Thursday, 7 May 1981
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Read the Third time and passed.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will inquire into the poor quality of radio reception in the London area and seek powers to remedy the problems caused by tall buildings.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further consideration he has now given to the damage caused to race and community relations by marches and demonstrations organised to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total of firearm certificates issued in each of the last three years.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his latest estimate of the number of 27 MHz AM transmitters in the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent discussions he has had with the Commission for Racial Equality about race relations in inner city areas.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to complete his review of late night and Sunday trading laws.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek to introduce additional measures to combat vandalism.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current strength of the Metropolitan Police.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will review the law concerning disqualification of candidates at parliamentary elections.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will seek to amend section 1 of the Recess Elections Act 1975 to extend the definition of "disqualifying office" to include the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consideration he has given to the proposal of the British Broadcasting Corporation that an independent body should be set up to provide...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now consider reducing the number of visits paid for by the taxpayer to inmates of Her Majesty's prisons.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 7 May.
May I ask the Leader of the House to state the business for next week?
Ordered,That the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Accession of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Second ACP-EEC Convention of Lome) Order 1981 be referred to a Standing...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Gummer.]
With your permission, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and that of the House, I beg to leave to present a petition on behalf of the British community of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The petition has been signed...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Goodlad.]
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