Thursday, 13 July 1995
The House met at half-past Two o 'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for Third Reading read.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [26 June].
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will outline the prospects for inflation. [32468]
Mr. Robert Ainsworth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his assessment of the economic impact of low pay and unemployment. [32548]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the economic impact of the latest balance of trade figures. [32549]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he has to increase the level of investment in the economy. [32551]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he received a reply to his letters of 12 May and 14 June to the right hon. Member for Dunfermline, East (Mr. Brown). [32552]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received about the registration of gilts. [32553]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has for further privatisation; and if he will make a statement. [32554]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what consideration he has given to the name for a single European currency. [32555]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what contribution he expects the private finance initiative to make to the provision of capital for infrastructure projects. [32556]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he next expects to attend an ECOFIN meeting; and what subjects are on the agenda. [32558]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on progress on the introduction of self-assessment of income tax liability. [32561]
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13 July. [32458]
With permission, Madam Speaker, I should like to make an announcement of two important defence equipment programmes. In this year's defence White Paper, the Government reaffirmed their...
Will the Leader of the House state the business for next week?
On a point of order, Madam Speaker. Yesterday I raised a point of order with you about a rave party that had been arranged at county hall and the possibility of it disturbing your peace and...
Sir Ralph Howell, supported by Mr. Frank Field, presented a Bill to establish the right to work and to impose a duty on the Secretary of State to offer work instead of income support or...
Mr. Michael Connarty presented a Bill to make it a duty of the Northern Ireland Industrial Development Board to promote equality of opportunity: And the same was read the First time; and ordered...
[3RD ALLOTTED DAY]
[Relevant documents: Third Report from the Social Security Committee of Session 1994–95 on the Review of Expenditure on Social Security (House of Commons Paper No. 132) and the Social...
[Relevant documents: Fifth Report from the Agriculture Committee of Session 1993–94, Health Controls on the Importation of Live Animals (House of Commons Paper No. 347–1), the...
Question,That a further sum, not exceeding £18,829,738,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges that will come in course of payment during the year...
Question,That a further sum, not exceeding £6,104,207,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges that will come in course of payment during the year...
Question,That a further sum, not exceeding £211,869,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges that will come in course of payment during the year...
Question,That a further sum, not exceeding £1,450,436,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges that will come in course of payment during the year...
Question,That a further sum, not exceeding £263,921,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges that will come in course of payment during the year...
Question,That a further sum, not exceeding £181,719,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges that will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolved,That a further sum, not exceeding £85,741,525,000 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to complete or defray the charges for Defence and Civil Services for the...
Mr. Michael Jack accordingly presented a Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on 31st March 1996; to appropriate the supplies granted in this Session...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c),
That the draft Contracting Out (Highway Functions) Order 1995, which was laid before this House on 27th June, be approved.— [Mr. Bates.]
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(9) (European Standing Committees),
That this House takes note of European Community Document No. COM (95) 300, the Preliminary Draft Budget of the European Communities for 1996; and supports the Government's efforts to maintain...
With permission, I shall put together the two motions on public health.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Bates.]
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