Monday, 25 April 1983
The House met at half past Two o'oclock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
EPSOM AND WALTON DOWNS REGULATION BILL [Lords]
asked the Minister for Trade what progress he has made towards implementation of the recommendations of the Insolvency Law Review Committee.
asked the Minister for Trade if he will make a statement on the overall balance of trade for the motor vehicle industry, including the component sector.
asked the Minister for Trade what were the levels of United Kingdom imports and exports for the hosiery and synthetic and non-synthetic knitwear industries for the last three months for which...
asked the Minister for Trade when he expects to receive the accounts of British Airways for the financial year 1982–83.
asked the Minister for Trade why he has not renewed the normal annual grant to the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux.
asked the Minister for Trade whether he has any plans for the reorganisation of the regional tourist boards.
asked the Minister for Trade what responses he has received to his statement in March on the Government's policy towards merchant shipping.
asked the Minister for Trade what initiatives he intends to take further to reduce the differentials in tariffs between the United Kingdom and Spain in view of their inhibiting effect on British...
asked the Minister for Trade when next he plans to meet the chairman of British Airways to discuss the finances of the airline.
asked the Minister for Trade if he has any plans to meet the chairman of the British Airports Authority to discuss the financial performance of the authority.
asked the Minister for Trade how many official trade missions visited the Philippines in 1981 and 1982.
asked the Minister for Trade if he will make a statement on current trade with Zimbabwe.
asked the Minister for Trade if he will now make a statement on the reorganisation of tourism services being studied by his Department.
asked the Minister for Trade what representations he has received about companies in liquidation and the problems facing unsecured creditors; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister for Trade when the Government intend to bring forward further proposals for origin marking.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the total expenditure of his Department in the Falkland Islands over the most recent conveniently available period.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to meet the leaders of British voluntary aid agencies to discuss the level of central funding of the agencies.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is satisfied with current methods of planning the levels of aid to developing countries.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement concerning the current aid programmes to India and Pakistan.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further consideration has been given to Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the proposals contained in the Brandt...
By leave of the House, I shall put together the Questions on the two motions relating to statutory instruments.
I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will give directions that there be presented on behalf of this House a gift of a Speaker's Chair to the...
I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will give directions that there be presented on behalf of this House a gift of a Speaker's Chair to the...
(Clauses 12, 16, 63, 73 and 88; new Clauses relating to the national insurance surcharge or the rate of value added tax first appearing on the Order Paper not later than 19 April.)
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 8, line 10, after `charged', insert— '(i) in respect of so much of an individual's total income as does not exceed £750 at the rate of 25 per...
I beg to move amendment No. 5, in page 9, line 21, leave out '£2795' and insert '£2935'.
I beg to move amendment No. 8, in page 52, line 35, at end insert— '(1A) Subsection (2) of section 37 of the Finance Act 1975 shall be amended by the insertion after the word "transferor"...
Order for Second Reading read.
Ordered,That the draft Housing Corporation Advances (Increase of Limit) Order 1983, which was laid before this House on 17th March, be approved.—[Mr. Mather.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.— [Mr. Mather.]
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