Tuesday, 6 June 1995
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on British forces' deployments in Bosnia. [25091]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with local authorities in the last year about changes to the size of the defence industry. [25094]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's estimate of the amount of procurement fraud committed against his Department in the last five years; and what steps he has taken...
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many ex-service women are affected by the recent industrial tribunal decision on voluntary redundancy. [25096]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has made of the efficiency gains arising from the defence costs study process in his Department. (25097]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if the terms and conditions of the employees of Devonport dockyard will remain the same after the privatisation of Her Majesty's royal dockyards. [25100]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of Chinese military ambitions in the Pacific region; and if he will make a statement. [25101]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what representations he has received in the last six months in respect of his Department's empty housing stock. [25102]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many service personnel are stationed in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England. [25103]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement as to the progress that has been made on a common European security and defence policy. [25104]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence when he next expects to meet his American counterpart to discuss armed forces issues. [25105]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his Department's estimate of the number of anti-personnel land mines currently deployed throughout the world. [25106]
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if his Department will commission a military study of the use of atomic weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945; and if he will make a statement. [25107]
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 6 June. [25121]
With permission, Madam Speaker, I should like to make a statement about the British film industry. As the House knows, the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Mr. Kaufman) has a longer...
The following Member took and subscribed the Oath:
On a point of order, Madam Speaker. You will be aware that two years ago tomorrow, in response to a written question, the Prime Minister altered the Government's position on answering questions...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to re-introduce corporal punishment for crimes of violence by youngsters. I am grateful for the opportunity to ask leave of the House to...
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's recommendation having been signified— Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Sessional Order [19 december], That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Crown...
Ordered,That a Select Committee of eleven Members be appointed to consider the First Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (Cm. 2850) so far as it relates to the rules and...
Ordered,That the Speaker shall— (1) at the sitting on Thursday 8th June(a) not later than one and a half hours after their commencement, put the Questions necessary to dispose of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Burns.]
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