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Tuesday 19 Nov 2002

Volume No. 394 Part No. 305

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Column: 485

Oral Answers to Questions [19 Nov 2002]

TRANSPORT [19 Nov 2002]

Potters Bar Rail Crash [19 Nov 2002]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)— Potters Bar Rail Crash [19 Nov 2002]

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

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Darling

Column: 486

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. Darling

Column: 487

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Collins

Mr. Speaker

Air Services [19 Nov 2002]

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)— Air Services [19 Nov 2002]

Column: 488

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)— Air Services [19 Nov 2002]

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)— Air Services [19 Nov 2002]

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

Malcolm Bruce

Mr. Darling

Mr. Tynan

Mr. Darling

Column: 489

Richard Burden

Mr. Darling

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford)

Column: 490

Mr. Darling

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Darling

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Mr. Darling

Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Column: 491

Mr. Darling

Mr. John Taylor (Solihull)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Iain Luke (Dundee, East)

Mr. Darling

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Column: 492

Mr. Darling

Congestion Charging and Parking [19 Nov 2002]

Clive Efford (Eltham)— Congestion Charging and Parking [19 Nov 2002]

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

Clive Efford

Mr. Jamieson

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Column: 493

Mr. Jamieson

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Jamieson

Transport Projects (Financing) [19 Nov 2002]

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle)— Transport Projects (Financing) [19 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Mrs. Calton

Mr. Spellar

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Spellar

Column: 494

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Speaker

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

Mr. Spellar

Column: 495

Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells)

Mr. Spellar

London Underground (Crime) [19 Nov 2002]

Mr. Tom Cox (Tooting)— London Underground (Crime) [19 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. Cox

Mr. Spellar

Column: 496

Derek Conway (Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Mr. Spellar

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. Spellar

Bus Quality [19 Nov 2002]

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)— Bus Quality [19 Nov 2002]

Column: 497

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Judy Mallaber

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Spellar

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. Spellar

Column: 498

Infrastructure (North Staffordshire) [19 Nov 2002]

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme)— Infrastructure (North Staffordshire) [19 Nov 2002]

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

Paul Farrelly

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Jamieson

Widford Bridge, Chelmsford [19 Nov 2002]

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)— Widford Bridge, Chelmsford [19 Nov 2002]

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

Mr. Burns

Column: 499

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Burns

Mr. Jamieson

M6 Toll Road [19 Nov 2002]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)— M6 Toll Road [19 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Michael Fabricant

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Column: 500

Mr. Spellar

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Spellar

Bus Services [19 Nov 2002]

Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)— Bus Services [19 Nov 2002]

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

Helen Southworth

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 501

CABINET OFFICE [19 Nov 2002]

E-Government [19 Nov 2002]

Ms Ann Coffey (Stockport)— E-Government [19 Nov 2002]

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

Ms Coffey

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire)

Mr. Alexander

Margaret Moran (Luton, South)

Column: 502

Mr. Alexander

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

Mr. Alexander

Civil Service (Equal Opportunities) [19 Nov 2002]

Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)— Civil Service (Equal Opportunities) [19 Nov 2002]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)— Civil Service (Equal Opportunities) [19 Nov 2002]

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

Mr. Pond

Column: 503

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Alexander

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Alexander

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Alexander

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Column: 504

Mr. Alexander

Ministerial Code of Conduct [19 Nov 2002]

Norman Baker (Lewes)— Ministerial Code of Conduct [19 Nov 2002]

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

Norman Baker

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Alexander

Column: 505

Sexual Offences Law Reform [19 Nov 2002]

3.31 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. David Blunkett)

Column: 506

Column: 507

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Column: 508

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 509

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 510

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 511

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 512

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Mr. Blunkett

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 513

Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Blunkett

Vera Baird (Redcar)

Column: 514

Mr. Blunkett

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Mr. Blunkett

Martin Linton (Battersea)

Mr. Blunkett

Sandra Gidley (Romsey)

Column: 515

Mr. Blunkett

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Column: 516

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Blunkett

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 517

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Blunkett

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 518

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Blunkett

Margaret Moran (Luton, South)

Mr. Blunkett

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Blunkett

Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 519

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Mr. Blunkett

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 520

Mr. Speaker

Column: 519

Column: 521

Orders of the Day [19 Nov 2002]

Debate on the Address [19 Nov 2002]

Regions, Transport and DEFRA [19 Nov 2002]

Mr. Speaker

4.30 pm
David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Column: 522

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

David Davis

Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

David Davis

Column: 523

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

David Davis

Column: 524

Column: 525

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

David Davis

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

David Davis

Column: 526

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

David Davis

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)

David Davis

Matthew Green (Ludlow)

David Davis

Column: 527

Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston)

David Davis

Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West)

David Davis

Column: 528

Mr. Salmond

David Davis

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Tony McNulty)

David Davis

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly)

David Davis

Column: 529

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Mr. Davis

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Mr. Edwards

David Davis

Column: 530

4.57 pm
The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

Mr. Salmond

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 531

Column: 532

David Davis

The Deputy Prime Minister

David Davis

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 533

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Several hon. Members

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 534

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 535

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Bercow

Column: 536

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Prentice

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 537

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 538

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 539

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Several hon. Members

The Deputy Prime Minister

5.26 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Column: 540

Column: 541

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Davey

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Davey

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davey

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davey

Column: 542

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Davey

Mr. Gordon Prentice

Mr. Davey

Column: 543

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Davey

Lawrie Quinn

Mr. Davey

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Davey

Column: 544

Column: 545

Column: 546

5.48 pm
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

David Taylor

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 547

Column: 548

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

5.57 pm
Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Column: 549

Lawrie Quinn

Mr. Hague

Column: 550

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Hague

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Hague

Column: 551

6.9 pm
Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West)

Column: 552

Column: 553

Mr. McLoughlin

Joyce Quin

6.17 pm
Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)

Column: 554

Jim Knight

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 555

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mrs. Shephard

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame, South)

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 556

Dr. Whitehead

Mrs. Shephard

Column: 557

Mr. Dawson

Mrs. Shephard

6.29 pm
Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Column: 558

Dr. Whitehead

Andrew George (St. Ives)

Dr. Whitehead

Column: 559

Column: 560

6.39 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 561

Column: 562

David Burnside

Column: 563

Mr. Salmond

6.48 pm
Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Column: 564

Mr. Dawson

Column: 565

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Mr. Martlew

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 566

7 pm
Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

The Minister for Transport (Mr. John Spellar)

Andrew Selous

Column: 567

Column: 568

7.10 pm
Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Column: 569

David Taylor

Mr. Betts

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 570

Mr. Betts

Column: 571

7.21 pm
Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest)

Column: 572

Column: 573

Mr. Deputy Speaker

7.30 pm
Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan)

Column: 574

Mr. Syms

Mr. Turner

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Mr. Turner

Column: 575

Norman Lamb

Mr. Turner

Norman Lamb

Mr. Turner

Column: 576

7.40 pm
Sue Doughty (Guildford)

Column: 577

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Sue Doughty

Column: 578

Mr. Dawson

Sue Doughty

Column: 579

7.51 pm
Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly)

Column: 580

Angus Robertson

Mr. David

Andrew George

Mr. David

Column: 581

8.2 pm
David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mr. Edwards

David Burnside

Column: 582

Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley)

David Burnside

Column: 583

8.10 pm
Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Column: 584

Column: 585

8.19 pm
Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Column: 586

Angus Robertson

Mr. Streeter

Column: 587

Mr. Love

Mr. Streeter

Column: 588

8.30 pm
David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Column: 589

Column: 590

Column: 591

8.39 pm
Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)

Column: 592

Column: 593

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Mitchell

David Taylor

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 594

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Mr. Mitchell

8.51 pm
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)

Column: 595

Column: 596

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Ms Taylor

Column: 597

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

9.1 pm
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Angus Robertson

Mr. Syms

Mrs. Ellman

Mr. Syms

Column: 598

Angus Robertson

Mr. Syms

Column: 599

Column: 600

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Column: 601

9.20 pm
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk)

Column: 602

Column: 603

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Norman Lamb

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Norman Lamb

Column: 604

9.31 pm
Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Column: 605

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Edwards

Column: 606

9.37 pm
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 607

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. Collins

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Collins

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Collins

Column: 608

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Collins

Column: 609

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

Column: 610

Column: 611

Mr. Collins

Mr. Darling

Mr. Collins

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Darling

Column: 612

Division No. 1 (Regions, Transport and DEFRA) [19 Nov 2002]

Column: 616

Natural Health Products [19 Nov 2002]

10.15 pm
Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Dog and Cat Fur Products [19 Nov 2002]

10.17 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 617

Free Bus Travel [19 Nov 2002]

10.19 pm
Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Column: 618

Pensions [19 Nov 2002]

Mr. Cunningham

Column: 617

Column: 619

Immigration Control [19 Nov 2002]

10.21 pm
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Column: 620

Column: 621

10.31 pm
The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Beverley Hughes)

Column: 622

Miss Widdecombe

Column: 623

Beverley Hughes

Column: 624

Miss Widdecombe

Beverley Hughes

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Beverley Hughes


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