Tuesday, 13 November 1990
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he has any plans to review the budget available for training programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what policies the Government intend to introduce to help small businesses expand to create more local employment prospects.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many wages inspectors are now in post; and how many were in post in 1979.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the closure of employment rehabilitation centres.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what fresh initiatives he plans to take to encourage the development of co-operative and mutual forms of employment and ownership.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are in work in the United Kingdom (a) now and (b) in 1979.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest estimate he has as to the level of tourism-related employment in Britain; and what the figure was three years ago.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what measures he is taking to reduce unemployment in Lambeth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his most recent estimate of the total of the work force who are employed in more than one job and are thus counted twice in the employment...
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his revised estimate for the numbers and value of overseas visitors to the United Kingdom for 1990; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 13 November.
To ask the Prime Minister if she will make a statement on the discussions in Geneva with King Hussein of Jordan in relation to the ecological consequences of war in the middle east.
To ask the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Tuesday 13 November.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on telecommunications. I shall make proposals aimed at increasing competition, stimulating innovation and widening customer choice...
The following Members took and subscribed the oath:
I remind the House that a resignation statement is heard in silence and without interruption.
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [7 November].
I must announce that I have selected the first amendment in the name of the Leader of the Opposition and that furthermore today, because of the large number of right hon. and hon. Members who...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Kirkhope.]
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