Thursday, 29 March 1984
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read a Second time and committed.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Order for further consideration, as amended, read.
Orders for Second reading read.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement concerning the present and future provision of training for fishermen in Great Britain.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what effect the current year's price settlement in respect of pigmeat will have on home producers.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many seminars have been sponsored by his Department in the last 12 months based on leaflet 2010 issued by his Department and reprinted in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will consider a measure of transitional arrangements for dairy farmers in the proposed reduction in milk production.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the present state of the dairy industry; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the effect on shellfish of the use on vessels of anti-fouling paint containing toxic tributyl compounds.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce legislation to control the use of pesticides.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received since 1 March about the dipping requirements for 1984 to control sheep scab.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement concerning the transit of animals to and from animal and livestock sales.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on the latest position regarding the European Community farm price negotiations.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is satisfied that sufficient measures have been introduced designed to correct the imbalance between the livestock and grain...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the state of the North sea prawn stocks.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received about the minimum alcoholic strength of Scotch whisky; and what action he intends to take.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 29 March.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.
Will the Leader of the House state the business for next week?
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 condideration, namely,...
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 consideration, namely,...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I wish to raise a point of order with you, of which I have given notice, relating to the scope of the sub judice resolutions of 1963 and 1972. There have been a...
Mr. Tony Banks, supported by Mr. Chris Smith, Ms. Jo Richardson, Mr. Ian Mikardo, Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, Ms. Harriet Harman, Mr. Frank Dobson and Mr. Harry Cohen, presented a Bill to entrench the...
Ordered, That the Report [26th March] of the Business Committee be now considered.—[Mr. Garel-Jones.]
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
'After section 108C of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 there shall be inserted the following section—
108D. No order under section 108B of this Act may be made in respect of any local authority whose expenditure has not risen in real terms in the immediately preceding financial year".'.—[Mr...
'After section 23A of the Housing (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1972 there shall be inserted the following section—
23B. Before making an order under section 23A of this Act the Secretary of State shall take account of any reduction in housing support grant to, and shall have regard to the impact of levels of...
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 12, leave out from 'above' to 'either' in line 15 and insert 'the Secretary of State may, in prescribing a basis for apportionment under either of...
I beg to move amendment No. 17, in page 3, line 31, at end insert— '(9) The Secretary of State shall not make any order under this section if it appears that any local authority as a result...
Amendmen ts made: No. 3, in page 4, leave out lines 35 to 39 and insert 'of so much of any building or, where there are more than one, those buildings as is comprehended in the lands and heritages'.
I beg to move amendment No. 23, in page 10, leave out from beginning of line 38 to end of line 6 on page 11 and insert— '(1A) It shall be competent to found, by way of comparison, on...
I beg to move amendment No. 10, in page 11, line 30, at end insert— '(c) after the word "means" shall be inserted the words ", for a period of three years from the coming into effect of...
Amendment made: No. 11, in page 26, line 13, at end insert '13A. In subsection (2) of section 2 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 (date of effect of alteration in the valuation roll)...
Amendment made: No. 12, in page 12, line 9, after '15', insert 'and paragraphs 9, 12 to 14, and 16 of Schedule 2'.—[The Solicitor-General for Scotland.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 79(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.)That the draft Housing (Percentage of Approved Expense for...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Boscawen.]
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