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Thursday 24 Oct 2002

Volume No. 391 Part No. 195

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Column: 385

Hon. Members

Oral Answers to Questions [24 Oct 2002]

EDUCATION AND SKILLS [24 Oct 2002]

Specialist Academy (Ramsgate) [24 Oct 2002]

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)— Specialist Academy (Ramsgate) [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Column: 386

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Speaker

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Miliband

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Miliband

Column: 387

Refugee Children (Mainstream Schools) [24 Oct 2002]

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)— Refugee Children (Mainstream Schools) [24 Oct 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

Alan Simpson

Mr. Twigg

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Twigg

Column: 388

Secondary Schools (Normanton) [24 Oct 2002]

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)— Secondary Schools (Normanton) [24 Oct 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Twigg

Teacher Work load [24 Oct 2002]

Linda Perham (Ilford, North)— Teacher Work load [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Linda Perham

Column: 389

Mr. Miliband

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Miliband

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mr. Miliband

Column: 390

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Mr. Miliband

Mr. Green

Mr. Miliband

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Column: 391

Mr. Speaker

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)

Mr. Miliband

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Miliband

Student Support [24 Oct 2002]

Matthew Green (Ludlow)— Student Support [24 Oct 2002]

Column: 392

The Minister for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education (Margaret Hodge)

Matthew Green

Margaret Hodge

Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion)

Margaret Hodge

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Margaret Hodge

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)

Column: 393

Margaret Hodge

Criminal Records Checks [24 Oct 2002]

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)— Criminal Records Checks [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Mr. Djanogly

Mr. Miliband

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Column: 394

Mr. Miliband

Mr. Charles Hendry (Wealden)

Mr. Miliband

Disruptive Pupils [24 Oct 2002]

Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)— Disruptive Pupils [24 Oct 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

Mr. Pond

Column: 395

Mr. Twigg

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Mr. Twigg

John Mann (Bassetlaw)

Mr. Twigg

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Column: 396

Mr. Twigg

Surplus School Places (Liverpool) [24 Oct 2002]

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)— Surplus School Places (Liverpool) [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Mrs. Ellman

Mr. Miliband

School Transport [24 Oct 2002]

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)— School Transport [24 Oct 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

Column: 397

Mr. Todd

Mr. Twigg

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Twigg

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Mr. Twigg

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Column: 398

Mr. Twigg

Higher Education [24 Oct 2002]

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)— Higher Education [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education (Margaret Hodge)

Jane Griffiths

Margaret Hodge

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Margaret Hodge

Column: 399

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Margaret Hodge

Local Government Finance [24 Oct 2002]

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)— Local Government Finance [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Mr. Steen

Mr. Miliband

Support Staff (Further Education) [24 Oct 2002]

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)— Support Staff (Further Education) [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education (Margaret Hodge)

Column: 400

Mr. Challen

Margaret Hodge

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Margaret Hodge

Primary Education Targets [24 Oct 2002]

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)— Primary Education Targets [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Column: 401

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Miliband

Science and Engineering [24 Oct 2002]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)— Science and Engineering [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for Lifelong Learning and Higher Education (Margaret Hodge)

Michael Fabricant

Margaret Hodge

Column: 402

SOLICITOR GENERAL [24 Oct 2002]

Police Custody Deaths [24 Oct 2002]

Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)— Police Custody Deaths [24 Oct 2002]

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)— Police Custody Deaths [24 Oct 2002]

The Solicitor-General (Ms Harriet Harman)

Syd Rapson

The Solicitor-General

Shona McIsaac

The Solicitor-General

Column: 403

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

The Solicitor-General

Financial Crime [24 Oct 2002]

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)— Financial Crime [24 Oct 2002]

The Solicitor-General (Ms Harriet Harman)

Column: 404

Mr. Bill O'Brien

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

The Solicitor-General

Column: 405

Business of the House [24 Oct 2002]

12.30 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

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

Mr. Forth

Column: 406

Mr. Cook

Column: 407

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 408

Mr. Cook

Column: 409

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Cook

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 410

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Cook

Column: 411

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East)

Mr. Cook

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Cook

Column: 412

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Cook

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Mr. Cook

Column: 413

Andrew George (St. Ives)

Mr. Cook

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 414

Mr. Cook

Mr. Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Cook

Column: 415

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North)

Mr. Cook

Column: 416

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Cook

Column: 415

Column: 417

Point of Order [24 Oct 2002]

1.6 pm
Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 418

Local Government Finance [24 Oct 2002]

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

1.8 pm
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Column: 419

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Foster

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Foster

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Foster

Column: 420

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. Foster

Column: 421

1.20 pm
Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Column: 422

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Andrew Bennett

Column: 423

1.27 pm
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Column: 424

Column: 425

1.33 pm
Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan)

Column: 426

Column: 427

1.41 pm
Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

Column: 428

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West)

Mr. Portillo

Column: 429

1.49 pm
Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton)

Column: 430

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mrs. Dean

Column: 431

1.56 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 432

Column: 433

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Sir George Young

Chris Grayling

Sir George Young

Column: 434

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey)

Column: 435

Column: 436

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

Column: 437

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)

Mr. Burnett

Column: 438

Madam Deputy Speaker

2.20 pm
Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Column: 439

Column: 440

2.28 pm
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. McLoughlin

Column: 441

Column: 442

2.35 pm
Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Column: 443

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 444

Paul Farrelly

2.42 pm
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 445

Column: 446

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Column: 447

Column: 448

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. Banks

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough)

Mr. Waterson

Column: 449

3.3 pm
Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Column: 450

Mr. Lansley

Mrs. Campbell

Column: 451

Madam Deputy Speaker

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

Column: 452

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Mrs. Brooke

Column: 453

Matthew Green (Ludlow)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Brooke

3.18 pm
Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)

Column: 454

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

Mr. Watts

Column: 455

Mr. Reed

Mr. Watts

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Watts

Column: 456

Madam Deputy Speaker

3.27 pm
Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)

Column: 457

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)

Gregory Barker

Column: 458

Mr. Foster

Gregory Barker

Mr. Foster

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Gregory Barker

3.35 pm
Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Column: 459

Column: 460

Mr. Deputy Speaker

3.43 pm
Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Column: 461

Column: 462

Mr. Deputy Speaker

3.51 pm
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 463

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Barnes

Column: 464

3.59 pm
Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Column: 465

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

Column: 466

Column: 467

Andrew Bennett

Ms Buck

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Ms Buck

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 468

4.13 pm
Matthew Green (Ludlow)

Column: 469

Mr. Edward Davey

Matthew Green

4.21 pm
Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)

Column: 470

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)

Dr. Turner

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)

Dr. Turner

Column: 471

Column: 472

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Column: 473

Judy Mallaber

Column: 474

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 475

Column: 476

4.45 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Christopher Leslie)

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Column: 477

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Leslie

Several hon. Members

Mr. Leslie

Column: 478

Mr. Swire

Mr. Leslie

Judy Mallaber

Mr. Leslie

Column: 479

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Leslie

Column: 480

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Leslie

Column: 481

Asbestos [24 Oct 2002]

5 pm
The Minister for Work (Mr. Nicholas Brown)

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil)

Mr. Brown

Column: 482

Andy Burnham (Leigh)

Mr. Brown

Column: 483

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Brown

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East)

Column: 484

Mr. Brown

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Brown

Column: 485

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Mr. Brown

Column: 486

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Laws

Mr. Brown

Column: 487

Column: 488

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Brown

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Brown

Column: 489

5.29 pm
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 490

Mr. Clapham

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Clapham

Mr. Bercow

Column: 491

Column: 492

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Bercow

Column: 493

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Nicholas Brown

Mr. Bercow

Column: 494

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Jones

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Nicholas Brown

Column: 495

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Brown

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Brown

Column: 496

Mr. Bercow

Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)

Mr. Bercow

Tony Worthington

Mr. Bercow

Column: 497

Column: 498

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

6 pm
Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Tim Loughton

Mr. Clapham

Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater)

Mr. Clapham

Column: 499

Tim Loughton

Mr. Clapham

Mr. Francois

Tim Loughton

Mr. Clapham

Mr. Bercow

Column: 500

Mr. Clapham

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Clapham

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clapham

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clapham

Column: 501

6.13 pm
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 502

Tim Loughton

Mr. Heath

Column: 503

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

Mr. Heath

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

Mr. Heath

Column: 504

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Heath

Column: 505

Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow)

Mr. Kevan Jones

Mr. Hepburn

Column: 506

6.35 pm
Mr. Liddell-Grainger

Column: 507

6.39 pm
Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)

Column: 508

Column: 509

6.46 pm
Angela Watkinson (Upminster)

Mr. Kevan Jones

Angela Watkinson

Column: 510

6.51 pm
Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Column: 511

Mr. Bercow

Rob Marris

6.57 pm
Mr. Nicholas Brown

Column: 512

Post Office Closures [24 Oct 2002]

7 pm
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Column: 513

Health Choices [24 Oct 2002]

Mrs. Gillan

Column: 514

Indonesia (Detention of Dr Lesley McCulloch) [24 Oct 2002]

7.2 pm
Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)

Column: 515

Column: 516

Column: 517

7.17 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Column: 518

Column: 519

Column: 520

Mr. Reid

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 521

Column: 522


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