Monday, 15 July 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I have received a letter from a magistrate from the petty sessional division of South Sefton informing me that Mr. Terry Fields, the hon. Member for Liverpool, Broadgreen, has been sentenced to a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his present target for the percentage of electricity to be generated from alternative energy sources; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he is satisfied with progress towards the development of a competitive gas market by independent suppliers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he proposes to have discussions in the European Council of Ministers about alternative sources of energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what grants his Department gives to organisations to undertake energy-saving measures in homes.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many landfill gas projects are in operation in the United Kingdom and other EC member states.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many independent electricity generation projects have been announced since the passage of the Electricity Act 1989.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what plans he has to meet the chairs of the statutory electricity consumer committees to discuss the regulation of the electricity supply industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the current level of investment in energy efficiency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the operation of the EC Energy Council's development of electricity supply sharing arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the potential for photovoltaic electricity generation in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Alan W. Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a further statement on the decommissioning of nuclear power stations.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement about the change in output per man shift in British Coal since 1984.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the level of disconnection for debt of electricity customers in (a) 1976, (b) 1986 and (c) 1990.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he next intends to visit the county palatine.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many parliamentary questions he has answered since he last answered questions orally in the House.
To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission what representations he has received regarding the sufficiency of the National Audit Office's funding to ensure adequate coverage of all...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of his time he spent on official Duchy business in the last month.
To ask the Lord President of the Council when the design and lay-out of the Palace of Westminster telephone directory was last revised for the benefit of its users.
To ask the Lord President of the Council what plans he has to extend public access to the Palace during recesses.
To ask the Lord President of the Council how many hours were spent on each of Second Reading, Committee stage, Third Reading, and consideration of Lords amendments of the Natural Heritage...
To ask the Lord President of the Council if he has any plans to improve the air conditioning system of the House.
To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make it his policy to bar House of Commons telephones from connections to premium rate services.
To ask the Lord President of the Council when he expects the cleaning of Victoria Tower to be completed; at what cost; and if he will make a statement.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I am sure that it has been brought to your attention that on Friday the debate ended in considerable acrimony because of the actions of the Opposition...
With the leave of the House, I will put together the Questions on the motions relating to statutory instruments. Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No....
Resolved,That provision may be made about savings-related share option schemes and profit sharing schemes.—[Mr. Maude.]
Not amended in the Committee and as amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
.'—(1) The Taxes Act 1988 shall be amended as follows.
'.—(1) Section 201A of the Taxes Act 1988 (deduction of fees paid by entertainer to employment agency) shall be amended as follows.
'.—(1) The Treasury may make regulations providing as mentioned in this section with regard to any circumstances which— (a) would (apart from the regulations) give rise to a charge to...
.—(1) The Treasury may make regulations providing as mentioned in this section with regard to any circumstances which— (a) would (apart from the regulations) give rise to a stamp duty...
'.—(1) In section 732 of the Taxes Act 1988, after subsection (2)(exemption for market makers) there shall be inserted—
'. The following section shall be inserted after section 482 of the Taxes Act 1988— Audit powers in relation to non-residents.
'.—(1) Section 35 of the Capital Allowances Act 1990 (motor cars) shall be amended as mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) below.
'(1) Each bank carrying on a bona fide banking business in the United Kingdom shall, within six months of the end of each of its accounting periods, prepare a report which shall be sent to the...
'In section 24 of the Capital Allowances Act 1990, for subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii) there is substituted "33⅓ per cent. of the qualifying expenditure per annum.".'.—[Mr. David Shaw.]
.—(I) Schedule 6A to the Value Added Tax Act 1983 shall be amended as follows.
'(1) Where— (a) an Association which has as its object the encouragement, development and governance on a national level of any sport or other form of recreational activity (or which has as...
'Where a company carrying on a trade qualifying under section 297 of the Taxes Act 1988 is engaged throughout the relevant period (for the purposes of that section) in the production of relevant...
'Authorised unit trusts: unfranked income trusts
468H—(1) The trustees of an authorised unit trust may enter into arrangements with the Board in respect of unit holders who would, if such arrangements were in force, be entitled to payment...
'For section 52(2) of the Car Tax Act 1983 there shall be substituted the following:
'. In section 656 of the Taxes Act 1988 the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (4):— (4A) Where— (a) the entire consideration given for the grant of an annuity...
'(1) The following section shall be inserted after section 265 of the Taxes Act 1988— 265(B).—(1) Where a disabled person who is self-employed requires the services of a personal...
'.—(1) The Finance Act 1990 shall be amended as follows: (2) In section 25(2)(g) leave out £600 and insert £250.".'.—[Mr. Alex Carlile.]
'—(1) Section 259 of the Income and Corporation Taxes act 1988 shall be amended as follows: and the section as amended shall have effect for the year 1990-91 and subsequent years.(2) In...
'In determining the rate of vehicle excise duty for the year 1991–92 and subsequent years for any class of vehicle the Chancellor of the Exchequer shall have regard to the principle that...
I beg to move amendment No. 18, in page 3, line 6, leave out '15.00' and insert '11.00'.
I beg to move amendment No. 22, in page 8, line 4, at end insert— '"the Commissioners" means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise;'. This technical amendment removes any possible...
Amendments made: No. 16, in page 14, line 42, leave out 'the lessor is a charity'. No. 17, in page 14, line 43, at end insert 'the lessor is— (a) a charity, or(b) a person used by a...
I beg to move amendment No. 45, in page 36, line 31, leave out from beginning to 'this' in line 32 and insert In relation to any building society whose accounting period ended before 1st October...
Amendment made: No. 23, in page 52, line 39, leave out from 'effect' to end of line and insert— (a) so far as concerns the application of section 64(2) for the purposes of section 136A of...
Amendment made: No. 1, in page 60, leave out lines 31 to 34 and insert— '(a) chargeable gains, whether of one amount or of two or more amounts, are treated as accruing by virtue of...
Amendments made: No. 24, in page 63, line 14, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
I beg to move amendment No. 52, in page 79, line 34, after 'to', insert 'independently appointed'. I shall detain the House as briefly as possible at this hour, but there are one or two matters...
Amendment made: No. 26, in page 123, line 33, at end insert— '(5) This paragraph shall not have effect in relation to the application of section 64 for the purposes of section 136A of the...
Amendments made: No. 34, in page 131, line 25, at end insert— 'recognised clearing house" means a recognised clearing house within the meaning of the Financial Services Act 1986;'.
Amendment made: No. 27, in page 154, line 16, leave out '1st April' and insert '14th June'.—[Mr. Maude.]
Amendments made: No. 2, in page 158, line 11, at end insert 'but nothing in the preceding provisions of this sub-paragraph shall prevent deductions being made in respect of losses accruing in a...
Amendment made: No. 15, in page 172, line 37, leave out 'by way of a bargain made' and insert 'under a transaction entered into'.—[Mr. Maude.]
I beg to move, That the draft Fair Employment (Amendment)(Northern Ireland) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 4th July, be approved. Fair employment is a most important issue in...
By the leave of the House, I will put together the Questions on motions Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 on the Order Paper.
That the draft North Hull Housing Action Trust (Area and Constitution) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 10th June, be approved.
That the draft Companies (Disclosure of Interests in Shares)(Orders imposing restrictions on shares) Regulations 1991, which were laid before this House on 19th June, be approved.
That the draft Access to Personal Files and Medical Reports (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 6th June, be approved.
That the draft Motor Vehicles (International Circulation)(Amendment)(No. 2) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 20th June, be approved—[Mr. Greg Knight.]
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. 9791/90 and the supplementary Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department of Energy on 1st July 1991 relating to energy...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Greg Knight.]
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