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Wednesday 17 Dec 2003

Volume No. 415 Part No. 13

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Column: 1553

Oral Answers to Questions [17 Dec 2003]

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [17 Dec 2003]

EU Aid Programmes [17 Dec 2003]

Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire)— EU Aid Programmes [17 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas)

Column: 1554

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Thomas

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Thomas

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Thomas

Column: 1555

Migrant Remittances [17 Dec 2003]

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)— Migrant Remittances [17 Dec 2003]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Mrs. Williams

Hilary Benn

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Column: 1556

Hilary Benn

Departmental Contracts [17 Dec 2003]

Hugh Bayley (City of York)— Departmental Contracts [17 Dec 2003]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas)

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Thomas

Column: 1557

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mr. Thomas

Iraq [17 Dec 2003]

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)— Iraq [17 Dec 2003]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Mrs. Gillan

Hilary Benn

Column: 1558

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Hilary Benn

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Hilary Benn

Column: 1559

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)

Hilary Benn

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Hilary Benn

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)

Column: 1560

Hilary Benn

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Hilary Benn

EU International Development Policy [17 Dec 2003]

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)— EU International Development Policy [17 Dec 2003]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 1561

Hilary Benn

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Hilary Benn

African Conflicts [17 Dec 2003]

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)— African Conflicts [17 Dec 2003]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Column: 1562

Jim Sheridan

Hilary Benn

PRIME MINISTER [17 Dec 2003]

Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

Andy King — Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Andy King — Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard — Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

Column: 1563

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard — Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard — Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1564

Mr. Howard — Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard — Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 1565

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy — Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

Column: 1566

The Prime Minister

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Sandra Gidley (Romsey)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1567

Jim Knight (South Dorset)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 1568

Mr. Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

Column: 1569

The Prime Minister

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 1570

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)— Engagements [17 Dec 2003]

The Prime Minister

Developments in Variant CJD [17 Dec 2003]

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

Column: 1572

Column: 1573

Column: 1574

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Column: 1575

Column: 1576

Dr. Reid

Column: 1577

Column: 1578

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Column: 1579

Dr. Reid

Column: 1580

Mr. Speaker

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1581

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1582

Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Column: 1583

Dr. Reid

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Column: 1584

Dr. Reid

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Column: 1585

Dr. Reid

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Mr. Speaker

Dr. Reid

Column: 1586

Point of Order [17 Dec 2003]

1.31 pm
Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1587

Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill [17 Dec 2003]

Mr. Speaker

1.33 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. David Blunkett)

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Column: 1588

Mr. Blunkett

Lynne Jones

Mr. Blunkett

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1589

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Blunkett

Several hon. Members

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1590

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Mr. Blunkett

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Blunkett

Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1591

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Marsha Singh (Bradford, West)

Column: 1592

Mr. Blunkett

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 1593

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1594

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Mr. Blunkett

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1595

Mr. Iain Coleman (Hammersmith and Fulham)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Coleman

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Gwyn Prosser (Dover)

Column: 1596

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1597

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Mr. Blunkett

Annabelle Ewing

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Dawson

Column: 1598

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1599

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Blunkett

Several hon. Members

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1600

Mr. John Denham (Southampton, Itchen)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Keith Bradley (Manchester, Withington)

Column: 1601

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Mr. Blunkett

Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton)

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Gerrard

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1602

Mrs. Dean

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1603

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1604

2.41 pm
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking)

Keith Vaz

Mr. Malins

Column: 1605

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Mr. Malins

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Malins

Column: 1606

Mr. Singh

Mr. Malins

Mr. Prosser

Mr. Malins

Mr. Prosser

Mr. Malins

Column: 1607

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Malins

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Malins

Column: 1608

Ms Abbott

Mr. Malins

Column: 1609

David Winnick

Column: 1610

Mr. Malins

Keith Vaz

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Malins

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Malins

Column: 1611

Keith Vaz

Lynne Jones

Mr. Malins

Lynne Jones

Mr. Malins

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Malins

Mr. Stephen Pound (Ealing, North)

Mr. Malins

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Malins

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Malins

Column: 1612

Several hon. Members

Mr. Malins

Mr. Denham

Mr. Malins

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Malins

Keith Vaz

Mr. Malins

Column: 1613

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Malins

Column: 1614

Lynne Jones

Mr. Malins

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Malins

Column: 1615

The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Beverley Hughes)

Mr. Malins

Several hon. Members

Mr. Malins

Column: 1616

Mr. Coleman

Mr. Malins

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Malins

Column: 1617

Madam Deputy Speaker

3.30 pm
Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Column: 1618

Mr. McWalter

Mr. Dawson

Column: 1619

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Dawson

Column: 1620

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Mr. Dawson

Column: 1621

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 1622

Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill [17 Dec 2003]

3.45 pm
Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester)

Column: 1623

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Oaten

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1624

Vera Baird (Redcar)

Column: 1625

Mr. Oaten

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1626

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Oaten

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Oaten

Ms Abbott

Mr. Oaten

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate)

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1627

Column: 1628

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1629

Column: 1630

Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill [17 Dec 2003]

4.9 pm
Mr. John Denham (Southampton, Itchen)

Column: 1631

Lynne Jones

Mr. Denham

Column: 1632

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Denham

Column: 1633

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

Mr. Denham

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Denham

Column: 1634

4.23 pm
Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Column: 1635

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Key

Column: 1636

4.31 pm
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Column: 1637

Ms Abbott

Mr. Gerrard

Column: 1638

Column: 1639

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

Mr. Gerrard

Mr. Heath

Mr. Gerrard

4.44 pm
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Column: 1640

Column: 1641

Mr. Heath

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1642

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1643

4.57 pm
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Malins

Column: 1644

Ms Abbott

Column: 1645

5.7 pm
Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Column: 1646

Column: 1647

Column: 1648

Column: 1649

Column: 1650

Mr. Deputy Speaker

5.20 pm
Vera Baird (Redcar)

Column: 1651

Mr. Malins

Vera Baird

Column: 1652

Column: 1653

5.32 pm
Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Column: 1654

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Turner

Keith Vaz

Column: 1655

Mr. Turner

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Turner

Column: 1656

5.45 pm
Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway)

Column: 1657

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Column: 1658

5.55 pm
Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Column: 1659

Column: 1660

6.5 pm
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 1661

Ms Abbott

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 1662

Keith Vaz

Column: 1663

Jeremy Corbyn

6.17 pm
Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Column: 1664

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Dr. Tonge

Column: 1665

6.25 pm
Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Mr. McWalter

Column: 1666

Julie Morgan

Column: 1667

Column: 1668

6.37 pm
Mr. Malins

Column: 1669

Mr. Heath

Mr. Malins

Mr. Heath

Mr. Malins

Column: 1670

6.43 pm
The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Beverley Hughes)

Column: 1671

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Beverley Hughes

Column: 1672

Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon)

Beverley Hughes

Mr. McWalter

Beverley Hughes

Keith Vaz

Column: 1673

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Dawson

Beverley Hughes

Mr. Dawson

Beverley Hughes

Column: 1674

Division No. 16 (Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill) [17 Dec 2003]

Column: 1677

Division No. 17 (Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill) [17 Dec 2003]

Column: 1680

Column: 1681

Division No. 18 (Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill) [17 Dec 2003]

Column: 1684

Column: 1685

PETITIONS [17 Dec 2003]

7.42 pm
Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Column: 1686

Greenfield Development [17 Dec 2003]

7.44 pm
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)

Column: 1685

Column: 1687

Children at Risk [17 Dec 2003]

7.45 pm
Mr. John Baron (Billericay)

Column: 1688

Column: 1689

Column: 1690

7.59 pm
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley)

Column: 1691

Column: 1692

8.3 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Paul Goggins)

Column: 1693

Column: 1694

Mr. Baron

Paul Goggins

Column: 1695

Column: 1696

Column: 1695

Column: 1697

Deferred Division [17 Dec 2003]

Division No. 15 (Deferred Division) [17 Dec 2003]

Column: 1700


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