Thursday, 28 July 1983
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed, without amendment.
Orders for Second Reading read.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the names of three principal countries receiving cereals grown in the United Kingdom in 1982 on which export subsidies were...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that there will be sufficient United Kingdom grown wheat available to the United Kingdom poultry industry for the harvest...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what advice is offered by his Department on the control of vermin, particularly foxes.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to assist the pig farming industry, specifically with regard to the cost of feed supplies.
Mr. Jackson: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government to pursue the continued expansion of agricultural net product in the United Kingdom.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent representations he has received about the state of the poultry and egg industries.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether a decision has yet been taken on marginal land designation.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is yet in a position to publish a report on the scientific work being carried out by his Department to quantify the resources and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on his discussions with the British Tourist Authority about promoting the "Food from Britain" campaign.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the trend in the level of imports of New Zealand lamb into the United Kingdom over the past two years.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the European Community arrangements to ensure that fishing quotas are not exceeded by member countries.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of soft fruit pulp by fruit and tonnage that has been imported into the United Kingdom from east European countries...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement as to his policy on the sale of Forestry Commission land.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 28 July.
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the new Anglo-Irish forum Encounter.
Will the Leader of the House state the business for the first week after the recess?
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I shall make a statement on the Government's decision about a defence suppression weapon for the Royal Air Force. The Government have been examining options...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the meeting of the Council of Fisheries Ministers on July 25 and 26. With the Minister of State at the Scottish Office and my hon....
Mr. Speaker, with permission, I will make a statement about British Shipbuilders. As the House knows, British Shipbuilders has requested special help from the Government, to get orders in the...
Mr. Bruce Milan: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. My point of order concerns two written questions on page 646 of the Order Paper. Questions Nos. 159 and 161 are both addressed to the Secretary...
I beg to move, That the Code of Local Government Audit Practice for England and Wales, a copy of which was laid before this House on 11th July, be approved. On 8 July, the Secretary of State laid...
I beg to move, That the Traffic Areas (Reorganisation) (No. 2) Order 1983, a copy of which was laid before this House on 12th May, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved. The order was...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 80(5) (Standing Committees on European Community documents.)
That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 4579/83, concerning a plan of action for the evaluation of the results of Community research and development programmes, 5544/83...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 79(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.).
That the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles Regulations 1983, a copy of which was laid be fore this House on 8th July, be approved. —[Mr. Lang.]
Ordered,That Sir Anthony Berry, Sir Anthony Kershaw, Mr. Alfred Morris, Mr. Gordon Oakes, Dr. Gerald Vaughan and Mr. Richard Wainwright, be appointed Managing Trustees of the House of Commons...
Ordered,That Sir Anthony Berry, Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg, Sir Anthony Kershaw, Dr. M. S. Miller, Mr. Alfred Morris, Mr. Gordon Oakes, Dr. Gerard Vaughan and Mr. Richard Wainwright, be appointed...
Motion made, and question, proposed, That this House do not adjourn.—[Mr. Lang.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Garel-Jones.]
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