House of Commons debates

Thursday, 15 March 1984

  • Preamble

    The House met at half-past Two o'clock

  • Prayers

    [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department

    • Road Accidents (Metropolitan Area)

      8 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people involved in road accidents in the Metropolitan police area had personal property detained after the accident.

    • Mercenaries (Recruitment)

      4 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has had about the recruitment of mercenaries within the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.

      Police Manpower

      10 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from police authorities for increased manning.

      Prison Education

      10 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek discussions with the Open University as to how prison education might be extended to more people while in custody; and if he...

      Air Weapons

      7 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now make a statement on his assessment of the effect of his national publicity campaign about the misuse of air weapons in November...

      Football Hooligans

      12 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what new plans he has to control football hooligans.

      Ashford Remand Centre

      6 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners have been kept at Ashford remand centre deportation block during 1983; and what was the minimum and maximum general length...

      National Prosecutions Service

      10 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions he has had with the Prosecuting Solicitors Society with regard to the setting up of a national prosecutions service; and with...

      Civil Defence

      10 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make it his policy that local authorities should act as agents for central Government in carrying out their civil defence...

      Electoral Law

      6 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether Her Majesty's Government intend to conduct any subsequent wider review of electoral law than that announced in their response to the...

      Members of Parliament (Contact with Prisons)

      6 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in what circumstances hon. Members may deal directly with the governors of Her Majesty's prisons and their senior medical staff.

      Special Branch

      10 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the operation of the special branch of the Metropolitan police.

      Non-violent Offences (Sentences)

      4 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied that non-custodial sentences are being given, wherever possible, to those people convicted of non-violent offences.

      Civil Defence

      4 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what research work has been carried out by his Department over the past five years to determine the most cost-effective means of using the...

      Central London (Traffic)

      4 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received about the regulation of traffic in central London.

      Civil Defence

      4 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will seek discussions with his French counterpart about civil defence capability.

      Thames Valley Police

      6 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on police manning levels in the Thames Valley force.

      Licensing Hours

      7 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to permit flexible licensing hours in England and Wales.

      Crime and Violence

      4 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement about recent levels of crime and violence.

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister

  • Business of the House

    46 speeches

    Will the Leader of the House state the business of the House for next week?

  • Collieries (Picketing)

    78 speeches

    I will with permission, Mr. Speaker, make a statement about the picketing that has taken place at collieries in various parts of the country in the last few days. The legal position is clear....

    • Welsh Grand Committee

      Ordered,That the matter of the Government response to the First Report from the Committee on Welsh Affairs, Session 1982–83, entitled Water in Wales (Cmnd. 9138) insofar as it relates...

  • Orders of the Day — Ways and Means

    Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [13 March].

    • Amendment of the Law

      Motion made, and Question proposed,That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance; but this...

  • Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

    71 speeches

    [Relevant documents: European Community Documents: No. 10156/83, Annual Economic Report 1983–84, together with the final version as adopted by the Council.]

    • Welsh Grand Committee

      Ordered,That during the proceedings on the matter of the Government response to the First Report from the Committee on Welsh Affairs, Session 1982–83 entitled Water in Wales (Cmnd. 9138)...

  • Orders of the Day — Liverpool (Council Budget)

    29 speeches

    Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn—[Mr. Major.]

What is this?

Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

And sometimes to shout at each other.

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