Monday, 15 December 1986
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
CITY OF LONDON (VARIOUS POWERS) BILL (By Order)
Resolved,That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before the House a Return of the Report of an Inquiry by Her...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he next intends to meet the chairman of British Coal to discuss investment in the industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy what overall surplus or deficit accrued to the United Kingdom in its oil trade revenue for the last two years for which figures are available.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when the Minister of State last met the chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board to discuss the question of the power supply industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will initiate discussions with the chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board and British Coal with a view to reducing coal imports; and if...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he expects to announce the proposed route or alternative proposed routes of the electricity transmission line which would be necessary to link the...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy when he last met the chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board to discuss the ordering of new coal-fired capacity.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the energy efficiency conference in Birmingham.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement about the latest productivity in British Coal.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the public response to the privatisation of British Gas.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if the Central Electricity Generating Board has made financial provision in its reserves to cover the expected costs of long-term storage or disposal of...
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the recent flotation of British Gas.
asked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement about his visit to Chernobyl.
asked the Minister for the Arts if he will make a statement following his recent visit to the National Railway Museum.
asked the Minister for the Arts if he will make a statement on the progress of encouraging business sponsorship of the arts.
asked the Minister for the Arts what representations he has received on the Arts Council grant for the forthcoming year.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what terms and conditions of service apply to civil servants giving evidence in courts abroad on behalf of Her Majesty's Government.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service when he last met the Civil Service unions; and what was discussed.
asked the Minister for the Arts if he will now take further initiatives to ensure adequate funds to retain Sadler's Wells theatre for the fiscal year 1987–88.
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 20, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 20, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, I must raise a serious matter that arises out of Friday's debate on defence projects. During that debate the Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement...
Mr. Roger Sims, supported by Mr. George Foulkes, Mr. Archy Kirkwood, Rev. Martin Smyth, Mr. Alistair Burt, Mr. Laurie Pavitt, Mr. Jeremy Hanley and Mr. John Home Robertson, presented a Bill to...
Before I call the hon. Member for Workington (Mr. Campbell-Savours), I must tell the House that I have not selected the amendment on the Order Paper.
Motion made, and Question put,
Motion made, and Question proposed,
Order for Second Reading read.
I am grateful for this opportunity to raise an issue of tremendous significance and importance to people in my constituency and in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for St. Helens,...
I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise the subject of defence and the future of NATO. I can think of no more important subject to take up the next hour and a half in the House. I am...
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I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this important subject in the wake of relentlessly rising crime and after seven years of failed Government promises on law and order. In 1979, the...
I am delighted at this unholy hour in the morning to bring to the House a matter which I have tried three times previously to raise. I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss with my hon....
The Montgomery report deals with the islands of the Orkneys and Shetlands, represented by my hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Wallace), and the Western Isles, which I...
This debate provides me with an opportunity to speak about a very important subject albeit during the early hours of the morning. When I met my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for...
If I get as fulsome a reply from the Minister as the hon. Member for Norfolk, North-West (Mr. Bellingham), I shall be extremely pleased. I wish to draw the House's attention to the role and...
I am grateful for the opportunity to raise a subject of fundamental concern to us all and one that has been of long-standing interest to me. As Members of Parliament who may resent the demands of...
As part of the Consolidated Fund debate I wish to discuss the question of British relations with and policy on central America. That matter has been raised many times in the House. I wish, first,...
Richmond and Barnes is a lovely part of south-west London, as almost everybody would agree. One of the things that has ruined the area for some of the residents, as I have mentioned every year...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Neubert.]
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