Monday, 26 July 1982
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Considered; to be read the Third time.
Order for Third Reading read.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he has received any representations from organisations representing farmers or landowners in connection with claims for compensation arising from...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current annual rate of public expenditure in alternative, non-nuclear, energy sources in each of the EEC countries, converted as near as...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what studies have been made by his Department of the relative cost of establishing new energy-producing capacity against introducing new conservation...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total borrowing from the EEC by the National Coal Board for the years 1971 to 1979 and 1979 to 1982.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what discussions his Department holds on a regular basis with the major oil companies; what subjects are discussed; and when the next meeting will take place.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether there are circumstances in which his consent is required to proposals for the closure or disposal of National Coal Board facilities.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what further progress has been made towards establishing a commercial fast breeder reactor in the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the level of coal stocks at the nearest convenient date at power stations in the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he next intends to meet the president of the National Union of Mineworkers to discuss future investment in the coal industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he is now in a position to announce the terms and conditions on which Britoil's shares will be put on to the market.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what representations he has received concerning the reorganisation of areas within Lancashire by the North-Western electricity board; and if he will make a...
asked the Lord President of the Council if he will initiate an inquiry into any difficulties that hon. Members and their secretaries experience due to the provision of accommodation and...
asked the Lord President of the Council when he expects to receive the report of the sub-Committee considering the provision of additional accommodation for hon. Members on the Bridge Street site.
asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will consider taking appropriate steps to change the parliamentary year so that the new Session of Parliament is opened in January rather than...
asked the Lord President of the Council if he will take steps to reduce the number of persons entitled to use passes to the Members' car park, New Palace Yard.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will make a statement about the special session of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Communities which was held on Saturday 24 July. The purpose of the...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I have waited until now to raise a point of order on questions about Members' constituency interests. You have just called the hon. Member for Coatbridge and...
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) and Standing Order No. 4 (Prayers against statutory instruments, &c....
I beg to move, That the draft Housing Benefits Regulations 1982, which were laid before this House on 8th July, be approved. With this it might be convenient for the House to consider also the...
Resolved,That the draft Housing Benefits (Permitted Totals for Local Schemes) Regulations 1982, which were laid before this House on 8th July, be approved.— [Mr. Rossi.]
Motion made, and Question put,— That the draft Supplementary Benefit (Housing Benefits) (Requirements and Resources) Consequential Amendments Regulations 1982, which were laid before this...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
'Where a legal aid order is made pursuant to section 7 above giving legal aid (a) to a person under the age of twenty-one years;(b) to any person in respect of an offence punishable by a term of...
'Regulations made for the purposes of section 7 above shall not require: (a) that in computing the disposable income and disposable capital of any person account is to be taken of the resources...
'(1) The Lord Chancellor shall in the tax year 1983–84 and in each subsequent tax year review the limits prescribed in relation to disposable income and disposable capital for the purpose...
'The Lord Chancellor shall annually lay before each House of Parliament a report setting out the number of legal aid contribution orders made, the total sum ordered to be paid, an analysis of the...
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 4, line 7 leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'. This is a narrow amendment which proposes an obligation in the Bill to do what the Lord Chancellor and the...
I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 5, line 39, leave out from 'income' to 'of' in line 42 and insert— 'and disposable capital are treated as not exceeding the prescribed limits at any...
I beg to move amendment No. 7, in page 8, line 3, leave out from 'paid' to end of line 4 and insert: 'on the making of the legal aid contribution order, the court may direct that the legal aid...
I beg to move amendment No. 12, in page 8, line 38, leave out 'section 37(1)' and insert: `subsection (1) of section 37'.
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in page 9, line 7 leave out from 'proceedings' to end of line 9.
I beg to move amendment No. 18, in page 10, line 34 after 'In', insert: 'the definition of "legal aid contribution order" in section 25(1) of the Attachment of Earnings Act 1971, in section 92(1)...
Amendment made: No. 19, in page 12, line 12, column 3, at end insert— 'In Schedule 4, paragraph 4.'.—[The Solicitor-General.]Question, That the Bill be now read the Third time, put...
I beg to move, That the draft Shipbuilding (Redundancy Payments Scheme) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Order 1982, which was laid before this House on 5th July, be approved.
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I beg to move, That the draft Northern Ireland Assembly (Day of Election) Order 1982, which was laid before this House on 14th July, be approved. I shall make a comparatively short opening speech...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Cope.]
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