Thursday, 6 July 1978
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
As amended, considered.
Once again, I appeal for brief supplementary questions and brief replies—at least, as brief as possible.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he proposes to take to make attendance at court as a witness less expensive, less onerous and less uncomfortable than it is at present.
asked the Secretary Of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with representatives of the Socialist Workers Party about violence at political meetings.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the current rate of male recruitment to the police.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest figures for the crime of causing malicious damage.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis with regard to the proposed closure of police stations and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make available to the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants special funds additional to its present income for the purpose of...
asked the secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest criminal statistics for the first six months of 1978.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he now expects to publish his White Paper on the Official Secrets Act.
asked the Secretary of State for Home Department what action he intends to take following the recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights that the use of corporal punishment in the Isle...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to implement the Edmund-Davies report on police pay.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to report progress towards the agreement which would give the Fire Brigades Union a 42-hour week; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the refusal of employers in the public sector to employ coloured British citizens because they were...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further plans he has to reduce the size of the prison population.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many persons are currently held in remand centres.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has discussed with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis his report for the year 1977.
asked the Prime Minister when he will next meet the TUC and CBI.
asked the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 6th July.
Will the Leader of the House please state the business for next week?
3.50 p.m.
[1ST ALLOTTED DAY]
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 1, line 8, at end insert: the members of which shall be elected by that system of proportional voting specified under this Act.
Lords amendment: No. 24, in page 7, line 18, leave out from ("statement") to ("in").
Lords amendment: No. 40, in page 8, line 33, at end insert ("and if the Judicial Committee decides that a provision is within the legislative competence of the Assembly or is so compatible the...
Lords amendment: No. 41.
Lords amendment: No. 55, in page 12, line 22, leave out ("may") and insert ("shall")
12.16 a.m.
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