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Thursday 16 Sept 2004

Volume No. 424 Part No. 32

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Column: 1435

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Sept 2004]

TRADE AND INDUSTRY [16 Sept 2004]

Postal Services (Scotland) [16 Sept 2004]

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus)—

Postal Services (Scotland) [16 Sept 2004]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. Weir

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)

Column: 1436

Ms Hewitt

Business Start-ups [16 Sept 2004]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)—

Business Start-ups [16 Sept 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Nigel Griffiths)

Mr. Cunningham

Nigel Griffiths

Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)

Mr. Speaker

Nigel Griffiths

Column: 1437

Mr. Michael Foster (Worcester)

Nigel Griffiths

Industrial Competitiveness [16 Sept 2004]

Mr. John MacDougall (Central Fife)—

Industrial Competitiveness [16 Sept 2004]

The Minister for Industry and the Regions (Jacqui Smith)

Mr. MacDougall

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1438

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Speaker

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton)

Jacqui Smith

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury)

Column: 1439

Mr. Speaker

Jacqui Smith

Mr. O'Brien

Jacqui Smith

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1440

British Energy [16 Sept 2004]

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)—

British Energy [16 Sept 2004]

The Minister for Energy and E-Commerce (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Mr. Stunell

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1441

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

Column: 1442

Mr. O'Brien

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. O'Brien

Post Office Closures [16 Sept 2004]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)—

Post Office Closures [16 Sept 2004]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Column: 1443

Dr. Cable

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 1444

Mr. Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Ms Hewitt

Clive Efford (Eltham)

Column: 1445

Ms Hewitt

EU Neighbourhood Policy [16 Sept 2004]

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)—

EU Neighbourhood Policy [16 Sept 2004]

The Minister for Trade and Investment (Mr. Douglas Alexander)

David Cairns

Mr. Alexander

Ian Stewart (Eccles)

Mr. Alexander

Column: 1446

Coal Miners' Compensation Scheme [16 Sept 2004]

John Mann (Bassetlaw)—

Coal Miners' Compensation Scheme [16 Sept 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Nigel Griffiths)

John Mann

Nigel Griffiths

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Nigel Griffiths

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)

Column: 1447

Nigel Griffiths

Gas and Electricity Consumer Council [16 Sept 2004]

Mr. Harold Best (Leeds, North-West)—

Gas and Electricity Consumer Council [16 Sept 2004]

The Minister for Energy and E-Commerce (Mr. Mike O'Brien)

Mr. Best

Mr. O'Brien

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1448

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)

Mr. O'Brien

Postal Services [16 Sept 2004]

Hugh Bayley (City of York)—

Postal Services [16 Sept 2004]

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Hugh Bayley

Ms Hewitt

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 1449

Ms Hewitt

New Business Initiatives [16 Sept 2004]

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby)—

New Business Initiatives [16 Sept 2004]

The Deputy Minister for Women and Equality (Jacqui Smith)

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1450

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Jacqui Smith

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)

Jacqui Smith

Unfair Dismissal [16 Sept 2004]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)—

Unfair Dismissal [16 Sept 2004]

Column: 1451

The Minister for Women and Equality (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Dr Cable

Ms Hewitt

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Ms Hewitt

Sandra Gidley (Romsey)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 1452

Pension Inequality [16 Sept 2004]

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)—

Pension Inequality [16 Sept 2004]

The Deputy Minister for Women and Equality (Jacqui Smith)

Ms Keeble

Jacqui Smith

Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1453

Column: 1454

Column: 1455

Business of the House [16 Sept 2004]

12.32 pm
Mr. Speaker

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

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

Mr. Heald

Column: 1456

Mr. Hain

Column: 1457

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall) (LD)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1458

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1459

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

Mr. Hain

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1460

Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Hain

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Terry Rooney (Bradford, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con)

Column: 1461

Mr. Hain

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD)

Column: 1462

Mr. Hain

Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1463

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North) (Lab)

Column: 1464

Mr. Hain

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

Mr. Hain

David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Column: 1465

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

Mr. Speaker

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab)

Column: 1466

Mr. Hain

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale) (Con)

Column: 1467

Mr. Hain

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby) (Lab)

Column: 1468

Mr. Hain

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)

Mr. Speaker

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

Mr. Hain

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con)

Column: 1469

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1470

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire) (Con)

Mr. Hain

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

Column: 1471

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1472

Point of Order [16 Sept 2004]

1.37 pm
Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall) (LD)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1473

Orders of the Day [16 Sept 2004]

Employment Relations Bill [16 Sept 2004]

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

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1474

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

Column: 1475

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

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1476

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1477

Mr. Bellingham

1.45 pm
Sir Robert Smith

Column: 1478

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1479

Mr. Bellingham

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1480

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1481

Mr. Bellingham

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 1482

2 pm
Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Bellingham

Column: 1483

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Sutcliffe

Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1484

Mr. Bellingham

Column: 1485

Sir Robert Smith

Column: 1486

2.15 pm
Mr. Sutcliffe

Column: 1487

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1488

HIV/AIDS (Developing World) [16 Sept 2004]

2.19 pm
The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Column: 1489

Column: 1490

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Hilary Benn

Column: 1491

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

Column: 1492

Hilary Benn

Column: 1493

Column: 1494

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab)

Hilary Benn

Column: 1495

2.46 pm
Mr. Alan Duncan (Rutland and Melton) (Con)

Column: 1496

Column: 1497

Column: 1498

3 pm
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab)

Column: 1499

Column: 1500

Column: 1501

3.16 pm
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington) (LD)

Column: 1502

Column: 1503

Column: 1504

Column: 1505

Ms Keeble

Column: 1506

Tom Brake

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab)

Tom Brake

Column: 1507

3.40 pm
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab)

Tom Brake

Mr. Gerrard

Tom Brake

Mr. Gerrard

Column: 1508

Column: 1509

Column: 1510

Column: 1511

3.58 pm
Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con)

Column: 1512

Column: 1513

Column: 1514

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

Column: 1515

Column: 1516

Column: 1517

Column: 1518

Column: 1519

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 1520

HIV/AIDS (Developing World) [16 Sept 2004]

4.39 pm
Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con)

Column: 1521

Column: 1522

Column: 1523

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

Column: 1524

Mr. Gerrard

Mr. Brazier

Column: 1525

Hilary Benn

Mr. Brazier

Tom Brake

Mr. Brazier

Column: 1526

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Brazier

Column: 1527

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

Column: 1528

Column: 1529

Column: 1530

Column: 1531

Column: 1532

Gillian Merron (Lincoln) (Lab)

Post Office Closures [16 Sept 2004]

5.31 pm
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)

Column: 1533

Column: 1534

Travellers (Planning Law) [16 Sept 2004]

5.32 pm
Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds) (Con)

Mr. Bill Olner (Nuneaton) (Lab)

Mr. Ruffley

Column: 1535

Column: 1536

Column: 1537

Column: 1538

Column: 1539

5.54 pm
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con)

Column: 1540

Mr. Luff

Column: 1541

Mr. Olner

Mr. Luff

Column: 1542

Column: 1543

6.8 pm
Paul Clark (Gillingham) (Lab)

Column: 1544

Mr. Olner

Paul Clark

Column: 1545

Mr. Luff

Paul Clark

Column: 1546

Mr. Olner

Column: 1547

Paul Clark

Mr. Luff

Paul Clark

Column: 1548

Mr. Ruffley

Paul Clark


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