Tuesday, 9 December 1986
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords amendments agreed to.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received from trades unions about his impending decision on the Nimrod airborne early warning project; and if he will make a...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions are recorded between Mr. Ian Curteis and his Department concerning the factual accuracy of his Falklands war play.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the present position regarding his proposals to introduce commercial management into the royal dockyards; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on progress with the introduction of ethnic monitoring in the Army.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost of maintaining a military presence in the south Atlantic; and if he anticipates further reducing forces on the Falkland Islands.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to arrive at a decision on the size and timing of further orders for follow-on type 23 frigates.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his assessment of the effectiveness of helicopters as tank-killers in the 1990s.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the latest estimated total cost of Trident; and what progress is being made in Scotland in the provision of facilities for this weapons system.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what contacts his Department has had with Iranian officials in the past three years concerning infrastructure contracts and military spare parts.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will indicate when he expects to be in a position to make a statement on the long-term future of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall,...
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 9 December.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
Several Hon. Members: rose—
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement about the allocation of my public expenditure provision in the next three years. Total expenditure on the programmes within my...
Ordered,That the draft Welfare of Livestock (Prohibited Operations) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. Peter Lloyd.]
Ordered,That the draft proposal by the Commission of the European Communities for a Council Regulation on the granting of financial support to transport infrastructure projects set out in the...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I want to raise a point of order about questions, and this is a legitimate point of order. During the course of the proceedings in New South Wales about the...
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
I beg to move, That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 8705/86 on food aid policy and food aid management and the supplementary Explanatory Memorandum from the Overseas...
I beg to move, That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 5938/84, 7932/1/86, 8324/86, 8109/86 and 9132/86, on the liberalisation of air transport in Europe, and fully...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Lightbown]
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