Monday, 13 June 1988
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Considered; to he read the Third time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the current level of exploration drilling on the United Kingdom continental shelf.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he next proposes to meet officials of the National Union of Mineworkers; and what matters will be discussed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he next expects to meet the chairman of British Coal; and what he expects to discuss.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what will be the key priorities for energy efficiency in the next decade; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many tonnes of coal were imported into the United Kingdom in 1987; what proportion this represented of total domestic coal consumption; and what were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his latest estimate of recoverable reserves of oil on the United Kingdom continental shelf; and what were the comparable figures five and 10 years...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what has been the increase in labour productivity in the coal mining industry since 1983–84
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the implications for the United Kingdom electricity industry of the recent United States Government Energy Agency report...
To ask the Minister for the Arts what evidence he has on the extent of demand for competitive tendering for library services to old people's homes.
To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will make a statement on the implication for the arts of the public library development incentive scheme which he has set up; and how much funding he...
To ask the Minister for the Arts what is his policy on charging for the exhibiting of photographs in public libraries.
To ask the Minister for the Arts to what extent his policy on private funding of the arts will aid local theatres.
To ask the Minister for the Arts what evidence he has on the administrative costs of premium book subscription schemes.
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service on how many occasions since January 1986 civil servants who felt that actions they have been required to take were fundamentally against their...
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service how many new recruits to the Civil Service in 1987 were appointed directly at principal level or above; and how many temporary appointments were made of...
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service how many anti-AIDS kits have been dispensed by the occupational health service.
To ask the Minister of the Arts which regional theatres he has visited since 1 February 1988.
Will the Minister answer the question of which I have given him notice?
With permission Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on Barlow Clowes. The House will be aware of extensive recent publicity surrounding the affairs of Mr. Peter Clowes and companies in...
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,...
On a different point of order, Mr. Speaker. You have repeatedly put on record your opinion that, when a statement is made in the House, as last Thursday the Leader of the House assured us that...
I beg to move, That this House believes that any public body or organisation involved in the working or getting of coal should be required to take steps to prevent subsidence damage and to...
Lords amendments considered.
That provision may be made charging to income tax under Schedule E any consideration given in respect of certain restrictive undertakings.—[Mr. Norman Lamont.]
That provision may be made about annual payments by Scottish partnerships.—[Mr. Norman Lamont.]
That provision may be made about companies which, while continuing to be resident in the United Kingdom, fall to be regarded for the purposes of any double taxation relief arrangements— (a)...
That provision may be made about the taxation of gains accruing to trustees of certain settled property where the settlor or his spouse has an interest in the settlement —[Mr. Norman Lamont.]
That provision may be made to correct errors in the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and in the amendments made by the Finance Act 1987 for the purposes of the consolidation effected by the...
That provision may be made amending Group 7 in Schedule 6 to the Value Added Tax Act 1983.—[Mr. Norman Lamont.]
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
I beg to move amendment No. 306, in page 22, line 45, leave out 'cannot be a protected tenancy, unless' and insert 'shall be a protected tenancy if.
Amendments made, No. 50, in page 24, line 8, leave out from second 'was' to `or' in line 11 and insert 'a tenant under a housing association tenancy and is so granted by the person who at that...
I beg to move amendment No. 2, in page 27, line 30, leave out subsection (1).
Amendments made: No. 275, in page 85, line 42, leave out '5 years"; and' and insert '2 years".'
Amendment made: No. 18, in page 29, line 16, after 'III', insert 'and V'.—[Mrs. Roe.]
I beg to move amendment No. 223, in page 30, line 21, at end insert: `(5) Proceedings for an offence committed under this section may be instituted by any of the following authorities: (a)...
I beg to move Government amendment No. 68, in page 30, leave out line 22.
No. 61, in page 31, line 13, at end add— '(4) Where an interest belongs to Her Majesty in right of the Duchy of Lancaster, then, for the purposes of Chapters I to IV above, the Chancellor...
No. 53, in page 31, line 47, at end insert- — '( ) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that any reference in this Part of this Act (however expressed) to a power for a...
'(1) There shall be a body known as Housing for Wales.
`(1) Every registered housing association which, immediately before the appointed day, (a) is a society registered under the 1965 Act and has its registered office for the purposes of that Act in...
`(1) In this Part of this Act— (a) "the 1985 Act" means the Housing Associations Act 1985;(b) "the Corporation" means the Housing Corporation or, as the case may be, Housing for Wales;...
1.—(1) Housing for Wales is a body corporate and is in this Schedule referred to as "the Corporation".
2.—(1) The members of the Corporation shall be— (a) not less than six nor more than eight persons appointed by the Secretary of State; and(b) the chief officer of the Corporation...
1. After section 2 there shall be inserted the following section—
25.—(1) In section 63 (building society advances) for the words "the Housing Corporation", in each place where they occur in subsections (1) and (2), there shall be substituted "one of the...
29.—(1) In section 74 (constitution of Housing Corporation etc.), in subsection (1) after the words "Housing Corporation" there shall be inserted "and Housing for Wales, each of".
Amendment made: No. 246, in page 33, line 41, leave out 'Housing Corporation ("the Corporation")' and insert `Corporation'.—[Mr. Waldegrave.]
Resolved,That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Electricity (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Bill ("the Act"), it is expedient to authorize— (a) any increase which is...
The petition is signed by Mr. and Mrs. J. Bowler of 7 Miller avenue, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield and by a further 694 of my constituents in Derbyshire, North-East who live in the Mastin Moor area....
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Kenneth Carlisle.]
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