Monday, 19 March 1984
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Considered; to be read the Third time.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is satisfied with the operation on roads for which he is responsible of the weight limit for heavy commercial vehicles.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is satisfied with the progress on the construction of the Blythe bridge to Uttoxeter section of the A564 Stoke to Derby link.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it a condition of future franchises for motorway service stations that lead-free petrol will be available to motorists at such stations.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will ask British Rail to offer to private commercial contractors franchises for British Rail catering operations either individually or collectively.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is satisfied with the progress of the investigations being made into the cost of repairs and maintenance of the A19 trunk road in County...
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list his powers relating to the extension of the present practices of single manning of buses and trains, reduced manning of stations and...
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received concerning the use of his powers relating to the proposed Greater London council heavy lorry ban; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if, when he next meets the chairman of British Rail, he will discuss rail transport in north-east Lancashire.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport how the number of long-distance express coach services and the level of fares compares now with the number of services and level of fares prior to the...
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he has any plans to travel in his official capacity on the Settle-Carlisle railway line.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if his Department makes use of the Glaister model of public transport costs and subsidies.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what subjects he discussed at his last meeting with the the chairman of British Rail.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if, in view of Her Majesty's Government's policy to encourage cycle use, he will discuss with British Rail its arrangements for the carriage of cycles...
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what have been the costs, in advertising and manpower, of the intensive campaign against car tax evasion in the past 12 months; and how many unlicensed...
asked the Attorney-General if he will seek to amend the Legal Aid Act 1974 so as to make legal aid available in respect of cases of defamation.
asked the Attorney-General if he has any plans to introduce legislation to change the legal aid statutory charge in divorce proceedings.
asked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement about the progress of the Lord Chancellor's Law Reform Committee examining the law of liability covering latent defects.
asked the Attorney-General if he will introduce legislation to prohibit solicitors from acting for both the borrower and the lender in a mortgage transaction.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will increase economic aid and assistance to Nicaragua.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Comonwealth Affairs if it is his intention to increase the size of the United Kingdom's contribution to the United Nations Children's Fund in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government will increase their financial support for the international fund for agricultural development.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Falkirk, West about the involvement of the Commonwealth...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make additional money available to the United Nations development programme and to the Commonwealth Development...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I seek further guidance relating to open questions to Ministers. On 14 February you were helpful enough to say: In the light of experience with a growing number...
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 10, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent attention, namely, the...
Ordered,That the draft Housing (Percentage of Approved Expense for Repairs Grants) (Lead Plumbing Works) (Scotland) Order 1984 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments,...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [13 March].
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...
[Relevant documents: European Community Documents: No. 10156/83, Annual Economic Report 1983–84, together with the final version as adopted by the Council.]
With the permission of the House, I shall put together the Questions on motions Nos. 2 to 12.
Motion made, and Question,That, as from 14th March 1984, the rate of duty specified in section 5 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 shall be increased from £15·19 per litre of...
Motion made, and Question,That, as from 14th March 1984, the rates of duty specified in section 36 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 shall be increased— (a) from £21·60 for...
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,That, for the purposes of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979, provision may be made with respect to the meaning of "sparkling" and "rendered sparkling" in relation to...
Motion made, and Question,That, as from 14th March 1984,— (a) the rate of duty specified in section 62(1) of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 shall be increased from £9·69 per...
Motion made, and Question,That, as from 16th March 1984, for the Table in Schedule 1 to the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 there shall be substituted——
Motion made, and Question,That, as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 13th March 1984—
Motion made, and Question,That the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 and the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 shall have effect, in relation to licences taken out after 13th March 1984,...
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made in connection with goods which are or have been within any area (to be known as a free zone) designated as a special area for customs...
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made for removing from section 16(5) of the Value Added Tax Act 1983 references to the supply of goods or services outside the United...
Motion made, and Question.That provision be made as to discretionary registration under the Value Added Tax Act 1983.—[Mr. Lawson.]
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made empowering the imposition and recovery of costs, charges, expenses and fees in connection with anything done under regulations relating to the...
Motion made, and Question,That—(1) Income tax for the year 1984–85 shall be charged at the basic rate of 30 per cent., and— (a) in respect of so much of an individual's total...
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,
Motion made, and Question,That, as from 1st April 1983, the fraction by which, under section 93(2) of the Finance Act 1972, chargeable gains are to be reduced before they are for the purposes of...
Motion made, and Question,That the rate of advance corporation tax for the financial year 1984 shall be three-sevenths.—[Mr. Lawson.]
Motion made, and Question,That— (1) the small companies rate for the financial year 1983 shall be 30 per cent.; and(2) the fraction by reference to which corporation tax charged on income...
Motion made, and Question,That, for the year 1984–85 and subsequent years of assessment, in paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Finance Act 1974 (continuing relief for an existing home loan...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made withdrawing relief under section 19 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 with respect to policies issued in respect of insurances made...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made— (a) extending, with effect from 22nd August 1983, the provisions of section 30 of the Finance Act 1980 disqualifying certain policies...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made amending section 332 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970.—[Mr. Lawson.]
Motion made, and Question,That for the year 1984–85 and subsequent years of assessment, provision may be made denying— (a) relief under section 189 of the Income and Corporation Taxes...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made— (a) reducing the relief from income tax provided by section 23(3) of the Finance Act 1974, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 7 to the...
Motion made, and Question,That charges to income tax may be imposed by provisions amending section 62A of the Finance Act 1976 (scholarships).—[Mr. Lawson.]
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made in relation to share options.—[Mr. Lawson.]
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made excluding farming from the trades which are treated as qualifying trades for the purposes of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1983.—[Mr....
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made amending section 92 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 so far as it relates to the circumstances in which a person is deemed to be...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made— (a) varying the circumstances in which a company is owned by a consortium and in which a company is a member of a consortium; and(b)...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made ending the relief provided by Schedule 9 to the Finance Act 1981 as from 13th March 1984.—[Mr. Lawson.]
Motion made, and Question,That charges to income tax, capital gains tax and corporation tax may be imposed by provisions relating to certain redeemable securities issued at a price less than the...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made amending section 42 of the Finance Act 1980 (grants under Industry Act 1972 etc.) with respect to payments made by way of grant under the...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made— (a) bringing within section 38 of the Finance Act 1973 gains accruing on the disposal of certain assets used in connection with...
Motion made, and Question,That, with respect to expenditure incurred before 1st April 1985, (a) the rate of an initial allowance under section 1 of the Capital Allowances Act 1968 or Schedule 12...
Motion made, and Question,That charges may be imposed under the Capital Allowances Act 1968 and Chapter I of Part III of the Finance Act 1971 in respect of assets transferred pursuant to...
Motion made, and Question,That charges to capital gains tax and corporation tax may be imposed by provisions— (a) repealing sections 6, 8, 9 and 148 of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979;(b)...
Motion made, and Question,That charges to income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax may be imposed by provisions— (a) terminating repayment of advance corporation tax under section...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made imposing charges to corporation tax on companies resident in the United Kingdom which have interests in certain companies not so...
Motion made, and Question,That charges to income tax and corporation tax may be imposed by reference to gains accruing on the disposal on or after 1st January 1984 of certain interests in—...
Motion made, and Question,That it is expedient to authorise amendments of the law relating to capital transfer tax which are designed to facilitate, or are otherwise desirable in connection with,...
Motion made, and Question,That the following provisions shall have effect for the period beginning 20th March 1984 and ending 31 days after the earliest of the dates mentioned in section 50(2) of...
Motion made, and Question,That the following provisions shall have effect for the period beginning 20th March 1984 and ending 31 days after the earliest of the dates mentioned in section 50(2) of...
Motion made, and Question,That the following provisions shall have effect for the period beginning 20th March 1984 and ending 31 days after the earliest of the dates mentioned in section 50(2) of...
Motion made, and Question,That for the period beginning 20th March 1984 and ending 31 days after the earliest of the dates mentioned in section 50(2) of the Finance Act 1973, section 107 of the...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made for restricting the amounts allowable under section 5, 5A or 6 of the Oil Taxation Act 1975 on claims made after 13th September...
Motion made, and Question,That provision may be made with respect to the treatment, for the purposes of Part I of the Oil Taxation Act 1975, of certain sums forming part of the consideration...
Motion made, and Question,That it is expedient to authorise any incidental or consequential charges to any duty or tax (including charges having retrospective effect) which may arise from...
Motion made, and Question,That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to matters which may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present...
Motion made, and Question,That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to matters which may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present...
Bill ordered to be brought in upon the foregoing resolutions by the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe, Mr. Secretary Walker, Mr. Secretary...
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the consideration of the Lords amendment to the Education (Grants and Awards) Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Major.]
Lords amendment considered.
Lords amendment
I beg to move. That the draft European Assembly Constituencies (Wales) Order 1984, which was laid before this House on 6th March, be approved. I appreciate that my rising to speak on a Welsh...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Garel-Jones.]
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