Tuesday, 10 December 1996
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON BILL [LORDS]
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the introduction of the jobseeker's allowance. [6820]
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received concerning the proposals by the management of the Benefits Agency in Wales for the closure of processing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will ask the Government Actuary to estimate the additional cost of paying a full basic pension from age 60 years. [6847]
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the percentage of gross national product represented by Government spending on social security in (a) 1995, (b) 1990, (c) 1985 and (d)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the real-terms percentage change since 1979 in social security spending on incapacity benefit. [6849]
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the millennium compliance of his Department's computer systems and those connected with them; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what assessment he has made of the impact of child benefit for 16 to 18-year-olds on the number of children staying in full-time education. [6851]
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his current estimate of the number of persons receiving benefit in Newham. [6852]
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received in respect of a review of the decision to raise pensions in line with prices rather than earnings. [6853]
Mr. Alan W. Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate he has made of the percentage of single mothers who are dependent on state benefits. [6854]
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what steps he proposes to reduce the transport difficulties faced by benefit applicants in scattered rural communities. [6855]
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 10 December. [6874]
With your permission, Madam Speaker, I should like to make a statement on Gulf war illness. As the House will remember with great pride, six years ago some 50.000 British troops deployed to the...
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,...
Dr. John Marek, supported by Mr. Alex Carlile, Mrs. Ann Clwyd, Mr. Paul Flynn, Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones, Mr. John McAllion and Mr. Dafydd Wigley, presented a Bill to make provision for the future...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to reform the system of liquor licensing. The Bill's purpose is to reform licensing law by abolishing the system of permitted or opening...
Mr. Paddy Tipping accordingly presented a Bill to reform the system of liquor licensing: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 28 February, and to...
[1ST ALLOTTED DAY, 1ST PART]
[Relevant documents: The Second Report from the Select Committee on the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration of Session 1995–96 on Open Government (HC 84) and the First Special...
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 6, line 32, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert— (".—(1) The appropriate Ministers may by regulations make provision about fees for relevant...
Lords amendment: No. 4, after clause 12, to insert the following new clause—Heritage: rights of entry— (". Schedule (Heritage: rights of entry) to this Act (which makes provision...
Lords amendment: No. 5, in page 10, line 8, at end insert— ("() An agreement by the Secretary of State shall be effective notwithstanding that, in the case of a rail link service operator,...
Lords amendment: No. 18, after clause 32, to insert the following new clause—Transfer of functions relating to works— (".—(1) If the Secretary of State acquires any land for the...
Lords amendment: No. 97, in page 177, line 48, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 178 and insert— ("9.—(1) This paragraph applies where an application for the issue of...
9A.—(1) This paragraph applies where a person proposes to undertake a journey before the end of the next complete eight working days, being a journey— (a) proposed to be undertaken in...
Lords amendment: No. 100, in page 204, line 19, leave out ("statutory")
Resolved,That a supplementary sum, not exceeding £2,424,973,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to defray the charges for defence and civil services which will come...
Resolved,That a further sum, not exceeding £96,783,374,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, on account, for or towards defraying the charges for defence and civil...
Mr. Michael Jack accordingly presented a Bill to apply certain funds out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on 31 March 1997; And the same was read the First time; and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. McLoughlin.]
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