Monday, 4 August 1980
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address as follows:
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported Her Majesty's Answers to the Addresses, as follows:
Lords amendments agreed to.
Order for Third reading read.
Read the Third time and passed, with amendments.
Considered; to be read the Third time.
Orders for Second reading read.
Ordered,That the Promoters of the Felixstowe Dock and Railway (No. 2) Bill shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next...
Ordered,That the Promoters of the Greater London Council (General Powers) (No. 2) Bill shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the...
Ordered,That the Promoters of the Greater Manchester Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of...
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what representations he has had from the Confederation of British Industry on the growth prospects of British industry in the next two years.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will make a statement on his recent meeting with representatives of the paper industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry by what amount the taxpayer has subsidised the British Steel Corporation in the last 10 years; and how much this works out per household and person.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will take steps to encourage the development of new industry in the Northern region.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will consider initiating new steps to assist manufacturing industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what estimate he has made of the extent to which United Kingdom industry will be able to respond to official encouragement to manufacture private sector...
asked the Secretary of State for Industry on what grounds he authorised his Department's sponsorship of the British Materials Handling Board.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will review the Government's policy on aid to industry in the various regions.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will undertake a study of the effects on manufacturing industry of European Economic Community membership.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the index of production in manufacturing industry in the most recent month for which figures are available; and what was the figure in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Industry what steps are being taken by the Government to stockpile raw materials essential to manufacturing industry, particularly metal manufacture.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry, in the light of the large pockets of unemployed persons, and the danger of further redundancies in the South Yorkshire area, if he will take steps to...
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will revise the arrangements for the assistance of industrial development in South Yorkshire in general and in the Rother Valley constituency in...
asked the Attorney-General when he anticipates receiving the Law Commission report on the law of confidence.
asked the Attorney-General, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Orpington (Mr. Stanbrook) 18 July, what his reasons are for refusing to publish his correspondence with the chairman of the...
asked the Attorney-General if he will refer to the Department of Public Prosecutions, with a view to prosecution under section 5 the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949, the case of Mr. Albert Dale...
asked the Attorney-General whether he has now considered the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Legal Services relating to the provision of legal aid for bail applications; and if he...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Many hon. Members coming to the House today will have seen reports in the press saying that there was to be a statement about the abolition of the Clegg...
Motion made, and Question proposed
Ordered,That, notwithstanding the practice of the House relating to the interval between the various stages of Bills of aids and supplies, more than one stage of the Consolidated Fund...
Order for Second Reading read.
I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss the motor industry and to draw attention to the fact that world-wide the industry is in recession, with one significant exception—Japan. In the...
There are several groups in Parliament that not only transcend party barriers but leap the gap between this House and another place. I am the chairman of one such group, the all-party Lords and...
I am grateful for the fact that I have been fortunate enough to have been drawn in the raffle to speak on the important issue of school meals. I declare my interest on two counts. First, I am a...
As the night is still very young, I call the attention of the House to the impending housing crisis in London, which has been caused by the destructive policies carried out by the Tory Greater...
I apologise to the Minister of State for dragging him from his bed at six o'clock in the morning to reply to my debate on ministerial patronage. Witnessing the dawn appearing over the Thames is...
This may seem a strange hour to launch a debate on so major a subject as the replacement of Polaris by Trident. It is a reflection on the strange procedures of this place that this is the only...
I hope that my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State will not misunderstand me when I say that I do not regret having kept him up throughout the night. He is noted both for having a fertile...
I thank the Minister of State, Home Office, my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Cleveland and Whitby (Mr. Brittan), for his presence. As he knows, the late Patrick Joseph...
Had the Minister taken the opportunity of replying to me when I asked him to earlier, it would not have been necessary for me to rise now and to make the short, five minute contribution that I am...
[Mr. BERNARD WEATHERILL in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine): With the leave of the House, I shall put together the Questions on the motions relating to statutory instruments.
That the draft North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (Compensation for Smelter Deficits) Order 1980, which was laid before this House on 9th July, be approved.
That the draft Companies (Directors' Report) (Employment of Disabled Persons) Regulations 1980, which were laid before this House on 17th July, be approved.
That the draft Income Tax (Construction Operations) Order 1980, which was laid before this House on 4th July, be approved.
That the draft Cinematograph Films (Collection of Levy) (Amendment No. 8) Regulations 1980, which were laid before this House on 17th July, be approved.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Le Marchant.]
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