Wednesday, 23 March 1977
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to encourage local authorities to sell more houses to sitting tenants.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what further representations he has had concerning the future of List D schools; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next intends to visit Perth.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new jobs have been created by the Scottish Development Agency since its inception.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to tour the islands of Argyll in the coming summer.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with Scottish trade unionists concerning Government policies on devolution, unemployment and the Scottish economy.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest figure for the prison population in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what sums have been spent to date on adapting the Royal High School for the purposes of a Scottish Assembly; and what further sums the Government...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fishing protection vessels and aircraft are currently available for Scottish waters; and what types they are.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he next intends to pay an official visit to Alloa.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if the Scottish teachers' superannuation scheme will require to be amended to take account of the situation of teachers and lecturers in colleges of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations have been made to him regarding the proposed marine exercise area between St. Andrews and the Tay upon which he has sought observations.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now set up a land register for Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress made with the plans to build a new general hospital in Dunfermline and district.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the tenders received for the construction of the new bridge at Kessock.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many responses he has had to his Consultative Document on Teacher Training.
asked the Lord Advocate concerning which further proposals of the Scottish Law Commission the Government intend to introduce legislation during the present Session.
asked the Lord Advocate what additional staff he has had to recruit to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in order to deal with the increase in crimes of violence in the Strathclyde...
Sir John Langford-Holt, supported by Mr. Geoffrey Rippon, Sir John Rodgers and Mr. Anthony Fell, presented a Bill to amend the Shops Acts 1950 to 1965: And the same was read the First time; and...
Before we take the Ten Minutes' Rule Bill, may I tell the hon. Member for Lichfield and Tamworth (Mr. Grocott) that there is nothing in the rules of the House requiring him to take ten minutes?
Mr. Bruce Grocott accordingly presented a Bill to reduce the size of the prison population by providing for alternatives to custodial sentences and by limiting the offences for which custodial...
3.35 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Stoddart.]
Wednesday 23rd March 1977
10.30 a.m.
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