Friday, 22 February 1980
The House met at half-past Nine o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
For Southend, East, in the room of Sir Stephen James McAdden, Knight, CBE, deceased.—[Mr. Jopling.]
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I beg leave to present a petition and associated signatures on behalf of residents in and around my constituency. The petition reads: To...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
A period of six months shall elapse between the approval by both Houses of Parliament of the regulations made under section 1 and their coming into effect'.—[Sir Ronald Bell.]
'The Minister shall within two years of the coming into operation of this Act and thereafter annually lay before Parliament a report on the operation of the Act.'.—[Mr. Waller.]
Considered in Committee; reported, without amendment.
Order for Second Reading read.
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr. Berry.)
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