Tuesday, 1 November 1988
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
NORTHAMPTON BILL [Lords]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations have been made to him by trade unions with members employed in the National Health Service about the pay and conditions of their members.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much in real terms doctors pay has increased since 1978.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what reduction in hospital waiting lists he expects after removing those patients who have already had treatment or who no longer require it.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received about the pay of medical physics technicians employed in the National Health Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how he intends to improve value for money in the National Health Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the variations in efficiency between different district health authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received about the pay and conditions of service of ancillary staffs in the National Health Service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the cost of funding the nurses pay settlement; and what plans he has to fund it in full.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish the results of his review of the National Health Service.
To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 1 November.
To ask the Prime Minister if she will raise at the next meeting of the European Council the question of the use by the Commission of the powers given it in the Single European Act.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement. Cabinet today agreed the Government's public expenditure plans for the next three years. I am therefore taking the earliest...
By leave of the House, I shall put together the Questions on the five motions relating to statutory instruments.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. This point of order arises out of the first matter of this afternoon that you, Mr. Speaker, asked to be taken now, in relation to the London Local Authorities...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to extend the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 to require the labelling of furs procured by means of the trapping of wild animals and for related...
Mr. John Browne accordingly presented a Bill to extend the Trade Descriptions Act 1968 to require the labelling of furs procured by means of the trapping of wild animals and for related purposes:...
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1 in page 1, line 20, at end insert or rights to subscribe for any such securities
Lords amendment: No. 5, in page 5, line 18, leave out "powers" and insert the powers specified in subsection (1A) below; but for the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that nothing in this...
Lords amendment: No. 18, in page 9, line 8, leave out from "following" to end of line 15 and insert subsections shall be inserted after that subsection—
Lords amendment: No. 20, in page 12, line 1, leave out subsection (7).
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the Lords Amendments to the Health and Medicines Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Fallon.]
Lords amendment: No. 21, in page 13, line 3, leave out from first "to" to end of line 6 and insert carry on any such additional activity relating to the provision of general dental services as...
Lords amendment: No. 22, in page 13, line 18, leave out subsection (1).
Lords amendment: No. 29, in page 17, line 45, at end insert—
I beg to move, That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 4637/88 and the Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department of Transport on 8th July on air...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fallon.]
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