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Thursday 6 Dec 2001

Volume No. 376 Part No. 67

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Column: 445

Oral Answers to Questions [6 Dec 2001]

TREASURY [6 Dec 2001]

Public Service Agreements [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)— Public Service Agreements [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)— Public Service Agreements [6 Dec 2001]

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

Mr. Francois

Mr. Smith

Column: 446

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Smith

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

Mr. Smith

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Smith

Column: 447

Mr. Howard

Mr. Smith

Mr. Howard

Mr. Smith

Working Families Tax Credit [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)— Working Families Tax Credit [6 Dec 2001]

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)— Working Families Tax Credit [6 Dec 2001]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Edwards

Column: 448

Mr. Brown

Mr. Speaker

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Column: 449

Mr. Brown

Barnett Formula [6 Dec 2001]

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)— Barnett Formula [6 Dec 2001]

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

Hywel Williams

Mr. Smith

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Column: 450

Mr. Smith

Manufacturing [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)— Manufacturing [6 Dec 2001]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Swire

Mr. Brown

Column: 451

Mr. Bill Olner (Nuneaton)

Mr. Brown

Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Brown

Column: 452

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mr. Brown

Column: 453

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Speaker

Tax Credits [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)— Tax Credits [6 Dec 2001]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. McCabe

Column: 454

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil)

Dawn Primarolo

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Dawn Primarolo

John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland)

Mr. Speaker

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Speaker

Column: 455

Railtrack (Successor Company) [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)— Railtrack (Successor Company) [6 Dec 2001]

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

Mr. Beith

Mr. Smith

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Smith

Column: 456

Manufacturing [6 Dec 2001]

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield)— Manufacturing [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)— Manufacturing [6 Dec 2001]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ruth Kelly)

Paul Holmes

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Field

Ruth Kelly

Column: 457

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)

Ruth Kelly

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 458

Ruth Kelly

Environmental Protection [6 Dec 2001]

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)— Environmental Protection [6 Dec 2001]

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Paul Boateng)

Paddy Tipping

Mr. Boateng

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 459

Mr. Boateng

World Development Goals [6 Dec 2001]

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)— World Development Goals [6 Dec 2001]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Helen Jones

Mr. Brown

Column: 460

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough)

Mr. Brown

Column: 461

Euro [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)— Euro [6 Dec 2001]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Brown

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Column: 462

Mr. Brown

Productivity [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)— Productivity [6 Dec 2001]

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Paul Boateng)

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Boateng

Column: 463

Child Poverty [6 Dec 2001]

James Purnell (Stalybridge and Hyde)— Child Poverty [6 Dec 2001]

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

James Purnell

Column: 464

Mr. Speaker

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 465

Business of the House [6 Dec 2001]

12.30 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

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

Column: 466

Mr. Forth

Column: 467

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Column: 468

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 469

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 470

Mr. Cook

David Winnick

Mr. Cook

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Mr. Cook

Column: 471

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 472

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Cook

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Mr. Cook

Column: 473

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Cook

Column: 474

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

Mr. Cook

Column: 475

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Cook

Column: 476

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Cook

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Mr. Cook

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 477

Mr. Cook

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Mr. Cook

Column: 478

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Cook

Column: 479

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Cook

Column: 480

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Cook

Column: 479

Column: 481

Health Authority Resource Allocations [6 Dec 2001]

1.18 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Column: 482

Column: 483

Column: 484

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Column: 485

Mr. Milburn

Column: 486

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Column: 487

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Evan Harris

Column: 488

Mr. Milburn

Column: 489

Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)

Mr. Milburn

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Column: 490

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Column: 491

Mr. Milburn

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 492

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Mr. Milburn

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 493

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 494

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 495

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Milburn

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Column: 496

Mr. Milburn

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 495

Column: 497

Point of Order [6 Dec 2001]

Mr. James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 498

Common Fisheries Policy [6 Dec 2001]

2.13 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr. Elliot Morley)

Column: 499

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Column: 500

Mr. Morley

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Morley

Column: 501

Andrew George (St. Ives)

Mr. Morley

Column: 502

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. Morley

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Mr. Morley

Column: 503

Column: 504

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Morley

Column: 505

Andrew George

Mr. Morley

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Mr. Morley

Column: 506

Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Morley

Column: 507

Andrew George

Mr. Morley

Mr. Steen

Mr. Morley

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Column: 508

Mr. Morley

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Morley

Column: 509

Column: 510

2.58 pm
Mrs. Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Lawrie Quinn

Mrs. Winterton

Lawrie Quinn

Mrs. Winterton

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 511

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 512

Mr. Morley

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 513

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Mrs. Winterton

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, Central)

Mrs. Winterton

Mr. Doran

Mrs. Winterton

Andrew George

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 514

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)

Mrs. Winterton

Mr. Carmichael

Column: 515

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 516

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Mrs. Winterton

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 517

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 518

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. Winterton

Mr. Savidge

Mrs. Winterton

Andrew George

Mr. Doran

Mrs. Winterton

Andrew George

Column: 519

Mrs. Winterton

Bob Spink

Mrs. Winterton

Column: 520

3.40 pm
Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)

Column: 521

Column: 522

Mr. Morley

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Morley

Mr. Mitchell

Bob Spink

Column: 523

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Bob Spink

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 524

Column: 525

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

Mr. Mitchell

Shona McIsaac

Mr. Mitchell

Shona McIsaac

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 526

4.6 pm
Andrew George (St. Ives)

Column: 527

Column: 528

Mr. Steen

Andrew George

Column: 529

Mr. Morley

Column: 530

Andrew George

4.29 pm
Mr. Alan Campbell (Tynemouth)

Column: 531

Column: 532

4.37 pm
Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Column: 533

Column: 534

Column: 535

4.49 pm
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

Column: 536

Column: 537

Mr. Morley

Shona McIsaac

5 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 538

Column: 539

Mr. Doran

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Doran

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Doran

Mr. Salmond

Column: 540

Column: 541

5.15 pm
Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Column: 542

Column: 543

Column: 544

5.29 pm
Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 545

Column: 546

5.39 pm
Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Column: 547

Mr. Salmond

Lawrie Quinn

Column: 548

Column: 549

5.51 pm
Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Column: 550

Column: 551

6 pm
Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Column: 552

Column: 553

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 554

Column: 555

6.14 pm
Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Column: 556

Column: 557

6.25 pm
Vera Baird (Redcar)

Column: 558

Column: 559

6.32 pm
Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

6.35 pm
Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Column: 560

6.40 pm
Mr. Morley

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Morley

Column: 561

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Morley

Column: 562

Column: 563

Mrs. Ann Winterton

Mr. Morley

Column: 564

Column: 565

Column: 566

Downview Prison [6 Dec 2001]

7 pm
Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Column: 567

Column: 568

Column: 569

Column: 570

7.16 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Beverley Hughes)

Column: 571

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Column: 572

Beverley Hughes

Column: 573

Column: 574


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