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Straw

Column: 406

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Straw

Column: 407

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Column: 408

Mr. Straw

Mr. George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent, South)

Mr. Straw

Column: 407

Column: 409

Business of the House [16 Dec 1999]

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

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 410

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 411

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 412

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Column: 413

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

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

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 414

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Column: 415

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. O'Brien

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Column: 416

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fabricant

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 417

Dr. Lewis

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paterson

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 418

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Beckett

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Hon. Members

Miss Kirkbride

Column: 419

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 420

Mr. McLoughlin

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 421

Aviation Safety [16 Dec 1999]

1.55 pm
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 422

Column: 423

Column: 424

Column: 425

2.15 pm
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Column: 426

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Chris Mullin)

Mr. Gray

Column: 427

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Gray

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

Mr. Gray

Column: 428

Column: 429

Column: 430

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gray

Column: 431

2.36 pm
Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame, South)

Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr)

Mr. Donohoe

Column: 432

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Donohoe

Column: 433

2.48 pm
Mr. Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Column: 434

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Brake

Column: 435

Column: 436

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Brake

3.2 pm
Mr. George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent, South)

Column: 437

Column: 438

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Stevenson

Column: 439

Mr. Gray

Mr. Stevenson

Column: 440

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 441

Mr. Gray

Miss McIntosh

Mrs. Dunwoody

Miss McIntosh

Column: 442

Column: 443

3.33 pm
Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Column: 444

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Dr. Tonge

3.42 pm
Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Column: 445

Column: 446

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. McWalter

3.52 pm
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 447

Dr. Tonge

Mr. Howarth

Column: 448

Dr. Tonge

Mr. Howarth

Column: 449

4.6 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 450

4.10 pm
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Column: 451

Column: 452

Column: 453

Column: 454

Column: 455

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Chris Mullin)

Column: 456

Mr. Brake

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Brake

Mr. Mullin

Column: 457

Ms Margaret Moran (Luton, South)

Mr. Mullin

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Gray

Mr. Mullin

Column: 458

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Mullin

Miss McIntosh

Column: 459

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Mullin

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Mullin

Column: 460

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Mullin

Dr. Tonge

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Brake

Mr. Mullin

Column: 461

Scotland Office [16 Dec 1999]

4.55 pm
Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston)

Column: 462

Column: 463

Column: 464

Column: 465

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Marshall

5.9 pm
Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Column: 466

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Moore

Column: 467

Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Mr. Moore

Column: 468

Column: 469

Column: 470

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

5.28 pm
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Column: 471

Column: 472

Column: 473

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Gray

Column: 474

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Gray

Column: 475

Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Mr. Gray

Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Mr. Gray

Column: 476

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)

Mr. Gray

Dr. Reid

Mr. Gray

Dr. Reid

Mr. Gray

Column: 477

5.54 pm
Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

Column: 478

Column: 479

Column: 480

6.4 pm
Mr. John Swinney (North Tayside)

Column: 481

Mr. Douglas Alexander (Paisley, South)

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Swinney

Column: 482

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Swinney

Column: 483

Column: 484

6.21 pm
Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

Column: 485

6.26 pm
Mrs. Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Column: 486

Column: 487

Mr. Douglas Alexander (Paisley, South)

Column: 488

Mrs. Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute)

Mr. Alexander

Column: 489

Mr. Swinney

Mr. Alexander

6.40 pm
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 490

Ms Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Grieve

Column: 491

Column: 492

6.50 pm
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Dr. John Reid)

Column: 493

Mr. Alasdair Morgan

Dr. Reid

Mr. Swinney

Dr. Reid

Column: 494

Column: 495

Column: 496

Column: 495

Column: 497

Dangerous Driving (Sentences) [16 Dec 1999]

7.2 pm
Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 498

Column: 499

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Loughton

Column: 500

7.16 pm
Mrs. Helen Brinton (Peterborough)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mrs. Brinton

Column: 501

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

Column: 502

Mr. Miller

Mr. Clarke

Column: 503

Column: 504


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