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Monday 3 Feb 2003

Volume No. 399 Part No. 340

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Column: 1

The House met at half-past Two o'clock [3 Feb 2003]

PRAYERS [3 Feb 2003]

School Sports [3 Feb 2003]

Mr. Michael Foster (Worcester)— School Sports [3 Feb 2003]

Phil Sawford (Kettering)— School Sports [3 Feb 2003]

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

Column: 2

Mr. Foster

Hon. Members

Tessa Jowell

Phil Sawford

Tessa Jowell

Column: 3

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Tessa Jowell

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Tessa Jowell

Gate Studios, Elstree [3 Feb 2003]

Claire Ward (Watford)— Gate Studios, Elstree [3 Feb 2003]

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

Claire Ward

Column: 4

Dr. Howells

National Museums (Free Entry) [3 Feb 2003]

Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)— National Museums (Free Entry) [3 Feb 2003]

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

Helen Southworth

Tessa Jowell

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 5

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)

Tessa Jowell

Lottery Grant Distribution [3 Feb 2003]

Bob Spink (Castle Point)— Lottery Grant Distribution [3 Feb 2003]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Bob Spink

Column: 6

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Caborn

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Mr. Caborn

Column: 7

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Caborn

West End Theatre [3 Feb 2003]

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)— West End Theatre [3 Feb 2003]

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

Mr. Bryant

Column: 8

Dr. Howells

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Dr. Howells

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)

Dr. Howells

Column: 9

Music/Gun Crime Link [3 Feb 2003]

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)— Music/Gun Crime Link [3 Feb 2003]

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

Andrew Selous

Dr. Howells

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Column: 10

Mr. Speaker

Dr. Howells

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Dr. Howells

Angela Eagle (Wallasey)

Dr. Howells

European Capital of Culture (Birmingham Bid) [3 Feb 2003]

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)— European Capital of Culture (Birmingham Bid) [3 Feb 2003]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Column: 11

Richard Burden

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Mr. Caborn

Olympic Bid [3 Feb 2003]

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)— Olympic Bid [3 Feb 2003]

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)— Olympic Bid [3 Feb 2003]

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

Dr. Palmer

Column: 12

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Djanogly

Tessa Jowell

Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)

Tessa Jowell

Nick Harvey (North Devon)

Column: 13

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Gareth Thomas (Harrow, West)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 14

Local Radio [3 Feb 2003]

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)— Local Radio [3 Feb 2003]

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

Miss Begg

Dr. Howells

Proxy Voting [3 Feb 2003]

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)— Proxy Voting [3 Feb 2003]

Column: 15

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mike Gapes

Mr. Viggers

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Mr. Viggers

Column: 16

Open Spaces and Greenfield Land [3 Feb 2003]

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)— Open Spaces and Greenfield Land [3 Feb 2003]

Second Church Estates Commissioner (Mr. Stuart Bell)

Simon Hughes

Mr. Bell

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

Mr. Bell

Column: 17

Rents [3 Feb 2003]

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)— Rents [3 Feb 2003]

Second Church Estates Commissioner (Mr. Stuart Bell)

Paul Flynn

Mr. Bell

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Bell

Music Scholarship [3 Feb 2003]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)— Music Scholarship [3 Feb 2003]

Second Church Estates Commissioner (Mr. Stuart Bell)

Michael Fabricant

Column: 18

Mr. Bell

Historic Churches Preservation Trust [3 Feb 2003]

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)— Historic Churches Preservation Trust [3 Feb 2003]

Second Church Estates Commissioner (Mr. Stuart Bell)

Mr. Brady

Mr. Bell

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Bell

Column: 19

Licensing Bill [3 Feb 2003]

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)— Licensing Bill [3 Feb 2003]

Second Church Estates Commissioner (Mr. Stuart Bell)

Andrew Selous

Mr. Bell

Column: 20

Church Repairs (VAT) [3 Feb 2003]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Church Repairs (VAT) [3 Feb 2003]

Second Church Estates Commissioner (Mr. Stuart Bell)

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Bell

Column: 21

Iraq [3 Feb 2003]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 22

Column: 23

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 24

The Prime Minister

Column: 25

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

Column: 26

The Prime Minister

Column: 27

Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

The Prime Minister

Column: 28

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Mandelson (Hartlepool)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

The Prime Minister

Column: 29

Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

The Prime Minister

Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

The Prime Minister

Column: 30

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Terry Davis (Birmingham, Hodge Hill)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton)

Column: 31

The Prime Minister

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)

The Prime Minister

Column: 32

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

The Prime Minister

Column: 33

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

The Prime Minister

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

The Prime Minister

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 34

The Prime Minister

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

The Prime Minister

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)

Column: 35

The Prime Minister

Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)

Column: 36

The Prime Minister

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

The Prime Minister

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)

The Prime Minister

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Column: 37

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

The Prime Minister

Ian Lucas (Wrexham)

The Prime Minister

Column: 38

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 39

Points of Order [3 Feb 2003]

4.33 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 40

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Mr. Speaker

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 39

Column: 41

European Parliament (Representation) Bill [3 Feb 2003]

4.37 pm
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Heath

Column: 42

Column: 43

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

4.45 pm
Mr. Heath

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 44

Mr. Heath

Tony Cunningham (Workington)

Mr. Heath

Mr. Andrew Rosindell (Romford)

Mr. Heath

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Column: 45

Tony Cunningham

Mr. Cash

Column: 46

5 pm

Column: 47

Bob Russell (Colchester)

Mr. Cash

Column: 48

Tony Cunningham

Mr. Cash

Column: 49

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

5.15 pm
Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Column: 50

Mr. Rosindell

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

Bob Russell

Yvette Cooper

Column: 51

Mr. Cash

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Ruffley

Yvette Cooper

Column: 52

Mr. Hoyle

Yvette Cooper

Tony Cunningham

Yvette Cooper

Column: 53

5.30 pm
Mr. Heath

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Division No. 71 (European Parliament (Representation) Bill) [3 Feb 2003]

Column: 57

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Column: 58

Tony Cunningham

Mr. Cash

Column: 59

6 pm

Column: 60

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Cash

Column: 61

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Cash

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Tony Cunningham

Mr. Cash

Column: 62

6.15 pm
Angela Watkinson (Upminster)

Column: 63

Mr. Cash

Lady Hermon (North Down)

Mr. Cash

Column: 64

Lady Hermon

Mr. Cash

Column: 65

Mr. Heath

6.30 pm
Mr. Redwood

Mr. Heath

Column: 66

Mr. Cash

Mr. Heath

Mr. Cash

Mr. Heath

Column: 67

Mr. Redwood

Lady Hermon

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Redwood

Column: 68

Mr. Cash

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Redwood

Column: 69

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Gummer

6.45 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 70

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Cash

Column: 71

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gummer

Lady Hermon

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Gummer

Column: 72

Tony Cunningham

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Bercow

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Cash

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Cash

Column: 73

Yvette Cooper

7 pm
Mr. Gummer

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Gummer

Column: 74

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Redwood

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Bercow

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Heath

Column: 75

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Heath

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Bercow

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Bercow

Yvette Cooper I

Mr. Bercow

Yvette Cooper

Column: 76

Mr. Gummer

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Cash

Division No. 72 (European Parliament (Representation) Bill) [3 Feb 2003]

Column: 79

Column: 80

Mr. Heath

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Heath

Column: 81

7.30 pm
Lady Hermon

Mr. Heath

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Mr. Heath

Column: 82

John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland)

Mr. Heath

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Column: 83

John Robertson

Angus Robertson

John Robertson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angus Robertson

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Angus Robertson

Column: 84

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Angus Robertson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angus Robertson

7.45 pm
Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Angus Robertson

Column: 85

Adam Price

Angus Robertson

Mr. George Osborne

Angus Robertson

Column: 86

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Angus Robertson

Mr. Tynan

Column: 87

Angus Robertson

Mr. Simon Thomas

Angus Robertson

Mr. Peter Duncan

Angus Robertson

Column: 88

Mr. Peter Duncan

Angus Robertson

8 pm
Adam Price

Angus Robertson

Mr. Rosindell

Angus Robertson

Column: 89

Mr. Rosindell

Angus Robertson

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 90

Angus Robertson

Lembit Öpik

Angus Robertson

John Robertson

Angus Robertson

John Robertson

Column: 91

Angus Robertson

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)

Angus Robertson

Mr. Challen

Angus Robertson

Yvette Cooper

Column: 92

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Weir

8.15 pm
Yvette Cooper

Angus Robertson

Column: 93

Yvette Cooper

Lembit Öpik

Yvette Cooper

Annabelle Ewing

Yvette Cooper

Column: 94

Mr. Heath

Angus Robertson

Mr. Heath

Several hon. Members

Mr. Heath

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Heath

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Heath

Column: 95

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Heath

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Heath

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Heath

Division No. 73 (European Parliament (Representation) Bill) [3 Feb 2003]

Column: 99

Column: 99

Column: 99

Division No. 74 (European Parliament (Representation) Bill) [3 Feb 2003]

Column: 102

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Yvette Cooper

Column: 103

Lady Hermon

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Cash

Yvette Cooper

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 104

Yvette Cooper

9 pm
Yvette Cooper

Column: 105

Column: 106

9.7 pm
Mr. Heath

Column: 107

9.11 pm
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 108

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Andrew Mackinlay

Lady Hermon

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 109

Mr. Rosindell

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 110

9.22 pm
Mr. Hoyle

9.25 pm
Mr. Cash

Column: 111

Column: 112

9.32 pm
Yvette Cooper

Mr. Hoyle

Yvette Cooper

Column: 113

Andrew Mackinlay

Yvette Cooper

Column: 114

Column: 113

Column: 115

NHS Hospitals (Worcestershire) [3 Feb 2003]

9.39 pm
Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest)

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Dr. Taylor

Column: 116

Column: 117

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Dr. Taylor

Column: 118

9.57 pm
Mr. Michael Foster (Worcester)

Column: 119

Mr. Foster

Column: 120

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Foster

Mr. Luff

Column: 121

Mr. Foster

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Foster

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Foster

Column: 122

10.11 pm
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Jacqui Smith)

Miss Kirkbride

Column: 123

10.16 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. David Lammy)

Column: 124

Dr. Richard Taylor

Mr. Lammy

Column: 125

Miss Kirkbride

Mr. Lammy

Column: 126

Mr. Luff

Mr. Lammy


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