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This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 18 December 2006

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Column: 1137

Column: 1137

House of Commons [18 Dec 2006]

Prayers [18 Dec 2006]

[Mr. Speaker] [18 Dec 2006]

Oral Answers to Questions [18 Dec 2006]

Culture, Media and Sport [18 Dec 2006]

Cathedrals [18 Dec 2006]

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

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

Mr. Jackson:

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1138

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Lammy:

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

Column: 1139

Mr. Lammy:

Mr. Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con):

Mr. Lammy:

BBC [18 Dec 2006]

Mr. Douglas Carswell (Harwich) (Con):

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

Mr. Carswell:

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 1140

Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen, South) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

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

Tessa Jowell:

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

Column: 1141

Tessa Jowell:

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Tessa Jowell:

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

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con):

Column: 1142

Tessa Jowell:

ITV [18 Dec 2006]

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Shaun Woodward):

Mr. Grogan:

Mr. Woodward:

Column: 1143

Mr. Speaker:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Mr. Woodward:

Roman Sites [18 Dec 2006]

Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Shaun Woodward):

Bob Russell:

Mr. Woodward:

Mr. Brian Jenkins (Tamworth) (Lab):

Mr. Woodward:

Column: 1144

Anne Main (St. Albans) (Con):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Woodward:

Olympic Games [18 Dec 2006]

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

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

Dr. Cable:

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 1145

Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Hugh Robertson (Faversham and Mid-Kent) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

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

Column: 1146

Tessa Jowell:

Slave Trade [18 Dec 2006]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth, North) (Lab/Co-op):

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

Sarah McCarthy-Fry:

Mr. Lammy:

Column: 1147

Mr. Malcolm Moss (North-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Mr. Lammy:

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol, East) (Lab):

Mr. Lammy:

BBC (Live Music) [18 Dec 2006]

Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks) (Con):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Shaun Woodward):

Column: 1148

Mr. Fallon:

Mr. Woodward:

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

Mr. Woodward:

Anne Milton (Guildford) (Con):

Mr. Woodward:

Olympic Games [18 Dec 2006]

Jeremy Wright (Rugby and Kenilworth) (Con):

Column: 1149

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

Jeremy Wright:

Tessa Jowell:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Church Commissioners [18 Dec 2006]

Hymns [18 Dec 2006]

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Column: 1150

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Tony Baldry:

Sir Stuart Bell:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 1151

Public Accounts Commission [18 Dec 2006]

National Audit Office [18 Dec 2006]

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission (Mr. Alan Williams):

Mr. Hollobone:

Mr. Williams:

Electoral Commission Committee [18 Dec 2006]

Party Funding [18 Dec 2006]

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

Column: 1152

Peter Viggers (Gosport):

John Robertson:

Peter Viggers:

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Peter Viggers:

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

Peter Viggers:

Column: 1153

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con):

Peter Viggers:

Dr. Gavin Strang (Edinburgh, East) (Lab):

Peter Viggers:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Peter Viggers:

Church Commissioners [18 Dec 2006]

Clerical Pensions [18 Dec 2006]

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

The Second Church Estates Commissioner (Sir Stuart Bell):

Column: 1154

David Taylor:

Sir Stuart Bell:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Cathedrals [18 Dec 2006]

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 1155

Hugh Bayley:

Column: 1156

Sir Stuart Bell:

Column: 1157

European Council [18 Dec 2006]

3.31 pm

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Margaret Beckett):

Column: 1158

Column: 1159

Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks) (Con):

Column: 1160

The Leader of the House of Commons (Mr. Jack Straw)

Mr. Hague:

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1161

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

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1162

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

Margaret Beckett:

Sir Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough) (Lab):

Column: 1163

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Cash:

Margaret Beckett:

Keith Vaz (Leicester, East) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1164

Stewart Hosie (Dundee, East) (SNP):

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Richard Spring (West Suffolk) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

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

Mr. Speaker:

Column: 1165

Mr. Hogg:

Margaret Beckett:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1166

Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. David S. Borrow (South Ribble) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1167

Mr. Crispin Blunt (Reigate) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. John Randall (Uxbridge) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, South-West) (Lab/Co-op):

Margaret Beckett:

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham) (LD):

Column: 1168

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Greg Hands (Hammersmith and Fulham) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1169

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

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Andrew Dismore (Hendon) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

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

Margaret Beckett:

Hugh Bayley (City of York) (Lab):

Column: 1170

Margaret Beckett:

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Margaret Beckett:

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Margaret Beckett:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Margaret Beckett:

Column: 1171

Point of Order [18 Dec 2006]

4.16 pm

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

BILLS PRESENTED

Column: 1172

Column: 1173

Orders of the Day [18 Dec 2006]

Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill [18 Dec 2006]

4.18 pm

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

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

Tessa Jowell:

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

Column: 1174

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) (Lab):

Column: 1175

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Chris Mullin (Sunderland, South) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell

Mr. Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Mullin:

Tessa Jowell:

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

Column: 1176

Tessa Jowell:

Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge) (LD):

Tessa Jowell:

Several hon. Members

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 1177

Several hon. Members

Tessa Jowell:

Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con):

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 1178

Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Chris Bryant:

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Eric Martlew (Carlisle) (Lab):

Tessa Jowell:

Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove) (Con):

Column: 1179

Tessa Jowell:

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD)

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Vaizey:

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 1180

Mr. Moore:

Column: 1181

Tessa Jowell:

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

Tessa Jowell:

Mr. Whittingdale:

Tessa Jowell:

Column: 1182

Column: 1183

4.58 pm

Mr. Hugo Swire (East Devon) (Con):

Column: 1184

Miss Kirkbride:

Mr. Swire:

Alun Michael:

Mr. Swire:

Column: 1185

Column: 1186

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

Mr. Swire:

Alun Michael:

Mr. Swire:

Alun Michael:

Mr. Swire:

Column: 1187

Chris Bryant:

Column: 1188

Mr. Swire:

Column: 1189

5.20 pm

Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway) (Lab):

Column: 1190

Column: 1191

Michael Fabricant:

Mr. Brown:

Mr. Martlew:

Mr. Brown:

Mr. Moore:

Mr. Brown:

Column: 1192

5.35 pm

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield) (LD):

Column: 1193

Column: 1194

Column: 1195

Richard Younger-Ross:

Paul Holmes:

Michael Fabricant:

Paul Holmes:

Column: 1196

Mr. David Drew (Stroud) (Lab/Co-op):

Paul Holmes:

Column: 1197

Column: 1198

Column: 1199

5.59 pm

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

Column: 1200

Mr. Fraser Kemp (Houghton and Washington, East) (Lab):

Alun Michael:

Column: 1201

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

Alun Michael:

Column: 1202

Column: 1203

Column: 1204

Mrs. Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby) (Lab):

Alun Michael:

Column: 1205

6.23 pm

Column: 1206

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

Column: 1207

Column: 1208

Column: 1209

Column: 1210

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham) (Con):

Mr. Whittingdale:

Column: 1211

6.47 pm

Column: 1212

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

Column: 1213

Richard Younger-Ross:

John Robertson:

Column: 1214

Column: 1215

Column: 1216

7.9 pm

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole) (Con):

Mr. Vaizey:

Column: 1217

Mr. Syms:

Column: 1218

7.17 pm

Mr. Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab):

Column: 1219

Column: 1220

Column: 1221

7.27 pm

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Column: 1222

Column: 1223

John Robertson:

Pete Wishart:

Column: 1224

Column: 1225

7.40 pm

Mr. John Grogan (Selby) (Lab):

Column: 1226

Column: 1227

7.50 pm

Column: 1228

Mr. Peter Atkinson (Hexham) (Con):

Column: 1229

Column: 1230

7.58 pm

Mrs. Siân C. James (Swansea, East) (Lab):

Column: 1231

Alun Michael:

Column: 1232

Mrs. James:

8.5 pm

Mr. Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) (LD):

Column: 1233

Column: 1234

Column: 1235

8.18 pm

Mr. Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con):

Column: 1236

Column: 1237

Alun Michael:

Mr. Vaizey:

Column: 1238

Column: 1239

Column: 1240

8.40 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Mr. Shaun Woodward):

Column: 1241

Mr. Swire:

Mr. Woodward:

Column: 1242

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Mr. Woodward:

Column: 1243

Column: 1244

Column: 1245

DIGITAL SWITCHOVER (DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION) BILL (PROGRAMME) [18 Dec 2006]

8.53 pm

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Column: 1246

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Michael Lord):

PETITION [18 Dec 2006]

Creaton Post Office [18 Dec 2006]

8.54 pm

Mr. Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con):

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Column: 1247

New Hospital (Romford) [18 Dec 2006]

8.56 pm

Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con):

Column: 1248

Column: 1249

Column: 1250

9.9 pm

Bob Spink (Castle Point) (Con):

9.14 pm

Column: 1251

Angela Watkinson (Upminster) (Con):

Bob Spink:

Angela Watkinson:

Column: 1252

Column: 1253

9.22 pm

James Brokenshire (Hornchurch) (Con):

Column: 1254

Column: 1255

9.36 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Ivan Lewis):

Column: 1256

Several hon. Members

Mr. Lewis:

Column: 1257

Column: 1258

Andrew Rosindell:

Mr. Lewis:

Column: 1259

Column: 1260

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