Thursday, 14 February 1985
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL BILL (By Order)
Orders for Second Reading read. To be read a Second time upon Thursday 21 February.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Orders for Second Reading read. To be read a Second time upon Thursday 21 February.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the drop in food consumption from United Kingdom production over the last four years.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made in attempts to prevent the Dutch Government from subsidising its horticulture industry through cheap gas prices.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the future of the beef premium and the sheepmeat regime.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to publish his review of drainage.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the practice of Somerset and other counties in selling off their agricultural...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action the Government are taking to promote the output of protein crops such as peas and beans.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the operation of the scheme for the sale of potato quotas.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements he is making for allocating secondary milk quotas in the year following 31 March 1985 and subsequent years in relation to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the purpose of the official visit by a Minister in his Department to the Caribbean in late January; how many persons were in the...
Mr. Jackson: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will consider reviewing the presentation of statistics about farmers' income in the Annual Review of Agriculture.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what he expects will be the total percentage self-sufficiency in sheepmeat production in the United Kingdom for 1984–85; and what is...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has submitted to the European Economic Community Commission any proposals to introduce greater flexibility into the milk quota...
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for 14 February.
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 consideration, namely,...
Mr. Secretary Brittan, supported by the Prime Minister, Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe, Mr. Secretary Younger, Mr. Secretary Hurd, and Mr. David Waddington, presented a Bill to make new provision...
Mr. John Golding, supported by Mr. Jim Craigen, Mr. Reg Freeson, Mr. Gregor MacKenzie, Mr. Harry Ewing, Mr. Alexander Eadie, Mr. Martin O'Neill, Mrs. Ann Clwyd, Mr. Bernard Conlan, Mr. Frank...
Dr. John Marek presented a Bill to abolish the present composition of the House of Lords and to provide for a new membership based solely on an equal directly elected representation from all the...
Mr. Bernard Conlan, supported by Mr. Gordon A. T. Bagier, Mr. John Golding, Mr. Harry Cowans, and Mr. Hugh McCartney presented a Bill to control the amount of money spent by political parties...
Considered in Committee
Amendment No. 51 proposed [13 February], in page 16, line 6, leave out '£1,000' and insert '£500'—[Sir John Farr.]
I beg to move amendment No. 73, in page 18, line 11, at end insert— '(1A) Any nomination received for an election at which the poll is postponed under the preceding subsection shall, if...
I beg to move amendment No. 81, in page 19, line 18, leave out 'for' and insert 'after'.
I beg to move amendment No. 74, in page 22, line 6, after 'may', insert 'after a period of 60 days (computed according to rules concerning the conduct of elections of parish or community...
I beg to move amendment No. 54, in page 30, line 20, leave out sub-paragraph (3). Sub-paragraph 3 states: An alteration made in a register of electors after the last day on which nomination...
I beg to move amendment No. 83, in page 24, line 1, after 'Act', insert '(except section [Amendment of other enactments] (1) and the entry in Schedule 4 relating to the Police and Criminal...
'(1) Section 26 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (repeal of statutory powers of arrest) shall not apply to rule 36 in Schedule 1 to the principal Act (power of presiding officer to...
'In Schedule 1 of the Principal act, for paragraph 18 ("Poll to be taken by ballot") there shall be substituted: "(1) The votes at the poll shall be given by ballot, and the result shall be...
Again considered in Committee. Question again proposed, That the clause be read a Second time.
'(1) A person shall not be entitled to be registered as a parliamentary elector for more than one constituency in any one year.(2) In the case of a person who, but for subsection (1) above, would...
'In the Principal Act, section 7(4)(d)(iv), leave out "(other than a mental hospital)" and insert the words "or now resides" after "resided".'.—[Mr. Stern.]Brought up, and read the First time.
'In Schedule 1 to the principal Act, in paragraph 6 (nomination of candidates) the words "home address in full" shall be omitted, and the form of nomination paper set out in the Appendix to the...
'In section 1(1)(b)(ii) of the principal Act, leave out from "is" to end and insert the words "a British citizen".'. — [Mr. Stanbrook.]Brought up, and read the First time.
'(1) It shall be the duty of every elector to record his vote at each parliamentary election.(2) It shall be the duty of each returning officer at the close of each election to prepare a list of...
'After section 97 of the principal Act (disturbances at election meetings) there shall be inserted the following section 97(A) It shall be an offence for a person or persons at a lawful public...
Amendment made: No. 84, in page 48, line 30, at end add— '1984 c.60. The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. In Schedule 7, in Part I in column 3 of the entry relating to the...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 80(5) (Standing Committees on European Community documents.)
That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 9182/84, 11388/84 and 4096/85 (replacing 9469/84), draft Regulations reforming the wine regime and amendments to the original...
I beg to ask leave to present, on behalf of 1,000 or more of my constituents, a petition for the protection of the human embryo. This petition, which has been signed by constituents from all...
I beg to ask the leave of the House to present a petition on behalf of myself and my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Mr. Major), whom I am delighted to see in his place, and our...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.— [Mr. Peter Lloyd.]
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