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Monday 25 Nov 2002

Volume No. 395 Part No. 308

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Column: 1

Column: 1

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Nov 2002]

WORK AND PENSIONS [25 Nov 2002]

Final Salary Pension Scheme [25 Nov 2002]

Angela Watkinson (Upminster)— Final Salary Pension Scheme [25 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Pensions (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Angela Watkinson

Column: 2

Mr. McCartney

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Mr. McCartney

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Mr. McCartney

Column: 3

Mr. David Crausby (Bolton, North-East)

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. McCartney

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 4

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Willetts

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Willetts

Mr. McCartney

Social Security (Complaints) [25 Nov 2002]

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)— Social Security (Complaints) [25 Nov 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Column: 5

Dr. Harris

Malcolm Wicks

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Malcolm Wicks

Incapacity Benefit Assessments [25 Nov 2002]

Linda Perham (Ilford, North)— Incapacity Benefit Assessments [25 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Work (Mr. Nicholas Brown)

Column: 6

Linda Perham

Mr. Brown

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Brown

Employment Statistics [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)— Employment Statistics [25 Nov 2002]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. Martlew

Column: 7

Mr. Smith

Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Mr. Smith

Ross Cranston (Dudley, North)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)

Mr. Smith

Column: 8

Pensioner Poverty [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)— Pensioner Poverty [25 Nov 2002]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Smith

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Column: 9

Mr. Smith

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Smith

Health and Safety [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)— Health and Safety [25 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Work (Mr. Nicholas Brown)

Column: 10

Mr. Dismore

Mr. Brown

Mr. Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Brown

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Column: 11

Mr. Brown

Travel-to-Work Costs [25 Nov 2002]

Clive Efford (Eltham)— Travel-to-Work Costs [25 Nov 2002]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Clive Efford

Mr. Smith

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Field

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Mr. Field

Column: 12

Mr. Smith

Stakeholder Pensions [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)— Stakeholder Pensions [25 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Pensions (Mr. Ian McCartney)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. McCartney

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. McCartney

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Column: 13

Mr. McCartney

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. McCartney

Housing Benefit [25 Nov 2002]

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes)— Housing Benefit [25 Nov 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Column: 14

Shona McIsaac

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Malcolm Wicks

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Malcolm Wicks

Pensioner Incomes [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)— Pensioner Incomes [25 Nov 2002]

Column: 15

Maria Eagle)

Mr. Rendel

Maria Eagle

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Maria Eagle

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)

Maria Eagle

Column: 16

Learning Disabilities [25 Nov 2002]

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)— Learning Disabilities [25 Nov 2002]

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

Jane Griffiths

Maria Eagle

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Maria Eagle

Column: 17

Poverty [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)— Poverty [25 Nov 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Mr. Foulkes

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 18

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Malcolm Wicks

Unemployment Figures [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)— Unemployment Figures [25 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Work (Mr. Nicholas Brown)

Mr. Bryant

Mr. Brown

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Column: 19

Mr. Brown

Mr. Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr)

Maria Eagle

Mr. Brown

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Mr. Brown

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

Mr. Brown

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Column: 20

Mr. Brown

Selby Coalfield Taskforce [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)— Selby Coalfield Taskforce [25 Nov 2002]

The Minister for Work (Mr. Nicholas Brown)

Mr. Grogan

Mr. Brown

Child Care [25 Nov 2002]

Ian Lucas (Wrexham)— Child Care [25 Nov 2002]

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

Ian Lucas

Maria Eagle

Column: 21

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 22

Maria Eagle

Column: 23

Fire Dispute [25 Nov 2002]

3.30 pm
Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 24

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 25

Column: 26

The Prime Minister

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

The Prime Minister

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 27

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

The Prime Minister

David Hamilton (Midlothian)

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 28

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

The Prime Minister

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

The Prime Minister

Column: 29

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

The Prime Minister

Bob Russell (Colchester)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Column: 30

The Prime Minister

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith

The Prime Minister

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West)

The Prime Minister

Column: 31

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

The Prime Minister

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

The Prime Minister

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Column: 32

The Prime Minister

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

The Prime Minister

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

The Prime Minister

Column: 33

Column: 34

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 33

Column: 35

NATO Summit (Prague) [25 Nov 2002]

4.4 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 36

Column: 37

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 38

The Prime Minister

Column: 39

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 40

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

The Prime Minister

Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Column: 41

The Prime Minister

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 42

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

The Prime Minister

Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 43

The Prime Minister

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

The Prime Minister

Column: 44

Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston)

The Prime Minister

Ross Cranston (Dudley, North)

The Prime Minister

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

The Prime Minister

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 45

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

The Prime Minister

Column: 46

Point of Order [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 47

Orders of the Day [25 Nov 2002]

UN Security Council Resolution 1441 [25 Nov 2002]

Mr. Speaker

4.42 pm
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Jack Straw)

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Mr. Straw

Column: 48

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Straw

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mrs. Campbell

Mr. Straw

Mr. Kaufman

Column: 49

Mr. Straw

Mr. George Galloway (Glasgow, Kelvin)

Mr. Straw

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Straw

Column: 50

Llew Smith

Column: 51

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Mr. Straw

Column: 52

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Straw

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Savidge

Mr. Straw

Column: 53

Column: 54

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Mr. Straw

Column: 55

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)

Mr. Straw

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Mr. Straw

Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Column: 56

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. Straw

Column: 57

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mr. Straw

Alan Simpson

Mr. Straw

Column: 58

Mr. Terry Davis (Birmingham, Hodge Hill)

Mr. Straw

Hon. Members

Mr. Davis

Mr. Straw

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Straw

Alan Simpson

Column: 59

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Mr. Straw

Column: 60

Mr. Moore

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Donald Anderson

Mr. Straw

Mr. Moore

Mr. Straw

Column: 61

Donald Anderson

Mr. Straw

Mr. Chidgey

Mr. Straw

Column: 62

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Straw

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Straw

Column: 63

5.36 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 64

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 65

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

Mr. Ancram

Column: 66

Mr. Straw

Column: 67

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Jim Marshall (Leicester, South)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 68

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Kaufman

Mr. Ancram

Column: 69

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Mr. Ancram

Column: 70

Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

Mr. Ancram

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Galloway

Donald Anderson

Mr. Ancram

Column: 71

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 72

6.7 pm
Mr. Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale)

Column: 73

Madam Deputy Speaker

6.15 pm
Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Column: 74

Column: 75

Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Mr. Moore

Column: 76

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Moore

Alan Simpson

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Moore

Column: 77

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Moore

6.29 pm
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Column: 78

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Gerrard

Mr. Straw

Mr. Gerrard

Column: 79

6.37 pm
Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Column: 80

Column: 81

6.45 pm
Mr. Bruce George (Walsall, South)

Column: 82

Madam Deputy Speaker

6.53 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 83

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Gummer

Column: 84

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Gummer

Column: 85

7.3 pm
Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 86

7.11 pm
Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Column: 87

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Goodman

7.16 pm
Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 88

Column: 89

Madam Deputy Speaker

7.24 pm
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 90

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

Mr. Luff

Column: 91

Column: 92

7.32 pm
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 93

Madam Deputy Speaker

7.40 pm
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 94

Column: 95

7.48 pm
Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston)

Column: 96

Column: 97

7.54 pm
Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Mr. Osborne

Column: 98

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Osborne

Column: 99

8.1 pm
Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)

Column: 100

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

8.9 pm
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Column: 101

Column: 102

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

Column: 103

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Wareing

Column: 104

8.24 pm
Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Dr. Palmer

Patrick Mercer

Column: 105

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Patrick Mercer

8.31 pm
Mr. Shaun Woodward (St. Helens, South)

Column: 106

Column: 107

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 108

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Several hon. Members

Mr. Chidgey

Column: 109

8.47 pm
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 110

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Jeremy Corbyn

Dr. Palmer

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 111

Mr. Straw

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 112

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 113

9.2 pm
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 114

Column: 115

9.9 pm
Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Column: 116

9.14 pm
Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)

Ms Abbott

Mr. Colman

Column: 117

Column: 118

9.21 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 119

Mr. Keetch

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 120

Column: 121

The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Mr. Jenkin

9.34 pm
The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Column: 122

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Hoon

Column: 123

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan)

Mr. Hoon

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 124

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Smith

Mr. Hoon

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)

Column: 125

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Hoon

Column: 126

Column: 127

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Hoon

Column: 128

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Hoon

Column: 129

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Division No. 006 (UN Security Council Resolution 1441) [25 Nov 2002]

Column: 133

Mr. Speaker

Column: 134

Column: 133

Gibraltar [25 Nov 2002]

10.17 pm
Mr. Andrew Rosindell (Romford)

10.29 pm
Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

10.34 pm
The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Mr. MacShane


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