Monday, 6 July 1981
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what discussions he proposes to have with the European Economic Community Council of Ministers about alternative sources of energy.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will place a statutory obligation on the electricity boards to investigate any cases reported to them of suspected faulty wiring without any charge...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the latest assessment of prospects for new discoveries of oil whether on land in the United Kingdom or beneath the...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what recent representations he has received about the level of energy prices to industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a further statement on the nuclear power programme.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much of the additional finance which he has made available to the National Coal Board is earmarked for capital investment in developments to increase...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will meet the chairman of the British National Oil Corporation to discuss the chairman's wish for legislation to privatise the corporation.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will report on developments in establishing the North Sea gas-gathering system in the light of discussions with his Norwegian counterparts.
Mr. Tom Ellis: asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many applications have so far been received under the scheme launched on 22 May for converting or replacing oil-fired boilers with...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what consultations he has had during the last month with leaders of British industry on energy pricing policy.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what progress he has made in encouraging the increased use of coal in industry and in generation; what further steps he is taking to extend this coal...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what conclusions the Ministers of Energy of the European Economic Community reached after reviewing the Commission's report, following the National...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he next plans to meet the leaders of the National Coal Board and the National Union of Mineworkers to consider the future expansion of the coal industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he intends to meet the Confederation of British Industry energy group to discuss industrial energy prices.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he has any plans to alter the periods of the year when Parliament sits.
asked the Paymaster General what steps he is taking to publicise Government policy upon the benefits of European Economic Community membership.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will report to the House on the violence which occurred on Friday 3 July in Southall, London, and on 4–5 July in Toxteth, Liverpool. The violence in these...
Ordered,That the draft County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1981 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. Pym]
I beg to move, That this House deplores the part played by Her Majesty's Government in opposing moves to take action against flags of convenience at the recent meetings of the Shipping Committee...
I beg to move; That as respects any time after 7th July 1981 the Resolution of the House (Tobacco products) of 16th March shall have effect with the substitution for £18·04,...
Motion made, and Question put,
Question again proposed.
I beg to move, That the general betting duty chargeable under section 1 of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1972 or section 16 of the Miscellaneous Transferred Excise Duties Act (Northern...
I beg to move, That, as from 27 July 1981, section 17(2) of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1972 shall have effect— (a) with the substitution for "7½ per cent." (in both places) of...
I beg to move, That increases shall be made in the rates of gaming machine licence duty chargeable under section 21 of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1972 and Part V of the Miscellaneous...
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Ordered,That the Standing Order of 4 July 1979 relating to the nomination of the Committee of Public Accounts be amended, by adding Mr. Ray Whitney.—[Mr. John Stradling Thomas.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Gummer]
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