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Tuesday 9 Dec 1997

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Column: 777

Oral Answers to Questions [9 Dec 1997]

HEALTH [9 Dec 1997]

Primary Care [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Pond -- Primary Care [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Prosser -- Primary Care [9 Dec 1997]

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Frank Dobson)

Mr. Pond

Mr. Dobson

Column: 778

Mr. Prosser

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Rowe

Mr. Dobson

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Mr. Dobson

Ms Blears

Mr. Dobson

Column: 779

Herefordshire Health Authority [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Keetch -- Herefordshire Health Authority [9 Dec 1997]

The Minister of State, Department of Health (Mr. Alan Milburn)

Mr. Keetch

Mr. Milburn

Mrs. Anne Campbell

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Maples

Mr. Milburn

Column: 780

Mr. Maples

Mr. Milburn

Distribution Formula [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Clifton-Brown -- Distribution Formula [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Clifton-Brown

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Olner

Column: 781

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Ian Bruce

Mr. Dobson

Long-term Care [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Ronnie Campbell -- Long-term Care [9 Dec 1997]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Paul Boateng)

Mr. Campbell

Mr. Boateng

Column: 782

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Boateng

Road Traffic Accidents (Payment of Care Costs) [9 Dec 1997]

Dr. Gibson -- Road Traffic Accidents (Payment of Care Costs) [9 Dec 1997]

The Minister for Public Health (Ms Tessa Jowell)

Dr. Gibson

Ms Jowell

Mrs. Roe

Ms Jowell

Dr. Brand

Column: 783

Ms Jowell

NHS Trusts [9 Dec 1997]

Mrs. Humble -- NHS Trusts [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Milburn

Mrs. Humble

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Brazier

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Burden

Column: 784

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Simon Hughes

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Tony Clarke

Mr. Milburn

Rev. Martin Smyth

Column: 785

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Pike

Mr. Milburn

Health Authorities and Trusts (Amalgamation) [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Tyler -- Health Authorities and Trusts (Amalgamation) [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Tyler

Mr. Dobson

Column: 786

Mr. Nicholas Winterton

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Gunnell

Mr. Dobson

Influenza Inoculations [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Sheerman -- Influenza Inoculations [9 Dec 1997]

Ms Jowell

Mr. Sheerman

Column: 787

Ms Jowell

Kidderminster District General Hospital [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Gill -- Kidderminster District General Hospital [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Gill

Mr. Boateng

Mr. Lock

Column: 788

Mr. Boateng

NHS Building Projects [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Gale -- NHS Building Projects [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Gale

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Martlew

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Lansley

Column: 789

Mr. Dobson

NHS (Non-executive Posts) [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Barry Jones -- NHS (Non-executive Posts) [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Jones

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Soames

Mr. Dobson

Column: 790

Professional Training [9 Dec 1997]

Ms Keeble -- Professional Training [9 Dec 1997]

Ms Jowell

Ms Keeble

Ms Jowell

Mr. Fabricant

Ms Jowell

Mr. Andy King

Ms Jowell

Column: 791

Health Authority Funding [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Rendel -- Health Authority Funding [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Milburn

Mr. Rendel

Mr. Milburn

Sir Michael Spicer

Mr. Milburn

Dr. Stoate

Mr. Milburn

Column: 792

Bureaucracy [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Hanson -- Bureaucracy [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Hanson

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Bercow

Mr. Dobson

Patient Care [9 Dec 1997]

Mr. Todd -- Patient Care [9 Dec 1997]

Ms Jowell

Column: 793

Mr. Todd

Column: 794

Ms Jowell

Column: 795

Clerk of the House (Retirement) [9 Dec 1997]

3.30 pm

Madam Speaker

The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Ann Taylor)

Column: 796

National Health Service [9 Dec 1997]

3.33 pm

The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Frank Dobson)

Column: 797

Column: 798

Column: 799

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon)

Column: 800

Column: 801

Mr. Dobson

Column: 802

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Simon Hughes (Southwark, North and Bermondsey)

Column: 803

Madam Speaker

Mr. Hughes

Column: 804

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Madam Speaker

Mr. Dobson

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Column: 805

Mr. Dobson

Ann Keen (Brentford and Isleworth)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Column: 806

Mr. Dobson

Ms Jean Corston (Bristol, East)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 807

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. David Curry (Skipton and Ripon)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 808

Mr. Tony Baldry (Banbury)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Ivan Lewis (Bury, South)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Roger Gale (North Thanet)

Mr. Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 809

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 810

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Dobson

Madam Speaker

Column: 811

Points of Order [9 Dec 1997]

4.27 pm

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire)

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Dr. David Clark)

Madam Speaker

Several hon. Members

Madam Speaker

Mrs. Margaret Ewing (Moray)

Column: 812

Madam Speaker

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mrs. Ewing

Madam Speaker

Mr. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold)

Madam Speaker

Column: 813

Press Complaints Commission [9 Dec 1997]

4.32 pm

Mr. Anthony Steen (Totnes)

Column: 814

Column: 815

Orders of the Day [9 Dec 1997]

Government of Wales Bill [9 Dec 1997]

4.40 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Peter Hain)

Column: 816

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Mr. Hain

Column: 817

Column: 818

Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)

Mr. Hain

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Column: 819

Mr. Hain

Column: 820

4.56 pm

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)

Column: 821

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Ron Davies)

Mr. Evans

Mr. Davies

Mr. Evans

Mr. Davies

Column: 822

Mr. Evans

Mr. Davies

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Mr. Davies

Mr. Evans

Mr. Davies

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Davies

Mr. Evans

Column: 823

Mr. Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire)

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Mr. Evans

Column: 824

Mr. Richard Livsey (Brecon and Radnorshire)

Hon. Members

Mr. Evans

Mr. Livsey

Mr. Evans

Mr. Livsey

Column: 825

Mr. Evans

Mr. Öpik

Mr. Evans

Column: 826

Mr. Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff, West)

Column: 827

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Mr. Evans

Mr. Hain

Mr. Evans

Column: 828

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Evans

Column: 829

5.28 pm

Mr. Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 830

Column: 831

Mr. Rhodri Morgan

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 832

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Davies

Column: 833

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 834

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. Rowlands

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 835

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 836

Mr. Hain

Mr. Rowlands

Column: 837

6.4 pm

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills)

Column: 838

Mr. Rhodri Morgan

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Morgan

Column: 839

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Evans

Mr. Rhodri Morgan

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Morgan

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Hain

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 840

Mr. Nick Ainger (West Carmarthen and South Pembrokeshire)

Mr. Shepherd

Column: 841

Column: 842

6.22 pm

Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)

Column: 843

Mr. Evans

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)

Mr. Edwards

Mr. Evans

Mr. Edwards

Column: 844

Mr. Rogers

Mr. Edwards

Column: 845

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Edwards

Column: 846

Several hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

6.40 pm

Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Mon)

Column: 847

Column: 848

Mr. Hain

Column: 849

Mr. Jones

Column: 850

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Jones

6.59 pm

Mr. John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan)

Column: 851

Column: 852

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Smith

Column: 853

7.11 pm

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)

Column: 854

Mr. Öpik

Mr. Robertson

Column: 855

Mr. Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)

Mr. Robertson

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Robertson

Column: 856

7.26 pm

Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North)

Column: 857

Column: 858

Mr. Rhodri Morgan

Ms Morgan

Column: 859

7.39 pm

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy)

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 860

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 861

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 862

Mr. William Ross

Mr. Llwyd

Mr. Ross

Mr. Llwyd

Column: 863

Column: 864

7.58 pm

Mr. Gareth Thomas (Clwyd, West)

Column: 865

Column: 866

Column: 867

8.11 pm

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 868

Column: 869

Mr. Dalyell

Mr. Ross

Mr. Rhodri Morgan

Mr. Ross

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Ross

Mr. Livsey

Mr. Ross

Column: 870

8.26 pm

Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Column: 871

Mr. Rhodri Morgan

Ms Lawrence

Mr. Morgan

Ms Lawrence

Mr. Jenkin

Ms Lawrence

Column: 872

Mr. Evans

Ms Lawrence

Column: 873

Column: 874

Mr. Morgan

Ms Lawrence

Mr. Dalyell

Ms Lawrence

8.43 pm

Mr. Owen Paterson (North Shropshire)

Column: 875

Mr. Gareth Thomas

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Livsey

Column: 876

Mr. Paterson

Ms Lawrence

Mr. Paterson

Column: 877

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. Paterson

Column: 878

8.56 pm

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Mr. Ainger

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. St. Aubyn

Column: 879

Column: 880

Mr. Paterson

Mr. St. Aubyn

9.8 pm

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)

Column: 881

Column: 882

9.18 pm

Mr. Bernard Jenkin (North Essex)

Column: 883

Column: 884

Column: 885

Column: 886

Mr. Ron Davies

Mr. Jenkin

9.34 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Win Griffiths)

Column: 887

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Shepherd

Mr. Griffiths

Several hon. Members

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 888

Mr. St. Aubyn

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 889

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 890

Mr. Paterson

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Jenkin

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Denzil Davies (Llanelli)

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 891

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 892

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Griffiths

Column: 893

Division No. 105 (Government of Wales Bill) [9 Dec 1997]

Column: 896

Column: 897

Division No. 106 (Government of Wales Bill) [9 Dec 1997]

Column: 900

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

10.29 pm

Mr. Win Griffiths

Column: 901

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Griffiths

10.32 pm

Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)

Column: 902

The Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Ron Davies)

Mr. Ancram

Mr. Paul Tyler (North Cornwall)

Mr. Ancram

Column: 903

Division No. 107 (Government of Wales Bill) [9 Dec 1997]

Column: 906

Column: 907

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Hon. Members

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 908

Division No. 108 (Government of Wales Bill) [9 Dec 1997]

Column: 910

Division No. 109 (Government of Wales Bill) [9 Dec 1997]

Column: 913

Division No. 110 (Government of Wales Bill) [9 Dec 1997]

Column: 916

Column: 917

British Board of Film Classification [9 Dec 1997]

11.27 pm

Mr. Julian Brazier (Canterbury)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Mr. Brazier

Column: 918

Motor Industry [9 Dec 1997]

11.30 pm

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich)

Column: 919

Column: 920

Column: 921

11.48 pm

The Minister for Science, Energy and Industry (Mr. John Battle)

Column: 922

Column: 923

Column: 924

Column: 925

Column: 926

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