Table of Contents for
Monday 16 Dec 1996

Volume No. 576 Part No. 31

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Railtrack: Freight Services

EU: Partnership of Nations

Beef Exports: Ban

Housing Benefit

Business

Telecommunications (Fraud) Bill

Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Bill

Police Bill [H.L.]

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Bill

Civil Procedure Bill [H.L.]

Firearms (Amendment) Bill

European Council, Dublin

Firearms (Amendment) Bill

Theft (Amendment) Bill [H.L.]

Written Answers

The Ponsonby Rule: Explanatory Memoranda

Cyprus

Portable Antiquities

Heroin and Cocaine Seizures

Organophosphates: Use in Gulf War

Civil Service Recruitment: Equal Opportunities Policy

RAF Future Offensive Air System

Northern Ireland: Young Bull Slaughter Payments

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority: Membership

Judicial Costs and Court Fees

Judicial Independence

Litigants in Person

University Museums, Galleries and Collections in Scotland, Wales andNorthern Ireland

University Museums, Galleries and Collections: HEFC Funding



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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Monday 16 Dec 1996

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Railtrack: Freight Services [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Clinton-Davis -- Railtrack: Freight Services [16 Dec 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Transport (Viscount Goschen)

Lord Clinton-Davis

Viscount Goschen

Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos

Viscount Goschen

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Lord Monkswell

Noble Lords

Lord Monkswell

Viscount Goschen

Lord Clinton-Davis

Viscount Goschen

Baroness Platt of Writtle

Viscount Goschen

Column: 1267

Earl Russell

Viscount Goschen

Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos

Viscount Goschen

EU: Partnership of Nations [16 Dec 1996]

2.43 p.m.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch -- EU: Partnership of Nations [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Chesham

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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Lord Chesham

Lord Bruce of Donington

Lord Chesham

Lord Ezra

Lord Chesham

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Lord Chesham

Lord Monson

Lord Chesham

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Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord Chesham

Beef Exports: Ban [16 Dec 1996]

2.48 p.m.

Lord Peyton of Yeovil -- Beef Exports: Ban [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Lucas

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord Lucas

Lord Grantchester

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Lord Lucas

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Lucas

Lord Rathcreedan

Lord Lucas

Lord Monkswell

Lord Lucas

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Lord Carter

Lord Lucas

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Lucas

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Lord Lucas

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Housing Benefit [16 Dec 1996]

2.57 p.m.

Earl Russell -- Housing Benefit [16 Dec 1996]

The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish)

Earl Russell

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Molloy

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish My Lords, I was not aware that any ex-service organisations had expressed anxiety on the point. As I would be the person to receive any mail from them, I shall check when I return to the office

Lord Molloy

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

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Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Gisborough

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Jenkins of Putney

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1274

Earl Russell

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Baroness Gardner of Parks

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Gardner of Parkes

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Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Business [16 Dec 1996]

3.7 p.m.

Lord Strathclyde

Telecommunications (Fraud) Bill [16 Dec 1996]

Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) Bill [16 Dec 1996]

Police Bill [H.L.] [16 Dec 1996]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)

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Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Bill [16 Dec 1996]

Civil Procedure Bill [H.L.] [16 Dec 1996]

3.10 p.m.

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)

Lord Ackner

The Lord Chancellor

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The Lord Chancellor

The Lord Chancellor

Column: 1278

The Lord Chancellor

The Lord Chancellor

Column: 1279

Lord Ackner

Column: 1280

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Lord Thomas of Gresford

Column: 1282

3.30 p.m.

Lord Hacking

Lord Renton

Column: 1283

Lord Ackner

Lord Renton

The Lord Chancellor

Column: 1284

Lord Renton

The Lord Chancellor

Column: 1285

Lord Ackner

3.45 p.m.

The Lord Chancellor

Lord Irvine of Lairg

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Lord Ackner

Column: 1288

The Lord Chancellor

Lord Ackner

Firearms (Amendment) Bill [16 Dec 1996]

4 p.m.

Baroness Blatch

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4.20 p.m.

The Earl of Strafford

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4.27 p.m.

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

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European Council, Dublin [16 Dec 1996]

4.40 p.m.

The Lord Privy Seal (Viscount Cranborne)

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Column: 1303

4.51 p.m.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Lord Taverne

Column: 1306

Viscount Cranborne

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Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Viscount Cranborne

Column: 1309

5.18 p.m.

Lord Boyd-Carpenter

Viscount Cranborne

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Column: 1310

Viscount Cranborne

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Viscount Cranborne

Column: 1311

Lord Bruce of Donington

Viscount Cranborne

Lord Marlesford

Viscount Cranborne

Column: 1312

Firearms (Amendment) Bill [16 Dec 1996]

5.30 p.m.

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

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Column: 1315

5.43 p.m.

Lord Kimball

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Column: 1317

5.52 p.m.

Lord Ackner

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Column: 1319

6.4 p.m.

Lord Sanderson of Bowden

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Column: 1321

6.12 p.m.

Lord Monson

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Lord Howell

Lord Monson

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6.20 p.m.

The Earl of Shrewsbury

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Column: 1326

6.28 p.m.

Viscount Slim

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6.40 p.m.

Lord Marlesford

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Column: 1330

6.49 p.m.

Baroness Wharton

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6.52 p.m.

Lord Gisborough

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7.5 p.m.

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

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7.13 p.m.

Lord Addington

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Column: 1338

7.20 p.m.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Column: 1339

7.24 p.m.

Earl Peel

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Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Earl Peel

Baroness Blatch

Earl Peel

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7.37 p.m.

The Earl of Balfour

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7.50 p.m.

Earl Attlee

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7.58 p.m.

Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior

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Column: 1349

8.7 p.m.

Lord Burton

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Lord Harris of Greenwich

Lord Burton

Column: 1353

8.23 p.m.

The Earl of Shannon

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8.35 p.m.

Lord Swansea

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Column: 1358

8.45 p.m.

Baroness Byford

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Column: 1360

8.51 p.m.

Lord Harris of High Cross

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8.57 p.m.

The Earl of Stockton

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9.3 p.m.

Lord Annaly

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9.8 p.m.

Viscount Thurso

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9.17 p.m.

Lord Lyell

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Column: 1368

9.26 p.m.

Viscount Massereene and Ferrard

Column: 1369

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Viscount Massereene and Ferrard

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9.33 p.m.

Lord Craig of Radley

Column: 1371

9.40 p.m.

The Earl of Haddington

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Column: 1373

Baroness Blatch

The Earl of Haddington

9.51 p.m.

Lord Torphichen

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9.53 p.m.

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

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Column: 1376

10.02 p.m.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1377

Lord Monson

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The Earl of Shrewsbury

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1378

Lord Burton

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

The Earl of Shrewsbury

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1379

10.16 p.m.

Baroness Blatch

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Lord Marlesford

Baroness Blatch

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Column: 1384

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Blatch

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Baroness Blatch

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Blatch

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10.42 p.m.

The Earl of Strafford

Theft (Amendment) Bill [H.L.] [16 Dec 1996]

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Written Answers [16 Dec 1996]

The Ponsonby Rule: Explanatory Memoranda [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- The Ponsonby Rule: Explanatory Memoranda [16 Dec 1996]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Chalker of Wallasey)

Cyprus [16 Dec 1996]

Baroness Jeger -- Cyprus [16 Dec 1996]

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

Portable Antiquities [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford -- Portable Antiquities [16 Dec 1996]

Column: WA102

Baroness Trumpington

Heroin and Cocaine Seizures [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Harris of Greenwich -- Heroin and Cocaine Seizures [16 Dec 1996]

The Minister of State, Department of Social Security (Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish)

Column: WA103

Organophosphates: Use in Gulf War [16 Dec 1996]

The Countess of Mar -- Organophosphates: Use in Gulf War [16 Dec 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Earl Howe)

Civil Service Recruitment: Equal Opportunities Policy [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Stoddart of Swindon -- Civil Service Recruitment: Equal Opportunities Policy [16 Dec 1996]

Earl Howe

Column: WA104

Lord Stoddart of Swindon -- Civil Service Recruitment: Equal Opportunities Policy [16 Dec 1996]

Earl Howe

RAF Future Offensive Air System [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Colwyn -- RAF Future Offensive Air System [16 Dec 1996]

Earl Howe

Northern Ireland: Young Bull Slaughter Payments [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Skelmersdale -- Northern Ireland: Young Bull Slaughter Payments [16 Dec 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Baroness Denton of Wakefield)

Column: WA105

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority: Membership [16 Dec 1996]

Baroness Macleod of Borve -- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority: Membership [16 Dec 1996]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)

Judicial Costs and Court Fees [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Judicial Costs and Court Fees [16 Dec 1996]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Judicial Costs and Court Fees [16 Dec 1996]

Column: WA106

The Lord Chancellor

Judicial Independence [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Judicial Independence [16 Dec 1996]

The Lord Chancellor

Litigants in Person [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Litigants in Person [16 Dec 1996]

The Lord Chancellor

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Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Litigants in Person [16 Dec 1996]

The Lord Chancellor

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Litigants in Person [16 Dec 1996]

The Lord Chancellor

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University Museums, Galleries and Collections in Scotland, Wales andNorthern Ireland [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Marlesford -- University Museums, Galleries and Collections in Scotland, Wales andNorthern Ireland [16 Dec 1996]

The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Lord Henley)

Column: WA107

Column: WA109

Column: WA109

University Museums, Galleries and Collections: HEFC Funding [16 Dec 1996]

Lord Marlesford -- University Museums, Galleries and Collections: HEFC Funding [16 Dec 1996]

Column: WA110

Lord Henley

Column: WA109

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