Monday, 27 April 1987
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of the right hon. John Ernest Silkin, esquire, Member for Lewisham, Deptford, and I desire, on behalf of the House, to express our sense of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest unadjusted figures for unemployment in (a) Newport, (b) Gwent and (c) Wales; and if he will give the equivalent figures for 1979 on the...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many representations he has received in response to his Department's circular 30/86 entitled "Housing for Senior Management."
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the total number of new jobs created in the Delyn enterprise zone since it came into operation on 21 July 1983.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the total square footage of factories built by the Welsh Development Agency since May 1979.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the impact of Her Majesty's Government's privatisation policy on the economy of Wales.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what research his Department has made into the cost and effectiveness of appointments and waiting times for patients attending clinics at National Health...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many domestic leaseholders in Wales he expects to be affected by the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant (No. 2) Bill; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Barry: Jones asked the Secretary of State for Wales to how many (a) state schools and (b) private schools he has paid official visits this year.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received on the adequacy of resources for the general certificate of secondary education examinations.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received on the level of water rates in the Welsh water authority area.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many persons are employed by the Duchy in the north-west region.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many official meetings he has had in the last month.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the total expenditure on telephone calls by his office for the last financial year.
asked the Lord Privy Seal what consideration he has given to changes in the procedures and facilities of the House designed to improve the handling of Scottish business.
asked the Lord Privy Seal how many (a) self-seal and (b) non self-seal envelopes were provided for use by hon. Members and others during the latest year for which figures are available; and if he...
asked the Lord Privy Seal what representations the Select Committee on House of Commons (Services) has received on the railings in Westminster Hall; and if he will make a statement.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of citizens of the Principality needing cardiac surgery are able to have their operation within Wales; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the present state of the dairy industry in Wales.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state the number of notified vacancies for jobs in Wales and in the Vale of Glamorgan, respectively, at the latest convenient date.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement on the current security situation in Northern Ireland. The House will be aware of the recent serious increase in the number of casualties...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the inner cities initiative and the city action teams. In February last year I announced the setting up of the new inner cities...
It might be helpful to the House if I state that, having noted the comments made by the right hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Mr. Molyneaux) and those made by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of...
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely, the continued and unauthorised...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I refer you to the report of the Select Committee on Trade and Industry in February this year concerning share dealings in Westland. As the minutes of the...
Ordered,That the draft British Nuclear Fuels plc (Financial Limit) Order 1987 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. Neubert.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
I beg to move, That the draft Coal Industry (Restructuring Grants) Order 1987, which was laid before this House on 6th April, be approved.
Ordered,That the provisions of paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 84 (Constitution of standing committees), paragraph (1) of Standing Order No.86 (Nomination of standing committees) and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Portillo.]
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