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Wednesday 25 May 2005

Volume No. 434 Part No. 79

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Column: 685

Oral Answers to Questions [25 May 2005]

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [25 May 2005]

Maldives [25 May 2005]

Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)—

Maldives [25 May 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas)

Tim Loughton

Mr. Thomas

Column: 686

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire)

Mr. Thomas

Robert Key (Salisbury)

Mr. Thomas

Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness)

Mr. Thomas

Column: 687

Tuberculosis [25 May 2005]

Mr. David Amess (Southend, West)—

Tuberculosis [25 May 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas)

Mr. Amess

Mr. Thomas

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)

Column: 688

Mr. Thomas

Fair Trade [25 May 2005]

Andrew Mackay (Bracknell)—

Fair Trade [25 May 2005]

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)—

Fair Trade [25 May 2005]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Andrew Mackay

Hilary Benn

Mr. Syms

Column: 689

Hilary Benn

Ann McKechin (Glasgow, North)

Hilary Benn

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West)

Hilary Benn

Mr. Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield)

Column: 690

Hilary Benn

Mr. Mitchell

Hilary Benn

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)

Hilary Benn

Andrew George (St. Ives)

Column: 691

Hilary Benn

Nigeria [25 May 2005]

John Robertson (Glasgow, North-West)—

Nigeria [25 May 2005]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

John Robertson

Hilary Benn

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk)

Column: 692

Hilary Benn

AIDS Orphans [25 May 2005]

Alistair Burt (North-East Bedfordshire)—

AIDS Orphans [25 May 2005]

The Secretary of State for International Development (Hilary Benn)

Alistair Burt

Hilary Benn

Column: 693

Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley)

Hilary Benn

Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley)

Hilary Benn

Debt Relief [25 May 2005]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)—

Debt Relief [25 May 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Gareth Thomas)

Column: 694

Dr. Cable

Mr. Thomas

PRIME MINISTER [25 May 2005]

Engagements [25 May 2005]

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)—

Engagements [25 May 2005]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Mr. Greenway

The Prime Minister

Patrick Hall (Bedford)

Column: 695

Mr. Speaker

Patrick Hall

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 696

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

Hon. Members

The Prime Minister

Column: 697

Mr. Howard

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 698

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Column: 699

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)—

Engagements [25 May 2005]

The Prime Minister

Written Constitution [25 May 2005]

Mr. Graham Allen (Nottingham, North)—

Written Constitution [25 May 2005]

Column: 700

The Prime Minister

Mr. Allen

The Prime Minister

Engagements [25 May 2005]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)—

Engagements [25 May 2005]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)

Column: 701

The Prime Minister

Mark Simmonds (Boston and Skegness)—

Engagements [25 May 2005]

The Prime Minister

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme)—

Engagements [25 May 2005]

Column: 702

The Prime Minister

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)—

Engagements [25 May 2005]

Column: 703

The Prime Minister

Column: 704

Mr. Andrew Tyrie (Chichester)—

Engagements [25 May 2005]

The Prime Minister

Column: 705

Points of Order [25 May 2005]

12.30 pm
Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP)

Mr. Speaker

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

Mr. Speaker

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Mrs. Caroline Spelman (Meriden) (Con)

Column: 706

Mr. Speaker

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)

Mr. Speaker

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD)

Mr. Speaker

BILLS PRESENTED [25 May 2005]

Column: 707

Column: 708

Orders of the Day [25 May 2005]

Debate on the Address [25 May 2005]

The Economy and Welfare Reform [25 May 2005]

Mr. Speaker

12.37 pm
Mr. George Osborne (Tatton) (Con)

Column: 709

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne

Column: 710

Mr. Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent, South) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Flello

Mr. Osborne

Mark Tami

Mr. Osborne

Mark Tami

Mr. Osborne

Column: 711

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

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Kevan Jones

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Kevan Jones

Column: 712

Mr. Osborne

Dr. Nick Palmer

Mr. Osborne

Dr. Palmer

Mr. Osborne

Column: 713

Andrew Miller

Mr. Osborne

Andrew Miller

Mr. Osborne

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con)

Mr. Osborne

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne

Column: 714

Ian Lucas

Mr. Osborne

The Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. John Prescott)

Mr. Osborne

Column: 715

Column: 716

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Osborne

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Osborne

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)

Mr. Osborne

Chris Bryant

Mr. Osborne

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Osborne

Huw Irranca-Davies

Column: 717

Mr. Osborne

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

Mr. Osborne

1.4 pm
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Column: 718

Column: 719

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Brown

Column: 720

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

Mr. Brown

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Brown

Steve McCabe

Mr. Brown

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

Column: 721

Mr. Brown

Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)

Mr. Brown

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con)

Mr. Brown

Gregory Barker

Mr. Brown

Column: 722

Gregory Barker

Mr. Brown

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Brown

Sir Peter Tapsell

Mr. Brown

Column: 723

Lynne Jones

Mr. Brown

Lynne Jones

Mr. Brown

Lynne Jones

Mr. Brown

Column: 724

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Brown

Column: 725

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Brown

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Mr. Brown

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Brown

Column: 726

Column: 727

Column: 728

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Brown

Column: 729

1.44 pm
Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD)

Column: 730

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Dr. Cable

Column: 731

Mark Tami

Dr. Cable

Column: 732

John Robertson (Glasgow, North-West) (Lab)

Dr. Cable

Column: 733

John Robertson

Dr. Cable

Column: 734

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con)

Dr. Cable

Column: 735

Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab)

Dr. Cable

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

Dr. Cable

Mr. Salmond

Dr. Cable

Column: 736

Mr. Deputy Speaker

2.7 pm
Mr. Paul Murphy (Torfaen) (Lab)

Column: 737

Column: 738

2.14 pm
Mrs. Nadine Dorries (Mid-Bedfordshire) (Con)

Column: 739

Column: 740

2.22 pm
Ms Barbara Keeley (Worsley) (Lab)

Column: 741

Column: 742

2.30 pm
Mr. James Arbuthnot (North-East Hampshire) (Con)

Column: 743

Angela Eagle

Mr. Arbuthnot

Column: 744

2.40 pm
Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab)

Column: 745

Column: 746

Column: 747

2.48 pm
Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con)

Column: 748

Column: 749

Column: 750

2.58 pm
Mr. John McFall (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab/Co-op)

Column: 751

Column: 752

3.9 pm
Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD)

Column: 753

Column: 754

Column: 755

3.16 pm
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport) (Lab)

Column: 756

Column: 757

Column: 758

3.26 pm
Mr. Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (Con)

Column: 759

Column: 760

3.34 pm
Ed Balls (Normanton) (Lab)

Column: 761

Column: 762

Column: 763

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

Column: 764

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con)

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Tom Harris (Glasgow, South) (Lab)

Mr. Salmond

Column: 765

Column: 766

3.56 pm
Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab)

Column: 767

David T.C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 768

Angus Robertson

Mr. Clarke

Angus Robertson

Mr. Clarke

Column: 769

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

Column: 770

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Salmond

Mr. Shepherd

4.15 pm
Mr. Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton, South-East) (Lab)

Column: 771

Column: 772

Column: 773

4.24 pm
Mark Williams (Ceredigion) (LD)

Column: 774

Column: 775

Column: 776

Mr. Deputy Speaker

4.34 pm
Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab)

Column: 777

Column: 778

Column: 779

4.44 pm
Mr. Mark Hoban (Fareham) (Con)

Column: 780

Column: 781

4.54 pm
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)

Column: 782

Column: 783

5.3 pm
Stephen Williams (Bristol, West) (LD)

Column: 784

Column: 785

Column: 786

5.12 pm
Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)

Column: 787

Column: 788

5.22 pm
Dr. William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)

Column: 789

Column: 790

Column: 791

5.32 pm
Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab)

Column: 792

Column: 793

5.39 pm
Mr. John Leech (Manchester, Withington) (LD)

Column: 794

Column: 795

Column: 796

5.48 pm
Roger Berry (Kingswood) (Lab)

Column: 797

Column: 798

5.57 pm
Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Column: 799

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Bob Spink

Column: 800

6.7 pm
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Lab)

Column: 801

Column: 802

Column: 803

6.15 pm
Mrs. Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead, East and Washington, West) (Lab)

Column: 804

Column: 805

Column: 806

6.24 pm
John Robertson (Glasgow, North-West) (Lab)

Column: 807

6.30 pm
Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington and Chelsea) (Con)

Column: 808

Column: 809

Column: 810

Column: 811

6.45 pm
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Mr. David Blunkett)

Column: 812

Column: 813

Column: 814

Column: 815

Division No. 2 (The Economy and Welfare Reform) [25 May 2005]

Column: 819

Division No. 3 (The Economy and Welfare Reform) [25 May 2005]

Column: 822

Division No. 4 (The Economy and Welfare Reform) [25 May 2005]

Column: 826

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [25 May 2005]

WAYS AND MEANS [25 May 2005]

AMENDMENT OF THE LAW [25 May 2005]

Column: 827

Column: 828

Column: 829

Column: 830

Column: 831

Column: 832

Column: 833

Column: 834

Column: 835

Column: 836

Column: 837

PROCEDURE (EU MUTUAL ASSISTANCE) [25 May 2005]

Column: 838

PROCEDURE (FUTURE TAXATION) [25 May 2005]

FINANCE [MONEY] [25 May 2005]

Column: 837

Column: 839

European Union [25 May 2005]

7.44 pm
Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab)

Column: 840

Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Keith Vaz

Lembit Öpik

Column: 841

Keith Vaz

Column: 842

Column: 843

8 pm
The Minister for Europe (Mr. Douglas Alexander)

Column: 844

Column: 845

Column: 846

Column: 847

Keith Vaz

Mr. Alexander

Column: 848


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