House of Commons debates

Monday, 1 February 1993

  • Preamble

    The House met at half-past Two o'clock

  • Prayers

    [MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Wales

    • Garden Festival Wales

      6 speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on Garden Festival Wales.

    • Capital Programme

      10 speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he will be in a position to announce the capital programme for 1993–94; and if he will make a statement.

      NHS Units (Allocation of Funds)

      12 speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what guidance has been issued by his Department on the way in which finance is to be allocated to NHS units by health authorities in Wales; what assistance...

      Flooding

      10 speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met representatives of the local authorities and water companies to discuss the effects on Welsh commerce of repeated flooding in urban centres.

      Tourism

      10 speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the value of tourism to Wales in 1992; and if he will make a statement.

      Wages

      10 speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has to increase the wages of the lowest decile of Welsh wage earners.

      Credit Approvals

      8 speeches

      To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what will be the basic credit approvals for capital provision for (a) Mid Glamorgan and (b) Welsh counties in total for 1993–94; and what the figure...

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Church Commissioners

    • Land

      4 speeches

      To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, what is his latest estimate of the numbers of hectares of land administered by the Church Commissioners.

    • Investment Policy

      6 speeches

      To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement about the investment policy of the Church Commissioners.

      Ordination of Women

      4 speeches

      To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, as representing the Church Commissioners, how many Church of England clergy have been in communication with the pensions board because they are...

  • Oral Answers to Questions — Lord Chancellor's Department

    • Legal Aid

      16 speeches

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what consideration he has given to the effect of increases in lawyers' fees on the legal aid budget; and if he will make a statement.

    • Judges and Magistrates (Election)

      8 speeches

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department whether he will now introduce legislation to elect judges and magistrates.

      Legal Aid

      12 speeches

      To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make a statement about the growth in cost of legal aid since 1979.

  • Bosnia

    2 speeches

    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,...

  • Points of Order

    6 speeches

    On a point of order, Madam Speaker. Among your many onerous duties—I cannot pretend that this is a major matter—you are responsible for the supervision of the customs, practices and...

  • Statutory Instruments, &c

    1 speech

    With permission, I shall put together the motions relating to statutory instruments.

    • Licensed Betting Offices

      That the Licensed Betting Offices (Amendment) Regulations 1993 (S.I., 1993, No. 51) be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.

    • Enterprise Zones

      1 speech

      That the Lanarkshire (Motherwell) Enterprise Zones Designation Order 1993 (S.I., 1993, No. 24) be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.

  • Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill

    22 speeches

    Considered in Committee [Progress, 28 January]

  • Clause 1

  • European Community

    Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(9) (European Standing Committees),

    • Combined Transport Network

      That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 8066/92, relating to the establishment of a combined transport network; notes that the growth of a combined transport network is in...

    • Timeshare

      That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 8043/92, relating to the protection of purchasers in contracts relating to the utilisation of immovable property on a timeshare...

      Bomb Damage (Newtownbreda)

      10 speeches

      Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]

What is this?

Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.

And sometimes to shout at each other.

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