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Wednesday 15 Jul 1998
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Column: 325
9.34 am
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)
Column: 326
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Mrs. Bottomley
Column: 327
Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Mrs. Bottomley
Column: 328
Column: 329
9.55 am
Ms Patricia Hewitt (Leicester, West)
Column: 330
Column: 331
Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Column: 332
Ms Hewitt
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)
Ms Hewitt
Mr. MacShane
Ms Hewitt
Mr. Rowlands
Ms Hewitt
Column: 333
10.13 am
Jackie Ballard (Taunton)
Column: 334
Column: 335
Mr. Soames
Jackie Ballard
10.18 am
Mr. Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
Column: 336
10.21 am
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 337
Dr. Lewis
Ms Hewitt
Dr. Lewis
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Dr. Lewis
Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)
Dr. Lewis
Column: 338
Mr. Wyatt
Dr. Lewis
Mr. Savidge
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Dr. Lewis
10.32 am
Mr. Ben Chapman (Wirral, South)
Column: 339
Column: 340
10.36 am
Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)
Mr. Savidge
Mr. Soames
10.40 am
Mrs. Cheryl Gillan (Chesham and Amersham)
Column: 341
Column: 342
Column: 343
10.49 am
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Doug Henderson)
Column: 344
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Henderson
Mrs. Gillan
Mr. Henderson
Column: 345
Mr. Soames
Mr. Henderson
Column: 346
11 am
Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North)
Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)
Mr. Corbyn
Column: 347
Column: 348
Column: 349
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Mr. Corbyn
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)
Mr. Corbyn
Mr. Robathan
Mr. Corbyn
Column: 350
Column: 351
Column: 352
11.25 am
Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)
Column: 353
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Angela Eagle)
Mr. Baker
Column: 354
Column: 355
11.38 am
Mrs. Helen Brinton (Peterborough)
Column: 356
11.42 am
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Mr. Corbyn
Column: 357
Mrs. Gorman
Angela Eagle
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)
Mrs. Gorman
Column: 358
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
Mrs. Gorman
Column: 359
Mr. Baker
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. Corbyn
Mrs. Gorman
11.57 am
Mr. David Chaytor (Bury, North)
Column: 360
Column: 361
Column: 362
12.8 pm
Mr. Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion)
Column: 363
12.10 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
12.13 pm
Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)
Column: 364
Column: 365
12.22 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Angela Eagle)
Column: 366
Column: 367
Column: 368
Mr. Corbyn
Angela Eagle
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Column: 369
12.31 pm
Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)
Column: 370
Column: 371
12.44 pm
Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)
Column: 372
12.46 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr. Ian McCartney)
Column: 373
Column: 374
Column: 375
Column: 376
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. McCartney
Column: 377
12.59 pm
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)
Mr. Tony Clarke (Northampton, South)
Ms Keeble
Column: 378
Mr. Brian White (Milton Keynes, North-East)
Column: 379
Ms Keeble
Column: 380
Column: 381
1.17 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. Nick Raynsford)
Column: 382
Column: 383
Column: 384
1.27 pm
Mr. Andrew George (St. Ives)
Column: 385
Column: 386
Mr. Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan)
Mr. George
Column: 387
1.46 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Angela Eagle)
Column: 388
Column: 389
Column: 390
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Angela Eagle
Mr. Andrew George
Angela Eagle
Column: 391
Column: 392
Column: 393
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)
Mr. Evans
Mr. Ingram
Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North)
Column: 394
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley)
Mr. Ingram
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Paul Murphy)
Ms Moran
Column: 395
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Peter Robinson (Belfast, East)
Mr. Murphy
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Marjorie Mowlam)
Mr. Canavan
Column: 396
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. John D. Taylor (Strangford)
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush)
Marjorie Mowlam
Column: 397
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)
Marjorie Mowlam
Column: 398
Mr. Andrew MacKay (Bracknell)
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. MacKay
Marjorie Mowlam
Column: 399
The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (Mr. Adam Ingram)
Mr. Browne
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Beggs
Mr. Ingram
Dr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)
Column: 400
Mr. Ingram
Mr. Robert McCartney (North Down)
Mr. Ingram
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Marjorie Mowlam)
Fiona Mactaggart
Column: 401
Marjorie Mowlam
Madam Speaker
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
Marjorie Mowlam
The Prime Minister (Mr. Tony Blair)
Mr. Woolas
Column: 402
The Prime Minister
Mr. William Hague (Richmond, Yorks)
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Column: 403
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Column: 404
Mr. Hague
The Prime Minister
Mr. Tom Levitt (High Peak)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Levitt
The Prime Minister
Column: 405
Mr. Paddy Ashdown (Yeovil)
The Prime Minister
Mr. Ashdown
The Prime Minister
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall)
The Prime Minister
Column: 406
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Column: 407
The Prime Minister
Mr. Eddie McGrady (South Down)
The Prime Minister
Column: 408
The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister
Mr. Michael Colvin (Romsey)
The Prime Minister
Column: 409
The Prime Minister
Column: 410
Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)
The Prime Minister
Column: 409
Column: 411
3.31 pm
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Column: 412
Column: 413
Mr. David Willetts (Havant)
Column: 414
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 415
Ms Margaret Hodge (Barking)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)
Column: 416
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Gerry Steinberg (City of Durham)
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 417
Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)
Mr. Blunkett
Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 418
Mr. Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Derek Foster (Bishop Auckland)
Column: 419
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Peter Viggers (Gosport)
Mr. Blunkett
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)
Column: 420
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Kevin McNamara (Hull, North)
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 421
Sir David Madel (South-West Bedfordshire)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Gordon Marsden (Blackpool, South)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Column: 422
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. John Greenway (Ryedale)
Mr. Blunkett
Helen Jones (Warrington, North)
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 423
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Derek Twigg (Halton)
Mr. Blunkett
Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)
Column: 424
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)
Mr. Blunkett
Miss Melanie Johnson (Welwyn Hatfield)
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 425
Column: 426
4.26 pm
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Madam Speaker
Column: 427
4.28 pm
Mr. Tony Colman (Putney)
Column: 428
Column: 429
Column: 430
Column: 431
4.38 pm
The Minister for School Standards (Mr. Stephen Byers)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
Mr. Byers
Column: 432
Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead)
Mr. Byers
Column: 433
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Ms Estelle Morris)
4.45 pm
Mrs. Angela Browning (Tiverton and Honiton)
Ms Morris
Column: 434
Mrs. May
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 435
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 436
Ms Estelle Morris
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Morris
Column: 437
5 pm
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend, East)
Column: 438
Column: 439
Mr. Byers
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 440
Ms Estelle Morris
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Morris
Column: 441
5.15 pm
Column: 442
Mr. Don Foster (Bath)
Column: 443
Column: 444
Mrs. May
5.30 pm
Column: 445
Ms Estelle Morris
Mrs. May
Column: 446
Mr. Byers
Column: 447
Mrs. May
Column: 448
5.45 pm
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Mr. Don Foster
Mr. Brady
Column: 449
Mr. Foster
Mr. Brady
Column: 450
Ms Estelle Morris
Column: 451
Mrs. May
Ms Morris
Column: 452
6 pm
Mr. Brady
Ms Morris
Division No. 336 (School Standards and Framework Bill) [15 Jul 1998]
Column: 455
Column: 456
6.15 pm
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Byers
Column: 457
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mr. Byers
Column: 458
Mr. John M. Taylor (Solihull)
Column: 459
6.30 pm
Column: 460
Mr. Phil Willis (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
Column: 461
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Willis
Column: 462
Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)
Column: 463
6.45 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. St. Aubyn
Column: 464
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)
Column: 465
Mrs. May
Mr. Byers
Mrs. May
Mr. Byers
Mrs. May
Column: 466
Mr. Byers
Mrs. May
7 pm
Mr. Byers
Column: 467
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Byers
Division No. 337 (School Standards and Framework Bill) [15 Jul 1998]
Column: 471
Ms Estelle Morris
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Morris
Column: 472
Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
Column: 473
Mr. Willis
Mr. Leigh
7.30 pm
Column: 474
Column: 475
Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)
Mr. Peter Luff (Mid-Worcestershire)
Column: 476
7.45 pm
Column: 477
Mr. Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs)
Mrs. May
Column: 478
Ms Estelle Morris
Column: 479
Column: 480
8 pm
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 481
Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)
Mr. Byers
Mrs. May
Mr. Hayes
Column: 482
Mrs. May
Mr. Willis
Column: 483
Mr. Byers
Column: 484
8.15 pm
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 485
Ms Estelle Morris
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Morris
Column: 486
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 487
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
8.30 pm
Mrs. Browning
Column: 488
Mr. Byers
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Byers
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Mr. Byers
Column: 489
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 490
Mr. Green
Column: 491
Mr. Byers
8.45 pm
Mr. Green
Column: 492
Mr. Brady
Mr. Green
Mrs. Browning
Column: 493
Mr. Green
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Green
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Green
Column: 494
Mr. Robert Key (Salisbury)
Column: 495
9 pm
Mr. Brady
Column: 496
Mr. Green
Mr. Brady
Column: 497
Column: 498
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Brady
9.15 pm
Mr. Hayes
Column: 499
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Byers
Mr. Brady
Column: 500
Mr. Byers
Ms Estelle Morris
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Morris
Column: 501
Mr. Don Foster
Ms Morris
Column: 502
9.30 pm
Ms Estelle Morris
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Ms Morris
Mrs. Browning
Column: 503
Ms Morris
Mr. Brady
Ms Morris
Column: 504
Mr. Byers
The Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Mr. David Blunkett)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 505
Mr. St. Aubyn
Column: 506
9.45 pm
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. St. Aubyn
Column: 507
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. St. Aubyn
Column: 508
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Don Foster
Mr. St. Aubyn
Column: 509
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Column: 510
Mr. Brady
Column: 511
Mr. Don Foster
Column: 512
Mrs. May
10.15 pm
Column: 513
Mr. Blunkett
Mrs. May
Column: 514
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Brady
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. Brady
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 515
Mr. Don Foster
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Blunkett
Column: 516
Division No. 338 (School Standards and Framework Bill) [15 Jul 1998]
Column: 519
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 520
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Column: 521
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Byers
Mrs. May
Mr. Byers
10.45 pm
Mrs. May
Mr. Byers
Mrs. May
Column: 522
Mr. Blunkett
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mr. St. Aubyn
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. May
Column: 523
Mr. Blunkett
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Hon. Members
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. Browning
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. May
Column: 524
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. May
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. May
Mr. David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport)
Mrs. May
Column: 525
Mr. Byers
Mr. St. Aubyn
11 pm
Mr. Byers
Column: 526
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Byers
Mr. Byers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Column: 527
Mr. Byers
Mr. Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid-Kent)
Mr. Byers
Column: 528
Mr. Luff
Mr. Byers
Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)
Mr. Byers
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)
Mr. Byers
Column: 529
Mr. Key
Mr. Willis
Column: 530
11.15 pm
Mrs. Browning
Column: 531
Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
Mrs. Browning
Mrs. May
Column: 532
Mr. Byers
Column: 533
Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire)
Mr. Byers
Mr. Don Foster
11.30 pm
Mr. Byers
Mrs. May
Mr. Byers
Mrs. May
Mr. Byers
Column: 534
Mr. Don Foster
Mr. Byers
Column: 535
Division No. 339 (School Standards and Framework Bill) [15 Jul 1998]
Column: 538
Column: 539
11.50 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Employment (Dr. Kim Howells)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
Dr. Howells
Mr. David Willetts (Havant)
Dr. Howells
Column: 540
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Dr. Howells
Mr. Andrew Welsh (Angus)
Dr. Howells
Mr. Willetts
Column: 541
Mr. Dalyell
12 midnight
Mr. Willis
Column: 542
Mr. Welsh
Column: 543
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)
Mr. Dalyell
Mr. Beggs
Dr. Howells
Column: 544
Mr. Dalyell
Dr. Howells
Column: 545
12.10 am
Mr. Keith Vaz (Leicester, East)
Column: 546
Mr. Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green)
Mr. Vaz
Column: 547
Column: 548
Column: 549
12.28 am
The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr. Doug Henderson)
Column: 550
Column: 551
Column: 552