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West Midlands (25 Jul 1983)

Gerald Howarth: I am grateful to you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for calling me in this important debate to make my maiden speech. I cannot say that it is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Walsall, North (Mr. Winnick), but it is a pleasure. He will not be surprised to learn that I do not share his enthusiasm either for the seige economy or for the building of more council houses whose rents will be...

West Midlands (25 Jul 1983)

Gerald Howarth: I should prefer not to be interrupted. The hon. Member has already done his share of interrupting. So far I have not had even a maiden heckle. I am sure that I am not alone in feeling a great sense of pride at being elected to this House—a pride which I hope is tempered by humility and the consciousness that 67,000 people look to me to represent their interests in this place. Above all, it...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Local Government Act 1972 (23 Nov 1983)

Gerald Howarth: asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he intends to bring forward proposals for the reform of section 137 of the Local Government Act 1972.

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Local Government Act 1972 (23 Nov 1983)

Gerald Howarth: Does my hon. Friend agree that there is great public concern in the country about the abuse of section 137, the 2p rate, particularly in the metropolis, where funds are being given by the GLC to bodies more worthy of private than public support? Can my hon. Friend confirm that action will be taken as soon as possible by the Government to ensure that, at a time when ratepayers are so hard...

Orders of the Day — Airbus A320 (19 Dec 1983)

Gerald Howarth: My constituency will not be immediately affected by any decision taken early next month on this issue. However, I have some prime sites there which I will willingly make available to British Aerospace on favourable terms if it will bring new facilities to the constituency. The path to No. 11 Downing street is a well trodden one. I trod it myself this evening when I went to collect a free...

Orders of the Day — Airbus A320 (19 Dec 1983)

Gerald Howarth: Indeed. I did not intend that my list should be in any way exclusive. My hon. Friend is right. There are many other areas, particularly space, which make a substantial contribution to the company's overseas earnings. It is virtually all overseas earnings. That is a most welcome contribution. We should look at the history of the matter. This heavy investment follows Government indecision in...

Orders of the Day — Airbus A320 (19 Dec 1983)

Gerald Howarth: I am grateful to my hon. Friend. That is absolutely right. It is a loan, not a grant. It is a tribute to BAe that it believes in and is committed to this project, but is not prepared to raise more loan capital because it believes that method to be unsound. Surely it is better that we take a decision based on good information today than that we encourage BAe to accept a financial burden that...

Bill Presented: Reuters (Flotation) (27 Jan 1984)

Gerald Howarth: It is a tribute to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) that he has been able to secure yet another top slot in the ballot, and can advance another cause. Last lime I was pleased to join him in the Lobby on his House Buyers Bill, but unfortunately today I cannot take the same sympathetic view towards his arguments. Dissemination of information is of great importance to the House,...

Bill Presented: Reuters (Flotation) (27 Jan 1984)

Gerald Howarth: I shall leave the lawyers to argue about that. We have already heard about the history of the organisation and how the Newspaper Publishers Association came into it to provide financial stability. It was not only out of a sense of national obligation, but because the organisation required financial support. I do not condemn the shareholders for seeking to realise an asset. Perhaps they will...

Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry: A320 Airbus (28 Mar 1984)

Gerald Howarth: Can my hon. Friend tell us whether one of the factors to be taken into account by British Airways is the availability of the V2500 engine? Will he assure the House that he is putting pressure on Rolls-Royce to bring forward the engine's development so that it can be offered for the first aeroplane that comes off the production line?

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Prime Minister (12 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: asked the Prime Minister if she will list her official engagements for Thursday 12 April.

Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Prime Minister (12 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: Is my right hon. Friend aware that many of my constituents who work at the Littleton colliery will be extremely disappointed at the decision of the National Union of Mineworkers this morning not to hold an immediate national ballot? Is she further aware that the proposal to alter the rule book will be regarded by many people simply as an attempt to coerce out on strike men who, in my...

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Zero-Rating (30 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: While I did not agree with the conclusions reached by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Mr. Bell), I found his interest in maximising profits a welcome sign from the Opposition Benches. We look forward, during the passage of the Bill, to hearing more from them on the need to maximise profits, because that is what leads to greater employment. As the hon. Member for Rochdale (Mr. Smith) said,...

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Zero-Rating (30 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: I shall not give way as I wish to be brief. I know that the hon. Gentleman wishes to make his own speech, and I am sure that he will have the opportunity to do so later, so I shall not give way now. There is nothing unsound in the principle being advanced by the Government in this case. It is an anomaly that should be sorted out. I represent a midlands seat, and I assure the hon. Member for...

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Zero-Rating (30 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: There was a long queue of customers.

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Zero-Rating (30 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: I shall give way, but only if the hon. Gentleman makes a short intervention.

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Zero-Rating (30 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: I prefer to take my own analysis of people in the shops, not that of people drawn at random from the streets who probably do not eat fish and chips. I did not go to just one fish and chip shop. Some of those whom I asked were unemployed and others fell into the categories that the hon. Gentleman mentioned.

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Zero-Rating (30 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: It was a rare privilege for the hon. Gentleman to be in my constituency. Had he informed me that he would be there, I should have been delighted to have offered him a cup of tea, with or without fish and chips. Perhaps when he next comes he will be kind enough to let me know, and I shall be delighted to repeat my invitation. I freely accept that difficulties face the industry. The hon....

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Zero-Rating (30 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: That is a not so. That is a completely unfounded—indeed, most ungenerous—remark to make. Many who have saved for their retirement are making sure that they are not a burden on the state. Therefore, they are not calling at our surgeries with problems which we, as Members of Parliament, have to sort out. While nobody likes extra taxation—I do not particularly like this one—if, in the...

Orders of the Day — Finance (No. 2) Bill: Zero-Rating (30 Apr 1984)

Gerald Howarth: This occurred in Burntwood rather than in Cannock. The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that Burntwood and Cannock are parts of my constituency. The price was inclusive for the fish and the chips. It may have been £1·05. I was talking in round figures.


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