Thursday, 30 July 1981
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed, with amendments.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Motion made, and Question proposed,That so much of the Lords Message [27th July] as relates to the County of Avon Bill [Lords], and the Derbyshire Bill [Lords] be now considered. — [The...
Ordered,That so much of the Lords Message [27th July] as relates to the British Railways (No. 2) Bill be now considered;
Ordered,That so much of the Lords Message [27th July] as relates to the Greater London Council (General Powers) Bill be now considered:
Ordered,That so much of the Lords Message [27th July] as relates to the Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Pier Bill be now considered
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in order to achieve lower interest rates, he will now reintroduce exchange control.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he considers to be the main benefits so far achieved by his policies.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reassessment of economic prospects he has made since his last Budget.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely trends on inflation and interest rates over the next year.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what criteria he uses to measure any recovery in manufacturing and total output in the economy.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total figure for sales of public sector assets in 1980 and in 1979.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rate of inflation on 1 July.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a woman aged between 60 and 64 years who, as a result of receiving a State pension and a graduated pension of 33 pence per week or over, becomes...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total administrative costs in the current financial year of the Inland Revenue and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Department,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will alter the system of tax allowance in favour of families with children where one parent only is in work.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his current estimate of the total cost in 1981–82 of unemployment benefit, special schemes for jobless boys and girls, employment subsidies in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present purchasing power of £ sterling compared with May 1979.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 30 July.
Will the Leader of the House state the business for the week after the recess?
With permission, I should like to make a statement about telecommunications liberalisation. I apologise in advance for the length of the statement. On 15 April, my right hon. Friend the...
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 beg to move, That Mr. Austin Mitchell and Mr. John Stradling Thomas have leave of absence to present on behalf of this House a gift of a Clerk's Table to the House of Representatives of Fiji,...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
'.—(1) For subsection (1) of section 22 of the Water Act 1973 (duties with respect to nature conservation and amenity) there shall be substituted the following sub-section—
'(1) Where an application for a grant under a scheme made under section 29 of the Agriculture Act 1970 (farm capital grants) is made as respects expenditure incurred or to be incurred for the...
'.—(1) The Ministers shall from time to time, after consultation with the Nature Conservancy Council and such persons appearing to them to represent other interests concerned as they...
'(1) This section applies where—
'(1) Where, in the case of any land covered (continuously or intermittently) by tidal waters or parts of the sea in or adjacent to Great Britain up to the seaward limits of territorial waters, it...
'(1) The Nature Conservancy Council may, with the consent of the Secretary of State make byelaws for the protection of any area designated as a marine nature reserve under section (Marine nature...
'.— (1) Every county planning authority whose area comprises the whole or any part of a National Park shall— (a) before the expiration of the period of two years beginning with the...
'The Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament an annual report giving details of all land formerly used for the purposes of agriculture, forestry, park, or general countryside...
'The Secretary of State shall lay before each House of Parliament, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, draft proposals for the review of enactments concerned with offences relating to...
'(1) A regional park is a park set in the countryside and extensive in size, located so as to be convenient to serve the recreational needs of a substantial number of the inhabitants of the area....
'(1) Where it appears to the Minister or county planning authority that the character or appearance of any land to which an order under section 40 applies would be likely to be affected by the...
'In section 20(2) of the Hill Farming Act 1946 leave out 'five pounds' and insert '£100'.—[Mr. Andrew F. Bennett.]
Amendments made: No. 232, in page 26, line 5, at end insert
Amendments made: No. 217, in page 27, line 43, leave out from 'agreement' to 'under' in line 44 and insert 'for the acquisition of the interest of the person who gave the notice under subsection...
Amendments made: No. 147, in page 29, line 1, leave out 'This section', and insert 'Subsection (1A) applies where an order is made under section 29 and subsection (2)'.
Amendments made: No. 187, in page 30, leave out lines 3 to 5.
I beg to move amendment No. 178, in page 30, line 43, leave out from 'which' to 'is' in line 1 on page 31 and insert 'comprises a limestone pavement'.
Amendment made: No. 225, in page 32, line 28, leave out Clause 34.—[Mr. Monro.]
Amendment made: No. 162, in page 34, line 33, leave out Clause 36.—[Mr. Monro.]
I beg to move amendment No. 220, in page 35, line 16, after 'beauty', insert 'or amenity'.
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the Wildlife and Countryside Bill [Lords] and the consideration of Lords Amendments to the Employment and Training Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed,...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), again considered.
Amendments made: No. 155, in page 37, line 6, at end insert— '(1 A) In the exercise of his general duty under section 4(2) of the Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 of promoting the...
I beg to move amendment No. 141, in page 38, line 36, leave out 'twelve' and insert 'eighteen'. This amendment goes back to an area which we debated at length earlier—the way in which our...
I beg to move, amendment No. 192, in page 41, line 11, after 'are', insert 'members of relevant district councils (within the meaning of the said paragraph 12A) and are'.
Consultation
'A local authority may appoint such numbers of persons as appear to the authority to be necessary or expedient to act its wardens as respects a footpath, bridleway or byway open to all traffic...
'At the end of section 25 of the Highways Act 1980 (creation of footpath or bridleway by agreement) there shall be inserted the following subsection— '"(6) As soon as may be after the...
'(1) In subsection (1) of section 1 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967 (traffic regulation orders outside Greater London) after the words "London" there shall be inserted the words "(but...
'(1) In section 137 of the Highways Act 1980 (penalty of wilful obstruction) there shall be inserted after subsection (1) the following subsections — (1A) Where a person is convicted of an...
'(1) For section 51 of the 1949 Act there shall be substituted the following section:— 51. (1) A long distance route is a route made up of public rights of way and other highways which for...
'(1) It shall be the duty of the Ordnance Survey to depict, so far as is practicable, footpaths, bridleways, roads used as public paths and byways open to all traffic on maps produced for sale to...
The bodies to be notified of the making and confirmation of public paths orders and of orders made under this Part shall include— (i) in relation to the whole of England and Wales, the...
Amendment made: No. 77, in page 44, line 36, leave out 'showing' and insert 'which (when considered with all other relevant evidence available to them) shows.'.—[Mr. Monro.]
I beg to move amendment No. 295, in page 97, line 3, at end insert— '(c) a statement giving the reasons why the applicant or his predecessor in title did not produce at the time required...
Amendments made: No. 298 in page 98, line 43, leave out 'and' and insert— '( ) every person on whom notice is required to be served in pursuance of sub-paragraph (2A); and'. No. 299, in...
Amendments made: No. 92, in page 46, line 41, at end insert— '(lA) Where such a survey or review so begun is abandoned, the Secretary of State shall give such notice of the abandonment as...
Amendment made: No. 96, in page 49, line 4, leave out 'a definitive map or statement or part thereof' and insert— 'or of any part of a definitive map or statement' —[Mr. Heseltine.]
Amendments made: No. 98, in page 49, line 11, at beginning insert— ' An order under the foregoing provisions of this Part shall be in such form as may be prescribed by regulations made by...
I beg to move amendment No. 103, in page 51, leave out lines 1 to 3 and insert— '(b) is of a recognised beef breed and is listed in Schedule (Recognised beef breeds for the purpose of...
Mr. Bennett: There are many parts of the Bill that disappoint my right hon. and hon. Friends. Walkers and ramblers are left feeling especially disappointed. The provisions about bulls and...
Amendment proposed: No. 281, in page 51, line 23, leave out '3' and insert '2'.—[Mr. Monro.]
Amendments made: No. 303, in page 103, line 40, leave out 'such other bodies as may be prescribed' and insert— 'every person on whom notice is required to be served in pursuance of...
Amendment made: No. 119, in page 52, line 21, leave out clause 58—[Mr. Brooke.]
Amendment made: No. 226, in page 54, line 1, after '32', insert '(Marine nature reserves)'.—[Mr. Brooke.]
Amendments made: No. 297, in page 55, line 20, at beginning insert— 'Section 4 of the Restriction of Ribbon Development Act 1935 [power to fence roads subject to restrictions) shall have...
Amendments made: No. 120, in page 56, line 29, leave out 'Subject to subsection (3)'.
Amendments made: No. 126, in page 108, column 3, leave out lines 35 and 36.
Amendments made: No. 212, in line 5, after first 'animals' insert
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1 in page 2, line 36, leave out "Minister" and insert "Secretary of State"
Lords amendment: No. 2, in page 6, line 21, after "(iii)" Insert—
Lords amendment: No. 3, in page 7, line 8, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
Lords amendment: No. 5, in page 12, line 28, at end Insert— and(c) for subsection (3) there shall be substituted—(3) Without prejudice to the genarality of subsection (5) of section 1...
I beg to move, That the London Docklands Development Corporation (Vesting of Land) (Newham London Borough Council) Order 1981, a copy of which was laid before this House on 11th June, be approved.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 73A (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.).
That the draft International Development Association (Sixth Replenishment) Order 1981, which was laid before this House on 13th July, be approved.
That the Films (Quotas) Order 1981, a copy of which was laid before this House on 30th June, be approved.—[Mr. Newton.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 73B (Standing Committees on European Community documents).
That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 11895/80, being a draft Council Regulation concerning the authorisation of scheduled interregional air services for passengers, mail...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adourn—[Mr. Newton.]
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