Monday, 5 March 1984
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has for improving housing conditions in Wales.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received, pursuant to the decision to survey the requirement for a second Severn crossing, relating to such a second crossing;...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the pupil-teacher ratio in secondary schools in Wales at the most recent count; and how this compares with the ratio in 1978.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of youth training scheme places in Wales will be funded under mode A and mode B, respectively, during 1984–85.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many school visits he made in 1983; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement regarding the progress of WINvest since it inauguration in April 1983.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what actions his Department will take in the light of Her Majesty's inspectors' education survey 11 on the teaching of modern languages in schools in Wales.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he makes of the economic prospects for farming in Wales.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what recent representations he has received concerning the state of the pig industry in Wales; and what measures he plans to deal with them.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met the chairman of the Welsh committee of the Countryside Commission; and what subjects were discussed.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what financial provisions were made by the Welsh Office for support of the Welsh language in (a) 1979 and (b) 1983; and whether this represents an increase...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the increase in local government employment in Wales since September 1981; and what the cost of this increase represents in terms of rate poundage.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if the availability of part 3 accommodation for the elderly in Wales has kept pace with the increase in numbers of potential clients for the residential service.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will indicate on what date he intends to meet the chairman of the National Coal Board to discuss the subject of pit closures in Wales.
asked the hon. Member for Wokingham as representing the Church Commissioners whether he is satisfied with the price, speed and purpose with which the Church Commissioners are selling disused and...
asked the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, as representing the House of Commons Commission, for how long members of the staff of the House have been required to report intended visits by them...
asked the Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the arts what discussions the Minister for the Arts has had concerning the construction of a new national portrait gallery on the South Bank.
asked the Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the arts if the Minister for the Arts has now decided how he plans to make up for the anticipated loss of grants to the arts following...
asked the Under-Secretary of State answering in respect of the Arts how many applications the Minister for the Arts has had for consideration as an arts body of national significance to be funded...
(by private notice)asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on the recent outbreaks of fowl pest, also known as Newcastle disease, and on the steps...
I have selected for debate the two amendments in the names of the hon. Member for Glasgow, Garscadden (Mr. Dewar) and his hon. Friends.
[11TH ALLOTTED DAY]
I beg tomove, That this House condemns the operation of the Immigration Rules which have a devastating and oppressive effect on family life by the often humiliating treatment of parents,...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 79 (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.).
That the Grants for Guarantees of Bank Loans (Extension of Period) Order 1984, a copy of which was laid before this House on 14th February, be approved. —[Mr. Donald Thompson.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Donald Thompson.]
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