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Monday 16 Dec 2002

Volume No. 396 Part No. 320

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Column: 515

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Dec 2002]

CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT [16 Dec 2002]

Museums [16 Dec 2002]

Syd Rapson (Portsmouth, North)— Museums [16 Dec 2002]

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

Syd Rapson

Tessa Jowell

Column: 516

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 517

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham)

Tessa Jowell

Churches and Church Halls (Licensing) [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)— Churches and Church Halls (Licensing) [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)— Churches and Church Halls (Licensing) [16 Dec 2002]

The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mr. Randall

Dr. Howells

Mr. Boswell

Column: 518

Dr. Howells

Alan Howarth (Newport, East)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)

Dr. Howells

Nick Harvey (North Devon)

Dr. Howells

Column: 519

Dr. Jack Cunningham (Copeland)

Dr. Howells

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Speaker

Hotels and Tourist Accommodation [16 Dec 2002]

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)— Hotels and Tourist Accommodation [16 Dec 2002]

The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Dr. Kim Howells)

Column: 520

Lawrie Quinn

Dr. Howells

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Dr. Howells

Crime Prevention [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)— Crime Prevention [16 Dec 2002]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Allen

Column: 521

Mr. Caborn

Lottery Funding [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)— Lottery Funding [16 Dec 2002]

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

Mr. Bellingham

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Column: 522

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Speaker

Tessa Jowell

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 523

National Lottery [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton)— National Lottery [16 Dec 2002]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Flook

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Mr. Caborn

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Column: 524

Mr. Caborn

Media Ownership [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)— Media Ownership [16 Dec 2002]

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

Mr. Grogan

Tessa Jowell

Column: 525

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Tessa Jowell

Libraries [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)— Libraries [16 Dec 2002]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Miller

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Column: 526

Mr. Caborn

Archaeology [16 Dec 2002]

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)— Archaeology [16 Dec 2002]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Tim Loughton

Mr. Caborn

Deregulation [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)— Deregulation [16 Dec 2002]

The Minister for Tourism, Film and Broadcasting (Dr. Kim Howells)

Column: 527

Mr. Cameron

Dr. Howells

Mr. Gareth Thomas (Harrow, West)

Dr. Howells

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Dr. Howells

Antisocial Behaviour [16 Dec 2002]

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)— Antisocial Behaviour [16 Dec 2002]

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

Column: 528

Linda Gilroy

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Tessa Jowell

ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE [16 Dec 2002]

Political Parties (Grants) [16 Dec 2002]

Martin Linton (Battersea)— Political Parties (Grants) [16 Dec 2002]

Column: 529

Mr. A. J. Beith (representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Martin Linton

Mr. Beith

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Beith

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Beith

Column: 530

CHURCH COMISSIONERS [16 Dec 2002]

Clergy Licences [16 Dec 2002]

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)— Clergy Licences [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Andrew Selous

Mr. Bell

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Bell

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 531

Mr. Bell

ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE [16 Dec 2002]

Election Dates [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)— Election Dates [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. A. J. Beith (representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Mr. Wyatt

Mr. Beith

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS [16 Dec 2002]

Local Authority Licensing [16 Dec 2002]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Local Authority Licensing [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Miss McIntosh

Column: 532

Mr. Bell

ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE [16 Dec 2002]

E-democracy [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)— E-democracy [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. A. J. Beith (representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Mr. Allen

Column: 533

Mr. Beith

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Beith

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS [16 Dec 2002]

Creative Arts [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)— Creative Arts [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Stuart Bell (Second Church Estates Commissioner, representing the Church Commissioners)

Mr. Key

Column: 534

Mr. Bell

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Bell

ELECTORAL COMMISSION COMMITTEE [16 Dec 2002]

Online Voting [16 Dec 2002]

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)— Online Voting [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. A. J. Beith (representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission)

Column: 535

Dr. Lewis

Column: 536

Mr. Beith

Column: 537

European Council (Copenhagen) [16 Dec 2002]

3.31 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 538

Column: 539

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 540

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 541

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

The Prime Minister

Column: 542

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

Column: 543

The Prime Minister

Column: 544

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

The Prime Minister

Column: 545

Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

The Prime Minister

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Column: 546

The Prime Minister

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 547

The Prime Minister

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

The Prime Minister

Column: 548

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 549

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

The Prime Minister

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

The Prime Minister

Column: 550

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

The Prime Minister

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

The Prime Minister

Column: 551

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Hon. Members

The Prime Minister

Mr. Skinner

The Prime Minister

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

The Prime Minister

Column: 552

Bain Report [16 Dec 2002]

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

Column: 553

Column: 554

Column: 555

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Column: 556

Column: 557

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 558

Column: 559

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Column: 560

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 561

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 562

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)

The Deputy Prime Minister

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 563

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 564

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 565

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 566

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 567

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 568

Points of Order [16 Dec 2002]

5.17 pm
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 569

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 570

Hunting Bill [16 Dec 2002]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

5.22 pm
The Minister for Rural Affairs (Alun Michael)

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 571

Alun Michael

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Alun Michael

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Column: 572

Alun Michael

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Alun Michael

Mr. Maples

Alun Michael

Lembit Öpik

Alun Michael

Mr. Hogg

Alun Michael

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)

Alun Michael

Column: 573

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Alun Michael

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Alun Michael

Column: 574

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley)

Alun Michael

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Alun Michael

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Alun Michael

Column: 575

Mr. Cameron

Alun Michael

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Alun Michael

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Alun Michael

Column: 576

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Alun Michael

Mr. Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire)

Alun Michael

Column: 577

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Alun Michael

Mr. Kaufman

Alun Michael

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Alun Michael

Column: 578

Several hon. Members

Alun Michael

Paddy Tipping

Alun Michael

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Alun Michael

Mr. Soames

Alun Michael

Column: 579

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Alun Michael

Mr. Soames

Alun Michael

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

Alun Michael

Mr. George Osborne

Alun Michael

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)

Column: 580

Alun Michael

Mr. Kaufman

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Alun Michael

Column: 581

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Alun Michael

Column: 582

Mr. O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Alun Michael

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Alun Michael

Column: 583

6.1 pm
Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Hogg

Column: 584

Mr. Banks

Mr. Lidington

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Mr. Lidington

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Lidington

Column: 585

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Lidington

Dr. Whitehead

Mr. Lidington

Lembit Öpik

Column: 586

Mr. Lidington

Rob Marris

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton)

Column: 587

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Lidington

Column: 588

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Banks

Column: 589

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Soames

Mr. Lidington

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Gummer

Column: 590

Mr. Lidington

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Lidington

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Lidington

Column: 591

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

Paul Flynn

Madam Deputy Speaker

6.35 pm
Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Banks

Column: 592

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Banks

Column: 593

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Banks

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Banks

Column: 594

6.45 pm
Andrew George (St. Ives)

Mr. Garnier

Andrew George

Dr. Palmer

Andrew George

Column: 595

Mr. Swire

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

Column: 596

Alun Michael

Andrew George

Mr. Bellingham

Andrew George

Mr. Swire

Andrew George

Mr. Swire

Andrew George

Column: 597

Mr. Sanders

Andrew George

Mr. Peter Atkinson

Andrew George

Mr. Atkinson

Andrew George

Column: 598

Madam Deputy Speaker

7.2 pm
Mr. Michael Foster (Worcester)

Column: 599

Gregory Barker

Mr. Foster

Column: 600

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Foster

7.9 pm
Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Gregory Barker

Mr. Soames

Column: 601

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Soames

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Soames

Column: 602

7.16 pm
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 603

Column: 604

7.23 pm
Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Hogg

Column: 605

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hogg

7.30 pm
Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)

Column: 606

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Swire

Dr. Turner

Mr. Simon Thomas

Dr. Turner

Mr. Banks

Column: 607

Dr. Turner

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Dr. Turner

7.39 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 608

Dr. Desmond Turner

Mr. Gummer

Column: 609

7.47 pm
David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Lembit Öpik

David Winnick

Column: 610

Mr. Hogg

David Winnick

Column: 611

7.53 pm
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham)

Lembit Öpik

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Lembit Öpik

Column: 612

Mr. Simon Thomas

Lembit Öpik

David Taylor

Lembit Öpik

Column: 613

Column: 614

8.3 pm
Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle)

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Martlew

Column: 615

David Taylor

Mr. Martlew

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Martlew

8.11 pm
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 616

Alun Michael

Mr. Garnier

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Garnier

Column: 617

Column: 618

Mr. Swire

Mr. Garnier

8.21 pm
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside)

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)

Mark Tami

Column: 619

Mr. Swire

Mark Tami

Mr. Roger Williams

Mark Tami

Column: 620

8.29 pm
Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Column: 621

Mr. Roger Williams

Mr. Simon Thomas

Column: 622

Column: 623

8.38 pm
Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 624

Column: 625

Alun Michael

Mr. Steinberg

Column: 626

8.48 pm
Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Column: 627

Mr. Banks

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Banks

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 628

8.56 pm
Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Lembit Öpik

Column: 629

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Roger Williams

Dr. Palmer

Column: 630

9.6 pm
Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. Salter

Gregory Barker

Column: 631

Column: 632

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)

Gregory Barker

9.14 pm
Albert Owen (Ynys Môn)

Mr. Salter

Column: 633

Albert Owen

Column: 634

Mr. Russell Brown

Albert Owen

Lembit Öpik

Albert Owen

9.22 pm
David Burnside (South Antrim)

Column: 635

9.24 pm
Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

Column: 636

9.29 pm
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Russell Brown

Mr. Gray

Mr. Banks

Mr. Gray

Mr. Kaufman

Column: 637

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Gray

David Taylor

Mr. Gray

Column: 638

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Gray

Column: 639

Column: 640

Andrew George

Mr. Gray

Alun Michael

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Salter

Mr. Kaufman

Mr. Speaker

David Winnick

Column: 641

Mr. Speaker

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Beckett

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Speaker

9.48 pm
Mr. Salter

Column: 642

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Salter

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Mr. Salter

Mr. Banks

Column: 643

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Banks

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Banks

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Banks

Mr. Salter

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Salter

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Mr. Salter

Column: 644

Mr. Simon Thomas

Mr. Speaker

Several hon. Members

Mr. Salter

Keith Hill (Streatham)

Division No. 25 (Hunting Bill) [16 Dec 2002]

Column: 648

Division No. 26 (Hunting Bill) [16 Dec 2002]

Column: 652

Division No. 27 (Hunting Bill) [16 Dec 2002]

Column: 656

Division No. 28 (Hunting Bill) [16 Dec 2002]

Column: 660

Division No. 29 (Hunting Bill) [16 Dec 2002]

Column: 663

Column: 664

Hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Hunting with Dogs [16 Dec 2002]

11.2 pm
Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey)

Column: 665

Coalfields (Education) [16 Dec 2002]

11.3 pm
Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)

Column: 666

Column: 667

Column: 668

Column: 669

11.20 pm
The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Column: 670

Column: 671

Column: 672


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