Tuesday, 5 March 1991
The House met al half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time, and passed, with amendments.
Order for Second Reading read.
Mr. Andy Stewart: To ask the Secretary of State for Health by how much the number of support staff for general practitioners has changed since 1979.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has discussed policy matters relating to the NHS with trade unions over the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of general practitioners are receiving target payments for cervical screening.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to introduce regional pay bargaining to the NHS.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he has received any representations regarding the prescribing of high-cost drugs; and whether he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his medicines review committee will report on the natural medicines licence fee system; and what increase in fees he proposes in the meantime.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his latest estimate of the number of health authorities currently in deficit.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received to extend the exemption from NHS prescription charges on medical grounds; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what fresh initiatives he plans to take to ensure that elderly and disabled people receive a high standard of care in the community.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will visit Newham in order to discuss the delay in constructing phase three of the Newham district general hospital.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of general practitioners are receiving the higher target payments for cervical screening in the south-west region.
To ask the Secretary of Stale for Health what steps he is taking to bring about a reduction in hospital waiting lists.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday, 5 March.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the Government's telecommunications policy for the 1990s. On 13 November I presented to Parliament a consultative document...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement about the London air traffic distribution rules. Following consultation, the Civil Aviation Authority has recommended that Heathrow rules...
Mr. Keith Vaz, supported by Ms. Clare Short, Mrs. Alice Mahon, Mrs. Maria Fyfe, Ms. Mildred Gordon, Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, Mr. Ken Livingstone and Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody, presented a Bill to extend...
With the leave of the House, I will put together the three motions relating to statutory instruments.
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to relax certain restrictions on the opening hours of shops and other places where a retail trade or business is carried on; to make...
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting., the Ways and Means Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.— [Mr. Wood.]
Question again proposed.
Resolved,That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the New Roads and Street Works Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorize— (a) the charging of tolls for the use of a new special...
I remind the House that this debate must end at 11.30 and that a great many hon. Members wish to participate in it. I intend to give precedence to those hon. Members who were not called to speak...
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Greg Knight.]
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