This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for
Monday 19 Dec 2005

Volume No. 440 Part No. 86

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Column: 1543

Oral Answers to Questions [19 Dec 2005]

CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT [19 Dec 2005]

Analogue Spectrum [19 Dec 2005]

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)—

Analogue Spectrum [19 Dec 2005]

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

Derek Wyatt

Tessa Jowell

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove)

Column: 1544

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Don Foster (Bath)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 1545

Media Workers (Employment Rights) [19 Dec 2005]

Hywel Williams (Caernarfon)—

Media Workers (Employment Rights) [19 Dec 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. David Lammy)

Hywel Williams

Mr. Lammy

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire, North)

Mr. Lammy

Licensing Act 2003 [19 Dec 2005]

Mr. Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich, West)—

Licensing Act 2003 [19 Dec 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (James Purnell)

Mr. Bailey

Column: 1546

James Purnell

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering)

James Purnell

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham)

James Purnell

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham)

James Purnell

Column: 1547

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk)

James Purnell

Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire)

James Purnell

Indian Film Industry [19 Dec 2005]

Stephen Pound (Ealing, North)—

Indian Film Industry [19 Dec 2005]

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

Column: 1548

Stephen Pound

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Mark Field (Cities of London and Westminster)

Tessa Jowell

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland)

Tessa Jowell

Column: 1549

Digital Television [19 Dec 2005]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)—

Digital Television [19 Dec 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (James Purnell)

Miss McIntosh

James Purnell

Sport (Women) [19 Dec 2005]

Sandra Gidley (Romsey)—

Sport (Women) [19 Dec 2005]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Sandra Gidley

Mr. Caborn

Column: 1550

Vera Baird (Redcar)

Mr. Caborn

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock)

Mr. Caborn

BBC Licence Fee [19 Dec 2005]

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire)—

BBC Licence Fee [19 Dec 2005]

Column: 1551

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

Mr. Gauke

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)

Mr. Gauke

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Robert Key (Salisbury)

Column: 1552

Mr. Whittingdale

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Nigel Dodds (Belfast, North)

Tessa Jowell

Mr. John Grogan (Selby)

Column: 1553

Tessa Jowell

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Tessa Jowell

Olympic Games [19 Dec 2005]

Mr. Sadiq Khan (Tooting)—

Olympic Games [19 Dec 2005]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Khan

Mr. Caborn

Column: 1554

David T.C. Davies (Monmouth)

Mr. Caborn

Hon. Members

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough)

Mr. Caborn

Column: 1555

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent)

Mr. Caborn

Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport)—

Olympic Games [19 Dec 2005]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. David Lammy)

Alison Seabeck

Mr. Lammy

Column: 1556

National Lottery [19 Dec 2005]

Mr. Jim Cunningham (Coventry, South)—

National Lottery [19 Dec 2005]

The Minister for Sport (Mr. Richard Caborn)

Mr. Cunningham

Mr. Caborn

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS [19 Dec 2005]

Academies [19 Dec 2005]

Dr. John Pugh (Southport)—

Academies [19 Dec 2005]

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell)

Dr. Pugh

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Sir Stuart Bell

Column: 1557

Provincial Episcopal Visitors [19 Dec 2005]

Robert Key (Salisbury)—

Provincial Episcopal Visitors [19 Dec 2005]

Sir Stuart Bell

Robert Key

Sir Stuart Bell

Ordinands [19 Dec 2005]

Chris Bryant (Rhondda)—

Ordinands [19 Dec 2005]

Sir Stuart Bell

Chris Bryant

Sir Stuart Bell

Column: 1558

English Heritage [19 Dec 2005]

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York)—

English Heritage [19 Dec 2005]

Sir Stuart Bell

Miss McIntosh

Sir Stuart Bell

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough)

Sir Stuart Bell

Column: 1559

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMISSION [19 Dec 2005]

National Audit Office [19 Dec 2005]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering)—

National Audit Office [19 Dec 2005]

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Hollobone

Mr. Leigh

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)

Column: 1560

Mr. Leigh

ELECTORAL COMMISSION [19 Dec 2005]

Parliamentary Elections [19 Dec 2005]

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough)—

Parliamentary Elections [19 Dec 2005]

Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Mr. Bone

Peter Viggers

CHURCH COMMISSIONERS [19 Dec 2005]

Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund [19 Dec 2005]

Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)—

Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund [19 Dec 2005]

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell)

Column: 1561

Ben Chapman

Sir Stuart Bell

ELECTORAL COMMISSION [19 Dec 2005]

24. Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells)

Column: 1562

Peter Viggers (Gosport)

Greg Clark

Peter Viggers

Column: 1563

European Council [19 Dec 2005]

3.31 pm
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)

Column: 1564

Column: 1565

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Cameron (Witney) (Con)

Column: 1566

Column: 1567

The Prime Minister

Column: 1568

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Lochaber) (LD)

Column: 1569

The Prime Minister

Column: 1570

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1571

Rev. Ian Paisley (North Antrim) (DUP)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 1572

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton, South) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 1573

Mr. Duncan Smith

The Prime Minister

Mr. Doug Henderson (Newcastle upon Tyne, North) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

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

Column: 1574

The Prime Minister

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside) (Lab/Co-op)

The Prime Minister

Column: 1575

Peter Viggers (Gosport) (Con)

The Prime Minister

Ed Balls (Normanton) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Dr. John Pugh (Southport) (LD)

The Prime Minister

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab)

Column: 1576

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

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

Column: 1577

The Prime Minister

Mr. Brian Binley

Mr. Speaker

Mr. Binley

The Prime Minister

Angela Eagle (Wallasey) (Lab)

Mr. Speaker

Column: 1578

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire, North) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con)

Column: 1579

The Prime Minister

Tony Lloyd (Manchester, Central) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con)

Column: 1580

Mr. Speaker

The Prime Minister

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)

The Prime Minister

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

The Prime Minister

Column: 1579

Column: 1581

Police Restructuring [19 Dec 2005]

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

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1582

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab)

Column: 1583

Mr. Clarke

Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Ed Balls (Normanton) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con)

Column: 1584

Mr. Clarke

Dr. Nick Palmer (Broxtowe) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1585

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

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1586

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Andrew Miller

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (Con)

Column: 1587

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Clarke

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1588

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clarke

Emily Thornberry (Islington, South and Finsbury) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire) (Con)

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1589

Mr. Peter Kilfoyle (Liverpool, Walton) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Several hon. Members

Mr. Clarke

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

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Hogg

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Hogg

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1590

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1591

Mr. Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD)

Mr. Clarke

Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con)

Column: 1592

Mr. Clarke

Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab)

Mr. Clarke

Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk) (Con)

Mr. Clarke

Column: 1593

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

Column: 1594

Sir Patrick Cormack

David Davis

Mr. Hogg

David Davis

Mr. Hogg

David Davis

Column: 1595

Mr. Redwood

David Davis

Several hon. Members

David Davis

Patrick Hall (Bedford) (Lab)

David Davis

Peter Luff

Column: 1596

David Davis

Several hon. Members

David Davis

Robert Key (Salisbury) (Con)

David Davis

Mr. John Denham

David Davis

Column: 1597

Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab)

David Davis

Mr. Denham

David Davis

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)

David Davis

Column: 1598

Mr. Denham

David Davis

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con)

Column: 1599

David Davis

Emily Thornberry

David Davis

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

David Davis

Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con)

David Davis

Column: 1600

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

David Davis

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con)

David Davis

Mr. Quentin Davies (Grantham and Stamford) (Con)

David Davis

Column: 1601

Several hon. Members

David Davis

Emily Thornberry

David Davis

Ed Balls

David Davis

Ed Balls

David Davis

Several hon. Members

David Davis

Column: 1602

Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)

David Davis

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con)

David Davis

Column: 1603

Tom Levitt

David Davis

Mr. Charles Clarke

David Davis

Column: 1604

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

David Davis

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

Column: 1605

David Davis

Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con)

David Davis

Mr. Mark Oaten (Winchester) (LD)

David Davis

Mr. Robert Walter (North Dorset) (Con)

David Davis

Column: 1606

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)

David Davis

Madam Deputy Speaker

David Davis

Column: 1607

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)

David Davis

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

Column: 1608

David Davis

Tom Levitt

Paddy Tipping

David Davis

Paddy Tipping

David Davis

Peter Bottomley (Worthing, West) (Con)

Column: 1609

David Davis

Mr. Kevan Jones

David Davis

Mr. Jones

David Davis

Tom Levitt

David Davis

Column: 1610

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

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

David Davis

Mr. Denham

Column: 1611

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

Mr. Denham

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD)

Mr. Denham

Column: 1612

Paul Flynn

Mr. Denham

Column: 1613

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD)

Mr. Denham

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

Column: 1614

Annette Brooke (Mid-Dorset and North Poole) (LD)

Mr. Oaten

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD)

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1615

David Taylor

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1616

Mr. Denham

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1617

Mr. Francois

Mr. Oaten

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

Column: 1618

Mr. Oaten

Mrs. Dunwoody

Mr. Oaten

Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside) (Lab)

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Denham

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1619

Mr. Kevan Jones

Mr. Oaten

Mr. Jones

Mr. Oaten

Ian Lucas

Mr. Oaten

Column: 1620

6.34 pm
Albert Owen (Ynys Môn) (Lab)

Martin Horwood

Albert Owen

Mark Tami

Albert Owen

Column: 1621

Column: 1622

Mr. David Jones (Clwyd, West) (Con)

Albert Owen

Paul Flynn

Albert Owen

Mark Tami

Column: 1623

Albert Owen

David Taylor

Albert Owen

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

Albert Owen

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

Column: 1624

Column: 1625

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

Column: 1626

6.55 pm
Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet) (Con)

Column: 1627

Column: 1628

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

Column: 1629

Peter Luff

Mr. McFadden

Martin Horwood

Column: 1630

Mr. McFadden

Mr. Stephen O'Brien

Mr. McFadden

Column: 1631

7.14 pm
Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con)

Column: 1632

Column: 1633

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

Column: 1634

Column: 1635

Column: 1636

7.33 pm
Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con)

Mr. David Gauke (South-West Hertfordshire) (Con)

Mr. Blunt

Column: 1637

Mr. Harper

Mr. Blunt

Column: 1638

Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)

Mr. Blunt

Column: 1639

7.45 pm
Mr. Mark Todd (South Derbyshire) (Lab)

Column: 1640

David Taylor

Mr. Todd

Column: 1641

Tom Levitt

Mr. Todd

Column: 1642

7.57 pm
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD)

Column: 1643

Column: 1644

Peter Luff

Martin Horwood

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

Martin Horwood

Column: 1645

8.7 pm
Dr. Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland) (Lab)

Column: 1646

Column: 1647

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

Column: 1648

Column: 1649

Peter Luff

Column: 1650

Mr. Llwyd

ROYAL ASSENT [19 Dec 2005]

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal)

Column: 1649

Column: 1651

Police Restructuring [19 Dec 2005]

8.26 pm
Paul Flynn (Newport, West) (Lab)

Column: 1652

Column: 1653

8.36 pm
Mr. Humfrey Malins (Woking) (Con)

Column: 1654

Column: 1655

8.45 pm
Ian Lucas (Wrexham) (Lab)

Column: 1656

Column: 1657

Several hon. Members

Madam Deputy Speaker

8.52 pm
Mr. Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (Con)

Column: 1658

Column: 1659

8.58 pm
Tom Levitt (High Peak) (Lab)

Column: 1660

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

Column: 1661

Column: 1662

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

Column: 1663

9.15 pm
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire) (Con)

Column: 1664

Column: 1665

9.20 pm
Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon) (Lab)

Column: 1666

Column: 1667

9.25 pm
Mr. Mark Francois (Rayleigh) (Con)

Column: 1668

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

Column: 1669

Mr. Edward Garnier (Harborough) (Con)

Mr. Bailey

9.35 pm
Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD)

Column: 1670

9.37 pm
Laura Moffatt (Crawley) (Lab)

9.39 pm
Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con)

Column: 1671

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Nick Herbert

Column: 1672

Column: 1673

Column: 1674

9.50 pm
The Minister for Policing, Security and Community Safety (Hazel Blears)

Several hon. Members

Hazel Blears

Column: 1675

Bob Russell

Hazel Blears

Column: 1676

Column: 1677

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [19 Dec 2005]

FOREIGN AFFAIRS [19 Dec 2005]

ARMED FORCES BILL [19 Dec 2005]

PETITIONS [19 Dec 2005]

Broseley Leisure Centre [19 Dec 2005]

10 pm
Mr. Philip Dunne (Ludlow) (Con)

Column: 1678

May Avenue (Castle Point) [19 Dec 2005]

10.1 pm
Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con)

Essex Police Force [19 Dec 2005]

Bob Spink

Thundersley (Toilet Facilities) [19 Dec 2005]

Bob Spink

Column: 1679

Gloucestershire Constabulary [19 Dec 2005]

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

Column: 1680

Internet (Rogue Dialling) [19 Dec 2005]

10.5 pm
Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney) (Lab)

Column: 1681

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 1682

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 1683

10.21 pm
The Minister for Industry and the Regions (Alun Michael)

Column: 1684

Mr. Blizzard

Column: 1685

Alun Michael

Column: 1686

Mr. Blizzard

Alun Michael

Column: 1687

Column: 1688


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