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Monday 14 Dec 2004

Volume No. 428 Part No. 13

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Column: 1509

Oral Answers to Questions [14 Dec 2004]

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS [14 Dec 2004]

Africa [14 Dec 2004]

Hugh Bayley (City of York)—

Africa [14 Dec 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Chris Mullin)

Hugh Bayley

Mr. Mullin

Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)

Column: 1510

Mr. Mullin

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Mr. Mullin

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Mr. Mullin

Cuba [14 Dec 2004]

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)—

Cuba [14 Dec 2004]

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

Jim Sheridan

Column: 1511

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Gary Streeter (South-West Devon)

Mr. Alexander

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

Mr. Alexander

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 1512

Mr. Alexander

Tyrannical Regimes [14 Dec 2004]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)—

Tyrannical Regimes [14 Dec 2004]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Jack Straw)

Mr. Allen

Mr. Straw

Column: 1513

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)

Column: 1514

Mr. Straw

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1515

Sudan [14 Dec 2004]

Helen Jones (Warrington, North)—

Sudan [14 Dec 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Chris Mullin)

Helen Jones

Mr. Mullin

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Mullin

Column: 1516

Mr. Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness)

Mr. Mullin

Ukraine [14 Dec 2004]

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)—

Ukraine [14 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Mrs. Williams

Mr. MacShane

Column: 1517

Angus Robertson (Moray)

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith)

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Column: 1518

Mr. MacShane

Israel [14 Dec 2004]

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)—

Israel [14 Dec 2004]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Jack Straw)

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Straw

Mr. James Clappison (Hertsmere)

Column: 1519

Mr. Straw

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Straw

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)

Mr. Straw

Palestine [14 Dec 2004]

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)—

Palestine [14 Dec 2004]

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr. Jack Straw)

Column: 1520

Richard Burden

Mr. Straw

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1521

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

Mr. Straw

Dr. Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park)

Mr. Straw

China [14 Dec 2004]

Mr. Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan)—

China [14 Dec 2004]

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

Column: 1522

Mr. Sarwar

Mr. Alexander

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Alexander

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)

Column: 1523

Mr. Alexander

Burma [14 Dec 2004]

Mr. Iain Luke (Dundee, East)—

Burma [14 Dec 2004]

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

Mr. Luke

Mr. Alexander

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Column: 1524

Mr. Alexander

Spain [14 Dec 2004]

Claire Ward (Watford)—

Spain [14 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Claire Ward

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)

Mr. MacShane

Column: 1525

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. MacShane

Embassies (Commercial Departments) [14 Dec 2004]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)—

Embassies (Commercial Departments) [14 Dec 2004]

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

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Alexander

Column: 1526

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)

Mr. Alexander

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)

Mr. Alexander

Brazil [14 Dec 2004]

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)—

Brazil [14 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 1527

Mr. MacShane

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Mr. MacShane

Cyprus [14 Dec 2004]

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)—

Cyprus [14 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Europe (Mr. Denis MacShane)

Column: 1528

Mr. Chapman

Mr. MacShane

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. MacShane

Column: 1529

Mental Capacity Bill (Programme) (No. 3) [14 Dec 2004]

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

12.33 pm
Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)

Column: 1530

12.34 pm
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con)

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

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Mr. McNamara

Column: 1531

12.38 pm
Mr. Lammy

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1532

Orders of the Day [14 Dec 2004]

Mental Capacity Bill [14 Dec 2004]

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

12.40 pm
Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1533

Jim Dobbin

Column: 1534

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

Jim Dobbin

Column: 1535

12.45 pm
Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Jim Dobbin

Mr. Iain Duncan Smith (Chingford and Woodford Green) (Con)

Jim Dobbin

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)

Jim Dobbin

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

Jim Dobbin

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

Column: 1536

Jim Dobbin

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

Jim Dobbin

Mr. Frank Field

Column: 1537

Jim Dobbin

Mr. Lammy

Jim Dobbin

Mrs. Browning

Jim Dobbin

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

Jim Dobbin

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1538

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1539

1 pm
Claire Ward (Watford) (Lab)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1540

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre) (Lab)

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1541

Mr. Lammy

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Mr. Duncan Smith

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1542

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

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Howarth

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1543

Mrs. Browning

1.15 pm
Mr. Howarth

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1544

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Howarth

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

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Drew

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Drew

Column: 1545

Mr. Howarth

Sir Gerald Kaufman

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1546

Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South) (Lab)

1.30 pm
Mr. Howarth

Column: 1547

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab)

Mr. Howarth

Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con)

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1548

Ann Winterton

Mr. Howarth

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

Column: 1549

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Burstow

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Burstow

Column: 1550

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

Mr. Burstow

Column: 1551

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con)

Mr. Burstow

Column: 1552

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD)

Mr. Burstow

Mr. George Howarth

Column: 1553

Mr. Burstow

Dr. Pugh

Mr. Burstow

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Burstow

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1554

Mr. Burstow

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Burstow

2 pm
Dr. Iddon

Column: 1555

Column: 1556

Mrs. Browning

Dr. Iddon

Column: 1557

Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford) (Lab)

Dr. Iddon

Column: 1558

Mr. Duncan Smith

2.15 pm
Dr. Iddon

Mr. Lammy

Dr. Iddon

Mr. Lammy

Dr. Iddon

Column: 1559

Ann Winterton

Column: 1560

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

Ann Winterton

Mr. George Howarth

Ann Winterton

Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye) (Lab)

Ann Winterton

Column: 1561

Mrs. Browning

Ann Winterton

Mrs. Browning

Ann Winterton

Column: 1562

2.30 pm
Mr. McNamara

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Boswell

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Lab)

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

Column: 1563

Mr. Clarke

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Clarke

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1564

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con)

Column: 1565

2.45 pm
Andy Burnham (Leigh) (Lab)

Mr. Key

Column: 1566

Mr. McNamara

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. McNamara

Column: 1567

Column: 1568

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry) (Con)

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1569

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Boswell

3 pm

Column: 1570

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1571

Several hon. Members

Mr. Lammy

Helen Jones (Warrington, North) (Lab)

Mr. Lammy

Jean Corston (Bristol, East) (Lab)

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1572

Mr. John McFall (Dumbarton) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Lammy

Several hon. Members

Mr. Lammy

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Redwood

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Cash

Column: 1573

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South) (LD)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Lammy

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1574

Several hon. Members

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Lammy

3.15 pm
Several hon. Members

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1575

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Mrs. Helen Liddell (Airdrie and Shotts) (Lab)

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Frank Field

Column: 1576

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1577

Mr. Stephen Byers (Tyneside, North) (Lab)

Mr. Lammy

Ann Winterton

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1578

Jim Dobbin

Mr. Lammy

Division No. 11 (Mental Capacity Bill) [14 Dec 2004]

Column: 1582

3.45 pm
Mr. McLoughlin

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1583

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Division No. 12 (Mental Capacity Bill) [14 Dec 2004]

Column: 1587

Mr. Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) (Lab)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Barron

Column: 1588

Mr. Cash

Column: 1589

Mr. Barron

Mrs. Patsy Calton

Mr. Barron

Mrs. Calton

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Calton

Mr. Barron

Column: 1590

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con)

Mr. Barron

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

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1591

Sir John Butterfill

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1592

Mr. Boswell

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Grieve

Mrs. Browning

Column: 1593

Mr. Cash

Mr. Barron

Mr. Cash

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Cash

Column: 1594

4.30 pm
Mrs. Browning

Mr. Cash

Column: 1595

Mr. Heath

Column: 1596

Mr. Grieve

Column: 1597

4.45 pm

Column: 1598

Column: 1599

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Ms Rosie Winterton)

Mrs. Browning

Ms Winterton

Column: 1600

Mr. Heath

Ms Winterton

5 pm
Mr. Grieve

Ms Winterton

Column: 1601

Mr. Grieve

Ms Winterton

Mr. Grieve

Ms Winterton

Column: 1602

Mr. Boswell

Ms Winterton

Mr. Cash

Ms Winterton

Mrs. Browning

Ms Winterton

Mrs. Browning

Ms Winterton

Column: 1603

5.15 pm

Column: 1604

Mr. Barron

Column: 1605

Column: 1606

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Column: 1607

Paul Holmes

Mr. Boswell

Paul Holmes

Ms Rosie Winterton

Paul Holmes

Column: 1608

Ms Winterton

Paul Holmes

Ms Winterton

Paul Holmes

Mr. Tom Clarke

Ms Rosie Winterton

Column: 1609

Division No. 13 (Mental Capacity Bill) [14 Dec 2004]

Column: 1612

Division No. 14 (Mental Capacity Bill) [14 Dec 2004]

Column: 1616

Division No. 15 (Mental Capacity Bill) [14 Dec 2004]

Column: 1620

Division No. 16 (Mental Capacity Bill) [14 Dec 2004]

Column: 1623

Column: 1624

Column: 1625

Column: 1626

Column: 1627

6.25 pm
Mr. Lammy

Mr. McNamara

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Tom Clarke

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1628

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1629

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Drew

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1630

Column: 1631

6.42 pm
Mr. Boswell

Mrs. Browning

Mr. Boswell

Column: 1632

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

Mr. Boswell

6.47 pm
Mr. Burstow

Column: 1633

Mr. George Howarth

Mr. Burstow

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Lammy

Mr. Burstow

Column: 1634

6.54 pm
Mr. McNamara

Column: 1635

6.58 pm
Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1636

Division No. 17 (Mental Capacity Bill) [14 Dec 2004]

Column: 1639

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1640

Pensions payments [14 Dec 2004]

7.14 pm
Valerie Davey (Bristol, West) (Lab)

Column: 1641

Rail Services (Bexhill) [14 Dec 2004]

7.16 pm
Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)

Column: 1642

Column: 1643

Column: 1644

Column: 1645

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

Column: 1646

Gregory Barker

Charlotte Atkins

Gregory Barker

Charlotte Atkins

Column: 1647

Gregory Barker

Charlotte Atkins

Column: 1648

Gregory Barker

Charlotte Atkins


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