Monday, 20 July 1987
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what are his future plans for road safety publicity.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the representions he has received on the current campaign against drinking and driving.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he is satisfied with progress on the construction of the north Devon link road; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department has assessed the impact of the Transport Act 1985 on children's fares; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what studies his Department has conducted on the effects of bus deregulation on urban and rural transport in the north of England.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport how advanced the plans are for a direct rail link from Newcastle and the north-east of England to the Channel tunnel.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the trend in the volume of heavy vehicle movements in and around the metropolis following the completion of London's M25...
asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on progress on the deregulation of European air fares and routes.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the total capital expenditure at local authority airports since 1979.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what action he will take to reduce the number of uninsured drivers on roads in the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport what additions have been made to the roads programme in the last 12 months.
asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will review the scope for reducing delays in the procedure for determining routes for road improvements; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Attorney-General if he will request the Director of Public Prosecutions to reach a decision on prosecution by 24 July in the case involving the search of BBC premises in Glasgow in...
Mr. John Mark Taylor: asked the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on progress on the working of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act provisions for overnight prisoners in police...
asked the Attorney-General how many prosecutions under the Official Secrets Acts he has instituted in 1987.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what measures he is taking to ensure that overseas aid spending through the aid-trade provision serves the development needs of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action he proposes to take in the light of of the recent Oxfam paper on the use of United Nations aid to refugees on the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his policy towards the United Nations children's fund's proposals entitled "Adjustment with a Human Face"; and if Her...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will next be meeting Ministers at the development assistance committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has as to the combined average percentage of gross national product given to developing countries as official...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his Department's aid to African agriculture.
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,...
As amended, considered.
`(1) It shall be permissible for the trustees of a pension scheme which is an exempt approved scheme under section 21 of the Finance Act 1970, to amend the rules of the scheme in regard to the...
'In Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 1986 the prescribed maximum by which the value of the assets of an approved retirement benefit scheme may exceed the liabilities of the scheme for the purposes...
I beg to move, That the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 1987, dated 5th May 1987, a copy of which was laid before this House on 11th May, in the last Session of Parliament, be...
I beg to move, That the Rate Reduction (Lothian Region) 1987–88 Report, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10th July, be approved. The report was laid before the House in...
I beg to move, That the Rate Reduction (City of Edinburgh District) 1987–88 Report, a copy of which was laid before this House on 10th July, be approved. The House will not expect me to go...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Garel-Jones.]
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