Thursday, 11 February 1988
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
LONDON REGIONAL TRANSPORT BILL (By Order)
Mr. Ted Garrett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his policy on the disposal of Government-held shareholdings in the light of the National Audit Office...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the extent of the state-owned commercial sector which has been transferred to the private sector since 1979.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in view of recent representations, he will increase planned public expenditure for 1988–89 on (a) National Health Service provision and (b)...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what he anticipates will be the yield from taxation on cider in the year 1987–88.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received over the present taxation status of forestry development.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the latest projections for the growth of manufacturing investment in the United Kingdom.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much business starts have exceeded stops between 1979 and 1986.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what average income tax relief has been received by a taxpayer earning £50,000 each year since 1979 at 1987 prices.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of productivity in the United Kingdom economy over the period since 1980.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the distributional effects of the changes in direct and indirect taxation have been since 1979.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he now anticipates a public sector surplus rather than a public sector borrowing requirement in 1987–88.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the growth of real personal disposable income since 1983.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give his latest estimate of the United Kingdom's net assets overseas.
To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 11 February.
May I ask the Leader of the House to state the business for next week?
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 raise a point of order arising out of Prime Minister's Question Time, which was highlighted in the exchange between my hon. Friend the Member for Upper Bann (Mr. McCusker) and the Leader of the...
Mr. Kenneth Clarke, supported by Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Walker, Mr. Secretary Rifkind, Mr. Ian Lang and Mr. Robert Atkins, presented a Bill to provide for the vesting of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Dorrell.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Ryder.]
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