Wednesday, 25 October 1989
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords amendments agreed to.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the present position on the United Nations-sponsored intercommunal talks on Cyprus.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards those clauses of the European Community's draft social charter which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he next plans to visit Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British nationals consular officials in Spain helped this summer.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made to the Bulgarian Government in connection with their policy of Bulgarianisation of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if his Department will make further representations to the Egyptian Government regarding the failure of the Egyptian authorities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to promote a cessation of the conflict in the Lebanon.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last attended the European Council of Ministers; and what subjects were discussed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met the Spanish Prime Minister, Felipe Gonzalez, and if the social charter was discussed on that occasion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether there are any proposals aimed at extending the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last visited central America; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the search for peace in the Palestinian/Israeli dispute.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement about the uprating of social security benefits. The statutory instrument necessary to bring my proposals into effect will be laid before...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Have you received a report of the events last night, which meant that consideration of the Children Bill was not completed because of the activities of hon....
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. As a means of helping today's business and safeguarding the rights of Parliament—about which I am sure the Leader of the House is very concerned—may...
With the leave of the House, I will put together the two motions relating to statutory instruments.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide compensation to coal miners suffering from emphysema. The House will be aware that, between 1982 and 1985, I presented four Bills...
Mr. Geoffrey Lofthouse accordingly presented a Bill to compensate coal miners suffering from emphysema: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Thursday 2...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
`The following section is inserted in Part VII of the Companies Act 1985—
'(1) Paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 to the Companies Act 1985 (Miscellaneous) shall be amended as follows—
'.—(1) The directors' report of a public company laid before the company in general meeting after 31st December 1989 (not being a meeting adjourned from a date before that date) shall...
I beg to move amendment No. 7, in page 4, line 44, leave out 'Part I' and insert 'section 3'.
Amendment proposed: No. 9, in page 7, line 9, at end insert 'to this Act'.—[Mr. Redwood.]
I beg to move amendment No. 10, in page 200, line 28, leave out from beginning to end of line 31.
8A. In paragraph 51(2) (disclosure of outstanding loans in connection with certain cases of financial assistance for purchase of company's own shares), after "153(4)(b)" insert...
Amendment proposed: No. 12 in page 7, line 21, leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.—[Mr. Redwood.]
I beg to move amendment No. 13, in page 204, line 2, leave out 'nominal value' and insert `appropriate amount in respect'.
I beg to move, That the draft Merchant Shipping Act 1988 (Amendment) Order 1989, which was laid before this House on 17 October, be approved.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Durant.]
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