Wednesday, 17 February 1988
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to be in a position to state his policy towards the transfer of the management of state-owned national nature reserves to...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many letters he has received from members of the public (a) in support of the community charge and (b) opposed to the community charge.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans his Department has to reduce planning restrictions in towns and inner cities.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any proposals to increase housing mobility amongst owner-occupiers; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he will next meet the president of the Football League to discuss the membership card scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he last met the chairman of the Housing Corporation; and what matters were discussed.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people are directly employed by the Property Services Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many mini urban development corporations he proposes to set up to combat dereliction in inner-city areas; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has for improving the procedures for conducting public inquiries into planning applications for out-of-town shopping centres;...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has any plans to introduce direct elections to the Peak park planning board.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to amend the Local Government Bill to allow local authorities to use contract compliance to tackle sex discrimination and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest estimate for the number of homeless people in Bristol; and how many are under 21 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to encourage the growth of housing co-ownership schemes.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is satisfied with the performance of local authorities in reducing the level of their rent arrears.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his latest estimate of the number of people who will pay the poll tax.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement on matters within my area of responsibility arising from the investigations carried out by Mr. Stalker and Mr. Sampson. In his statement...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker—
Members successful in the ballot were:Mr. Nigel FormanSir John Biggs-DavisonMr. Jim Marshall
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide legal rights to grandparents for the care or adoption of their grandchildren. By this Bill, I seek to highlight the fact that the...
Mr. Ray Powell accordingly presented a Bill to provide legal rights to grandparents for the care and adoption of their grandchildren; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the First...
I beg to move, That this House notes that the Inner London Education Authority has combined profligate overspending with a persistent failure to raise standards of education in its schools;...
I beg to move, That the Order of 1st February be varied by substituting, for paragraphs 1 and 2(1), the following:—
Queen's Recommendation having been signified
I beg to move, That the Rate Support Grant Supplementary Report (England) (No. 4) 1984–85 (House of Commons Paper No. 253), a copy of which was laid before this House on 5th February, be...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Maclean.]
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