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Tuesday 16 Dec 1997
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Column: 111
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. John Prescott)
Mr. Miller
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Yeo
Mr. Prescott
Column: 112
Mr. Barnes
Mr. Prescott
The Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning (Mr. Richard Caborn)
Mr. Jenkin
Mr. Caborn
Mr. Bob Russell
Mr. Caborn
Column: 113
The Minister for Local Government and Housing (Ms Hilary Armstrong)
Mr. Greenway
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Ronnie Campbell
Ms Armstrong
Sir Norman Fowler
Column: 114
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Tipping
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Brake
Mr. Prescott
Column: 115
Mr. Bayley
Mr. Prescott
Sir Sydney Chapman
Mr. Prescott
Ms Armstrong
Jane Griffiths
Ms Armstrong
Column: 116
Mr. Boswell
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Bill O'Brien
Ms Armstrong
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Lansley
Ms Armstrong
Column: 117
Mr. Hoyle
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Burstow
Ms Armstrong
Mr. MacShane
Ms Armstrong
Column: 118
Sir Norman Fowler
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Watts
Ms Armstrong
Mr. Caborn
Mr. Kennedy
Column: 119
Mr. Caborn
Mr. Blizzard
Mr. Caborn
Mr. Townend
Mr. Caborn
Column: 120
The Minister of Transport (Dr. Gavin Strang)
Ann Clwyd
Dr. Strang
Mr. Ottaway
Dr. Strang
Mr. Pike
Dr. Strang
Column: 121
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Prescott
Dr. Strang
Dr. Harris
Dr. Strang
Dr. Strang
Mr. Robertson
Column: 122
Dr. Strang
Mr. Hope
Dr. Strang
Mr. Chope
Dr. Strang
Column: 123
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Ms Glenda Jackson)
Mr. Morgan
Ms Jackson
Mrs. Dunwoody
Ms Jackson
Sir Norman Fowler
Ms Jackson
Column: 124
Mr. Snape
Ms Jackson
Dr. Strang
Mr. Winterton
Dr. Strang
Mr. Stevenson
Column: 125
Dr. Strang
Ms Glenda Jackson
Dr. Tonge
Ms Jackson
Ms Glenda Jackson
Column: 126
Mrs. Laing
Ms Jackson
Ms Glenda Jackson
Mr. Efford
Ms Jackson
Mr. Robathan
Column: 127
Ms Jackson
Dr. Strang
Column: 128
Sir Robert Smith
Dr. Strang
Column: 129
3.30 pm
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Mr. John Prescott)
Column: 130
Column: 131
Sir Norman Fowler (Sutton Coldfield)
Column: 132
Mr. Prescott
Column: 133
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish)
Mr. Prescott
Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 134
Mr. Matthew Taylor (Truro and St. Austell)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 135
Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. John Gummer (Suffolk, Coastal)
Column: 136
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Michael Clapham (Barnsley, West and Penistone)
Column: 137
Mr. Prescott
Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)
Mr. Prescott
Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)
Column: 138
Mr. Prescott
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Column: 139
Mr. Prescott
Mr. David Prior (North Norfolk)
Mr. Prescott
Ms Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent, North)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 140
Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Bill O'Brien (Normanton)
Column: 141
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)
Madam Speaker
Mr. Prescott
Column: 142
Mrs. Helen Brinton (Peterborough)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Alan Simpson (Nottingham, South)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 143
Mr. Norman Baker (Lewes)
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Hugh Bayley (City of York)
Column: 144
Mr. Prescott
Mr. Fabian Hamilton (Leeds, North-East)
Mr. Prescott
Column: 145
4.24 pm
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Donald Dewar)
Column: 146
Column: 147
Column: 148
Column: 149
Mr. Michael Ancram (Devizes)
Column: 150
Mr. Dewar
Column: 151
Mrs. Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 152
Mr. James Wallace (Orkney and Shetland)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Dewar
Column: 153
Mr. Wallace
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Ernie Ross (Dundee, West)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 154
Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow)
Column: 155
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)
Column: 156
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Roy Beggs (East Antrim)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 157
Mr. Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 158
Mr. Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw)
Mr. Dewar
Mr. Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, North and Leith)
Mr. Dewar
Column: 159
5.15 pm
Mr. Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)
Column: 160
Column: 161
Column: 162
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)
5.25 pm
The President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)
Column: 163
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Redwood
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 164
Column: 165
Column: 166
Mr. Redwood
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Bercow
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 167
Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 168
Mr. David Prior (North Norfolk)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Bruce
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 169
Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)
Mrs. Beckett
Audrey Wise (Preston)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 170
Column: 171
Mr. Bercow
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Redwood
Column: 172
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)
Mrs. Beckett
Column: 173
6.6 pm
Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham)
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Redwood
Column: 174
Mr. Bob Blizzard (Waveney)
Mr. Redwood
Ann Keen (Brentford and Isleworth)
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Pond
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye)
Column: 175
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Caplin
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Caplin
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Caplin
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Thomas Graham (West Renfrewshire)
Column: 176
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Redwood
Column: 177
Mr. Sheerman
Column: 178
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Phil Woolas (Oldham, East and Saddleworth)
Column: 179
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Woolas
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Stephen Hesford (Wirral, West)
Mr. Redwood
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Mr. Redwood
Several hon. Members
Mr. Redwood
Column: 180
Column: 181
Mr. Woolas
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)
Mr. Redwood
Barbara Follett (Stevenage)
Mr. Redwood
Column: 182
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)
Mr. Redwood
Column: 183
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Redwood
Column: 184
Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)
6.42 pm
Mr. Tom Pendry (Stalybridge and Hyde)
Column: 185
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)
Mr. Pendry
Column: 186
Column: 187
6.50 pm
Mr. David Chidgey (Eastleigh)
Mr. Fallon
Mr. Chidgey
Column: 188
Column: 189
Mr. Prior
Mr. Chidgey
Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)
Mr. Chidgey
Column: 190
Mr. Blizzard
Mr. Chidgey
Column: 191
7.8 pm
Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)
Column: 192
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Pike
Mr. Bercow
Mr. Pike
Column: 193
7.18 pm
Mr. David Willetts (Havant)
Column: 194
Judy Mallaber
Mr. Willetts
Judy Mallaber
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Pond
Mr. Willetts
Column: 195
Mr. Blizzard
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Blizzard
Mr. Willetts
Mr. Blizzard
Mr. Willetts
Column: 196
Mr. Deputy Speaker
7.28 pm
Dr. Doug Naysmith (Bristol, North-West)
Column: 197
Column: 198
Column: 199
7.37 pm
Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)
Mr. Fallon
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Fallon
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Redwood
Column: 200
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)
Mr. Morgan
Column: 201
7.46 pm
Mr. Chris Pond (Gravesham)
Column: 202
Mr. Redwood
Mr. Pond
Mr. Brady
Mr. Pond
Column: 203
Column: 204
7.56 pm
Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)
Mr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)
Mr. Hammond
Mr. Turner
Mr. Hammond
Column: 205
Mr. Huw Edwards (Monmouth)
Mr. Hammond
Column: 206
Mr. Woolas
Mr. Hammond
Mr. Woolas
Mr. Hammond
8.6 pm
Mr. Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath)
Column: 207
Column: 208
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. Godsiff
8.15 pm
Mr. David Maclean (Penrith and The Border)
The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr. Ian McCartney)
Mr. Maclean
Column: 209
Mr. Brian Cotter (Weston-super-Mare)
Mr. Maclean
Mr. Ian McCartney
Mr. Maclean
Mr. McCartney
Mr. Maclean
Column: 210
Mr. Ian McCartney
Mr. Maclean
Mr. McCartney
Mr. Maclean
Mr. McCartney
Mr. Maclean
Mr. Desmond Turner
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Maclean
Miss Geraldine Smith (Morecambe and Lunesdale)
Mr. Maclean
Column: 211
8.24 pm
Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth and Camborne)
Column: 212
8.31 pm
Mrs. Teresa Gorman (Billericay)
Column: 213
Mr. Woolas
Mrs. Gorman
Miss Geraldine Smith
Mrs. Gorman
Column: 214
Miss Geraldine Smith
Mrs. Gorman
Dr. Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak)
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mrs. Gorman
Column: 215
Several hon. Members
Mrs. Gorman
Mr. Deputy Speaker
8.41 pm
Mr. Douglas Alexander (Paisley, South)
Column: 216
Column: 217
8.48 pm
Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)
Column: 218
Column: 219
8.57 pm
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley)
Column: 220
9.2 pm
Mr. David Prior (North Norfolk)
Column: 221
9.5 pm
Mr. David Lepper (Brighton, Pavilion)
Column: 222
9.11 pm
Mr. Damian Green (Ashford)
Column: 223
Miss Geraldine Smith
Mr. Green
Miss Smith
Mr. Green
Miss Smith
Mr. Green
Column: 224
Mr. Alasdair Morgan
Mr. Green
9.17 pm
Mr. Russell Brown (Dumfries)
Column: 225
9.20 pm
Mr. Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks)
Column: 226
Miss Geraldine Smith
Mr. Fallon
Miss Smith
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Fallon
Column: 227
Mrs. Beckett
Mr. Fallon
Column: 228
Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham)
Mr. Fallon
Mr. MacShane
Mr. Fallon
Mr. Allan Rogers (Rhondda)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Fallon
Several hon. Members
Mr. Fallon
Column: 229
Mr. MacShane
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Sheerman
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Sheerman
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Fallon
The Minister for Small Firms, Trade and Industry (Mrs. Barbara Roche)
Mr. Fallon
Mrs. Roche
Mr. Fallon
Mrs. Roche
Column: 230
Mr. Fallon
Mr. Rogers
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Fallon
Mr. Peter Bradley (The Wrekin)
Mr. Fallon
Column: 231
Several hon. Members
Mr. Fallon
Several hon. Members
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. Fallon
9.44 pm
The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Mr. Ian McCartney)
Column: 232
Mr. Redwood
Mr. McCartney
Column: 233
Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. McCartney
Column: 234
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. McCartney
Mr. Redwood
Mr. McCartney
Column: 235
Mr. Deputy Speaker
Mr. McCartney
Column: 236
Division No. 120 (National Minimum Wage Bill) [16 Dec 1997]
Column: 239
Column: 240
Column: 241
10.15 pm
Mr. Oliver Heald (North-East Hertfordshire)
Column: 242
Mr. Bowen Wells (Hertford and Stortford)
Mr. Heald
Column: 243
10.26 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Ms Glenda Jackson)
Column: 244
Column: 245
Column: 246
Column: 247
Column: 248