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Wednesday 5 May 2004

Volume No. 420 Part No. 580

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Column: 1321

Oral Answers to Questions [5 May 2004]

WALES [5 May 2004]

Children Bill [5 May 2004]

Mr. Martin Caton (Gower)—

Children Bill [5 May 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Mr. Caton

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1322

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)

Mr. Touhig

Alan Howarth (Newport, East)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1323

Industry/University Links [5 May 2004]

Ian Lucas (Wrexham)—

Industry/University Links [5 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Ian Lucas

Mr. Hain

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1324

Mr. Hain

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Hain

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1325

Donald Anderson (Swansea, East)

Mr. Hain

Economic Inactivity [5 May 2004]

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon)—

Economic Inactivity [5 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Dr. Francis

Mr. Hain

Column: 1326

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Mr. Hain

S4C [5 May 2004]

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)—

S4C [5 May 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1327

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Touhig

Post Office [5 May 2004]

Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)—

Post Office [5 May 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Ann Clwyd

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1328

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Mr. Touhig

Antisocial Behaviour (Monmouthshire) [5 May 2004]

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)—

Antisocial Behaviour (Monmouthshire) [5 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Hain

Column: 1329

Health Service Funding [5 May 2004]

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)—

Health Service Funding [5 May 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Mr. Gray

Mr. Touhig

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Mr. Touhig

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1330

Employment [5 May 2004]

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)—

Employment [5 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Smith

Mr. Hain

Engagements [5 May 2004]

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South) (Lab)—

Engagements [5 May 2004]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Marsden

Column: 1331

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 1332

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1333

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 1334

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 1335

Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)—

Engagements [5 May 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire)

Column: 1336

The Prime Minister

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1337

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil)—

Engagements [5 May 2004]

The Prime Minister

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)—

Engagements [5 May 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)

Column: 1338

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)—

Engagements [5 May 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)—

Engagements [5 May 2004]

Column: 1339

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle)—

Engagements [5 May 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1340

Mr. Kerry Pollard (St. Albans)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1341

Arms Trade [5 May 2004]

12.30 pm
Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Column: 1342

Column: 1343

Column: 1344

Housing [5 May 2004]

Mr. Speaker

12.40 pm
Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con)

Column: 1345

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 1346

Column: 1347

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 1348

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

Mrs. Spelman

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 1349

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold) (Con)

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) (Lab)

Column: 1350

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham) (Con)

Mrs. Spelman

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con)

Mrs. Spelman

David Wright (Telford) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 1351

Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

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

Column: 1352

Ms Dari Taylor

Keith Hill

David Wright

Keith Hill

Column: 1353

Mrs. Spelman

Keith Hill

Mr. Andrew Turner

Keith Hill

Mr. Turner

Keith Hill

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 1354

Keith Hill

Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Several hon. Members

Keith Hill

Matthew Green (Ludlow) (LD)

Keith Hill

Column: 1355

Mr. Pike

Keith Hill

Dr. Iddon

Column: 1356

Keith Hill

Mrs. Spelman

Keith Hill

Jim Knight (South Dorset) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Column: 1357

Several hon. Members

Keith Hill

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings) (Con)

Keith Hill

Column: 1358

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD)

Keith Hill

Ms Buck

Keith Hill

Ms Buck

Keith Hill

Several hon. Members

Keith Hill

Richard Younger-Ross

Column: 1359

Keith Hill

Richard Younger-Ross

Keith Hill

Mr. Kerry Pollard (St. Albans) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Several hon. Members

Keith Hill

Column: 1360

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Keith Hill

Column: 1361

Column: 1362

1.43 pm
Matthew Green (Ludlow) (LD)

Column: 1363

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton) (Lab/Co-op)

Matthew Green

Mr. Love

Matthew Green

Mr. David Drew (Stroud) (Lab/Co-op)

Matthew Green

Ms Oona King

Column: 1364

Matthew Green

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Matthew Green

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster) (Con)

Matthew Green

Column: 1365

David Wright

Matthew Green

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Matthew Green

Mrs. Annette L. Brooke

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Brooke

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1366

Mrs. Brooke

Matthew Green

Mr. Mark Field

Column: 1367

Matthew Green

David Wright

Matthew Green

David Wright

Matthew Green

Mr. Hayes

Matthew Green

Column: 1368

Mr. Love

Matthew Green

Column: 1369

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

2.9 pm
Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe) (Lab)

Column: 1370

Column: 1371

Column: 1372

Column: 1373

2.22 pm
Mr. Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells) (Con)

Column: 1374

Column: 1375

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire) (Con)

Mr. Norman

Column: 1376

Andy King

Mr. Norman

Andy King

Mr. Norman

Column: 1377

2.37 pm
Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab)

Column: 1378

Column: 1379

Column: 1380

2.50 pm
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Column: 1381

Column: 1382

2.59 pm
David Wright (Telford) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 1383

David Wright

Column: 1384

Column: 1385

Column: 1386

3.15 pm
Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire) (Con)

Column: 1387

Mr. Pike

Andrew Selous

Column: 1388

Matthew Green

Andrew Selous

Column: 1389

3.27 pm
Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree) (Lab)

Column: 1390

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

Column: 1391

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

Mr. Hayes

Matthew Green

Column: 1392

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Betts

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1393

Column: 1394

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

Column: 1395

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con)

Yvette Cooper

Column: 1396

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1397

Yvette Cooper

Mrs. Spelman

Yvette Cooper

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD)

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 1398

Yvette Cooper

Division No. 159 (Housing) [5 May 2004]

Column: 1402

Division No. 160 (Housing) [5 May 2004]

Column: 1406

Column: 1407

Christmas Day (Trading) Bill [Money] [5 May 2004]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

4.26 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe)

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1408

4.29 pm
Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield) (Con)

Mr. Greg Knight

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 1409

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Mitchell

4.36 pm
Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con)

Column: 1410

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Forth

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Mr. Forth

Column: 1411

Mr. Greg Knight

Mr. Forth

Column: 1412

4.45 pm
Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab)

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Mr. Jones

Column: 1413

4.49 pm
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Redwood

Column: 1414

Mr. Greg Knight

Column: 1415

Mr. Redwood

4.56 pm
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire) (Con)

Column: 1416

4.59 pm
Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe

Mr. Greg Knight

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Knight

Column: 1417

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1418

Genetically Modified Crops [5 May 2004]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

5.1 pm
The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Elliot Morley)

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Morley

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Mr. Morley

Column: 1419

Mr. Colin Challen (Morley and Rothwell) (Lab)

Mr. Morley

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD)

Mr. Morley

Andrew George

Mr. Morley

Column: 1420

Mr. Peter Ainsworth

Mr. Morley

Mr. Ainsworth

Mr. Morley

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab)

Column: 1421

Mr. Morley

Dr. Andrew Murrison (Westbury) (Con)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Simon Thomas

Column: 1422

Mr. Morley

Column: 1423

Andrew George

Mr. Morley

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)

Mr. Morley

Column: 1424

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con)

Mr. Morley

Column: 1425

Sue Doughty (Guildford) (LD)

Mr. Morley

Mr. Challen

Mr. Morley

Column: 1426

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

Mr. Morley

Ms Walley

Mr. Morley

Ms Walley

Mr. Morley

5.33 pm
Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford) (Con)

Mr. Morley

Column: 1427

Mr. Whittingdale

Gregory Barker

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Morley

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Simon Thomas

Column: 1428

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 1429

Mr. Morley

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 1430

Mr. Morley

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 1431

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con)

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con)

Column: 1432

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Morley

Mr. Whittingdale

Gregory Barker

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 1433

Mr. Peter Ainsworth

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Whittingdale

Mr. Challen

Column: 1434

Mr. Whittingdale

Andrew George

Mr. Whittingdale

Column: 1435

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

6.4 pm
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford) (Lab)

Mr. David Drew (Stroud) (Lab/Co-op)

Joan Ruddock

Column: 1436

Column: 1437

Column: 1438

6.16 pm
Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD)

Column: 1439

Column: 1440

Mr. Morley

Andrew George

Mr. Morley

Andrew George

Column: 1441

Mr. Drew

Andrew George

Ms Walley

Andrew George

Column: 1442

Gregory Barker

Andrew George

Gregory Barker

Andrew George

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

Column: 1443

Mr. Drew

Mr. Meacher

Column: 1444

Column: 1445

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

6.52 pm
Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con)

Column: 1446

Column: 1447

Gregory Barker

Mr. Ainsworth

Column: 1448

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD)

Mr. Ainsworth

Column: 1449

7.4 pm
Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North) (Lab)

Joan Ruddock

Dr. Gibson

Column: 1450

Column: 1451

Mr. Roger Williams

Dr. Gibson

Column: 1452

7.16 pm
Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)

Column: 1453

Mr. Morley

Gregory Barker

Mr. Morley

Gregory Barker

Column: 1454

Column: 1455

Mr. Roger Williams

Gregory Barker

Column: 1456

The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Gregory Barker

Column: 1457

Mr. Morley

Gregory Barker

7.31 pm
Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab)

Column: 1458

Mr. Morley

Alan Simpson

Column: 1459

Column: 1460

7.45 pm
Sue Doughty (Guildford) (LD)

Column: 1461

7.50 pm
The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Column: 1462

Mr. Peter Ainsworth

Alun Michael

Mr. Ainsworth

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1463

Alun Michael

Column: 1464

Column: 1463

Column: 1465

Fly-Tipping (Gloucester) [5 May 2004]

8.1 pm
Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester)

Column: 1466

The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Mr. Dhanda

Column: 1467

Column: 1468

8.13 pm
Mr. David Drew (Stroud) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Drew

8.16 pm
The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

Column: 1469

Column: 1470

Mr. Drew

Column: 1471

Alun Michael

Mr. Dhanda

Alun Michael

Column: 1472

Mr. Dhanda

Alun Michael


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