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Tuesday 9 Mar 2004

Volume No. 418 Part No. 552

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Column: 1359

Oral Answers to Questions [9 Mar 2004]

TRANSPORT [9 Mar 2004]

Bus Companies [9 Mar 2004]

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)— Bus Companies [9 Mar 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Kevin Brennan

Mr. McNulty

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell)

Column: 1360

Mr. McNulty

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

Mr. McNulty

Speed Cameras [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells)— Speed Cameras [9 Mar 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. David Jamieson)

Mr. Norman

Column: 1361

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 1362

John Mann (Bassetlaw)

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 1363

Mr. Green

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 1364

Railways [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)— Railways [9 Mar 2004]

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West)— Railways [9 Mar 2004]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mr. Burstow

Dr. Howells

John Barrett

Dr. Howells

Clive Efford (Eltham)

Dr. Howells

Column: 1365

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Dr. Howells

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Dr. Howells

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Dr. Howells

Column: 1366

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Dr. Howells

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Chope

Dr. Howells

Mrs. Cryer

Dr. Howells

Column: 1367

Airports [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford)— Airports [9 Mar 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Mr. Prisk

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley)

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Mr. McNulty

Column: 1368

Trams [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)— Trams [9 Mar 2004]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Dr. Kim Howells)

Mr. Jack

Dr. Howells

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Dr. Howells

Column: 1369

Merchant Shipping [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)— Merchant Shipping [9 Mar 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. David Jamieson)

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Jamieson

Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 1370

School Transport [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)— School Transport [9 Mar 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. David Jamieson)

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Jamieson

Column: 1371

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Mr. Jamieson

Nottingham Express Transport System [9 Mar 2004]

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood)— Nottingham Express Transport System [9 Mar 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Paddy Tipping

Mr. McNulty

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 1372

Mr. McNulty

Airports [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)— Airports [9 Mar 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Mr. Reid

Mr. McNulty

Column: 1373

Crossrail [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)— Crossrail [9 Mar 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Mr. Beard

Mr. McNulty

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. McNulty

Railways [9 Mar 2004]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)— Railways [9 Mar 2004]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Dr. Kim Howells)

Miss McIntosh

Column: 1374

Dr. Howells

CABINET OFFICE [9 Mar 2004]

Public Appointments [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)— Public Appointments [9 Mar 2004]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr. Douglas Alexander)

Mr. Tynan

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Column: 1375

Mr. Alexander

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Alexander

Civil Service [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly)— Civil Service [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Alexander

Mr. David

Mr. Alexander

Column: 1376

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Mr. Alexander

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)— Civil Service [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Alexander

David Taylor

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam)

Mr. Alexander

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)— Civil Service [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Alexander

Column: 1377

Julie Morgan

Mr. Alexander

Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration [9 Mar 2004]

Brian White (Milton Keynes, North-East)— Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Alexander

Brian White

Mr. Alexander

Column: 1378

E-government [9 Mar 2004]

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)— E-government [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Alexander

Tom Brake

Mr. Alexander

Column: 1379

GM Policy [9 Mar 2004]

12.31 pm
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Margaret Beckett)

Column: 1380

Column: 1381

Column: 1382

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Column: 1383

Margaret Beckett

Column: 1384

Column: 1385

Andrew George (St. Ives)

Column: 1386

Margaret Beckett

Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Column: 1387

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey)

Margaret Beckett

Column: 1388

Diana Organ (Forest of Dean)

Margaret Beckett

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 1389

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Column: 1390

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)

Column: 1391

Margaret Beckett

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)

Column: 1392

Margaret Beckett

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Margaret Beckett

Sue Doughty (Guildford)

Margaret Beckett

Column: 1393

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Margaret Beckett

Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Column: 1394

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Margaret Beckett

Column: 1395

Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) [9 Mar 2004]

1.30 pm
David Wright (Telford)

Column: 1396

Column: 1395

Column: 1397

Iraq (Attorney-General's Advice) [9 Mar 2004]

1.37 pm
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Column: 1398

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1399

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Llwyd

Ian Lucas (Wrexham)

Mr. Llwyd

Ian Lucas

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Ian Lucas

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1400

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

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1401

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Llwyd

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Llwyd

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Mr. Llwyd

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1402

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Calum MacDonald (Western Isles)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. MacDonald

Column: 1403

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. MacDonald

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1404

Ms Abbott

Mr. Llwyd

Ms Abbott

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. MacDonald

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1405

Column: 1406

Madam Deputy Speaker

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

Column: 1407

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Straw

Column: 1408

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Straw

Llew Smith

Mr. Straw

Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1409

Mr. Cash

Mr. Straw

Column: 1410

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Straw

Mr. Cash

Column: 1411

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Straw

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

Column: 1412

Column: 1413

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Straw

Several hon. Members

Mr. Straw

David Winnick

Mr. Straw

Column: 1414

Jeremy Corbyn

David Winnick

Mr. Straw

Column: 1415

David Winnick

Mr. Straw

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Straw

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Straw

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Straw

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Straw

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1416

Mr. Straw

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Straw

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Straw

Column: 1417

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1418

2.56 pm
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)

Column: 1419

Mr. Straw

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1420

Llew Smith

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1421

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mr. Grieve

Mr. McCabe

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1422

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1423

Mr. McCabe

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Grieve

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Column: 1424

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Cash

Mr. Grieve

3.20 pm
Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Column: 1425

Mr. Salmond

Llew Smith

Column: 1426

Mr. McCabe

Llew Smith

Mr. McCabe

Llew Smith

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Llew Smith

Column: 1427

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Bill Rammell)

Llew Smith

Column: 1428

3.32 pm
Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Column: 1429

3.39 pm
Ross Cranston (Dudley, North)

Column: 1430

Mr. Salmond

Ross Cranston

Sir Menzies Campbell

Ross Cranston

Ms Abbott

Ross Cranston

Mr. Salmond

Ross Cranston

Column: 1431

Column: 1432

Column: 1433

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell)

Ross Cranston

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax)

Ross Cranston

Column: 1434

Llew Smith

Ross Cranston

4.3 pm
Mr. William Cash (Stone)

Column: 1435

Column: 1436

Column: 1437

Mr. McCabe

Mr. Cash

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Cash

Column: 1438

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Cash

Column: 1439

Column: 1440

Column: 1441

4.35 pm
Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)

Column: 1442

David Winnick

Alan Simpson

Column: 1443

Column: 1444

4.47 pm
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

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

Column: 1445

Mrs. Mahon

Ms Abbott

Column: 1446

4.57 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 1447

Column: 1448

Mr. Straw

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Straw

Mr. Salmond

Column: 1449

Column: 1450

Column: 1451

5.19 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Bill Rammell)

Column: 1452

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Rammell

Column: 1453

Mr. Grieve

Mr. Rammell

Column: 1454

Sir Menzies Campbell

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Rammell

Column: 1455

Column: 1456

Division No. 80 (Iraq (Attorney-General's Advice)) [9 Mar 2004]

Column: 1459

Column: 1460

Young People and Democracy [9 Mar 2004]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

5.52 pm
Angus Robertson (Moray)

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Angus Robertson

Column: 1461

Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Angus Robertson

Column: 1462

Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)

Angus Robertson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angus Robertson

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Column: 1463

Angus Robertson

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Angus Robertson

Column: 1464

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge)

Angus Robertson

Column: 1465

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

Angus Robertson

Column: 1466

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

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Leslie

Matthew Green (Ludlow)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 1467

Column: 1468

Column: 1469

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Mr. Leslie

Angus Robertson

Mr. Leslie

Column: 1470

6.28 pm
Charles Hendry (Wealden)

Angus Robertson

Column: 1471

Charles Hendry

Matthew Green

Charles Hendry

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Charles Hendry

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 1472

Charles Hendry

Rosemary McKenna

Charles Hendry

Column: 1473

Pete Wishart

Charles Hendry

Column: 1474

Matthew Green

Charles Hendry

Angus Robertson

Charles Hendry

Pete Wishart

Charles Hendry

Column: 1475

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Charles Hendry

Column: 1476

6.47 pm
Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest)

Column: 1477

6.53 pm
Matthew Green (Ludlow)

Angus Robertson

Matthew Green

Column: 1478

Mr. Leslie

Matthew Green

Column: 1479

Angus Robertson

Matthew Green

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Matthew Green

Column: 1480

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Matthew Green

7.7 pm
Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly)

Column: 1481

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Mr. David

Column: 1482

7.12 pm
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Column: 1483

Pete Wishart

Mr. Luff

Column: 1484

7.19 pm
Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Column: 1485

Column: 1486

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

Mr. Salmond

Mrs. McGuire

Angus Robertson

Mrs. McGuire

Column: 1487

Adam Price

Mrs. McGuire

Adam Price

Mrs. McGuire

Column: 1488

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)

Division No. 81 (Young People and Democracy) [9 Mar 2004]

Column: 1491

Division No. 82 (Young People and Democracy) [9 Mar 2004]

Column: 1493

Column: 1494

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 1495

Streethouse School [9 Mar 2004]

8.1 pm
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth)

Weymouth Transmitter Upgrade [9 Mar 2004]

8.2 pm
Jim Knight (South Dorset)

Column: 1496

Rugby Union [9 Mar 2004]

8.4 pm
Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge)

Column: 1497

Column: 1498

8.15 pm
The Minister for Sport and Tourism (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Column: 1499

Column: 1500

Column: 1501

Column: 1502


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