Tuesday, 2 May 1989
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Orders for Third Reading read.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what estimate he has made of the optimum rate of earnings of university academics from sources outside universities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on capital investment in higher education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current age participation rate for higher education; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what addition has been made to the science budget to meet the cost of salary increases of technicians employed by research councils,...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent per pupil in secondary schools in Staffordshire in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what was...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to improve the quality of accommodation provided in primary secondary schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what allowance is made for the in-service training of teachers in (a) school-time and (b) school holidays for heads, deputies and all other...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to solve the problems of teacher shortages in Barnet.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many licensed teachers he estimates will be recruited in the next two academic years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received concerning the provision of non-Christian religious teaching as part of the national core curriculum.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what performance indicators are available to him in measuring the effectiveness of Her Majesty's inspectorate.
To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 2 May.
Ordered,That the draft Summer Time Order 1989 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. Fallon.]
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. You will no doubt have heard, during Prime Minister's Question Time, the hon. Member for Edmonton (Dr. Twinn) ask a question about more street lighting. I did...
I beg to move. That leave be given to bring in a Bill to permit all passengers on certain aircraft to travel in an atmosphere free from tobacco smoke. I accept immediately that anyone proposing a...
Mr. David Martin accordingly presented a Bill to permit all passengers on certain aircraft to travel in an atmosphere free from tobacco smoke. And the same was read the First time; and ordered to...
I regret that the order of the two motions on the Order Paper for today's Opposition business does not accord with that announced by the Leader of the House last Thursday. I propose to revert to...
I beg to move, That this House, noting that every independent organisation representing medical opinion has recorded the deep concern of doctors at the White Paper 'Working for Patients', and...
I beg to move, That this House, noting the widespread evidence from Her Majesty's Inspectorate, local education authorities, and many others, of severe and ever growing teacher shortages in many...
I beg to move, That the Order of the House [13th February] be supplemented as follows:
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 2, line 18, at end insert— () Subject to subsection (7) below, a notification for the purposes of subsection (1) above shall be in force for the period of...
Lords amendment: No. 3, in page 2, line 41, leave out "jeopardises" and insert "endangers".
Lords amendment: No. 5, in page 7, line 47, after "servant" insert "or government contractor"
Lords amendment: No. 10, in page 12, line 11, at end insert— () Section 30(2)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975;
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. John M. Taylor.]
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