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Wednesday 21 Jul 2004

Volume No. 424 Part No. 24

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Column: 311

Oral Answers to Questions [21 Jul 2004]

DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER [21 Jul 2004]

Post Offices (Deprived Urban Areas) [21 Jul 2004]

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)—

Post Offices (Deprived Urban Areas) [21 Jul 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Phil Hope)

Ms Munn

Phil Hope

Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)

Column: 312

Phil Hope

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Phil Hope

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

Phil Hope

Column: 313

Decent Homes [21 Jul 2004]

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)—

Decent Homes [21 Jul 2004]

The Minister for Housing and Planning (Keith Hill)

David Taylor

Keith Hill

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Keith Hill

Mr. Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton, North-East)

Column: 314

Keith Hill

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden)

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Spelman

Keith Hill

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Column: 315

Keith Hill

Mrs. Spelman

Keith Hill

Mr. Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe)

Keith Hill

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Column: 316

Keith Hill

Northern Way Growth Strategy [21 Jul 2004]

Mrs. Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)—

Northern Way Growth Strategy [21 Jul 2004]

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

Mrs. Fitzsimons

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 317

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 318

Antisocial Behaviour [21 Jul 2004]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)—

Antisocial Behaviour [21 Jul 2004]

The Minister for Local and Regional Government (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Raynsford

Ms Christine Russell (City of Chester)

Column: 319

Mr. Raynsford

PRIME MINISTER [21 Jul 2004]

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Leigh

The Prime Minister

Column: 320

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 321

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 322

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 323

Angela Eagle (Wallasey)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

Column: 324

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

The Prime Minister

Column: 325

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

The Prime Minister

Pete Wishart (North Tayside)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

The Prime Minister

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

The Prime Minister

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

Column: 326

The Prime Minister

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead)

The Prime Minister

Bob Russell (Colchester)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Lyons (Strathkelvin and Bearsden)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Rendel (Newbury)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

Column: 327

The Prime Minister

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

Column: 328

The Prime Minister

John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland)

The Prime Minister

Sandra Gidley (Romsey)—

Engagements [21 Jul 2004]

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 329

Rural Strategy [21 Jul 2004]

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

Column: 330

Column: 331

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con)

Column: 332

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Yeo

Column: 333

Column: 334

Margaret Beckett

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD)

Column: 335

Column: 336

Margaret Beckett

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Margaret Beckett

Column: 337

Diana Organ (Forest of Dean) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Beckett

Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con)

Column: 338

Mr. Speaker

Margaret Beckett

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. McLoughlin

Column: 339

Margaret Beckett

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley) (Lab)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon) (Con)

Margaret Beckett

Column: 340

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab)

Margaret Beckett

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD)

Margaret Beckett

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

Margaret Beckett

Column: 341

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con)

Margaret Beckett

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

Margaret Beckett

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con)

Column: 342

Margaret Beckett

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab)

Margaret Beckett

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con)

Margaret Beckett

Column: 341

Column: 343

Delivering Security in a Changing World: Future Capabilities [21 Jul 2004]

1.20 pm
The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Geoffrey Hoon)

Column: 344

Column: 345

Column: 346

Column: 347

Column: 348

Column: 349

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex) (Con)

Column: 350

Column: 351

Column: 352

Mr. Hoon

Column: 353

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford) (LD)

Column: 354

Mr. Hoon

Column: 355

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Bruce George (Walsall, South) (Lab)

Column: 356

Mr. Hoon

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West) (Lab)

Column: 357

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Hoon

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Angus Robertson

Mr. Hoon

Column: 358

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 359

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk, West) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

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

Column: 360

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

David Burnside (South Antrim) (UUP)

Column: 361

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne, East and Wallsend) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Patrick Mercer

Column: 362

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 363

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

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP)

Mr. Hoon

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East and Musselburgh) (Lab)

Column: 364

Mr. Hoon

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Soames

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 365

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

Mr. Hoon

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

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

Mr. Hoon

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South) (Lab/Co-op)

Column: 366

Mr. Hoon

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

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 367

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. David Crausby (Bolton, North-East) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. David Laws (Yeovil) (LD)

Column: 368

Mr. Hoon

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hoon

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley) (Lab)

Column: 369

Mr. Hoon

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 370

Mr. Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle) (LD)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes) (Con)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 371

Fishery Limits (United Kingdom) [21 Jul 2004]

2.54 pm
Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Column: 372

Column: 373

Column: 374

Devolution [21 Jul 2004]

3.4 pm
The Minister for Local and Regional Government (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 375

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. John Taylor (Solihull) (Con)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Taylor

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 376

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

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 377

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 378

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley) (Lab)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 379

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon) (Con)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge) (Lab)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 380

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Column: 381

Mr. Raynsford

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

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 382

Joyce Quin (Gateshead, East and Washington, West) (Lab)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 383

Mr. Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Jones

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 384

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

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 385

Mr. Betts

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 386

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 387

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 388

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Raynsford

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

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 389

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan) (Lab)

Mr. Raynsford

3.56 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con)

Column: 390

Mr. Kevan Jones

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 391

Ms Dari Taylor

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 392

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 393

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 394

Mr. Curry

Mr. Jenkin

Joyce Quin

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Kevan Jones

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 395

Mr. Clelland

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Jenkin

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 396

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 397

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Davey

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Neil Turner

Column: 398

Mr. Jenkin

4.27 pm
Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 399

Mrs. Ellman

Mr. Kevan Jones

Mrs. Ellman

Mr. George Osborne

Mrs. Ellman

Column: 400

Mr. George Osborne

Column: 401

Mrs. Ellman

Mr. Edward Davey

Mrs. Ellman

Column: 402

Joyce Quin

Mrs. Ellman

Mr. George Osborne

Mrs. Ellman

Column: 403

Mr. Dawson

Mrs. Ellman

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

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Davey

Column: 404

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Davey

Mr. George Osborne

Column: 405

Mr. Davey

Joyce Quin

Mr. Davey

Column: 406

Joyce Quin

Mr. Davey

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD)

Mr. Davey

Column: 407

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD)

Mr. Davey

Mr. Curry

Mr. Davey

Mr. Jenkin

Column: 408

Mr. Davey

5.4 pm
Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab)

Column: 409

Mr. Clelland

Tony Lloyd

Column: 410

Mr. Neil Turner

Tony Lloyd

Mr. George Osborne

Tony Lloyd

Mr. Stringer

Column: 411

Tony Lloyd

Column: 412

5.17 pm
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon) (Con)

Mr. Stringer

Mr. Curry

Column: 413

Column: 414

5.25 pm
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab)

Column: 415

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)

Mr. Prentice

Mr. Neil Turner

Mr. Prentice

Mr. Turner

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Turner

Mr. Prentice

Joyce Quin

Mr. Prentice

Column: 416

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

Column: 417

Mrs. Ellman

Mr. Osborne

Column: 418

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Osborne

Mrs. Ellman

Mr. Osborne

Column: 419

5.43 pm
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab)

Column: 420

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

Column: 421

Column: 422

5.57 pm
Mr. Raynsford

Column: 423

Column: 424

Mr. George Osborne

Mr. Raynsford

Division No. 236 (Devolution) [21 Jul 2004]

Column: 428

Division No. 237 (Devolution) [21 Jul 2004]

Column: 432

Column: 433

Orders of the Day [21 Jul 2004]

Fire and Rescue Services Bill [21 Jul 2004]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

6.29 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Phil Hope)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Phil Hope

6.30 pm
Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge) (Con)

Phil Hope

Column: 434

Mr. Hammond

Column: 435

Column: 436

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Column: 437

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

6.45 pm
Mr. Hammond

Mr. Drew

Column: 438

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD)

Mr. Hammond

Richard Younger-Ross

Column: 439

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Column: 440

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Phil Hope

7 pm
Phil Hope

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 441

Phil Hope

Column: 442

Mr. Hammond

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

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

Mr. Hammond

Column: 443

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Column: 444

7.15 pm
Richard Younger-Ross

Mr. Hammond

Column: 445

Richard Younger-Ross

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Phil Hope

Column: 446

Phil Hope

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Phil Hope

Column: 447

Mr. Hammond

Column: 448

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab)

Richard Younger-Ross

7.30 pm
Phil Hope

Column: 449

Mr. Hammond

Phil Hope

Phil Hope

Madam Deputy Speaker

Phil Hope

Column: 450

Mr. Hammond

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Richard Younger-Ross

Column: 451

Phil Hope

Richard Younger-Ross

Phil Hope

Phil Hope

Madam Deputy Speaker

Phil Hope

Mr. Hammond

Column: 452

Phil Hope

The Causeway Campaign [21 Jul 2004]

7.43 pm
Roger Casale (Wimbledon) (Lab)

Post Office Closures [21 Jul 2004]

7.44 pm
Mr. Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con)

Column: 453

Department of Trade and Industry (Job Cuts) [21 Jul 2004]

7.45 pm
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab)

Department for Education and Skills (Job Cuts) [21 Jul 2004]

7.46 pm
John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab)

Column: 454

Penistone Recreation Ground [21 Jul 2004]

7.47 pm
Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone) (Lab)

Police Officers (Southend) [21 Jul 2004]

7.48 pm
Mr. David Amess (Southend, West) (Con)

Driving Instructors [21 Jul 2004]

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

Column: 455

Post Office Closure [21 Jul 2004]

7.51 pm
Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab)

ME [21 Jul 2004]

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

Column: 456

Dr. Raj Mattu [21 Jul 2004]

7.53 pm
Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South) (Lab)

Column: 457

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington) (Lab)

Mr. Cunningham

Column: 458

8 pm
Mr. Geoffrey Robinson (Coventry, North-West) (Lab)

Mr. Cunningham

Column: 459

Mr. Robinson

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab)

Mr. Robinson

Keith Vaz

Mr. Robinson

Column: 460

Column: 461

8.11 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Dr. Stephen Ladyman)

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 462

Mr. Jim Cunningham

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 463

Dr. Ladyman

Keith Vaz

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 464


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