The House met at half-past Nine o'clock

[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]

• Private Business

Tay Road Bridge Order Confirmation Bill

Read the Third time, and passed.

MR. Speaker (Absence)

Ordered,That Mr. Speaker have leave of absence on Friday 19th April to attend the enthronement of His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.—[Mr. Goodlad.]

Petition

Education (Warwickshire)

1 speech

I beg to present a petition from the residents in the Leamington Spa and Warwick area. The petition expresses concern about possible reductions in education for the under-5s if Warwickshire...

Middle East

4 speeches

I greatly appreciate this opportunity to refer to the situation in the middle east following the successful outcome of the Gulf war. Although the House has held several debates about the winning...

Kurds in Iraq (Political Future)

20 speeches

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak about Iraqi Kurdistan. I strongly believe that it is right that Parliament should debate this subject before the Easter...

GATT Textiles Negotiations

8 speeches

11 am

Royal Assent

1 speech

I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that the Queen has signified her Royal Assent to the following Act: Community Charges (General Reduction) Act 1991.

Rochdale Social Services Department

4 speeches

I wish to assure you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, and the Minister from the outset that my sole purpose in raising the subject of the alleged satanic abuse case on the Langley estate in my constituency...

Human Organs (Transplants and Supply)

2 speeches

I am glad to have this opportunity to speak about the transplant programme and the availability of organs. Perhaps I should start by declaring an interest. Last October, I was the recipient of a...

Disabled People

3 speeches

1 pm

Papworth Hospital

4 speeches

I am proud to have the Papworth hospital within my constituency. It is, as is well known, world famous for heart surgery and treatment. It is long past the research and experimental stage of...

Borders Health Board Area

11 speeches

2 pm

UN Decade of International Law

7 speeches

I am grateful for this opportunity, principally because it enables me to invite the Minister to assure the House that he and his colleagues have been reflecting carefully on the subject of the...