Monday, 22 July 1985
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time, and passed, without amendment.
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to assume direct responsibility for section 20 rail services in the event of one or more constituent district councils declining to...
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will report progress on construction of the light railway in the London docklands.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the effect of the campaign run by his Department to reduce motor vehicle licence evasion; and what is the latest estimate of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he last met the chairman of the National Bus Company; and what subjects were discussed.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will take steps to revise the motoring skills tested in the driving test.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what changes to the Transport Bill 1985 he intends to propose following the Government response to the Transport Committee "Report on Buses".
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the progress being made by London Regional Transport towards reducing costs and improving services.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the incidence of congestion attributable to coach traffic on roads in London for which he has responsibility.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will bring forward further proposals to restrict heavy commercial traffic to particular routes in rural areas.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he next plans to meet the chairman of London Regional Transport to discuss his proposals for improving the quality of bus services in London.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he is satisfied with the progress of the major repairs to the M1 south of Bedfordshire, which started on 2 July; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport when he last met the chairman of London Regional Transport to discuss the progress towards the objectives set by the Government for the management of...
asked the Attorney-General if the Director of Public Prosecutions is currently considering prosecutions against any persons alleged to have been responsible for persistent obstruction or abuse of...
asked the Attorney-General whether those who attend police stations voluntarily and the friends and relatives of those held by the police under the provisions of the Police and Criminal...
asked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the Government's policy towards the recommendations of the Coopers and Lybrand report concerning complaints against solicitors.
asked the Attorney-General what recent representations he has received concerning the introduction of legislation concerning latent damage.
asked the Attorney-General on how many occasions the Prevention of Corruption Act has been used against a newspaper: and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current level of overseas aid to the Philippines.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the latest details of assistance with food transportation given by European Community countries to Sudan.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the United Kingdom contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development; and what proportion of United...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what initiatives the Overseas Development Administration, in co-operation with the British Council, has taken since June 1983 to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures his Department is taking to promote and sustain agricultural reform programmes in developing countries.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.
With permission, Mr. Speaker. I should like to make a statement on the relief of the Ethiopian famine. I visited Ethiopia from 16 to 19 July to assess the current famine and the need for further...
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—it...
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. May I ask for your advice? As Speaker of the House, you will not have been aware of the fact that lively interest has been expressed this weekend by our...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. It relates to matters of emergency and urgency. I do not want to ask a question that impugns the reason why a private notice question request may have been...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Circumstances have come to your notice through a letter, which may or may not have reached you, which was written at 1.30 pm. I understand that the majority...
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 11, line 36, leave out "below" and insert of the Social Security Act 1975
Lords amendment: No. 4, after clause 14, insert the following new Clause— .—(1) The words "in the month of June" shall be ommitted from subsection (1) of sections 125 and 126A of the...
Lords amendment: No. 5, after clause 20, insert the following new clause— .In section 1 of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979— (a) in subsection (1), for "£10,000" there shall...
Lords amendment: No. 6, in page 26, line 37, leave out extends to Northern Ireland only. and insert— , this section, and sections 29 and 30 below extend to Northern Ireland.
Lords amendment: No. 11, in page 27, line 17, after "paragraphs" insert "22,".
Lords amendment: No. 12, in page 31, leave out lines 32 to 35 and insert— 52C.—(1) The taking out or the transfer of the benefit of a policy of insurance or a number of such policies,...
Lords amendment: No. 37, in page 68, line 15, at end insert— 32A. The words "under section 38 of this Act" shall be omitted from subsection (5)5b) of section 59 of that Act (increase of...
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 1, line 5, at beginning insert Subject to the following provisions of this section,
Lords amendment: No. 4, in page 2, line 23, at end insert— (2A) The matters to be taken into account in considering whether a warrant is necessary as mentioned in subsection (2) above shall...
Lords amendment: No. 5, in page 4, line 6, leave out from "period—to end of line 13 and insert— (a) in relation to a warrant which has not been renewed, means—(i) if the warrant...
Lords amendment: No. 6, in page 5, line 5, leave out "subsection (2)" and insert "subsections (2) and (3)"
Lords amendment: No. 10, in page 5, line 40, after "applicable" insert "by a court"
Lords amendment: No. 11, in page 8, line 16, after "apply" insert — (a)
Lords amendment: No. 13, in page 8. line 40, leave out from first "copy—to "and" in line 41 and insert , in relation to intercepted material, means any of the following, whether or not in...
Lords amendment: No. 16, in page 11, leave out lines 27 to 37 and insert—
3. The functions of the Tribunal in relation to any application made to them shall be capable of being carried out, in any place in the United Kingdom, by any two or more members of the Tribunal...
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 2, line 3, leave out from "offence" to end of line 7 and insert— (a) if the vehicle is a public service vehicle and he is the operator of the vehicle or the...
Lords amendment: No. 4, in page 2, line 19, leave out "a controlled container" and insert an article to which this section applies
Lords amendment: No. 6, in page 4, line 36, leave out in contravention of conditions or restrictions imposed by or and insert at any time that is excluded from the permitted hours by virtue of...
Lords amendment: No. 7, in page 5, line 16, leave out "or removal".
Lords amendment: No. 10, in page 8, leave out lines 10 to 12 and insert— (a) in section 68(1), after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted(c) a sporting event, or a class of sporting event,...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
—(1) Subject to subsection (7) below, for the purposes of this Act any question whether a person is an associate of another person shall be determined in accordance with the following...
'.—(1) Before the permanent trustee sells or disposes of any right or interest in the dobtor's family home he shall— (a) obtain the relevant consent; or(b) where he is unable to do...
'(1) Where this section applies compensation shall not be available between debts due to or by the Crown under the provisions of any statute and debts due to or by the Crown in respect of...
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 3, line 33, leave out 'or is not a fit and proper person to act as an interim trustee'.
I beg to move amendment No. 3, in page 8, line 13, leave out from 'due' to end of line 27.
I beg to move amendment No. 10, in page 25, line 17, at end insert '(e) a person who is an associate of the debtor'. It seems strange that, now that we have in the Bill a definition of an...
I beg to move amendment No. 11. in page 33, line 3, after 'bankruptcy', insert 'or other similar orders in, or in connection with, bankruptcy proceedings'.
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in page 34, line 6, leave out from 'may' to 'shall' in line 9 and insert ', after having regard to all the circumstances, determine a suitable amount to allow...
Amendment made: No. 18, in page 35, line 39 leave out 'other than such money as is mentioned in section 31(7) of this Ace.—[The Solicitor-General for Scotland.]
I beg to move amendment No. 19, in page 37, line 6 leave out from 'that' to second 'or' in line 7 and insert 'immediately, or at any other time, after the alienation the debtor's assets were...
Amendments made: No. 21, in page 38, line 20 leave out ', after having regard to all the circumstances of the case,'.
Amendment made: No. 23, in page 42, line 5 after 'Act,', insert 'and subject to section [Power of permanent trustee in relation to the debtor's family home] of this Act,',—[The...
I beg to move manuscript amendment No. 76, in page 42, line 34, leave out "subsections (6) and (7)" and insert "subsection (6)"
I beg to move amendment No. 25, in page 45, line 16, after 'Act,', insert 'as amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985'.
Amendment made: No. 27, in page 53, line 9, leave out 'or a spouse's right to money vesting in the permanent trustee by virtue of section 31(7) of this Act'.—[The Solicitor-General for...
Amendment made: No. 28, in page 58, line 30, leave out 'above'.—[The Solicitor-General for Scotland.]
I beg to move amendment No. 29, in page 66, line 38, at end insert 'or any individual creditor'.
Amendments made: No. 30, in page 70, line 15, leave out 'means such person as may be prescribed' and insert 'shall be construed in accordance with section [Meaning of "associate"] of this Act;'.
Amendment made: No. 33, in page 73, line 10, at end insert— '(6A) Where a debtor whose estate is sequestrated after the commencement of this subsection is liable, by virtue of a transaction...
I beg to move amendment No. 35, in page 79, line 12, leave out 'twelve' and insert 'six'.
9. Regulations under paragraph 5 or 5A'.—[The Solicitor-General for Scotland.]
I beg to move amendment No. 46, in page 88, line 34, at end insert— '7A. In the case of a trust deed to which paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Schedule apply, the trustee shall, not later than 28...
11. A creditor who has not acceded to a protected trust deed may, not more than 28 days after notice has been sent under paragraph 10 above, apply to the court for an order under paragraph 12 below.
Amendments made: No. 48, in page 94, line 12, at end insert—
In paragraph 9(2)(b) of Schedule 3 ("insolvent" for purposes of standard condition as to default), for the words "163 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913"' there shall be substituted the words...
In section 22(4)(a)(ii) ("insolvency" for purposes of refund of tax in cases of bad debts), for the words "163 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1913" there shall be substituted the words "11A of...
Amendments made: No. 70, in page 102, line 13, column 3 at beginning insert 'In'.
Order for Second Reading read.
I beg to move, That Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 be amended as follows:—
1. After the entry beginning 'Chief or other Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland' there shall be inserted:— 'Commissioner for the special purposes of the Income Tax Acts...
2. There shall be inserted at the appropriate places:— 'A Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal constituted under the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1984.The National Development Team for Mentally...
3. The following entries shall be omitted:— 'The Crown Agents for Overseas Governments and Administrations.The Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland.The Health and Safety...
4. There shall be inserted at the appropriate places:— 'Chairman of the Business & Technician Education Council.Chairman of the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas.Chairman,...
5. The following entries shall be omitted:— 'Chairman of an Appeal Tribunal constituted in accordance with Schedule 4 to the Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, or Senior...
6.—(1) In the entry 'Chairman of a committee constituted under section 90 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960' for 'section 90 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960' there shall be...
1. After the entry beginning 'C'hief or other Social Security Commissioner for Northern Ireland' there shall be inserted:— 'Commissioner for the special purposes of the Income Tax Acts...
2. There shall be inserted at the appropriate places:— 'A Dairy Produce Quota Tribunal constituted under the Dairy Produce Quotas Regulations 1984.The National Development Team for Mentally...
3. The following entries shall be omitted:— 'The Crown Agents for Oversea Governments and Administrations.The Health and Safety Agency for Northern Ireland.The Health and Safety...
4. There shall be inserted at the appropriate places:— 'Chairman of the Business & Technician Education Council.Chairman of the Council for Small Industries in Rural Areas.Chairman,...
5. The following entries shall be omitted:— 'Chairman of an Appeal Tribunal constituted in accordance with Schedule 4 to the Supplementary Benefits (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, or Senior...
6.—(1) In the entry 'Chairman of a committee constituted under section 90 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960' for 'section 90 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1960' there shall be...
I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that the Queen has signified Her Royal Assent to the following Acts: 1. Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Act 1985.2....
I beg to move, That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 9427/79, draft Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of all Member...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 79(5) (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 79(5) (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. David Hunt.]
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