Table of Contents for
Thursday 22 Oct 1998

Volume No. 593 Part No. 212

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The Lord Chancellor: Leave of Absence

Pensioners and Income Support

Vickers: Tank Factory Job Losses

Social Security Benefits

Savings Account Criteria

Business of the House: State Opening

Scotland Bill

Pesticides: Taxation

Scotland Bill

Human Rights Bill [H.L.]

Written Answers

European Commission: Prompt Payment to Small Businesses

M.1, Junctions 4 to 5: Road Surface

Cycling and Walking: Local Authority Provision

Greater London Authority: Location

Arms Exports: Licensing Criteria

Slovenia: Arms Exports

Naval Service: Minimum Age of Deployment

Government Departments: US Computer Equipment

New Zealand: Agricultural Subsidy Policy

Genetically Modified Plant Varieties: Seed Listing

Glufosinate Ammonium: Use as Pesticides



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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Thursday 22 Oct 1998

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The Lord Chancellor: Leave of Absence [22 Oct 1998]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

Pensioners and Income Support [22 Oct 1998]

Baroness Castle of Blackburn

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security, (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)

Baroness Castle of Blackburn

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Column: 1556

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Castle of Blackburn

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Column: 1557

Lord Borrie

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Ludford

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness O'Cathain

Column: 1558

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Byford

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Vickers: Tank Factory Job Losses [22 Oct 1998]

3 p.m.

Lord Calverley

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1559

Lord Calverley

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Merlyn-Rees

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Vivian

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1560

Lord Dean of Beswick

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Gillmore of Thamesfield

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Burnham

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1561

Social Security Benefits [22 Oct 1998]

3.19 p.m.

Baroness Turner of Camden

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Turner of Camden

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Earl Russell

Column: 1562

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Lord Addington

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Savings Account Criteria [22 Oct 1998]

3.25 p.m.

Lord Chesham

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1563

Lord Chesham

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Newby

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Column: 1564

Lord Razzall

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Business of the House: State Opening [22 Oct 1998]

3.30 p.m.

Lord Carter

Viscount Cranborne

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

Column: 1565

Lord Carter

Lord Renton

Column: 1566

Lord Carter

Viscount Cranborne

Lord Carter

Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank

Lord Carter

Viscount Cranborne

Column: 1567

Lord Carter

Lord Phillips of Sudbury

Lord Carter

Scotland Bill [22 Oct 1998]

3.38 p.m.

Lord Simon of Glaisdale

Column: 1568

Column: 1569

Column: 1570

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

4 p.m.

Lord Brightman

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1571

The Lord Advocate (Lord Hardie)

Column: 1572

Lord Simon of Glaisdale

Lord Hardie

Lord Simon of Glaisdale

Lord Hardie

Column: 1573

Lord Simon of Glaisdale

Column: 1574

4.16 p.m.

Division No. 1 (Scotland Bill) [22 Oct 1998]

Column: 1576

4.25 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1577

The Earl of Erroll

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1578

Column: 1579

Lord Thomson of Monifieth

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Thomson of Monifieth

Column: 1580

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Column: 1581

4.45 p.m.

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Column: 1582

Column: 1583

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office (Lord Sewel)

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Renton

Lord Monro of Langholm

Column: 1584

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

The Earl of Lauderdale

Column: 1585

Lord Stewartby

Lord Desai

5 p.m.

Lord Sewel

Column: 1586

The Earl of Lauderdale

Lord Sewel

Column: 1587

Column: 1588

Lord Lyell

5.15 p.m.

Lord Sewel

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Column: 1589

Lord Sewel

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1590

Viscount Thurso

Column: 1591

Column: 1592

Column: 1593

5.30 p.m.

Lord Rowallan

Column: 1594

Baroness Linklater of Butterstone

Column: 1595

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Column: 1596

5.45 p.m.

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Column: 1597

Lord Sempill

Column: 1598

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1599

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1600

Column: 1601

Column: 1602

6 p.m.

Lord Sewel

Column: 1603

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Sewel

Column: 1604

Column: 1605

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Sewel

Column: 1606

Viscount Thurso

Lord Desai

Viscount Thurso

Column: 1607

6.30 p.m.

Division No. 2 (Scotland Bill) [22 Oct 1998]

Column: 1608

6.38 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1609

Viscount Thurso

Lord Sewel

Column: 1610

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1611

6.46 p.m.

Division No. 3 (Scotland Bill) [22 Oct 1998]

Column: 1612

6.54 p.m.

Viscount Thurso

Viscount Thurso

The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Serota)

Viscount Thurso

Column: 1613

Viscount Thurso

Viscount Thurso

The Earl of Lauderdale

Column: 1614

7 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1615

Lord Sewel

Column: 1616

Column: 1617

The Earl of Lauderdale

7.11 p.m.

Division No. 4 (Scotland Bill) [22 Oct 1998]

Column: 1618

7.20 p.m.

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Column: 1619

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Column: 1620

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1621

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1622

7.30 p.m.

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1623

Column: 1624

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

7.45 p.m.

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Column: 1625

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1626

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Column: 1627

Lord Hoyle

Pesticides: Taxation [22 Oct 1998]

7.51 p.m.

Lord Rotherwick -- Pesticides: Taxation [22 Oct 1998]

Column: 1628

Column: 1629

8.2 p.m.

Earl Ferrers

Column: 1630

8.6 p.m.

Lord Stanley of Alderley

Column: 1631

8.7 p.m.

Lord Wise

Column: 1632

8.11 p.m.

Lord Mayhew of Twysden

Column: 1633

8.15 p.m.

Lord Monk Bretton

8.19 p.m.

The Earl of Clanwilliam

Column: 1634

8.22 p.m.

Lord Rowallan

Column: 1635

8.25 p.m.

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Column: 1636

Lord Hoyle

Lord Mackie of Benshie

8.31 p.m.

Lord Luke

Column: 1637

8.34 p.m.

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Column: 1638

Column: 1639

Column: 1640

Scotland Bill [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1641

Lord Sewel

Column: 1642

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1643

9 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1644

Column: 1645

Column: 1646

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

9.15 p.m.

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1647

Column: 1648

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1649

Column: 1650

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1651

9.30 p.m.

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Lord Sewel

Column: 1652

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1653

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Hardie

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1654

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

9.45 p.m.

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Column: 1655

Column: 1656

Lord Sewel

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Sewel

Column: 1657

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1658

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

10 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1659

Lord Hardie

Column: 1660

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1661

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1662

Lord Sewel

Column: 1663

10.15 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1664

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Lord Hardie

Column: 1665

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Lord Rowallan

Column: 1666

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Hardie

Column: 1667

Lord Rowallan

10.30 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1668

Column: 1669

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Lord Monro of Langholm

Column: 1670

The Earl of Balfour

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1671

10.45 p.m.

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1672

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1673

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1674

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Sewel

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Sewel

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Lord Sewel

Column: 1675

11 p.m.

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Sewel

Lord Hardie

Column: 1676

Lord Hardie

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Lord Hardie

Lord Hardie

Column: 1677

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon

Column: 1678

The Earl of Balfour

Lord Hardie

Column: 1679

11.15 p.m.

Lord Selkirk of Douglas

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1680

Lord Mackay of Ardbrecknish

Column: 1681

The Deputy Speaker (Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe)

Lord Steel of Aikwood

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Column: 1682

Baroness Amos

Human Rights Bill [H.L.] [22 Oct 1998]

Column: WA179

Written Answers [22 Oct 1998]

European Commission: Prompt Payment to Small Businesses [22 Oct 1998]

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey -- European Commission: Prompt Payment to Small Businesses [22 Oct 1998]

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Simon of Highbury)

M.1, Junctions 4 to 5: Road Surface [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Jopling -- M.1, Junctions 4 to 5: Road Surface [22 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Whitty)

Column: WA180

Cycling and Walking: Local Authority Provision [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Berkeley -- Cycling and Walking: Local Authority Provision [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Whitty

Greater London Authority: Location [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Graham of Edmonton -- Greater London Authority: Location [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Whitty

Column: WA181

Arms Exports: Licensing Criteria [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Gladwin of Clee -- Arms Exports: Licensing Criteria [22 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Column: WA182

Slovenia: Arms Exports [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld -- Slovenia: Arms Exports [22 Oct 1998]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Naval Service: Minimum Age of Deployment [22 Oct 1998]

Baroness Lockwood -- Naval Service: Minimum Age of Deployment [22 Oct 1998]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Gilbert)

Column: WA183

Government Departments: US Computer Equipment [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Dean of Beswick -- Government Departments: US Computer Equipment [22 Oct 1998]

The Minister of State, Cabinet Office (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

New Zealand: Agricultural Subsidy Policy [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Beaumont of Whitley -- New Zealand: Agricultural Subsidy Policy [22 Oct 1998]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Lord Donoughue)

Column: WA184

Genetically Modified Plant Varieties: Seed Listing [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Beaumont of Whitley -- Genetically Modified Plant Varieties: Seed Listing [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Donoughue

Lord Beaumont of Whitley -- Genetically Modified Plant Varieties: Seed Listing [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Donoughue

Column: WA183

Column: WA183

Lord Beaumont of Whitley -- Genetically Modified Plant Varieties: Seed Listing [22 Oct 1998]

Column: WA184

Column: WA185

Lord Donoughue

Column: WA185

Lord Beaumont of Whitley -- Genetically Modified Plant Varieties: Seed Listing [22 Oct 1998]

Column: WA186

Lord Donoughue

Column: WA185

Column: WA187

Column: WA187

Glufosinate Ammonium: Use as Pesticides [22 Oct 1998]

Lord Beaumont of Whitley -- Glufosinate Ammonium: Use as Pesticides [22 Oct 1998]

Column: WA188

Lord Donoughue


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