Thursday, 3 July 1997
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on her Department's policy towards promoting renewable sources of energy. [5203]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps she is taking to review the criteria for regional selective assistance. [5204]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what guidance her Department has issued to the Post Office in respect of the protection of local services. [5205]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what action she has taken to promote greater trade with South Africa. [5206]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what progress her Department is making towards liberalising domestic gas and electricity supply markets. [5209]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions she has had with utility regulators concerning the utilities' investment programmes. [5210]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what recent representations she has received about measures to assist small businesses. [5211]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment she has made of the impact of the closure of the St. Ivel creamery at Rose-an-grouse on local industrial and economic development. [5212]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans she has for an alternative to the anti-dumping levy for textiles. [5213]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to Official Report, column 1255, of 11 June, what representations she has received from Kevin Boyle of the British-Libyan interests group...
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement about her Department's Competitiveness UK initiatives. [5215]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps she is taking to improve the Department's business services in rural areas. [5216]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if her Department's responsibility for co-ordinating regional selective assistance will be shared with regional development agencies. [5217]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on her policy on inward investment. [5220]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement in respect of her policy towards the May day public holiday. [5221]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what plans she has to consult industry about improving the competitiveness of British companies. [5222]
Dr. Tony Wright: To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will review the legal immunities of the Post Office. [5224]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on her Department's policy towards improving the competitiveness of the Post Office. [5226]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what actions she is taking to improve the safety of imported toys. [5228]
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on the United Kingdom car industry. [5229]
May I ask the Leader of the House to give the business for next week?
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [2 July].
Motion made, and Question proposed,
Yesterday was the first time that the trust which the British people put in the Government was put to a real test. We shall see that, as the consequences of the Budget filter through to them, the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Robert Ainsworth.]
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