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Wednesday 17 Sept 2003

Volume No. 410 Part No. 438

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Column: 841

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Sept 2003]

WALES [17 Sept 2003]

Contaminated Phurnacite Land [17 Sept 2003]

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)— Contaminated Phurnacite Land [17 Sept 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Ann Clwyd

Mr. Touhig

Column: 842

A483 [17 Sept 2003]

Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)— A483 [17 Sept 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Mr. Jones

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 843

National Health Service [17 Sept 2003]

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)— National Health Service [17 Sept 2003]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Chris Grayling

Mr. Hain

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Hain

Column: 844

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)

Mr. Hain

Column: 845

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Hain

Manufacturing Industry [17 Sept 2003]

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)— Manufacturing Industry [17 Sept 2003]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Paul Flynn

Mr. Hain

Column: 846

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Hain

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 847

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hain

Bed Blocking [17 Sept 2003]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)— Bed Blocking [17 Sept 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Mr. Jones

Mr. Touhig

Column: 848

Low-flying Exercises [17 Sept 2003]

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)— Low-flying Exercises [17 Sept 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Adam Price

Mr. Touhig

Inward Investment [17 Sept 2003]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)— Inward Investment [17 Sept 2003]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Hain

Column: 849

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Hain

Public Sector Employment [17 Sept 2003]

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)— Public Sector Employment [17 Sept 2003]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Hain

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Mr. Hain

Column: 850

Common Agricultural Policy [17 Sept 2003]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Common Agricultural Policy [17 Sept 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Touhig

PRIME MINISTER [17 Sept 2003]

Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Jack

Column: 851

The Prime Minister

Barbara Follett (Stevenage)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 852

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 853

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan)

The Prime Minister

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 854

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 855

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith

The Prime Minister

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 856

The Prime Minister

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 857

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 858

Alan Howarth (Newport, East)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Bob Russell (Colchester)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 859

The Prime Minister

Mr. Stephen Pound (Ealing, North)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 860

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton)— Engagements [17 Sept 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 861

WTO Ministerial Conference [17 Sept 2003]

12.30 pm
The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Column: 862

Column: 863

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 864

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 865

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Column: 866

Ms Hewitt

Column: 867

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 868

Ms Hewitt

Mr. John Battle (Leeds, West)

Ms Hewitt

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 869

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)

Ms Hewitt

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 870

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire)

Ms Hewitt

Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Column: 871

Ms Hewitt

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Ms Hewitt

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 872

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Ms Hewitt

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 873

Ms Hewitt

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Ms Hewitt

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West)

Ms Hewitt

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 874

Ms Hewitt

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Ms Hewitt

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 875

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Ms Hewitt

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Ms Hewitt

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 876

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 877

Column: 878

Stray Animals [17 Sept 2003]

1.27 pm
Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)

Column: 879

Column: 880

Column: 879

Column: 881

Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill (Allocation of Time) [17 Sept 2003]

1.37 pm
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Column: 882

Column: 883

Mr. John Taylor (Solihull)

Mr. Murphy

Column: 884

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Murphy

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Mr. Murphy

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Murphy

Column: 885

1.46 pm
Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Davies

Column: 886

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Davies

1.49 pm
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 887

Andrew Mackinlay

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 888

Mr. Paul Murphy

Andrew Mackinlay

1.56 pm
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 889

Column: 890

2.3 pm
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

2.7 pm
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 891

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. Trimble

Column: 892

2.12 pm
Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Mallon

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Mallon

David Burnside

Column: 893

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mallon

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mallon

Column: 894

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mallon

2.21 pm
Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Column: 895

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 896

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 897

Rev. Ian Paisley

2.33 pm
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. John Spellar)

Mr. John Taylor

Mr. Spellar

Division No. 316 (Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill (Allocation of Time)) [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 899

Column: 900

Orders of the Day [17 Sept 2003]

2.50 pm
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Paul Murphy)

Column: 901

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mr. Murphy

Column: 902

Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Mr. Murphy

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim)

Column: 903

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

Mr. Murphy

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Mr. Murphy

David Burnside

Mr. Murphy

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 904

Mr. Murphy

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Murphy

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Murphy

Column: 905

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Mr. Murphy

Column: 906

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North)

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley)

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Murphy

Column: 907

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Murphy

Column: 908

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Murphy

Column: 909

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Murphy

David Burnside

Column: 910

Mr. Murphy

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Murphy

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Murphy

Column: 911

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Murphy

3.33 pm
Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Column: 912

Column: 913

Column: 914

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Davies

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Davies

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Davies

Column: 915

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Davies

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Davies

Column: 916

Column: 917

3.56 pm
Mr. Seamus Mallon (Newry and Armagh)

Column: 918

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Mallon

Column: 919

Column: 920

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Mallon

Column: 921

Mr. Dodds

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Mallon

Column: 922

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Mallon

Column: 923

Lembit Öpik

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Jane Kennedy)

Mr. Mallon

Jane Kennedy

Mr. Mallon

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Mallon

Column: 924

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Mallon

Column: 925

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Mallon

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Mallon

Column: 926

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Mallon

4.42 pm
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Column: 927

David Burnside

Lembit Öpik

Column: 928

Column: 929

Mr. Quentin Davies

Column: 930

Lembit Öpik

Column: 931

Andrew Mackinlay

Lembit Öpik

Column: 932

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 931

Column: 933

Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] [17 Sept 2003]

5.4 pm
Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 934

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Barnes

David Burnside

Mr. Barnes

Column: 935

5.20 pm
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 936

Column: 937

David Burnside

Mr. Trimble

Column: 938

Column: 939

Mr. John Taylor (Solihull)

Mr. Trimble

Column: 940

Column: 941

Column: 942

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Trimble

Column: 943

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Trimble

Column: 944

Column: 945

6.2 pm
Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)

Column: 946

Column: 947

Column: 948

6.12 pm
Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)

Column: 949

Column: 950

Column: 951

Rev. Martin Smyth

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Robinson

Column: 952

Column: 953

Column: 954

6.40 pm
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 955

David Burnside

Rev. Martin Smyth

Column: 956

Column: 957

6.54 pm
Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North)

Column: 958

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Dodds

Column: 959

Column: 960

Column: 961

Column: 962

7.19 pm
Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley)

Column: 963

Mr. Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry)

Mr. Donaldson

Column: 964

Column: 965

Column: 966

Column: 967

Column: 968

7.47 pm
David Burnside (South Antrim)

Column: 969

Column: 970

Mr. Mallon

David Burnside

Mr. Mallon

Column: 971

David Burnside

Mr. Mallon

David Burnside

Column: 972

8.1 pm
Mr. Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke)

Column: 973

Column: 974

8.9 pm
Mr. Quentin Davies

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Davies

8.10 pm
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Jane Kennedy)

Column: 975

Mr. Mallon

Jane Kennedy

Mr. Mallon

Jane Kennedy

Column: 976

Mr. Mallon

Jane Kennedy

Mr. Mallon

Jane Kennedy

Column: 977

Lady Hermon (North Down)

Jane Kennedy

Lembit Öpik

Jane Kennedy

Column: 978

Mr. Peter Robinson

Jane Kennedy

Andrew Mackinlay

Jane Kennedy

David Burnside

Column: 979

Jane Kennedy

Mr. Quentin Davies

Jane Kennedy

Column: 980

Mr. Dodds

Jane Kennedy

Lembit Öpik

Jane Kennedy

Column: 981

Mr. Donaldson

Jane Kennedy

Column: 982

David Burnside

Jane Kennedy

Column: 983

Division No. 317 (Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords]) [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 985

Column: 986

8.55 pm
Mr. Gregory Campbell

The Second Deputy Chairman

Mr. Campbell

Column: 987

9 pm

Column: 988

Mr. Carmichael

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 989

Mr. Carmichael

David Burnside

Column: 990

Lembit Öpik

David Burnside

9.15 pm
Mr. Mallon

Mr. Trimble

Column: 991

Mr. Peter Robinson

Column: 992

Mr. Trimble

Mr. Robinson

Column: 993

Rev. Ian Paisley

9.30 pm
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. John Spellar)

Column: 994

Column: 995

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Spellar

Column: 996

Mr. Gregory Campbell

Mr. Spellar

Mr. Campbell

Column: 997

Division No. 318 (Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords]) [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 999

Division No. 319 (Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords]) [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 1002

Andrew Mackinlay

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

Column: 1003

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 1004

Mr. Dodds

10.15 pm
Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Carmichael

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Mallon

Column: 1005

Andrew Mackinlay

Lembit Öpik

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Iain Luke (Dundee, East)

Andrew Mackinlay

Rev. Ian Paisley

Andrew Mackinlay

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 1006

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Dodds

Column: 1007

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Dodds

10.30 pm

Column: 1008

Mr. Mallon

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Mallon

Jane Kennedy

Column: 1009

Column: 1010

Column: 1009

Column: 1011

Deferred Division [17 Sept 2003]

Division No. 315 (Deferred Division) [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 1014

Column: 1015

[Continuation from column

Division No. 320 (Deferred Division) [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 1017

Column: 1018

Division No. 321 (Deferred Division) [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 1020

Column: 1021

Local Government Bill [17 Sept 2003]

11.5 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

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

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 1022

Mr. Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1023

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Pike

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 1024

11.15 pm
Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 1025

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 1026

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)

Column: 1027

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Hammond

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hammond

Column: 1028

Mr. Raynsford

11.30 pm
Mr. Hammond

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Hammond

Column: 1029

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Hammond

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

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Pike

Mr. Hammond

Column: 1030

Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 1031

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 1032

Mr. Davey

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Davey

11.45 pm

Column: 1033

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Davey

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1034

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hammond

Column: 1035

Mr. Gummer

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Gummer

Column: 1036

Mr. Raynsford

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Raynsford

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 1037

Division No. 322 (Local Government Bill) [17 Sept 2003]

Column: 1040

Winter Fuel Payment [17 Sept 2003]

12.17 am
Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)

Chenies Village [17 Sept 2003]

12.18 am
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Column: 1041

Schools (Buckinghamshire) [17 Sept 2003]

12.19 am
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Column: 1042

Roaccutane [17 Sept 2003]

12.20 am
Clive Efford (Eltham)

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Column: 1043

Clive Efford

Column: 1044

Column: 1045

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

Column: 1046

Clive Efford

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1047

Column: 1048

Clive Efford

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1049

Column: 1050


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