This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for
Wednesday 4 Feb 2004

Volume No. 417 Part No. 534

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Column: 743

Hon. Members

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Feb 2004]

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [4 Feb 2004]

Local Government Finance (Elderly People) [4 Feb 2004]

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)— Local Government Finance (Elderly People) [4 Feb 2004]

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

Mr. Turner

Column: 744

Phil Hope

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, Cathcart)

Phil Hope

Balance of Funding Review [4 Feb 2004]

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)— Balance of Funding Review [4 Feb 2004]

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

Column: 745

Ms Munn

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Column: 746

Mr. Raynsford

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Column: 747

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Mr. Raynsford

Council Houses [4 Feb 2004]

Bob Russell (Colchester)— Council Houses [4 Feb 2004]

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

Bob Russell

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 748

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 749

Mobile Phone Masts [4 Feb 2004]

Andrew Rosindell (Romford)— Mobile Phone Masts [4 Feb 2004]

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

Mr. Rosindell

Yvette Cooper

Phil Sawford (Kettering)

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 750

Yvette Cooper

Allotments [4 Feb 2004]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)— Allotments [4 Feb 2004]

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

Mr. Chapman

Phil Hope

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Phil Hope

Column: 751

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham)

Mr. Speaker

Phil Hope

Council Tax [4 Feb 2004]

Angela Watkinson (Upminster)— Council Tax [4 Feb 2004]

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

Angela Watkinson

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 752

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

The Deputy Prime Minister

PRIME MINISTER [4 Feb 2004]

Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Viggers — Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

Column: 753

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard — Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard — Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 754

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, Cathcart)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy — Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 755

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

Hon. Members

The Prime Minister

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

Column: 756

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard — Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard — Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 757

Jim Knight (South Dorset)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 758

Patrick Mercer (Newark)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Chris Mole (Ipswich)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Matthew Green (Ludlow)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 759

Mr. Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 760

Mrs. Annette L. Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

Column: 761

The Prime Minister

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 762

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)— Engagements [4 Feb 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 763

Point of Order [4 Feb 2004]

12.30 pm
Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 764

European Communities (Deregulation) [4 Feb 2004]

12.31 pm
Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)

Column: 765

Column: 766

Column: 765

Column: 767

Lord Hutton's Report [4 Feb 2004]

Mr. Speaker

12.41 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 768

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

The Prime Minister

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)

The Prime Minister

Column: 769

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

The Prime Minister

Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

The Prime Minister

Column: 770

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Arbuthnot

The Prime Minister

Column: 771

12.54 pm
1.6 pm
Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

The Prime Minister

Column: 772

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

The Prime Minister

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)

The Prime Minister

Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Column: 773

The Prime Minister

Mr. Boris Johnson

The Prime Minister

Column: 774

Clare Short (Birmingham, Ladywood)

The Prime Minister

Clare Short

The Prime Minister

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton)

The Prime Minister

Column: 775

Mr. Osborne

The Prime Minister

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kaufman

The Prime Minister

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

The Prime Minister

David Winnick

The Prime Minister

Column: 776

Mr. Clifton-Brown

The Prime Minister

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

The Prime Minister

Column: 777

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

The Prime Minister

Jeremy Corbyn

The Prime Minister

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

The Prime Minister

Dr. Palmer

The Prime Minister

Column: 778

Column: 779

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

The Prime Minister

Annabelle Ewing

The Prime Minister

Mr. Cash

The Prime Minister

Column: 780

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Hancock

The Prime Minister

Column: 781

Column: 782

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dalyell

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ross

The Prime Minister

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon)

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

The Prime Minister

Column: 783

1.43 pm
Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

Column: 784

Column: 785

Angela Eagle (Wallasey)

Mr. Howard

Angela Eagle

Mr. Howard

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Howard

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Howard

Column: 786

Mr. Barry Gardiner (Brent, North)

Mr. Howard

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Mr. Howard

Column: 787

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

Mr. Howard

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Howard

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Mr. Howard

Column: 788

Mr. Plaskitt

Mr. Howard

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Howard

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

Mr. Howard

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Howard

Column: 789

Mr. Boris Johnson

Hon. Members

Mr. Howard

Mr. Boris Johnson

Mr. Howard

Mr. Kevin Hughes (Doncaster, North)

Mr. Howard

Column: 790

Column: 791

Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)

Mr. Howard

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

Mr. Howard

Column: 792

Mr. Kevin Hughes

Mr. Howard

David Winnick

Column: 793

Mr. Howard

Gregory Barker

Mr. Howard

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

Mr. Howard

Mr. Tony Clarke (Northampton, South)

Column: 794

Mr. Howard

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Mr. Howard

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Howard

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Howard

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

Mr. Howard

Column: 795

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

Column: 796

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 797

Ms Stuart

Mr. Kennedy

Donald Anderson

Several hon. Members

Mr. Kennedy

Donald Anderson

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 798

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Jack Straw)

Mr. Kennedy

Several hon. Members

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 799

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Kennedy

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 800

Mr. Deputy Speaker

2.37 pm
Ann Taylor (Dewsbury)

Column: 801

Column: 802

2.45 pm
Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Mackay

Column: 803

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Peter Mandelson (Hartlepool)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mackay

Mr. Mandelson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mackay

Column: 804

Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)

Mr. Mackay

2.54 pm
Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West)

Column: 805

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Column: 806

Joyce Quin

3.2 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Column: 807

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 808

3.10 pm
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Column: 809

Column: 810

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

Column: 811

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Beith

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Beith

Column: 812

Mr. Michael Mates (East Hampshire)

Mr. Beith

Column: 813

3.26 pm
Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Column: 814

Column: 815

3.33 pm
Mr. Boris Johnson (Henley)

Column: 816

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Johnson

Column: 817

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 818

3.41 pm
Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh)

Column: 819

Column: 820

3.48 pm
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann)

Column: 821

Column: 822

3.56 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Column: 823

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Dalyell

4.1 pm
Sir John Stanley (Tonbridge and Malling)

Column: 824

Column: 825

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Sir John Stanley

4.10 pm
Mr. Robin Cook (Livingston)

Column: 826

Column: 827

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Mr. Cook

Column: 828

4.20 pm
Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Column: 829

Column: 830

Mr. Calum MacDonald (Western Isles)

Mr. Lilley

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

Mr. Lilley

Column: 831

4.31 pm
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 832

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. Kaufman

Column: 833

4.39 pm
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Column: 834

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Column: 835

Mr. Llwyd

Ms Stuart

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Llwyd

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Salmond

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Kaufman

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

Huw Irranca-Davies

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)

Column: 836

Richard Ottaway

Mr. Kaufman

Mr. Garnier

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Llwyd

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Llwyd

4.50 pm
Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)

Column: 837

Column: 838

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Beard

Ms Stuart

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Beard

Column: 839

4.59 pm
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 840

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Gummer

Column: 841

5.8 pm
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Peter Bradley

Mr. Prentice

Column: 842

Column: 843

5.16 pm
Mr. Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham)

Column: 844

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk, West)

Mr. Marsden

Column: 845

5.26 pm
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Column: 846

Column: 847

5.33 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 848

Mr. Garnier

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 849

Huw Irranca-Davies

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 850

5.42 pm
Mr. Peter Mandelson (Hartlepool)

Column: 851

Peter Bottomley

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Mandelson

5.50 pm
Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Column: 852

Column: 853

Mr. Joyce

Richard Ottaway

Column: 854

5.58 pm
Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton)

Column: 855

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset)

Mr. Kilfoyle

Column: 856

6.6 pm
Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage)

Column: 857

Column: 858

6.12 pm
Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton)

Column: 859

Column: 860

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

6.20 pm
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Column: 861

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sayeed

Peter Bradley

Column: 862

Mr. Deputy Speaker

6.25 pm
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 863

Alan Howarth (Newport, East)

Column: 864

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Garnier

Column: 865

Mr. Grieve

Ms Stuart

Mr. Grieve

Column: 866

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

Column: 867

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Hoon

Column: 868

Adam Price

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Hoon

Column: 869

Mr. Soley

Mr. Hoon

Column: 870

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Howard

Mr. Hoon

Richard Ottaway

Column: 871

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Sayeed

Mr. Hoon

Column: 872

Column: 871

Column: 873

Laser Eye Surgery [4 Feb 2004]

7 pm
Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and Cleveland, East)

Column: 874

Column: 875

Column: 876

Column: 877

7.18 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Column: 878

Column: 879

Column: 880


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