Thursday, 28 February 1980
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Orders for Second Reading read.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received regarding allocating the fourth television channel in Wales to the Welsh language.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will review the provisions for obtaining licences for firearms.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration has been given by Sir Derek Rayner to the agency agreement between his Department and the Post Office for the issue of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with prison remand facilities in North-West England.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has completed his review of the law on telephone tapping.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to meet representatives of the Association of Chief Police Officers.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now make further funds available for improving reception and choice for viewers of independent television programmes.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what response his Department has made to the proposals in so far as they refer to his responsibilities of the report "In Whose Best Interests"...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he proposes to introduce legislation to amend the Children and Young Persons Act 1969.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what response he has had so far from organisations representing people affected by the May report; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied with guidelines to coroners on the circumstances in which they allow hospital authorities to take kidneys for purposes...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to set up an interdepartmental working party with instructions to report urgently on ways of reducing the prison population.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will secure the future of the BBC by agreeing with it the future level of the licensing fee over the next five years.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration he is giving to recreating a civil defence organisation.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the nationalities of all members of the Greek-owned motor vessel "Athina B", which ran aground at Brighton on 21 January;...
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 28 February.
asked the Prime Minister whether she is satisfied with the present proportion of the gross domestic product which is spent by the State.
asked the Prime Minister whether she will list her official engagements for Thursday 28 February.
asked the Prime Minister whether she plans to meet the Governor of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia in Salisbury.
Mr. James Callaghan: Will the Leader of the House please state the business for next week?
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 9, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
I have not selected either of the amendments on the Order Paper. I merely remind the House that on the day of such an important debate obviously almost every hon. Member in the Chamber would like...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Waddington.]
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