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Thursday 7 Feb 2002

Volume No. 379 Part No. 97

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Column: 1009

Oral Answers to Questions [7 Feb 2002]

EDUCATION AND SKILLS [7 Feb 2002]

Young People (Consultation) [7 Feb 2002]

David Wright (Telford)— Young People (Consultation) [7 Feb 2002]

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

David Wright

Mr. Lewis

Column: 1010

Mr. Charles Hendry (Wealden)

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Mr. Lewis

Column: 1011

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Green

Mr. Lewis

Private Finance Initiative [7 Feb 2002]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)— Private Finance Initiative [7 Feb 2002]

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

Column: 1012

Mr. Chapman

John Healey

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

John Healey

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

John Healey

Column: 1013

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

John Healey

School/Further Education Links [7 Feb 2002]

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North)— School/Further Education Links [7 Feb 2002]

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

Joan Ryan

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 1014

Mr. Lewis

Derek Twigg (Halton)

Mr. Lewis

Individual Learning Accounts [7 Feb 2002]

Mr. Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness)— Individual Learning Accounts [7 Feb 2002]

Column: 1015

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

Mr. Simmonds

John Healey

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)

John Healey

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

John Healey

Column: 1016

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Mr. Speaker

John Healey

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire)

John Healey

Column: 1017

GCSEs [7 Feb 2002]

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)— GCSEs [7 Feb 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Timms

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 1018

Mr. Timms

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Mr. Timms

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Bill Rammell (Harlow)

Column: 1019

Mr. Timms

School Autonomy [7 Feb 2002]

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)— School Autonomy [7 Feb 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Timms

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Mr. Timms

Column: 1020

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Timms

Professional Qualifications (Access) [7 Feb 2002]

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)— Professional Qualifications (Access) [7 Feb 2002]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning (Margaret Hodge)

Fiona Mactaggart

Margaret Hodge

Column: 1021

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Margaret Hodge

Overseas Students [7 Feb 2002]

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)— Overseas Students [7 Feb 2002]

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

Kevin Brennan

Estelle Morris

Column: 1022

Higher Education (Wales) [7 Feb 2002]

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)— Higher Education (Wales) [7 Feb 2002]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning (Margaret Hodge)

Adam Price

Margaret Hodge

Performance and Innovation Unit [7 Feb 2002]

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)— Performance and Innovation Unit [7 Feb 2002]

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

Column: 1023

Mr. Sheerman

Estelle Morris

SOLICITOR-GENERAL [7 Feb 2002]

Crown Prosecutions (North Yorkshire) [7 Feb 2002]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Crown Prosecutions (North Yorkshire) [7 Feb 2002]

The Solicitor-General (Ms Harriet Harman)

Miss McIntosh

The Solicitor-General

Column: 1024

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

The Solicitor-General

Manslaughter [7 Feb 2002]

Vera Baird (Redcar)— Manslaughter [7 Feb 2002]

The Solicitor-General

Vera Baird

Column: 1025

Mr. Speaker

The Solicitor-General

Civil Service Pension Scheme [7 Feb 2002]

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)— Civil Service Pension Scheme [7 Feb 2002]

The Solicitor-General

Lynne Jones

Column: 1026

The Solicitor-General

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

The Solicitor-General

Column: 1027

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum [7 Feb 2002]

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

Column: 1028

Column: 1029

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Column: 1030

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Letwin

Column: 1031

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1032

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1033

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Blunkett

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

Column: 1034

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1035

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Column: 1036

Mr. Blunkett

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Mr. Blunkett

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1037

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1038

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1039

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)

Mr. Blunkett

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Column: 1040

Mr. Blunkett

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)

Mr. Blunkett

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1039

Column: 1041

Business of the House [7 Feb 2002]

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

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 1042

Column: 1043

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1044

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1045

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 1046

Mr. Cook

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Cook

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Column: 1047

Mr. Cook

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Cook

Column: 1048

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

David Hamilton (Midlothian)

Mr. Cook

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Cook

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Column: 1049

Mr. Cook

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Cook

Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale)

Mr. Cook

Column: 1050

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Cook

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Column: 1051

Mr. Cook

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Cook

Column: 1052

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Cook

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Column: 1053

Mr. Cook

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Cook

Column: 1054

Points of Order [7 Feb 2002]

2 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Clive Efford (Eltham)

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1055

Orders of the Day [7 Feb 2002]

Tax Credits Bill [7 Feb 2002]

2.2 pm
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Webb

Column: 1056

Column: 1057

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Column: 1058

Mr. Webb

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Column: 1059

The Paymaster General (Dawn Primarolo)

2.15 pm

Column: 1060

Mr. Webb

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Flight

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 1061

Column: 1062

2.30 pm

Column: 1063

Mr. Flight

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Webb

Column: 1064

Division No. 163 (Tax Credits Bill) [7 Feb 2002]

Column: 1067

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1068

Mr. Heath

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Heath

Column: 1069

3 pm

Column: 1070

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Heath

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)

Mr. Heath

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham)

Mr. Heath

Column: 1071

Mr. Flight

David Cairns

Column: 1072

Mr. Flight

3.15 pm

Column: 1073

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Flight

Column: 1074

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Column: 1075

Mr. Webb

Richard Younger-Ross

Column: 1076

3.30 pm
Mr. Hoban

Column: 1077

Mr. Heath

Mr. Hoban

Mr. Swire

Column: 1078

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Swire

Column: 1079

3.45 pm
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Luff

Column: 1080

Column: 1081

Mr. Swire

Mr. Luff

Column: 1082

Column: 1083

4 pm
Dawn Primarolo

Column: 1084

Mr. Heath

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Heath

Column: 1085

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 1086

Mr. Swire

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Swire

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 1087

Column: 1088

Mr. Heath

Column: 1089

Division No. 164 (Tax Credits Bill) [7 Feb 2002]

Column: 1091

Column: 1092

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clappison

Column: 1093

Column: 1094

4.45 pm
Mr. Hoban

Column: 1095

Mr. Clappison

Column: 1096

Mr. Swire

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Swire

Mr. Clappison

Column: 1097

Mr. Webb

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Webb

Column: 1098

5 pm
Mr. Clappison

Mr. Webb

Column: 1099

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Column: 1100

Column: 1101

Column: 1102

Mr. Frank Field

Column: 1103

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Field

Mr. Mark Field

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Mark Field

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Flight

Column: 1104

Mr. Hoban

Column: 1105

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

Mr. Ruffley

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Ruffley

Mr. Boateng

Column: 1106

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Flight

Mr. Boateng

Column: 1107

5.45 pm

Column: 1108

Column: 1109

Column: 1110

Mr. Clappison

Division No. 165 (Tax Credits Bill) [7 Feb 2002]

Column: 1113

Column: 1114

6.12 pm
Dawn Primarolo

Column: 1115

Column: 1116

6.24 pm
Mr. Flight

Column: 1117

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Flight

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Flight

Column: 1118

Column: 1119

6.39 pm
Jon Cruddas (Dagenham)

Column: 1120

Column: 1121

6.45 pm
Mr. Webb

Column: 1122

6.48 pm
David Cairns

Column: 1123

Column: 1124

Column: 1125

Column: 1126

London Underground [7 Feb 2002]

7 pm
The Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Column: 1127

Column: 1128

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Column: 1129

Column: 1130

Mr. Byers

Column: 1131

Column: 1132

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1133

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1134

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 1135

Mr. Byers

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Mr. Byers

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1136

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

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Byers

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North)

Column: 1137

Mr. Byers

Angela Watkinson (Upminster)

Mr. Byers

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Column: 1138

Mr. Byers

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1139

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Byers

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Stephen Pound (Ealing, North)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 1140

Mr. Byers

Ms Bridget Prentice (Lewisham, East)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Byers

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Column: 1141

Mr. Byers

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Mr. Byers

Jim Dowd (Lewisham, West)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1142

Derek Conway (Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Mr. Byers

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1143

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Chris Grayling

Mr. Byers

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1144

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1145

Joan Ryan (Enfield, North)

Mr. Byers

Clive Efford (Eltham)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Column: 1146

Mr. Byers

Linda Perham (Ilford, North)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1147

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Pickles

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1148

Housing (Haringey) [7 Feb 2002]

8.20 pm
Mr. David Lammy (Tottenham)

Column: 1149

Column: 1150

Column: 1151

Column: 1152

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (Ms Sally Keeble)

Column: 1153

Column: 1154


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