Tuesday, 14 May 1985
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will ask the Social Services Inspectorate to investigate the provision of social services to members of ethnic minority groups.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many health authorities have so far appointed chief executive officers in pursuit of the recommendations of the Griffiths committee; and if he...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what assessment he has made of the effect of housing problems on the demand for social services.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the policy of his Department on the provision of secondhand cookers to people on supplementary benefit.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement about personal social services in Nottinghamshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to reduce the number of children in care.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people were waiting for urgent operations at Basildon hospital in each of the last five years.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimates he has made about the effect on the budgets of regional health authorities of the introduction of privatisation.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans he has to increase the number of places available in public sector day nurseries for children aged under five years.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he now expects to announce the results of his review of supplementary benefit; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he will announce the membership of the team to review private residential care for the elderly.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 14 May.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about the Government's proposals for legislation to give some relief to certain ratepayers in Scotland who have in 1985–86...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make further provision as to the circumstances in which possession of a dwelling-house is recoverable under Case 11 in Schedule 15 to the...
Mr. Michael Mates accordingly presented a Bill to make further provision as to the circumstances in which possession of a dwelling-house is recoverable under Case 11 in Schedule 15 to the Rent...
Order for Second Reading read.
Ordered,
Queen's Recommendation having been signified— Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Oil and Pipelines Bill ('the Act'), it is expedient to authorise:— (a)...
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered
'The Secretary of State shall not make any grant, loan or guarantee under the provisions of this Act or the Ports (Financial Assistance) Act 1981 save on condition that the same is applied so as...
We now come to amendment No. 1 with which it will be convenient to take the following amendments: No. 4, in page 2, line 9, leave out clause 2. No. 5, in clause 2, page 2, line 13, leave out...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr Mather.]
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