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Tuesday 7 Jan 2003

Volume No. 397 Part No. 324

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Column: 1

Column: 1

Oral Answers to Questions [7 Jan 2003]

SCOTLAND [7 Jan 2003]

Scottish Boundary Commission [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame, South)— Scottish Boundary Commission [7 Jan 2003]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Mr. Donohoe

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 2

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mrs. Liddell

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Column: 3

Mrs. Liddell

National Minimum Wage [7 Jan 2003]

Mrs. Irene Adams (Paisley, North)— National Minimum Wage [7 Jan 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mrs. Anne McGuire)

Mrs. Adams

Mrs. McGuire

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Mrs. McGuire

Column: 4

Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)

Mrs. McGuire

Scotland Act [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)— Scotland Act [7 Jan 2003]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Mr. Swayne

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Mrs. Liddell

Fishing Industry [7 Jan 2003]

Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)— Fishing Industry [7 Jan 2003]

Column: 5

8. Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Sir Archy Kirkwood

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Carmichael

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 6

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 7

Mrs. Liddell

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Liddell

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)

Mrs. Liddell

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Column: 8

Mrs. Liddell

Mrs. Lait

Mrs. Liddell

Cross-Border Economic Issues [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)— Cross-Border Economic Issues [7 Jan 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mrs. Anne McGuire)

Column: 9

Mr. McFall

Mrs. McGuire

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mrs. McGuire

Employment [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk, West)— Employment [7 Jan 2003]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mrs. Helen Liddell)

Mr. Joyce

Mrs. Liddell

Column: 10

ADVOCATE-GENERAL [7 Jan 2003]

Devolution [7 Jan 2003]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Devolution [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland)— Devolution [7 Jan 2003]

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)

Miss McIntosh

The Advocate-General

John Robertson

The Advocate-General

Column: 11

Human Rights [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)— Human Rights [7 Jan 2003]

The Advocate-General

Mr. Reid

The Advocate-General

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT [7 Jan 2003]

Criminal Courts System [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)— Criminal Courts System [7 Jan 2003]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Yvette Cooper)

Column: 12

Mr. Kidney

Yvette Cooper

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Yvette Cooper

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Column: 13

Mr. Speaker

Yvette Cooper

Voting System [7 Jan 2003]

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)— Voting System [7 Jan 2003]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Yvette Cooper)

Ms Munn

Yvette Cooper

Column: 14

Domestic Violence [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. Chris Mole (Ipswich)— Domestic Violence [7 Jan 2003]

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

Mr. Mole

Ms Winterton

Transsexual People [7 Jan 2003]

Hugh Bayley (City of York)— Transsexual People [7 Jan 2003]

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

Hugh Bayley

Ms Winterton

Column: 15

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Ms Winterton

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Ms Winterton

Voting System [7 Jan 2003]

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)— Voting System [7 Jan 2003]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Yvette Cooper)

Ms Taylor

Column: 16

Yvette Cooper

Licensing Magistrates Courts [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Cousins

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Yvette Cooper)

Mr. Cousins

Yvette Cooper

Column: 17

PRIVY COUNCIL [7 Jan 2003]

Private Members' Bills [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith)— Private Members' Bills [7 Jan 2003]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Ben Bradshaw)

Mr. Lazarowicz

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 18

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire)

Mr. Bradshaw

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 19

Mr. Bradshaw

House of Lords Reform [7 Jan 2003]

Hugh Bayley (City of York)— House of Lords Reform [7 Jan 2003]

Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West)— House of Lords Reform [7 Jan 2003]

The President of the Council (Mr. Robin Cook)

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Cook

Joyce Quin

Mr. Cook

Column: 20

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Cook

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 21

Mr. Cook

Parliamentary Timetable [7 Jan 2003]

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)— Parliamentary Timetable [7 Jan 2003]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Privy Council Office (Mr. Ben Bradshaw)

Helen Jackson

Mr. Bradshaw

HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION [7 Jan 2003]

Select Committee Hearings [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)— Select Committee Hearings [7 Jan 2003]

Sir Archy Kirkwood (on behalf of the House of Commons Commission)

Column: 22

Mr. Kidney

Sir Archy Kirkwood

PRIVY COUNCIL [7 Jan 2003]

University Visitor [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)— University Visitor [7 Jan 2003]

The President of the Council (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Cook

Column: 23

Iraq: Contingency Preparations Update [7 Jan 2003]

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

Column: 24

Column: 25

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Column: 26

Mr. Hoon

Column: 27

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Column: 28

Mr. Hoon

Column: 29

Mr. Hoon

Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Column: 30

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Column: 31

Mr. Hoon

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. Hoon

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Column: 32

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Lyons (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

Mr. Hoon

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk, West)

Column: 33

Mr. Hoon

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 34

Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton)

Mr. Hoon

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 35

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Hoon

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Column: 36

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Mr. Hoon

Sue Doughty (Guildford)

Mr. Hoon

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Column: 37

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford)

Mr. Hoon

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Hoon

Dr. John Pugh (Southport)

Column: 38

Mr. Hoon

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Mr. Hoon

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk)

Mr. Hoon

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 39

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 40

Points of Order [7 Jan 2003]

4.31 pm
Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Speaker

Column: 41

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 42

Health and Safety at Work (Amendment) [7 Jan 2003]

4.38 pm
Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Column: 43

Column: 44

Column: 43

Column: 45

Local Government Bill [7 Jan 2003]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

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

Column: 46

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Raynsford

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 47

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. John Battle (Leeds, West)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 48

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Raynsford

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 49

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 50

Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford)

Mr. Raynsford

Barbara Follett (Stevenage)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 51

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 52

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 53

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 54

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Raynsford

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 55

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Mr. Raynsford

Dr. John Pugh (Southport)

Column: 56

Mr. Raynsford

Dr. Pugh

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Raynsford

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Column: 57

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 58

Mr. Curry

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Mr. Raynsford

Ms Walley

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 59

Mr. Syms

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Sanders

Mr. Raynsford

5.36 pm
Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Column: 60

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Pickles

Kali Mountford

Mr. Pickles

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Pickles

Column: 61

Kali Mountford

Mr. Pickles

Column: 62

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 63

Mr. Pickles

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

Mr. Pickles

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Pickles

Mrs. Browning

Column: 64

Mr. Pickles

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Pickles

Column: 65

Column: 66

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Pickles

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Pickles

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

6.3 pm
Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Column: 67

Mr. Edward Davey

Andrew Bennett

Column: 68

Dr. Pugh

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Pickles

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Chris Mole (Ipswich)

Column: 69

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Pickles

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Pickles

Andrew Bennett

Column: 70

6.17 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Column: 71

Column: 72

Column: 73

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Davey

Column: 74

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Davey

Mr. Field

Mr. Davey

Column: 75

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Davey

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Davey

Column: 76

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Davey

Mr. Patrick Hall

Column: 77

Mr. Davey

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Davey

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Davey

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Davey

Mr. Pickles

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davey

Column: 78

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Davey

6.47 pm
Mr. John Battle (Leeds, West)

Column: 79

Column: 80

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Battle

Column: 81

Column: 82

7.2 pm
Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 83

Column: 84

Column: 85

Mr. Raynsford

Sir George Young

Column: 86

7.16 pm
Barbara Follett (Stevenage)

Column: 87

Column: 88

7.27 pm
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Column: 89

Column: 90

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 91

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Curry

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Edward Davey

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 92

7.40 pm
Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion)

Column: 93

Column: 94

Mr. Patrick Hall

Mr. Lepper

Column: 95

7.53 pm
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Column: 96

Column: 97

Column: 98

Column: 99

8.7 pm
Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford)

Column: 100

Column: 101

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Hall

8.17 pm
Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Column: 102

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Field

Column: 103

Column: 104

8.28 pm
Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Column: 105

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Kali Mountford

Column: 106

8.36 pm
Sue Doughty (Guildford)

Column: 107

Mr. Swayne

Sue Doughty

Column: 108

8.45 pm
Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan)

Column: 109

Kali Mountford

Mr. Turner

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Turner

Column: 110

Column: 111

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Turner

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Turner

Column: 112

9 pm
Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Turner

Column: 113

Mr. Mole

Mr. Turner

Column: 114

Column: 115

Column: 116

9.16 pm
Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Column: 117

Dr. Iddon

Mr. McWalter

Column: 118

Mr. Neil Turner

Mr. McWalter

Column: 119

9.31 pm
Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Column: 120

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 121

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 122

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Clifton-Brown

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

Column: 123

Column: 124

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 125

Mr. Leslie

Column: 126

Mr. John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 127

Division No. 38 (Local Government Bill) [7 Jan 2003]

Column: 131

Division No. 39 (Local Government Bill) [7 Jan 2003]

Column: 134

Column: 135

Division No. 40 (Local Government Bill) [7 Jan 2003]

Column: 139

Division No. 41 (Local Government Bill) [7 Jan 2003]

Column: 141

Column: 142

Natural Health Products [7 Jan 2003]

10.56 pm
Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Column: 143

Column: 144

Elmet (Roads) [7 Jan 2003]

10.57 pm
Colin Burgon (Elmet)

Column: 145

Column: 146

Column: 147

Column: 148

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

Column: 149

Column: 150

Column: 151

Column: 152


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