Table of Contents for
Monday 17 Dec 2001

Volume No. 630 Part No. 65

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Spanish Fishing Fleet: EU Policy

Tax Revenues

House of Lords Reform

Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

Business

Consolidated Fund Bill

Afghanistan

European Council, Laeken

Afghanistan

Middle East

Written Answers

Afghanistan

Metropolitan Police

Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers

Trafficking in Human Beings

Red Diesel

Single-parent Families

Gross Domestic Product

Consolidated Fund Bill: Human Rights Act Statement

Armed Forces Aircrew Retention

European Union

Tourism

Railtrack

Local Authority Contracts

Council Tax

Business Tenancies

Channel Tunnel: Rail Freight Facilities

London Underground

Infrastructure Projects

National Tree Week

Foot and Mouth: Slaughter Policy

Foot and Mouth Restrictions

Environmental Management Systems

Defra Logo

Norwegian Salmon

Refrigerators: Disposal

Countryside Stewardship Payments

Foot and Mouth Disease

Farming and Rural Conservation Agency

Fisheries: Economic Link

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Group

Haemophilia Patients: vCJD

Health Expenditure and GDP

Breast Cancer

Podiatry Services

Nurses from Abroad: UKCC Registration

Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Golden Jubilee Medal

Sports Tourism

BBC3 Television Service

Hospitality Industry: Work/Life Balance

Tourism: Impact of Terrorist Attacks

Lottery Funds: Isle of Gigha

DCMS: Freedom of Information Act

Osborne House

Individual Learning Accounts

Investors in People

DfES: Education Initiatives

DfES: Staffing

Education Budget

Citizenship, Parenting and Relationship Education

Equality of Treatment: Election Candidates



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names of speakers in the Lords Hansard text for
Monday 17 Dec 2001

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Spanish Fishing Fleet: EU Policy [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Wilcox — Spanish Fishing Fleet: EU Policy [17 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

Baroness Wilcox

Lord Whitty

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Lord Redesdale

Lord Whitty

Lord Brookman

Lord Whitty

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Lord Monro of Langholm

Lord Whitty

Lord Skelmersdale

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford

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Lord Whitty

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord Whitty

Tax Revenues [17 Dec 2001]

2.39 p.m.

Lord Northbrook — Tax Revenues [17 Dec 2001]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Northbrook

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Lord Saatchi

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Skelmersdale

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Newby

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Blackwell

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Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Northbrook

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

House of Lords Reform [17 Dec 2001]

2.45 p.m.

The Earl of Liverpool — House of Lords Reform [17 Dec 2001]

The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

The Earl of Liverpool

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Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Barnett

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Peyton of Yeovil

Lord Williams of Mostyn

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The Lord Bishop of Portsmouth

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Earl Russell

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Campbell-Savours

Lord Williams of Mostyn

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Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland [17 Dec 2001]

2.53 p.m.

Lord Glentoran — Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Glentoran

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Glentoran

Lord Williams of Mostyn

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Baroness Park of Monmouth

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Smith of Clifton

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Lord Williams of Mostyn

Business [17 Dec 2001]

3 p.m.

Lord Carter

Consolidated Fund Bill [17 Dec 2001]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Afghanistan [17 Dec 2001]

3.2 p.m.

The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

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3.20 p.m.

Lord Howell of Guildford

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3.37 p.m.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

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European Council, Laeken [17 Dec 2001]

3.52 p.m.

Lord Williams of Mostyn

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4.2 p.m.

Lord Strathclyde

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4.9 p.m.

Baroness Williams of Crosby

Noble Lords

Baroness Williams of Crosby

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4.19 p.m.

Lord Williams of Mostyn

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4.28 p.m.

Lord Lamont of Lerwick

Lord Williams of Mostyn

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Lord Clinton-Davis

Lord Williams of Mostyn

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Lord Williamson of Horton

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Marlesford

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Stoddart of Swindon

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Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Monson

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Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Grenfell

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Noble Lords

Lord Williams of Mostyn

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Afghanistan [17 Dec 2001]

4.48 p.m.

The Lord Bishop of Portsmouth

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4.55 p.m.

Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank

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5.2 p.m.

Lord Inge

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5.12 p.m.

Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

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5.20 p.m.

Lord Bramall

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Noble Lords

5.33 p.m.

Lord King of Bridgwater

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5.46 p.m.

Lord Craig of Radley

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6 p.m.

Lord Judd

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6.14 p.m.

Lord Beaumont of Whitley

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6.20 p.m.

Lord Avebury

Lord Beaumont of Whitley

Lord Avebury

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6.34 p.m.

The Lord Bishop of Rochester

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6.45 p.m.

Lord Astor of Hever

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6.53 p.m.

Baroness Greengross

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7 p.m.

Lord Desai

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7.11 p.m.

The Earl of Sandwich

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7.21 p.m.

Lord Marlesford

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7.33 p.m.

Lord Chalfont

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7.42 p.m.

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood

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Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale

Baroness Thomas of Walliswood

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7.52 p.m.

Lord Tanlaw

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8.2 p.m.

Lord Redesdale

Lord Desai

Lord Redesdale

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8.13 p.m.

Lord Vivian

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8.28 p.m.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)

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Lord Avebury

Lord Bach

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Middle East [17 Dec 2001]

8.54 p.m.

The Earl of Sandwich

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9.4 p.m.

Lord Clinton-Davis

9.8 p.m.

Lord Gilmour of Craigmillar

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Lord Clinton-Davis

Lord Gilmour of Craigmillar

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9.13 p.m.

Lord Dahrendorf

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9.17 p.m.

Lord Kilclooney

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9.22 p.m.

The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

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9.28 p.m.

Lord Temple-Morris

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9.33 p.m.

Lord Jacobs

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9.38 p.m.

Lord Wright of Richmond

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9.43 p.m.

Lord Hunt of Chesterton

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9.47 p.m.

Lord Stone of Blackheath

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9.52 p.m.

Baroness Miller of Hendon

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9.56 p.m.

Lord Mitchell

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10 p.m.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

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10.5 p.m.

Baroness Rawlings

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10.11 p.m.

Lord Grocott

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Written Answers [17 Dec 2001]

Afghanistan [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Avebury — Afghanistan [17 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Amos)

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Metropolitan Police [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Hanham — Metropolitan Police [17 Dec 2001]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Rooker)

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Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers [17 Dec 2001]

The Countess of Mar — Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Rooker

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Trafficking in Human Beings [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Alton of Liverpool — Trafficking in Human Beings [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Rooker

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Red Diesel [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Donoughue — Red Diesel [17 Dec 2001]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Single-parent Families [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Quirk — Single-parent Families [17 Dec 2001]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Gross Domestic Product [17 Dec 2001]

The Viscount of Oxfuird — Gross Domestic Product [17 Dec 2001]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

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Consolidated Fund Bill: Human Rights Act Statement [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale — Consolidated Fund Bill: Human Rights Act Statement [17 Dec 2001]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Armed Forces Aircrew Retention [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Merlyn-Rees — Armed Forces Aircrew Retention [17 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence (Lord Bach)

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European Union [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Pearson of Rannoch — European Union [17 Dec 2001]

The Minister for Trade (Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean)

Tourism [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Anelay of St Johns — Tourism [17 Dec 2001]

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

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Railtrack [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Wirral — Railtrack [17 Dec 2001]

The Minister of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)

Local Authority Contracts [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer — Local Authority Contracts [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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Council Tax [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Greaves — Council Tax [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Business Tenancies [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Miller of Hendon — Business Tenancies [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Channel Tunnel: Rail Freight Facilities [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Berkeley — Channel Tunnel: Rail Freight Facilities [17 Dec 2001]

Column: WA13

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

London Underground [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Scott of Needham Market — London Underground [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Baroness Scott of Needham Market — London Underground [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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Infrastructure Projects [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Woolmer of Leeds — Infrastructure Projects [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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National Tree Week [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Harrison — National Tree Week [17 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Whitty)

Foot and Mouth: Slaughter Policy [17 Dec 2001]

The Countess of Mar — Foot and Mouth: Slaughter Policy [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

Foot and Mouth Restrictions [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Greaves — Foot and Mouth Restrictions [17 Dec 2001]

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Lord Whitty

Environmental Management Systems [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer — Environmental Management Systems [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

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Defra Logo [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Byford — Defra Logo [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford — Defra Logo [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford — Defra Logo [17 Dec 2001]

Column: WA18

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford — Defra Logo [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

Norwegian Salmon [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Mason of Barnsley — Norwegian Salmon [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

Refrigerators: Disposal [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Greaves — Refrigerators: Disposal [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

Countryside Stewardship Payments [17 Dec 2001]

Earl Peel — Countryside Stewardship Payments [17 Dec 2001]

Column: WA19

Lord Whitty

Foot and Mouth Disease [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Inglewood — Foot and Mouth Disease [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

Farming and Rural Conservation Agency [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Campbell-Savours — Farming and Rural Conservation Agency [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

Fisheries: Economic Link [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Turner of Camden — Fisheries: Economic Link [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Whitty

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Group [17 Dec 2001]

The Countess of Mar — Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Group [17 Dec 2001]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)

Haemophilia Patients: vCJD [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Morris of Manchester — Haemophilia Patients: vCJD [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

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Health Expenditure and GDP [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Roberts of Conwy — Health Expenditure and GDP [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Breast Cancer [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Alton of Liverpool — Breast Cancer [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

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Podiatry Services [17 Dec 2001]

Earl Howe — Podiatry Services [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Earl Howe — Podiatry Services [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Nurses from Abroad: UKCC Registration [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Masham of Ilton — Nurses from Abroad: UKCC Registration [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

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Embryonic Stem Cell Research [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Alton of Liverpool — Embryonic Stem Cell Research [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Lord Alton of Liverpool — Embryonic Stem Cell Research [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Lord Alton of Liverpool — Embryonic Stem Cell Research [17 Dec 2001]

Column: WA24

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Golden Jubilee Medal [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Anelay of St Johns — Golden Jubilee Medal [17 Dec 2001]

The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Blackstone)

Sports Tourism [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Anelay of St Johns — Sports Tourism [17 Dec 2001]

Column: WA25

Baroness Blackstone

BBC3 Television Service [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Anelay of St Johns — BBC3 Television Service [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blackstone

Hospitality Industry: Work/Life Balance [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Anelay of St Johns — Hospitality Industry: Work/Life Balance [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blackstone

Tourism: Impact of Terrorist Attacks [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Anelay of St Johns — Tourism: Impact of Terrorist Attacks [17 Dec 2001]

Column: WA26

Baroness Blackstone

Lottery Funds: Isle of Gigha [17 Dec 2001]

The Duke of Montrose — Lottery Funds: Isle of Gigha [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blackstone

DCMS: Freedom of Information Act [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Anelay of St Johns — DCMS: Freedom of Information Act [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blackstone

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Osborne House [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Luke — Osborne House [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blackstone

Individual Learning Accounts [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blatch — Individual Learning Accounts [17 Dec 2001]

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Baroness Ashton of Upholland)

Baroness Blatch — Individual Learning Accounts [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Investors in People [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Northbourne — Investors in People [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

DfES: Education Initiatives [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blatch — DfES: Education Initiatives [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: WA29

DfES: Staffing [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blatch — DfES: Staffing [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Education Budget [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Blatch — Education Budget [17 Dec 2001]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Citizenship, Parenting and Relationship Education [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Quirk — Citizenship, Parenting and Relationship Education [17 Dec 2001]

Column: WA30

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Equality of Treatment: Election Candidates [17 Dec 2001]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill — Equality of Treatment: Election Candidates [17 Dec 2001]

Column: WA31

The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

Column: WA32


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