Monday, 27 January 1997
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to visit the European Commission in Brussels during the current Parliament to discuss deregulation in business. [11110]
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the progress of his Department's initiatives to use information technology within Government Departments and to disseminate...
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his role in the co-ordination and presentation of Government policy in respect of the replacement for the royal yacht. [11112]
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he last met the Prime Minister to discuss the co-ordination and presentation of Government policy. [11115]
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he last met the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the co-ordination and presentation of Government policies relating to VAT. [11125]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much assistance was given to Cyprus in 1996. [11138]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further assessment he has made of the effects of conditions attached to aid from (a) the World bank and (b) other sources...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what additional assistance has been provided in the last year to help Tanzania cope with the influx of refugees from Rwanda and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of his Department's bilateral and multilateral budget was allocated to the Great Lakes area of Africa in the last year...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received since the Budget regarding the level of aid projected for 1997–98. [11143]
To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission how many staff without professional qualification are employed by the National Audit Office. [11148]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what support his Department is giving to (a) school and (b) higher education schemes for Angola; and if he will make a statement...
To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will estimate the costs of disestablishing the Church of England. [11149]
To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, what new proposals he has to improve the transparency of Church funds." [11150]
On a point of order, Madam Speaker. You will be aware that, last week, Mr. Justice Kay discontinued the trial of people accused of escaping from Whitemoor prison. One of the reasons that he gave...
Order for Second Reading read.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
After section 259 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—
'. After section 550 of the Education Act 1996 there shall be inserted—
'(1) In section 36 of the Education Act 1996 the following shall be inserted after subsection (3)—
'( )—(1) No baseline assessment scheme designed or adopted in accordance with sections 31–34 shall be used for the purposes of the selection of pupils as to school admissions whether...
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's recommendation having been signified—
With permission, I shall put together the motions relating to delegated legislation.
That the draft Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, which was laid before this House on 4th December, be approved.
That the draft Broadcasting (Sign Language) Order 1996, which was laid before this House on 10th December, be approved.—[Mr. Carrington.]
I am grateful to you, Madam Speaker, for granting me permission to present a petition on behalf of 3,000 of my constituents on the day when the House has been considering the Sex Offenders Bill,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Wood.]
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