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Wednesday 12 May 2004

Volume No. 421 Part No. 584

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Column: 337

Oral Answers to Questions [12 May 2004]

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [12 May 2004]

Ethiopia [12 May 2004]

Dr. Doug Naysmith (Bristol, North-West)—

Ethiopia [12 May 2004]

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

Dr. Naysmith

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

Column: 338

Mr. Thomas

Middle East [12 May 2004]

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)—

Middle East [12 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Richard Burden

Hilary Benn

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Column: 339

Hilary Benn

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)

Hilary Benn

Sudan [12 May 2004]

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)—

Sudan [12 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Column: 340

Rob Marris

Hilary Benn

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Hilary Benn

Mr. Bercow

Column: 341

Hilary Benn

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Hilary Benn

Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington)

Column: 342

Mr. Speaker

Hilary Benn

Commission for Africa [12 May 2004]

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)—

Commission for Africa [12 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Mr. Edwards

Hilary Benn

Column: 343

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Hilary Benn

HIV/AIDS [12 May 2004]

Christine Russell (Chester, City of)—

HIV/AIDS [12 May 2004]

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

Christine Russell

Mr. Thomas

Column: 344

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Thomas

Democratic Republic of the Congo [12 May 2004]

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)—

Democratic Republic of the Congo [12 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Mr. Speaker

Hilary Benn

Mr. Chaytor

Hilary Benn

Column: 345

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)

Hilary Benn

Kaliningrad [12 May 2004]

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)—

Kaliningrad [12 May 2004]

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

Mr. Marsden

Column: 346

Mr. Thomas

Engagements [12 May 2004]

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD)—

Engagements [12 May 2004]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Heath

The Prime Minister

Column: 347

Mrs. Helen Liddell (Airdrie and Shotts)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 348

Mr. Howard

Column: 349

The Prime Minister

Roger Casale (Wimbledon)

The Prime Minister

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

Column: 350

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Column: 351

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)—

Engagements [12 May 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Mike Hall (Weaver Vale)—

Engagements [12 May 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 352

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 353

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central)

The Prime Minister

Column: 354

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)—

Engagements [12 May 2004]

The Prime Minister

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

The Prime Minister

Column: 353

Column: 355

Points of Order [12 May 2004]

12.31 pm
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con)

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

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

Mr. Speaker

Column: 356

Mr. Forth

Mr. Speaker

Column: 355

Column: 357

Interest Rates (Limits on Charges) [12 May 2004]

12.35 pm
Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Column: 358

Column: 359

Column: 360

Orders of the Day [12 May 2004]

Age-Related Payments Bill [12 May 2004]

12.45 pm
The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. McLoughlin

Column: 361

Malcolm Wicks

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Sir Paul Beresford

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus) (SNP)

Malcolm Wicks

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)

Column: 362

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Weir

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

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

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 363

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Several hon. Members

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 364

Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Bellingham

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 365

David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Malcolm Wicks

1.5 pm
Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con)

Column: 366

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Waterson

Column: 367

Mr. Chope

Mr. Waterson

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Chris Pond)

Mr. Waterson

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Waterson

Column: 368

Column: 369

Mr. Chope

Mr. Waterson

Column: 370

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Waterson

Column: 371

Mr. Pond

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Webb

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Waterson

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 372

Mr. Waterson

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Waterson

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal) (Con)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Waterson

Column: 373

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Waterson

Andrew Bennett

Column: 374

Mr. Waterson

1.39 pm
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD)

Column: 375

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Webb

Mr. Weir

Column: 376

Mr. Webb

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Webb

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Webb

Column: 377

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Webb

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Webb

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Webb

Column: 378

Mr. Nigel Jones (Cheltenham) (LD)

Mr. Webb

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 379

Mr. Webb

Column: 380

Mr. Pond

Mr. Webb

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Webb

Mr. Chope

Mr. Webb

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Webb

Column: 381

2 pm
Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con)

Column: 382

Andrew Bennett

Column: 383

Sir Paul Beresford

Malcolm Wicks

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 384

2.9 pm
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Mr. Weir

Hywel Williams

Column: 385

2.16 pm
Mr. David Wilshire (Spelthorne) (Con)

Column: 386

Mr. Weir

Mr. Wilshire

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab)

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 387

Column: 388

Mr. Chope

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 389

Column: 390

Mr. Chope

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 391

Mr. Chope

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 392

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Wilshire

Column: 393

2.49 pm
Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)

Column: 394

Column: 395

Column: 396

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

Mr. Chope

Column: 397

3.7 pm
Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con)

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Osborne

Column: 398

David Cairns

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Bellingham

Column: 399

Mr. Osborne

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Osborne

Column: 400

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Osborne

Column: 401

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Osborne

Column: 402

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Osborne

Column: 403

Column: 404

3.31 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Chris Pond)

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Pond

Column: 405

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Pond

Mr. Chope

Mr. Pond

Sir Paul Beresford

Mr. Pond

Column: 406

Hywel Williams

Mr. Pond

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Pond

Column: 407

Mr. Chope

Mr. Pond

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Pond

Column: 408

Mr. Wilshire

Mr. Pond

Column: 409

Division No. 172 (Age-Related Payments Bill) [12 May 2004]

Column: 412

Column: 413

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 414

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill [12 May 2004]

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Keith Hill

Column: 415

Matthew Green (Ludlow) (LD)

Keith Hill

Column: 416

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

Column: 417

Matthew Green

Mr. Hayes

Column: 418

Column: 419

4.30 pm
Matthew Green

Column: 420

Column: 421

Mr. Hayes

Matthew Green

Mr. Hayes

Matthew Green

Keith Hill

Column: 422

4.45 pm
Mr. Hayes

Column: 423

Keith Hill

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

Keith Hill

Mr. Heald

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Keith Hill

Column: 424

Promotion of Volunteering Bill [Money] [12 May 2004]

4.47 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Fiona Mactaggart)

Column: 425

4.52 pm
Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

Column: 426

4.56 pm
Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham) (Con)

Column: 427

5.1 pm
Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab)

5.2 pm
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Column: 428

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

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con)

Column: 429

Mr. Reed

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

Column: 430

5.12 pm
Mr. Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras) (Lab)

5.15 pm
Mr. John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon) (LD)

Column: 431

Column: 432

Estimates and Appropriation Procedure [12 May 2004]

5.18 pm
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Paul Boateng)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Boateng

Column: 433

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West) (Lab)

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Mr. Boateng

5.24 pm
Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs) (Con)

Column: 434

Column: 435

5.30 pm
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)

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

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 436

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

Column: 437

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

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Woolas

Column: 438

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

Mr. Woolas

Column: 439

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Woolas

Column: 440

Column: 439

Column: 441

Exmoor National Park [12 May 2004]

5.47 pm
Mr. Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater) (Con)

Column: 442

Column: 443

5.57 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mr. Ben Bradshaw)

Column: 444

Column: 445

Column: 446

Column: 445

Column: 447

Deferred Division [12 May 2004]

Division No. 171 (Deferred Division) [12 May 2004]

Column: 450


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