House of Commons debates
Monday, 30 April 1990
- Preamble (0 speeches)
The House met at half past Two o'clock
- Prayers (0 speeches)
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
- Oral Answers to Questions — Wales (0 speeches)
- Health Authorities (9 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he next plans to meet the chairmen of health authorities in Wales.
- Local Management of Schools (6 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the progress of the Welsh counties towards implementing the proposals for the local management of schools.
- South Glamorgan Health Authority (12 speeches)
Mr. John P. Smith:: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met the chairman of South Glamorgan health authority; and what he discussed.
- Housing (10 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many houses for rent were built in 1989 in districts in Clwyd, Dyfed, Gwynedd and Powys.
- Hernia Operations (4 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales which hospital in Wales has the longest waiting period for hernia operations; which has the shortest waiting period for hernia operations; and if he will...
- Welsh Language Board (14 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met the chairman of the Welsh Language Board; and what was discussed.
- British Coal (12 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has any plans to meet, in the near future, the chairman of British Coal to discuss the future of the coal industry in Wales.
- National Rivers Authority (14 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met the chairman of the National Rivers Authority in Wales; and what matters were discussed.
- National Health Service (4 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received about the present state of the National Health Service in Wales.
- Roads, South Clwyd (4 speeches)
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received about the development of roads in south Clwyd.
- Oral Answers to Questions — The Arts (0 speeches)
- Public Libraries (6 speeches)
To ask the Minister for the Arts what information he has on the level of expenditure on public library services proposed for 1990–91.
- Charitable Giving (20 speeches)
To ask the Minister for the Arts what steps he is taking to explain to the arts world, both consumers and producers, the measures announced in the Budget statement.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Service (0 speeches)
- Equal Opportunities Programme (4 speeches)
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will make a statement regarding the implementation of the equal opportunities programme in the civil service.
- Equal Opportunities (6 speeches)
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service how he intends to encourage people, particularly those who are university graduates, from the ethnic minorities, women with young children and the...
- Sir Robin Butler (4 speeches)
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service whether he has received any representations from the civil service unions about Sir Robin Butler's appearance before the Select Committee on the Treasury...
- Trade Unions (6 speeches)
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service when he last met representatives of the trade unions; and what subjects were discussed.
- Civil Service Recruitment (8 speeches)
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service how many direct entrants at HEO level have been accepted into the civil service under the recent recruitment scheme; and what was the target.
- Civil Service Agencies (6 speeches)
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service what progress has been made in developing civil service agencies in the last five weeks.
- Agriculture Council (59 speeches)
I represented the United Kingdom at the meeting of the Agriculture Council from 25 to 27 April with my hon. Friend the Member for Skipton and Ripon (Mr. Curry), Parliamentary Secretary to the...
- Points of Order (50 speeches)
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I should be grateful for your guidance regarding the interpretation of Standing Order No. 86(2), which concerns the composition of Standing Committees, with...
- Orders of the Day — Environmental Protection Bill (0 speeches)
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
- New Clause 11 (0 speeches)
- Public Registers of Information (52 speeches)
`.—(1) It shall be the duty of each enforcing authority, as respects prescribed processes for which it is the enforcing authority, to maintain, in accordance with regulations made by the...
- New Clause 12 (0 speeches)
- Exclusion from Registers of Information Affecting National Security (0 speeches)
`.—(1) No information shall be included in a register maintained under section (Public registers of information) above if and so long as, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the...
- New Clause 13 (0 speeches)
- Exclusion from Public Registers of Certain Confidential Information (0 speeches)
' .—(1) No information relating to the affairs of any individual or business shall be included in a register maintained under section (Public registers of information) above, without the...
- New Clause 31 (0 speeches)
- Variation of Authorisations by Enforcing Authority (15 speeches)
'(1) The enforcing authority may at any time, subject to the requirements of section 7 above, vary an authorisation and shall do so if it appears to the authority at that time that that section...
- New Clause 32 (0 speeches)
- Variation of Conditions Etc: Applications by Holders of Authorisations (0 speeches)
`(1) A person carrying on a prescribed process under an authorisation who wishes to make a relevant change in the process may at any time—> (a) notify the enforcing authority in the...
- New Clause 14 (0 speeches)
- Transfer of Authorisations (0 speeches)
`.—(1) An authorisation for the carrying on of any prescribed process may be transferred by the holder to a person who proposes to carry on the process in the holder's place.
- New Clause 29 (0 speeches)
- Preliminary (0 speeches)
'.—(1) The following provisions have effect for the interpretation of Part II.
- New Clause 33 (0 speeches)
- Exclusion from Registers of Information Affecting National Security (0 speeches)
`.—(1) No information shall be included in a register maintained under section 57 above (a "register") if and so long as, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the inclusion in the...
- New Clause 34 (0 speeches)
- Exclusion from Registers of Certain Confidential Information (0 speeches)
`.—(1) No information relating to the affairs of any individual or business shall be included in a register maintained under section 57 above (a "register"), without the consent of that...
- New Clause 30 (0 speeches)
- Transition from Control of Pollution Act 1974 to This Act (26 speeches)
'.—(1) This section has effect for the purposes of the transition from the provisions of Part I of the Control of Pollution Act 1974 ("the 1974 Act") to the corresponding provisions of this...
- New Clause 18 (0 speeches)
- Application of Part Ii to Isles of Scilly (0 speeches)
'Part II shall have effect in its application to the Isles of Scilly with such modifications as the Secretary of State may by order specify.'.—[Mr. Trippier.]
- New Clause 56 (0 speeches)
- Powers in Relation to Abandoned Shopping and Luggage Trolleys (0 speeches)
'.—(1) A local authority may resolve that Schedule (Abandoned shopping and luggage trolleys) is to apply in its area; and if a local authority does so resolve, that Schedule shall come into...
- New Clause 35 (0 speeches)
- Risk Assessment and Notification Requirements (7 speeches)
'.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (7) below, no person shall import or acquire, release or market any genetically modified organisms unless, before doing that act— (a) he has...
- New Clause 36 (0 speeches)
- General Duties Relating to Importation, Acquisition, Keeping, Release or Marketing of Organisms (0 speeches)
'.—(1) A person who— (a) is proposing to import or acquire any genetically modified organisms, or(b) is keeping any such organisms, or(c) is proposing to release or market any such...
- New Clause 37 (0 speeches)
- Prohibition Notices (0 speeches)
'(1) The Secretary of State may serve a notice under this section (a "prohibition notice") on any person he has reason to believe— (a) is proposing to import or acquire, release or market...
- New Clause 40 (0 speeches)
- Consents: Limitations and Conditions (0 speeches)
'(1) The Secretary of State may include in a consent such limitations and conditions as he may think fit.
- New Clause 41 (0 speeches)
- Onus of Proof as Regards Techniques and Evidence (0 speeches)
'.—(1) In any proceedings for either of the following offences, that is to say— (a) an offence under section 101(1)(d) above consisting in a failure to comply with the general...
- New Clause 38 (0 speeches)
- Power of Court to Order Cause of Offence to Be Remedied (0 speeches)
'(1) Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 101(1)(a),(aa),(d),(e),(ee) or (f) above in respect of any matters which appear to the court to be matters which it is in his power to...
- New Clause 39 (0 speeches)
- Power of Secretary of State to Remedy Harm (0 speeches)
'(1) Where the commission of an offence under section 101(1)(a),(aa),(d),(e),(ee) or (I) above causes any harm which it is possible to remedy, the Secretary of State may, subject to subsection...
- New Clause 1 (0 speeches)
- Product Audit Agency (12 speeches)
'(1) The Secretary of State shall establish, within 12 months of the coming into operation of this Act, a Product Audit Agency.
- New Clause 4 (0 speeches)
- Flue Gas Desulphurisation (11 speeches)
'( )—(1) This section shall have effect for the purpose of reducing pollution from electricity generating stations.
- New Clause 5 (0 speeches)
- Dog Registration (86 speeches)
'(1) For the purposes of protecting the environment, the Secretary of State shall by order, in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (6) below, make provision for a scheme for the registration,...
- Orders of the Day — Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Bill (0 speeches)
Ordered,That in respect of the Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Bill, notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at...
- Orders of the Day — Transport (Hexham) (2 speeches)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. John M. Taylor.]