Monday, 14 October 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of the right hon. Alick Laidlaw Buchanan-Smith, esquire, Member for Kincardine and Deeside; of George James Buckley, esquire, Member for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent representations he has received from commuters about the difficulties of travelling into London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received about manning levels at Manchester airport; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received in relation to the proposed Greater Manchester northern and western relief road; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the countries whose Transport Ministers he has met during the year to discuss railway policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he proposes next to meet the chairman of British Rail; and if he will be discussing rail safety on that occasion.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much he expects to be invested in London Underground Ltd. and London Buses Ltd. during 1991–92.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he has any plans to encourage public and private transport bodies to refund fares when their vehicles fail to run or are late; and if he will make a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he intends announcing his Department's preferred route for the A38 trunk road improvement Liskeard-Bodmin section and the proposed options for the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what representations he has received from the Airports Policy Consortium on London's long-term airports.
Mr. Robert G. Hughes: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what advice he currently gives to local authorities about traffic calming measures, including speed humps.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans there are for further extensions to the docklands light railway.
To ask the Attorney-General what recent discussions he has had with the Serious Fraud Office regarding banking and financial transactions; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Attorney-General what fresh initiatives he is taking to increase the contribution made by his Department and agencies and procedures falling under his jurisdiction to minimise delay in...
To ask the Attorney-General how many appeals he has initiated on the grounds of possible leniency of sentence; and how many have been successful.
To ask the Attorney-General if it is still intended to remove the provision of legal advice and assistance from seekers of political asylum and from immigration cases.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the use of the know-how fund in eastern Europe.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on population assistance through the United Kingdom aid programme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he made to other members of the G7 concerning development in, and aid to, the third world, at the last G7...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a short business statement. The business for Wednesday 16 October will now be a debate on an Opposition motion described as "The Decline of the...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on the choice of route for the new railway line between the channel tunnel and London. Investment planned by British Rail of...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will make a statement on events in Yugoslavia. When the House rose for the summer recess, it was clear that Yugoslavia was facing a major crisis—and indeed...
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 20, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. At Transport questions, one of my colleagues, I am sure through either a lapse of memory or manners, raised a matter concerning the development of Hurn airport...
[The Defence Committee has reported on the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1991 in its Eleventh Report of Session 1990–91, HC 394. The Fourth Report from the Defence Committee on Further...
Before I call hon. Members to present their petitions, I remind them of the need to conclude their presentations by putting the petitions in the bag behind the Chair.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. John M. Taylor.]
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