Tuesday, 23 July 1985
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for consideration of motion read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Order for Second Reading read.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to his answer of 21 February, Official Report, column 533, if he will specify the compelling educational considerations which...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on International Youth Year and the youth service.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recent representations he has received regarding funds for maintenance and repair of school buildings.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the review of vocational qualifications currently being undertaken by the Manpower Services Commission.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recent representations he has received about the two-year youth training scheme.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the current teachers' pay dispute.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement about the present and future representation of teachers and local authority representatives on the Burnham committee.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on future prospects for education in the light of the continuing teachers' dispute.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to meet the leaders of the National Union of Teachers.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he intends to meet the chairman of the Burnham committee to discuss teachers' pay.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his current policy towards the retention of selective secondary education.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 23 July.
The following questions stood upon the Order Paper:
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about the royal dockyards, at Devonport and Rosyth. On 17 April I outlined a number of options for the future management of the...
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 raise with you, Mr. Speaker, a question which is similar to others which have been raised on this subject in the past? That is, the prior release outside...
Mr. Dafydd Wigley presented a Bill to amend the Race Relations Act 1976 to provide that a requirement relating to use of, or proficiency in, the Welsh language shall not constitute discrimination...
Mr. Tony Lloyd, supported by Mr. Gerald Kaufman, Mr. Peter Pike, Mr. Derek Fatchett, Mr. James Lamond, Mr. Robert Litherland, Ms. Clare Short, Mr. Stan Thorne, Mr. Ron Davies, Mr. Terry Lewis,...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend sections 137 and 142 of the Local Government Act 1972. I will deal first with the historical background and then with the present...
Mr. Edward Leigh accordingly presented a Bill to amend sections 137 and 142 of the Local Government Act 1972; And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon...
I beg to move, That this House approves the Statement of Changes in the Immigration Rules (House of Commons Paper No. 503).
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the Child Abduction and Custody Bill [Lords] may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Garel-Jones.]
I beg to move, That the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cmnd. 9539), which was laid before this House during the Spring Adjournment, be revoked. It has been several weeks since the...
As amended, in the Standing Committee, considered.
Before we debate the order, I remind the House that the scope of the debate is on the reasons for and the merit of increasing the maximum salary payable to the Lord Chancellor to the extent...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Durant.]
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