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Tuesday 12 Dec 2000

Volume No. 359 Part No. 5

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Column: 461

Oral Answers to Questions [12 Dec 2000]

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS [12 Dec 2000]

Middle East Peace Process [12 Dec 2000]

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)-- Middle East Peace Process [12 Dec 2000]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Dr. Iddon

Column: 462

Mr. Cook

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 463

Mr. Cook

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Ivan Lewis (Bury, South)

Mr. Cook

Column: 464

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Mr. Cook

Iran [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)-- Iran [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Hain

Column: 465

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Hain

RAXEN Programme [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)-- RAXEN Programme [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 466

Mr. Vaz

Nice Summit [12 Dec 2000]

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)-- Nice Summit [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)-- Nice Summit [12 Dec 2000]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mrs. Campbell

Column: 467

Mr. Cook

Mr. Illsley

Mr. Cook

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)

Column: 468

Mr. Cook

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Maude

Mr. Cook

Column: 469

Mr. Maude

Mr. Cook

Mr. Maude

Mr. Cook

Column: 470

EU Enlargement [12 Dec 2000]

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)-- EU Enlargement [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Ms Keeble

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Maude

Mr. Vaz

Column: 471

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Vaz

EU Presidency [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)-- EU Presidency [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)-- EU Presidency [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Mr. Butterfill

Column: 472

Mr. Vaz

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Gray

Mr. Vaz

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Column: 473

Mr. Vaz

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Mr. Vaz

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Mr. Vaz

Column: 474

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Vaz

Somaliland [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth)-- Somaliland [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Michael

Mr. Hain

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 475

Mr. Speaker

Overseas Staff [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)-- Overseas Staff [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Kirkwood

Mr. Hain

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Column: 476

Mr. Hain

Italy [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Roger Casale (Wimbledon)-- Italy [12 Dec 2000]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mr. Casale

Mr. Cook

Column: 477

Kashmir [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)-- Kashmir [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. McCabe

Mr. Hain

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Hain

Column: 478

Ilois People [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)-- Ilois People [12 Dec 2000]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Cook

EU Co-operation [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)-- EU Co-operation [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 479

Mr. Vaz

Cyprus [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)-- Cyprus [12 Dec 2000]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Keith Vaz)

Column: 480

Mr. Love

Mr. Vaz

Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 481

Communications White Paper [12 Dec 2000]

3.31 pm
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Chris Smith)

Column: 482

Column: 483

Column: 484

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey)

Column: 485

Column: 486

Mr. Smith

Column: 487

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Column: 488

Mr. Smith

Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)

Mr. Smith

Column: 489

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

Mr. Smith

Column: 490

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, Central)

Mr. Smith

Column: 491

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 492

Mr. Smith

Mrs. Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

Mr. Smith

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale, East)

Column: 493

Mr. Smith

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Column: 494

Mr. Smith

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mr. Smith

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 493

Column: 495

Points of Order [12 Dec 2000]

4.25 pm
Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Column: 496

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Bruce

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 495

Column: 497

Orders of the Day [12 Dec 2000]

Debate on the Address [12 Dec 2000]

Home Affairs and Inner Cities [12 Dec 2000]

Mr. Speaker

4.31 pm
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Column: 498

Column: 499

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Column: 500

Miss Widdecombe

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

Miss Widdecombe

Ms Hazel Blears (Salford)

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 501

The Minister of State, Home Office (Mrs. Barbara Roche)

Miss Widdecombe

Mrs. Roche

Miss Widdecombe

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

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 502

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Miss Widdecombe

Several hon. Members

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 503

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 504

Dr. Starkey

Miss Widdecombe

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Miss Widdecombe

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Miss Widdecombe

Dr. Starkey

Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow)

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 505

Dr. Starkey

Ms King

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth)

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 506

Dr. Starkey

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 507

Mr. Blizzard

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 508

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. McLoughlin

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 509

Column: 510

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

Column: 511

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Straw

Column: 512

Mr. Garnier

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Straw

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 513

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Malins

Mr. Straw

Column: 514

Mr. Malins

Mr. Straw

Mr. Malins

Mr. Straw

Column: 515

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Straw

Column: 516

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Straw

Column: 517

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Straw

Column: 518

Mr. Michael

Mr. Straw

Column: 519

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 520

Mr. Straw

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Straw

Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Straw

Column: 521

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Straw

Sir Brian Mawhinney

Mr. Straw

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Straw

Column: 522

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 523

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Straw

Column: 524

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Straw

Column: 525

6.9 pm
Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 526

Column: 527

Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 528

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

Mr. Hughes

Column: 529

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Hughes

Column: 530

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Mr. Hughes

Column: 531

Mrs. Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Column: 532

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hughes

Column: 533

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hughes

Column: 534

Mr. Deputy Speaker

6.42 pm
Mr. Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth)

Column: 535

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Michael

Column: 536

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Mr. Michael

Column: 537

Column: 538

6.54 pm
Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Mr. David Lammy (Tottenham)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 539

Mr. Michael

Mr. Clarke

Column: 540

Column: 541

7.5 pm
Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)

Column: 542

Column: 543

Column: 544

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Corbett

7.18 pm
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Column: 545

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Column: 546

Mr. Garnier

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Mr. Lammy

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Column: 547

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Sir Nicholas Lyell

7.30 pm
Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Column: 548

Column: 549

Column: 550

7.40 pm
Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Column: 551

Column: 552

Dr. Starkey

Sir Brian Mawhinney

Column: 553

7.51 pm
Mr. John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland)

Column: 554

Column: 555

7.59 pm
Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Column: 556

Column: 557

Column: 558

8.11 pm
Mr. Harold Best (Leeds, North-West)

Column: 559

Column: 560

Column: 561

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Sylvia Heal)

8.23 pm
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Column: 562

Column: 563

Column: 564

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Column: 565

Column: 566

8.47 pm
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 567

Column: 568

Mr. Christopher Leslie (Shipley)

Mr. Howarth

Column: 569

8.58 pm
Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

Column: 570

Column: 571

9.5 pm
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 572

Column: 573

9.12 pm
Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Column: 574

Column: 575

9.21 pm
Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Column: 576

Column: 577

Column: 578

Ms Oona King

Mr. Sanders

Column: 579

9.32 pm
Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Norman

Mr. Straw

Mr. Norman

Mr. Straw

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Norman

Column: 580

Column: 581

Mr. Straw

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Norman

Column: 582

Column: 583

9.47 pm
The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Column: 584

Column: 585

Column: 586

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)

Mr. Speaker

Division No. 1 (Home Affairs and Inner Cities) [12 Dec 2000]

Column: 590

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 591

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

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Speaker

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Column: 592

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Column: 591

Column: 593

Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 [12 Dec 2000]

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

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Mr. Tipping

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Tipping

Column: 594

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Tipping

10.28 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

10.29 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 595

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Column: 596

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Column: 597

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

10.40 pm
Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Column: 598

Mr. Forth

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Column: 599

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Bercow

Column: 600

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 601

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Howarth

Column: 602

Mr. David Jamieson (Lord Commissioner to the Treasury)

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Forth

Mr. Howarth

Column: 603

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Bercow

Column: 604

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Howarth

Column: 605

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Chope

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

Column: 606

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Column: 607

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hogg

11.18 pm
Mr. Tipping

Column: 608

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tipping

Column: 609

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Tipping

Column: 610

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Tipping

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Tipping

Column: 611

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Tipping

Column: 612

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Tipping

Hon. Members

Broadcasting Licences [12 Dec 2000]

11.34 pm
Sandra Gidley (Romsey)

Column: 611

Column: 613

Waste Disposal (Essex) [12 Dec 2000]

11.35 pm
Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)

Column: 614

Mr. Hurst

Column: 615

Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Mr. Hurst

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Mr. Hurst

Column: 616

11.49 pm
Mrs. Christine Butler (Castle Point)

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

Column: 617

Mr. Bob Russell

Mr. Mullin

Column: 618

Column: 619

Column: 620


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