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Thursday 11 Dec 2003

Volume No. 415 Part No. 11

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Column: 1175

Oral Answers to Questions [11 Dec 2003]

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [11 Dec 2003]

Small Businesses [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford)— Small Businesses [11 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Nigel Griffiths)

Mr. Prisk

Nigel Griffiths

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Column: 1176

Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)

Nigel Griffiths

Manufacturing Industry [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. John MacDougall (Central Fife)— Manufacturing Industry [11 Dec 2003]

The Minister for Industry and the Regions (Jacqui Smith)

Mr. MacDougall

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1177

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Jacqui Smith

Mr. O'Brien

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1178

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)

Jacqui Smith

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1179

Loans [11 Dec 2003]

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)— Loans [11 Dec 2003]

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

Mrs. Williams

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Column: 1180

Mr. Sutcliffe

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Mr. Sutcliffe

US Steel Tariffs [11 Dec 2003]

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East)— US Steel Tariffs [11 Dec 2003]

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

Column: 1181

Dr. Kumar

Ms Hewitt

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Column: 1182

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Ms Hewitt

Doha Development Agenda [11 Dec 2003]

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)— Doha Development Agenda [11 Dec 2003]

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

Column: 1183

Kali Mountford

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 1184

Sellafield [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)— Sellafield [11 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Nigel Griffiths)

Mr. Chaytor

Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Nigel Griffiths

Small Businesses (Banking Services) [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)— Small Businesses (Banking Services) [11 Dec 2003]

Column: 1185

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Nigel Griffiths)

Mr. Chidgey

Nigel Griffiths

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

Nigel Griffiths

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Column: 1186

Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Nigel Griffiths

Ofgem/Oftel [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)— Ofgem/Oftel [11 Dec 2003]

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

Mr. Leigh

Ms Hewitt

Trading Bodies (Self-regulation) [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham)— Trading Bodies (Self-regulation) [11 Dec 2003]

Column: 1187

The Minister for Industry and the Regions (Jacqui Smith)

Mr. Hoban

Jacqui Smith

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Jacqui Smith

Foreign Languages [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)— Foreign Languages [11 Dec 2003]

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

Column: 1188

Mr. Gibb

Mr. Sutcliffe

Retail Workers (Christmas Day) [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East)— Retail Workers (Christmas Day) [11 Dec 2003]

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

Mr. Purchase

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Purchase

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1189

Electricity Supply [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)— Electricity Supply [11 Dec 2003]

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

Mr. Brown

Ms Hewitt

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 1190

Ms Hewitt

MINISTER FOR WOMEN [11 Dec 2003]

Public Appointments [11 Dec 2003]

Sue Doughty (Guildford)— Public Appointments [11 Dec 2003]

The Deputy Minister for Women and Equality (Jacqui Smith)

Sue Doughty

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1191

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Jacqui Smith

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Jacqui Smith

National Minimum Wage [11 Dec 2003]

Hugh Bayley (City of York)— National Minimum Wage [11 Dec 2003]

Column: 1192

The Minister for Women and Equality (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Hugh Bayley

Ms Hewitt

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)

Ms Hewitt

Sandra Gidley (Romsey)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 1193

Column: 1194

Column: 1195

Business of the House [11 Dec 2003]

12.30 pm
Mr. Speaker

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Heald

Column: 1196

Mr. Hain

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1197

Mr. Hain

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Column: 1198

Mr. Hain

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mr. Hain

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Hon. Members

Mr. Hain

Column: 1199

Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North)

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Column: 1200

Mr. Hain

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1201

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)

Mr. Hain

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Column: 1202

Mr. Hain

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Hain

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1203

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Column: 1204

Mr. Hain

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1205

David Burnside (South Antrim)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1206

Bob Spink (Castle Point)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1207

Defence White Paper/Operations in Iraq [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. Speaker

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

Column: 1208

Column: 1209

Column: 1210

Column: 1211

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 1212

Column: 1213

Column: 1214

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1215

Column: 1216

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1217

Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Hoon

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Column: 1218

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 1219

Mr. Hoon

Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Mr. Hoon

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1220

Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Mr. Hoon

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Mr. Hoon

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1221

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

Mr. Hoon

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1222

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Hoon

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1221

Column: 1223

Points of Order [11 Dec 2003]

2.1 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1224

Mr. Barnes

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1223

Column: 1225

Department for Work and Pensions [11 Dec 2003]

2.5 pm
Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Column: 1226

Column: 1227

Column: 1228

Column: 1229

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Sir Archy Kirkwood

Column: 1230

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

2.26 pm
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington, North)

Column: 1231

Column: 1232

2.35 pm
Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 1233

Ms Buck

Andrew Selous

Column: 1234

2.46 pm
Mr. John Battle (Leeds, West)

Column: 1235

Column: 1236

Andrew Selous

Mr. Battle

Column: 1237

2.56 pm
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mr. Battle

Mr. Luff

Mr. Battle

Mr. Luff

Column: 1238

Column: 1239

Column: 1240

3.4 pm
Sandra Gidley (Romsey)

Column: 1241

Column: 1242

Column: 1243

Column: 1244

3.19 pm
Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Column: 1245

Column: 1246

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Mr. Goodman

Column: 1247

Column: 1248

Ms Buck

Mr. Goodman

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Goodman

Column: 1249

3.35 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Chris Pond)

Andrew Selous

Mr. Pond

Column: 1250

Column: 1251

Column: 1252

Column: 1253

Column: 1254

Column: 1255

Column: 1256

Department of Trade and Industry [11 Dec 2003]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

3.58 pm
Mr. Martin O'Neill (Ochil)

Column: 1257

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. O'Neill

Mr. Waterson

Mr. O'Neill

Column: 1258

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)

Mr. O'Neill

Column: 1259

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. O'Neill

Column: 1260

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. O'Neill

4.14 pm
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Column: 1261

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Hawkins

Mr. McLoughlin

Ms Walley

Mr. McLoughlin

Column: 1262

4.20 pm
Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Hawkins

Column: 1263

Rachel Squire

4.26 pm
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 1264

Column: 1265

4.33 pm
Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Column: 1266

Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey)

Mr. Todd

Column: 1267

4.42 pm
Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Column: 1268

Mr. Hawkins

Pete Wishart

Column: 1269

4.49 pm
Linda Perham (Ilford, North)

Column: 1270

Column: 1271

4.57 pm
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Column: 1272

Column: 1273

5.2 pm
Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Column: 1274

Column: 1275

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Jenkins

5.10 pm
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Column: 1276

Column: 1277

5.17 pm
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Column: 1278

Column: 1279

5.22 pm
Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Column: 1280

Column: 1281

5.30 pm
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Column: 1282

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 1283

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

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 1284

5.40 pm
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Michael Fabricant

Column: 1285

Column: 1286

Column: 1287

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

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Wright

Mr. Sutcliffe

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1288

Column: 1289

Column: 1290

Department for Work and Pensions [11 Dec 2003]

Department of Trade and Industry [11 Dec 2003]

Column: 1291

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Pensioners [11 Dec 2003]

6.2 pm
Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Column: 1292

Cold Calling (Elderly People) [11 Dec 2003]

6.3 pm
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 1293

Column: 1294

Column: 1295

6.17 pm
Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey)

Column: 1296

6.21 pm
The Minister for Crime Reduction, Policing and Community Safety (Ms Hazel Blears)

Column: 1297

Column: 1298

Dr. Lewis

Ms Blears

Mr. Truswell

Ms Blears

Column: 1299

Column: 1300


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