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Monday 12 Jan 2004

Volume No. 416 Part No. 519

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Column: 509

Oral Answers to Questions [12 Jan 2004]

WORK AND PENSIONS [12 Jan 2004]

New Deal [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)— New Deal [12 Jan 2004]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. Grogan

Mr. Smith

Column: 510

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Roger Berry (Kingswood)

Mr. Smith

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. Smith

Occupational Pension Schemes [12 Jan 2004]

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)— Occupational Pension Schemes [12 Jan 2004]

Column: 511

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Mr. Wyatt

Mr. Smith

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Smith

Column: 512

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Smith

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Willetts

Column: 513

Mr. Smith

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Smith

Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Mr. Smith

Column: 514

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

Mr. Smith

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Smith

Column: 515

Pensions (Payment) [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)— Pensions (Payment) [12 Jan 2004]

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

Mr. Heath

Mr. Pond

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Mr. Pond

Column: 516

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. Pond

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Pond

Pension Credit (Watford) [12 Jan 2004]

Claire Ward (Watford)— Pension Credit (Watford) [12 Jan 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Eagle)

Claire Ward

Column: 517

Maria Eagle

Pension Service [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)— Pension Service [12 Jan 2004]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Mr. Wiggin

Malcolm Wicks

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Column: 518

Malcolm Wicks

Pension Credit [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. David Stewart (Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber)— Pension Credit [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)— Pension Credit [12 Jan 2004]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Mr. Stewart

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 519

Mr. Djanogly

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 520

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Malcolm Wicks

Housing Benefit [12 Jan 2004]

Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)— Housing Benefit [12 Jan 2004]

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

Column: 521

Gareth Thomas

Mr. Pond

Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Pond

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Pond

Column: 522

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Mr. Pond

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Mr. Pond

Long-term Unemployment [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford)— Long-term Unemployment [12 Jan 2004]

Column: 523

The Minister for Work (Mr. Desmond Browne)

Mr. Prisk

Mr. Browne

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Browne

Final Salary Pension Schemes [12 Jan 2004]

Angela Watkinson (Upminster)— Final Salary Pension Schemes [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)— Final Salary Pension Schemes [12 Jan 2004]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Angela Watkinson

Column: 524

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Clappison

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Mr. Speaker

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 525

Departmental Restructuring (East Anglia) [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)— Departmental Restructuring (East Anglia) [12 Jan 2004]

The Minister for Work (Mr. Desmond Browne)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Browne

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Browne

Child Poverty [12 Jan 2004]

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)— Child Poverty [12 Jan 2004]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Andrew Smith)

Column: 526

Chris Bryant

Mr. Smith

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston)— Child Poverty [12 Jan 2004]

Hugh Bayley (City of York)— Child Poverty [12 Jan 2004]

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

Ms Stuart

Mr. Pond

Hugh Bayley

Column: 527

Mr. Pond

Child Care [12 Jan 2004]

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)— Child Care [12 Jan 2004]

The Minister for Work (Mr. Desmond Browne)

Column: 528

Jeff Ennis

Mr. Browne

Column: 529

Points of Order [12 Jan 2004]

3.31 pm
David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 530

Column: 531

Housing Bill [12 Jan 2004]

Mr. Speaker

3.34 pm
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Keith Hill)

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Keith Hill

Column: 532

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Keith Hill

Column: 533

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Keith Hill

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

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Keith Hill

Ms Walley

Keith Hill

Column: 534

Mr. Steen

Keith Hill

Mr. Steen

Keith Hill

Several hon. Members

Keith Hill

Column: 535

Mr. Jack

Keith Hill

Matthew Green (Ludlow)

Keith Hill

Column: 536

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Speaker

Keith Hill

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge)

Column: 537

Keith Hill

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)

Keith Hill

Column: 538

Ms Christine Russell (City of Chester)

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

Keith Hill

Lynne Jones

Keith Hill

Ms Russell

Mr. Speaker

Keith Hill

Lynne Jones

Column: 539

Keith Hill

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Keith Hill

Column: 540

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Keith Hill

Mr. Love

Keith Hill

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Keith Hill

Column: 541

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Keith Hill

Column: 542

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Keith Hill

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Column: 543

Keith Hill

Mr. Chris Mole (Ipswich)

Keith Hill

Column: 544

4.18 pm
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Column: 545

Column: 546

Matthew Green

Mr. Curry

Column: 547

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Mr. Curry

Mr. Steen

Mr. Curry

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Curry

Column: 548

Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow)

Mr. Curry

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 549

Mr. Curry

David Wright (Telford)

Mr. Curry

David Wright

Mr. Curry

Column: 550

Keith Hill

Mr. Curry

Mr. Simon Thomas

Mr. Curry

Column: 551

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Curry

Mr. Love

Column: 552

Mr. Curry

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Curry

Column: 553

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

4.47 pm
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 554

Column: 555

4.57 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Column: 556

Mr. Simon Thomas

Mr. Davey

Column: 557

Column: 558

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Davey

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Davey

Matthew Green

Column: 559

Mr. Davey

Mr. Simon Thomas

Mr. Davey

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Davey

Column: 560

David Wright

Mr. Davey

David Wright

Mr. Davey

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Davey

Andrew Bennett

Column: 561

Mr. Davey

Several hon. Members

Mr. Davey

Column: 562

Column: 563

Mr. Simon Thomas

Mr. Davey

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Davey

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 564

Mr. Davey

5.28 pm
Ms Ann Coffey (Stockport)

Column: 565

Column: 566

Column: 567

Andrew Bennett

Ms Coffey

5.37 pm
Charles Hendry (Wealden)

Column: 568

Column: 569

5.45 pm
Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Column: 570

Column: 571

Column: 572

5.55 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 573

Column: 574

6.4 pm
Mr. Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras)

Column: 575

Column: 576

6.12 pm
Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Column: 577

Column: 578

Column: 579

6.22 pm
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Column: 580

6.30 pm
Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater)

Column: 581

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

Column: 582

Mr. Love

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

Column: 583

Mr. Dawson

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

6.41 pm
David Wright (Telford)

Column: 584

Column: 585

Column: 586

6.51 pm
Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)

Column: 587

Mr. Love

Andrew Selous

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Andrew Selous

Column: 588

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Andrew Selous

Column: 589

David Wright

Andrew Selous

7.4 pm
Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow)

Column: 590

Column: 591

Column: 592

7.14 pm
Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Column: 593

Column: 594

7.22 pm
Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North)

Column: 595

Column: 596

7.32 pm
Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Column: 597

Column: 598

Column: 599

7.41 pm
Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Column: 600

Column: 601

7.51 pm
Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)

Column: 602

Column: 603

8.1 pm
Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 604

Column: 605

8.11 pm
Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Column: 606

Column: 607

Ms Oona King

Peter Bottomley

Column: 608

8.22 pm
Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale)

Column: 609

Column: 610

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

Column: 611

Column: 612

Ms Oona King

Ms Buck

Column: 613

8.42 pm
Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Column: 614

Column: 615

Column: 616

8.52 pm
Vera Baird (Redcar)

Column: 617

Column: 618

9.2 pm
Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Column: 619

Column: 620

Column: 621

9.11 pm
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 622

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 623

9.21 pm
Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Column: 624

Column: 625

Column: 626

9.30 pm
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Column: 627

Column: 628

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Hayes

Column: 629

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

Column: 630

Column: 631

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Yvette Cooper

Mrs. Browning

Yvette Cooper

Column: 632

Column: 633

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Yvette Cooper

Column: 634

Division No. 25 (Housing Bill) [12 Jan 2004]

Column: 637

Column: 638

Division No. 26 (Housing Bill) [12 Jan 2004]

Column: 641

Column: 642

Column: 641

Column: 643

Southend Borough Council (Financial Settlement) [12 Jan 2004]

10.30 pm
Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)

Column: 644

Column: 645

Column: 646

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

Column: 647

Column: 648

Column: 649

Column: 650

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Phil Hope


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