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Monday 4 Apr 2005

Volume No. 432 Part No. 62

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Column: 1103

Oral Answers to Questions [4 Apr 2005]

WORK AND PENSIONS [4 Apr 2005]

Incapacity Benefit [4 Apr 2005]

Bob Spink (Castle Point)—

Incapacity Benefit [4 Apr 2005]

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

Bob Spink

Alan Johnson

Kali Mountford (Colne Valley)

Alan Johnson

Column: 1104

Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire)

Alan Johnson

Angela Eagle (Wallasey)

Alan Johnson

Mr. Paul Goodman (Wycombe)

Column: 1105

Hon. Members

Alan Johnson

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Alan Johnson

Column: 1106

New Deal [4 Apr 2005]

Patrick Mercer (Newark)—

New Deal [4 Apr 2005]

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

Patrick Mercer

Mr. Pond

Jeff Ennis (Barnsley, East and Mexborough)

Mr. Pond

Column: 1107

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford)

Mr. Pond

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead)

Mr. Pond

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Pond

Tom Levitt (High Peak)

Column: 1108

Mr. Pond

Employment Opportunities [4 Apr 2005]

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend)—

Employment Opportunities [4 Apr 2005]

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

Mr. Griffiths

Alan Johnson

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 1109

Alan Johnson

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston)

Alan Johnson

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Alan Johnson

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Alan Johnson

Column: 1110

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Alan Johnson

Pathways to Work [4 Apr 2005]

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)—

Pathways to Work [4 Apr 2005]

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

Column: 1111

Chris Bryant

Maria Eagle

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

Maria Eagle

Column: 1112

Pension Credit [4 Apr 2005]

Mr. Peter Pike (Burnley)—

Pension Credit [4 Apr 2005]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Mr. Pike

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. David Willetts (Havant)

Column: 1113

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Willetts

Malcolm Wicks

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1114

Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)

Malcolm Wicks

Older Workers [4 Apr 2005]

Linda Perham (Ilford, North)—

Older Workers [4 Apr 2005]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Linda Perham

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1115

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)

Malcolm Wicks

Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough)

Malcolm Wicks

Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1116

Older Pensioners [4 Apr 2005]

Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)—

Older Pensioners [4 Apr 2005]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Simon Hughes

Malcolm Wicks

Hugh Bayley (City of York)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1117

Financial Assistance Scheme [4 Apr 2005]

Mr. David Tredinnick (Bosworth)—

Financial Assistance Scheme [4 Apr 2005]

The Minister for Pensions (Malcolm Wicks)

Mr. Tredinnick

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)

Column: 1118

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne)

Malcolm Wicks

Jobcentre Plus/New Deal [4 Apr 2005]

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill)—

Jobcentre Plus/New Deal [4 Apr 2005]

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

Ann McKechin

Column: 1119

Alan Johnson

New Deal (North Yorkshire) [4 Apr 2005]

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)—

New Deal (North Yorkshire) [4 Apr 2005]

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

Mr. Grogan

Maria Eagle

Public Sector Pensions [4 Apr 2005]

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central)—

Public Sector Pensions [4 Apr 2005]

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

Column: 1120

Tony Lloyd

Alan Johnson

Full Employment [4 Apr 2005]

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West)—

Full Employment [4 Apr 2005]

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

Mr. Bailey

Column: 1121

Column: 1122

Maria Eagle

Column: 1123

Right Hon. Lord Callaghan KG [4 Apr 2005]

3.30 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 1124

Sir Menzies Campbell (North-East Fife) (LD)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1125

Mr. Speaker

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

Column: 1126

Column: 1127

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

3.48 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow) (Lab)

Column: 1128

Column: 1129

3.57 pm
Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle) (Con)

Column: 1130

4 pm
Alun Michael (Cardiff, South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op)

Column: 1131

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

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

Column: 1132

4.8 pm
David Burnside (South Antrim) (UUP)

Column: 1133

4.10 pm
Dr. Jack Cunningham (Copeland) (Lab)

Column: 1134

4.16 pm
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con)

4.18 pm
Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab)

Column: 1135

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

Column: 1136

4.24 pm
Mr. David Clelland (Tyne Bridge) (Lab)

Column: 1137

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

Column: 1138

Orders of the Day [4 Apr 2005]

Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill [Lords] [4 Apr 2005]

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

Mr. Win Griffiths (Bridgend) (Lab)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1139

Column: 1140

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1141

Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab)

Mr. Touhig

4.40 pm
Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con)

Column: 1142

Column: 1143

Mr. Evans

Mr. Wiggin

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1144

Column: 1145

4.53 pm
Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South) (Lab)

Column: 1146

4.58 pm
Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD)

Column: 1147

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1148

Mr. Williams

Mr. Evans

Mr. Williams

5.5 pm
Tony Wright (Cannock Chase) (Lab)

Column: 1149

5.7 pm
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Column: 1150

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

Column: 1151

Column: 1152

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Evans

Column: 1153

5.25 pm
Mr. Touhig

Column: 1154

Mr. Evans

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1155

Column: 1156

PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) [4 Apr 2005]

PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) BILL [LORDS] [MONEY] [4 Apr 2005]

Column: 1155

Column: 1157

Welsh Affairs [4 Apr 2005]

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

Column: 1158

Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Hain

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Column: 1159

Mr. Hain

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Hain

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Hain

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (Lab)

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)

Column: 1160

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Hain

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd

Mr. Hain

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Hain

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Hain

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1161

Mr. Hain

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Hain

Column: 1162

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Hain

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1163

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Column: 1164

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Adam Price (East Carmarthen and Dinefwr) (PC)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1165

Mr. Williams

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Hain

Chris Ruane

Mr. Hain

Column: 1166

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1167

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Hain

Mr. Roger Williams

Mr. Hain

Mr. Williams

Mr. Hain

Chris Bryant

Mr. Hain

Column: 1168

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Hain

Mr. Roger Williams

Mr. Hain

Column: 1169

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Hain

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1170

Mr. Hain

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Hain

Column: 1171

Column: 1172

6.26 pm
Mr. Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con)

Mrs. Betty Williams

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mrs. Williams

Mr. Wiggin

Ian Lucas

Column: 1173

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Hain

Mr. Wiggin

Paul Flynn

Mr. Wiggin

Chris Bryant

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1174

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab)

Mr. Wiggin

Donald Anderson (Swansea, East) (Lab)

Mr. Wiggin

Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1175

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Roger Williams

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Evans

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1176

Mark Tami

Mr. Wiggin

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Wiggin

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Wiggin

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1177

Chris Bryant

Mr. Wiggin

Chris Bryant

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1178

Column: 1179

Mr. David

Mr. Wiggin

Chris Bryant

Mr. Wiggin

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Wiggin

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1180

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Wiggin

Mr. David

Chris Bryant

Mr. David

Mr. Wiggin

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Wiggin

Julie Morgan

Julie Morgan

Column: 1181

Mr. Wiggin

Julie Morgan

Mr. Wiggin

Mrs. Betty Williams

Mr. Wiggin

Column: 1182

Column: 1183

7.3 pm
Mr. Martyn Jones (Clwyd, South) (Lab)

Column: 1184

Column: 1185

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Jones

Column: 1186

Mr. David

Mr. Jones

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1187

Mr. Jones

7.14 pm
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Chris Bryant

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1188

Mr. Roger Williams

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1189

Mr. Llwyd

Lembit Öpik

Julie Morgan

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1190

Column: 1191

Mr. Wiggin

Lembit Öpik

Chris Bryant

Lembit Öpik

Huw Irranca-Davies

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Wiggin

Lembit Öpik

Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1192

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Roger Williams

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Evans

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1193

Mr. Wiggin

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1194

Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1195

Lembit Öpik

Huw Irranca-Davies

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1196

7.49 pm
Mrs. Betty Williams (Conwy) (Lab)

Column: 1197

Column: 1198

Lembit Öpik

Mrs. Williams

Column: 1199

Column: 1200

Hywel Williams

Mrs. Williams

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

Column: 1201

Column: 1202

Column: 1203

Mr. David

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1204

Column: 1205

Mr. David

Mr. Llwyd

Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 1206

Mr. Llwyd

Julie Morgan

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 1207

8.34 pm
Mr. Martin Caton (Gower) (Lab)

Column: 1208

Column: 1209

8.42 pm
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon) (PC)

Column: 1210

Column: 1211

Column: 1212

Column: 1213

Column: 1214

9.1 pm
Mr. Dai Havard (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney) (Lab)

Column: 1215

Column: 1216

9.10 pm
Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth) (Lab)

Column: 1217

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

Mr. Edwards

Column: 1218

Column: 1219

9.20 pm
Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab)

Column: 1220

Lembit Öpik

Julie Morgan

Column: 1221

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

Column: 1222

Column: 1223

Chris Ruane

Mr. Evans

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Evans

Column: 1224

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Evans

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Evans

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Evans

Column: 1225

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

Column: 1226

Column: 1227

Column: 1228

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1229

Mrs. Betty Williams

Mr. Touhig

Lembit Öpik

Mr. Touhig

Column: 1230

Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury (Mr.   Nick Ainger)

Column: 1231

PETITION [4 Apr 2005]

Make Poverty History Campaign [4 Apr 2005]

9.59 pm
Mr. Paul Truswell (Pudsey) (Lab)

Column: 1232

Mr. Michael Hart [4 Apr 2005]

10.1 pm
Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con)

Column: 1233

Column: 1234

Column: 1235

Column: 1236

Column: 1237

10.17 pm
The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Timms)

Column: 1238

Mr. Bacon

Mr. Timms

Column: 1239

Mr. Bacon

Mr. Timms

Column: 1240


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