House of Commons debates

Tuesday, 15 April 1986

  • Preamble

    The House met at half-past Two o'clock

  • Prayers

    [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]

    • New Writs

      For Ryedale, in the room of John Deane Spence, Esq., deceased.

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Defence

    • Soviet Union (Merchant Shipping Fleet)

      10 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has received representations about the defence implications of the growth in size of the Soviet merchant shipping fleet.

    • Youth Training Scheme

      9 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence what further proposals he has to encourage recruitment to the Army YTS by visits to schools; and what were the most recent figures of recruitment in the...

      Strategic Defence Initiative

      12 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence which projects his Department has approved and funded on strategic defence initiative-related research in United Kingdom universities.

      Chemical Weapons

      12 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on progress of talks within NATO on the force goal requiring the United States to modernise its chemical weapons stocks with...

      Nuclear Defence Policy

      16 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will estimate the total number of jobs in the United Kingdom which are dependent on, or otherwise related to, Her Majesty's Government's nuclear...

      Procurement Policy

      20 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on future defence procurement policy.

      Experimental Aircraft Project

      8 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on progress on the experimental aircraft projects.

      Strategic Defence Initiative

      8 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will now publish the memorandum of understanding on the strategic defence initiative following the German Government's decision to do so.

      Land Rover

      4 speeches

      Mr. John Mark Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he can forecast the future purchases of Land Rover by his Department.

      RIMPAC Exercise

      6 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is intended that during their participation in the RIMPAC exercise British naval forces will take part in ground attacks against the Kaho'...

      Calcutt Report

      2 speeches

      asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he hopes to receive and publish the Calcutt report.

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister

  • Libya

    65 speeches

    With permission, Mr. Speaker, I shall make a statement about Libya. Before I do so, may I first say that my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House will shortly be making a business statement...

  • Business of the House

    22 speeches

    With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a short business statement. The business for the rest of the week will now be as follows: WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL—There will be a debate on...

  • Leasehold Reform (Flats)

    1 speech

    I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to give long leaseholders a right to buy their flats, to extend their leases, to establish rights regarding repairs, service charges, the...

    • Leasehold Reform (Flats)

      Mr. Alfred Dubs accordingly presented a Bill to give long leaseholders a right to buy their flats, to extend their leases, to establish rights regarding repairs, service charges, the appointment...

  • Social Security Bill (Allocation of Time)

    1 speech

    I beg to move, That the following provisions shall apply to the remaining proceedings on the Bill:

    • Committee

      1.—(1) The Standing Committee to which the Bill is allocated shall report the Bill to the House on or before 1st May 1986.

    • Report and Third Reading

      2.—(1) The proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading of the Bill shall be completed in two allotted days and shall be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the second of those...

      Procedure in Standing Committee

      3.—(1) At a sitting of the Standing Committee at which any proceedings on the Bill are to be brought to a conclusion under a Resolution of the Business Sub-Committee the Chairman shall not...

      Conclusion of proceedings in Committee

      5. On the conclusion of the proceedings in any Committee on the Bill the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.

      Dilatory Motions

      6. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings on the Bill shall be moved in the Standing Committee or on an allotted day except by a member of the Government, and the...

      Extra time on allotted days

      7.—(1) On an allotted day paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for two hours after Ten o'clock.

      Private business

      8. Any private business which has been set down for consideration at Seven o'clock on an allotted day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the...

      Conclusion of proceedings

      9.—(1) For the purpose of bringing to a conclusion any proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by this Order or a Resolution of the Business Committee or the...

      Supplemental orders

      10.—(1) The proceedings on any Motion made in the House by a member of the Government for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order (including anything which might have been the...

      Saving

      11. Nothing in this Order or a Resolution of the Business Committee or Business Sub-Committee shall— (a) prevent any proceedings to which the Order or Resolution applies from being taken...

      Re-committal

      12.—(1) References in this Order to proceedings on Consideration or proceedings on Third Reading include references to proceedings, at those stages respectively, for, on or in consequence...

      Interpretation

      46 speeches

      13. In this Order— allotted day" means any day (other than a Friday) on which the Bill is put down as first Government Order of the Day provided that a Motion for allotting time to the...

      Committee

      1.—(1) The Standing Committee to which the Bill is allocated shall report the Bill to the House on or before 1st May 1986.

      Report and Third Reading

      2.—(1) The proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading of the Bill shall be completed in two allotted days and shall be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the second of those...

      Procedure in Standing Committee

      3.—(1) At a sitting of the Standing Committee at which any proceedings on the Bill are to be brought to a conclusion under a Resolution of the Business Sub-Committee the Chairman shall not...

      Conclusion of proceedings in Committee

      5. On the conclusion of the proceedings in any Committee on the Bill the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.

      Dilatory Motions

      6. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings on the Bill shall be made in the Standing Committee or on an allotted day except by a member of the Government, and the...

      Extra time on allotted days

      7.—(1) On an allotted day paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 3 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for two hours after Ten o'clock.

      Private business

      8. Any private business which has been set down for consideration at Seven o'clock on an allotted day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the...

      Conclusion of proceedings

      9.—(1) For the purpose of bringing to a conclusion any proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by this Order or a Resolution of the Business Committee or the...

      Supplemental orders

      10.—(1) The proceedings on any Motion made in the House by a member of the Government for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order (including anything which might have been the...

      Saving

      11. Nothing in this Order or a Resolution of the Business Committee or Business Sub-Committee shall— (a) prevent any proceedings to which the Order or Resolution applies from being taken or...

      Re-committal

      12.—(1) References in this Order to proceedings on Consideration or proceedings on Third Reading include references to proceedings, at those stages respectively, for, on or in consequence...

      Interpretation

      13. In this Order— allotted day" means any day (other than a Friday) on which the Bill is put down as first Government Order of the Day provided that a Motion for allotting time to the...

  • Orders of the Day — National Health Service (Amendment) Bill

    51 speeches

    Order for Second Reading read.

  • Business of the House

    1 speech

    Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the Motion relating to the National Health Service (Amendment) Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Malone.]

  • National Health Service (Amendment) Bill [Money]

    Queen's Recommendation having been signified—

  • Legal Aid and Advice

    40 speeches

    I beg to move, That the Legal Aid in Criminal Proceedings (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I., 1986, No. 274), dated 17th February 1986, a copy of which was laid before this House on...

  • Members' Interests

    Ordered,That the Standing Order of 16th December 1983 relating to the nomination of the Select Committee on Members' Interests be amended, by leaving out Mr. Patrick McNair-Wilson and inserting...

  • Chorley Hospital

    2 speeches

    Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Lennox-Boyd.]

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