Table of Contents for
Thursday 4 Mar 1999

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Student Debt

Pension Schemes: Reduction in Interest Rates

Captive Wild Animals: Protection

Local Authorities: Road Maintenance Budget

Business

European Parliamentary Elections (Gibraltar) Bill [H.L.]

Health Bill [H.L.]

Water Industry Bill

Trade Sanctions (USA)

Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

Strategic Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

Energy Efficiency (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

Trade Union Subscription Deductions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments--No. 1) Order 1999

Written Answers

Army District Restructuring

Foreign Fishing Vessels: Economic Link to UK

Genetically Modified Food: Approval and Labelling

Architecture: Role of Structural Engineering

Millennium Dome: Future Use

Licensed Software and the Public Service

Severn Tunnel

Stolen Vehicles: Licensing

Vehicle Excise Duty Refunds

Genetically Modified Crops: English Nature's Advice

Northern Ireland: Suicides

Car Parking in Black Rod's Garden

Dispute Resolution by Mediation

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Family Records Centre: 1901 Census

Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner

Kosovo: Draft Agreement

FCO: Cash Limit Increase

NATO: Accession of New Members

UN Security Council Members: Nuclear Weapons Policy

China: Human Rights

Murmansk: Foreign Secretary's Visit

EU/ASEAN Summit: Burmese Participation

Gibraltar

Immigration Centre: Visa Delays

Mr. Salah Idris

Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989

Human Rights Instruments: UK Ratification

Fire Service College

Asylum Refusals: Judicial Review

Female Prisoners: Distance from Home

Wackenhut (UK) Ltd: Prison Service Contracts

Business Mail: Date Stamping

Woodland Grant Scheme

Scottish Parliament: Opening Sitting

Charitable Organisations Supported by DFID: Standards

WTO: Participation by Developing Countries

Somalia

Operation Lifeline Sudan: Funding



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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Thursday 4 Mar 1999

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Column: 1791

Student Debt [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Tope

The Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment (Baroness Blackstone)

Lord Tope

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Column: 1792

Baroness Blackstone

Baroness Maddock

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Annan

Baroness Blackstone

Lord Hayhoe

Baroness Blackstone

Column: 1793

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Blackstone

Pension Schemes: Reduction in Interest Rates [4 Mar 1999]

3.8 p.m.

Baroness Castle of Blackburn

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

Baroness Castle of Blackburn

Column: 1794

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Turner of Camden

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Column: 1795

Lord Higgins

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Lord Goodhart

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Baroness Castle of Blackburn

Column: 1796

Baroness Hollis of Heigham

Captive Wild Animals: Protection [4 Mar 1999]

3.19 p.m.

Viscount Falkland

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

Viscount Falkland

Column: 1797

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Renton

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Viscount Mountgarret

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Baroness Trumpington

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: 1798

Baroness Trumpington

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Local Authorities: Road Maintenance Budget [4 Mar 1999]

3.24 p.m.

Lord Brabazon of Tara

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

Lord Brabazon of Tara

Lord Whitty

Column: 1799

Lord Swinfen

Lord Whitty

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood

Lord Whitty

Lord Dixon-Smith

Lord Whitty

Column: 1800

Lord Marlesford

Lord Whitty

Lord Bruce of Donington

Lord Whitty

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Whitty

Column: 1801

Business [4 Mar 1999]

3.32 p.m.

Lord Carter

European Parliamentary Elections (Gibraltar) Bill [H.L.] [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Bethell

Health Bill [H.L.] [4 Mar 1999]

3.33 p.m.

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

Lord Clement-Jones

Column: 1802

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1803

Column: 1804

Lord Skelmersdale

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1805

3.45 p.m.

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Baroness Hayman

Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff

Column: 1806

Baroness Hayman

Lord Clement-Jones

Lord Morris of Manchester

Column: 1807

Column: 1808

Column: 1809

4 p.m.

Lord Astor of Hever

Lord Clement-Jones

Column: 1810

Lord Milverton

Baroness Fookes

Lord Colwyn

Lord Morris of Manchester

Lord Walton of Detchant

Lord Morris of Manchester

Column: 1811

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1812

Column: 1813

Column: 1814

Lord Clement-Jones

Baroness Hayman

Lord Skelmersdale

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1815

Lord Clement-Jones

Baroness Hayman

Lord Morris of Manchester

4.30 p.m.

Lord Clement-Jones

Column: 1816

Earl Howe

Column: 1817

Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1818

Lord Clement-Jones

Baroness Hayman

Lord Clement-Jones

Column: 1819

Lord Clement-Jones

4.45 p.m.

Lord Peston

Column: 1820

Earl Howe

Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1821

Lord Clement-Jones

Column: 1822

5 p.m.

Lord Walton of Detchant

Column: 1823

Column: 1824

Column: 1825

Column: 1826

Column: 1827

5.15 p.m.

Earl Howe

Lord Kilpatrick of Kincraig

Column: 1828

Column: 1829

Lord Clement-Jones

Column: 1830

5.30 p.m.

Lord Desai

Column: 1831

Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff

Column: 1832

Lord Colwyn

Column: 1833

Lord Rea

Baroness Cumberlege

Column: 1834

5.45 p.m.

Lord Peston

Column: 1835

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Column: 1836

Lord Christopher

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1837

Column: 1838

Column: 1839

Column: 1840

Column: 1841

Column: 1842

6.15 p.m.

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1843

Lord Walton of Detchant

Column: 1844

The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Strabolgi)

Lord Monkswell

Column: 1845

6.30 p.m.

Lord Clement-Jones

Column: 1846

Earl Howe

Baroness McFarlane of Llandaff

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1847

Lord Monkswell

Column: 1848

Baroness Wilcox

Column: 1849

Baroness Pitkeathley

6.45 p.m.

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1850

Baroness Wilcox

Lord Harris of Haringey

Column: 1851

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1852

Column: 1853

Lord Harris of Haringey

Lord Harris of Haringey

Column: 1854

7 p.m.

Baroness Hayman

Column: 1855

Lord Harris of Haringey

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Column: 1856

Baroness Hayman

Water Industry Bill [4 Mar 1999]

7.10 p.m.

Lord Whitty

Column: 1857

Column: 1858

Column: 1859

7.19 p.m.

Lord Elliott of Morpeth

Column: 1860

Column: 1861

7.27 p.m.

Baroness Young of Old Scone

Column: 1862

Column: 1863

7.35 p.m.

Lord Addington

Column: 1864

7.40 p.m.

The Earl of Mar and Kellie

Column: 1865

Column: 1866

7.47 p.m.

Lord Ahmed

Column: 1867

7.52 p.m.

Baroness Hamwee

Column: 1868

Column: 1869

Column: 1870

8.3 p.m.

Baroness Miller of Hendon

Column: 1871

Column: 1872

Column: 1873

8.14 p.m.

Lord Whitty

Column: 1874

Column: 1875

Column: 1876

Column: 1877

Column: 1878

Trade Sanctions (USA) [4 Mar 1999]

8.32 p.m.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)

Column: 1879

8.37 p.m.

Baroness Rawlings

Column: 1880

8.40 p.m.

Lord Razzall

Column: 1881

8.44 p.m.

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Column: 1882

8.47 p.m.

Lord Acton

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Lord Redesdale

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Lord Hacking

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Column: 1883

Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 [4 Mar 1999]

8.50 p.m.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)

Column: 1884

Column: 1885

Column: 1886

Column: 1887

Lord Molyneaux of Killead

Column: 1888

Column: 1889

9.15 p.m.

Lord Redesdale

Column: 1890

Column: 1891

9.22 p.m.

Earl Attlee

Column: 1892

Lord Dubs

Column: 1893

Lord Molyneaux of Killead

Lord Dubs

Column: 1894

Column: 1895

Column: 1896

Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 [4 Mar 1999]

9.41 p.m.

Lord Dubs

Column: 1897

Lord Molyneaux of Killead

Column: 1898

Earl Attlee

Column: 1899

Lord Dubs

Column: 1900

Strategic Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 [4 Mar 1999]

9.56 p.m.

Lord Dubs

Column: 1901

Column: 1902

Earl Attlee

Column: 1903

Lord Molyneaux of Killead

Lord Dubs

Energy Efficiency (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 [4 Mar 1999]

10.6 p.m.

Lord Dubs

Column: 1904

Column: 1905

Earl Attlee

Lord Molyneaux of Killead

Lord Dubs

Column: 1906

Trade Union Subscription Deductions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 [4 Mar 1999]

10.14 p.m.

Lord Dubs

Earl Attlee

Lord Molyneaux of Killead

Column: 1907

Lord Dubs

Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments--No. 1) Order 1999 [4 Mar 1999]

10.19 p.m.

Lord Dubs

Column: 1908

Column: 1909

Column: 1910

Earl Attlee

Column: WA191

Written Answers [4 Mar 1999]

Army District Restructuring [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Young of Old Scone -- Army District Restructuring [4 Mar 1999]

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

Foreign Fishing Vessels: Economic Link to UK [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract -- Foreign Fishing Vessels: Economic Link to UK [4 Mar 1999]

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

Column: WA192

Genetically Modified Food: Approval and Labelling [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Hardy of Wath -- Genetically Modified Food: Approval and Labelling [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Donoughue

Column: WA193

Architecture: Role of Structural Engineering [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Howie of Troon -- Architecture: Role of Structural Engineering [4 Mar 1999]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Millennium Dome: Future Use [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Burlison -- Millennium Dome: Future Use [4 Mar 1999]

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

Licensed Software and the Public Service [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Avebury -- Licensed Software and the Public Service [4 Mar 1999]

Column: WA194

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Severn Tunnel [4 Mar 1999]

The Earl of Haddington -- Severn Tunnel [4 Mar 1999]

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

Stolen Vehicles: Licensing [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Norton -- Stolen Vehicles: Licensing [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Whitty

Vehicle Excise Duty Refunds [4 Mar 1999]

Earl Attlee -- Vehicle Excise Duty Refunds [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Whitty

Column: WA195

Genetically Modified Crops: English Nature's Advice [4 Mar 1999]

Earl Peel -- Genetically Modified Crops: English Nature's Advice [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Whitty

Northern Ireland: Suicides [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Eames -- Northern Ireland: Suicides [4 Mar 1999]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (Lord Dubs)

Car Parking in Black Rod's Garden [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Cocks of Hartcliffe -- Car Parking in Black Rod's Garden [4 Mar 1999]

The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)

Column: WA196

Dispute Resolution by Mediation [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Anelay of St. Johns -- Dispute Resolution by Mediation [4 Mar 1999]

The Lord Chancellor (Lord Irvine of Lairg)

Alternative Dispute Resolution [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Anelay of St. Johns -- Alternative Dispute Resolution [4 Mar 1999]

The Lord Chancellor

Family Records Centre: 1901 Census [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Teviot -- Family Records Centre: 1901 Census [4 Mar 1999]

Column: WA197

The Lord Chancellor

Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner [4 Mar 1999]

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

Kosovo: Draft Agreement [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Morris of Castle Morris -- Kosovo: Draft Agreement [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

FCO: Cash Limit Increase [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove -- FCO: Cash Limit Increase [4 Mar 1999]

Column: WA198

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

NATO: Accession of New Members [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Howie of Troon -- NATO: Accession of New Members [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

UN Security Council Members: Nuclear Weapons Policy [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Jenkins of Putney -- UN Security Council Members: Nuclear Weapons Policy [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

China: Human Rights [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Moynihan -- China: Human Rights [4 Mar 1999]

Column: WA199

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Murmansk: Foreign Secretary's Visit [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Moynihan -- Murmansk: Foreign Secretary's Visit [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

EU/ASEAN Summit: Burmese Participation [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Moynihan -- EU/ASEAN Summit: Burmese Participation [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Gibraltar [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Moynihan -- Gibraltar [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Lord Moynihan -- Gibraltar [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Column: WA200

Immigration Centre: Visa Delays [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Norton -- Immigration Centre: Visa Delays [4 Mar 1999]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

Mr. Salah Idris [4 Mar 1999]

Lord McNair -- Mr. Salah Idris [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Young of Old Scone -- Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: WA201

Human Rights Instruments: UK Ratification [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Lockwood -- Human Rights Instruments: UK Ratification [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Fire Service College [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Sawyer -- Fire Service College [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: WA202

Asylum Refusals: Judicial Review [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Asylum Refusals: Judicial Review [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- Asylum Refusals: Judicial Review [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: WA203

Female Prisoners: Distance from Home [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Hylton -- Female Prisoners: Distance from Home [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Column: WA204

Wackenhut (UK) Ltd: Prison Service Contracts [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Dholakia -- Wackenhut (UK) Ltd: Prison Service Contracts [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Business Mail: Date Stamping [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Napier and Ettrick -- Business Mail: Date Stamping [4 Mar 1999]

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

Woodland Grant Scheme [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness David -- Woodland Grant Scheme [4 Mar 1999]

Column: WA205

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

Scottish Parliament: Opening Sitting [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Saltoun of Abernethy -- Scottish Parliament: Opening Sitting [4 Mar 1999]

The Minister of State, Scottish Office, (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)

Charitable Organisations Supported by DFID: Standards [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Gardner of Parkes -- Charitable Organisations Supported by DFID: Standards [4 Mar 1999]

Column: WA206

Baroness Amos

WTO: Participation by Developing Countries [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill -- WTO: Participation by Developing Countries [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Amos

Somalia [4 Mar 1999]

Lord Avebury -- Somalia [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Amos

Lord Avebury -- Somalia [4 Mar 1999]

Column: WA207

Baroness Amos

Column: WA208

Operation Lifeline Sudan: Funding [4 Mar 1999]

Lord McNair -- Operation Lifeline Sudan: Funding [4 Mar 1999]

Baroness Amos

Column: WA207


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