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Tuesday 16 Nov 2004

Volume No. 426 Part No. 56

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Column: 1141

Oral Answers to Questions [16 Nov 2004]

TRANSPORT [16 Nov 2004]

Light Rail Schemes [16 Nov 2004]

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle)—

Light Rail Schemes [16 Nov 2004]

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

Mrs. Calton

Mr. Darling

Column: 1142

Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley)

Column: 1143

Mr. Darling

Mrs. Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale)

Mr. Darling

Column: 1144

South Eastern Trains [16 Nov 2004]

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington)—

South Eastern Trains [16 Nov 2004]

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

John McDonnell

Mr. Darling

Clive Efford (Eltham)

Mr. Darling

Column: 1145

Intercity Trains [16 Nov 2004]

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)—

Intercity Trains [16 Nov 2004]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Julie Morgan

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Mr. McNulty

Column: 1146

Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)

Mr. McNulty

Rail Freight [16 Nov 2004]

Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North)—

Rail Freight [16 Nov 2004]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Mr. Watts

Mr. McNulty

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Mr. McNulty

Column: 1147

Mr. David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston)

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Christopher Chope (Christchurch)

Mr. McNulty

Mr. Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North)

Mr. McNulty

Road Transport Emissions [16 Nov 2004]

Norman Lamb (North Norfolk)—

Road Transport Emissions [16 Nov 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mr. David Jamieson)

Norman Lamb

Column: 1148

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Brian Wilson (Cunninghame, North)

Mr. Jamieson

John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Column: 1149

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough)

Mr. Jamieson

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 1150

Mr. Jamieson

Transport (Nottingham) [16 Nov 2004]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)—

Transport (Nottingham) [16 Nov 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Charlotte Atkins)

Mr. Allen

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Charlotte Atkins

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough)

Column: 1151

Mr. Speaker

Charlotte Atkins

Noise Disturbance (Plas Derwen) [16 Nov 2004]

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)—

Noise Disturbance (Plas Derwen) [16 Nov 2004]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Mr. Edwards

Mr. McNulty

Railways [16 Nov 2004]

Norman Baker (Lewes)—

Railways [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1152

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

Norman Baker

Mr. Darling

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)

Column: 1153

Mr. Darling

Jonathan Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford)

Mr. Darling

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 1154

Mr. Darling

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford)—

Railways [16 Nov 2004]

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

Mr. Kidney

Mr. Darling

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Column: 1155

Mr. Darling

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Mr. Darling

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)—

Railways [16 Nov 2004]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport (Mr. Tony McNulty)

Mr. Bellingham

Column: 1156

Mr. McNulty

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Mr. McNulty

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Mr. McNulty

E-government [16 Nov 2004]

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside)—

E-government [16 Nov 2004]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Ruth Kelly)

Column: 1157

Mark Tami

Ruth Kelly

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Ruth Kelly

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West)

Ruth Kelly

Column: 1158

Policy Directorate [16 Nov 2004]

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)—

Policy Directorate [16 Nov 2004]

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Column: 1159

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Milburn

Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)

Column: 1160

Mr. Milburn

E-government [16 Nov 2004]

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)—

E-government [16 Nov 2004]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office (Ruth Kelly)

Mr. Miller

Ruth Kelly

Column: 1161

Public Health White Paper [16 Nov 2004]

12.32 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Dr. John Reid)

Column: 1162

Column: 1163

Column: 1164

Column: 1165

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire) (Con)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Lansley

Column: 1166

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1167

Mr. Lansley

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Lansley

Column: 1168

Dr. Reid

Column: 1169

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield) (Lab)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1170

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (LD)

Column: 1171

Dr. Reid

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab)

Column: 1172

Dr. Reid

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1173

Mrs. Iris Robinson (Strangford) (DUP)

Dr. Reid

Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge) (Lab)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1174

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe) (Con)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1175

Stephen Hesford (Wirral, West) (Lab)

Dr. Reid

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

Dr. Reid

Column: 1176

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North) (Lab)

Dr. Reid

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1177

Peter Bradley (The Wrekin) (Lab)

Dr. Reid

Sandra Gidley (Romsey) (LD)

Dr. Reid

Column: 1178

Dr. Howard Stoate (Dartford) (Lab)

Dr. Reid

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab)

Dr. Reid

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con)

Column: 1179

Dr. Reid

Dr. Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest) (Ind)

Dr. Reid

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 1180

Points of Order [16 Nov 2004]

1.42 pm
Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Highgate) (Lab)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

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

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

Column: 1181

Madam Deputy Speaker

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1182

Braille Identity Cards [16 Nov 2004]

1.48 pm
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth) (Lab)

Column: 1183

Column: 1184

Column: 1183

Column: 1185

Pensions Bill (Programme) (No. 4) [16 Nov 2004]

Division No. 321 (Pensions Bill (Programme) (No. 4)) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1188

Column: 1189

Orders of the Day [16 Nov 2004]

Pensions Bill [16 Nov 2004]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

2.12 pm
The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1190

2.15 pm
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon) (LD)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1191

Sir John Butterfill (Bournemouth, West) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1192

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1193

Column: 1194

2.30 pm
Mr. Webb

Column: 1195

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con)

Column: 1196

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1197

Mr. Webb

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Webb

Column: 1198

2.45 pm

Column: 1199

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Webb

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1200

Mr. Webb

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1201

3 pm

Column: 1202

Mr. Webb

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1203

Mr. Fallon

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1204

Sir John Butterfill

Column: 1205

Malcolm Wicks

Sir John Butterfill

Mr. Fallon

3.15 pm

Column: 1206

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Webb

Column: 1207

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1208

Column: 1209

3.30 pm

Column: 1210

Mr. Webb

Column: 1211

Sir John Butterfill

Mr. Webb

Column: 1212

Column: 1213

Division No. 322 (Pensions Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1216

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1217

4 pm

Column: 1218

Mr. Webb

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Webb

Column: 1219

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Waterson

Malcolm Wicks

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

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Miller

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1220

Mr. Webb

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1221

4.15 pm
Sir John Butterfill

Malcolm Wicks

Sir John Butterfill

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1222

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Field

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1223

Mr. Webb

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con)

Column: 1224

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. David Willetts (Havant) (Con)

Column: 1225

Sir John Butterfill

4.30 pm
Mr. Willetts

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Willetts

Column: 1226

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1227

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Adrian Flook (Taunton) (Con)

Mr. Willetts

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Willetts

Column: 1228

Mr. Frank Field

Column: 1229

Mr. Webb

4.45 pm

Column: 1230

Sir John Butterfill

Column: 1231

Mr. Garnier

Column: 1232

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Garnier

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Garnier

Mr. Flook

Column: 1233

5 pm

Column: 1234

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Willetts

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1235

Mr. Frank Field

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Garnier

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Webb

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

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1236

Division No. 323 (Pensions Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1239

Division No. 324 (Pensions Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1243

Sir John Butterfill

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Pond

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Pond

Column: 1244

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Pond

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1245

5.45 pm

Column: 1246

Column: 1247

Vera Baird (Redcar) (Lab)

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1248

Sir John Butterfill

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Fallon

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1249

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Waterson

Column: 1250

Vera Baird

Mr. Waterson

Mr. Webb

Column: 1251

Mr. Fallon

Column: 1252

Sir John Butterfill

Mr. Pond

Mr. Speaker

Sir John Butterfill

Mr. Speaker

Sir John Butterfill

Column: 1253

Mr. Speaker

Division No. 325 (Pensions Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1256

Column: 1257

Division No. 326 (Pensions Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1260

Column: 1261

Hunting Bill [Money] [16 Nov 2004]

6.45 pm
The Minister for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality (Alun Michael)

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

Alun Michael

Mr. Hogg

Alun Michael

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Speaker

Alun Michael

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

Column: 1262

Alun Michael

Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD)

Alun Michael

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

Alun Michael

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

Column: 1263

6.53 pm
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con)

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Sayeed

David Burnside (South Antrim) (UUP)

6.53 pm
Alun Michael

Column: 1264

Hunting Bill [16 Nov 2004]

6.55 pm
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1265

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con)

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)

Mr. Tony Banks

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Banks

7 pm
Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1266

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Chris Bryant

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1267

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

Huw Irranca-Davies

Jim Dowd (Lewisham, West) (Lab)

Huw Irranca-Davies

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con)

Huw Irranca-Davies

Miss Widdecombe

Huw Irranca-Davies

Miss Widdecombe

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1268

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Speaker

Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1269

Mr. Michael Foster (Worcester) (Lab)

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Foster

7.30 pm
Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1270

Column: 1271

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con)

Column: 1272

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con)

Mr. Gray

Column: 1273

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

Mr. Gray

Column: 1274

David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Mr. Gray

7.30 pm
David Winnick

Mr. Gray

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

Mr. Gray

Column: 1275

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab)

Mr. Gray

Alun Michael

Mr. Gray

Column: 1276

Alun Michael

Mr. Gray

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Mr. Gray

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

Mr. Gray

Column: 1277

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con)

Mr. Gray

Column: 1278

Mr. Gordon Prentice

Mr. Gray

Column: 1279

Mr. Flook

Mr. Gray

7.45 pm
Mr. Flook

Mr. Gray

Column: 1280

David Burnside (South Antrim) (UUP)

Mr. Gray

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con)

Mr. Gray

Column: 1281

Alun Michael

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab)

Alun Michael

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con)

Column: 1282

Alun Michael

Lembit Öpik

Alun Michael

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Alun Michael

Column: 1283

8 pm
Andrew George (St. Ives) (LD)

Alun Michael

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

Column: 1284

Alun Michael

Mr. Gray

Alun Michael

Column: 1285

Mr. Simon Thomas

Alun Michael

Column: 1286

Mr. Bellingham

Alun Michael

David Winnick

Alun Michael

Kate Hoey

Alun Michael

Column: 1287

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

Alun Michael

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

Column: 1288

Alun Michael

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

Alun Michael

Chris Bryant

Mr. Simon Thomas

Chris Bryant

Column: 1289

Alun Michael

Mr. Garnier

Alun Michael

Mr. Garnier

Column: 1290

Alun Michael

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Alun Michael

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Alun Michael

Huw Irranca-Davies

Alun Michael

Column: 1291

Lembit Öpik

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West) (Lab)

Kate Hoey

Alun Michael

Rob Marris

Column: 1292

8.30 pm
Alun Michael

Lembit Öpik

Alun Michael

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

Alun Michael

Column: 1293

Andrew George

Column: 1294

Mr. Drew

Andrew George

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

Andrew George

Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North) (Lab)

Column: 1295

Andrew George

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries) (Lab)

Andrew George

Lembit Öpik

Andrew George

8.45 pm
Mr. Clifton-Brown

Andrew George

Rob Marris

Column: 1296

Andrew George

Mr. Tony Banks (West Ham) (Lab)

Andrew George

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Column: 1297

Several hon. Members

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Andrew George

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Column: 1298

9 pm

Column: 1299

Alun Michael

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Column: 1300

David Taylor

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Lembit Öpik

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Column: 1301

Tony Wright

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Tony Wright

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham) (Con)

Column: 1302

9.15 pm
Mr. Banks

Column: 1303

David Winnick

Mr. Banks

Mr. Garnier

Column: 1304

Column: 1305

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con)

Mr. McNamara

Column: 1306

9.30 pm
Mr. Cameron

Column: 1307

Tony Wright

Column: 1308

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1309

Mr. Speaker

Lembit Öpik

Miss Widdecombe

Hon. Members

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1310

Division No. 327 (Hunting Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1314

Mr. Speaker

Alun Michael

Mr. Speaker

Alun Michael

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Division No. 328 (Hunting Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1318

Division No. 329 (Hunting Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1322

Division No. 330 (Hunting Bill) [16 Nov 2004]

Column: 1326

Bridleway Bridge (Berkshire) [16 Nov 2004]

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

Royal Gloucester, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment [16 Nov 2004]

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

Column: 1327

Diabetes [16 Nov 2004]

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

Column: 1328

Column: 1329

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD)

Mr. Amess

Column: 1330

10.56 pm
Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD)

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

Column: 1331

Column: 1332

Column: 1333

Column: 1334


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