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Debate on the Address: First Day ( 6 May 1992)

Clive Betts: First, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I congratulate you on your election to your new office and thank you for letting me catch your eye and be the first Member to make his maiden speech in this Parliament. Secondly, I give my thanks and those of my constituents to my predecessor, Sir Patrick Duffy, who as Member for Sheffield, Attercliffe from 1970 was recognised for his diligence on behalf of his...

Environment, Local Government and Education (12 May 1992)

Clive Betts: Will the Secretary of State give way?

Business of the House (14 May 1992)

Clive Betts: May I request the Leader of the House—following his previous reply—to ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to make a statement to the House on the proposed takeover of Midland bank by either Lloyds or the Hongkong and Shanghai bank? It is important not only to the bank's ordinary high street customers but to small businesses which want competition in loans and lending. It...

Local Government Finance (England) (14 May 1992)

Clive Betts: First, I presume that the Secretary of State is aware that the standard spending assessments that form part of his capping criteria are based on 1981 census data. Is he really telling the House that it is the act of a rational Government to determine the services to be provided to people in those 10 authorities on the basis of data collected 11 years ago? Secondly, bearing in mind that two...

Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill (20 May 1992)

Clive Betts: May I add my congratulations to those that you have received, Mr. Deputy Speaker, on your appointment? In common with my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton, lichen (Mr. Denham), I hear the distant sounds of the "No" campaign. If I had been told 20 years ago that at some time in the future I would speak here in support of closer union within the European Community, I would have been...

Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill (20 May 1992)

Clive Betts: I would interpret the word pluralism as a recognition that there are different views and different strands of opinion in our country, and it is perfectly proper to have various approaches to decisions and even different decisions in separate parts of the country which are affected by a variety of issues. The creation of regional assemblies and proper local democracy in our country would allow...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill ( 2 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: The Financial Secretary has referred to incentives. He has also mentioned 59 per cent. tax rates, which—obviously—he rejects. Does he accept, however, that many people at the bottom of the scale—those on housing and poll tax benefits—may face effective tax rates of up to 98 per cent. if they have a chance to go out and earn money? Benefits are withdrawn, and tax comes in. The...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill ( 2 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: In judging the effectiveness of the Finance Bill, we ought to ascertain whether it will assist in the growth of our national resources, and in their distribution between our citizens. My constituents want to know what the Bill will achieve in terms of employment. Those who have a job want to know whether they are more likely to keep it. Those who are unemployed want to know whether they are...

Tenants' Rights ( 5 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: Does the hon. Gentleman recall the mid 1980s when the original right-to-repair scheme, was introduced? Perhaps his hon. Friends would like to help him remember. At that time, the Association of Metropolitan Authorities and the Association of District Councils went to the Government and said that the scheme would not work, that it would be a bureaucratic nightmare, that it would be impossible...

Tenants' Rights ( 5 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: I congratulate the hon. Member for Colchester, North (Mr. Jenkin) on his maiden speech, which was well and clearly argued. He gave an interesting resumé of the history of his constituency and paid proper tribute to his predecessor, who is clearly held in respect and affection in the House. We must examine tenants' rights in the overall context of the Government's housing policy—I am...

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill: Charge and Rate of Corporation Tax for 1992 (10 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: The hon. Gentleman seems to be saying that taxation distorts commercial decisions. Is the logic of that that there should not be any taxation in the commercial arena and that, far from changing allowances, there should be no allowances to encourage investment?

Orders of the Day — Finance Bill: Charge and Rate of Corporation Tax for 1992 (10 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: First, I congratulate you, Mr. Lofthouse, on your appointment and my colleagues the hon. Members for Lewisham, West (Mr. Dowd) and for Kingswood (Dr. Berry) on their excellent maiden speeches on this crucial issue of investment in our manufacturing industries. After Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister, a funny thing happened to some of my constituents: they had problems getting to...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Rented Housing (17 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: Will the Minister admit that the Government's rules on the use of capital receipts by local authorities are nonsense? Is he not aware of the thousands of young people who are homeless, many of whom sleep on the streets of our native cities? Is he not aware of the tens of thousands of young people who are living at home with their parents waiting for a home that does not exist? Is the message...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Rented Housing (17 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has to deal with the findings of the Audit Commission in its recent report on rented housing.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Rented Housing (17 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: Is it not true that the Audit Commission report also said that Government policies were totally inadequate to provide a proper supply of rented housing? Is it not also true that the National Federation of Housing Associations has produced a report which admits that some Government initiatives have produced some extra houses, but which also says that, as the Government insist on a very high...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (23 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 23 June.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (23 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: Would the Prime Minister like to commiserate with the millions of English football fans who have had to endure their team's performance during the past few weeks? Would he like to reflect on Graham Taylor's commitment to deal with his European problems by playing it long? Indeed, Graham Taylor might only be happy once he has picked the whole Wimbledon team to play for England. Does the Prime...

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (25 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 25 June.

Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (25 Jun 1992)

Clive Betts: Is the Prime Minister aware of reports that dentists in Huntingdon are to refuse to treat any new patients, including children, under the national health service because of Government cuts in funding? How will the Prime Minister explain to his constituents that, despite repeated excuses, the Government are failing to give the NHS the level of resources necessary to enable it to provide a...


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