Monday, 18 February 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Ordered,That Mr. Don Dixon be added to the Committee of Selection.—[Mr. Goodlad.]
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the number of primary and secondary school pupils in Wales suffering from dyslexia and as to what specialist, qualified...
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with local authorities in Wales concerning the future of the community charge.
Dr. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met the chairperson of the Countryside Council for Wales to discuss development and the environment in rural Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects the unemployment total in Wales to exceed 100,000.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the progress of Heartbeat Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his present estimated date for completion of the dualling of the carriageways of the A55 from the Welsh border to Bangor.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the green belts conference he held in Cardiff on 28 January.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many primary and comprehensive schools in Wales have applied to opt out of council control; and how many of these applications have been granted.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he next intends to meet the newly appointed chief executive of the Welsh Development Agency to discuss the recent fall in manufacturing output in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has for the improvement of the economy of rural Wales during 1991.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of school leavers in Wales in 1990 held a pass at A to C level in a foreign language at (a) GCSE and (b) advanced level.
To ask the Minister for the Arts what funds are available for the study of Arabic history and art.
To ask the Minister for the Arts what progress is being made in promoting Gift Aid; and what support the scheme is achieving.
To ask the Minister for the Arts what contribution the business community is making in both financial and manpower resources in supporting the arts.
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service when he last met representatives of trade unions in the civil service to discuss the role of trade unions within the civil service.
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service what estimate he has of the number of civil servants who have been allocated to duties relating to the Gulf.
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service when he last met representatives of civil service unions to discuss the improvement of morale and conditions of service.
With the permission of the House, I should like to make a statement about the Gulf. The announcement by the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council on 15 February stated Iraq's readiness to deal...
On a point of order. We look to you, Mr. Speaker, to defend the rights of this House, and I seek your guidance. This morning two outrages were perpetrated in the capital, one at Paddington...
By the leave of the House, I shall put together the Questions on the five motions relating to statutory instruments.
Ordered,That the Matter of Rural Wales, being a matter relating exclusively to Wales, be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for is consideration.—[Mr. Patnick]
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. You have heard two different statements concerning the media. First, you heard Members deploring what was being said by the BBC and the ITV in Baghdad and...
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Kirkhope.]
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 4, line 42, leave out from 'to' to `and' in line 43 and insert 'affirmative Resolution of the House of Commons'. The amendment converts the all-important...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.),
That the Farm Diversification Grant (Variation) Scheme 1991 (S.I., 1991, No. 2), dated 8th January 1991, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15th January, be approved.
That the Traffic Areas (Reorganisation) Order 1990, dated 19th December 1990, a copy of which was laid before this House on 19th December, be approved—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(9) (European Standing Committees),That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 6701/90, relating to...
Ordered,That the provisions of paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 84 (Constitution of standing committees), paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 86 (Nomination of standing committees) and...
Ordered,That during the proceedings on the Matter of Rural Wales, the Welsh Grand Committee have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet; and that, notwithstanding the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]
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