Tuesday, 10 May 1983
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for Third Reading, read.
Ordered,That— (1) the Promoters of every Private Bill which has originated in this House or has been brought from the House of Lords in the present Session of Parliament shall have leave to...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of people registered as unemployed in the London borough of Wandsworth and the number of job vacancies registered at jobcentres in...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will expedite proposed legislation for secret ballots for strikes.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what increase there has been in unemployment in the county of Cumbria since the month of May in 1979.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young men and women under the age of 18 years are without jobs or training.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total annual cost in rent and rates of his Department's jobcentres, at the latest date for which figures are available.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of registered unemployed in the United Kingdom and the latest estimate of the unregistered unemployed.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what schemes for providing work experience and training for young unemployed people are subject to wages council regulations; and why.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has had any further discussions with the Confederation of British Industry on the question of statutory ballots prior to strike action.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment how he is intending to promote and advertise the expansion nationally of the enterprise allowance scheme.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will strengthen the training component of the youth training scheme.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment when he next plans to meet the chairman of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service to discuss improvements in communications between...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers unemployed in the Leigh travel-to-work area in May 1979 and in April 1983.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will now take further steps to remedy the high unemployment rates suffered by ethnic minorities and, in particular, Asian women.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received about opening jobcentres on Saturdays.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of unemployed, including school leavers, in Yorkshire and Humberside at the latest available date; and what increase since...
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 10 May.
Mr. Robert Rhodes James, supported by Dr. Brian Mawhinney and Mr. Tim Sainsbury, presented a Bill to make child abduction a criminal offence; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the...
Ordered,That in respect of the Importation of Milk Bill, if the Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, further proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed and that as soon as the...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to give powers to residents of purpose-built blocks of flats in private ownership jointly to purchase the premises of which their flats are...
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams accordingly presented a Bill to give powers to residents of purpose-built blocks of flats in private ownership jointly to purchase the premises of which their flats are...
I beg to move That the Order [19th April], That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present parliament...
Ordered,That Standing Committee A be discharged from considering those provisions of the Finance Bill which have been committed to a Standing Committee and that those provisions be committed to a...
Ordered,That, notwithstanding the Order of 4th November, Government business shall have precedence on Friday 13th May; and that the House shall not adjourn on that day until Mr. Speaker shall...
Motion made and Question proposed,That any Bills reported from Standing Committee this day may be proceeded with after the conclusion of any proceedings on the Marriage Bill [Lords] .—[Mr....
Order for Second Reading read.
Ordered,That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision as to the importation of milk and as to imported milk and milk brought to Northern Ireland from Great Britain,...
Considered in Committee.
Motion made and Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
'(1) The Disciplinary Committee constituted under paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the principal Act shall be known instead as the Professional Conduct Committee.(2) Accordingly in any enactment or...
`In paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 to the principal Act: (Education Committee to consist of the President and eight other members of the Council who are registered dentists and certain nominated...
'Where the registrar refuses— (a) an application for registration in the dentists register under section 2, 2A or 12 of the principal Act,(b) an application for a direction to be given...
Amendments made: No. 1, in page 1, line 13 leave out from 'the' to end of line 12 on page 2 and insert 'words "eighteen members" there shall be substituted the words "the President and...
Amendment made: No. 3, in page 2, line 22, leave out Clause 2.—[Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg.]
Amendment made: No. 4, in page 5, line 11, leave out subsection (4).—[Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg.]
Amendment made: No. 5, in page 6, line 16, at end insert— '(3B) The Council shall cause a correct copy of any list for the time being kept by them in pursuance of subsection (3A) of this...
Amendments made: No. 6, in page 6, line 41, leave out subsection (2).
Amendments made: No. 11, in page 8, line 40, leave out 'Disciplinary' and insert 'Professional Conduct'.
Amendment made: No. 16, in page 16, line 14, leave out subsection (3) and insert— '(3) For paragraph 14 of Schedule 1 to the principal Act there shall be substituted—14.—(1) The...
Amendments made: No 17, in page 17, line 9, leave out `Disciplinary' and insert 'Professional Conduct'.
Amendments made: No. 19, in page 18, line 14, leave out 'Disciplinary' and insert 'Professional Conduct'.
Amendments made: No. 22, in page 20, line 15, after `sections', insert '(Constitution of Education Committee), (Professional Conduct Committee),'.
Amendments made: No. 27, in page 22, line 8, leave out 'Disciplinary' and insert 'Professional Conduct'.
Amendments made: No. 30, in page 26, line 8, leave out 'Disciplinary' and insert 'Professional Conduct'.
Amendment made: No. 33, in page 28, line 38, column 3, leave out from 'onwards' to end of line 42 and insert `and paragraph 13'.—[Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg.]
Amendment made: No. 34, in page 29, line 9, leave out paragraph 1 and insert— '(1) For the purpose of enabling— (a) the President of the Council to take office, and(b) The Council and...
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
Amendment made: No. 1, in page 2, line 19, at end insert '; and such determination may make different provision for different cases or different classes of case.'. —[Mr. John MacKay]
Amendment made [First Scottish Standing Committee, 14 April]: No. 100, in page 2, line 35, leave out from `(2)' to end of line 39 and insert 'after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted the...
Amendment made: No. 3, in page 4, line 26, at end insert ; and such determination may make different provision for different cases or different classes of case.—. —[Mr. John MacKay.]
Amendment made: In page 5, leave out from the end of line 29 to the end of line 10 on page 6 and insert
Amendment made: No. 4 in page 12, line 2 leave out `six' and insert `two'.—[Mr. John MacKay.]
Amendment made: No. 3 inpage 13, line 40 at end insert `and the Mental Welfare Commission'.—[Mr. John MacKay.]
Amendment made: In page 17, line 27, at end insert— '(3) After subsection (2) of the said section 44 there shall be inserted the following subsection—(2A) An order for the discharge...
Amendment made: In page 50, line 14, after 'patient)' insert— `(i) after the word "where" there shall be inserted "—(a)";(ii) for the word "and" there shall be substituted the words...
Amendment made: In line 2, leave out from '1960' to 'and' in line 5.—[Mr. John Mackay.]
Bill reported, without amendments; considered.
Ordered,That in respect of the Litter Bill [Lords], notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has...
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Ian Lang.]
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