Wednesday, 14 December 1983
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will assist in the establishment of a local enterprise agency in King's Lynn.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the latest figures for manufacturing trade.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his policy of encouraging exports is limited by any non-commercial criteria.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many types of telephones submitted for approval under the procedure laid down in the 1981 Act were made in the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take measures to improve links between industry and education.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he intends to make any additions to the list of goods which must bear a country of origin marking when displayed by a retailer.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will refer to the Director General of Fair Trading the question of unfair price discounting to large multiple retailers.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will establish closer links with educational bodies to formulate clear policy guidelines on all aspects of design training.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the United Kingdom's imports of manufactures from the European Economic Community is now covered by its exports to European...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he expects to publish the White Paper on regional policy.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the level of Government financial support to the computer industry over each of the past five years.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what responses he has received to his proposals for reorganising tourism infrastructure; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if the privatisation of the British Steel Corporation under the Phoenix 2 plans is arranged so as to prevent any private monopolies in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to improve Government measures to assist small businesses.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the rate support grant settlement in England for 1984–85. The necessary order is being laid today and there will be a...
Members successful in the ballot were:Mr. Christopher HawkinsMr. Derek FatchettMr. Cyril D. Townsend
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett presented a Bill to enable persons who do not want them to be relieved of deliveries of free newspapers: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to set up a Scottish Parliament; and for connected purposes. The provisions of the measure would establish a devolved system of government...
Ordered,That the Report [7th December] of the Business Committee be now considered.—[Mr. Douglas Hogg.]
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'(1) Any power of the Secretary of State to make an order or a scheme under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject, except in the case of an order under section 2, 56(1) or...
'(1) The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, make grants or loans— (a) to persons by whom any matter falls to be determined for the purposes of any requirement...
'(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (5) and section (Procedural requirements) below, where the Director is satisfied that an operator is not complying with any of the conditions of his licence,...
(1) Before making a final order or confirming a provisional order, the Director shall give notice— (a) stating that he proposes to make or confirm the order and setting out its effect; (b)...
'Nothing in this Act shall lead to employees of public telecommunications operators having less right to take industrial action than the generality of workers in other industries.'. —[Mr....
'Nothing in this Act shall prejudice the pensions of British Telecommunications employees past, present and future.'.—[Mr. Mark Fisher.]
'The successor company shall satisfy the Secretary of State that it will— (a) establish adequate consultative procedures including provisions for industrial democracy;(b) negotiate terms...
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 29, leave out clause 2. Clause 2 deals with the abolition of BT's exclusive privilege. In many respects it is the heart of the Bill, as BT has...
I beg to move, amendment No. 3, in page 2, line 36, leave out clause 3. It is regrettable that we have only two hours to debate this clause because it was inadequately debated in Committee. The...
Amendment made: No. 5, in page 4, line 16, leave out `except in section 6 below'.—[Mr. Butcher.]
Amendment made: No. 6, in page 10, line 28, at end insert— '(1A) It is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (1) above whether the licence also includes conditions requiring the person...
Amendment made: No. 7, in page 11, leave out lines 13 to 15.—[Mr. Butcher.]
Amendments made: No. 8 in page 13, line 39, leave out `by statutory instrument'.
Amendment made: No. 11, in page 19, line 33, leave out clause 16. —[Mr. Butcher.]
Amendments made: No. 12, in page 21, line 9, leave out from 'by' to 'have' in line 12 and insert 'a final or provisional order and desires to question its validity on the ground that the making...
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Amendment made:No. 33, in page 37, line 7, leave out subsection (6) and insert— '(6) The enactments for the time being in force relating to the assessment of compensation in respect of land...
Amendments made: No. 34, in page 47, line 34, leave out from beginning to first `by' in line 33 and insert 'In this Part' "cable programme service" means a service consisting in the sending by...
Amendment made: No. 40, in page 49, leave out lines 12 to 14.—[Mr. Butcher.]
Amendments made: No. 41, in page 50, line 17, leave out from "warrant" to end of line 25 and insert to enter and search the premises specified in the information at any time within one month from...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [8 December]That Standing Order No. 99 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended, as follows: Paragraph 2, in the...
I beg to move, That Mr. Richard Body, Mr. Robin Corbett, Mr. David Harris, Mr. Michael Lord, Mr. Albert McQuarrie, Miss Joan Maynard, Mr. James Nicholson, The Reverend Ian Paisley, Mrs. Marion...
Motion made, and Question proposed.That Sir Humphrey Atkins, Mr. John Cartwright, Mr. Churchill, Mr. Dick Douglas, Mr. Bruce George, Dr. John Gilbert, Mr. Edward Leigh, Mr. Michael Marshall, Mr....
Ordered,That Mr. Martin Flannery, Mr. Clement Freud, Mr. Harry Greenway, Mr. Sean Hughes, Mr. Robert Key, Mr. Terry Lewis, Mr. Michael McNair-Wilson, Sir William van Straubenzee, Dr. Gerard...
Ordered,That Mr. Tony Baldry, Mr. Gordon Brown, Mr. Don Dixon, Mr. Ken Eastham, Mr. John Gorst, Mr. Greville Janner, Mr. Ron Leighton, Mr. Gerry Neale, Mrs. Elizabeth Peacock, Mr. Andrew Rowe and...
Ordered,That Mr. James Couchman, Mr. David Crouch, Mrs. Edwina Currie, Mr. Roy Galley, Mr. Ron Lewis, Mr. Tony Lloyd, Mr. Michael Meadowcroft, Sir David Price, Mrs. Renee Short, The Reverend...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That Mr. Robert Harvey, Mr. Tom Hooson, Mr. F'eter Hubbard-Miles, Mr. Gwilym Jones, Dr. John Marek, Sir Anthony Meyer, Mr. Keith Raffan, Mr. Stefan Terlezki,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Neubert.]
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