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Thursday 6 Feb 2003

Volume No. 399 Part No. 343

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Column: 417

Oral Answers to Questions [6 Feb 2003]

EDUCATION AND SKILLS [6 Feb 2003]

Access Regulator [6 Feb 2003]

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)— Access Regulator [6 Feb 2003]

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Mr. Cameron

Mr. Clarke

Alan Howarth (Newport, East)

Column: 418

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 419

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield)

Mr. Clarke

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Johnson

Mr. Clarke

Column: 420

Further Education [6 Feb 2003]

Ross Cranston (Dudley, North)— Further Education [6 Feb 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Ivan Lewis)

Ross Cranston

Mr. Lewis

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Lewis

Column: 421

Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)

Mr. Lewis

School Exclusions [6 Feb 2003]

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)— School Exclusions [6 Feb 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Ivan Lewis)

Chris Grayling

Mr. Lewis

Column: 422

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Lewis

Column: 423

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Mr. Lewis

Teachers (London) [6 Feb 2003]

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)— Teachers (London) [6 Feb 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

Mr. Randall

Mr. Twigg

Column: 424

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mr. Twigg

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Twigg

Higher Education [6 Feb 2003]

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)— Higher Education [6 Feb 2003]

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Column: 425

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Clarke

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)

Column: 426

Mr. Clarke

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 427

Mr. Green

Mr. Clarke

Ian Lucas (Wrexham)

Mr. Clarke

Sponsored Scholarships [6 Feb 2003]

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)— Sponsored Scholarships [6 Feb 2003]

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Column: 428

Mr. Steen

Mr. Clarke

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Clarke

Modern Languages [6 Feb 2003]

Tony Cunningham (Workington)— Modern Languages [6 Feb 2003]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Tony Cunningham

Mr. Miliband

Column: 429

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Miliband

Mr. Speaker

Education (Stockport) [6 Feb 2003]

Ms Ann Coffey (Stockport)— Education (Stockport) [6 Feb 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

Ms Coffey

Mr. Twigg

Column: 430

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Speaker

A2 and AS-levels [6 Feb 2003]

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)— A2 and AS-levels [6 Feb 2003]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Mr. Luff

Mr. Miliband

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Column: 431

Mr. Miliband

Specialist Colleges [6 Feb 2003]

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)— Specialist Colleges [6 Feb 2003]

The Minister for School Standards (Mr. David Miliband)

Andrew Selous

Mr. Miliband

Column: 432

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Miliband

School Repairs (Wandsworth) [6 Feb 2003]

Mr. Tom Cox (Tooting)— School Repairs (Wandsworth) [6 Feb 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Stephen Twigg)

Mr. Cox

Mr. Twigg

Column: 433

Pupil Discipline [6 Feb 2003]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)— Pupil Discipline [6 Feb 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Ivan Lewis)

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Speaker

THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL [6 Feb 2003]

Serious Fraud Office [6 Feb 2003]

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)— Serious Fraud Office [6 Feb 2003]

The Solicitor-General (Ms Harriet Harman)

Column: 434

Mr. Heath

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

The Solicitor-General

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

The Solicitor-General

Column: 435

Infanticide [6 Feb 2003]

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)— Infanticide [6 Feb 2003]

The Solicitor-General

Tim Loughton

The Solicitor-General

Vera Baird (Redcar)

Column: 436

The Solicitor-General

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

The Solicitor-General

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

The Solicitor-General

Column: 437

Business of the House [6 Feb 2003]

12.31 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Robin Cook)

Mr. Forth

Column: 438

Mr. Cook

Column: 439

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 440

Mr. Cook

Column: 441

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Mr. Cook

Column: 442

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Cook

Column: 443

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Column: 444

Mr. Cook

Mrs. Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Column: 445

Mr. Cook

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Mr. Cook

Column: 446

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Cook

Column: 447

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Cook

Column: 448

Mr. Tom Watson (West Bromwich, East)

Mr. Cook

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Cook

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth)

Mr. Cook

Column: 449

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Mr. Cook

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cook

Column: 450

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Cook

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mr. Cook

Column: 451

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Mr. Cook

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Column: 452

Mr. Cook

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Mr. Cook

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge)

Mr. Cook

Column: 453

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mr. Cook

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)

Mr. Cook

Column: 454

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Cook

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)

Mr. Cook

Column: 453

Column: 455

Iraq: Further Contingency Preparations [6 Feb 2003]

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

Column: 456

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Column: 457

Mr. Hoon

Column: 458

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Column: 459

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 460

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Hoon

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Hoon

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Mr. Hoon

Diana Organ (Forest of Dean)

Column: 461

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Hoon

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Hoon

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Column: 462

Mr. Hoon

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Column: 463

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Mr. Hoon

Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Column: 464

Mr. Hoon

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Hoon

Angela Watkinson (Upminster)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Column: 465

Mr. Hoon

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Column: 466

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Savidge

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Hoon

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 465

Column: 467

Points of Order [6 Feb 2003]

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 468

Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill [6 Feb 2003]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Dr. Cable

Column: 469

2.15 pm
Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Dr. Cable

Column: 470

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)

Dr. Cable

Column: 471

Column: 472

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Mr. Djanogly

Dr. Cable

Mr. Field

Dr. Cable

Column: 473

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet)

Dr. Cable

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Column: 474

2.30 pm
Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

The Minister for Energy and Construction (Mr. Brian Wilson)

Mr. Blunt

Column: 475

Column: 476

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Blunt

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Column: 477

Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

2.45 pm
Mr. Chaytor

Column: 478

Mr. John Horam (Orpington)

Column: 479

Mr. Weir

Column: 480

Mr. Djanogly

Mr. Weir

Mr. O'Neill

Column: 481

Mr. Weir

3 pm
Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Weir

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Column: 482

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Stunell

Column: 483

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Wilson

Column: 484

Mr. Djanogly

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Weir

Mr. Wilson

Column: 485

3.15 pm
Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Wilson

Column: 486

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Wilson

Paddy Tipping

Column: 487

Mr. Wilson

Column: 488

3.30 pm
Dr. Cable

Mr. Wilson

Column: 489

Dr. Cable

Column: 490

Mr. Wilson

Dr. Cable

Division No. 82 (Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill) [6 Feb 2003]

Column: 493

Column: 494

Mr. Blunt

The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Blunt

Column: 495

Column: 496

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Blunt

4 pm
Mr. Bercow

Column: 497

Mr. Blunt

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Blunt

Column: 498

Mr. Drew

Mr. Mark Hendrick (Preston)

Mr. Drew

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Drew

Column: 499

Mr. Hendrick

Mr. Drew

Mr. Djanogly

Column: 500

4.15 pm

Column: 501

Dr. Cable

Column: 502

Mr. Weir

Column: 503

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Blunt

4.30 pm
Mr. Wilson

Column: 504

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Wilson

Column: 505

Division No. 83 (Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill) [6 Feb 2003]

Column: 508

Mr. Stunell

Column: 509

Column: 510

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Djanogly

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Djanogly

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. Wilson

Column: 511

Mr. Djanogly

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Blunt

The Second Deputy Chairman

Division No. 84 (Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill) [6 Feb 2003]

Column: 514

Column: 515

5.14 pm
Mr. Wilson

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Wilson

Column: 516

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Wilson

Column: 517

5.22 pm
Mr. Blunt

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Blunt

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Blunt

Column: 518

Mr. Drew

Mr. Blunt

Column: 519

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Blunt

Column: 520

5.35 pm
Mr. O'Neill

Mr. Blunt

Mr. O'Neill

Column: 521

Several hon. Members

Mr. O'Neill

5.43 pm
Mr. Stunell

Column: 522

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Stunell

Column: 523

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Stunell

Column: 524

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Stunell

5.55 pm
Mr. Chaytor

Column: 525

Mr. O'Neill

Mr. Chaytor

5.58 pm
Mr. Weir

Column: 526

5.59 pm
Mr. Drew

Division No. 85 (Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill) [6 Feb 2003]

Column: 529

Column: 530

Rate Support Grant (Manchester) [6 Feb 2003]

6.12 pm
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale, East)

Column: 531

Column: 532

Column: 533

Column: 534

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

Mr. Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 535

Mr. Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 536

Column: 537

Column: 538


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