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Wednesday 12 Dec 2001

Volume No. 376 Part No. 70

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Column: 819

Oral Answers to Questions [12 Dec 2001]

WALES [12 Dec 2001]

Nuclear Installations [12 Dec 2001]

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)— Nuclear Installations [12 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Mr. Heath

Mr. Touhig

Column: 820

Alan Howarth (Newport, East)

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Mr. Touhig

Working Families Tax Credit [12 Dec 2001]

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon)— Working Families Tax Credit [12 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Dr. Francis

Column: 821

Mr. Touhig

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Mr. Touhig

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire)

Column: 822

Mr. Touhig

Innovation and Enterprise [12 Dec 2001]

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)— Innovation and Enterprise [12 Dec 2001]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Mr. Bryant

Mr. Murphy

Column: 823

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 824

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Evans

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)

Column: 825

Mr. Murphy

Dee Estuary [12 Dec 2001]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)— Dee Estuary [12 Dec 2001]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Mr. Chapman

Mr. Murphy

Foot and Mouth [12 Dec 2001]

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)— Foot and Mouth [12 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Column: 826

Mr. Cameron

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 827

Manufacturing [12 Dec 2001]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)— Manufacturing [12 Dec 2001]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Mr. Brady

Mr. Murphy

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Murphy

Hill Farming [12 Dec 2001]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Hill Farming [12 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Column: 828

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Touhig

PRIME MINISTER [12 Dec 2001]

Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

Mrs. Annette L. Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mrs. Brooke

The Prime Minister

Column: 829

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith

The Prime Minister

Column: 830

Mr. Duncan Smith

The Prime Minister

Mr. Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr)

The Prime Minister

Column: 831

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Column: 832

Ms Claire Ward (Watford)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 833

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 834

The Prime Minister

Falkirk Wheel [12 Dec 2001]

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk, West)— Falkirk Wheel [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Joyce

The Prime Minister

Column: 835

Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

The Prime Minister

Column: 836

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

The Prime Minister

Column: 837

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)— Engagements [12 Dec 2001]

Column: 838

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 839

Points of Order [12 Dec 2001]

3.33 pm
Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 840

Food Poverty (Eradication) [12 Dec 2001]

3.36 pm
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 841

Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill (Programme No. 3) [12 Dec 2001]

Column: 842

Division No. 106 (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill (Programme No. 3)) [12 Dec 2001]

Column: 845

Column: 846

International Terrorism [12 Dec 2001]

3.58 pm
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Jack Straw)

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Straw

Column: 847

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Straw

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Straw

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Column: 848

Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)

Mr. Straw

Column: 849

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Straw

Column: 850

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Straw

Column: 851

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Ancram

Column: 852

Mr. Straw

Mr. Ancram

Column: 853

Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Mr. Ancram

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 854

David Winnick

Mr. Ancram

David Winnick

Column: 855

Mr. Ancram

Column: 856

Mr. Galloway

Mr. Ancram

4.36 pm
Mr. Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale)

Column: 857

Column: 858

David Winnick

Mr. Hood

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Hood

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. Hood

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hood

Column: 859

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

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Campbell

Column: 860

Column: 861

Column: 862

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Campbell

Column: 863

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North)

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Campbell

Column: 864

5.10 pm
Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 865

Column: 866

Mike Gapes

Donald Anderson

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 867

Donald Anderson

5.27 pm
Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Column: 868

Column: 869

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Viggers

Dr. Tonge

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Viggers

Column: 870

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Viggers

Column: 871

5.40 pm
Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Column: 872

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Column: 873

Patrick Mercer

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Ben Bradshaw)

Patrick Mercer

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Column: 874

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

Column: 875

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Bradshaw

Dr. Lewis

Several hon. Members

Dr. Lewis

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Dr. Lewis

Column: 876

Mr. Dalyell

Dr. Lewis

Several hon. Members

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Dr. Lewis

Column: 877

Mr. Savidge

Dr. Lewis

Column: 878

Column: 879

6.13 pm
Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Column: 880

Column: 881

6.22 pm
Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Column: 882

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Patrick Mercer

Column: 883

6.30 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 884

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 885

Column: 886

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 887

6.44 pm
The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Column: 888

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. Hoon

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 889

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Hoon

Column: 890

Patrick Mercer

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Hoon

Column: 891

Column: 892

Column: 893

Mr. Nick Ainger (West Carmarthen and South Pembrokeshire)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 894

Orders of the Day [12 Dec 2001]

Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill [12 Dec 2001]

7.5 pm
Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. David Blunkett)

Madam Deputy Speaker

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

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 895

Jeremy Corbyn

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Fisher

Madam Deputy Speaker

Simon Hughes

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Blunkett

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Blunkett

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 896

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 897

7.15 pm
Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 898

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Blunkett

7.15 pm
Norman Baker (Lewes)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 899

Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 900

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Blunkett

Simon Hughes

7.30 pm
Mr. Blunkett

Column: 901

Mr. Letwin

Column: 902

Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Mr. Letwin

Column: 903

Column: 904

7.45 pm
Norman Baker

Column: 905

Mr. Blunkett

Norman Baker

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Norman Baker

Column: 906

Simon Hughes

Norman Baker

Mr. Allan

Norman Baker

Column: 907

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

Norman Baker

Beverley Hughes

Norman Baker

Simon Hughes

Column: 908

8 pm
Norman Baker

Mr. Fisher

Column: 909

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Fisher

Beverley Hughes

Simon Hughes

Column: 910

Beverley Hughes

Simon Hughes

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Fisher

Beverley Hughes

Column: 911

Mr. Letwin

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Allan

Beverley Hughes

Division No. 107 (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill) [12 Dec 2001]

Column: 915

8.30 pm
Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 916

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Mr. Blunkett

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 917

Mr. Fisher

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 918

Norman Baker

Mr. Blunkett

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

8.45 pm
Mr. Blunkett

Column: 919

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 920

Mr. Weir

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 921

Simon Hughes

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Blunkett

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 922

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Blunkett

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Blunkett

9 pm
Mr. Hogg

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Hogg

Column: 923

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Blunkett

Simon Hughes

Column: 924

Column: 925

Mr. Letwin

Simon Hughes

9.15 pm

Column: 926

Mr. Letwin

Simon Hughes

Mr. Fisher

Simon Hughes

Column: 927

Mr. Hogg

Simon Hughes

Mr. Letwin

Simon Hughes

Denzil Davies

Column: 928

Jeremy Corbyn

Denzil Davies

Mr. Hogg

Denzil Davies

Column: 929

Mr. Letwin

Division No. 108 (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill) [12 Dec 2001]

Column: 932

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Speaker

Beverley Hughes

9.45 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 933

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Hogg

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 934

Beverley Hughes

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Beverley Hughes

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Beverley Hughes

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Speaker

Beverley Hughes

Column: 935

Mr. Gummer

Beverley Hughes

Several hon. Members

Beverley Hughes

Ms Abbott

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Column: 936

Mr. Speaker

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Beverley Hughes

Ms Abbott

10 pm
Beverley Hughes

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Column: 937

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Speaker

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Hogg

Beverley Hughes

Sir Brian Mawhinney

Column: 938

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Hogg

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Cameron

Beverley Hughes

Denzil Davies

Beverley Hughes

Column: 939

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Speaker

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Fisher

Beverley Hughes

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Speaker

Beverley Hughes

Simon Hughes

Column: 940

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Beverley Hughes

10.15 pm
Denzil Davies

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 941

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Beverley Hughes

Sir Brian Mawhinney

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Ms Hilary Armstrong)

Hon. Members

Beverley Hughes

Column: 942

Mr. Bryant

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Beverley Hughes

Simon Hughes

Mr. Speaker

Simon Hughes

Mr. Speaker

Beverley Hughes

Lynne Jones

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Cameron

Beverley Hughes

Column: 943

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Hogg

Column: 944

Mr. Letwin

10.30 pm
Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Bryant

Mr. Letwin

Column: 945

Lynne Jones

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Fisher

Column: 946

Simon Hughes

Column: 947

Sir Brian Mawhinney

Simon Hughes

Ms Abbott

Sir Brian Mawhinney

Column: 948

Division No. 109 (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill) [12 Dec 2001]

Column: 952

11 pm
Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Hogg

Column: 953

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Blunkett

Simon Hughes

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 954

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 955

Norman Baker

11.15 pm
Mr. Hogg

Norman Baker

Column: 956

Mr. Blunkett

Norman Baker

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Letwin

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Hogg

Column: 957

Mr. Letwin

Column: 958

Mr. Blunkett

Simon Hughes

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 959

Division No. 110 (Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill) [12 Dec 2001]

Column: 962

Beverley Hughes

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 963

Simon Hughes

Mr. Letwin

Simon Hughes

Madam Deputy Speaker

Simon Hughes

Norman Baker

Simon Hughes

Column: 964

Norman Baker

Simon Hughes

Column: 965

Mr. Hogg

Simon Hughes

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Letwin

Column: 966

Beverley Hughes

Simon Hughes

Beverley Hughes

Simon Hughes

Beverley Hughes

Column: 967

Norman Baker

Beverley Hughes

Column: 968

Travellers [12 Dec 2001]

12.3 am
Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Policing (Rugby) [12 Dec 2001]

12.4 am
Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Foundation Stage [12 Dec 2001]

12.5 am
Bob Russell (Colchester)

Column: 969

Column: 970

Social Services (Bedfordshire) [12 Dec 2001]

12.6 am
Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 971

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Andrew Selous

Column: 972

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire)

Andrew Selous

Column: 973

12.18 am
The Minister of State, Department of Health (Jacqui Smith)

Column: 974

Mr. Sayeed

Jacqui Smith

Column: 975

Column: 976

Column: 977

Column: 978

Deferred Divisions [12 Dec 2001]

Division No. 105 (Deferred Divisions) [12 Dec 2001]

Column: 982


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