Tuesday, 21 January 1975
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will review the system of granting permits to domestic workers from overseas with a view to eliminating the exploitation of such workers.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he intends to use the services of the proposed Equal Opportunities Commission to ensure that the objectives of the Equal Pay Act 1970 are fulfilled.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he remains satisfied with the operation of his policy on wage levels; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will initiate an equal opportunity in employment programme in order to improve race relations in the field of employment.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will arrange to meet the Executive of the National Union of Mineworkers to discuss industrial relations.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what study he has made of the number of firms which in 1974 had an eight-day holiday from Christmas to the New Year; and if, as a boost to the social...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the TUC has informed him of the date on which the TUC review body on exclusions and exemptions from union membership will come into operation.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he remains satisfied with the work of the Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he is yet in a position to estimate the effect on employment in civil shipyards of the cuts in the Royal Navy and the decision to concentrate...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has had any recent talks with employers or trade unionists from the textile industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest unemployment figure for Birmingham.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to encourage language training for immigrants at their places of employment.
asked the Prime Minister what further talks he intends to have with the Heads of State of EEC Governments before the decision is taken to make a recommendation to the British people on the United...
asked the Prime Minister whether the public statement on inflation made in Washington, DC, on 10th December by the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection represented Government policy.
With permission, I should like to make a statement about the recent international monetary meetings. In Washington last week I attended meetings of the Interim Committee of the International...
3.54 p.m.
Mr. Robin F. Cook accordingly presented a Bill to amend the law of Scotland relating to divorce, dissolution of marriage and judicial separation and to the power of the court to award interim...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 15th January].
I beg to move Amendment No. 13, in page 12, line 5, after 'excess', insert: 'or such part thereof as the company shall claim'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 43, in page 14, line 37, leave out 'transferred by a chargeable transfer' and insert: 'of a chargeable transfer received by a person ("the transferee")'. I suppose...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Pavitt.]
1.30 a.m.
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