House of Commons debates
Friday, 28 April 1978

• Preamble (0 speeches)
  The House met at Eleven o'clock
• Prayers (0 speeches)
  [Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
• European Community (Farm Prices) (4 speeches)
  On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I wonder whether the Government have asked that the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food should make a statement today about the non-outcome of the...
• Orders of the Day — Consumer Safety Bill (0 speeches)
  As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
• New Clause No. 1 (0 speeches)
  • Offences Against the Safety Regulations (60 speeches)
    '(1) Where safety regulations prohibit a person— (a) from supplying or offering or agreeing to supply goods or from exposing or possessing goods for supply; or(b) from supplying, or from...
• New Clause No. 2 (0 speeches)
  • Annual Reports to Secretary of State by Enforcing Authorities (17 speeches)
    'A weights and measures authority shall, as soon as practicable after the 31st December in the year in which this section comes into operation (and, in any event, not later than the end of March...
• Clause 1 (0 speeches)
  • Safety Regulations in Respect of Goods (55 speeches)
    I beg to move Amendment No. 2 in page 1, line 5, leave out from 'may' to end of line 14 and insert ', for the purpose of securing that goods are safe or that appropriate information is provided...
• Clause 2 (0 speeches)
  • Orders and Notices to Prohibit Supply of Goods or Give Warning of Danger from Goods. (5 speeches)
    I beg to move Amendment No. 30, in page 4, line 8, leave out "dangerous" and insert "not safe".
• Clause 3 (0 speeches)
  • Power to Obtain Information (10 speeches)
    I beg to move Amendment No. 34, in page 4, line 40, after "or", insert "to serve or revoke".
• Clause 4 (0 speeches)
  • Enforcement (0 speeches)
    Amendments made:
• Clause 5 (0 speeches)
  • Civil Liability (0 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 41, in page 6, line 42, leave out 'a prohibition notice or a notice to warn' and insert 'or a prohibition notice and the commission of an offence under section (Offences...
• Clause 6 (0 speeches)
  • Supplemental (12 speeches)
    Amendment made: No. 42, in page 7, line 32, leave out 'or safety regulations'.—[Mr. John Fraser.]
• Clause 8 (0 speeches)
  • Interpretation (15 speeches)
    I beg to move Amendment No. 48, in page 9, line 3, after 'agreement', insert 'or under an agreement for the hiring of goods (other than a hire-purchase agreement)'.
• Clause 10 (0 speeches)
  • Application to Northern Ireland (0 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 58, in page 11, line 11, leave out paragraph (b).
• Schedule 1 (0 speeches)
  • Prohibition Orders, Prohibition Notices and Notices to Warn (3 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 61, in page 12, line 24, leave out 'An order shall, unless previously revoked' and insert: 'Without prejudice to the power to make a further order and subject to the...
• Schedule 2 (0 speeches)
  • Enforcement (2 speeches)
    Amendments made: No. 81, in page 17, line 39, leave out from 'goods' to end of line 40.
  • Employment Protection (Amendment) Bill (0 speeches)
    Not amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
• Clause 2 (0 speeches)
  • Complaints on Termination of Employment in Connection with Recognition Issues. (1 speech)
    3.59 p.m.
  • Companies Bill (2 speeches)
    Order for Second Reading read.
  • Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill (2 speeches)
    Order for Second Reading read.
  • Local Government Act 1974 (Amendment) (No 2) Bill (2 speeches)
    Order for Second Reading read.
  • Town and Country Planning Act 1971 (Amendment) Bill (2 speeches)
    Order for Second Reading read.
  • Theatres Trust (Scotland) Bill (1 speech)
    Order for Second Reading read.
  • Abortion (Amendment) Bill (2 speeches)
    Order for Second Reading read.
  • Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill (3 speeches)
    Order for Second Reading read.
  • STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, &c (0 speeches)
    Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 73A (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c),
  • Insurance (0 speeches)
    That the draft Insurance Companies (Authorisation and Accounts: General Business) Regulations 1978, which were laid before this House on 3rd April, be approved.—[Mr. Thomas Cox.]
  • Northern Ireland Committee (0 speeches)
    Ordered,That the Order of the House of 19th April, That the matter of the proposal for a draft Matrimonial Causes (Northern Ireland) Order be referred to the Northern Ireland Committee, be...
  • Archway Road, London (Public Inquiry) (8 speeches)
    Motion made, and Question proposed. That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Thomas Cox.]