Table of Contents for
Thursday 24 Oct 2002

Volume No. 639 Part No. 193

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Pension Contributions: Tax Relief

Specialist Schools

Urban Foxes

Miners: Vibration White Finger Scheme

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill

Written Answers

Sudan

China: Population Growth

Population Growth Rates

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

Nuclear Veterans

Destroyers and Frigates

Ministry of Defence: Race Equality

Northern Ireland: Use of Baton Rounds

Far East Prisoners of War: Ex Gratia Payment Scheme

Recovered Assets Fund

Passport Fees

Police Authorities: Promotion of Racial Equality

Newspaper Industry: Taxes

Alternative Investment Market: Stamp Duty

Immigration: Population Trends

Objective 1 Structural Funds Programmes

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 8 October

Broadband Access for Schools

Education Support Grant

Skills Priorities

BBC Radio: Production Quota

Northern Ireland Office Members of Staff: Criminal Actions

Complaints of Maladministration

West Coast Route Modernisation

E-Government

Noise Pollution from Helicopters



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Pension Contributions: Tax Relief [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Lea of Crondall — Pension Contributions: Tax Relief [24 Oct 2002]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Lea of Crondall

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Marsh

Column: 1428

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Higgins

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Turner of Camden

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Tebbit

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Newby

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Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Brookman

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Baroness Platt of Writtle

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Specialist Schools [24 Oct 2002]

3.9 p.m.

Lord Dormand of Easington — Specialist Schools [24 Oct 2002]

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

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Lord Dormand of Easington

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Baroness Blatch

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: 1431

Lord Carlisle of Bucklow

The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Carlisle of Bucklow

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

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Lord Hardy of Wath

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Lord Pilkington of Oxenford

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Urban Foxes [24 Oct 2002]

3.16 p.m.

Lord Newby — Urban Foxes [24 Oct 2002]

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

Column: 1433

Lord Newby

Lord Whitty

Earl Peel

Lord Hoyle

Lord Whitty

Earl Peel

Lord Whitty

Column: 1434

Lord Wright of Richmond

Lord Whitty

Lord Mackie of Benshie

Lord Whitty

Lord Renton

Lord Whitty

Baroness Byford

Lord Whitty

Column: 1435

Miners: Vibration White Finger Scheme [24 Oct 2002]

3.24 p.m.

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract — Miners: Vibration White Finger Scheme [24 Oct 2002]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Ezra

Column: 1436

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Lord Ashley of Stoke

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill [24 Oct 2002]

3.29 p.m.

Earl Russell

Column: 1437

Column: 1438

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)

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Earl Russell

Column: 1440

Lord Dholakia

Column: 1441

3.45 p.m.

Lord Filkin

Column: 1442

Earl Russell

Lord Filkin

Earl Russell

Lord Filkin

Lord Dholakia

Column: 1443

3.51 p.m.

Division No. 1 (Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill) [24 Oct 2002]

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4.1 p.m.

Earl Russell

Column: 1445

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

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Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: 1447

4.15 p.m.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: 1448

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Earl Russell

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Earl Russell

Column: 1449

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Best

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Column: 1451

4.30 p.m.

Earl Russell

Column: 1452

Lord Judd

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Column: 1453

Lord Hylton

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

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Lord Avebury

4.45 p.m.

Lord Filkin

Column: 1455

Column: 1456

Lord Best

Column: 1457

Lord Dholakia

Lord Judd

Column: 1458

Lord Clinton-Davis

Lord Filkin

Lord Dholakia

Column: 1459

Earl Russell

Column: 1460

5 p.m.

Lord Judd

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

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Lord Hylton

Lord Filkin

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Earl Russell

Column: 1463

Column: 1464

5.15 p.m.

Lord Goodhart

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Column: 1466

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Campbell of Alloway

Column: 1467

5.30 p.m.

The Lord Bishop of Oxford

Column: 1468

Earl Russell

Column: 1469

Lord Hylton

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

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5.45 p.m.

Lord Filkin

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Column: 1472

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Filkin

Column: 1473

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Filkin

Column: 1474

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Goodhart

5.59 p.m.

Column: 1475

Division No. 2 (Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill) [24 Oct 2002]

Column: 1476

6.10 p.m.

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

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Column: 1478

6.15 p.m.

Lord Hylton

Column: 1479

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Avebury

Column: 1480

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: 1481

Baroness Carnegy of Lour

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Hylton

6.30 p.m.

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

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Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Avebury

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Column: 1484

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Avebury

Column: 1485

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Filkin

6.45 p.m.

Lord Kingsland

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Lord Filkin

Column: 1487

Lord Kingsland

Lord Avebury

Column: 1488

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Avebury

Column: 1489

7 p.m.

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Avebury

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: 1490

Lord Kingsland

Column: 1491

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Bassam of Brighton

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Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Bassam of Brighton

The Deputy Speaker (Viscount Allenby of Megiddo)

Lord Goodhart

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Column: 1494

Column: 1495

Lord Archer of Sandwell

Column: 1496

Lord Clinton-Davis

Column: 1497

7.30 p.m.

Lord Mayhew of Twysden

Lord Clinton-Davis

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Lord Mayhew of Twysden

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

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Column: 1500

7.45 p.m.

Lord Judd

Column: 1501

Lord Clinton-Davis

Lord Judd

The Lord Bishop of Oxford

Column: 1502

Lord Avebury

Column: 1503

Lord Hylton

Baroness Whitaker

Column: 1504

8 p.m.

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

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

Column: 1505

The Lord Bishop of Oxford

Column: 1506

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Judd

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Column: 1507

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Mayhew of Twysden

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Mayhew of Twysden

Column: 1508

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

8.15 p.m.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Archer of Sandwell

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: 1509

Earl Russell

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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Column: 1511

Lord Avebury

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: 1512

8.30 p.m.

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: 1513

Lord Avebury

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Clinton-Davis

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Goodhart

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Column: 1515

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Kingsland

Column: 1516

9.45 p.m.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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Column: 1518

Lord Goodhart

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Kingsland

Lord Archer of Sandwell

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10 p.m.

Lord Judd

Column: 1520

Lord Mayhew of Twysden

Lord Avebury

Column: 1521

Lord Hylton

Lord Goodhart

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Lord Clinton-Davis

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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The Earl of Listowel

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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Column: 1524

Column: 1525

Lord Goodhart

10.15 p.m.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Earl Russell

Column: 1526

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Earl Russell

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Earl Russell

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Earl Russell

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: 1527

Lord Archer of Sandwell

Lord Avebury

Column: 1528

10.30 p.m.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

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Column: 1530

Lord Avebury

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Earl Russell

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: 1531

Lord Filkin

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Lord Filkin

Lord Filkin

Lord Joffe

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Column: 1533

Column: 1534

Lord Goodhart

Column: 1535

Lord Kingsland

Column: 1536

Column: 1537

11 p.m.

Lord Archer of Sandwell

Column: 1538

Earl Russell

Lord Judd

Column: 1539

Lord Hylton

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: 1540

11.15 p.m.

Lord Judd

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: 1541

Column: 1542

Lord Joffe

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Lord Joffe

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: 1543

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

11.30 p.m.

Lord Goodhart

Lord Filkin

Column: 1544

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: 1545

Lord Goodhart

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: 1546

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: 1547

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville

Earl Russell

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Column: 1548

11.45 p.m.

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Column: 1549

Lord Goodhart

Earl Russell

Column: 1550

Lord Filkin

Column: 1551

Baroness Anelay of St Johns

Lord Avebury

Column: 1552

Midnight

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Earl Russell

Column: 1553

Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Lord Avebury

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Column: 1554

Earl Russell

Column: 1555

Lord Filkin

Column: 1556

Earl Russell

12.15 a.m.

Lord Bassam of Brighton

Lord Bassam of Brighton

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Column: 1558

Lord Bassam of Brighton

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Written Answers [24 Oct 2002]

Sudan [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Moynihan — Sudan [24 Oct 2002]

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

China: Population Growth [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness Masham of Ilton — China: Population Growth [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness Amos

Population Growth Rates [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness Masham of Ilton — Population Growth Rates [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness Amos

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Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts — Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 [24 Oct 2002]

The Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

Nuclear Veterans [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Ashley of Stoke — Nuclear Veterans [24 Oct 2002]

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

Destroyers and Frigates [24 Oct 2002]

Earl Attlee — Destroyers and Frigates [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Bach

Column: WA109

Ministry of Defence: Race Equality [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Ouseley — Ministry of Defence: Race Equality [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Bach

Northern Ireland: Use of Baton Rounds [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Morgan — Northern Ireland: Use of Baton Rounds [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Bach

Far East Prisoners of War: Ex Gratia Payment Scheme [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Graham of Edmonton — Far East Prisoners of War: Ex Gratia Payment Scheme [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Bach

Column: WA110

Recovered Assets Fund [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Smith of Leigh — Recovered Assets Fund [24 Oct 2002]

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

Passport Fees [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness David — Passport Fees [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Falconer of Thoroton

Column: WA111

Police Authorities: Promotion of Racial Equality [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Ouseley — Police Authorities: Promotion of Racial Equality [24 Oct 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Filkin)

Lord Ouseley — Police Authorities: Promotion of Racial Equality [24 Oct 2002]

Column: WA112

Lord Filkin

Newspaper Industry: Taxes [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness Howe of Idlicote — Newspaper Industry: Taxes [24 Oct 2002]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Alternative Investment Market: Stamp Duty [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts — Alternative Investment Market: Stamp Duty [24 Oct 2002]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Immigration: Population Trends [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness Masham of Ilton — Immigration: Population Trends [24 Oct 2002]

Column: WA113

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Objective 1 Structural Funds Programmes [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Berkeley — Objective 1 Structural Funds Programmes [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)

Column: WA114

Column: WA116

Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 8 October [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Graham of Edmonton — Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 8 October [24 Oct 2002]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham)

Column: WA117

Broadband Access for Schools [24 Oct 2002]

The Earl of Northesk — Broadband Access for Schools [24 Oct 2002]

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

Education Support Grant [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Smith of Leigh — Education Support Grant [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Skills Priorities [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Smith of Leigh — Skills Priorities [24 Oct 2002]

Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Column: WA119

BBC Radio: Production Quota [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Morris of Manchester — BBC Radio: Production Quota [24 Oct 2002]

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

Northern Ireland Office Members of Staff: Criminal Actions [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Laird — Northern Ireland Office Members of Staff: Criminal Actions [24 Oct 2002]

The Lord Privy Seal (Lord Williams of Mostyn)

Complaints of Maladministration [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Lester of Herne Hill — Complaints of Maladministration [24 Oct 2002]

The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston)

Column: WA120

West Coast Route Modernisation [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Berkeley — West Coast Route Modernisation [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

E-Government [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Smith of Leigh — E-Government [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Noise Pollution from Helicopters [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Marlesford — Noise Pollution from Helicopters [24 Oct 2002]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston


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