Tuesday, 12 May 1987
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Ordered,That—(1) the Promoters of every Private Bill which has originated in this House or has been brought from the House of Lords in the present Session of Parliament shall have leave to...
asked the Paymaster General if he will make a statement on the job club programme.
asked the Paymaster General what is his latest estimate of the net loss of full-time jobs and net gain in part-time jobs since 1979.
asked the Paymaster General if he will make a statement on the success rate of training schemes in Liverpool.
asked the Paymaster General what information he has on the amount of income that has been generated by tourism in the East Midlands tourist board area in each year since 1978.
asked the Paymaster General if he will make a further statement on the operation of the job release scheme.
asked the Paymaster General how many jobs he estimates will be created by tourism in 1987; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Paymaster General how many people found work in the northern region in the first quarter of 1987.
asked the Paymaster General what percentage of the total unemployed are aged 25 years or less; and what initiatives the Government are pursuing in order to provide full-time employment at average...
asked the Paymaster General how many people are presently engaged in the YTS in Britain.
asked the Paymaster General how many local employer networks are now in operation.
asked the Paymaster General if he will make a statement on the trend in the number of employees in manufacturing.
asked the Paymaster General if he will place in the Official Report a table showing the percentage employment growth or reduction in each country of the EEC between 1986 and 1987 to date.
Mr. Robertson: asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 12 May.
I have a brief statement to make. I have to inform the House that I have received the following letter from the Clerk of the House : After forty years in the service of the House, of which...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.
Ordered,That, in respect of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Bill, if the Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, further proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed and that...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to disqualify from membership of Parliament people with pecuniary interests which are incompatible with proper representation of the people;...
Mr. Dennis Canavan accordingly presented a Bill to disqualify from membership of Parliament people with pecuniary interests which are incompatible with proper representation of the people; and...
Ordered,That Standing Committee B be discharged from considering those Clauses and Schedules of the Finance Bill which it has not disposed of and that those provisions be committed to a Committee...
Considered in Committee
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 44, in page 151, line 6, at end add— '( ) If the value of the property when it becomes held on the trusts referred to in subsection (1)(b) above is lower than so...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 50, in page 162, line 12, after 'purpose', insert 'which, subject to subsection (IA) below, are'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: No. 52, in page 176, line 28, at end insert— `1983 c. 28. The Finance Act 1983. Section 7(4).'
I beg to move, To leave out Clause 20. Congratulations are in order on the way in which you conducted the Committee stage, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I do not know how many words per minute you...
Amendment made: in page 23, line 20, leave out clause 34.—[Mr. MacGregor.]
Amendment made: in page 124, line 10, leave out schedule 5.—[Mr. MacGrregor.]
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 3, line 35, leave out 'section 3(5)' and insert `subsection (5) of section 3'.
I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 4, line 29, after 'accord', insert ',or on the application of the prosecutor or of the person (or on their joint application),' In Committee the hon. Member...
I beg to move amendment No. 6, in page 12, line 4, leave out 'such'. This is a drafting concession in response to remarks made by the hon. Member for Glasgow, Garscadden (Mr. Dewar) in Committee.
I beg to move amendment No. 8, in page 21, line 19, at end insert: ',or by virtue of section 24A of the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 (recognition and enforcement in England and Wales of...
I beg to move amendment No. 9, in page 26, line 26, leave out 'enforcement of confiscation orders' and insert 'taking of action'.
I beg to move amendment No. 13, in page 31, line 26, after 'construction', insert 'the reference in subsection (2)(a) of that section to a permanent or interim trustee in a sequestration shall be...
I beg to move amendment No. 20, in page 36, line 2, leave out from beginning to "a" in line 5.
I beg to move amendment No. 16, in page 37, leave out lines 36 to 40 and insert `it is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so may impose a fine but such a fine shall not be imposed if an order...
Amendment made: No. 17, in page 50, line 27, leave out `above'.—[Mr. Lang.]
I beg to move amendment No. 18, in page 67, line 35, at end insert—
(1) In section 15 (penalties for contempt of court in Scottish proceedings) after subsection (5) there shall be inserted the following subsection— (6) For the purposes of section 60 of the...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
`(1) Where on an application for an order under this section the court is satisfied that the respondent has used, or threatened to use, violence against the person of a child of either the...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
I beg to move amendment No. 12, in page 1, line 17, leave out clause 2.
Amendment made: No. 2, in page 3, line 6, leave out clause 3.—[Dr. Boyson.]
Amendment made: No. 5, in page 4, line 43, leave out clause 4.—[Dr. Boyson.]
I beg to move amendment No. 15 in page 7, line 34, leave out clause 7.
Amendment made: No. 15, in page 7, line 34, leave out Clause 7.—[Dr. Boyson.]
Amendment made: No. 16, in page 7, line 43, leave out Clause 8.—[Dr. Boyson.]
I beg to move Government amendment No. 7, in page 9, leave out lines 21 to 26.
Amendment made: No. 17, in page 14, line 1, leave out schedule 2.—[Dr. Boyson.]
Amendments made: No. 18, in title, line 1, leave out 'Parts VIII and X' and insert 'Part VIII'.
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's recommendation having been signified—
Considered in Committee; reported, without amendment, read the Third time and passed.
Consideration of Lords amendments to Commons amendments.
Lords amendment: No. 1, in line 1, leave out from beginning to "the" in line 3.
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This is a consolidation measure which consolidates certain enactments relating to housing in Scotland and incorporates amendments to give...
Resolved,That the draft Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) (No. 2) Order 1987, which was laid before this House on 30th April, be approved.—[Mr. Lennox-Boyd.]
I beg to move, That the draft Employment Subsidies Act 1978 (Renewal) (Great Britain) Order 1987, which was laid before this House on 6 May, be approved. This is the sixth occasion on which the...
Resolved,That Standing Committee A be discharged from considering the Parliamentary and Other Pensions Bill and that the Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House.—[Mr. Lennox-Boyd.]
Resolved,That Standing Committee D be discharged from considering those provisions of the Consumer Protection Bill [Lords] which have not been considered by that Committee and that those...
Resolved,That, in respect of the Irish Sailors and Soldiers Land Trust Bill [Lords], Notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at...
Resolved,That a sum, not exceeding £59,571,457,000 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to complete or defray the charges for Defence and Civil Services for the year ending...
Mr. Norman Lamont accordingly presented a Bill to supply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on 31 March 1988 to appropriate the supplies granted in this...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Lennox-Boyd.]
I wish at once to express my appreciation to my hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government for coming in to reply to this debate. I know that, as this Adjournment debate deals with the green...
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