Wednesday, 5 June 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the level of exports of the British car industry in 1990 and 1989.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on current levels of manufacturing output.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received from British business about the Government's role in picking industrial winners.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will meet representatives of the work force of Reeve Burgess to discuss the setting up of a co-operative for the manufacture of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the follow-up of his official visit to Kuwait.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next plans to meet representatives of the Machine Tools Technologies Association to discuss the recession in industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has any plans to lift the Post Office letter monopoly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has made recently to the Economic Community regarding regulations on the safety of furniture.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he last met representatives of the European Commission to discuss industrial policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much potash by weight or value, at 1990 prices, was imported and exported by this country in each of the past 10 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to reduce import penetration.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the preparedness of British industry for the completion of the single European market.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he next plans to meet representatives of the Confederation of British Industry to discuss the recession in industry in the United Kingdom.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Have you received any notification from the Foreign Secretary that he intends to make a statement about the position of British citizens in Addis Ababa, in...
Members successful in the ballot were:Mr. Roger Knapman.Mr. Eric Illsley.Mr. Robert G. Hughes.
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Education Reform Act 1988 in order to make special provision for the teaching of swimming in maintained schools; and for...
Mrs. Ann Winterton accordingly presented a Bill to amend the Education Reform Act 1988 in order to make special provision for the teaching of swimming in maintained schools; and for connected...
I must announce to the House that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. As many hon. Members wish to participate in the debate and I have no possibility of limiting the...
Mr. Speaker has selected the amendment standing in the name of the Prime Minister and his right hon. Friends.
rose—
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Patnick.]
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