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Thursday 15 Mar 2001

Volume No. 364 Part No. 52

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Column: 1167

Oral Answers to Questions [15 Mar 2001]

EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT [15 Mar 2001]

Higher Education [15 Mar 2001]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)-- Higher Education [15 Mar 2001]

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

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Wicks

Mr. Hilary Benn (Leeds, Central)

Column: 1168

Mr. Wicks

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. Wicks

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)

Mr. Wicks

Column: 1169

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Wicks

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Literacy and Numeracy [15 Mar 2001]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)-- Literacy and Numeracy [15 Mar 2001]

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

Column: 1170

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1171

Secondary Schools [15 Mar 2001]

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)-- Secondary Schools [15 Mar 2001]

The Minister for School Standards (Ms Estelle Morris)

Mr. Taylor

Ms Morris

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 1172

Ms Morris

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Ms Morris

Column: 1173

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Ms Morris

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands)

Ms Morris

Column: 1174

Chris Woodhead [15 Mar 2001]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)-- Chris Woodhead [15 Mar 2001]

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)-- Chris Woodhead [15 Mar 2001]

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

Mr. Amess

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Prentice

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Column: 1175

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. May

Column: 1176

Mr. Blunkett

Child Care (London) [15 Mar 2001]

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North)-- Child Care (London) [15 Mar 2001]

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

Ms Buck

Column: 1177

Ms Hodge

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Ms Hodge

Raising Standards [15 Mar 2001]

Valerie Davey (Bristol, West)-- Raising Standards [15 Mar 2001]

Column: 1178

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

Valerie Davey

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1179

Skills Base [15 Mar 2001]

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)-- Skills Base [15 Mar 2001]

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

Mr. Mackinlay

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 1180

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Peter Mandelson (Hartlepool)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1181

Comprehensive Schools [15 Mar 2001]

Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)-- Comprehensive Schools [15 Mar 2001]

The Minister for School Standards (Ms Estelle Morris)

Sir David Madel

Ms Morris

Nursery Places [15 Mar 2001]

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)-- Nursery Places [15 Mar 2001]

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

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 1182

Ms Hodge

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Ms Hodge

New Deal [15 Mar 2001]

Mr. Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh, South)-- New Deal [15 Mar 2001]

Column: 1183

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

Column: 1184

Mr. Griffiths

Ms Jowell

Column: 1185

Business of the House [15 Mar 2001]

12.30 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

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

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1186

Column: 1187

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1188

Mr. Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw)

Column: 1189

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1190

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1191

Dr. David Clark (South Shields)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Stephen Day (Cheadle)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1192

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)

Column: 1193

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 1194

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 1195

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 1196

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Skinner

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1197

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Column: 1198

Mrs. Beckett

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1197

Column: 1199

Foot and Mouth [15 Mar 2001]

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

Column: 1200

Column: 1201

Column: 1202

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 1203

Column: 1204

Mr. Brown

Column: 1205

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1206

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Column: 1207

Mr. Brown

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1208

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Column: 1209

Mr. Brown

Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Column: 1210

Mr. Brown

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1211

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1212

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Brown

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 1213

Mr. Brown

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)

Column: 1214

Mr. Brown

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Brown

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Column: 1215

Mr. Brown

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Nick Ainger (West Carmarthen and South Pembrokeshire)

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Brown

Column: 1216

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Mr. Brown

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands)

Mr. Brown

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Column: 1217

Mr. Brown

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Brown

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

Column: 1218

Mr. Brown

Mr. Christopher Gill (Ludlow)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1219

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Duncan

Column: 1220

Mr. Brown

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Prior (North Norfolk)

Column: 1221

Mr. Brown

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1222

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Column: 1223

Mr. Brown

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1224

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Brown

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1225

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Brown

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Brown

Column: 1226

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1225

Column: 1227

Points of Order [15 Mar 2001]

2.57 pm
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Speaker

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

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 1228

Mr. Speaker

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1229

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [15 Mar 2001]

3 pm
Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 1230

Column: 1231

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Mr. Anderson

Column: 1232

Column: 1233

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Anderson

Column: 1234

3.22 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 1235

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Mr. Campbell

Column: 1236

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Campbell

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Campbell

Column: 1237

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Campbell

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. Campbell

Column: 1238

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Mr. Campbell

Column: 1239

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Campbell

Column: 1240

Column: 1241

3.52 pm
Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 1242

Column: 1243

Column: 1244

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

Column: 1245

Column: 1246

Column: 1247

Column: 1248

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

Column: 1249

Mr. Wilkinson

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Wilkinson

Dr. Starkey

Column: 1250

Column: 1251

Column: 1252

Column: 1253

4.55 pm
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 1254

Column: 1255

Dr. Starkey

Column: 1256

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 1257

5.14 pm
Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Column: 1258

Column: 1259

Column: 1260

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Savidge

Mr. Spring

Mr. Savidge

Column: 1261

Column: 1262

Column: 1263

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

Mr. Spring

Dr. Lewis

Column: 1264

Dr. Starkey

Dr. Lewis

Dr. Godman

Dr. Lewis

Column: 1265

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Dr. Lewis

Column: 1266

Mr. Campbell

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Lewis

Column: 1267

Column: 1268

Column: 1269

6.7 pm
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 1270

Column: 1271

Column: 1272

6.24 pm
Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Column: 1273

Mr. Savidge

Column: 1274

Mr. Spring

Column: 1275

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Spring

Column: 1276

Mr. Savidge

Mr. Spring

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Spring

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Spring

6.38 pm
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Column: 1277

Column: 1278

Mr. Wilkinson

Mr. Wilson

Column: 1279

Column: 1280

Column: 1281

6.56 pm
Mr. Donald Anderson

Column: 1282

Column: 1283

Column: 1284

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Footwear Industry (Norwich) [15 Mar 2001]

7.3 pm
Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North)

Column: 1285

Column: 1286

Column: 1287

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

Column: 1288

Column: 1289

Column: 1290

Column: 1291

Column: 1292


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