Wednesday, 24 February 1999
The House met at half-past Nine o'clock
[MADAM SPEAKER in the Chair]
[Relevant documents: The Third Report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 1997–98, on the Composition, Recruitment and Training of the RUC (HC 337) and the Government's...
[Relevant documents: The Sixth Report from the Agriculture Committee, Session 1997–98, Flood and Coastal Defence (HC 707), and the Replies by the Government and the Environment Agency...
I thank the House for allowing me this debate, for which I asked following correspondence with Christopher Young's regiment and with the Ministry of Defence. I have not received satisfactory...
1 pm
I am grateful for this opportunity to discuss the role of health care assistants in the national health service. I do so confident in the knowledge that the Government are committed to the...
Resolved,
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent meetings she has had with the Irish Government concerning the implementation of the Good Friday agreement. [71198]
What actions she has taken to improve the working of the energy market in Northern Ireland. [71199]
What percentage of prisoners convicted of scheduled offences has been released to date under the Good Friday agreement. [71200]
If she will make a statement regarding the application of the sure start initiative to Northern Ireland. [712021
If she will make a statement on progress in implementing the Good Friday agreement. [71203]
The Prime Minister was asked—
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 24 February.
Madam Speaker, with permission, I should like to make a statement about the report of the inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence. Copies of the inquiry's report and the appendices are...
Madam Speaker, with permission, I would like to make a statement on the Kosovo talks. In my statement three weeks ago, I reported that the Contact Group had agreed to summon both sides to...
Madam Speaker, with permission, I would like to make a statement arising from my parliamentary answer of yesterday on the report of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Sierra Leone. Yesterday, I...
On a point of order, Madam Speaker. If an hon. Member or a Minister finds himself this evening or tomorrow in receipt of an advance copy of a Select Committee report which has not been published...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to allow the production, supply, possession and use of cannabis resin for medicinal purposes. Yesterday, in Swansea, a pensioner was given a...
Mr. Paul Flynn accordingly presented a Bill to allow the production, supply, possession and use of cannabis resin for medicinal purposes: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 16, leave out line 16.
I beg to move amendment No. 3, in page 5, leave out lines 30 to 39 and insert 'for an officer of the Board to resubmit a case to the Commissioners if, in his view, a material change of...
I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 15, line 4, leave out from 'shall' to end of line 5 and insert 'not be made unless a draft of it has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each...
I beg to move amendment No. 6, in page 22, line 8, at end insert— '(4AA) All such deductions, withholdings and payments by the Inland Revenue from sums due to the National Insurance Fund in...
I beg to move amendment No. 7, in page 40, line 46, at end insert 'provided that, where such proceedings are brought without either distinguishing the amounts the employer is liable to pay or...
I beg to move amendment No. 8, in page 46, line 3, at end insert 'except that, in the case of the authorities listed in sub-paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, such information shall exclude the...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business),
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 1, line 9, leave out from `substituted' to end of line 20 and insert '"if the landlord undertook to execute prior to the start of the tenancy such repairs,...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118(6) (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation),
That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 40) (HC 205), which was laid before this House on 10th February, be approved.—[Mr. Kevin Hughes.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Kevin Hughes.]
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