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Monday 25 Mar 2002

Volume No. 382 Part No. 122

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Column: 545

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Mar 2002]

CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT [25 Mar 2002]

Tourism [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)— Tourism [25 Mar 2002]

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Tessa Jowell)

Mr. Luff

Tessa Jowell

Column: 546

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Tessa Jowell

Digital Television [25 Mar 2002]

John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland)— Digital Television [25 Mar 2002]

The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Dr. Kim Howells)

John Robertson

Column: 547

Dr. Howells

Nick Harvey (North Devon)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Yeo

Column: 548

Dr. Howells

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Dr. Howells

King Edward VII Convalescent Home, Osborne [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)— King Edward VII Convalescent Home, Osborne [25 Mar 2002]

The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mr. Turner

Dr. Howells

Column: 549

Gambling [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham)— Gambling [25 Mar 2002]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Hoban

Mr. Caborn

Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)

Mr. Caborn

Column: 550

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Caborn

National Lottery [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)— National Lottery [25 Mar 2002]

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Tessa Jowell)

Mr. Cunningham

Tessa Jowell

Column: 551

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Tessa Jowell

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Tessa Jowell

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Column: 552

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)

Tessa Jowell

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 553

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Tessa Jowell

Ofcom [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)— Ofcom [25 Mar 2002]

The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mr. Hammond

Dr. Howells

Column: 554

Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge)

Dr. Howells

National Lottery [25 Mar 2002]

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)— National Lottery [25 Mar 2002]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Caborn

Column: 555

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Caborn

Andy Burnham (Leigh)

Mr. Speaker

Television Drama (Impartiality) [25 Mar 2002]

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)— Television Drama (Impartiality) [25 Mar 2002]

The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Dr. Kim Howells)

Dr. Lewis

Dr. Howells

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Column: 556

Dr. Howells

Music Industry [25 Mar 2002]

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)— Music Industry [25 Mar 2002]

The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mike Gapes

Dr. Howells

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Dr. Howells

Column: 557

Golden Jubilee [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale)— Golden Jubilee [25 Mar 2002]

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Tessa Jowell)

Mr. Hall

Tessa Jowell

ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE [25 Mar 2002]

Voting Age [25 Mar 2002]

Bob Spink (Castle Point)— Voting Age [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. A. J. Beith (representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Bob Spink

Column: 558

Mr. Beith

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Beith

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Beith

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS [25 Mar 2002]

Sex Discrimination Act [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)— Sex Discrimination Act [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Bell

Column: 559

Church Maintenance [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)— Church Maintenance [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Bell

Hunting [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)— Hunting [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Mr. Prentice

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Bell

Column: 560

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Bell

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Mr. Bell

ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE [25 Mar 2002]

Voter Participation [25 Mar 2002]

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)— Voter Participation [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. A. J. Beith (representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Kevin Brennan

Column: 561

Mr. Beith

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Beith

Political Parties (Donations) [25 Mar 2002]

Martin Linton (Battersea)— Political Parties (Donations) [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. A. J. Beith (representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Martin Linton

Mr. Beith

Column: 562

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS [25 Mar 2002]

Clergy Poverty [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)— Clergy Poverty [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Mr. Hoyle

Mr. Bell

Stipends and Pensions [25 Mar 2002]

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)— Stipends and Pensions [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Bell

Column: 563

ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE [25 Mar 2002]

Voting Arrangements [25 Mar 2002]

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)— Voting Arrangements [25 Mar 2002]

Mr. A. J. Beith (representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Simon Hughes

Column: 564

Mr. Beith

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Beith

Column: 565

Consignia (Restructuring) [25 Mar 2002]

3.31 pm
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. Speaker

Ms Hewitt

Column: 566

Column: 567

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Column: 568

Column: 569

Ms Hewitt

Column: 570

Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Ms Hewitt

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Column: 571

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Tony Clarke (Northampton, South)

Column: 572

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 573

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Ms Hewitt

David Hamilton (Midlothian)

Column: 574

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Ms Hewitt

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 575

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Ms Hewitt

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

Ms Hewitt

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 576

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Column: 577

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Column: 578

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Speaker

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Ms Hewitt

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Column: 579

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 580

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Speaker

Ms Hewitt

Column: 579

Column: 581

Railtrack [25 Mar 2002]

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

Column: 582

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 583

Column: 584

Mr. Byers

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 585

Mr. Byers

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 586

Mr. Byers

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Column: 587

Mr. Byers

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Byers

Column: 588

Mr. Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. Byers

Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Byers

Column: 589

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Byers

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Mr. Byers

Column: 590

Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Mr. Byers

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jim Murphy (Eastwood)

Column: 591

Mr. Byers

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Ivan Henderson (Harwich)

Mr. Byers

Column: 592

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Mr. Byers

Bob Russell (Colchester)

Column: 593

Mr. Byers

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Byers

Column: 594

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Byers

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Column: 595

Mr. Byers

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Mr. Byers

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Byers

Column: 596

Points of Order [25 Mar 2002]

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 597

Orders of the Day [25 Mar 2002]

State Pension Credit Bill [Lords] [25 Mar 2002]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

5.28 pm
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Darling

Column: 598

Column: 599

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Darling

Column: 600

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

Mr. Darling

Column: 601

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Webb

Mr. Darling

Column: 602

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Darling

Column: 603

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Mr. Darling

James Purnell (Stalybridge and Hyde)

Mr. Darling

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Mr. Darling

Column: 604

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Mr. Darling

Column: 605

Lynne Jones

Mr. Darling

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Darling

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)

Mr. Darling

Column: 606

David Cairns (Greenock and Iverclyde)

Mr. Darling

Several hon. Members

Mr. Darling

Mr. Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness)

Mr. Darling

Column: 607

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Mr. Darling

Column: 608

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Mr. Darling

Column: 609

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

6.8 pm
Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Kevin Brennan

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Levitt

Column: 610

Mr. Willetts

James Purnell

Mr. Willetts

Paul Flynn

Mr. Willetts

Paul Flynn

Mr. Willetts

Column: 611

David Cairns

Mr. Willetts

Lynne Jones

Mr. Willetts

Column: 612

Mr. Tynan

Mr. Willetts

Column: 613

Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)

Mr. Willetts

Column: 614

Mr. Levitt

Mr. Willetts

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Mr. Willetts

Column: 615

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Mr. Willetts

Column: 616

Mr. Cousins

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Willetts

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Eagle)

Mr. Willetts

Column: 617

Mr. Darling

Mr. Willetts

Column: 618

6.42 pm
Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Cousins

Column: 619

Lynne Jones

Mr. Cousins

Column: 620

Column: 621

Madam Deputy Speaker

6.55 pm
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Column: 622

James Purnell

Mr. Webb

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Webb

Column: 623

Mr. Tynan

Mr. Webb

Column: 624

Mr. Cousins

Mr. Webb

Column: 625

Lynne Jones

Mr. Webb

Kevin Brennan

Mrs. Annette L. Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)

Mr. Webb

Kevin Brennan

Mr. Webb

Column: 626

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Webb

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Webb

Mrs. Brooke

Mr. Webb

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Webb

Mr. Darling

Column: 627

Mr. Webb

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Webb

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Webb

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Webb

Column: 628

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Column: 629

Mr. Webb

7.24 pm
Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 630

Column: 631

Mr. Boswell

Column: 632

Paul Flynn

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

7.36 pm
Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)

Column: 633

Miss Begg

Mr. Flight

Mr. Tynan

Mr. Flight

Column: 634

7.45 pm
Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Column: 635

Column: 636

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

7.57 pm
Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)

James Purnell

Column: 637

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 638

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 639

Lynne Jones

Mr. Mitchell

8.7 pm
Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Column: 640

Sandra Osborne (Ayr)

Mr. Dismore

Lynne Jones

Mr. Dismore

Column: 641

8.14 pm
Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Column: 642

Column: 643

8.23 pm
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Column: 644

Column: 645

David Cairns

Miss Begg

Column: 646

Mr. Deputy Speaker

8.36 pm
Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 647

James Purnell

Column: 648

Andrew Selous

8.44 pm
Sandra Osborne (Ayr)

Column: 649

8.49 pm
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Column: 650

David Cairns

Hywel Williams

Column: 651

8.58 pm
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Column: 652

Column: 653

Column: 654

9.6 pm
Mr. Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness)

Column: 655

9.14 pm
David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 656

Column: 657

9.19 pm
Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Column: 658

9.24 pm
James Purnell (Stalybridge and Hyde)

Column: 659

9.29 pm
Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)

Column: 660

9.33 pm
Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Column: 661

Column: 662

Mr. Levitt

Mr. Boswell

Column: 663

Column: 664

9.47 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Eagle)

Column: 665

Mr. Goodman

Mr. Speaker

Maria Eagle

Lynne Jones

Maria Eagle

Column: 666

Column: 667

Column: 668

Division No. 202 (State Pension Credit Bill [Lords]) [25 Mar 2002]

Column: 671

Column: 672

Division No. 203 (State Pension Credit Bill [Lords]) [25 Mar 2002]

Column: 675

Column: 676

Fireworks [25 Mar 2002]

10.29 pm
Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Bolton Magistrates Court [25 Mar 2002]

10.32 pm
Mr. David Crausby (Bolton, North-East)

Column: 677

Gerard Morgan [25 Mar 2002]

10.33 pm
Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Column: 678

Farming (Somerset) [25 Mar 2002]

10.34 pm
Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater)

Column: 679

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton)

Column: 680

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

Column: 681

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

Column: 682

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

Column: 683

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Morley

Column: 684


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