Monday, 11 July 1988
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read a Second time and committed.
Mr. Robert G. Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what research has been undertaken in the last two years into measures to reduce pedestrian casualties.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to reduce the density of private motor traffic within central London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action he proposes to take in the light of the Audit Commission report on local authority maintained roads; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last met the chairman of British Rail; and what matters were discussed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the Government's policy on providing equestrian, cycling or pedestrian bridges across, or tunnels under, major roads, and what criteria are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received seeking a bypass for Crowlas on the A30.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what guidelines and advice he has given recently on wheel clamping and the circumstances in which it should be used; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what further measures are being taken to improve the quality of driving instructors.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what action his Department is taking to aid the regeneration of inner city areas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he expects to announce a major initiative to improve public transport in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps are taken to ensure that existing procedures avoid any risk of double counting by his inspectors of crew numbers on ferries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the outcome of his discussions in June with the Bus and Coach Council on improvements in coach safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of services in England outside London are now operated by minibuses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the impact on the trunk roads network in Merseyside of increased heavy vehicle movements consequent upon the importation...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many motorway and trunk road bridges are currently in need of repair.
To ask the Attorney-General when he last met the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss the investigation by City of London police into telephone calls made by Dr. Frank Skuse during his...
To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the implications for his general policy on initiating litigation of the costs of legal actions relating to the book "Spycatcher".
To ask the Attorney-General what studies the Lord Chancellor is currently undertaking into the law relating to landlord and tenant, in the light of recent reports from the Law Commission.
To ask the Attorney-General what further consideration he has given to the implications for prosecuting policy of the North report on road traffic law.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proportion of overseas aid from Britain is directed towards education in the recipient countries.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which organisations receive grant assistance from his Department under the joint funding scheme; and what criteria are applied...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he has as to the average percentage of gross national product given in aid in 1987 by donor nations, excluding...
(by private notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his intention to enforce the takeover of local authority housing by Government-appointed...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about the Government's plans to place orders for further Duke class type 23 frigates The type 23 frigate will form the backbone of...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. In the light of new information, according to a headline in The Evening Standard, I wonder whether there is any possibility of your reconsidering your decision,...
With the leave of the House, I shall put together the 14 motions relating to statutory instruments.
Order for Second Reading read.
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the Court of Session Bill [Lords] may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Ryder.]
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
I beg to move, That the Rate Support Grant (Scotland) Order 1988, dated 11 May 1988, a copy of which was laid before this House on 19 May, be approved. The order has three main purposes. As a...
Considered in Committee.
'The Court may, on application by summary petition— (a) order the restoration of possession of any real or personal property of the possession of which the petitioner may have been...
'Where a respondent in any application or proceedings in the Court, whether before or after the institution of such proceedings or application, has done any act which the Court might have...
Amendments made: No 1, in page 18, column 3, leave out lines 41 to 45 and insert— 'Section 50 to 101.'.
Ordered,That, at tomorrow's sitting, the Motion in the name of Mr. Neil Kinnock relating to Telegraphs may be proceeded with, though opposed, for one and a half hours after it has been entered...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.)
That the draft Land Drainage Improvement Works (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988, which were laid before this House on 16th June, be approved.
That the draft Environmental Assessment (Afforestation) Regulations 1988, which were laid before this House on 27th June 1988, be approved.
That the draft Environmental Assessment (Scotland) Regulations 1988, which were laid before this House on 14th June, be approved.
That the draft Environmental Assessment (Salmon Farming in Marine Waters) Regulations 1988, which were laid before this House on 16th June, be approved.—[Mr. Lightbown]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(5) (Standing Committees on European Community documents.)
That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 6878/86 and the Supplementary Explanatory Memoranda submitted by the Department of Transport on 8th and 27the June 1988 and 7946/87...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. [Mr. Lightbown.]
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