Thursday, 12 February 1987
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
YORK CITY COUNCII. BILL [Lords] (By Order)
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are currently unemployed in Northern Ireland.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his policy on the expansion of forestry in Northern Ireland.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what talks he has had with the leaders of the Official Unionist party and the Democratic Unionist party on the status of the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been made available by the Department of Economic Development in relation to ACE schemes.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the prison population of Northern Ireland; if he will express this figure as a percentage of the civilian population; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will estimate the proportion of Northern Ireland gross domestic product that is accounted for by public expenditure.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the projected capital expenditure programme for schools and colleges of further education in the constituency of Newry and Armagh for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent discussions he has had about measures he is taking to introduce a devolved local administration for Northern Ireland to supplement...
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he last met the Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary; and what issues were discussed.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the future funding of education in the Province.
asked the Prime Minister what is Her Majesty's Government's policy towards awarding contracts to firms which have broken the law or in respect of which inquiries about possible criminal offences...
asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 12 February.
I wish to make a statement about the raising of points of order which will, I believe, overcome a problem to which the hon. Member for Tiverton (Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop) drew my attention on Thursday...
May I ask the Leader of the House to tell us the business for next week?
Further to a point of order which was raised a long time ago, Mr. Speaker. You are well aware of my warm predisposition towards you. You made a statement about the point of order procedures. You...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. You know how carefully we avoid allowing an hon. Member to refer to another hon. Member in the House as a liar. That is correct, of course. You may have noticed,...
Mr. Albert McQuarrie, supported by Mr. Alexander Pollock, Sir Hector Monro, Mr. Bill Walker, Mr. Allan Stewart, Mrs. Anna McCurley, Mr. Charles Kennedy, Mr. Nicholas Fairbairn and Mr. David...
We come now to the debate on employment—
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No.101(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.)
I have the honour to present a petition on behalf, mainly, of my constituents, whose religious headquarters are in the constituency of Ilford, North. I wish to associate myself and my hon. Friend...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Maude.]
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