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Tuesday 8 Jul 2003

Volume No. 408 Part No. 424

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Column: 879

Oral Answers to Questions [8 Jul 2003]

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS [8 Jul 2003]

EU Member-Designate Countries [8 Jul 2003]

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)— EU Member-Designate Countries [8 Jul 2003]

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Keith Vaz

Mr. MacShane

Column: 880

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Speaker

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Mr. MacShane

Bob Russell (Colchester)

Mr. MacShane

Column: 881

Afghanistan [8 Jul 2003]

Tony Cunningham (Workington)— Afghanistan [8 Jul 2003]

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

Tony Cunningham

Mr. Straw

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Straw

Column: 882

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Straw

Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Mr. Straw

Column: 883

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)

Mr. Straw

Burma [8 Jul 2003]

Mr. Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness)— Burma [8 Jul 2003]

The Minister for Trade and Investment (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Mr. Simmonds

Column: 884

Mr. O'Brien

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Column: 885

Mr. O'Brien

Middle East [8 Jul 2003]

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)— Middle East [8 Jul 2003]

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

Helen Jackson

Mr. Straw

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 886

Mr. Straw

Mr. Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Ancram

Column: 887

Mr. Straw

Piracy [8 Jul 2003]

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)— Piracy [8 Jul 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Chris Mullin)

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Mullin

Weapons of Mass Destruction [8 Jul 2003]

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)— Weapons of Mass Destruction [8 Jul 2003]

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

Column: 888

Harry Cohen

Mr. Straw

Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Column: 889

Mr. Straw

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 890

Mr. Straw

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Straw

Cyprus [8 Jul 2003]

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)— Cyprus [8 Jul 2003]

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Mr. Dismore

Mr. MacShane

Column: 891

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Edward O'Hara (Knowsley, South)

Mr. MacShane

Column: 892

Iraq [8 Jul 2003]

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)— Iraq [8 Jul 2003]

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

Mrs. Gillan

Mr. Straw

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Straw

Column: 893

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Column: 894

Mr. Straw

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Straw

European Constitution [8 Jul 2003]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)— European Constitution [8 Jul 2003]

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Mr. Allen

Column: 895

Mr. MacShane

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. MacShane

Column: 896

Illegal Arms Trade [8 Jul 2003]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)— Illegal Arms Trade [8 Jul 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Bill Rammell)

Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Rammell

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Column: 897

Points of Order [8 Jul 2003]

12.30 pm
Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 898

House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) [8 Jul 2003]

12.33 pm
David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 899

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

David Winnick

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

Column: 900

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hogg

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Speaker

Division No. 278 (House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers)) [8 Jul 2003]

Column: 902

Column: 903

Column: 904

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [8 Jul 2003]

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

Hon. Members

Mr. Hutton

Column: 905

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 906

1.8 pm
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Dr. Fox

Column: 907

1.12 pm
Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Weir

1.15 pm
Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest)

Column: 908

1.16 pm
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 909

Dr. Harris

1.21 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 910

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Sir Patrick Cormack

1.24 pm
Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 911

Division No. 279 (Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) [8 Jul 2003]

Column: 915

Column: 916

Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill [8 Jul 2003]

1.42 pm
Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 917

Column: 918

Column: 919

Column: 920

Column: 921

Column: 922

Column: 923

Column: 924

Column: 925

Column: 926

Column: 927

Column: 928

Column: 929

Column: 930

Column: 931

Column: 932

Column: 933

Mr. Hinchliffe

Column: 934

1.45 pm
Angela Eagle (Wallasey)

Mr. Hinchliffe

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford)

Mr. Hinchliffe

Column: 935

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Column: 936

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Hinchliffe

Mr. Hughes

Mr. Hinchliffe

Column: 937

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Hinchliffe

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hinchliffe

Column: 938

Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Column: 939

2 pm
Angela Eagle

Dr. Fox

John Mann (Bassetlaw)

Column: 940

Dr. Fox

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Column: 941

Dr. Fox

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Column: 942

Dr. Fox

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

Dr. Fox

Mr. Deputy Speaker

2.15 pm
Mr. Hutton

Column: 943

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)

Mr. Hutton

Dr. Evan Harris

Column: 944

Mr. Hutton

Mr. George Stevenson (Stoke-on-Trent, South)

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hutton

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 945

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Hutton

Column: 946

Clive Efford (Eltham)

Mr. Hutton

Dr. Evan Harris

Mr. Hutton

Column: 947

Mr. Gordon Prentice

2.30 pm
Mr. Hutton

Mr. Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington)

Mr. Hutton

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Mr. Hutton

Dr. Fox

Column: 948

Hon. Members

Mr. Hutton

Dr. Fox

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Stevenson

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Stevenson

Mr. Hutton

Dr. Stoate

Column: 949

Mr. Hutton

Column: 950

Column: 951

Dr. Evan Harris

2.45 pm

Column: 952

Mr. Gordon Prentice

Dr. Harris

Column: 953

Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Dr. Harris

Column: 954

Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford)

Dr. Harris

Mr. Hall

Dr. Harris

Dr. Fox

Dr. Harris

Column: 955

Column: 956

3 pm
Mr. Hutton

Dr. Harris

Mr. Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras)

Column: 957

Column: 958

Column: 959

Column: 960

3.15 pm
Mr. Lansley

Column: 961

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden)

Mr. Lansley

Claire Ward (Watford)

Mr. Lansley

Column: 962

Mr. Stevenson

Mr. Lansley

Column: 963

3.30 pm

Column: 964

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West)

Column: 965

Column: 966

Siobhain McDonagh

Mr. Bailey

Column: 967

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Mr. Bailey

Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest)

3.45 pm

Column: 968

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Mr. Jones

Column: 969

Ian Lucas (Wrexham)

Mr. Jones

Column: 970

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Column: 971

4 pm
Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Column: 972

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West)

Mr. Field

Column: 973

Mrs. Calton

Column: 974

Mr. Hutton

4.15 pm

Column: 975

Division No. 280 (Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill) [8 Jul 2003]

Column: 979

Dr. Fox

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 980

Division No. 281 (Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill) [8 Jul 2003]

Column: 983

Column: 984

Column: 985

Division No. 282 (Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill) [8 Jul 2003]

Column: 988

5 pm
Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)

Column: 989

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 990

Column: 991

Column: 992

Column: 993

Column: 994

Column: 995

Column: 996

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 997

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Dr. Stephen Ladyman)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 998

Column: 999

Dr. Ladyman

Sir Patrick Cormack

Dr. Ladyman

Hon. Members

Dr. Ladyman

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1000

Dr. Ladyman

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Dr. Ladyman

Lynne Jones

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1001

Column: 1002

5.15 pm

Column: 1003

Mr. Burns

Column: 1004

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 1005

5.30 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1006

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1007

Column: 1008

Column: 1009

Column: 1010

Dr. Ladyman

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1011

Column: 1012

Dr. Ladyman

Sir Patrick Cormack

Madam Deputy Speaker

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1013

Column: 1014

Chris Grayling

5.45 pm

Column: 1015

Mr. Burstow

Madam Deputy Speaker

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Lansley

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1016

Division No. 283 (Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill) [8 Jul 2003]

Column: 1020

Column: 1021

Column: 1022

Column: 1023

Column: 1024

Column: 1025

Column: 1026

Column: 1027

Mr. Hutton

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1028

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1029

Column: 1030

Sir Patrick Cormack

6.15 pm
Mr. Hutton

Column: 1031

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury)

Mr. Hutton

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1032

Column: 1033

Dr. Evan Harris

Mr. Hutton

Dr. Harris

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1034

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Hutton

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1035

6.30 pm
Mr. Burns

Column: 1036

Column: 1037

Column: 1038

Dr. Evan Harris

6.45 pm

Column: 1039

Mr. Lansley

Column: 1040

Dr. Harris

Column: 1041

Column: 1042

Mr. Hutton

Dr. Harris

Sir Patrick Cormack

Dr. Harris

Column: 1043

Sir Patrick Cormack

Dr. Harris

Column: 1044

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1045

Column: 1046

Mr. Lansley

7.15 pm

Column: 1047

Column: 1048

Column: 1049

Mr. Hutton

Column: 1050

7.30 pm

Column: 1051

Column: 1052

Column: 1053

Column: 1054

Column: 1055

Column: 1056

Column: 1057

Column: 1058

Column: 1059

Column: 1060

Column: 1061

Column: 1062

Column: 1063

Column: 1064

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

Column: 1067

Column: 1068

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Ms Rosie Winterton)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 1069

Ms Winterton

Column: 1070

Dr. Evan Harris

Ms Winterton

Mr. Burns

Column: 1071

Ms Winterton

7. 45 pm
Chris Grayling

Column: 1072

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Chris Grayling

Column: 1073

Column: 1074

Dr. Evan Harris

Ms Rosie Winterton

Column: 1075

Chris Grayling

Ms Winterton

Column: 1076

Column: 1077

Column: 1081

Column: 1082

8.6 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Dr. John Reid)

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Dr. Reid

Mr. McLoughlin

Dr. Reid

Mr. Burns

Dr. Reid

Dr. Fox

Dr. Reid

Dr. Stoate

Dr. Reid

Column: 1083

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Reid

Mr. Burns

Dr. Reid

Column: 1084

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1085

Dr. Fox

Dr. Reid

Dr. Fox

Dr. Reid

Dr. Fox

Dr. Reid

Dr. Fox

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Reid

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Reid

Column: 1086

Dr. Evan Harris

Dr. Reid

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Reid

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Reid

Chris Grayling

Dr. Reid

Column: 1087

Chris Grayling

Dr. Reid

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Weir

Dr. Reid

Column: 1088

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Salmond

Dr. Reid

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1089

Mr. Allen

Dr. Reid

Mr. Allen

Dr. Reid

Column: 1090

8.35 pm
Dr. Fox

Column: 1091

Dr. Reid

Dr. Fox

Dr. Reid

Dr. Fox

Dr. Reid

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Fox

Dr. Reid

Dr. Fox

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Column: 1092

Dr. Fox

Mr. Allen

Dr. Fox

Column: 1093

Several hon. Members

Dr. Fox

Mr. Allen

Dr. Fox

Mr. Lansley

Dr. Fox

Mr. Allen

Dr. Fox

Mr. Allen

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Fox

Column: 1094

Column: 1095

8.50 pm
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

Column: 1096

8.55 pm
Dr. Evan Harris

Column: 1097

Column: 1098

9.1 pm
Dr. Stoate

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Dr. Stoate

9.3 pm
Mr. Lansley

Column: 1099

Division No. 284 (Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill) [8 Jul 2003]

Column: 1101

Column: 1102

Column: 1103

Railways and Transport Safety Bill [8 Jul 2003]

9.18 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. McNulty

Column: 1104

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Mr. McNulty

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 1105

Mr. McNulty

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury)

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Collins

Column: 1106

Mr. McNulty

9.30 pm
Mr. Collins

Column: 1107

Column: 1108

Column: 1109

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Collins

Column: 1110

9.45 pm
Andrew Bennett

Mr. Collins

Mr. Don Foster

Mr. Collins

Column: 1111

Mr. Don Foster

Column: 1112

Mr. Collins

Mr. Foster

Column: 1113

10 pm
Mr. McNulty

Column: 1114

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. McNulty

Column: 1115

Column: 1116

Licensing Bill [Lords] [8 Jul 2003]

10.7 pm
The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Caborn

Column: 1117

Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Moss

Mr. Caborn

Column: 1118

10.15 pm
Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Moss

Column: 1119

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Moss

Column: 1120

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Moss

Column: 1121

Andrew Bennett

10.30 pm
Mr. Moss

Column: 1122

Dr. Rudi Vis (Finchley and Golders Green)

Mr. Moss

Dr. Vis

Mr. Moss

Column: 1123

Andrew Bennett

Column: 1124

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Moss

Dr. Vis

Mr. Moss

Mr. Caborn

Mr. Moss

Column: 1125

Nick Harvey (North Devon)

10.45 pm

Column: 1126

Mr. Hopkins

Nick Harvey

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay)

Nick Harvey

Mr. Sanders

Column: 1127

Nick Harvey

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Column: 1128

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Column: 1129

11 pm
Mr. Caborn

Column: 1130

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Caborn

Column: 1131

Column: 1132

Hon. Members

Hon. Members

Social Care Funding [8 Jul 2003]

11.8 pm
Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Column: 1131

Column: 1133

Motability [8 Jul 2003]

11.10 pm
Ian Stewart (Eccles)

Column: 1134

Column: 1135

11.24 pm
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Column: 1136

11.28 pm
The Minister for Work (Mr. Desmond Browne)

Column: 1137

Column: 1138

Column: 1139

Column: 1140


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