Tuesday, 22 July 1986
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
IPSWICH PORT AUTHORITY BILL
As amended, considered.
Read a Second time, and committed.
asked the Paymaster General what is the present rate of unemployment; and how it compares with the figures for June 1983 and June 1979, respectively.
asked the Paymaster General if he has any plans to increase the efficiency of the unemployment benefit service.
asked the Paymaster General what was the number of persons unemployed for one year and two years, respectively, at May 1979 and at the latest available date.
asked the Paymaster General what steps his Department is taking to seek to reduce unemployment in the town of Haverhill.
asked the Paymaster General how many women will lose maternity leave rights under the proposals contained in the White Paper "Building Businesses…not Barriers."
asked the Paymaster General what is his latest estimate of firms paying workers less than wages councils' minimum rates in (a) Scotland and (b) England and Wales; and how many subsequent...
asked the Paymaster General what response he has received to the guidance booklet on payment of bills published on 20 May.
asked the Paymaster General if he will make a statement on the number of two-year YTS places actually contracted for.
asked the Paymaster General what is the figure of unemployment in the Sheffield travel-to-work area; and what percentage this is of the potential work force.
asked the Paymaster General how many schools and colleges will be participating in the technical and vocational education initiative by the end of the current year.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 22 July.
asked the Prime Minister whether she has any plans to visit West Derbyshire.
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 22 July.
With permission, I should like to make a statement about local government finance for 1987–88. The Government believe that for 1987–88, there should be a rate support grant...
The following Member took and subscribed the Oath:
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,...
I wish to raise a point of order on a matter of which I have given prior notice. Together with several of my Labour comrades I sat for many weeks on Standing Committee K, considering the Wages...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the application of the Nassau Accord in relation to sanctions against South Africa. The accord was agreed in October 1985 and...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
`(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring the governing body— (a) of every county, voluntary and maintained special school; and(b) of every institution of a kind mentioned...
`(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring or authorising payments of amounts determined by or under the regulations to be made by one authority to another where— (a) the...
I beg to move amendment No. 153, in page 47, line 20, leave out clause 44.
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the Education Bill [Lords] may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour — [Mr. chris Patten.]
'The Secretary of State may by regulations make provisions requiring local education authorities to provide educational maintenance allowances for pupils aged 16 to 19'. —[Mr. Radice.]
'The Secretary of State may prescribe one or more categories of persons who may be appointed governors of schools to which sections 3 and 4 above apply.'. — [Mr.Andrew F. Bennett.]
'It shall be the duty of local education authorities: (a) to provide, on every school day, for every pupil in county, controlled or maintained schools who want it, a mid-day meal, suitable in all...
Ordered,That, at the sitting on Wednesday 23rd July, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 4 (Prayers against statutory instruments, &c. (negative procedure)), the Motion...
I beg to ask leave to present a petition signed by 51 members of St. Peter's Church, Filton, in my constituency, relating to Irena Ratushinskaya, who is the subject of two early-day motions, No....
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Peter Lloyd.]
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