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Thursday 5 Jul 2001

Volume No. 371 Part No. 15

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Column: 381

Column: 382

Oral Answers to Questions [5 Jul 2001]

EDUCATION AND SKILLS [5 Jul 2001]

Further Education Lecturers [5 Jul 2001]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)— Further Education Lecturers [5 Jul 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (John Healey)

Dr. Cable

Column: 383

John Healey

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

John Healey

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Column: 384

Mr. Speaker

John Healey

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

John Healey

Column: 385

Learning and Skills Councils [5 Jul 2001]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Learning and Skills Councils [5 Jul 2001]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning (Margaret Hodge)

Miss McIntosh

Margaret Hodge

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West)

Margaret Hodge

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 386

Margaret Hodge

Specialist Schools [5 Jul 2001]

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)— Specialist Schools [5 Jul 2001]

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)— Specialist Schools [5 Jul 2001]

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Estelle Morris)

Mr. Rammell

Estelle Morris

Column: 387

Mr. Prentice

Estelle Morris

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 388

Estelle Morris

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Estelle Morris

Column: 389

Mr. Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Estelle Morris

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Estelle Morris

Column: 390

Student Hardship [5 Jul 2001]

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)— Student Hardship [5 Jul 2001]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning (Margaret Hodge)

Mr. Rendel

Margaret Hodge

Column: 391

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East)

Margaret Hodge

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Speaker

Adult Basic Skills [5 Jul 2001]

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)— Adult Basic Skills [5 Jul 2001]

Column: 392

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Estelle Morris)

Mr. Chaytor

Estelle Morris

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Estelle Morris

Column: 393

Educational Maintenance Allowances [5 Jul 2001]

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)— Educational Maintenance Allowances [5 Jul 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Ivan Lewis)

Mr. Grogan

Mr. Lewis

AS-Levels [5 Jul 2001]

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)— AS-Levels [5 Jul 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Ivan Lewis)

Sir Sydney Chapman

Column: 394

Mr. Lewis

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Mr. Lewis

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Mr. Lewis

Column: 395

Mr. Speaker

Schools (Devon) [5 Jul 2001]

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)— Schools (Devon) [5 Jul 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (John Healey)

Mr. Steen

John Healey

City Secondary Schools (Standards) [5 Jul 2001]

Valerie Davey (Bristol, West)— City Secondary Schools (Standards) [5 Jul 2001]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Column: 396

Valerie Davey

Mr. Timms

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Timms

SOLICITOR-GENERAL [5 Jul 2001]

Domestic Violence [5 Jul 2001]

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)— Domestic Violence [5 Jul 2001]

The Solicitor-General (Ms Harriet Harman)

Column: 397

Judy Mallaber

The Solicitor-General

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

The Solicitor-General

Column: 398

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North)

The Solicitor-General

Crown Prosecution Service [5 Jul 2001]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)— Crown Prosecution Service [5 Jul 2001]

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Swayne

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester)

Column: 399

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

The Solicitor-General

Column: 400

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Burnett

The Solicitor-General

Column: 401

Business of the House [5 Jul 2001]

12.32 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 402

Mr. Cook

Column: 403

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Cook

Column: 404

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Column: 405

Mr. Cook

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Cook

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Column: 406

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Column: 407

Mr. Cook

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Cook

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Cook

Column: 408

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Cook

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Cook

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Mr. Cook

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 409

Mr. Cook

Mr. Gwyn Prosser (Dover)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Prosser

Mr. Cook

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Cook

Column: 410

Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Cook

David Wright (Telford)

Column: 411

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Column: 412

Mr. Cook

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Cook

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mr. Cook

Column: 413

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Cook

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Cook

Column: 414

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Mr. Cook

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Column: 415

Mr. Cook

Dr. Robert Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 416

Mr. Cook

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Cook

Column: 417

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Mr. Cook

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Column: 418

Mr. Cook

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Cook

Column: 417

Column: 419

Speaker's Statement. [5 Jul 2001]

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 420

Business of the House [5 Jul 2001]

1.28 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

1.30 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 421

Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. [5 Jul 2001]

1.31 pm
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Robin Cook)

Column: 422

Column: 423

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Cook

Column: 424

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)

Mr. Cook

Column: 425

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Bill Etherington (Sunderland, North)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Etherington

Mr. Cook

Column: 426

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)

Mr. Cook

Column: 427

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Mr. Cook

Column: 428

Column: 429

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Cook

Column: 430

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Cook

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Cook

Mr. Duncan

Mr. Cook

Column: 431

Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Lloyd

Mr. Cook

Column: 432

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

Mr. Cook

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Cook

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Cook

Michael Fabricant

Column: 433

Mr. Cook

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Luff

Mr. Cook

Column: 434

2.6 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 435

Mr. Butterfill

Mrs. Browning

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 436

Dr. Palmer

Mrs. Browning

Dr. Palmer

Mrs. Browning

Column: 437

Mr. Gale

Mrs. Browning

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Column: 438

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 439

Michael Fabricant

Mrs. Browning

2.26 pm
Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Soley

Column: 440

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mr. Soley

Column: 441

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Soley

Mr. Etherington

Mr. Soley

Mr. Etherington

Mr. Soley

Joan Ruddock

Mr. Soley

Joan Ruddock

Column: 442

Mr. Soley

Column: 443

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Soley

Column: 444

2.44 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Tyler

Column: 445

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Tyler

Column: 446

Column: 447

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Mr. Tyler

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Tyler

Column: 448

3.2 pm
Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Column: 449

Column: 450

3.9 pm
Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)

Column: 451

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Butterfill

Dr. Tonge

Mr. Butterfill

Dr. Tonge

Mr. Butterfill

Dr. Tonge

Mr. Butterfill

Column: 452

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Mr. Butterfill

Mr. Todd

Column: 453

Mr. Butterfill

3.24 pm
Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)

Column: 454

Column: 455

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Mullin

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Butterfill

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Butterfill

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Butterfill

Mr. Mullin

Column: 456

3.33 pm
Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Column: 457

3.39 pm
Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Column: 458

Column: 459

3.48 pm
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Column: 460

Column: 461

3.52 pm
Mr. Robin Cook

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Cook

Column: 462

Column: 463

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Lait

Mr. Soley

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Lait

Column: 464

Division No. 11 (Members' Allowances, Insurance &c.) [5 Jul 2001]

Column: 466

Division No. 12 (Members' Allowances, Insurance &c.) [5 Jul 2001]

Column: 469

Division No. 13 (Members' Allowances, Insurance &c.) [5 Jul 2001]

Column: 471

Division No. 14 (Members' Allowances, Insurance &c.) [5 Jul 2001]

Column: 474

Division No. 15 (Members' Allowances, Insurance &c.) [5 Jul 2001]

Column: 476

Column: 477

Column: 478

Select Committees [5 Jul 2001]

5 pm
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Robin Cook)

Column: 479

Column: 480

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Cook

Column: 481

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 482

Mr. Cook

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Cook

Column: 483

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Mr. Cook

Column: 484

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Cook

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Cook

Column: 485

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Cook

5.18 pm
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 486

Column: 487

5.25 pm
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 488

5.29 pm
Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Column: 489

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Forth

Mr. Stunell

Column: 490

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Stunell

5.40 pm
Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Column: 491

Mr. Forth

Andrew Bennett

Column: 492

5.48 pm
Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Column: 493

Column: 494

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Cash

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Cash

Column: 495

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Cash

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 496

Mr. Cash

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Cash

Column: 497

6.8 pm
Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Fisher

Column: 498

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Fisher

Column: 499

6.17 pm
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 500

Column: 501

Mr. Cash

Mr. Winterton

Mr. Cash

Mr. Winterton

6.26 pm
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Column: 502

Mr. Cash

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Cash

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Winterton

Column: 503

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Swayne

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Swayne

6.34 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 504

Column: 505

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tyler

Column: 506

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

Column: 507

6.49 pm
Mr. Grieve

Column: 508

6.50 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

Column: 509

Column: 510

Column: 511

Column: 512

Column: 513

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Hon. Members

Column: 514

Foot and Mouth (Tiverton and Honiton) [5 Jul 2001]

7 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 515

Column: 516

Column: 517

Column: 518

The Minister for Rural Affairs (Alun Michael)

Column: 519

Column: 520


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