Tuesday, 31 October 1989
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order read for consideration of Lords amendments.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, That the Promoters of the Nottingham Park Estate Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next...
Motion made, That the Promoters of the Vale of Glamorgan (Barry Harbour) Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the...
Motion made, That the Promoters of the Birmingham City Council (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill [Lords] shall have leave, except as provided by these Orders, to suspend further proceedings thereon...
Motion made, That the Promoters of the British Railways Bill shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of...
Motion made, That the Promoters of the Bromley London Borough Council (Crystal Place) Bill shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in...
Motion made, That the Promoters of the Greater Manchester (Light Rapid Transit System) (No. 3) Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if...
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if, pursuant to his answer of 28 July, Official Report, column 1043, he will publish in the Official Report the figures on factory inspections...
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are currently participating in YTS in Greater London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the trend of pay increases for (a) chairs of major companies and (b) work forces in major manufacturing companies since 1980.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest unemployment figures for the constituency of Basildon and for the same period in each of the last six years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the progress of school-industry compacts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many training and enterprise councils have received development lending; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what research his Department has carried out regarding the impact of the lack of creche and similar facilities for children aged under five years on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what initiatives he plans to take to strengthen the work of the wages councils in relation to the enforcement of wage levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the measures he has introduced to encourage mobility of labour.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what representations he has received regarding the progress of the European social charter; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will review current employment laws as they relate to the threatened dismissal of staff without compensation in the light of the dispute at...
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how his Department intends to increase the training of workers in the private sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate for the numbers employed in the Yorkshire tourism industry and the value generated for the current year; and if he will make a...
To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 31 October.
I call Mr. Ridley.
Ordered, That the draft Industrial Training Levy (Hotel and Catering) Order 1989 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. Dorrell.]
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the provision of essential fuel and energy to each home, to guarantee appliances, to prevent the entry to premises without prior...
Mr. John Hughes accordingly presented a Bill to require the provision of essential fuel and energy to each home, to guarantee appliances, to prevent the entry to premises without prior recorded...
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I must announce to the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. In view of the number of right hon. and hon. Members who wish to participate, I propose to put a...
I beg to move, That the draft Licensing and Clubs (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, which was laid before this House on 25th July, be approved. The order is short, containing only nine...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Dorrell.]
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