This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for Tuesday 18 March 2003

Volume No. 401 Part No. 365

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Column: 739

Oral Answers to Questions [18 Mar 2003]

HEALTH [18 Mar 2003]

Mental Health (Barnet) [18 Mar 2003]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)— Mental Health (Barnet) [18 Mar 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Ms Hazel Blears)

Mr. Dismore

Ms Blears

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Column: 740

Ms Blears

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle)

Ms Blears

Hospital Private Finance Initiative [18 Mar 2003]

James Purnell (Stalybridge and Hyde)— Hospital Private Finance Initiative [18 Mar 2003]

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

James Purnell

Column: 741

Mr. Milburn

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. Milburn

Foster Carers [18 Mar 2003]

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)— Foster Carers [18 Mar 2003]

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

Jonathan Shaw

Column: 742

Jacqui Smith

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Column: 743

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Speaker

NHS Dentists [18 Mar 2003]

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)— NHS Dentists [18 Mar 2003]

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

Mr. Pike

Mr. Lammy

Column: 744

Primary Health Care [18 Mar 2003]

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)— Primary Health Care [18 Mar 2003]

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Hutton)

Mr. Stunell

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 745

Community Hospitals [18 Mar 2003]

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)— Community Hospitals [18 Mar 2003]

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Mr. Grogan

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 746

Phil Sawford (Kettering)

Mr. Milburn

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Mr. Milburn

Foundation Hospitals [18 Mar 2003]

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)— Foundation Hospitals [18 Mar 2003]

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Column: 747

Mr. Mackay

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Milburn

Column: 748

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Fox

Mr. Milburn

Column: 749

School Pupils [18 Mar 2003]

Bob Russell (Colchester)— School Pupils [18 Mar 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Ms Hazel Blears)

Bob Russell

Ms Blears

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Ms Blears

Column: 750

Ann Winterton (Congleton)

Ms Blears

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough)

Ms Blears

Endometriosis [18 Mar 2003]

Mrs. Annette L. Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)— Endometriosis [18 Mar 2003]

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

Column: 751

Mrs. Brooke

Jacqui Smith

Junior Doctors [18 Mar 2003]

Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells)— Junior Doctors [18 Mar 2003]

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. John Hutton)

Mr. Norman

Mr. Hutton

Column: 752

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest)

Mr. Hutton

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Hutton

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 753

Mr. Hutton

Tim Loughton

Mr. Hutton

NHS Dentists [18 Mar 2003]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)— NHS Dentists [18 Mar 2003]

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

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Lammy

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Column: 754

Mr. Lammy

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Lammy

Child Mortality (Luton) [18 Mar 2003]

Margaret Moran (Luton, South)— Child Mortality (Luton) [18 Mar 2003]

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

Margaret Moran

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Jacqui Smith

Column: 755

Budget Deficits [18 Mar 2003]

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)— Budget Deficits [18 Mar 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Ms Hazel Blears)

Dr. Harris

Ms Blears

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Column: 756

Ms Blears

Community Pharmacies [18 Mar 2003]

Andy Burnham (Leigh)— Community Pharmacies [18 Mar 2003]

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

Andy Burnham

Mr. Lammy

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Column: 757

Mr. Lammy

Free Fruit Scheme [18 Mar 2003]

Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West)— Free Fruit Scheme [18 Mar 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Ms Hazel Blears)

Joyce Quin

Ms Blears

Column: 758

NHS Dentists [18 Mar 2003]

Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)— NHS Dentists [18 Mar 2003]

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

Mr. Beith

Mr. Lammy

Column: 759

Pensioner Trustees and Final Payments [18 Mar 2003]

12.31 pm

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Column: 760

Iraq [18 Mar 2003]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

12.35 pm

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 761

Column: 762

Column: 763

Column: 764

Hugh Bayley (City of York)

The Prime Minister

Hugh Bayley

The Prime Minister

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Column: 765

The Prime Minister

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

The Prime Minister

Column: 766

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

The Prime Minister

Simon Hughes

The Prime Minister

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 767

The Prime Minister

Column: 768

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Column: 769

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

The Prime Minister

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

The Prime Minister

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

The Prime Minister

Sir Teddy Taylor

The Prime Minister

Column: 770

Sir Teddy Taylor

The Prime Minister

Lynne Jones

The Prime Minister

Column: 771

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

The Prime Minister

Mike Gapes

The Prime Minister

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

The Prime Minister

Column: 772

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

The Prime Minister

Jeremy Corbyn

The Prime Minister

Column: 773

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

The Prime Minister

Glenda Jackson

The Prime Minister

Column: 774

1.23 pm

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

Column: 775

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

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 776

Column: 777

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Duncan Smith

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 778

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 779

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

1.44 pm

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Column: 780

Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 781

1.51 pm

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

Column: 782

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 783

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Kennedy

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 784

Mr. Lilley

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Lilley

Hon. Members

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 785

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Mr. Kennedy

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Kennedy

Jim Knight

Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

Mr. Kennedy

Jim Knight

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 786

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan)

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 787

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Kennedy

2.12 pm

Alan Howarth (Newport, East)

Column: 788

Lynne Jones

Alan Howarth

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Alan Howarth

Mr. Robert Jackson

Column: 789

Alan Howarth

Mr. Gordon Prentice

Alan Howarth

Mr. Prentice

Alan Howarth

Column: 790

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Alan Howarth

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Alan Howarth

2.23 pm

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)

Column: 791

Column: 792

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Hague

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 793

Mr. Hague

2.33 pm

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 794

Mr. Dalyell

David Winnick

Column: 795

2.42 pm

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Column: 796

Mike Gapes

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

Column: 797

Mr. Hogg

2.49 pm

Mr. John Denham (Southampton, Itchen)

Column: 798

Column: 799

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)

Mr. Denham

2.57 pm

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 800

David Burnside

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 801

3.6 pm

Mr. Bruce George (Walsall, South)

Column: 802

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. George

Column: 803

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Mr. George

Bob Russell (Colchester)

Mr. George

3.15 pm

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

Column: 804

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Mackay

Column: 805

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Mackay

3.23 pm

Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West)

Column: 806

Column: 807

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Column: 808

Mr. Blunt

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 809

3.37 pm

Clive Efford (Eltham)

Column: 810

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Clive Efford

3.44 pm

Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley)

Column: 811

Mrs. Mahon

Mr. Johnson

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Johnson

Column: 812

Column: 813

3.53 pm

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

Column: 814

Mr. Mike Wood (Batley and Spen)

Mr. Soley

Column: 815

Lynne Jones

Mr. Soley

4.1 pm

Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire)

Column: 816

4.9 pm

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Column: 817

Column: 818

Mr. Francois

Mr. Savidge

Mike Gapes

Mr. Savidge

Column: 819

4.19 pm

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 820

Column: 821

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Salmond

Column: 822

4.27 pm

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey)

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Gardiner

Column: 823

Mr. Simon Thomas

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Sarwar

Mr. Gardiner

Mr. Sarwar

Mr. Gardiner

Column: 824

4.37 pm

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Column: 825

4.43 pm

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Column: 826

Column: 827

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

4.52 pm

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Column: 828

Hon. Members

4.57 pm

Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 829

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Donald Anderson

Ms Abbott

Column: 830

Donald Anderson

Column: 831

5.6 pm

Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale)

Column: 832

5.11 pm

Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)

Column: 833

Column: 834

5.19 pm

Mr. John Baron (Billericay)

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Baron

Column: 835

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Mr. Baron

Column: 836

5.28 pm

Mr. Brian Sedgemore (Hackney, South and Shoreditch)

Column: 837

Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Sedgemore

Column: 838

5.35 pm

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Column: 839

Mr. Savidge

Mr. Maples

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Mr. Maples

Column: 840

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Maples

5.42 pm

Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Column: 841

5.48 pm

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Column: 842

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Sayeed

Column: 843

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Sayeed

5.56 pm

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly)

Column: 844

Column: 845

6.4 pm

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 846

Column: 847

6.11 pm

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)

Column: 848

Column: 849

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

6.20 pm

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Column: 850

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Burnett

6.27 pm

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Column: 851

Mr. Alan Duncan

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Column: 852

6.35 pm

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)

Column: 853

Dr. Julian Lewis

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Calum MacDonald (Western Isles)

Sir Teddy Taylor

Column: 854

Mike Gapes

Sir Teddy Taylor

6.44 pm

Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Column: 855

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Peter Bradley

Column: 856

Column: 857

6.53 pm

Mr. Richard Page (South-West Hertfordshire)

Column: 858

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Mr. Page

Iraq [18 Mar 2003]

7 pm

Caroline Flint (Don Valley)

Column: 859

Column: 860

Lynne Jones

Caroline Flint

7.9 pm

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Column: 861

Column: 862

Mr. Deputy Speaker

7.17 pm

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)

Column: 863

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Mr. Campbell

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Campbell

Column: 864

Mr. Deputy Speaker

7.28 pm

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Column: 865

Column: 866

7.35 pm

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Column: 867

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Tynan

Geraint Davies

Mr. Tynan

Column: 868

Lynne Jones

Mr. Tynan

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 869

Mr. Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham)

Column: 870

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)

Mr. Marsden

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Marsden

Column: 871

Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Geraint Davies

Jeremy Corbyn

Geraint Davies

Column: 872

Lynne Jones

Geraint Davies

Column: 873

8.4 pm

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Column: 874

Several hon. Members

Mr. Streeter

Column: 875

8.12 pm

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)

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

John McDonnell

Column: 876

Dr. Julian Lewis

John McDonnell

Column: 877

8.21 pm

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Column: 878

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 879

Richard Ottaway

8.28 pm

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham)

Column: 880

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Banks

Column: 881

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Banks

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Banks

Column: 882

8.38 pm

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Column: 883

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Curry

Column: 884

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Curry

8.48 pm

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Column: 885

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hoyle

Column: 886

Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Mr. Hoyle

8.52 pm

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 887

Column: 888

Mr. Barnes

Mr. Heath

Column: 889

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Lynne Jones

Mr. Pike

Column: 890

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Pike

Column: 891

9.15 pm

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Lynne Jones

Mr. Ancram

Column: 892

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Ancram

Column: 893

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Ancram

Column: 894

Column: 895

Column: 896

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

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Straw

Column: 897

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Straw

Mr. Burnett

Mr. Straw

Column: 898

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Francois

Mr. Straw

Column: 899

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Straw

Mrs. Mahon

Column: 900

Mr. Straw

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Straw

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Column: 901

Column: 902

Division No. 117 (Iraq) [18 Mar 2003]

Column: 907

Division No. 118 (Iraq) [18 Mar 2003]

Column: 911

Column: 912

Immigration Statistics [18 Mar 2003]

10.29 pm

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Hon. Members

Mr. Soames

Column: 913

Column: 914

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Mr. Soames

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Soames

Column: 915

10.43 pm

The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Beverley Hughes)

Column: 916

Column: 917

Column: 918

Mr Cameron

Beverley Hughes

Column: 919

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Beverley Hughes

Column: 920


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