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Thursday 9 May 2002

Volume No. 385 Part No. 144

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Column: 255

Oral Answers to Questions [9 May 2002]

TREASURY [9 May 2002]

Budget [9 May 2002]

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham)— Budget [9 May 2002]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Jones

Mr. Brown

Column: 256

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Brown

Column: 257

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Howard

Mr. Brown

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Brown

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Brown

Column: 258

National Health Service Funding [9 May 2002]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)— National Health Service Funding [9 May 2002]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Brown

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

Mr. Brown

Column: 259

Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Mr. Brown

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Column: 260

Mr. Brown

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Column: 261

Mr. Brown

Offshore Tax Havens [9 May 2002]

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)— Offshore Tax Havens [9 May 2002]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Challen

Mr. Brown

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 262

Mr. Brown

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Brown

National Insurance Contributions [9 May 2002]

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)— National Insurance Contributions [9 May 2002]

Column: 263

Dr. John Pugh (Southport)— National Insurance Contributions [9 May 2002]

Patrick Mercer (Newark)— National Insurance Contributions [9 May 2002]

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

Tim Loughton

Mr. Smith

Dr. Pugh

Column: 264

Mr. Smith

Patrick Mercer

Mr. Smith

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Mr. Smith

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Column: 265

Mr. Smith

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Mr. Smith

Exchange Rate [9 May 2002]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)— Exchange Rate [9 May 2002]

Column: 266

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ruth Kelly)

Dr. Cable

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Ruth Kelly

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Column: 267

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Ruth Kelly

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Ruth Kelly

Column: 268

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Ruth Kelly

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)

Ruth Kelly

Column: 269

Manufacturing [9 May 2002]

Mrs. Annette L. Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)— Manufacturing [9 May 2002]

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

Mrs. Brooke

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Mr. Boateng

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Column: 270

Mr. Boateng

Local Authorities (Emergency Planning) [9 May 2002]

Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)— Local Authorities (Emergency Planning) [9 May 2002]

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

Syd Rapson

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Column: 271

Mr. Boateng

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Mr. Boateng

Tourism (South-West) [9 May 2002]

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)— Tourism (South-West) [9 May 2002]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ruth Kelly)

Mr. Tyler

Column: 272

Ruth Kelly

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil)

Ruth Kelly

Public Service Investment (Scotland) [9 May 2002]

Mr. Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith)— Public Service Investment (Scotland) [9 May 2002]

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

Mr. Lazarowicz

Column: 273

Mr. Smith

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 274

Mr. Smith

Column: 275

Regional Government White Paper [9 May 2002]

12.30 pm
The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State (Mr. John Prescott)

Column: 276

Column: 277

Column: 278

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mrs. May

Column: 279

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. May

Column: 280

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Column: 281

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

Column: 282

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Column: 283

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge)

Column: 284

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Column: 285

Mr. Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Column: 286

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Column: 287

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Column: 288

Mr. Speaker

Hon. Members

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Andrew George (St. Ives)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford)

Column: 289

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West)

Column: 290

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Column: 291

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Column: 292

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State

Column: 291

Column: 293

Martin Sixsmith [9 May 2002]

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

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Byers

Column: 294

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Gale

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Speaker

Column: 295

Mr. Byers

Hon. Members

Mrs. Theresa May

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Column: 296

Mr. Byers

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 297

Mr. Byers

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

Mr. Byers

Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Byers

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Column: 298

Mr. Byers

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Byers

Gillian Merron (Lincoln)

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Column: 299

Mr. Byers

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 300

Mr. Byers

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Byers

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 301

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Byers

Mr. Michael Trend (Windsor)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Mr. Byers

Column: 302

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Byers

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Column: 303

Mr. Byers

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Speaker

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South)

Mr. Byers

Column: 304

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk)

Mr. Byers

Mr. Mike O'Brien (North Warwickshire)

Mr. Byers

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Column: 305

Mr. Byers

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Gale

Mr. Speaker

Column: 306

Business of the House [9 May 2002]

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

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Column: 307

Mr. Cook

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Cook

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 308

Mr. Cook

Column: 309

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Mike O'Brien (North Warwickshire)

Mr. Cook

Column: 310

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Cook

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Mr. Cook

Column: 311

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Cook

Column: 312

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Cook

Vernon Coaker (Gedling)

Mr. Cook

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)

Column: 313

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Column: 314

Mr. Cook

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. Cook

Column: 315

Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Mr. Cook

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mr. Cook

Column: 316

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Cook

Gillian Merron (Lincoln)

Mr. Cook

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)

Column: 317

Mr. Cook

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Column: 318

Mr. Cook

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Cook

Column: 317

Column: 319

Points of Order [9 May 2002]

3.3 pm
Mr. Michael Trend (Windsor)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 320

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 319

Column: 321

Orders of the Day [9 May 2002]

Finance Bill [9 May 2002]

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

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ruth Kelly)

Column: 322

3.15 pm
Mr. Flight

Ruth Kelly

Column: 323

Mr. Flight

Column: 324

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Jack

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Flight

Column: 325

Mr. Flight

The Temporary Chairman (Mr. Joe Benton)

Mr. Flight

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

Mr. Flight

Column: 326

Mr. Jack

3.30 pm
Mr. Flight

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, Central)

Mr. Flight

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Mr. Flight

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 327

Mr. Flight

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

Mr. Flight

Column: 328

Column: 329

3.45 pm
Mr. Salmond

Column: 330

Column: 331

Column: 332

Mr. Doran

4 pm
Mr. Salmond

Column: 333

Mr. Doran

Mr. Salmond

Column: 334

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 335

Mr. Doran

Column: 336

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Doran

Mr. Salmond

4.15 pm
Mr. Doran

Column: 337

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Mr. Doran

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Doran

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Doran

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Doran

The Temporary Chairman

Mr. Doran

Column: 338

Mr. Jack

Mr. Doran

Mr. Jack

Mr. Doran

Mr. Salmond

Column: 339

Mr. Doran

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Doran

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Column: 340

Column: 341

4.30 pm
Sir Robert Smith

Chris Grayling

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Chris Grayling

Column: 342

Mr. Flight

Chris Grayling

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 343

Column: 344

Jim Sheridan

Malcolm Bruce

Mr. Bercow

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 345

4.45 pm

Column: 346

Ann McKechin

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 347

Ann McKechin

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Ann McKechin

Column: 348

Mr. Jack

Column: 349

5 pm

Column: 350

Malcolm Bruce

Mr. Jack

Column: 351

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Jack

Column: 352

Mr. Blizzard

5.15 pm

Column: 353

Mr. Doran

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 354

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

The Temporary Chairman (Mr. Roger Gale)

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 355

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 356

Mr. Tom Harris

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Salmond

5.30 pm
Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Tom Harris

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Harris

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Boateng

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 357

Column: 358

Malcolm Bruce

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Tom Harris

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 359

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Tom Harris

The Temporary Chairman (Mr. Roger Gale)

Ruth Kelly

Column: 360

Mr. Jack

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Salmond

Ruth Kelly

Column: 361

5.45 pm
Mr. Salmond

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Jack

Ruth Kelly

Column: 362

Mr. Blizzard

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Blizzard

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Jack

Ruth Kelly

Column: 363

Mr. Jack

Mr. Salmond

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Jack

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Salmond

Ruth Kelly

Column: 364

Column: 365

6 pm

Column: 366

Mr. Flight

Division No. 229 (Finance Bill) [9 May 2002]

Column: 369

Column: 370

6.15 pm
Mr. Flight

Malcolm Bruce

The Temporary Chairman

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 371

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Salmond

Column: 372

6.30 pm

Column: 373

Sir Robert Smith

Ruth Kelly

Column: 374

Mr. Salmond

Sir Robert Smith

Ruth Kelly

Sir Robert Smith

Ruth Kelly

Column: 375

Mr. Flight

Ruth Kelly

Sir Robert Smith

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Salmond

Column: 376

Ruth Kelly

Malcolm Bruce

Division No. 230 (Finance Bill) [9 May 2002]

Column: 379

Division No. 231 (Finance Bill) [9 May 2002]

Column: 382

Column: 383

Division No. 232 (Finance Bill) [9 May 2002]

Column: 385

Column: 386

Mr. Flight

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Flight

Column: 387

7.30 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Column: 388

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Davey

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Davey

Mr. Flight

Mr. Davey

Column: 389

Ruth Kelly

Chris Grayling

Ruth Kelly

Column: 390

Mr. Bercow

Ruth Kelly

Mr. Flight

Column: 391

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Flight

7.45 pm
Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 392

Several hon. Members

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Flight

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Flight

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Flight

Division No. 233 (Finance Bill) [9 May 2002]

Column: 394

8 pm
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Column: 395

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Chope

Column: 396

Mr. Edward Davey

Chris Grayling

Column: 397

Mr. Boateng

Column: 398

Chris Grayling

Mr. Boateng

Chris Grayling

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Chope

8.15 pm

Column: 399

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Chope

Mr. Boateng

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Chope

Column: 400

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 401

Knutsford Crown Court [9 May 2002]

8.23 pm
Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Column: 402

Paul Edwards [9 May 2002]

8.24 pm
Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Column: 403

Column: 404

Column: 405

8.37 pm
The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Column: 406

Column: 407

Column: 408


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