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Monday 20 Dec 2004

Volume No. 428 Part No. 16

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Column: 1891

Oral Answers to Questions [20 Dec 2004]

HOME DEPARTMENT [20 Dec 2004]

Asylum Application Centres [20 Dec 2004]

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle)—

Asylum Application Centres [20 Dec 2004]

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Gregory Barker

Mr. Clarke

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe)

Column: 1892

Mr. Clarke

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)

Mr. Clarke

Dispersal Orders [20 Dec 2004]

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)—

Dispersal Orders [20 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Crime Reduction, Policing and Community Safety (Ms Hazel Blears)

Mrs. Campbell

Ms Blears

Column: 1893

John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Ms Blears

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Ms Blears

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Column: 1894

Ms Blears

British Passports [20 Dec 2004]

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)—

British Passports [20 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Mr. Desmond Browne)

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Browne

Column: 1895

Antisocial Behaviour [20 Dec 2004]

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)—

Antisocial Behaviour [20 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Crime Reduction, Policing and Community Safety (Ms Hazel Blears)

Ms Keeble

Ms Blears

Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)

Ms Blears

Column: 1896

Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby)

Ms Blears

Mr. Bob Laxton (Derby, North)

Ms Blears

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Column: 1897

Ms Blears

Householders' Rights [20 Dec 2004]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)—

Householders' Rights [20 Dec 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Paul Goggins)

Mr. Bellingham

Paul Goggins

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Column: 1898

Paul Goggins

Patrick Mercer (Newark)

Paul Goggins

Traffic Police (West Midlands) [20 Dec 2004]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)—

Traffic Police (West Midlands) [20 Dec 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Fiona Mactaggart)

Mr. Cunningham

Column: 1899

Fiona Mactaggart

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire)

Fiona Mactaggart

Identity Cards [20 Dec 2004]

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West)—

Identity Cards [20 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Mr. Desmond Browne)

John Barrett

Column: 1900

Mr. Browne

Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow)

Mr. Browne

David Winnick (Walsall, North)

Mr. Browne

Column: 1901

Drug Misuse [20 Dec 2004]

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)—

Drug Misuse [20 Dec 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Caroline Flint)

Jane Griffiths

Caroline Flint

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden)

Column: 1902

Caroline Flint

David Davis

Caroline Flint

David Cairns (Greenock and Inverclyde)

Caroline Flint

Column: 1903

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Caroline Flint

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Caroline Flint

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble)

Column: 1904

Caroline Flint

Police Numbers [20 Dec 2004]

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)—

Police Numbers [20 Dec 2004]

Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)—

Police Numbers [20 Dec 2004]

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Mr. Goodman

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Wyatt

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1905

Bob Russell (Colchester)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1906

Immigration [20 Dec 2004]

Mr. Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall)—

Immigration [20 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Mr. Desmond Browne)

Mr. Khabra

Mr. Browne

Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)

Mr. Browne

Column: 1907

Witness Support [20 Dec 2004]

Vera Baird (Redcar)—

Witness Support [20 Dec 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Paul Goggins)

Vera Baird

Paul Goggins

Mr. Bill Olner (Nuneaton)

Column: 1908

Paul Goggins

Departmental Expenditure [20 Dec 2004]

Jim Knight (South Dorset)—

Departmental Expenditure [20 Dec 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Fiona Mactaggart)

Jim Knight

Mr. Speaker

Policing [20 Dec 2004]

Iain Wright (Hartlepool)—

Policing [20 Dec 2004]

The Minister for Crime Reduction, Policing and Community Safety (Ms Hazel Blears)

Iain Wright

Column: 1909

Ms Blears

Angela Watkinson (Upminster)

Ms Blears

Column: 1910

Young Offenders [20 Dec 2004]

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)—

Young Offenders [20 Dec 2004]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Paul Goggins)

Mr. Pike

Paul Goggins

Column: 1911

Belmarsh Judgment [20 Dec 2004]

3.31 pm
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD) (Urgent Question)

The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Mr. Heath

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1912

Mr. John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con)

Column: 1913

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Frank Dobson (Holborn and St. Pancras) (Lab)

Column: 1914

Mr. Clarke

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann) (UUP)

Mr. Clarke

Jean Corston (Bristol, East) (Lab)

Column: 1915

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Clarke

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1916

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

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Clarke

Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD)

Mr. Clarke

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West) (Lab)

Column: 1917

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) (PC)

Mr. Clarke

Mike Gapes (Ilford, South) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Clarke

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1918

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1919

Brussels European Council [20 Dec 2004]

3.57 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 1920

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

Column: 1921

Column: 1922

The Prime Minister

Column: 1923

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

Column: 1924

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 1925

Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South) (Lab)

Column: 1926

The Prime Minister

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1927

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok) (Lab/Co-op)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1928

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

The Prime Minister

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1929

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1930

Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle) (LD)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 1931

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Column: 1932

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1933

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD)

Column: 1934

The Prime Minister

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1933

Column: 1935

Point of Order [20 Dec 2004]

4.50 pm
Mrs. Alice Mahon (Halifax) (Lab)

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 1936

Sir Michael John Austin Cummins [20 Dec 2004]

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

Column: 1937

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

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

Column: 1938

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Tyler

Hon. Members

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

Column: 1939

5.2 pm
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann) (UUP)

5.4 pm
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)

Column: 1940

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

5.6 pm
Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Column: 1941

Orders of the Day [20 Dec 2004]

Identity Cards Bill [20 Dec 2004]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

5.8 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Charles Clarke)

Mr. Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam) (LD)

Column: 1942

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Mike Hancock

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1943

David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Hancock

Mr. Clarke

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1944

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Maude

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con)

Column: 1945

Mr. Clarke

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Column: 1946

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Clarke

Jean Corston (Bristol, East) (Lab)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Jean Corston

Mr. Clarke

Mr. William Cash

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1947

Mr. Cash

Mr. Clarke

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

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

Column: 1948

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Clarke

Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann) (UUP)

Mr. Clarke

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

Column: 1949

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Clarke

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Chris Bryant

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1950

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab)

Column: 1951

Mr. Clarke

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester) (LD)

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Clarke

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1952

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1953

Mr. Robert Marshall-Andrews (Medway) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clarke

5.47 pm
David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con)

Column: 1954

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Cash

David Davis

Mr. Salmond

David Davis

Simon Hughes

David Davis

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Cash

Simon Hughes

David Davis

Simon Hughes

Madam Deputy Speaker

Simon Hughes

David Davis

Column: 1955

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Cash

David Davis

Mr. Gummer

David Davis

Sir Patrick Cormack

David Davis

Several Hon. Members

David Davis

Mr. John Bercow

Mr. Salmond

David Davis

Mr. Bercow

Column: 1956

David Davis

John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland) (Lab)

David Davis

Martin Linton

Column: 1957

David Davis

Mr. Shepherd

David Davis

Mr. Shepherd

David Davis

Kate Hoey

David Davis

Kate Hoey

David Davis

The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Mr. Desmond Browne)

David Davis

Column: 1958

Mr. Browne

David Davis

Dr. Palmer

David Davis

Mr. Browne

David Davis

Mr. Browne

David Davis

Column: 1959

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

David Davis

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

David Davis

Column: 1960

Mr. Oaten

David Davis

Mr. Browne

David Davis

Mr. Browne

Column: 1961

David Davis

Several hon. Members

David Davis

Mr. Cash

David Davis

Mr. Cash

Column: 1962

David Davis

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab)

David Davis

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

David Davis

Column: 1963

Mr. Salmond

David Davis

Mr. Gordon Prentice

David Davis

Column: 1964

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

6.19 pm
Mr. John Denham (Southampton, Itchen) (Lab)

Column: 1965

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Mr. Denham

Column: 1966

Mr. Gale

Mr. Denham

Mr. Gale

Mr. Denham

David Taylor

Mr. Denham

Column: 1967

6.29 pm
Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester) (LD)

Mr. Browne

Column: 1968

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Oaten

Martin Linton

Mr. Oaten

Martin Linton

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1969

Martin Linton

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1970

Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central) (Lab/Co-op)

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

Mr. Jones

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Simon Thomas

Column: 1971

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD)

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Denham

Mr. Oaten

Several hon. Members

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1972

Mr. Allan

Mr. Oaten

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD)

Column: 1973

Mr. Oaten

David Davis

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1974

Mr. Simon Thomas

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1975

6.55 pm
David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Martin Linton

David Winnick

Column: 1976

Column: 1977

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

John Robertson

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Browne

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1978

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Hogg

Column: 1979

7.13 pm
Mr. Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff, Central) (Lab/Co-op)

Column: 1980

Mr. Lilley

Mr. Jones

John Barrett (Edinburgh, West) (LD)

Mr. Jones

Column: 1981

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

Column: 1982

Column: 1983

7.29 pm
Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)

Column: 1984

Martin Linton

Andrew Bennett

Martin Linton

Andrew Bennett

Mr. Browne

Andrew Bennett

Column: 1985

7.38 pm
Sir Brian Mawhinney (North-West Cambridgeshire) (Con)

Column: 1986

7.46 pm
Martin Linton (Battersea) (Lab)

Column: 1987

David Taylor

Martin Linton

Column: 1988

Mr. Allan

Martin Linton

Mr. Allan

Martin Linton

John Mann (Bassetlaw) (Lab)

Martin Linton

Mr. Marshall-Andrews

Martin Linton

Column: 1989

Column: 1990

7.57 pm
Mr. David Trimble (Upper Bann) (UUP)

Column: 1991

Column: 1992

8.6 pm
Mr. Gwyn Prosser (Dover) (Lab)

Mr. Gibb

Column: 1993

Mr. Prosser

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr. Prosser

Column: 1994

David Taylor

Mr. Prosser

Column: 1995

8.16 pm
Mrs. Patsy Calton (Cheadle) (LD)

Martin Linton

Mrs. Calton

Column: 1996

8.22 pm
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab)

Column: 1997

Martin Linton

Jeremy Corbyn

Column: 1998

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

Column: 1999

Column: 2000

8.38 pm
Mrs. Janet Dean (Burton) (Lab)

Column: 2001

Mr. Simon Thomas

Mrs. Dean

Column: 2002

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

Column: 2003

Column: 2004

8.53 pm
Mr. Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow) (Lab)

Column: 2005

Mr. Michael Weir (Angus) (SNP)

Column: 2006

Mr. Gerrard

9.3 pm
Mr. Michael Mates (East Hampshire) (Con)

Column: 2007

Mr. Damian Green (Ashford) (Con)

Mr. Mates

Column: 2008

Mr. Gibb

Mr. Mates

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Mates

Column: 2009

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

Mr. Mates

9.12 pm
John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland) (Lab)

John Barrett

John Robertson

Column: 2010

Andrew Bennett

John Robertson

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD)

John Robertson

Column: 2011

Several hon. Members

John Robertson

9.20 pm
Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion) (PC)

Column: 2012

John Mann

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Bercow

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Thomas

Column: 2013

Mr. Allan

Mr. Thomas

Column: 2014

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

Mr. Thomas

9.32 pm
Mr. Marsha Singh (Bradford, West) (Lab)

Column: 2015

Mr. Cash

Mr. Singh

Column: 2016

9.38 pm
Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con)

Column: 2017

Mr. Speaker

Column: 2018

Patrick Mercer

9.47 pm
The Minister for Citizenship and Immigration (Mr. Desmond Browne)

Column: 2019

Mr. Heath

Mr. Browne

Mr. Cash

Mr. Browne

Column: 2020

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Browne

Mr. Gummer

Mr. Browne

Column: 2021

Division No. 23 (Identity Cards Bill) [20 Dec 2004]

Column: 2024

Division No. 24 (Identity Cards Bill) [20 Dec 2004]

Column: 2028

IDENTITY CARDS BILL (PROGRAMME) [20 Dec 2004]

Column: 2029

Division No. 25 (IDENTITY CARDS BILL (PROGRAMME)) [20 Dec 2004]

Column: 2032

IDENTITY CARDS BILL [MONEY] [20 Dec 2004]

Division No. 26 (IDENTITY CARDS BILL [MONEY]) [20 Dec 2004]

Column: 2035

IDENTITY CARDS BILL [WAYS AND MEANS] [20 Dec 2004]

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [20 Dec 2004]

INCOME TAX (TRADING AND OTHER INCOME) BILL [20 Dec 2004]

INCOME TAX (TRADING AND OTHER INCOME) BILL [WAYS AND MEANS] [20 Dec 2004]

Column: 2036

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [20 Dec 2004]

EUROPEAN DOCUMENTS [20 Dec 2004]

COMMITTEE OF SELECTION [20 Dec 2004]

PETITION [20 Dec 2004]

Carers [20 Dec 2004]

10.51 pm
Jane Griffiths (Reading, East) (Lab)

Column: 2037

Hydrogen Technology [20 Dec 2004]

10.52 pm
Mr. Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland) (LD)

Column: 2038

Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan) (SNP)

Mr. Carmichael

Column: 2039

Column: 2040

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Mr. Carmichael

Column: 2041

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

Column: 2042

Mr. Salmond

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 2043

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. O'Brien

Column: 2044


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