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Tuesday 15 Oct 2002

Volume No. 390 Part No. 189

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Column: 157

Hon. Members

Oral Answers to Questions [15 Oct 2002]

TRANSPORT [15 Oct 2002]

Railways (Overcrowding) [15 Oct 2002]

Mr. Paul Burstow — Railways (Overcrowding) [15 Oct 2002]

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Darling

Column: 158

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Darling

Mr. John Horam (Orpington)

Mr. Darling

Column: 159

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Collins

Column: 160

Mr. Darling

South-East Manchester Multi-modal Study [15 Oct 2002]

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)— South-East Manchester Multi-modal Study [15 Oct 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. David Jamieson)

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 161

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Jamieson

Trans-European Networks [15 Oct 2002]

Mr. Wayne David — Trans-European Networks [15 Oct 2002]

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Column: 162

Mr. David

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Spellar

Column: 163

Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Spellar

A1 [15 Oct 2002]

Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)— A1 [15 Oct 2002]

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Beith

Mr. Spellar

Column: 164

Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow)

Mr. Spellar

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Spellar

Column: 165

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge)

Mr. Spellar

Road Charging [15 Oct 2002]

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)— Road Charging [15 Oct 2002]

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Wilkinson

Column: 166

Mr. Darling

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

Mr. Darling

Column: 167

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)

Mr. Darling

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

Mr. Darling

Road Building [15 Oct 2002]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)— Road Building [15 Oct 2002]

Column: 168

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)— Road Building [15 Oct 2002]

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Amess

Mr. Darling

Richard Ottaway

Mr. Darling

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Column: 169

Mr. Darling

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Christopher Chope

Mr. Darling

Column: 170

Regional Development Agencies [15 Oct 2002]

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)— Regional Development Agencies [15 Oct 2002]

The Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Lawrie Quinn

Mr. Darling

Mr. John Butterfill

Mr. Darling

Column: 171

Caroline Flint

Mr. Darling

Cotswold Line [15 Oct 2002]

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)— Cotswold Line [15 Oct 2002]

Column: 172

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Cameron

Mr. Spellar

CABINET OFFICE [15 Oct 2002]

Public Services [15 Oct 2002]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)— Public Services [15 Oct 2002]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Douglas Alexander)

Mr. Chapman

Column: 173

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Alexander

Women (Public Appointments) [15 Oct 2002]

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West)— Women (Public Appointments) [15 Oct 2002]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Douglas Alexander)

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Alexander

Column: 174

Broadband [15 Oct 2002]

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)— Broadband [15 Oct 2002]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Douglas Alexander)

Mr. Connarty

Mr. Alexander

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

Mr. Alexander

Column: 175

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton)

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Mr. Alexander

Column: 176

E-government [15 Oct 2002]

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)— E-government [15 Oct 2002]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Mr. Douglas Alexander)

Paul Flynn

Mr. Alexander

Column: 177

Bali [15 Oct 2002]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 178

Column: 179

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 180

Column: 181

The Prime Minister

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

Column: 182

The Prime Minister

Column: 183

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)

Column: 184

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 185

The Prime Minister

Sir Peter Tapsell

The Prime Minister

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Column: 186

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alex Salmond

The Prime Minister

Mr. Chris Smith (Islington, South and Finsbury)

Column: 187

The Prime Minister

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

The Prime Minister

Ross Cranston (Dudley, North)

The Prime Minister

Column: 188

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

The Prime Minister

Column: 189

Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

The Prime Minister

Column: 190

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

The Prime Minister

Column: 189

Column: 191

Northern Ireland [15 Oct 2002]

4.19 pm
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Dr. John Reid)

Column: 192

Column: 193

Column: 194

Mr. Quentin Davies

Column: 195

Column: 196

Dr. Reid

Column: 197

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 198

Dr. Reid

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Dr. Reid

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 199

Dr. Reid

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 200

Dr. Reid

Column: 201

Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

Column: 202

Dr. Reid

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Dr. Reid

Column: 203

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)

Dr. Reid

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 204

Dr. Reid

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

Dr. Reid

Column: 205

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)

Dr. Reid

Column: 206

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Dr. Reid

Dr. Julian Lewis

Dr. Reid

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 205

Column: 207

A-level Grading [15 Oct 2002]

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

Column: 208

Column: 209

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Column: 210

Column: 211

Estelle Morris

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Hon. Members

Estelle Morris

Column: 212

Column: 213

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Estelle Morris

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 214

Estelle Morris

Column: 215

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Estelle Morris

Column: 216

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Estelle Morris

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

Estelle Morris

Column: 217

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Estelle Morris

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Estelle Morris

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 218

Estelle Morris

Tony Cunningham (Workington)

Estelle Morris

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Estelle Morris

Column: 219

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey)

Estelle Morris

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Estelle Morris

Column: 220

James Purnell (Stalybridge and Hyde)

Estelle Morris

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle)

Estelle Morris

Column: 221

Mr. John Wilkinson

Estelle Morris

Column: 222

Points of Order [15 Oct 2002]

6.12 pm
Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Tam Dalyell

Mr. Henry Bellingham

Mr. Dalyell

Column: 223

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gary Streeter

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Angela Browning

Column: 224

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Curry

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 223

Column: 225

Corporate Responsibility (Environmental, Social and Financial Reporting) [15 Oct 2002]

6.20 pm
Linda Perham (Ilford, North)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Linda Perham

Column: 226

Column: 227

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 228

Urban Post Office Reinvention Programme [15 Oct 2002]

6.30 pm
The Minister for E-Commerce and Competitiveness (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Timms

Column: 229

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Timms

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Column: 230

Mr. Timms

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)

Mr. Timms

Column: 231

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Mr. Timms

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Timms

Column: 232

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Mr. Timms

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Timms

Column: 233

Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Timms

Column: 234

Mr. Chope

Mr. Timms

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Timms

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)

Mr. Timms

Column: 235

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Mr. Timms

Column: 236

Mr. Alan Meale (Mansfield)

Mr. Timms

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

7.1 pm
Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Column: 237

Mr. Timms

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Timms

Mr. Robathan

Column: 238

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Robathan

Column: 239

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Mr. Robathan

Column: 240

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Robathan

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Robathan

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Robathan

Column: 241

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Robathan

Column: 242

7.18 pm
Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion)

Column: 243

Column: 244

7.26 pm
Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Column: 245

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Dr. Cable

Column: 246

Matthew Green (Ludlow)

Dr. Cable

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil)

Dr. Cable

Column: 247

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Column: 248

Dr. Cable

Dr. Rudi Vis (Finchley and Golders Green)

Dr. Cable

7.42 pm
Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Column: 249

7.46 pm
Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Column: 250

Column: 251

7.52 pm
Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Column: 252

7.56 pm
Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)

7.58 pm
Mr. Timms

Column: 253

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Timms

Division No. 320 (Urban Post Office Reinvention Programme) [15 Oct 2002]

Column: 257

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 258

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

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

Column: 259

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 260

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 259

Column: 261

Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill [Lords] [15 Oct 2002]

8.25 pm
The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Ms Rosie Winterton)

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Ms Winterton

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Ms Winterton

Column: 262

Mr. Allen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Ms Rosie Winterton

8.31 pm
Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 263

Column: 264

Ms Rosie Winterton

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Mr. Hawkins

Column: 265

8.41 pm
Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Column: 266

8.46 pm
Ms Rosie Winterton

Mr. Burnett

Ms Winterton

Column: 267

Mr. Hawkins

Ms Winterton

Column: 268

Local Government Finance [15 Oct 2002]

8.52 pm
The Minister for Local Government and the Regions (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Foster

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 269

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Raynsford

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Raynsford

Michael Fabricant

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 270

Column: 271

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Raynsford

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Watts

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 272

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 273

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Michael Fabricant

Column: 274

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 275

9.14 pm
Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Pickles

Column: 276

Mr. Watts

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Watts

Mr. Pickles

Column: 277

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)

Mr. Pickles

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Pickles

Paddy Tipping

Mr. Pickles

David Taylor

Mr. Pickles

Column: 278

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. Pickles

Several hon. Members

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Pickles

Several hon. Members

Mr. Pickles

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Column: 279

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Foster

Mr. Pickles

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Pickles

Column: 280

David Taylor

Mr. Pickles

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Pickles

Column: 281

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Pickles

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Column: 282

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Pickles

9.40 pm
Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. Pickles

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)

Column: 283

Mr. O'Brien

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

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 284

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. O'Brien

9.50 pm
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 285

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Foster

Column: 286

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Foster

Mr. Chris Mole (Ipswich)

Mr. Foster

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Foster

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Foster

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 287

Mr. Foster

PETITION [15 Oct 2002]

ASW Sheerness [15 Oct 2002]

10 pm
Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Column: 288

Autistic Children [15 Oct 2002]

10.1 pm
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 289

Column: 290

Column: 291

10.16 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Ms Hazel Blears)

Column: 292

Column: 293

Mr. Bercow

Column: 294

Ms Blears

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

Column: 295

Ms Blears

Column: 296


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