Wednesday, 24 January 1990
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Mr. Secretary Rifkind presented a Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, relating to British Railways (to be presented under Section 7 of...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if the environment protection technology scheme will include initiatives promoting recycling.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the most recent survey undertaken by his Department as to the number of homeless people living rough on the streets of London; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider linking grant rates to a definition of affordability of housing based on an agreed percentage of disposable income; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to protect the environment from the effects of paint spray cans.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how he intends to change the rules of local connection in the Government's review of the homelessness legislation.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to announce a decision concerning the appeal by Thomas Brown of Whinfield farm, Pennington, regarding the revocation by Cumbria...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent representations he has received on the staffing and resources of Her Majesty's inspectors of pollution.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his latest initiatives to publicise the introduction of the poll tax.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what further steps he is taking to tackle the problem of homelessness.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will ban the importation of all polychlorinated biphenyls.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he next proposes to meet the chairman of the Commission for the New Towns.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are his latest estimates of the capital investment required to meet European Community directives on water standards.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received following the announcement of allocations to local authorities for their housing investment programmes in...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he last met the Association of District Councils; and what was discussed.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the progress of the right-to-buy legislation since 1980.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to meet those bidding to host the 1996 Olympic games in Manchester.
Several Hon. Members: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker.
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal the Rent Act 1957, the Rent Act 1977 and the Rent (Amendment) Act 1984. This Bill would repeal what remains of the Rent Acts. My...
[3RD ALLOTTED DAY]
I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. I do not have the authority to limit speeches to 10 minutes on an Opposition day, when two subjects for debate have been chosen....
I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. Once again, I appeal for brief speeches from both the Front Benches and the Back Benches, as a great many right hon. and hon....
I beg to move, That the Welsh Revenue Support Grant Report 1990–91 (House of Commons Paper No. 53), a copy of which was laid before the House on 20th December, be approved.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(5) (Standing Committees on European Community documents).
That the draft European Communities (Privileges of the European School) Order 1989, which was laid before this House on 21st November, be approved.—[Mr. Kenneth Carlisle.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn—[Mr. John M. Taylor.]
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