Monday, 25 November 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the deregulation of buses in London.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about plans to upgrade rail links to south Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on progress on the scheme to widen the M4.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has any plans to meet the chairman of British Rail to discuss the channel tunnel high-speed rail link; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress has taken place under the Ports Act 1991 to privatise the port of Tilbury.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many United Kingdom-registered fishing vessels have been lost in each of the past three years; and what was the number of fishermen who lost their...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he expects to announce the programme for improvements on London Underground following the increased funding announced by the Chancellor of the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make a statement about Network SouthEast's achievement of its preformance targets in respect of passenger services; and what requests he...
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he next proposes to visit tenants of the Duchy in the county palatine.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proposals he has for the devolution of his powers from Whitehall to Lancaster.
To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission when he next intends to meet representatives of Her Majesty's Treasury to discuss the estimates of the National Audit Office.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much time he has spent on his official duties in the last fortnight.
To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement on his proposals for changes in parliamentary hours of business.
To ask the Lord President of the Council what proposals he has for reform of the House of Commons procedure.
To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will ask the Advisory Committee on Works of Art to make proposals for using the two vacant plinths in the Members Lobby.
To ask the Lord President of the Council when facilities are to be provided to help disabled people enter the Grand Committee Room, Westminster Hall; and if he will make a statement.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. In view of today's decision by the Court of Appeal to allow the appeal by Winston Silcott, may I ask whether you have received a request by the Home Secretary to...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Promoters of the King's Cross Railways Bill may, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders or practice of this House, proceed with the Bill in...
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
I beg to move, That the draft Library Charges (England and Wales) Regulations 1991, which were laid before the House on 22nd July, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved. There have been...
Mr. Deputy Speaker: (Mr. Harold Walker): With permission, I shall put together the remaining Orders of the Day.
That the draft Companies Act 1985 (Bank Accounts) Regulations 1991, which were laid before this House on 16th October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
That the draft Bank Accounts Directive (Miscellaneous Banks) Regulations 1991, which were laid before this House on 16th October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) Regulations 1991, which were laid before this House on 14th October, in the last Session of...
That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1991, which were laid before this House on 16th October, in the last...
That the draft Building Societies Act 1986 (Modifications) (No. 2) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 22nd October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
That the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 1st November, be approved.
That the draft Scottish Seed Potato Development Council (Amendment) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 14th October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
That the draft Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 14th October, in the last...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(9) ( European Standing Committees).
That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos. 4173/91 relating to copyright and neighbouring rights, 4174/91 relating to accession to the Berne Convention for the Protection of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Greg Knight.]
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