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Tuesday 13 Jan 2004

Volume No. 416 Part No. 520

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Column: 651

Oral Answers to Questions [13 Jan 2004]

SCOTLAND [13 Jan 2004]

Whisky Duty [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)— Whisky Duty [13 Jan 2004]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Darling

Column: 652

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame, South)

Mr. Darling

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Column: 653

Mr. Darling

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Darling

Housing Finance [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith)— Housing Finance [13 Jan 2004]

Column: 654

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mrs. Anne McGuire)

Mr. Lazarowicz

Mrs. McGuire

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Mrs. McGuire

Cross-Border Health Issues [13 Jan 2004]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)— Cross-Border Health Issues [13 Jan 2004]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 655

Mr. Darling

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh)

Mr. Darling

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Mr. Darling

Column: 656

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

Mr. Darling

Fishing Industry [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)— Fishing Industry [13 Jan 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Mrs. Anne McGuire)

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. McGuire

Column: 657

Mr. Calum MacDonald (Western Isles)

Mrs. McGuire

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mrs. McGuire

Mr. Duncan

Mrs. McGuire

Column: 658

ADVOCATE-GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND [13 Jan 2004]

Devolution [13 Jan 2004]

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill)— Devolution [13 Jan 2004]

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)— Devolution [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)— Devolution [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)— Devolution [13 Jan 2004]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Devolution [13 Jan 2004]

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)

Ann McKechin

The Advocate-General

Column: 659

Annabelle Ewing

The Advocate-General

Mr. Carmichael

The Advocate-General

Mr. Reid

The Advocate-General

Miss McIntosh

The Advocate-General

Column: 660

SCOTLAND [13 Jan 2004]

Energy Policy [13 Jan 2004]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Energy Policy [13 Jan 2004]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Miss McIntosh

Mr. Darling

CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS [13 Jan 2004]

Supreme Court [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith)— Supreme Court [13 Jan 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. Christopher Leslie)

Column: 661

Mr. Lazarowicz

Mr. Leslie

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Leslie

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 662

Party Funding [13 Jan 2004]

Norman Baker (Lewes)— Party Funding [13 Jan 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. Christopher Leslie)

Norman Baker

Mr. Leslie

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mr. Leslie

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 663

Mr. Leslie

Second Chamber [13 Jan 2004]

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)— Second Chamber [13 Jan 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. Christopher Leslie)

Tony Wright

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 664

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Leslie

Magistrates Courts (East Anglia) [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)— Magistrates Courts (East Anglia) [13 Jan 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. Christopher Leslie)

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Leslie

Column: 665

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Leslie

Miners' Compensation [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)— Miners' Compensation [13 Jan 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. David Lammy)

Column: 666

Mr. Allen

Mr. Lammy

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Mr. Lammy

David Hamilton (Midlothian)

Mr. Lammy

Column: 667

Asylum Seekers [13 Jan 2004]

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)— Asylum Seekers [13 Jan 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. David Lammy)

Dr. Harris

Mr. Lammy

LEADER OF THE HOUSE [13 Jan 2004]

Post-legislative Scrutiny [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)— Post-legislative Scrutiny [13 Jan 2004]

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

Column: 668

Mr. Heath

Mr. Hain

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)

Mr. Hain

Column: 669

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Hain

Pre-legislative Scrutiny [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. David Stewart (Inverness, East, Nairn and Lochaber)— Pre-legislative Scrutiny [13 Jan 2004]

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Phil Woolas)

Mr. Stewart

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Column: 670

Mr. Woolas

Sitting Hours (Child Care) [13 Jan 2004]

Vera Baird (Redcar)— Sitting Hours (Child Care) [13 Jan 2004]

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Phil Woolas)

Vera Baird

Mr. Woolas

HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION [13 Jan 2004]

The hon. Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, was asked-- [13 Jan 2004]

Exhibitions [13 Jan 2004]

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)— Exhibitions [13 Jan 2004]

Column: 671

Sir Archy Kirkwood (on behalf of the House of Commons Commission)

Helen Jones

Column: 672

Sir Archy Kirkwood

Column: 671

Column: 673

Points of Order [13 Jan 2004]

12.32 pm
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Speaker

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

Column: 674

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 673

Column: 675

National Audit Office Report on Operation Telic [13 Jan 2004]

Mr. Speaker

12.37 pm
Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Column: 676

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Soames

Column: 677

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Soames

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. Soames

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. Soames

Column: 678

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

Mr. Soames

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Soames

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Soames

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)

Column: 679

Mr. Soames

Mr. John Smith

Mr. Soames

Column: 680

Column: 681

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

Mr. Soames

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Soames

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Soames

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. Soames

Column: 682

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

Column: 683

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Hoon

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 684

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Lewis

Column: 685

Mr. Hoon

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 686

Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 687

Mr. Keetch

Mr. Hoon

Column: 688

Mr. Gray

Mr. Hoon

Column: 689

Patrick Mercer

Column: 690

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Soames

Mr. Hoon

Column: 691

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Hoon

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Mr. Hoon

Ms Dari Taylor

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Ms Taylor

Column: 692

Mr. Hoon

1.32 pm
Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Column: 693

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Keetch

Column: 694

Column: 695

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Mr. Keetch

Column: 696

1.44 pm
Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

Column: 697

Mr. Smith

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Smith

Column: 698

Mr. Gray

Mr. Smith

Mr. Gray

Mr. Smith

Column: 699

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West)

Mr. John Smith

Column: 700

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Smith

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Hancock

Column: 701

Mr. Smith

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Smith

2.11 pm
Mr. Michael Portillo (Kensington and Chelsea)

Column: 702

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Portillo

Column: 703

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury)

Mr. Portillo

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Column: 704

Mr. Portillo

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Portillo

Column: 705

Jim Knight

Mr. Portillo

Column: 706

2.28 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Column: 707

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 708

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 709

Mr. Soames

Column: 710

Mr. Leigh

2.44 pm
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Column: 711

Column: 712

Column: 713

2.58
Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury)

Column: 714

Column: 715

Mr. Swayne

Dr. Murrison

Column: 716

3.8 pm
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Column: 717

Mr. Soames

Column: 718

Mr. Gray

Column: 719

John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland)

Mr. Gray

John Robertson

Mr. Gray

Column: 720

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Gray

Column: 721

3.26 pm
Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Column: 722

Column: 723

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Simpson

Column: 724

3.42 pm
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Column: 725

Column: 726

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Keith Simpson

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Soames

Mr. Ingram

Column: 727

Column: 728

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Ingram

Column: 729

Division No. 27 (National Audit Office Report on Operation Telic) [13 Jan 2004]

Column: 733

Column: 734

Future of the Post Office Network [13 Jan 2004]

4.15 pm
Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 735

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Column: 736

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 737

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. O'Brien

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)

Mr. O'Brien

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Column: 738

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 739

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 740

Column: 741

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 742

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 743

Jim Knight

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Evans

Column: 744

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 745

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

4.50 pm
The Minister for Energy, E-Commerce and Postal Services (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Column: 746

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

Hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Column: 747

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Timms

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Timms

Jim Knight

Column: 748

Mr. Timms

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Mr. Timms

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle)

Mr. Timms

Column: 749

David Hamilton (Midlothian)

Mr. Timms

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Timms

Column: 750

Tim Loughton

Mr. Timms

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Mr. Timms

Column: 751

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Mr. Timms

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)

Column: 752

Mr. Timms

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Mr. Timms

Column: 753

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Column: 754

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

Mr. Timms

Liz Blackman (Erewash)

Mr. Timms

Several hon. Members

Mr. Timms

Column: 755

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

Mr. Timms

Column: 756

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Jenkins

Mr. Timms

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Mr. Timms

5.28 pm
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Column: 757

Mr. Francois

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 758

Mr. Evans

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 759

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton)

Malcolm Bruce

Sarah Teather (Brent, East)

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 760

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

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 761

Mr. Timms

Malcolm Bruce

Mr. Flook

Malcolm Bruce

Column: 762

5.49 pm
Mr. Mark Fisher (Stoke-on-Trent, Central)

Column: 763

Mr. Weir

Mr. Fisher

Column: 764

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Fisher

5.56 pm
Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Column: 765

Column: 766

6.2 pm
Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge)

Column: 767

Mrs. Calton

Mr. Clelland

Column: 768

6.9 pm
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 769

Column: 770

6.17 pm
Mr. Iain Luke (Dundee, East)

Column: 771

Column: 772

Mr. Hoyle

Mr. Luke

6.25 pm
Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Column: 773

Column: 774

Column: 775

6.37 pm
Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Column: 776

6.41 pm
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Column: 777

Column: 778

Mr. Heald

Mr. Speaker

6.50 pm
Mr. Timms

Column: 779

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Timms

Mr. Heald

Mr. Timms

Column: 780

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Timms

Column: 781

David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)

Division No. 28 (Future of the Post Office Network) [13 Jan 2004]

Column: 785

Division No. 29 (Future of the Post Office Network) [13 Jan 2004]

Column: 789

Council Tax (Hastings and Rye) [13 Jan 2004]

7.28 pm
Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)

Column: 790

Anti-malarial Treatments [13 Jan 2004]

7.29 pm
Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)

Column: 791

Column: 792

Column: 793

Column: 794

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

Column: 795

Column: 796

Column: 797

Column: 798


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