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Tuesday 11 May 2004

Volume No. 421 Part No. 583

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Column: 137

Oral Answers to Questions [11 May 2004]

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS [11 May 2004]

Hong Kong [11 May 2004]

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan)—

Hong Kong [11 May 2004]

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

Mr. Sarwar

Mr. Rammell

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)

Mr. Rammell

Column: 138

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)

Mr. Rammell

Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Rammell

Middle East [11 May 2004]

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)—

Middle East [11 May 2004]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)—

Middle East [11 May 2004]

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

Column: 139

Ms Munn

Mr. Straw

Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Straw

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Straw

Column: 140

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Straw

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Mr. Straw

Column: 141

Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Mr. Straw

Thailand [11 May 2004]

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)—

Thailand [11 May 2004]

Column: 142

The Minister for Trade and Investment (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

David Taylor

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. David Cameron (Witney)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)

Column: 143

Mr. Speaker

Mr. O'Brien

Zimbabwe [11 May 2004]

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)—

Zimbabwe [11 May 2004]

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

Mr. Swire

Mr. Mullin

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)

Column: 144

Mr. Mullin

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Mullin

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)

Mr. Mullin

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 145

Mr. Mullin

Zimbabwe (Sporting Links) [11 May 2004]

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)—

Zimbabwe (Sporting Links) [11 May 2004]

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

Mr. Pike

Mr. Straw

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 146

Mr. Straw

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)

Column: 147

Mr. Straw

Iraq [11 May 2004]

Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford)—

Iraq [11 May 2004]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central)—

Iraq [11 May 2004]

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

Joan Ruddock

Mr. Straw

Column: 148

Tony Lloyd

Mr. Straw

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Straw

Column: 149

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

Mr. Straw

Column: 150

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Straw

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)

Column: 151

Mr. Straw

Adzhara [11 May 2004]

Angus Robertson (Moray)—

Adzhara [11 May 2004]

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

Angus Robertson

Mr. Rammell

Valerie Davey (Bristol, West)

Mr. Rammell

Column: 152

Cyprus [11 May 2004]

Bob Spink (Castle Point)—

Cyprus [11 May 2004]

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Bob Spink

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mr. MacShane

Column: 153

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. MacShane

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. MacShane

Column: 154

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk)

Mr. MacShane

Palestinian Authority [11 May 2004]

James Purnell (Stalybridge and Hyde)—

Palestinian Authority [11 May 2004]

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

James Purnell

Mr. Rammell

Column: 155

Points of Order [11 May 2004]

12.31 pm
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con)

Mr. Speaker

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

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab)

Column: 156

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness) (Con)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 155

Column: 157

Prime Minister (Direct Election) [11 May 2004]

12.35 pm
Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North) (Lab)

Column: 158

Column: 159

12.45 pm
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)

Column: 160

Column: 159

Column: 161

Housing Bill (Programme) (No. 2) [11 May 2004]

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

Column: 162

12.53 pm
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con)

12.54 pm
Matthew Green (Ludlow) (LD)

Column: 163

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

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Mr. Forth

Column: 164

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con)

Mr. Forth

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne) (Con)

Mr. Forth

1.2 pm
Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Column: 165

Division No. 164 (Housing Bill (Programme)œ(No. 2)) [11 May 2004]

Column: 168

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 169

Housing Bill [11 May 2004]

1.19 pm
Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton) (LD)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 170

Mr. Davey

Column: 171

Column: 172

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

1.30 pm
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con)

Column: 173

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet) (Con)

Column: 174

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Keith Hill)

Column: 175

Column: 176

1.45 pm

Column: 177

Mr. Edward Davey

Keith Hill

Mr. Davey

Keith Hill

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Column: 178

Column: 179

Column: 180

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

Keith Hill

2 pm

Column: 181

Column: 182

Column: 183

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 184

Column: 185

Column: 186

Mr. Hayes

Column: 187

Matthew Green (Ludlow) (LD)

Mr. Hayes

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Hayes

Column: 188

2.15 pm

Column: 189

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

Column: 190

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)

Mr. Betts

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Mr. Betts

Column: 191

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Betts

Column: 192

2.30 pm
Matthew Green

Column: 193

Column: 194

Mr. Hayes

Matthew Green

Column: 195

Sarah Teather (Brent, East) (LD)

Matthew Green

Column: 196

2.45 pm
Andrew Bennett

Matthew Green

Column: 197

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab)

Column: 198

Mr. Harold Best (Leeds, North-West) (Lab)

Column: 199

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Best

3 pm
Keith Hill

Column: 200

Mr. Hayes

Column: 201

Keith Hill

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Column: 202

Dr. Turner

Keith Hill

Column: 203

Mr. Reed

3.15 pm
Keith Hill

Lynne Jones

Keith Hill

Column: 204

Column: 205

Column: 206

Column: 207

Division No. 165 (Housing Bill) [11 May 2004]

Column: 210

Alan Simpson

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 211

Column: 212

Column: 213

Column: 214

Column: 215

Keith Hill

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 216

Column: 217

Keith Hill

Mr. Edward Davey

Keith Hill

Mr. Davey

Keith Hill

Column: 218

3.45 pm
Mr. Syms

Column: 219

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab)

Mr. Syms

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Mr. Syms

Column: 220

Column: 221

Mr. Betts

Column: 222

4 pm
Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Mr. Betts

Column: 223

Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree) (Lab)

Mr. Betts

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

Mr. Betts

Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 224

Mr. Hurst

Mr. Davey

Column: 225

Sir Sydney Chapman

Mr. Davey

4.15 pm

Column: 226

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Davey

Column: 227

Mr. Kidney

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire) (Con)

Mr. Kidney

Column: 228

Sir Sydney Chapman

Column: 229

Keith Hill

4.30 pm

Column: 230

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Keith Hill

Column: 231

Column: 232

Division No. 166 (Housing Bill) [11 May 2004]

Column: 235

Column: 236

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 237

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

Madam Deputy Speaker

Yvette Cooper

Column: 238

Column: 239

5 pm

Column: 240

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Simon Thomas

Yvette Cooper

Column: 241

Jim Knight (South Dorset) (Lab)

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Hayes

Column: 242

Ms Karen Buck

Mr. Hayes

Ms Buck

Mr. Hayes

Column: 243

Mr. Andrew Love

Jim Knight

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Love

5.15 pm
Mr. Hayes

Column: 244

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Hayes

Jim Knight

Mr. Hayes

Column: 245

Matthew Green

Mr. Hayes

Matthew Green

Mr. Hayes

Column: 246

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)

Hon. Members

Mr. Hayes

Column: 247

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Hayes

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

5.30 pm
Ms Buck

Column: 248

Mr. Drew

Column: 249

Matthew Green

Column: 250

Several hon. Members

Dr. Desmond Turner

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Dr. Turner

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 251

5.45 pm

Column: 252

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Hayes

Yvette Cooper

Column: 253

Matthew Green

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Hayes

Yvette Cooper

Mr. Drew

Yvette Cooper

Column: 254

Mr. Hayes

Column: 255

Yvette Cooper

6 pm

Column: 256

Column: 257

Column: 258

Dr. Desmond Turner

Matthew Green

Column: 259

Dr. Turner

Mr. Syms

Column: 260

Matthew Green

Dr. Desmond Turner

Matthew Green

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Yvette Cooper

Column: 261

Dr. Desmond Turner

Yvette Cooper

Column: 262

Column: 263

Division No. 167 (Housing Bill) [11 May 2004]

Column: 267

Column: 268

Column: 269

Column: 270

Column: 271

Column: 272

Mr. Deputy Speaker

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

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

6.39 pm
Keith Hill

Mr. Kidney

Keith Hill

Column: 273

Bob Spink

Keith Hill

Bob Spink

Keith Hill

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Keith Hill

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Keith Hill

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre) (Lab)

Column: 274

Keith Hill

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Mr. Love

Column: 275

Keith Hill

Ms Buck

Keith Hill

Column: 276

Mr. John Battle (Leeds, West) (Lab)

Keith Hill

6.53 pm
Mr. Hayes

Column: 277

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Hayes

Column: 278

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Hayes

Column: 279

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

7.6 pm
Mr. Betts

Column: 280

7.9 pm
Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 281

Column: 282

7.14 pm
Mr. Kidney

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Kidney

Column: 283

Lynne Jones

Mr. Kidney

7.19 pm
Bob Spink

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Bob Spink

Column: 284

Division No. 168 (Housing Bill) [11 May 2004]

Column: 287

Column: 288

Visitor Facilities [11 May 2004]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

7.36 pm
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab)

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

Column: 289

Andrew Mackinlay

Madam Deputy Speaker

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham) (Lab)

Andrew Mackinlay

Mrs. Marion Roe (Broxbourne) (Con)

Column: 290

Andrew Mackinlay

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con)

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 291

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con)

Andrew Mackinlay

Madam Deputy Speaker

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Knight

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Forth

Column: 292

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall) (LD)

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Tyler

Madam Deputy Speaker

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Greg Knight

Madam Deputy Speaker

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 293

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Andrew Mackinlay

Lembit Öpik

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 294

Mr. Iain Luke (Dundee, East) (Lab)

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 295

Mr. Tyler

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 296

Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion) (Lab/Co-op)

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con)

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 297

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Tyler

Column: 298

Andrew Mackinlay

Mrs. Roe

Andrew Mackinlay

Bob Spink

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 299

Mr. Lepper

Andrew Mackinlay

Madam Deputy Speaker

Andrew Mackinlay

Madam Deputy Speaker

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Forth

Column: 300

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Greg Knight

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Gale

Column: 301

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 302

Mr. Lepper

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 303

Mr. Gale

Division No. 169 (Visitor Facilities) [11 May 2004]

Column: 304

8.43 pm
Mrs. Marion Roe (Broxbourne) (Con)

Column: 305

Mr. Heald

Mrs. Roe

Andrew Mackinlay

Mrs. Roe

Mr. Greg Knight

Column: 306

Mrs. Roe

Mr. Forth

Mrs. Roe

Column: 307

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 308

Mrs. Roe

Mr. Tyler

Mrs. Roe

Column: 309

Mr. Greg Knight

Mrs. Roe

Mr. Stephen Pound (Ealing, North) (Lab)

Column: 310

Mrs. Roe

9.4 pm
Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion) (Lab/Co-op)

Column: 311

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Lepper

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

Column: 312

Column: 313

Mr. Gale

Mr. Forth

Column: 314

Column: 315

Mr. Gale

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Forth

Column: 316

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Forth

Column: 317

9.31 pm
Mr. Iain Luke (Dundee, East) (Lab)

Mr. Gale

Mr. Luke

Column: 318

Mr. Pound

Mr. Luke

Mr. Gale

Mr. Luke

Andrew Mackinlay

Mr. Luke

Column: 319

Mr. Forth

Mr. Luke

Mr. Forth

Column: 320

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Gale

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Luke

9.44 pm
Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Column: 321

Mr. Forth

Bob Spink

Mr. Forth

Bob Spink

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con)

Mr. Forth

Bob Spink

Column: 322

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

Column: 323

Mr. Gale

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Gale

Mr. Woolas

Bob Spink

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

Division No. 170 (Visitor Facilities) [11 May 2004]

Column: 325

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire) (Con)

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West) (Con)

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 326

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Hon. Members

Postern Gate Surgery [11 May 2004]

10.9 pm
Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye) (Lab)

Column: 327

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis [11 May 2004]

10.10 pm
Mr. Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth) (Lab)

Column: 328

Column: 329

Column: 330

Column: 331

10.25 pm
The Minister for Work (Jane Kennedy)

Column: 332

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries) (Lab)

Jane Kennedy

Mr. Brown

Jane Kennedy

Column: 333

Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Lab)

Jane Kennedy

Column: 334

Column: 335

Column: 336


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