This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for
Wednesday 2 May 2001

Volume No. 367 Part No. 78

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Column: 831

Column: 832

Oral Answers to Questions [2 May 2001]

CABINET OFFICE [2 May 2001]

Rural-Urban Policy Co-ordination [2 May 2001]

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)-- Rural-Urban Policy Co-ordination [2 May 2001]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Mr. Hughes

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)

Column: 833

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Lansley

Column: 834

Marjorie Mowlam

Drugs [2 May 2001]

Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster, Central)-- Drugs [2 May 2001]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Marjorie Mowlam)

Ms Winterton

Marjorie Mowlam

Column: 835

Mr. Speaker

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 836

Marjorie Mowlam

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Marjorie Mowlam

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)-- Drugs [2 May 2001]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Column: 837

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Speaker

Mr. McCartney

Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)

Mr. McCartney

Column: 838

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Mr. McCartney

Jackie Ballard (Taunton)

Mr. McCartney

Quangos [2 May 2001]

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)-- Quangos [2 May 2001]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Graham Stringer)

Mr. Russell

Column: 839

Mr. Stringer

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Mr. Stringer

Engagements [2 May 2001]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Robathan -- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 840

Mr. David Lammy (Tottenham)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague -- Engagements [2 May 2001]

Column: 841

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague -- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 842

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy -- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 843

Ms Hazel Blears (Salford)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 844

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

Column: 845

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hague -- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 846

Mr. Hague -- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

Column: 847

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 848

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 849

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)-- Engagements [2 May 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 850

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Speaker

Column: 851

Wembley Stadium [2 May 2001]

3.31 pm
Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey)

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

Column: 852

Mr. Ainsworth

Column: 853

Mr. Smith

Column: 854

Mr. John Maxton (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Russell

Column: 855

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Smith

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mr. Smith

Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)

Mr. Smith

Column: 856

Ms Claire Ward (Watford)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 857

Mr. Smith

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Mr. Smith

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

Column: 858

Mr. Smith

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Smith

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Column: 859

Mr. Smith

Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Smith

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Column: 860

Mr. Smith

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Smith

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Smith

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Column: 861

Mr. Smith

Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)

Mr. Smith

Mr. David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Smith

Column: 862

Points of Order [2 May 2001]

4.11 pm
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 863

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Column: 864

Mr. Speaker

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 865

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 866

Bereavement Payments (Entitlement Conditions) (Amendment) [2 May 2001]

4.24 pm
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 867

Column: 868

Column: 867

Column: 869

Regulatory Reform [2 May 2001]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

4.32 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office (Mr. Graham Stringer)

Column: 870

Column: 871

Column: 872

Column: 873

Column: 874

Column: 875

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Forth

Column: 876

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Pike

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Pike

Mr. Stringer

Column: 877

Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Cotter

Mr. Stringer

4.52 pm
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 878

Column: 879

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Pike

Mr. Lansley

Column: 880

Column: 881

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Lansley

Column: 882

5.11 pm
Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Pike

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Pike

Mr. Bercow

Column: 883

Mr. Pike

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Pike

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Pike

Column: 884

Mr. Steen

Mr. Pike

Mr. Forth

Mr. Pike

Column: 885

Mr. Steen

Mr. Pike

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Pike

Mr. Bercow

Column: 886

Mr. Pike

5.30 pm
Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Column: 887

Column: 888

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Cotter

Column: 889

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cotter

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cotter

Mr. Bercow

Column: 890

Mr. Cotter

Mr. Pike

Mr. Cotter

Column: 891

5.48 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Column: 892

Mr. Pike

Mr. Forth

Column: 893

Mr. Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Anderson

Mr. Forth

Mr. Anderson

Mr. Forth

Column: 894

Mr. Pike

Mr. Forth

Mr. Pike

Mr. Forth

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

Column: 895

6.6 pm
Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Page

Column: 896

Column: 897

6.15 pm
Mr. Stringer

Column: 898

Mr. Page

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Pike

Mr. Stringer

Column: 899

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Stringer

Column: 900

Mr. Forth

Mr. Stringer

Column: 901

Column: 902

Column: 903

Column: 904

Working Group on Provision for Former Members [2 May 2001]

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

6.35 pm
Mr. Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw)

Column: 905

Mr. Peter Snape (West Bromwich, East)

Mr. Ashton

Column: 906

Column: 907

Column: 908

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Ashton

Column: 909

6.52 pm
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

6.54 pm
Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 910

6.56 pm
Sir Peter Emery (East Devon)

Mrs. Beckett

6.57 pm
Mr. Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

6.58 pm

Column: 909

Column: 911

City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order) [2 May 2001]

7 pm
Mr. John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

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

Column: 912

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 913

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 914

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 915

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. McDonnell

7.15 pm
Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 916

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Barnes

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 917

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 918

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 919

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby)

Mr. McDonnell

7.30 pm

Column: 920

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 921

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 922

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Barnes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Column: 923

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 924

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 925

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hopkins

Column: 926

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 927

8 pm
Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Barnes

Column: 928

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 929

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hopkins

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Column: 930

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

8.15 pm
Mr. Dismore

Column: 931

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 932

Mr. Wareing

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Wareing

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 933

Mr. Hopkins

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Brooke

Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs. Sylvia Heal)

Division No. 201 (City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)) [2 May 2001]

Column: 934

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 935

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Mr. Stephen Pound (Ealing, North)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dismore

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mrs. Lait

8.45 pm
Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 936

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Wareing

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Hopkins

Column: 937

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Barnes

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 938

Mr. Skinner

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Wareing

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 939

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. McDonnell

9 pm
Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 940

Mr. Hopkins

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 941

Mr. Barnes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Division No. 202 (City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)) [2 May 2001]

Column: 942

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Pound

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 943

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Brooke

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Brooke

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 944

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

9.30 pm

Column: 945

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Pound

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Column: 946

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Barnes

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 947

Mr. Skinner

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Pound

Column: 948

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Barnes

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Pound

Column: 949

9.45 pm
Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Tony Benn

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 950

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Skinner

Column: 951

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Corbyn

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Dismore

Mr. McDonnell

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. McDonnell

Column: 952

Mr. Brooke

Division No. 203 (City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order)) [2 May 2001]

Column: 953

Health Workers (Dorset) [2 May 2001]

10.9 pm
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Column: 954

School closures (Coventry) [2 May 2001]

10.11 pm
Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Column: 955

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

Column: 956

Column: 957

Column: 958

Column: 959

Column: 960


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