Tuesday, 19 May 1992
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
Orders for Second Reading read.
Considered; to be read the Third time tomorrow.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what changes he intends to make in regard to the opting-out procedures for schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what steps he is taking to ensure that young people with special educational needs beyond the age of 19 years are provided with continuity of provision.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many applications for grant-maintained status he has received since 10 April.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement on participation rates in further and higher education.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received about Trinity comprehensive school in Leamington budgeting to raise £30,000 a year from parental...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will indicate the amount of university research funding which relates to treatment of myalgic encephalomyelitis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received concerning the funding of the teachers' pay award; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education whether he has proposals to introduce selection by examination for secondary school entry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement on the impact of the Greenwich judgment on this year's secondary schools admissions systems.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is his assessment of the optimum size of secondary school and ratio of staff to pupils.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19 May.
(by private notice): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence to make a statement on the verdict of the coroner's inquest into the deaths by friendly fire in the Gulf war.
On a point of order, Madam Speaker. I rise to ask whether you have received any requests from Ministers for a statement on the Government's intentions in respect of the pension cuts of 20,000...
Motion made and Question proposed,That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying Her Majesty that she will be most graciously pleased to confer some signal mark of her Royal Favour...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That this House, at its rising on Friday 22nd May, do adjourn until Tuesday 2nd June.—[Mr. Robert G. Hughes.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's recommendation having been signified—
I beg to move, That the Customs Duties (ECSC) (Amendment No. 7) Order 1992 (S.I., 1992, No. 792), dated 16th March 1992, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th March, in the last...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Andrew MacKay.]
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