This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for
Tuesday 26 Oct 2004

Volume No. 425 Part No. 44

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Column: 1273

Oral Answers to Questions [26 Oct 2004]

SCOTLAND [26 Oct 2004]

Energy Policy [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South)—

Energy Policy [26 Oct 2004]

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

Mr. Tynan

Mr. Darling

Column: 1274

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)

Mr. Darling

Anne Picking (East Lothian)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Column: 1275

Mr. Darling

Jobcentre Plus (Lanarkshire) [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)—

Jobcentre Plus (Lanarkshire) [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)—

Jobcentre Plus (Lanarkshire) [26 Oct 2004]

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

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Darling

Column: 1276

Mr. Roy

Mr. Darling

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Mr. Darling

Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth)

Column: 1277

Mr. Darling

Knowledge-based Economy [26 Oct 2004]

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)—

Knowledge-based Economy [26 Oct 2004]

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

Jim Sheridan

Mrs. McGuire

Column: 1278

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)

Mrs. McGuire

Defence [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham)—

Defence [26 Oct 2004]

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

Mr. Atkinson

Mr. Darling

Column: 1279

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)

Mr. Darling

Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Mr. Darling

Column: 1280

Mr. Eric Joyce (Falkirk, West)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Peter Duncan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Duncan

Mr. Darling

Column: 1281

Devolution [26 Oct 2004]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)—

Devolution [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)—

Devolution [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute)—

Devolution [26 Oct 2004]

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

Miss McIntosh

The Advocate-General for Scotland

Mr. Carmichael

The Advocate-General for Scotland

Mr. Reid

The Advocate-General for Scotland

Column: 1282

Mr. Brian Wilson (Cunninghame, North)

The Advocate-General for Scotland

Prisons [26 Oct 2004]

Bob Spink (Castle Point)—

Prisons [26 Oct 2004]

The Advocate-General for Scotland

Bob Spink

The Advocate-General for Scotland

Judicial Decisions [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Eric Illsley (Barnsley, Central)—

Judicial Decisions [26 Oct 2004]

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

Column: 1283

Mr. Illsley

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Douglas Hogg (Sleaford and North Hykeham)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 1284

Parliament Act [26 Oct 2004]

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)—

Parliament Act [26 Oct 2004]

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

David Taylor

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 1285

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Leslie

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Mr. Leslie

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Column: 1286

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Leslie

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

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Leslie

Column: 1287

Freedom of Information Act [26 Oct 2004]

Norman Baker (Lewes)—

Freedom of Information Act [26 Oct 2004]

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

Norman Baker

Mr. Leslie

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Mr. Leslie

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Column: 1288

Mr. Leslie

Office for the Supervision of Solicitors [26 Oct 2004]

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)—

Office for the Supervision of Solicitors [26 Oct 2004]

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

Dr. Whitehead

Mr. Lammy

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1289

Magistracy [26 Oct 2004]

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)—

Magistracy [26 Oct 2004]

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

Richard Ottaway

Mr. Leslie

House Committees (Laptops) [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde)—

House Committees (Laptops) [26 Oct 2004]

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

Mr. Jack

Column: 1290

Mr. Woolas

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Woolas

Sitting Hours [26 Oct 2004]

Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)—

Sitting Hours [26 Oct 2004]

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

Mr. Mackay

Column: 1291

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1292

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)

Mr. Hain

Mr. George Howarth (Knowsley, North and Sefton, East)

Column: 1293

Mr. Hain

Column: 1294

Column: 1293

Column: 1295

EU Immigration and Asylum Policy [26 Oct 2004]

12.31 pm
David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con) (Urgent Question)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. David Blunkett)

David Davis

Column: 1296

Column: 1297

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1298

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

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1299

Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester) (LD)

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1300

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab)

Mr. Blunkett

David Davis

Mr. Blunkett

David Davis

Mr. Blunkett

Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East) (Con)

Column: 1301

Mr. Blunkett

Sir Teddy Taylor

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Ivan Henderson (Harwich) (Lab)

Mr. Blunkett

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con)

Column: 1302

Mr. Blunkett

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Mr. Blunkett

Pete Wishart (North Tayside) (SNP)

Column: 1303

Mr. Blunkett

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (Con)

Mr. Blunkett

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

Column: 1304

Mr. Blunkett

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

Mr. Blunkett

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

Mr. Blunkett

Column: 1303

Column: 1305

Prepared Foods (Provision of Information) [26 Oct 2004]

1.5 pm
Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)

Column: 1306

Column: 1307

Column: 1308

Programming of Bills [26 Oct 2004]

Mr. Speaker

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

Column: 1309

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

Mr. Hain

Column: 1310

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

Column: 1311

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Ms Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hain

Column: 1312

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hain

Column: 1313

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con)

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

Column: 1314

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Hain

Column: 1315

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Hain

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Hain

Column: 1316

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Sir George Young

Mr. Hain

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 1317

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hain

Sir George Young

Mr. Hain

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hain

Column: 1318

Ms Coffey

Mr. Hain

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

Column: 1319

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)

Mr. Heald

Column: 1320

Ms Coffey

Mr. Heald

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

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hain

Mr. Heald

Column: 1321

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold) (Con)

Mr. Heald

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con)

Mr. Heald

Column: 1322

Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Heald

Mr. Forth

Mr. Heald

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 1323

Mr. Heald

Mr. Hain

Mr. Heald

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Heald

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1324

Mr. Heald

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Mr. Heald

Mr. George Mudie (Leeds, East) (Lab)

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Heald

Mr. Forth

Column: 1325

Mr. Heald

Mr. Greg Knight

Mr. Heald

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley) (Lab)

Column: 1326

Mr. Heald

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Mr. Heald

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Heald

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Heald

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Heald

Column: 1327

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Heald

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Heald

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

Column: 1328

Mr. Foulkes

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Foulkes

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 1329

Mr. Foulkes

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 1330

Mr. Shepherd

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 1331

Mr. Francois

Mrs. Dunwoody

Column: 1332

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

Column: 1333

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1334

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1335

Column: 1336

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Tyler

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tyler

Column: 1337

Column: 1338

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tyler

3.1 pm
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1339

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Redwood

Column: 1340

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Swayne

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Swayne

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Heald

Column: 1341

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 1342

John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland) (Lab)

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 1343

Column: 1344

3.25 pm
Mr. George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab/Co-op)

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 1345

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1346

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Forth

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 1347

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Foulkes

Mr. Forth

Mr. Foulkes

Column: 1348

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

Column: 1349

Mr. Heald

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1350

Column: 1351

Mr. Tyler

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Tyler

Sir Patrick Cormack

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

Column: 1352

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

Sir George Young

David Taylor

Sir George Young

Mrs. Dunwoody

Sir George Young

Mrs. Dunwoody

Sir George Young

Column: 1353

Column: 1354

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Sir George Young

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

Sir George Young

Mr. Woolas

Column: 1355

Sir George Young

5.6 pm
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Column: 1356

Column: 1357

4.12 pm
Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con)

Column: 1358

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 1359

Mr. Heald

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 1360

Mr. Heald

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 1361

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Shepherd

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

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Heald

Column: 1362

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Shepherd

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

Mr. Greg Knight

Mr. Forth

Column: 1363

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, Cathcart) (Lab)

Column: 1364

Mr. Forth

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Forth

Column: 1365

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin

Mr. Forth

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Forth

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Column: 1366

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Forth

Mr. Cash

Mr. Forth

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Forth

Column: 1367

Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Forth

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 1368

Mr. Forth

Mr. Tom Harris

Mr. Forth

Mr. John Taylor (Solihull) (Con)

Mr. Forth

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1369

Mr. Forth

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Forth

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

Column: 1370

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hogg

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Hogg

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West) (Lab)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Cash

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1371

5.2 pm
Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Column: 1372

Mr. John Taylor

Mr. Cash

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

Column: 1373

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Cash

Column: 1374

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 1375

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Forth

Mr. Woolas

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Forth

Column: 1376

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Cash

Mr. Woolas

Sir Robert Smith

Mr. Woolas

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Woolas

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 1377

Mr. Woolas

Column: 1378

Column: 1379

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Woolas

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Woolas

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Woolas

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Column: 1380

Mr. Woolas

Division No. 278 (Programming of Bills) [26 Oct 2004]

Column: 1384

Division No. 279 (Programming of Bills) [26 Oct 2004]

Column: 1387

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 1388

Division No. 280 (Programming of Bills) [26 Oct 2004]

Column: 1391

Division No. 281 (Programming of Bills) [26 Oct 2004]

Column: 1394

Column: 1395

Division No. 282 (Programming of Bills) [26 Oct 2004]

Column: 1398

Column: 1399

Division No. 283 (Programming of Bills) [26 Oct 2004]

Column: 1402

Division No. 284 (Programming of Bills) [26 Oct 2004]

Column: 1406

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

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1407

Jaguar [26 Oct 2004]

7.12 pm
Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)

Mr. Bill Olner (Nuneaton) (Lab)

Mr. Cunningham

Column: 1408

Column: 1409

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

David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Column: 1410

Mr. Robinson

Column: 1411

Brian White (Milton Keynes, North-East) (Lab)

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Bob Ainsworth (Coventry, North-East) (Lab)

Mr. Robinson

Column: 1412

7.32 pm
The Minister for Industry and the Regions (Jacqui Smith)

Column: 1413

Mr. Geoffrey Robinson

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1414

Mr. Cunningham

Jacqui Smith

Column: 1413


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