Tuesday, 4 June 1996
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on his policy towards establishing new enterprise zones. [29769]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent representations he has received regarding air pollution. [29770]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proportion of local authority expenditure is represented by council tax collected in (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston and (b) Westminster. [29771]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many representations he has received about the abolition of local authority capping; and how many supported abolition. [29772]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest annual figures for house building; and what was the figure in 1978. [29774]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of his official travel in the last 12 months has been undertaken by rail. [29776]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the international environmental agreements to which the UK is a party, and the extent to which the UK has met its obligation...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to extend challenge funding. [29779]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing planning guidelines in respect of wind farms; and if he will make a statement. [29781]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the application of the council tax to mobile homes. [29782]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement about his plans for further rounds of the single regeneration budget challenge fund. [29783]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to encourage more local authorities to transfer their housing stock to alternative landlords. [29784]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received about regional government in Yorkshire. [29785]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what guidance he has given to local authorities following the publication of Mr. John Magill's inquiry into Westminster city council. [29788]
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 4 June. [29799]
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make further provision in respect of quarantine. If asked about our quarantine regulations, the average person is likely to say that...
Mr. Tony Banks accordingly presented a Bill to make further provision in respect of quarantine: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 12 July 1996...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 50A(1)(a),That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Education (Scotland) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to...
Ordered, That the Education (Scotland) Bill [Lords] may be proceeded with as if it had been certified by the Speaker as relating exclusively to Scotland.—[Mr. Ottaway.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, pursuant to Standing Order No. 94F(1)(b) (Scottish Grand Committee (statutory instruments)),That the Special Grant Report on Community Care Special Grant and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(9) (European Standing Committees),That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 5179/96, relating to...
I am honoured to present tonight a petition organised by the Evening Echo, the only daily local newspaper in south-east Essex. The petition was signed by 1,088 people, but I know that it...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Knapman.]
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