Tuesday, 6 July 1982
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for Third Reading read.
Considered; to be read the Third time.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of unemployed, both nationally and regionally; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the quality of training available to implement his statement of 21 June on training of young workers.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people entered the youth opportunities programme in 1981–82.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the percentages of unemployed in the United Kingdom and in the West Midlands at the latest date and in May 1979.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of long-term unemployed at the latest available date.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has made any assessment of the extent to which flexible retirement for men between the ages of 60 and 65 years would provide job opportunities...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will meet the officers and board of the Merseyside urban development corporation to discuss measures to reduce unemployment on Merseyside.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will commission a survey to investigate whether, and to what extent, employers are inhibited from recruiting new employees by reason of the level...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current numbers and percentage of unemployed persons in the Northern region.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has received representations on the need for reform of the traditional apprentice schemes.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what arrangements have been made for the process of consultation on the report of the employment services division Rayner scrutiny on the general...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many long-term unemployed are registered at East Ham; and what was the comparable figure 12 months ago.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the latest unemployment figures.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 6 July.
asked the Prime Minister when she intends the inquiry relating to the Falkland Islands to report.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 6 July.
asked the Prime Minister if, pursuant to her reply on 18 June, Official Report, column 353, she is now in a position to announce the result of her consideration of a suitable form of...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a short business statement. The business on Thursday 8 July will now be as follows: Until about 7 o'clock, debate on a Government motion on the...
Ordered,That European Community Document No. 7298/80, concerning Energy Labelling, be referred to a Standing Committee on European Community Documents.—[Mr. David Hunt.]
Ordered,That the draft Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (Immunities and Privileges) Order 1982 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. David Hunt.]
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide that discrimination of an unjustifiable nature against disabled people shall be illegal. The basic issue of the Bill is one of...
Mr. Jack Ashley accordingly presented a Bill to provide that discrimination of an unjustifiable nature against disabled people shall be illegal: And the same was read the First time; and ordered...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on amendment to Question [1 July]:That this House approves the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1982, contained in Cmnd. 8529.—[Mr. Nott.]Which...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I draw your attention to the statement on the Order Paper that the instrument has not been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments? That...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Goodlad.]
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