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Wednesday 23 Nov 2005

Volume No. 439 Part No. 71

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Column: 1497

Oral Answers to Questions [23 Nov 2005]

NORTHERN IRELAND [23 Nov 2005]

Security Situation [23 Nov 2005]

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk)—

Security Situation [23 Nov 2005]

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Peter Hain)

Mr. Bellingham

Mr. Hain

Dr. William McCrea (South Antrim)

Column: 1498

Mr. Hain

Lady Hermon (North Down)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Hain

Lorely Burt (Solihull)

Mr. Hain

Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury)

Column: 1499

Mr. Hain

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Hain

Column: 1500

Education Administration [23 Nov 2005]

Mary Creagh (Wakefield)—

Education Administration [23 Nov 2005]

Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon)—

Education Administration [23 Nov 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Angela E. Smith)

Mary Creagh

Angela E. Smith

Mr. David Anderson

Angela E. Smith

Column: 1501

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim)

Angela E. Smith

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering)

Angela E. Smith

Kitty Ussher (Burnley)

Angela E. Smith

Column: 1502

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

Angela E. Smith

Dr. Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast, South)

Angela E. Smith

Inward Investment [23 Nov 2005]

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham)—

Inward Investment [23 Nov 2005]

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Peter Hain)

Daniel Kawczynski

Column: 1503

Mr. Hain

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)

Mr. Hain

Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Hain

Mark Durkan (Foyle)

Column: 1504

Mr. Hain

David Simpson (Upper Bann)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Speaker

Regeneration [23 Nov 2005]

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)—

Regeneration [23 Nov 2005]

The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. David Hanson)

Column: 1505

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Hanson

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Speaker

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Hanson

Mr. John McFall (West Dunbartonshire)

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North)

Column: 1506

Mr. Hanson

PRIME MINISTER [23 Nov 2005]

Engagements [23 Nov 2005]

David Simpson (Upper Bann)—

Engagements [23 Nov 2005]

The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

David Simpson

The Prime Minister

Column: 1507

Mr. Martin Caton (Gower)—

Engagements [23 Nov 2005]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1508

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Column: 1509

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

Column: 1510

The Prime Minister

Mr. Howard

The Prime Minister

Mr. Marsha Singh (Bradford, West)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber)

Column: 1511

The Prime Minister

Mr. Kennedy

The Prime Minister

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 1512

The Prime Minister

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey)—

Engagements [23 Nov 2005]

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton)

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Column: 1513

Future Aircraft Carriers [23 Nov 2005]

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)—

Future Aircraft Carriers [23 Nov 2005]

The Prime Minister

Dr. Lewis

The Prime Minister

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker

Engagements [23 Nov 2005]

Mrs. Maria Miller (Basingstoke)—

Engagements [23 Nov 2005]

The Prime Minister

Column: 1514

Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Simon Burns (West Chelmsford)—

Engagements [23 Nov 2005]

The Prime Minister

Dan Norris (Wansdyke)—

Engagements [23 Nov 2005]

The Prime Minister

Gas Supplies [23 Nov 2005]

12.30 pm
John Hemming (Birmingham, Yardley) (LD) (Urgent Question)

The Minister for Energy (Malcolm Wicks)

John Hemming

Malcolm Wicks

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North) (Lab)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1516

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con)

Column: 1517

Malcolm Wicks

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1518

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

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone) (Lab)

Column: 1519

Malcolm Wicks

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1520

Mr. Mike Weir (Angus) (SNP)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1521

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Speaker

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Column: 1522

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD)

Malcolm Wicks

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con)

Malcolm Wicks

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)

Column: 1523

Malcolm Wicks

BILL PRESENTED [23 Nov 2005]

Column: 1524

Registration Service [23 Nov 2005]

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

Column: 1525

Column: 1526

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst) (Con)

Column: 1527

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Forth

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1528

Orders of the Day [23 Nov 2005]

Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill [23 Nov 2005]

Mr. Speaker

1.15 pm
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. Peter Hain)

Column: 1529

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1530

Mr. Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Iris Robinson (Strangford) (DUP)

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Robinson

Mr. Hain

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1531

Mr. Hain

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North) (DUP)

Mr. Hain

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1532

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hain

Mr. Frank Field

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

Column: 1533

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord)

Mr. Hain

Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP)

Mr. Hain

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

Mr. Hain

Column: 1534

Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East) (DUP)

Mr. Hain

Dr. William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP)

Column: 1535

Mr. Hain

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Column: 1536

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Lady Hermon (North Down) (UUP)

Mr. Hain

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Hain

Column: 1537

Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Sammy Wilson (East Antrim) (DUP)

Mr. Hain

Lorely Burt (Solihull) (LD)

Column: 1538

Mr. Hain

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hain

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Ben Wallace

Mr. Hain

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

Column: 1539

Mr. Hain

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Column: 1540

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

Mr. Hain

Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Column: 1541

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Column: 1542

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

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Column: 1543

Mr. Hain

David T.C. Davies

Mr. Hain

Mrs. Iris Robinson

Mr. Hain

Mr. Donaldson

Column: 1544

Mr. Hain

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Hain

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hain

Column: 1545

Mark Durkan

Mr. Hain

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Hain

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1546

Mr. Hain

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Hain

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hain

Mr. Duncan Smith

Column: 1547

Mr. Hain

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hain

Mr. Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)

Mr. Hain

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1548

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Hain

Lady Hermon

Mr. Hain

Column: 1549

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Hain

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Hain

Column: 1550

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Hain

Column: 1551

2.37 pm
Mr. David Lidington (Aylesbury) (Con)

Column: 1552

Mr. Hain

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1553

Mr. Hain

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Hain

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1554

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con)

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Lidington

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1555

Mr. Wallace

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Hain

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1556

Mr. Duncan Smith

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Dodds

Mr. Lidington

Huw Irranca-Davies

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1557

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1558

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con)

Mr. Lidington

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

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Hain

Column: 1559

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mr. Lidington

Lady Hermon

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Lidington

Column: 1560

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Lidington

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1561

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

Mr. Robathan

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Peter Robinson

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Murphy

Column: 1562

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Murphy

Lady Hermon

Mr. Murphy

Column: 1563

Mr. Hain

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Carmichael

Mr. Murphy

Dr. Julian Lewis

Mr. Murphy

Column: 1564

Dr. McCrea

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Ellwood

Mr. Murphy

Mr. Francois

Column: 1565

Mr. Murphy

3.33 pm
Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire) (LD)

Column: 1566

Column: 1567

Column: 1568

Greg Mulholland (Leeds, North-West) (LD)

Lembit Öpik

Kate Hoey

Lembit Öpik

Column: 1569

Column: 1570

Column: 1571

4 pm
Mark Durkan (Foyle) (SDLP)

Column: 1572

Mr. Robathan

Mark Durkan

Column: 1573

Michael Gove (Surrey Heath) (Con)

Mark Durkan

Mr. Andrew Turner

Mark Durkan

Column: 1574

Column: 1575

Column: 1576

4.17 pm
Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP)

Column: 1577

Column: 1578

Dr. Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast, South) (SDLP)

Rev. Ian Paisley

Dr. McDonnell

Rev. Ian Paisley

Dr. McDonnell

Hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Rev. Ian Paisley

Mark Durkan

Madam Deputy Speaker

Rev. Ian Paisley

Column: 1579

Mr. Dodds

Rev. Ian Paisley

Sir Patrick Cormack

Rev. Ian Paisley

4.31 pm
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (Lab)

Column: 1580

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab)

Kate Hoey

Column: 1581

Mr. Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (DUP)

Kate Hoey

Mark Durkan

Kate Hoey

Column: 1582

Column: 1583

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

Column: 1584

Column: 1585

DEFERRED DIVISION [23 Nov 2005]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 1586

Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill [23 Nov 2005]

4.52 pm
Meg Hillier (Hackney, South and Shoreditch) (Lab/Co-op)

Mr. Brazier

Column: 1587

Meg Hillier

Mr. Wallace

Meg Hillier

Column: 1588

5.2 pm
Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East) (DUP)

Column: 1589

Column: 1590

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)

Mr. Robinson

Column: 1591

Mrs. Iris Robinson

Mr. Peter Robinson

Column: 1592

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Robinson

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

Column: 1593

Mr. Donaldson

Column: 1594

Gordon Banks

Mark Durkan

Gordon Banks

Madam Deputy Speaker

Gordon Banks

Mr. Richard Benyon (Newbury) (Con)

Gordon Banks

Mr. Dodds

Gordon Banks

Column: 1595

Mr. Wallace

Gordon Banks

Mrs. Iris Robinson

Gordon Banks

Mr. Wallace

Gordon Banks

Mrs. Iris Robinson

Column: 1596

Gordon Banks

Madam Deputy Speaker

Gordon Banks

Mr. Hollobone

Gordon Banks

Dr. McCrea

Mr. Charles Walker

Gordon Banks

Column: 1597

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

Mr. Dodds

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1598

David Simpson (Upper Bann) (DUP)

Sir Patrick Cormack

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1599

Sir Patrick Cormack

Column: 1600

5.47 pm
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast, South) (SDLP)

Column: 1601

5.55 pm
Lady Hermon (North Down) (UUP)

Column: 1602

Column: 1603

Mr. Hain

Lady Hermon

Mr. Hain

Column: 1604

Lady Hermon

6.6 pm
Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con)

Column: 1605

6.13 pm
Mr. Jeffrey M. Donaldson (Lagan Valley) (DUP)

Column: 1606

Column: 1607

Mrs. Iris Robinson

Mr. Donaldson

Column: 1608

David T.C. Davies

Mr. Donaldson

Dr. McCrea

Mr. Donaldson

Column: 1609

6.31 pm
Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby) (Con)

Column: 1610

Mark Durkan

Mr. Robathan

Column: 1611

6.37 pm
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)

Column: 1612

Column: 1613

Column: 1614

6.48 pm
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. David Hanson)

Column: 1615

Mr. Donaldson

Mr. Hanson

Michael Gove

Mr. Hanson

Several hon. Members

Mr. Hanson

Column: 1616

Mark Durkan

Mr. Hanson

Mr. John Baron (Billericay) (Con)

Mr. Hanson

Column: 1617

Column: 1618

Division No. 107 (Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill) [23 Nov 2005]

Column: 1622

Division No. 108 (Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill) [23 Nov 2005]

Column: 1626

NORTHERN IRELAND (OFFENCES) BILL [23 Nov 2005]

NORTHERN IRELAND (OFFENCES) BILL [MONEY] [23 Nov 2005]

DELEGATED LEGISLATION [23 Nov 2005]

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Column: 1627

PETITIONS [23 Nov 2005]

Extreme Internet Sites [23 Nov 2005]

7.29 pm
Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab)

Column: 1628

7.30 pm
David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion) (Lab/Co-op)

IsItFair Campaign [23 Nov 2005]

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

Column: 1627

Column: 1629

Susan May [23 Nov 2005]

7.31 pm
Mr. Michael Meacher (Oldham, West and Royton) (Lab)

Column: 1630

Column: 1631

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

Column: 1632

John McDonnell (Hayes and Harlington) (Lab)

Column: 1633

Fiona Mactaggart

Column: 1634

John McDonnell

Fiona Mactaggart

Mr. Meacher

Column: 1635

Fiona Mactaggart

Column: 1636

Deferred Division [23 Nov 2005]

Division No. 106 (Deferred Division) [23 Nov 2005]

Column: 1640


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