Wednesday, 25 April 1990
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he is considering to amend the community charge regulations.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has any proposals to use empty Government-owned property for homeless people.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment to what factors he ascribes the standard spending assessment for Barnsley metropolitan district council being the lowest of the metropolitan...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what new controls he is introducing to tighten the regulation of the disposal of waste.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he is taking to make private housing properties which are unfit for human habitation or lacking basic amenities adequate for letting...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received about the level of community charge in Barnet.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his Department's target for the percentage of household waste that could be recycled using (a) source separation and (b) mechanised...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many councils have so far set rent increases above Government guidelines in England and Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the 10 local authorities with the highest number of empty properties.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to announce the final levels at which relevant local authorities have been community charge-capped.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will issue a definition of affordable rents.
Mr. John P. Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what measures he is taking to reduce the risk of excess nutrients building up around the coast.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many representations he has received from tenants' organisations in favour of capital value rates.
The hon. Member for Paisley, South (Mr. Buchan) submitted on 14 March that the Broadcasting Bill, as amended in Standing Committee, is hybrid. The Bill has now been reported by the Committee and...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. A motion on the community charge appears on the Order Paper in the name of the Leader of the Opposition for debate today. In line 4, the House is invited to...
Mr. Attorney-General, supported by Sir Geoffrey Howe, Mr. Secretary Hurd, Mr. Secretary Waddington and Mr. Solicitor-General, presented a Bill to exclude one of the record copies of the...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Fair Trading Act 1973 to allow the courts further powers of interdict and injunction to prevent purchasers of assets of firms...
Mr. Tam Dalyell accordingly presented a Bill to amend the Fair Trading Act 1973 to allow the courts further powers of interdict and injunction to prevent purchasers of assets of firms which are...
I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. In view of the large number of hon. Members who wish to participate in the debate, I propose to put a limit of 10 minutes on...
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the War Crimes Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Fallon.]
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered
I beg to move amendment No. 2, in page 1, line 10, leave out from 'with' to end of line 11 and insert '15th August 1945'.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]
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