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Wednesday 2 Mar 2005

Volume No. 431 Part No. 46

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Column: 937

Oral Answers to Questions [2 Mar 2005]

WALES [2 Mar 2005]

Small Businesses [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)—

Small Businesses [2 Mar 2005]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Hain

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West)

Column: 938

Mr. Hain

Mr. Simon Thomas (Ceredigion)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Mr. Hain

Column: 939

St. David's Day [2 Mar 2005]

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)—

St. David's Day [2 Mar 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Simon Hughes

Mr. Touhig

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 940

Employment [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South)—

Employment [2 Mar 2005]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Jones

Mr. Hain

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Mr. Hain

Column: 941

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy)

Mr. Hain

Child Poverty [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Alan Williams (Swansea, West)—

Child Poverty [2 Mar 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Column: 942

Mr. Williams

Mr. Touhig

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Touhig

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 943

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster)

Mr. Touhig

Mr. Speaker

Alan Howarth (Newport, East)

Mr. Touhig

Welsh Language [2 Mar 2005]

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)—

Welsh Language [2 Mar 2005]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Hywel Williams

Column: 944

Mr. Hain

Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)

Mr. Hain

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Speaker

New Deal [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Martin Caton (Gower)—

New Deal [2 Mar 2005]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Caton

Column: 945

Mr. Hain

Stamp Duty [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)—

Stamp Duty [2 Mar 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Don Touhig)

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Touhig

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 946

English Hospital Treatment [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)—

English Hospital Treatment [2 Mar 2005]

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Swire

Mr. Hain

PRIME MINISTER [2 Mar 2005]

Engagements [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford)—

Engagements [2 Mar 2005]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Beard

The Prime Minister

Column: 947

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 948

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Column: 949

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)

Column: 950

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Bob Russell (Colchester)

Column: 951

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)—

Engagements [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)—

Engagements [2 Mar 2005]

The Prime Minister

Column: 952

Mr. Michael Connarty (Falkirk, East)—

Engagements [2 Mar 2005]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

The Prime Minister

Column: 953

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 954

Helen Southworth (Warrington, South)

The Prime Minister

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent)—

Engagements [2 Mar 2005]

The Prime Minister

Hugh Bayley (City of York)—

Engagements [2 Mar 2005]

The Prime Minister

Column: 955

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh)—

Engagements [2 Mar 2005]

The Prime Minister

Column: 956

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon)

The Prime Minister

Column: 957

BBC [2 Mar 2005]

12.32 pm
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Tessa Jowell)

Column: 958

Column: 959

Column: 960

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford) (Con)

Column: 961

Column: 962

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Speaker

Tessa Jowell

Column: 963

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)

Column: 964

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Don Foster (Bath) (LD)

Column: 965

Tessa Jowell

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab)

Column: 966

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow) (Lab)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 967

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Tessa Jowell

David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 968

Angus Robertson (Moray) (SNP)

Tessa Jowell

Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston) (Lab/Co-op)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 969

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Ian Taylor (Esher and Walton) (Con)

Tessa Jowell

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab)

Column: 970

Mr. Speaker

Tessa Jowell

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

Tessa Jowell

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 971

BILL PRESENTED [2 Mar 2005]

Column: 972

Points of Order [2 Mar 2005]

1.28 pm
Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Mr. Speaker

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff, West) (Lab)

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

Mr. Speaker

Column: 973

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con)

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade   and Industry (Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe)

Mr. Garnier

Column: 974

Mr. Speaker

BILLS PRESENTED [2 Mar 2005]

Column: 973

Column: 975

Annual Leave Entitlement (Enforcement) [2 Mar 2005]

1.34 pm
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab)

Column: 976

Column: 977

Column: 978

Council Tax [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

1.45 pm
Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con)

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

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 979

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Patrick Hall (Bedford) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 980

Mr. Betts

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Patrick McLoughlin (West Derbyshire) (Con)

Mrs. Spelman

Andrew Bennett (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge) (Lab)

Column: 981

Mrs. Spelman

The Minister for Local and Regional Government (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Mrs. Spelman

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

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 982

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble) (Lab)

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 983

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

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Davey

Mrs. Spelman

Andrew Bennett

Mrs. Spelman

Andrew Bennett

Mrs. Spelman

Andrew Bennett

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 984

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con)

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Edward Davey

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 985

Mr. Betts

Mrs. Spelman

2.12 pm
The Minister for Local and Regional Government (Mr. Nick Raynsford)

Column: 986

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

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

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 987

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham) (Con)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Malcolm Moss

Alistair Burt

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Moss

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 988

Alistair Burt

Mr. Raynsford

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

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab)

Column: 989

Mr. Raynsford

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

Mr. Raynsford

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

Column: 990

Mr. Raynsford

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con)

Mr. Raynsford

Several hon. Members

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Hammond

Column: 991

Mr. Raynsford

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Column: 992

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Curry

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey

Column: 993

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Borrow

Mr. Raynsford

Sir Paul Beresford (Mole Valley) (Con)

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 994

Mr. Patrick Hall

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 995

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 996

Alistair Burt

Mr. Raynsford

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

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 997

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Raynsford

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Column: 998

Column: 999

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

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Davey

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Davey

Column: 1000

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Davey

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Davey

Column: 1001

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Davey

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Davey

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Davey

Column: 1002

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Davey

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Davey

Mr. Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (LD)

Mr. Davey

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Column: 1003

Mr. Davey

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Davey

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Davey

Dr. Lewis

Mr. Davey

Mr. Betts

Column: 1004

Mr. Davey

Mr. Hammond

Column: 1005

Mr. Davey

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Davey

Mr. Borrow

Mr. Davey

Column: 1006

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)

Mr. Davey

Column: 1007

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Davey

3.25 pm
Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab)

Column: 1008

Column: 1009

Mr. Patrick Hall

Mr. Salter

Column: 1010

3.37 pm
Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire) (Con)

Column: 1011

Mr. Raynsford

Mr. Moss

Mr. Edward Davey

Mr. Moss

Column: 1012

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

Mr. Moss

Column: 1013

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

Mr. Patrick Hall

Mr. Betts

Column: 1014

David Taylor

Mr. Betts

Column: 1015

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Betts

Mrs. Spelman

Mr. Betts

3.56 pm
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)

Column: 1016

Column: 1017

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford) (Con)

Mr. Evans

4.4 pm
Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab)

Column: 1018

Mrs. Spelman

Column: 1019

Dr. Whitehead

David Taylor

Dr. Whitehead

Mr. Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (Lab)

Dr. Whitehead

Column: 1020

Sir Paul Beresford

Dr. Whitehead

4.12 pm
Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire) (Con)

Column: 1021

Column: 1022

4.19 pm
Mr. David Borrow (South Ribble) (Lab)

Column: 1023

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

Sir Paul Beresford

Column: 1024

Mr. Pickles

Mr. Patrick Hall

Mr. Pickles

Column: 1025

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

Column: 1026

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

Phil Hope

Column: 1027

Division No. 110 (Council Tax) [2 Mar 2005]

Column: 1030

Column: 1031

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1032

Hospital-acquired Infections [2 Mar 2005]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

4.56 pm
Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (Con)

Column: 1033

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab)

Tim Loughton

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield) (Lab)

Tim Loughton

Column: 1034

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

Tim Loughton

David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden) (Con)

Tim Loughton

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley) (Lab)

Tim Loughton

Several hon. Members

Mr. Michael Foster (Worcester) (Lab)

Tim Loughton

Column: 1035

Mr. Foster

Tim Loughton

Mrs. Iris Robinson (Strangford) (DUP)

Column: 1036

Tim Loughton

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con)

Tim Loughton

Column: 1037

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley) (Lab)

Tim Loughton

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Tim Loughton

Column: 1038

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

Tim Loughton

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

Tim Loughton

Column: 1039

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk) (Con)

Tim Loughton

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

Tim Loughton

David Taylor

Tim Loughton

Column: 1040

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West) (Lab/Co-op)

Tim Loughton

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

Tim Loughton

Column: 1041

Jim Dowd (Lewisham, West) (Lab)

Tim Loughton

Column: 1042

Mr. Bailey

Tim Loughton

Column: 1043

5.36 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Miss Melanie Johnson)

Column: 1044

Tim Loughton

Miss Johnson

Column: 1045

Tim Loughton

Miss Johnson

Dr. Murrison

Miss Johnson

Column: 1046

Tim Loughton

Miss Johnson

Column: 1047

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con)

Miss Johnson

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Miss Johnson

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)

Miss Johnson

Mr. Blunt

Miss Johnson

Mr. Blunt

Madam Deputy Speaker

Miss Johnson

Column: 1048

Dr. Starkey

Miss Johnson

Tim Loughton

Miss Johnson

Mr. Ivan Henderson (Harwich) (Lab)

Miss Johnson

Column: 1049

Kali Mountford

Miss Johnson

Mr. Bailey

Miss Johnson

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford) (Con)

Mr. Blunt

Miss Johnson

Column: 1050

Tim Loughton

Miss Johnson

Jim Dowd

Miss Johnson

Mr. Burns

Miss Johnson

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

Miss Johnson

Column: 1051

Mr. John Hayes

Jim Dowd

Miss Johnson

Mr. Hayes

Miss Johnson

Column: 1052

Jim Dowd

Miss Johnson

Jim Dowd

Miss Johnson

Jim Dowd

Miss Johnson

Column: 1053

Mr. Burns

Miss Johnson

Mr. Burns

Miss Johnson

Mr. Burns

Madam Deputy Speaker

Miss Johnson

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

Column: 1054

Column: 1055

Column: 1056

Column: 1057

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

6.20 pm
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes) (Lab)

Column: 1058

Dr. Starkey

Shona McIsaac

Column: 1059

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

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Hayes

Dr. Starkey

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness) (Con)

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1060

Shona McIsaac

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1061

Miss Melanie Johnson

Mr. Hayes

Miss Johnson

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1062

6.42 pm
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab)

Column: 1063

Mr. Simmonds

Andrew Mackinlay

Column: 1064

6.49 pm
Chris Grayling (Epsom and Ewell) (Con)

Dr. Starkey

Chris Grayling

Column: 1065

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

Column: 1066

Mr. Hayes

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1067

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

Division No. 111 (Hospital-acquired Infections) [2 Mar 2005]

Column: 1070

Division No. 112 (Hospital-acquired Infections) [2 Mar 2005]

Column: 1073

Column: 1074

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [2 Mar 2005]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

PETITION [2 Mar 2005]

Planning Law [2 Mar 2005]

7.25 pm
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire) (Con)

Column: 1073

Column: 1075

Mechanised Wheelchairs [2 Mar 2005]

7.26 pm
Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD)

Column: 1076

Column: 1077

Column: 1078

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

Column: 1079

Column: 1080

Column: 1081

Bob Russell

Dr. Ladyman

Column: 1082


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