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Monday 25 Oct 2004

Volume No. 425 Part No. 43

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Column: 1125

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Oct 2004]

DEFENCE [25 Oct 2004]

Defence Capabilities [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)—

Defence Capabilities [25 Oct 2004]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Ingram

John Mann (Bassetlaw)

Column: 1126

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. David Drew (Stroud)

Mr. Ingram

Aircraft Carriers [25 Oct 2004]

Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton)—

Aircraft Carriers [25 Oct 2004]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Column: 1127

Linda Gilroy

Mr. Ingram

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Ingram

Rachel Squire (Dunfermline, West)

Mr. Ingram

Column: 1128

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Neil Turner (Wigan)

Mr. Ingram

Iraq [25 Oct 2004]

Bob Spink (Castle Point)—

Iraq [25 Oct 2004]

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

Bob Spink

Column: 1129

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Paul Keetch (Hereford)

Mr. Hoon

Geraint Davies (Croydon, Central)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1130

Derek Conway (Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)

Mr. Hoon

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Mr. Speaker

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Harry Barnes (North-East Derbyshire)

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1131

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Soames

Mr. Hoon

Front-line Armed Forces [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)—

Front-line Armed Forces [25 Oct 2004]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Mr. Kidney

Column: 1132

Mr. Ingram

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Ingram

Column: 1133

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)

Mr. Ingram

Falklands War [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)—

Falklands War [25 Oct 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Ivor Caplin)

Mr. Hoyle

Column: 1134

Mr. Caplin

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Caplin

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Mr. Caplin

Army Establishment [25 Oct 2004]

Patrick Mercer (Newark)—

Army Establishment [25 Oct 2004]

Column: 1135

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Patrick Mercer

Mr. Ingram

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Ingram

Column: 1136

Annabelle Ewing (Perth)

Mr. Ingram

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Ingram

Bob Russell (Colchester)

Mr. Ingram

Royal Irish Regiment [25 Oct 2004]

David Burnside (South Antrim)—

Royal Irish Regiment [25 Oct 2004]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Column: 1137

David Burnside

Mr. Ingram

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Ingram

Headquarters Land Command [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)—

Headquarters Land Command [25 Oct 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Ivor Caplin)

Mr. Key

Column: 1138

Mr. Caplin

Paul Flynn (Newport, West)

Mr. Caplin

Iraq [25 Oct 2004]

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)—

Iraq [25 Oct 2004]

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

David Taylor

Column: 1139

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate)

Mr. Hoon

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Hoon

Army Training [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)—

Army Training [25 Oct 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Ivor Caplin)

Column: 1140

Mr. Foster

Mr. Caplin

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Mr. Caplin

Mrs. Joan Humble (Blackpool, North and Fleetwood)

Mr. Caplin

Column: 1141

Royal Marines [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)—

Royal Marines [25 Oct 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. Ivor Caplin)

Mr. Heath

Mr. Caplin

Service Deployments [25 Oct 2004]

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)—

Service Deployments [25 Oct 2004]

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

Simon Hughes

Column: 1142

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)

Mr. Hoon

Iraq [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)—

Iraq [25 Oct 2004]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Mr. Adam Ingram)

Mr. Roy

Mr. Ingram

Column: 1143

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)—

Iraq [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)—

Iraq [25 Oct 2004]

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

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1144

Mr. Hoon

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hoon

Column: 1143

Column: 1145

University Admissions Policy [25 Oct 2004]

Mr. Speaker

3.31 pm
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)

Column: 1146

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)

Mr. Collins

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

Column: 1147

Mr. Collins

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

Mr. Collins

Column: 1148

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford) (Lab)

Mr. Collins

Jonathan Shaw

Mr. Collins

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab)

Mr. Collins

Column: 1149

Mr. John McWilliam

Mr. Collins

Alan Howarth (Newport, East) (Lab)

Mr. Collins

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West) (Lab)

Column: 1150

Mr. Collins

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con)

Mr. Collins

Column: 1151

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

Mr. Collins

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge) (Lab)

Column: 1152

Mr. Collins

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Ivan Lewis)

Mr. Collins

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

Column: 1153

Mr. Collins

3.59 pm
The Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education (Dr. Kim Howells)

Column: 1154

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Dr. Howells

Column: 1155

Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage) (Con)

Dr. Howells

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con)

Dr. Howells

Column: 1156

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Dr. Howells

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

Dr. Howells

Column: 1157

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Collins

Dr. Howells

Mr. Collins

Dr. Howells

Column: 1158

Mr. Maples

Dr. Howells

Mr. Maples

Dr. Howells

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Dr. Howells

Column: 1159

Mr. Gibb

Dr. Howells

Mr. Robert Jackson

Dr. Howells

Jonathan Shaw

Dr. Howells

Column: 1160

Mr. Chaytor

Dr. Howells

Helen Jones

Dr. Howells

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con)

Column: 1161

Dr. Howells

Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)

Dr. Howells

Column: 1162

Mr. Sheerman

Dr. Howells

Dr. Evan Harris

Dr. Howells

Dr. Harris

Dr. Howells

Several hon. Members

Dr. Howells

Column: 1163

Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab)

Dr. Howells

Mr. Gibb

Dr. Howells

Column: 1164

4.38 pm
Mr. David Rendel (Newbury) (LD)

Column: 1165

Column: 1166

Dr. Evan Harris

Mr. Rendel

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Rendel

Mr. Jackson

Mr. Rendel

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Jackson

Mr. Rendel

Column: 1167

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Rendel

Column: 1168

Column: 1169

Chris Grayling

Mr. Rendel

Column: 1170

Mr. Collins

Mr. Rendel

Column: 1171

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

4.59 pm
Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op)

Column: 1172

Column: 1173

Mr. Robert Jackson

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 1174

Dr. Evan Harris

Mr. Sheerman

Chris Grayling

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 1175

5.17 pm
Mr. Robert Jackson (Wantage) (Con)

Column: 1176

Column: 1177

Column: 1178

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

Column: 1179

Mr. Jackson

Mr. Chaytor

Chris Grayling

Mr. Chaytor

Dr. Evan Harris

Column: 1180

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Jackson

Mr. Chaytor

Dr. Harris

Mr. Chaytor

Column: 1181

Mr. Jackson

Mr. Chaytor

Column: 1182

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Chaytor

5.44 pm
Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con)

Column: 1183

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 1184

Mr. Maples

Column: 1185

Dr. Evan Harris

Mr. Maples

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 1186

Mr. Maples

Column: 1187

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Maples

Column: 1188

6.1 pm
Dr. Hywel Francis (Aberavon) (Lab)

Column: 1189

Mr. Sheerman

Dr. Francis

Column: 1190

Column: 1191

6.15 pm
Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (Con)

Column: 1192

Column: 1193

6.24 pm
Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con)

Column: 1194

Mr. Sheerman

Alistair Burt

Column: 1195

6.31 pm
Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con)

Column: 1196

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere) (Con)

Chris Grayling

Column: 1197

Dr. Howells

Chris Grayling

Column: 1198

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab)

Chris Grayling

Column: 1199

6.45 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Skills (Mr. Ivan Lewis)

Column: 1200

Mr. Sheerman

Mr. Lewis

Mr. Rendel

Mr. Lewis

Column: 1201

Mr. Collins

Mr. Lewis

Chris Grayling

Mr. Lewis

Column: 1202

Column: 1203

Column: 1204

Division No. 275 (University Admissions Policy) [25 Oct 2004]

Column: 1207

Column: 1208

Wind Farms [25 Oct 2004]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

7.16 pm
Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk) (Con)

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con)

Column: 1209

Mr. Yeo

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab)

Mr. Yeo

Mrs. Gillian Shephard (South-West Norfolk) (Con)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 1210

John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland) (Lab)

Mr. Yeo

Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 1211

Norman Baker

Mr. Yeo

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

Mr. Yeo

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 1212

Mr. Brian Wilson (Cunninghame, North) (Lab)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 1213

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

Mr. Yeo

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)

Mr. Yeo

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Column: 1214

Mr. Yeo

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney) (Lab)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 1215

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 1216

Several hon. Members

Mr. Yeo

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk) (Con)

Mr. Yeo

Column: 1217

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

Gregory Barker

Column: 1218

Mr. O'Brien

Gregory Barker

Mr. O'Brien

Gregory Barker

Mr. O'Brien

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. O'Brien

Paddy Tipping

Column: 1219

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Leigh

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1220

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

Mr. O'Brien

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

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Chris Mole (Ipswich) (Lab)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1221

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con)

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. Key

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1222

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. O'Brien

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con)

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1223

Richard Ottaway

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 1224

8.11 pm
Norman Baker (Lewes) (LD)

Richard Ottaway

Madam Deputy Speaker

Norman Baker

Column: 1225

Mark Tami

Norman Baker

Column: 1226

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

Norman Baker

Gregory Barker

Norman Baker

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con)

Norman Baker

Column: 1227

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Norman Baker

Gregory Barker

Norman Baker

Column: 1228

David Hamilton (Midlothian) (Lab)

Norman Baker

Column: 1229

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton) (Con)

Norman Baker

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

Norman Baker

Richard Ottaway

Norman Baker

Column: 1230

Mr. Gray

Norman Baker

Column: 1231

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)

Norman Baker

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

8.34 pm
Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab)

Column: 1232

Gregory Barker

Mr. Barron

Column: 1233

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

Mr. Barron

Column: 1234

8.45 pm
Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con)

Column: 1235

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Ainsworth

Column: 1236

Column: 1237

8.56 pm
Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney) (Lab)

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 1238

The Minister for the Environment and Agri-environment (Mr. Elliot Morley)

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Liddell-Grainger

Column: 1239

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 1240

9.8 pm
Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con)

Column: 1241

Column: 1242

Mr. Walter

Richard Ottaway

Column: 1243

9.18 pm
Vera Baird (Redcar) (Lab)

Column: 1244

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley) (Lab)

Vera Baird

Column: 1245

Mr. Andrew Turner

Vera Baird

Column: 1246

9.28 pm
Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con)

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

Mr. Walter

Column: 1247

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

Mr. Walter

Column: 1248

Mr. Chaytor

Mr. Walter

9.40 pm
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con)

Column: 1249

Mr. Blizzard

Mr. Gray

Column: 1250

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Mr. Gray

Column: 1251

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Gray

9.50 pm
The Minister for the Environment and Agri-environment (Mr. Elliot Morley)

Column: 1252

Mr. Roger Williams

Mr. Morley

Column: 1253

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Morley

Mr. Wilson

Mr. Morley

Column: 1254

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Division No. 276 (Wind Farms) [25 Oct 2004]

Column: 1257

Division No. 277 (Wind Farms) [25 Oct 2004]

Column: 1261

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1262

Incinerators [25 Oct 2004]

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

Column: 1263

Devon NHS Partnership Trust [25 Oct 2004]

10.27 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)

Column: 1264

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1265

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con)

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1266

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

Column: 1267

Mrs. Browning

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1268

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD)

Column: 1269

Dr. Ladyman

Richard Younger-Ross

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1270

Column: 1271

Column: 1272

Mr. Swire

Dr. Ladyman

Mr. Swire

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1271


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