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Monday 8 Nov 2004

Volume No. 426 Part No. 51

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Column: 549

Oral Answers to Questions [8 Nov 2004]

WORK AND PENSIONS [8 Nov 2004]

New Deal [8 Nov 2004]

Laura Moffatt (Crawley)—

New Deal [8 Nov 2004]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Alan Johnson)

Laura Moffatt

Alan Johnson

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield)

Column: 550

Alan Johnson

Pensioner Poverty [8 Nov 2004]

Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)—

Pensioner Poverty [8 Nov 2004]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Alan Johnson)

Mr. Carmichael

Alan Johnson

Mr. Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow)

Column: 551

Alan Johnson

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Alan Johnson

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Alan Johnson

Column: 552

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Alan Johnson

Vera Baird (Redcar)

Alan Johnson

Child Support Agency [8 Nov 2004]

Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)—

Child Support Agency [8 Nov 2004]

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)—

Child Support Agency [8 Nov 2004]

Column: 553

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Chris Pond)

Mr. Plaskitt

Mr. Pond

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Pond

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Column: 554

Mr. Pond

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)

Mr. Pond

Jon Trickett (Hemsworth)

Mr. Pond

Column: 555

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Mr. Pond

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)

Mr. Pond

Unclaimed Assets [8 Nov 2004]

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)—

Unclaimed Assets [8 Nov 2004]

Mr. Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)—

Unclaimed Assets [8 Nov 2004]

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Alan Johnson)

Column: 556

Mr. Robathan

Alan Johnson

Mr. Lilley

Alan Johnson

Mr. Lilley

Alan Johnson

Column: 557

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Alan Johnson

Sandra Osborne (Ayr)

Alan Johnson

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Column: 558

Alan Johnson

Mr. Waterson

Alan Johnson

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Alan Johnson

Pension Credit [8 Nov 2004]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)—

Pension Credit [8 Nov 2004]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Column: 559

Miss McIntosh

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Iain Luke (Dundee, East)

Malcolm Wicks

Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 560

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Willetts

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 561

Pension Service [8 Nov 2004]

Andrew Selous (South-West Bedfordshire)—

Pension Service [8 Nov 2004]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Andrew Selous

Malcolm Wicks

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 562

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Malcolm Wicks

Incapacity Benefit [8 Nov 2004]

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme)—

Incapacity Benefit [8 Nov 2004]

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

Paul Farrelly

Maria Eagle

Column: 563

Unemployment (Bulwell) [8 Nov 2004]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)—

Unemployment (Bulwell) [8 Nov 2004]

The Minister for Work (Jane Kennedy)

Mr. Allen

Jane Kennedy

Progress2work Scheme [8 Nov 2004]

John Mann (Bassetlaw)—

Progress2work Scheme [8 Nov 2004]

The Minister for Work (Jane Kennedy)

Column: 564

John Mann

Jane Kennedy

Pathways to Work Pilots [8 Nov 2004]

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)—

Pathways to Work Pilots [8 Nov 2004]

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

Lynne Jones

Maria Eagle

Column: 565

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South)

Maria Eagle

Faversham Jobcentre [8 Nov 2004]

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent)—

Faversham Jobcentre [8 Nov 2004]

The Minister for Work (Jane Kennedy)

Hugh Robertson

Column: 566

Jane Kennedy

Child Support Agency [8 Nov 2004]

Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West)—

Child Support Agency [8 Nov 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. Chris Pond)

Mr. Bailey

Mr. Pond

Column: 567

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)

Mr. Pond

Column: 568

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)

Mr. Pond

Column: 569

EU Summit [8 Nov 2004]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 570

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con)

Column: 571

Column: 572

The Prime Minister

Column: 573

Column: 574

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

Column: 575

The Prime Minister

Column: 576

Column: 577

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con)

Column: 578

The Prime Minister

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab)

Column: 579

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Cash

The Prime Minister

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab)

Column: 580

The Prime Minister

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

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

Column: 581

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. Joyce

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 582

Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Column: 583

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

The Prime Minister

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)

The Prime Minister

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

Column: 584

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Column: 585

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

The Prime Minister

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Column: 586

Mr. Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Column: 585

Column: 587

Regional Referendums [8 Nov 2004]

4.30 pm
The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

Column: 588

Column: 589

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con)

Column: 590

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mrs. Spelman

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 591

Mr. Eric Pickles (Brentwood and Ongar) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 592

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 593

Mr. Deputy Speaker

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Pickles

The Deputy Prime Minister

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab)

Column: 594

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 595

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby) (Lab)

The Deputy Prime Minister

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 596

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge) (Lab)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 597

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab)

The Deputy Prime Minister

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 598

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove) (LD)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley) (Lab)

Column: 599

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 600

Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 601

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 602

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con)

Column: 603

The Deputy Prime Minister

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 604

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Redwood

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 605

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 606

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con)

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr. Francois

The Deputy Prime Minister

Column: 605

Column: 607

Point of Order [8 Nov 2004]

5.32 pm
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Column: 608

Housing Bill (Programme) (No. 3) [8 Nov 2004]

Division No. 310 (Housing Bill (Programme) (No. 3)) [8 Nov 2004]

Column: 611

Column: 612

Orders of the Day [8 Nov 2004]

Housing Bill [8 Nov 2004]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

5.51 pm
The Minister for Housing and Planning (Keith Hill)

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

Keith Hill

Column: 613

Mr. Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead) (Lab/Co-op)

Keith Hill

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Keith Hill

Column: 614

Brian White

Keith Hill

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

6 pm
Keith Hill

Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Column: 615

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

Keith Hill

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Column: 616

Keith Hill

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con)

Column: 617

Brian White

Column: 618

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

Brian White

Column: 619

Column: 620

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East) (Lab)

Brian White

Matthew Green (Ludlow) (LD)

Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South) (Lab)

Matthew Green

Column: 621

Alan Simpson

Column: 622

6.30 pm
David Taylor

Alan Simpson

Column: 623

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet) (Con)

Column: 624

Ms Walley

Column: 625

Mr. McWalter

6.45 pm
Mr. Bill Tynan (Hamilton, South) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Column: 626

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Division No. 311 (Housing Bill) [8 Nov 2004]

Column: 629

Column: 630

Keith Hill

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Keith Hill

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab)

Keith Hill

Mr. Kidney

Keith Hill

Column: 631

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con)

Keith Hill

Peter Bottomley

Keith Hill

Column: 632

Mr. Simon Thomas

Keith Hill

Column: 633

7.15 pm
Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West) (Con)

Mr. Edward Davey

Sir John Butterfill

Keith Hill

Column: 634

Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal) (Con)

Keith Hill

Mr. Gummer

Keith Hill

Column: 635

Sir John Butterfill

Column: 636

Keith Hill

Mr. Edward Davey

Keith Hill

Column: 637

7.30 pm

Column: 638

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Hayes

Column: 639

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 640

Mr. Hayes

Sir John Butterfill

Mr. Hayes

7.45 pm

Column: 641

Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 642

Division No. 312 (Housing Bill) [8 Nov 2004]

Column: 645

Sir John Butterfill

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Keith Hill

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Keith Hill

Column: 646

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

Keith Hill

Column: 647

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Keith Hill

Column: 648

Matthew Green

Keith Hill

8.15 pm
Mr. Clifton-Brown

Keith Hill

Column: 649

Mr. Kidney

Keith Hill

Column: 650

Mr. Syms

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Syms

Column: 651

Matthew Green

8.30 pm

Column: 652

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Keith Hill

Column: 653

Keith Hill

Column: 654

Matthew Green

Keith Hill

Matthew Green

Column: 655

Keith Hill

8.45 pm
Brian White

Keith Hill

Column: 656

David Taylor

Keith Hill

Matthew Green

Keith Hill

Column: 657

Column: 658

Mr. Hayes

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Hayes

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Hayes

Column: 659

9 pm

Column: 660

Column: 661

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hayes

Clive Efford

Mr. Hayes

Column: 662

Matthew Green

9.15 pm
Alan Simpson

Column: 663

Column: 664

Ms Keeble

Column: 665

Dr. Iddon

Keith Hill

Column: 666

9.30 pm

Column: 667

Division No. 313 (Housing Bill) [8 Nov 2004]

Column: 670

Keith Hill

Mr. Speaker

Keith Hill

Ms Keeble

Keith Hill

Column: 671

Column: 672

Ms Keeble

Keith Hill

Column: 673

Column: 674

Homelessness (London) [8 Nov 2004]

10.6 pm
Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey) (LD)

Column: 675

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab)

Simon Hughes

Column: 676

Paul Flynn

Simon Hughes

Column: 677

Column: 678

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

Column: 679

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD)

Phil Hope

Bob Russell

Phil Hope

Column: 680

Column: 681

Column: 682


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