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Wednesday 25 Feb 1998
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Column: 281
9.34 am
Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)
Column: 282
Column: 283
Column: 284
Column: 285
Column: 286
Column: 287
10.2 am
Mr. Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire)
Column: 288
Column: 289
10.10 am
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow, West)
Column: 290
Column: 291
Column: 292
10.22 am
Dr. Peter Brand (Isle of Wight)
Column: 293
10.26 am
Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)
Column: 294
Ms Walley
Mr. Nicholls
Column: 295
Mr. Gareth R. Thomas
Mr. Nicholls
Column: 296
Mr. David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport)
Mr. Nicholls
Column: 297
10.43 am
The Minister for Public Health (Ms Tessa Jowell)
Column: 298
Column: 299
Column: 300
Mr. Sayeed
Ms Jowell
Column: 301
11 am
Mr. Keith Simpson (Mid-Norfolk)
Column: 302
Column: 303
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Dr. John Reid)
Mr. Simpson
Dr. Reid
Column: 304
Mr. Simpson
Column: 305
Column: 306
Dr. Reid
Mr. Simpson
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)
Mr. Simpson
Column: 307
Column: 308
11.26 am
Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)
Column: 309
Column: 310
Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith (Wealden)
Mr. Wilkinson
11.40 am
Mr. Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley)
Column: 311
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Mr. Hoyle
Column: 312
Column: 313
11.46 am
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)
Column: 314
Column: 315
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Spellar)
Mr. Clark
11.57 am
Mr. Mike Hancock (Portsmouth, South)
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)
Mr. Hancock
Column: 316
Column: 317
12.5 pm
Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)
Column: 318
Column: 319
Column: 320
12.16 pm
The Minister for the Armed Forces (Dr. John Reid)
Column: 321
Column: 322
Mr. Keith Simpson
Dr. Reid
Column: 323
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 324
12.30 pm
Mr. Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South)
Column: 325
Column: 326
Column: 327
Column: 328
12.47 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Estelle Morris)
Column: 329
Column: 330
Mr. Ottaway
Ms Morris
Column: 331
Mr. Ottaway
Ms Morris
Column: 332
Column: 333
1 pm
Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)
Column: 334
Column: 335
1.10 pm
Dr. Ian Gibson (Norwich, North)
Column: 336
1.12 pm
The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)
Column: 337
Column: 338
Column: 339
Column: 340
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 341
1.30 pm
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Column: 342
Mr. Alan Clark (Kensington and Chelsea)
Dr. Lewis
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Column: 343
Dr. Lewis
Column: 344
1.43 pm
Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)
Column: 345
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)
Column: 346
Sir Raymond Whitney (Wycombe)
Mr. Straw
Column: 347
Column: 348
Column: 349
The Secretary of State for International Development (Clare Short)
Dr. Naysmith
Clare Short
Mr. Faber
Clare Short
Column: 350
Clare Short
Mr. Baldry
Clare Short
Mr. Dalyell
Clare Short
Column: 351
Sir Alastair Goodlad
Clare Short
Clare Short
Mr. MacShane
Madam Speaker
Mr. Garnier
Clare Short
Column: 352
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. George Foulkes)
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Foulkes
Mr. Murphy
Column: 353
Mr. Foulkes
Mr. Fabricant
Mr. Foulkes
Mr. Home Robertson
Mr. Foulkes
Clare Short
Column: 354
Ms Drown
Clare Short
Mr. David Heath
Clare Short
Mr. Dafis
Column: 355
Madam Speaker
Clare Short
Mr. Alan Simpson
Clare Short
Mr. Foulkes
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Foulkes
Column: 356
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Tony Lloyd)
Mr. Foulkes
Mr. Campbell-Savours
Mr. Foulkes
Mr. Ian Bruce
Mr. Foulkes
Madam Speaker
Clare Short
Mr. Hanson
Column: 357
Clare Short
Mr. Foulkes
Mr. McAllion
Madam Speaker
Mr. McAllion
Mr. Foulkes
Sir Peter Tapsell
Column: 358
Mr. Foulkes
Clare Short
Mr. Baker
Clare Short
Clare Short
Column: 359
Mrs. May
Clare Short
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)
Mr. Evans
The Prime Minister
Column: 360
Mrs. Butler
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
Column: 361
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Ms Jenny Jones
The Prime Minister
Mr. Beith
Column: 362
The Prime Minister
Mr. Beith
The Prime Minister
Mr. David Taylor
The Prime Minister
Column: 363
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 364
The Prime Minister
Sir Teddy Taylor
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 365
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 366
The Prime Minister
Mr. Fabricant
The Prime Minister
Column: 367
The Prime Minister
Sir Robert Smith
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Liz Blackman
The Prime Minister
Column: 368
The Prime Minister
Mr. Derek Foster
The Prime Minister
Column: 369
3.32 pm
Mr. Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)
The Minister for the Environment (Mr. Michael Meacher)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Meacher
Mr. Yeo
Column: 370
Mr. Meacher
Hon. Members
Madam Speaker
Mr. Meacher
Mr. Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington)
Mr. Meacher
Mr. Charles Kennedy (Ross, Skye and Inverness, West)
Column: 371
Mr. Meacher
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Mr. Meacher
Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)
Column: 372
Mr. Meacher
Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)
Mr. Meacher
Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)
Mr. Meacher
Mr. Steve Webb (Northavon)
Madam Speaker
Column: 373
3.44 pm
Mr. Hugh Bayley (City of York)
Column: 374
Column: 375
3.52 pm
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Column: 376
Column: 377
Column: 378
3.58 pm
Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)
The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Davies
Column: 379
Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)
Mr. Davies
Column: 380
Column: 381
Mr. Livsey
4.15 pm
Mr. Davies
Column: 382
Mr. Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Davies
Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
Column: 383
Mr. Davies
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
Mr. Davies
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)
Mr. Davies
Column: 384
Mr. Wigley
Column: 385
Mr. Davies
4.30 pm
Mr. Evans
Column: 386
The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Ron Davies)
Mr. Evans
Column: 387
Column: 388
4.45 pm
Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Column: 389
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Davies
Mr. Rowlands
Column: 390
Column: 391
The Chairman
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Gareth Thomas
Mr. Rowlands
Column: 392
5 pm
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)
Mr. Wigley
Column: 393
Column: 394
Mr. Letwin
Column: 395
The Chairman
Mr. Wigley
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Hain
Mr. Wigley
Column: 396
5.15 pm
Mr. Evans
Mr. Wigley
Column: 397
Column: 398
The Chairman
Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)
Mr. Denzil Davies
Column: 399
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)
Mr. Morgan
5.30 pm
Mr. Evans
Column: 400
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Morgan
Column: 401
Column: 402
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Letwin
Column: 403
5.45 pm
Mr. Hain
Column: 404
Column: 405
Mr. Evans
Mr. Hain
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Hain
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hain
Column: 406
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Hain
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Hain
Column: 407
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Hain
Mr. Davies
Mr. Hain
Mr. Davies
6 pm
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)
The Temporary Chairman (Mr. Barry Jones)
Column: 408
Mr. Dafis
Column: 409
Column: 410
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Dafis
Column: 411
6.15 pm
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Dafis
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Dafis
The Temporary Chairman
Mr. Dafis
Column: 412
Column: 413
Mr. Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)
Column: 414
Mr. Evans
Mr. Dafis
6.30 pm
Mr. Evans
Column: 415
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Evans
Mr. Dafis
Mr. Evans
Column: 416
Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)
Column: 417
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)
Mr. Öpik
Column: 418
6.45 pm
Mr. Evans
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Öpik
Column: 419
Column: 420
Mr. Martin Caton (Gower)
Column: 421
7 pm
Mr. Letwin
Column: 422
Mr. Paul Flynn (Newport, West)
Column: 423
Mr. Ron Davies
Mr. Evans
Mr. Davies
Column: 424
Column: 425
7.15 pm
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Davies
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Davies
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Davies
Column: 426
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Davies
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Davies
Column: 427
Mr. Dafis
Mr. Davies
Mr. Dafis
Mr. Davies
Column: 428
Column: 429
Mr. Dafis
7.30 pm
Mr. Llwyd
The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord)
Column: 430
Mr. Llwyd
Column: 431
Mr. Gareth Thomas
Mr. Llwyd
Column: 432
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Mr. Llwyd
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Llwyd
Column: 433
Mr. Wigley
7.45 pm
Mr. Llwyd
Column: 434
Mr. Gareth Thomas
Column: 435
Mr. Evans
Column: 436
Mr. Denzil Davies
Column: 437
Mr. Livsey
Column: 438
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Livsey
Column: 439
Mr. Caton
8.15 pm
Mr. Llwyd
Mr. Caton
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)
Column: 440
Mr. Hain
Column: 441
Mr. Llwyd
Mr. Hain
Column: 442
Mr. Denzil Davies
Mr. Hain
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Hain
Column: 443
Mr. Llwyd
Mr. Denzil Davies
Column: 444
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hain
Column: 445
Mr. Hain
The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. Hain
Mr. Wigley
The First Deputy Chairman
Mr. Wigley
Column: 446
Mr. Öpik
8.45 pm
Mr. Wigley
Column: 447
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wigley
Column: 448
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)
Column: 449
Mr. Hain
Column: 450
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Hain
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Hain
Mr. Wigley
Column: 451
Mr. Letwin
The First Deputy Chairman
Mr. Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
The First Deputy Chairman
Mr. Collins
Column: 452
Column: 453
Column: 454
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)
9.15 pm
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)
Mr. Rowlands
Column: 455
Mr. Gareth Thomas
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Thomas
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Wigley
Column: 456
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Wigley
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)
Column: 457
Mr. David Hanson (Delyn)
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)
Column: 458
Mr. Swayne
Mr. Hain
Column: 459
9.30 pm
Mr. Laurence Robertson
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Hain
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Hain
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Hain
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
Mr. Hain
Mr. Laurence Robertson
Mr. Hain
Column: 460
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hain
Mr. Rowlands
Column: 461
Mr. Hain
Mr. Hanson
Mr. Hain
Mr. Ancram
Mr. Hain
Mr. Paterson
Mr. Hain
Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield)
The First Deputy Chairman
Mr. Hain
Column: 462
Mr. Wigley
Mr. Hain
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Hain
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hain
Column: 463
Mr. Letwin
Mr. Hain
Mr. Letwin
9.45 pm
Mr. Hain
Column: 464
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Win Griffiths)
Mr. Hain
Mr. Evans
Mr. Hain
Mr. Rowlands
Mr. Hain
Mr. Win Griffiths
Mr. Hain
Column: 465
Mr. Öpik
Mr. Hain
Mr. Livsey
Mr. Hain
Mr. Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
Column: 466
Mr. Hain
Mr. Collins
Column: 467
Column: 468
10.1 pm
Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston)
Column: 469
Mr. Eddie O'Hara (Knowsley, South)
Maria Eagle
Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)
Column: 470
Maria Eagle
Column: 471
The Minister for Welfare Reform (Mr. Frank Field)
Column: 472
Maria Eagle
Mr. Field
Maria Eagle
10.18 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr. Ian McCartney)
Column: 473
Column: 474
Mrs. Ellman
Mr. McCartney
Column: 475
Maria Eagle
Mr. McCartney
Column: 476
Maria Eagle
Mr. McCartney