Table of Contents for
Tuesday 4 Feb 1997

Volume No. 577 Part No. 50

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Felixstowe: Rail Links

Ex-service Personnel: Deafness

Telephone Number System

The Business Community and Political Parties

Justices of the Peace Bill [H.L.]

Firearms (Amendment) Bill

Recreational Aviation

Firearms (Amendment) Bill

Written Answers

UK Trade with the European Union

Emergency Towing Vessel Trials: Report

Coastal Freight: UK Tonnages

Merchant Fleet

Bosnia: Administration of Relief

Joint Services Command and Staff College

HIV: 10-year Survivors

AIDS: 2-year Survivors

HIV and Complementary Medicine

AIDS and Complementary Medicine

Mental Health: Green Paper

Gas Installations: New Safety Regulations

Council Leaseholders: Service Charge Reductions

Freedom of Access to Information on the Environment: Response to Report

Asylum Seekers: Detentions

Hong Kong: British Ethnic Minorities

Venture Capital Aided Firms: Government Assistance

Vitamin B6

Fishing Licence Transfers

Farm Incomes



This Table of Contents lists subject headings, timelines and
names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Tuesday 4 Feb 1997

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Felixstowe: Rail Links [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Marlesford -- Felixstowe: Rail Links [4 Feb 1997]

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

Lord Marlesford

Viscount Goschen

Column: 1526

Lord Dean of Beswick

Viscount Goschen

Lord Cochrane of Cults

Viscount Goschen

Lord Balfour of Inchrye

Viscount Goschen

Lord Taylor of Gryfe

Viscount Goschen

Column: 1527

Lord Derwent

Viscount Goschen

Lord Ezra

Viscount Goschen

Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove

Column: 1528

Viscount Goschen

Ex-service Personnel: Deafness [4 Feb 1997]

2.47 p.m.

Lord Ashley of Stoke -- Ex-service Personnel: Deafness [4 Feb 1997]

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

Lord Ashley of Stoke

Column: 1529

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Campbell of Croy

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Gisborough

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1530

Lord Molloy

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Noble Lords

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1531

Telephone Number System [4 Feb 1997]

2.56 p.m.

Lord Campbell of Croy -- Telephone Number System [4 Feb 1997]

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Fraser of Carmyllie)

Lord Campbell of Croy

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

Lord Peston

Column: 1532

Lord Fraser of Carmyllie

The Business Community and Political Parties [4 Feb 1997]

3 p.m.

Lord Dubs -- The Business Community and Political Parties [4 Feb 1997]

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

Lord Dubs

Column: 1533

Earl Howe

Lord Wyatt of Weeford

Earl Howe

Lord Haskel

Earl Howe

Lord Lawson of Blaby

Column: 1534

Earl Howe

Lord Richard

Earl Howe

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Earl Howe

Lord Peston

Column: 1535

Earl Howe

Justices of the Peace Bill [H.L.] [4 Feb 1997]

3.8 p.m.

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)

Firearms (Amendment) Bill [4 Feb 1997]

3.10 p.m.

Earl Attlee

Column: 1536

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)

Column: 1537

Earl Attlee

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

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Column: 1540

Lord Renton

Lord Monson

3.30 p.m.

Lord Gisborough

Column: 1541

Baroness Blatch

Lord Burnham

Baroness Blatch

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

Column: 1542

Baroness Blatch

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1543

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

Earl Attlee

Lord Gisborough

Column: 1544

3.45 p.m.

Baroness Blatch

Earl Attlee

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1545

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Column: 1546

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Column: 1548

4 p.m.

Earl Attlee

Column: 1549

Lord Monson

Column: 1550

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Chalfont

Column: 1551

Earl Peel

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Earl Peel

Column: 1552

4.15 p.m.

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Viscount Brookeborough

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Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Column: 1554

Lord Hooson

Lord Marlesford

Column: 1555

4.30 p.m.

Earl Russell

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1556

Lord Gisborough

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1557

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1558

Earl Attlee

Baroness Blatch

The Earl of Courtown

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1559

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Column: 1560

4.48 p.m.

Division No. 1 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 1562

4.58 p.m.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Column: 1563

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)

Lord Swansea

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Column: 1564

Lord Kimball

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Gisborough

Lord Monson

The Earl of Errol

Lord Brain

Column: 1565

Viscount Massereene and Ferrard

A noble Lord

Baroness Blatch

Lord Monson

Column: 1566

Baroness Blatch

Lord Monson

Baroness Blatch

Earl Peel

Noble Lords

Earl Peel

Baroness Blatch

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Noble Lords

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Noble Lords

The Earl of Courtown

Lord Swansea

Column: 1567

5.12 p.m.

Division No. 2 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 1569

5.21 p.m.

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1570

Lord Brain

Baroness Blatch

Lord Brain

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1571

Lord Brain

Baroness Blatch

5.30 p.m.

Lord Harmsworth

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Column: 1575

Earl Attlee

The Earl of Balfour

5.45 p.m.

Lord Craig of Radley

Lord Brain

Baroness Blatch

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Column: 1577

Lord Harmsworth

Column: 1578

Baroness Blatch

Lord Swansea

Column: 1579

6 p.m.

Baroness Blatch

Lord Swansea

Column: 1580

Baroness Blatch

Lord Swansea

Lord Monson

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1581

Lord Swansea

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

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Column: 1583

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

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Column: 1585

Lord Monson

Column: 1586

Lord Wyatt of Weeford

Lord Gisborough

Column: 1587

Earl Peel

6.30 p.m.

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1588

Lord Gisborough

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Gisborough

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1589

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Column: 1590

Column: 1591

Lord Zouche of Haryngworth

6.45 p.m.

Lord Marlesford

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

Column: 1592

Baroness Blatch

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Column: 1594

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Column: 1595

6.59 p.m.

Division No. 3 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 1597

7.7 p.m.

Lord Monson

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Monson

Column: 1598

Earl Peel

Baroness Blatch

Earl Peel

Column: 1599

7.15 p.m.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Column: 1600

Earl Peel

Lord Gisborough

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord Zouche of Haryngworth

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1601

Earl Peel

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1602

Lord Monson

Column: 1603

Earl Peel

Baroness Blatch

Earl Peel

7.29 p.m.

Division No. 4 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 1604

The Earl of Courtown

Column: 1605

Recreational Aviation [4 Feb 1997]

7.37 p.m.

Lord Rotherwick

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Column: 1608

7.50 p.m.

Lord Trefgarne

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Column: 1610

7.58 p.m.

The Earl of Liverpool

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Column: 1612

8.7 p.m.

Lord Clinton-Davis

Column: 1613

Column: 1614

8.16 p.m.

Viscount Goschen

Column: 1615

Column: 1616

Column: 1617

Column: 1618

Column: 1619

Firearms (Amendment) Bill [4 Feb 1997]

8.35 p.m.

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1620

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1621

Baroness Blatch

Lord Monson

Column: 1622

The Lord Advocate (Lord Mackay of Drumadoon)

Column: 1623

8.45 p.m.

Lord Monson

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Monson

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1624

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1625

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

Lord Cottesloe

Column: 1626

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1627

Lord Cottesloe

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

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Baroness Blatch

Lord Burton

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Column: 1630

9 p.m.

The Earl of Balfour

The Earl of Stockton

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

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Column: 1632

9.15 p.m.

Lord Burton

Column: 1633

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

Column: 1634

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

The Earl of Stockton

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

The Earl of Stockton

Lord Gisborough

Lord Monson

Column: 1635

The Earl of Balfour

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1636

Lord Clifford of Chudleigh

9.30 p.m.

Lord Marlesford

Column: 1637

Column: 1638

Earl Attlee

Earl Peel

Column: 1639

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Viscount Brookeborough

Column: 1640

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Lord Hylton

Lord Monson

9.45 p.m.

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1641

Viscount Brookeborough

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1642

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Blatch

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Baroness Blatch

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1643

Lord Marlesford

9.53 p.m.

Division No. 5 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 1644

10.1 p.m.

Earl Peel

Column: 1645

Column: 1646

Column: 1647

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1648

10.15 p.m.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Column: 1649

Lord Renton

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Column: 1650

The Earl of Stockton

Lord Gisborough

Column: 1651

Lord Swansea

The Earl of Balfour

10.30 p.m.

Earl Attlee

Baroness Wharton

Column: 1652

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1653

Column: 1654

Earl Attlee

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1655

Column: 1656

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Earl Peel

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Earl Peel

Column: 1657

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1658

Earl Peel

10.56 p.m.

Division No. 6 (Firearms (Amendment) Bill) [4 Feb 1997]

Column: 1659

11.5 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1660

Earl Peel

Column: 1661

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1662

Baroness Blatch

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

The Deputy Speaker (Lord Burnham)

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1663

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1664

11.15 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Baroness Blatch

Column: 1663

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Written Answers [4 Feb 1997]

UK Trade with the European Union [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Wyatt of Weeford -- UK Trade with the European Union [4 Feb 1997]

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Fraser of Carmyllie)

Emergency Towing Vessel Trials: Report [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Teviot -- Emergency Towing Vessel Trials: Report [4 Feb 1997]

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

Coastal Freight: UK Tonnages [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Clinton-Davis -- Coastal Freight: UK Tonnages [4 Feb 1997]

Viscount Goschen

Column: WA138

Merchant Fleet [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Clinton-Davis -- Merchant Fleet [4 Feb 1997]

Viscount Goschen

Bosnia: Administration of Relief [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Judd -- Bosnia: Administration of Relief [4 Feb 1997]

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

Column: WA139

Joint Services Command and Staff College [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Bowness -- Joint Services Command and Staff College [4 Feb 1997]

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

HIV: 10-year Survivors [4 Feb 1997]

Earl Baldwin of Bewdley -- HIV: 10-year Survivors [4 Feb 1997]

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

Column: WA140

AIDS: 2-year Survivors [4 Feb 1997]

Earl Baldwin of Bewdley -- AIDS: 2-year Survivors [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Cumberlege

HIV and Complementary Medicine [4 Feb 1997]

Earl Baldwin of Bewdley -- HIV and Complementary Medicine [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Cumberlege

AIDS and Complementary Medicine [4 Feb 1997]

Earl Baldwin of Bewdley -- AIDS and Complementary Medicine [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Cumberlege

Mental Health: Green Paper [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Eccles of Moulton -- Mental Health: Green Paper [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Cumberlege

Column: WA141

Gas Installations: New Safety Regulations [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Cochrane of Cults -- Gas Installations: New Safety Regulations [4 Feb 1997]

The Minister of State, Department of the Environment (Earl Ferrers)

Lord Cochrane of Cults -- Gas Installations: New Safety Regulations [4 Feb 1997]

Earl Ferrers

Council Leaseholders: Service Charge Reductions [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Platt of Writtle -- Council Leaseholders: Service Charge Reductions [4 Feb 1997]

Earl Ferrers

Column: WA142

Freedom of Access to Information on the Environment: Response to Report [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Anelay of St. Johns -- Freedom of Access to Information on the Environment: Response to Report [4 Feb 1997]

Column: WA143

Earl Ferrers

Asylum Seekers: Detentions [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Asylum Seekers: Detentions [4 Feb 1997]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Blatch)

Column: WA144

Hong Kong: British Ethnic Minorities [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Wilson of Tillyorn -- Hong Kong: British Ethnic Minorities [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Blatch

Venture Capital Aided Firms: Government Assistance [4 Feb 1997]

The Earl of Shrewsbury -- Venture Capital Aided Firms: Government Assistance [4 Feb 1997]

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

Vitamin B6 [4 Feb 1997]

Baroness Wharton -- Vitamin B6 [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Lucas

Column: WA145

Fishing Licence Transfers [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Mason of Barnsley -- Fishing Licence Transfers [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Lucas

Column: WA146

Farm Incomes [4 Feb 1997]

The Earl of Swinton -- Farm Incomes [4 Feb 1997]

Lord Lucas

Column: WA145


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