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Wednesday 16 Jul 2003

Volume No. 409 Part No. 430

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Column: 263

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Jul 2003]

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [16 Jul 2003]

Electoral Pilots [16 Jul 2003]

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)— Electoral Pilots [16 Jul 2003]

The Minister for Local Government, Regional Governance and Fire (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Mr. Challen

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 264

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Raynsford

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 265

Mr. Raynsford

Fire Service (Wales) [16 Jul 2003]

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly)— Fire Service (Wales) [16 Jul 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Phil Hope)

Mr. David

Phil Hope

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Column: 266

Phil Hope

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Phil Hope

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Phil Hope

House-building Programme [16 Jul 2003]

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)— House-building Programme [16 Jul 2003]

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

Column: 267

Michael Fabricant

The Deputy Prime Minister

Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 268

Colin Burgon (Elmet)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 269

The Deputy Prime Minister

Social Inclusion [16 Jul 2003]

Linda Perham (Ilford, North)— Social Inclusion [16 Jul 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Yvette Cooper)

Linda Perham

Yvette Cooper

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Yvette Cooper

Column: 270

Decent Homes Target [16 Jul 2003]

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)— Decent Homes Target [16 Jul 2003]

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Keith Hill)

Mr. Love

Keith Hill

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Keith Hill

Column: 271

Sustainable Communities [16 Jul 2003]

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden)— Sustainable Communities [16 Jul 2003]

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

Mr. Speaker

Siobhain McDonagh

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 272

Council Tax [16 Jul 2003]

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)— Council Tax [16 Jul 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Phil Hope)

Mr. Burstow

Phil Hope

PRIME MINISTER [16 Jul 2003]

Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Chope — Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 273

Jim Knight (South Dorset)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith — Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith — Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 274

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy — Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 275

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 276

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith — Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith — Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 277

Mr. Duncan Smith

The Prime Minister

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Ian Lucas (Wrexham)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 278

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 279

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 280

Mr. Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Marsden — Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Angela Watkinson (Upminster)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

Column: 281

The Prime Minister

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

Column: 282

The Prime Minister

Tony Cunningham (Workington)— Engagements [16 Jul 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 283

Column: 284

UK Elections (Observers) [16 Jul 2003]

12.32 pm
Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Column: 285

Column: 286

Column: 285

Column: 287

Iraq [16 Jul 2003]

Mr. Speaker

12.41 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 288

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Column: 289

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 290

Column: 291

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)

Mr. Ancram

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Column: 292

Mr. Ancram

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Speaker

Dr. Lewis

Column: 293

Mr. Ancram

Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Ancram

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 294

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Ancram

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

Column: 295

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Straw

Column: 296

Column: 297

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Straw

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Straw

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Straw

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Column: 298

Mr. Straw

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Straw

Column: 299

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Mr. Straw

Donald Anderson

Mr. Straw

Column: 300

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Straw

Richard Ottaway

Column: 301

Mr. Straw

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Straw

Column: 302

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Straw

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Straw

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Straw

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)

Column: 303

Mr. Straw

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Straw

Column: 304

Column: 305

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Straw

1.44 pm
Mr. Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 306

Mr. Straw

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Straw

Mr. Campbell

Column: 307

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Campbell

Column: 308

Donald Anderson

Mr. Campbell

Column: 309

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Campbell

Column: 310

Mr. Straw

Mr. Campbell

2.4 pm
Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 311

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Donald Anderson

Column: 312

Mr. McLoughlin

Donald Anderson

Mr. McLoughlin

Donald Anderson

Mr. Ancram

Donald Anderson

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Donald Anderson

Column: 313

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

2.15 pm
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

Column: 314

Mr. Straw

Sir John Stanley

Mr. Straw

Sir John Stanley

Column: 315

Column: 316

Mr. Dalyell

Sir John Stanley

2.27 pm
Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Column: 317

Column: 318

Column: 319

Sir John Stanley

Mr. Ross

2.41 pm
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Column: 320

David Cairns

Mr. McLoughlin

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

Mr. McLoughlin

Column: 321

Column: 322

2.52 pm
David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Dr. Julian Lewis

David Cairns

Dr. Lewis

David Cairns

Column: 323

Column: 324

Jeremy Corbyn

David Cairns

Column: 325

Mr. McLoughlin

David Cairns

3.4 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 326

Sir John Stanley

Column: 327

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 328

3.16 pm
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 329

Column: 330

Mr. Dalyell

Ann Clwyd

Column: 331

3.28 pm
Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Column: 332

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Maples

Column: 333

Column: 334

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Tam Dalyell

Column: 335

Mr. Deputy Speaker

3.40 pm
Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Duncan

Column: 336

Column: 337

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Duncan

Mr. Straw

Mr. Duncan

Column: 338

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

Column: 339

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Mr. Rammell

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Rammell

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Rammell

Paul Flynn

Mr. Rammell

Column: 340

Mr. Menzies Campbell

Mr. Rammell

Donald Anderson

Mr. Rammell

Paul Flynn

Mr. Rammell

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. Rammell

Column: 341

Paul Flynn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Randall

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Rammell

Column: 342

Mr. Randall

Mr. Rammell

Division No. 294 (Iraq) [16 Jul 2003]

Column: 346

Column: 347

Vulnerable Children [16 Jul 2003]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

4.18 pm
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Column: 348

Column: 349

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Tim Loughton

Column: 350

Column: 351

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Tim Loughton

Column: 352

Column: 353

Clive Efford (Eltham)

Tim Loughton

Clive Efford

Tim Loughton

Column: 354

Several hon. Members

Tim Loughton

Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge)

Tim Loughton

Column: 355

Column: 356

Column: 357

Mr. Deputy Speaker

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

Column: 358

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 359

David Wright (Telford)

Mr. Clarke

Ms Shipley

Mr. Clarke

Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 360

Mrs. Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 361

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Mrs. Humble

Mr. Clarke

Tim Loughton

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 362

Mr. Clarke

Tim Loughton

Column: 363

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Loughton

Mr. Clarke

Column: 364

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr. Clarke

Ms Shipley

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Burstow

Column: 365

Mr. Clarke

Andrew Selous

Mr. Clarke

Column: 366

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Lansley

Mr. Clarke

Column: 367

Tim Loughton

Mr. Clarke

Tim Loughton

Mr. Clarke

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Mr. Clarke

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Clarke

Column: 368

5.26 pm
Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 369

Mr. Charles Clarke

Mr. Burstow

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Mr. Burstow

Column: 370

Column: 371

Column: 372

Column: 373

Column: 374

5.48 pm
Mr. Shaun Woodward (St. Helens, South)

Column: 375

Column: 376

Column: 377

Column: 378

6.3 pm
Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk)

Column: 379

Column: 380

Column: 381

Column: 382

6.16 pm
Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)

Column: 383

6.23 pm
Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Column: 384

Column: 385

6.30 pm
Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Column: 386

Column: 387

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Speaker

Column: 388

Mrs. Laing

Mrs. Fitzsimons

Mrs. Laing

6.41 pm
The Minister for Children (Margaret Hodge)

Mrs. Laing

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Hodge

Column: 389

Mr. McLoughlin

Margaret Hodge

Mrs. Laing

Margaret Hodge

David Taylor

Margaret Hodge

Column: 390

Mrs. Shephard

Margaret Hodge

Column: 391

Tim Loughton

Mrs. Laing

Margaret Hodge

Tim Loughton

Margaret Hodge

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Hodge

Tim Loughton

Margaret Hodge

Column: 392

Tim Loughton

Margaret Hodge

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Speaker

Column: 393

Margaret Hodge

Tim Loughton

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Hodge

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Hodge

Division No. 295 (Vulnerable Children) [16 Jul 2003]

Column: 397

Division No. 296 (Vulnerable Children) [16 Jul 2003]

Column: 400

Mr. Speaker

Column: 401

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Hon. Members

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Speaker

Hon. Members

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Column: 402

Mr. Speaker

Pharmacy Services [16 Jul 2003]

7.33 pm
Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald)

Fair Trade [16 Jul 2003]

7.34 pm
Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 401

Column: 403

Accident Group [16 Jul 2003]

7.35 pm
Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Column: 404

Column: 405

Column: 406

Column: 407

Column: 408

7.54 pm
Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

7.56 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe)

Column: 409

Column: 410

Column: 411

Column: 412

Deferred Divisions [16 Jul 2003]

Division No. 292 (Deferred Divisions) [16 Jul 2003]

Column: 415

Division No. 293 (Deferred Divisions) [16 Jul 2003]

Column: 418


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