Monday, 25 July 1983
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords amendments agreed to.
Order for Third Reading read.
Order for Third Reading read.
Read the Third time, and passed.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he has any plans to privatise or denationalise any publicly owned energy assets.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy by what percentages gas and electricity prices to the domestic consumer have risen since May 1979.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of the electricity supply in the United Kingdom was coal-generated in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how this...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what assessment he has made, in the context of the Severn barrage project, of possible methods of financing the project; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he last met the head of the Shell Oil Company.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the value of investments in firms in the private sector held by the National Coal Board or its nominees.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will consult the various oil companies operating in the United Kingdom which sell petrol and diesel fuel to forecourt operators to see whether a...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy how many meter readers are employed in the gas industry; and what were the figures in 1981 and 1982.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he last met the chairman of British Gas.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of natural gas sold by the British Gas Corporation is imported.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he is satisfied with the current level of North sea oil development activity.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he next intends to meet representatives of the National Union of Mineworkers; and what he expects to discuss.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he is yet in a position to report on the consultations with local authorities and other interested parties over the proposals in the Severn barrage...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he expects to dispose of the British Gas Corporation's offshore oil interests.
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will propose the setting up of a Select Committee to consider the practice and procedures of the House relating to parliamentary questions.
asked the Lord Privy Seal how many magistrates appointments are made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will propose the creation of a Select Committee on the British dependent territories.
asked the Lord Privy Seal when he expects to complete his consideration of a general review of procedure covering all aspects of the House's business.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many Departments are currently using MINIS or its equivalent.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what are his latest plans concerning the implementation of equal opportunity policy in the Civil Service.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will ensure that, in respect of those matters upon which he answers questions, the terms of Standing Order No. 8(7) are strictly complied with, and...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service if there are any plans to disperse some civil servants presently working in central London to outer London boroughs.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. As was made clear during the exchanges at Energy Question Time, it is common knowledge that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will today give a written answer in...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to report to the House on the outcome of last week's Budget Council in Brussels, at which I represented the United Kingdom. The Council had a...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Having listened attentively to exchanges earlier today, it appears that it would be for the convenience of the House if I were to read the written answer given...
With the leave of the House, I shall put together the three Questions on the motions relating to the draft statutory instruments.
Motion made, and Question proposed,That, at its rising on Friday, this House do adjourn till Monday 24th October and that this House shall not adjourn on Friday until Mr. Speaker shall have...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Archie Hamilton.]
I am grateful to have the opportunity to raise the matter of aid from this country to Ethiopia. At the moment, the people of Ethiopia are facing one of the worst crises that the country has ever...
This, I believe, is the third debate that the House has had recently on the subject of the west midlands and its economy. We make no excuse for bringing it to the nation's attention once again....
I am fortunate to have drawn No. 4 in the ballot for the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill. My subject, unemployment and the Welsh economy, will undoubtedly be a follow-on of the debate on...
It gives me great pleasure, even at this somewhat unenlivening hour, to open what the House might consider to be one of the more important debates to be heard during the long night that we are...
Having listened to the Minister's concluding remarks in the last debate I was tempted to plunge into that minefield of credit tax, housing benefits, welfare, housing, pensions and the rest, but I...
I am grateful for this opportunity to raise in a debate a matter that is confusing and angering many of my constituents, and has confused and angered them for many months—that is, why the...
Since submitting this subject for the ballot on 20 July, just a few days ago, the position in Sri Lanka has worsened dramatically for the workers and peasants there. In the early edition of The...
I rise to draw the attention of the House — and the Government, who have clearly not recognised the extent of the problem—to the desperate need in Britain to improve the levels of...
I am grateful for the opportunity even at this late hour to discuss the problems facing Merseyside and in particular unemployment which is the central issue for Merseyside. I hope that in this...
9 am
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Archie Hamilton.]
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