Tuesday, 29 January 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I give you notice that I shall be objecting to all eight private Bills in order to encourage the Government to come forward with proposals to reform private business.
Orders for Second Reading read.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he last discussed training with his opposite numbers in (a) Germany, (b) France and (c) Italy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment when he last met Commissioner Papandreou to discuss the social charter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he will take to encourage the growth of employment in the tourism industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are employed in the north-west region.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether the Government propose to take any new initiatives to reduce the number of workplace accidents.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what circulars he has issued to his local offices in relation to employment policy and recruitment for service in the Gulf.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the level of manufacturing employment in Leeds during 1990.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what discussions he has had about resourcing difficulties with the Health and Safety Executive.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of factories and other places of work which have not been inspected by factory inspectors for three, five, seven, nine and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the level of unemployment in the United Kingdom; and what are the comparable figures for all the other European Community states.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what measures he intends to introduce to eradicate low pay.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will make a statement on the administrative arrangements regarding the collection of statistics for the retail prices index.
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for overseas visitors (a) to the United Kingdom and (b) to London.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 29 March.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will make a further statement on the Soviet Union's handling of the Baltic states and their bid for independence.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 29 January.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will make an official visit to North Yorkshire.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 29 January.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I draw your attention to a point of order which might interest you on the ten-minute Bill which is about to be presented to the House by the hon. Member for...
Mr. Dennis Canavan accordingly presented a Bill to abolish the practice of warrant sales and to replace it with a Debt Arbitration Service; and to control the employment and conduct of sheriff...
I beg to move, That the Revenue Support Grant Report (England) 1991–92 (House of Commons Paper No. 93), a copy of which was laid before this House on 21st January, be approved.
I understand that it will be convenient to discuss all three motions. There will be a Division at the end of the debate.
Nearly 3,000 citizens of Sowerby Bridge have signed a petition protesting at the proposed closure of their fire station which is a direct result of the Government's poll tax and the entirely...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Kirkhope.]
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