Monday, 14 January 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much central Government are making available to councils for the building of bypasses; and what is the comparable figure for the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about progress in upgrading the M25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last visited the north-west of England by rail.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a public statement about transport in Greater Manchester.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the dualling of the A69 west of Hexham.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what initiatives he has to announce to improve road safety.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he last discussed with the chairman of British Rail plans for a direct rail link between the channel tunnel and the north of England; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a visit to Newham way at Canning Town to discuss the building of a footbridge to enable pedestrians to cross that road without use of a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what monitoring of the effect of red routes is planned by his Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he next plans to meet the chairman of British Rail to discuss the quality of services on Network SouthEast.
To ask the Attorney-General when he expects a date to be set for the appeal of the appeal of the six men convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Attorney-General if he will make a statement on the latest position on Crown prosecution service staffing levels.
To ask the Attorney-General when he expects a date to be set for the appeal of the six men convicted of the Birmingham pub bombings; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Attorney-General what steps are taken to encourage the use of representative actions where a substantial number of persons seek legal aid for actions arising out of substantially...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will introduce a programme of ecological aid to the littoral countries of the Persian Gulf.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government have any plans to assist with the distribution of food within the Soviet Union and other former...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a short business statement. The business for tomorrow, Tuesday 15 January, will now be a debate on the crisis in the Gulf on a motion for the...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement about the railway accident that occurred at Cannon Street station on Tuesday 8 January. At about 8.44 last Tuesday morning, the 7.58...
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Resolved,That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Severn Bridges Bill, it is expedient to authorize— (1) the levying of tolls by the Secretary of State in respect of vehicles...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That the Promoters of the Killingholme Generating Stations (Ancillary Powers) Bill [Lords] may, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders or practice of...
I beg to move, That the draft International Development Association (Ninth Replenishment) Order 1990, which was laid before this House on 10th December, be approved.
Ordered,That, in respect of the Census (Confidentiality) Bill [Lords], notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table...
Ordered,That Mr. David Evans be discharged from the Select Committee on Members' Interests and Mr. Peter Viggers be added to the Committee.—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]
Ordered,That Mr. William Powell be discharged from the Select Committee on Procedure and Mrs. Marion Roe be added to the Committee.—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]
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