Tuesday, 7 November 1978
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Sectary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement about his recent meeting with representatives of the hospital nurses' organisations.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is satisfied that the strike of hospital supervisors could not have been settled weeks earlier on the same terms.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether it is his intention that the linking of periods of sickness should be used to disqualify people from receiving benefit when later periods...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the review of the supplementary benefits system.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will bring forward legislation to abolish the earnings rule.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he intends to take to avoid the possibility of lives being lost as a result of any future industrial dispute among hospital workers.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the increase in the number of people drawing supplementary benefit, including dependants, since December 1973.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now take action to ensure the right of attendance by representatives of all community health councils to their respective family ...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on his intentions concerning the payment of a Christmas bonus to pensioners.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the future of services provided at the Eltham and Mottingham hospital.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is satisfied with staff morale in the National Health Service.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement about his recent visit to Nigeria.
asked the Prime Minister if he will visit Flushing.
asked the Prime Minister if he will state his official engagements for 7th November.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the unofficial action by employees of the water services in Counties Armagh and Down, and the steps which he has...
The House will know of the difficulties which have recently been affecting the Northern Ireland prison service. In particular, in pursuit of a claim for an increase in their emergency allowance...
Ordered, That the Counter-Inflation (Price Code) Order 1978 (S.I., 1978, No. 1082) be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments,&c.—[Mr. James Hamilton.]
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [1st November]:That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:Most Gracious Sovereign.We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and...
I have selected the amendment in the name of the right hon. Lady the Leader of the Opposition. Before we begin the debate, I should like to say that an exceptionally large number of right hon....
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Tinn.]
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