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Tuesday 25 May 2004

Volume No. 421 Part No. 593

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Column: 1421

Oral Answers to Questions [25 May 2004]

SCOTLAND [25 May 2004]

Civil Service [25 May 2004]

Mr. Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame, South)—

Civil Service [25 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Mr. Donohoe

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Darling

Column: 1422

Mr. Calum MacDonald (Western Isles)

Mr. Darling

Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie)

Mr. Darling

Postal Services [25 May 2004]

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)—

Postal Services [25 May 2004]

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

Column: 1423

Miss Begg

Mrs. McGuire

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Mrs. McGuire

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh)

Mrs. McGuire

Column: 1424

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)

Mrs. McGuire

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. McGuire

Manufacturing [25 May 2004]

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)—

Manufacturing [25 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Jim Sheridan

Column: 1425

Mr. Darling

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Duncan

Mr. Darling

Column: 1426

Mr. Duncan

Mr. Darling

Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Darling

Column: 1427

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Darling

BP [25 May 2004]

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)—

BP [25 May 2004]

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

Mr. Connarty

Mrs. McGuire

Column: 1428

Scottish Parliament [25 May 2004]

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)—

Scottish Parliament [25 May 2004]

The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Alistair Darling)

Pete Wishart

Mr. Darling

Devolution [25 May 2004]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)—

Devolution [25 May 2004]

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)—

Devolution [25 May 2004]

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)—

Devolution [25 May 2004]

Column: 1429

The Advocate-General for Scotland (Dr. Lynda Clark)

Miss McIntosh

The Advocate-General

Annabelle Ewing

The Advocate-General

Mr. Alan Reid

The Advocate-General

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill)

Column: 1430

The Advocate-General

Postal Services [25 May 2004]

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)—

Postal Services [25 May 2004]

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

Mr. Reid

Mrs. McGuire

Dr. Doug Naysmith (Bristol, North-West)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1431

Community Legal Service Partnerships [25 May 2004]

Dr. Naysmith —

Community Legal Service Partnerships [25 May 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. David Lammy)

Dr. Naysmith

Mr. Lammy

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1432

House of Lords Reform [25 May 2004]

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)—

House of Lords Reform [25 May 2004]

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

Mr. Turner

Mr. Leslie

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 1433

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Leslie

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Leslie

Supreme Court [25 May 2004]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)—

Supreme Court [25 May 2004]

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

Column: 1434

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Leslie

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Leslie

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

Column: 1435

Mr. Leslie

Democratic Processes [25 May 2004]

Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West)—

Democratic Processes [25 May 2004]

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

Mr. Bailey

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 1436

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton)

Mr. Leslie

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 1437

Lay Magistracy (East Anglia) [25 May 2004]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)—

Lay Magistracy (East Anglia) [25 May 2004]

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

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Leslie

Standing Committees [25 May 2004]

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)—

Standing Committees [25 May 2004]

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Peter Hain)

Dr. Whitehead

Column: 1438

Mr. Hain

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Column: 1439

Mr. Hain

Smoking [25 May 2004]

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)—

Smoking [25 May 2004]

Sir Archy Kirkwood (representing the House of Commons Commission)

Mr. Prentice

Sir Archy Kirkwood

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Sir Archy Kirkwood

Column: 1440

Select Committees [25 May 2004]

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)—

Select Committees [25 May 2004]

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

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Woolas

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)—

Select Committees [25 May 2004]

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Peter Hain)

Ms Munn

Column: 1441

Mr. Hain

Column: 1442

Column: 1441

Column: 1443

Regulation of Hormone Disrupting Chemicals [25 May 2004]

12.31 pm
Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central) (Lab)

Column: 1444

Column: 1443

Column: 1445

Orders of the Day [25 May 2004]

Gender Recognition Bill [Lords] [25 May 2004]

12.38 pm
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Leigh

Column: 1446

Column: 1447

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con)

Mr. Leigh

12.45 pm
Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 1448

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 1449

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 1450

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Leigh

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South) (UUP)

Mr. Leigh

Column: 1451

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Bercow

1 pm
Mr. Leigh

Column: 1452

Lynne Jones

Mr. Leigh

Column: 1453

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Leigh

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs (Mr. David Lammy)

Mr. Leigh

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Leigh

Chris Grayling

Column: 1454

Mr. Leigh

Column: 1455

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

Column: 1456

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD)

Chris Grayling

Richard Younger-Ross

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD)

Richard Younger-Ross

Dr. Pugh

Column: 1457

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Bercow

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Bercow

Richard Younger-Ross

Chris Grayling

Richard Younger-Ross

Chris Grayling

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Bercow

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Bercow

Column: 1458

Richard Younger-Ross

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire) (Con)

Richard Younger-Ross

Andrew Selous

Richard Younger-Ross

1.30 pm

Column: 1459

Andrew Selous

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Richard Younger-Ross

Column: 1460

Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree) (Lab)

Column: 1461

Chris Grayling

Column: 1462

Mr. Bercow

Chris Grayling

Mr. Bercow

Chris Grayling

1.45 pm
Mr. Lammy

Column: 1463

Chris Grayling

Mr. Lammy

Chris Grayling

Andrew Selous

Column: 1464

Chris Grayling

Lynne Jones

Column: 1465

Andrew Selous

2 pm
Richard Younger-Ross

Andrew Selous

Column: 1466

Mr. Lammy

Andrew Selous

Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate) (Lab)

Andrew Selous

Mr. Colin Breed (South-East Cornwall) (LD)

Column: 1467

Dr. Pugh

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

Column: 1468

Dr. Pugh

Mr. Leigh

Dr. Pugh

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab)

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (Con)

Column: 1469

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Boswell

2.15 pm

Column: 1470

Chris Grayling

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1471

Mr. Drew

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1472

Mr. Heath

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1473

2.30 pm
Mr. Lammy

Andrew Selous

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1474

Andrew Selous

Mr. Lammy

Chris Grayling

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1475

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1476

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Drew

Mr. Lammy

2.45 pm
Mr. Leigh

Column: 1477

Division No. 187 (Gender Recognition Bill [Lords]) [25 May 2004]

Column: 1480

Column: 1481

3 pm
Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Hugh Bayley

Column: 1482

Mr. Hogg

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Hogg

Hugh Bayley

Column: 1483

Column: 1484

3.15 pm
Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester) (LD)

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Hogg

Hugh Bayley

Column: 1485

Glenda Jackson

Hugh Bayley

Column: 1486

Glenda Jackson

Hugh Bayley

Lynne Jones

Hugh Bayley

Several hon. Members

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South) (LD)

Column: 1487

Hugh Bayley

Several hon. Members

Hugh Bayley

3.30 pm
Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)

Column: 1488

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1489

Lynne Jones

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1490

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Maria Eagle)

Mr. Hogg

3.45 pm
Maria Eagle

Lynne Jones

Column: 1491

Maria Eagle

Column: 1492

Glenda Jackson

Maria Eagle

Andrew Selous

Maria Eagle

Column: 1493

Column: 1494

Mr. Hogg

Maria Eagle

4 pm
Hugh Bayley

Column: 1495

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1496

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1497

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Boswell

Andrew Selous

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1498

Andrew Selous

4.15 pm
Mr. Lammy

Andrew Selous

Richard Younger-Ross

Andrew Selous

Column: 1499

Lynne Jones

Andrew Selous

Lynne Jones

Andrew Selous

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1500

Andrew Selous

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1501

Lynne Jones

Mr. Lammy

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Lammy

4.30 pm
Andrew Selous

Column: 1502

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1503

Column: 1504

Mr. Forth

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield) (Con)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1505

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

Column: 1506

4.45 pm
Mr. Lammy

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con)

Column: 1507

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Mitchell

Column: 1508

Lynne Jones

Column: 1509

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con)

Lynne Jones

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury) (LD)

Lynne Jones

5 pm
Mr. Lammy

Lynne Jones

Dr. Evan Harris (Oxford, West and Abingdon) (LD)

Column: 1510

Mr. Lammy

Dr. Harris

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1511

Dr. Harris

Mr. Forth

Column: 1512

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

Mr. Forth

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Forth

Richard Younger-Ross

Column: 1513

Mr. Forth

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

Mr. Forth

Mr. Mitchell

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

5.15 pm
Mr. Bercow

Mr. Forth

Column: 1514

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Lammy

Richard Younger-Ross

Column: 1515

Mr. Lammy

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Bercow

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1516

5.30 pm

Column: 1517

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1518

Lynne Jones

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Andrew Mitchell

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1519

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1520

5.45 pm

Column: 1521

Mr. Boswell

Division No. 188 (Gender Recognition Bill [Lords]) [25 May 2004]

Column: 1524

6.4 pm
Mr. Lammy

Column: 1525

6.8 pm
Mr. Boswell

Column: 1526

Column: 1527

Column: 1528

6.18 pm
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Column: 1529

6.26 pm
Dr. Harris

Column: 1530

Richard Younger-Ross

Dr. Harris

Column: 1531

6.32 pm
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Column: 1532

6.36 pm
Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP)

Column: 1533

6.42 pm
Angela Watkinson

Column: 1534

Mr. Lammy

Angela Watkinson

6.47 pm
Mr. Leigh

Column: 1535

6.50 pm
Richard Younger-Ross

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

Richard Younger-Ross

Column: 1536

Mr. Lammy

Richard Younger-Ross

6.54 pm
Mr. Robathan

Lynne Jones

Column: 1537

Mr. Robathan

Division No. 189 (Gender Recognition Bill [Lords]) [25 May 2004]

Column: 1540

Column: 1541

Air Passengers (US Immigration Requirements) [25 May 2004]

7.12 pm
Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich) (Lab)

Column: 1542

Column: 1543

Column: 1544

Column: 1545

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

Column: 1546

Column: 1547

Column: 1548


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