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Thursday 23 May 2002

Volume No. 386 Part No. 153

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Column: 367

Oral Answers to Questions [23 May 2002]

EDUCATION AND SKILLS [23 May 2002]

Educational Maintenance Allowances [23 May 2002]

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)— Educational Maintenance Allowances [23 May 2002]

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

Dr. Iddon

John Healey

Column: 368

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

John Healey

Vera Baird (Redcar)

John Healey

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

John Healey

Column: 369

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)

John Healey

School Funding (Budget) [23 May 2002]

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)— School Funding (Budget) [23 May 2002]

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

Mr. Gray

Estelle Morris

Column: 370

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Estelle Morris

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Estelle Morris

Mr. Green

Column: 371

Estelle Morris

Mr. Speaker

Classroom Assistants [23 May 2002]

Tony Cunningham (Workington)— Classroom Assistants [23 May 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Tony Cunningham

Mr. Timms

Column: 372

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk)

Mr. Timms

Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Timms

Column: 373

Racial Tension [23 May 2002]

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)— Racial Tension [23 May 2002]

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

Paul Flynn

Mr. Lewis

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Lewis

Column: 374

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mr. Lewis

Column: 375

University Entrants [23 May 2002]

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)— University Entrants [23 May 2002]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning (Margaret Hodge)

Tony Wright

Margaret Hodge

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Margaret Hodge

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 376

Margaret Hodge

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Margaret Hodge

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Margaret Hodge

Column: 377

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Margaret Hodge

Truancy [23 May 2002]

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)— Truancy [23 May 2002]

Colin Burgon (Elmet)— Truancy [23 May 2002]

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

Caroline Flint

Column: 378

Estelle Morris

Colin Burgon

Estelle Morris

Mr. John Baron (Billericay)

Estelle Morris

Column: 379

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Estelle Morris

Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)

Estelle Morris

Column: 380

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Estelle Morris

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Estelle Morris

Column: 381

Behavioural Special Needs [23 May 2002]

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)— Behavioural Special Needs [23 May 2002]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning (Margaret Hodge)

Tim Loughton

Margaret Hodge

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Column: 382

Margaret Hodge

SOLICITOR-GENERAL [23 May 2002]

Crown Prosecution Service [23 May 2002]

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)— Crown Prosecution Service [23 May 2002]

The Solicitor-General (Ms Harriet Harman)

Dr. Starkey

The Solicitor-General

Column: 383

Norman Baker (Lewes)

The Solicitor-General

Youth Justice Inspectorate [23 May 2002]

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)— Youth Justice Inspectorate [23 May 2002]

The Solicitor-General

Mr. O'Brien

The Solicitor-General

Column: 384

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

The Solicitor-General

Death in Custody [23 May 2002]

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)— Death in Custody [23 May 2002]

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Bryant — Death in Custody [23 May 2002]

The Solicitor-General

Column: 385

Mr. William Cash (Stone)— Death in Custody [23 May 2002]

Column: 386

The Solicitor-General

Column: 387

Business of the House [23 May 2002]

12.35 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

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

Mr. Forth

Column: 388

Column: 389

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Column: 390

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 391

Mr. Cook

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 392

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Cook

Column: 393

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 394

Mr. Cook

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Cook

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)

Mr. Cook

Hon. Members

Mr. Cook

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Column: 395

Mr. Cook

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)

Column: 396

Mr. Cook

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Cook

Column: 397

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Lyons (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Column: 398

Mr. Cook

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 399

Mr. Cook

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Cook

Mr. James Wray (Glasgow, Baillieston)

Mr. Cook

Column: 400

English National Stadium [23 May 2002]

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

Column: 401

Column: 402

Column: 403

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 404

Tessa Jowell

Column: 405

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 406

Nick Harvey (North Devon)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)

Column: 407

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Tessa Jowell

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Tessa Jowell

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Column: 408

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Mike O'Brien (North Warwickshire)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Dennis Turner (Wolverhampton, South-East)

Column: 409

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Turner

Tessa Jowell

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Tessa Jowell

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Column: 410

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 411

Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Tessa Jowell

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Tessa Jowell

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Column: 412

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Terry Davis (Birmingham, Hodge Hill)

Tessa Jowell

Miss McIntosh

Tessa Jowell

Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge)

Column: 413

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Shipley

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Frank Doran (Aberdeen, Central)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 414

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Kevin Brennan

Mr. Banks

Tessa Jowell

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 415

Points of Order [23 May 2002]

2.21 pm
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Norman Baker (Lewes)

Column: 416

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 415

Column: 417

Orders of the Day [23 May 2002]

State Pension Credit Bill [Lords] [23 May 2002]

2.25 pm
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Column: 418

2.30 pm

Column: 419

Column: 420

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Column: 421

The Minister for Pensions (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Mr. Boswell

Column: 422

2.45 pm
Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Mr. McCartney

Column: 423

Mr. Boswell

Mr. McCartney

Column: 424

Column: 425

Mr. Webb

Mr. McCartney

3 pm

Column: 426

Andrew Selous

Mr. McCartney

Column: 427

Mr. Webb

Column: 428

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Column: 429

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Clappison

Column: 430

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

Column: 431

Mr. Clappison

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Clappison

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Clappison

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Clappison

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Clappison

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Clappison

Column: 432

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Webb

Column: 433

Maria Eagle

Mr. Webb

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 434

Mr. Webb

3.30 pm
David Cairns

Mr. Webb

David Cairns

Mr. Webb

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Webb

Column: 435

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Webb

Maria Eagle

Mr. Webb

Column: 436

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)

Mr. Webb

Mr. Clappison

Mr. Webb

Column: 437

Column: 438

Bob Spink

David Cairns

Bob Spink

Column: 439

3.45 pm
Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Mr. Goodman

Column: 440

David Cairns

Mr. Goodman

Annabelle Ewing

Column: 441

Maria Eagle

Annabelle Ewing

Mr. Clappison

Annabelle Ewing

Column: 442

Andrew Selous

4 pm
Mr. Brady

Column: 443

Maria Eagle

Mr. Brady

Mr. Goodman

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Brady

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Brady

Column: 444

Maria Eagle

Mr. Brady

Maria Eagle

Annabelle Ewing

Maria Eagle

Column: 445

Column: 446

Mr. Clappison

Maria Eagle

4.15 pm
Mr. Goodman

Maria Eagle

Column: 447

Column: 448

Mr. Goodman

Maria Eagle

Mr. Brady

Maria Eagle

Mr. Brady

Mr. Boswell

Maria Eagle

David Cairns

Andrew Selous

Maria Eagle

Column: 449

Mr. Clappison

Maria Eagle

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Brady

Maria Eagle

Column: 450

Mr. Boswell

Maria Eagle

Mr. Boswell

4.30 pm
Maria Eagle

Column: 451

Mr. Webb

Maria Eagle

Column: 452

Column: 453

Mr. Clappison

Division No. 253 (State Pension Credit Bill [Lords]) [23 May 2002]

Column: 456

Mr. Boswell

Column: 457

5 pm

Column: 458

Column: 459

Mr. McCartney

Column: 460

5.15 pm
Mr. Boswell

Mr. McCartney

Column: 461

Mr. Boswell

Column: 462

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Paul Holmes

Column: 463

David Cairns

Paul Holmes

Column: 464

Mr. Clappison

Column: 465

5.30 pm
John Mann (Bassetlaw)

David Cairns

John Mann

Mr. McCartney

Column: 466

Column: 467

Mr. Webb

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Webb

Mr. McCartney

Column: 468

5.45 pm

Column: 469

Bob Spink

Mr. McCartney

Bob Spink

Mr. McCartney

Column: 470

Mr. Clappison

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Goodman

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Goodman

Mr. McCartney

Column: 471

Column: 472

Paul Holmes

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Column: 473

Dr. Harris

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

6 pm
Mr. McCartney

Column: 474

Column: 475

Mr. Goodman

Mr. McCartney

Column: 476

Column: 477

Column: 478

6.17 pm
Mr. Boswell

Column: 479

Column: 480

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Boswell

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Boswell

Column: 481

6.30 pm
David Cairns

Column: 482

Column: 483

6.40 pm
Mr. Webb

Column: 484

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Webb

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Webb

Maria Eagle

Mr. Webb

Column: 485

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Webb

Column: 486

6.48 pm
Bob Spink

Mr. McCartney

Bob Spink

Column: 487

6.53 pm
Mr. Goodman

Column: 488

6.58 pm
Mr. McCartney

Column: 489

Woodley town centre [23 May 2002]

7 pm
Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Column: 490

Throckmorton Asylum Centre [23 May 2002]

7.1 pm
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 491

Column: 492

Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Mr. Luff

Column: 493

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

Mr. Luff

Column: 494

Column: 495

7.16 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Angela Eagle)

Column: 496

Mr. Luff

Angela Eagle

Column: 497

Mr. Luff

Angela Eagle

Column: 498

Mr. Luff

Angela Eagle


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