Monday, 10 July 1989
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he next expects to meet the chairman of British Rail; and what matters he proposes to discuss.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to make a statement on the completion of the M3-M27 motorway link.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a further statement on his proposals to relieve road congestion in the south-east.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he will make a final decision on the dualling of the A140 between Scole and the A45; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on arrangements for automatic ticket barriers in the event of an emergency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects work to begin on providing fourth traffic lanes on the M6.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of new or improved roads will be added to the trunk road network when his expanded road programme is completed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last met the railway unions; and if he has any plans to meet them again soon to discuss Government investment in the railways.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many trunk roads have been financed wholly or largely by the private sector since 1986; and how many cost-sharing agreements for trunk road schemes...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what new measures he is proposing to improve road, rail and air transport links in north-west England; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the total of funds administered by the Duchy of those who have died intestate in the county palatine.
To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, when the Church Commissioners last met the leaders of the Methodist Church to discuss the use of ecclesiastical...
To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission what information he has on the total cost of auditing the following accounts: (a) Palestine Currency Fund, (b) Paris Commission, (c) Doris...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received regarding his White Paper "Roads for Prosperity".
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a further statement on Her Majesty's Government policy on the privatisation of British Rail; and if he will introduce legislation to...
To ask the Lord President of the Council what was the percentage increase in the amount of Short money provided for the running of the official Opposition in the House of Commons in 1988–89...
To ask the Lord President of the Council if he has received any representations regarding access to the House of Commons by members of the public.
To ask the Lord President of the Council how many hours have been spent debating European Community matters since June 1987.
To ask the Lord President of the Council what steps he will take to make provision for a sound or television link from the Chamber to the offices of those Members and Officers who request it.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to announce the Government's response to the report from the Monopolies and Mergers Commission on the supply of beer. This was a comprehensive report. It...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I rise briefly to ask, through you, Mr. Speaker, whether later this week the Leader of the House might be able to use his good offices to arrange for a Foreign...
With the leave of the House, I will put together the four motions relating to statutory instruments.
[Relevant document: Fourth Report from the Energy Committee of Session 1988–89 on the Department of Energy's spending plans: 1989–90 (House of Commons Paper No. 435)]
[Relevant document: First Report from the Transport Committee of Session 1988–89 on Air Traffic Control Safety (House of Commons Paper No. 198) and the Third Special Report: Government...
Question put,That a further sum, not exceeding £24,044,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges which will come in course of payment during the year...
Question put,That a further sum, not exceeding £156,213,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges which will come in course of payment during the year...
Question put,That a further sum, not exceeding £65,359,143,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to complete or defray the charges for Defence and Civil Services for...
Mr. Norman Lamont accordingly presented a Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending 31 March 1990, to appropriate the supplies granted in this Session of...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made—[Mr. Lightbown]—and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101 (5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.),That the draft Solicitors...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c),
That the draft Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, which was laid before this House on 11th May, be approved. —[Mr. Lightbown]
Motion made—[Mr. Lightbown]—and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No 102(5) (Standing Committees on European Community documents)That this House takes notes of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Kenneth Carlisle.]
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