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Orders of the Day — The Economy (23 Jul 1981)
Mr Stuart Holland: ...of the dramatic devaluation of sterling in the mid-1970s and other factors. But one factor that has been neglected by the Government is monopoly pricing. The trend to big business is now so marked in the British economy that when only two or three firms dominate any individual market they can, to a considerable extent, compensate for falling sales by raising prices. That mechanism takes...
Orders of the Day — Regional Development Grants (Termination) Bill (10 Mar 1988)
Mr Ian Lang: ...as impossible—extensive reporting of the speech to which he will treat the House later this afternoon. Perhaps I can help the hon. Gentleman and shorten the debate by answering in advance the remarks that he contemplates making. Today's edition of The Scotsman tell us: A Labour MP will today use the last Commons debate on the scrapping of the Regional Development Grant to call for a...
Orders of the Day — Housing (Basildon) (20 Apr 1993)
Sir David Amess: ...piloted in Basildon and Billericay. I pay a warm tribute to the leader of the council, Tony Archer, the chairman of the housing committee, Councillor Brin Jones, and his deputy Councillor Mark Francois, for their splendid efforts. The housing committee has accepted the citizens charter, with performance indicators produced by the Audit Commission. There was scarcely a clearer example of...
Members Sworn (15 Jun 2001)
..., Attercliffe Roger Duncan Godsiff, Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath Helen Rosemary Brinton, Peterborough Richard Beecroft Allan, Sheffield, Hallam Philip Hammond, Runnymede & Weybridge Mark Prisk, Hertford & Stortford Alexander Boris Johnson, Henley Mark Gino Francois, Rayleigh Andrew Edmund Armstrong Selous, South West Bedfordshire Hugo Swire, East Devon Howard Emerson Flight,...
Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill (4 Jul 2001)
Mark Francois: ...and Southend, East (Sir T. Taylor), who knows what I am about to say. The commuter spied the blue rosette, smiled, walked forward, stretched out his hand confidently and said, "Don't you worry, Mr. Francois, I have already decided to cast my vote for you." It is an honour to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors, Dr. Michael Clark and, before him, Sir Bernard Braine, who was Father of...
Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill — 1st Allotted Day: [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Incorporation of provisions of the Treaty of Nice (11 Jul 2001)
Mark Francois: Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Select Committees — Accommodation and Works: Environmental Audit (16 Jul 2001)
That Mr. Harold Best, Mrs. Helen Brinton, Sue Doughty, Mr. Mark Francois, Mr. Neil Gerrard, Mr. John Horam, Dr Brian Iddon, Tim Loughton, Ian Lucas, Mr. Michael Meacher, Mr. Jon Owen Jones, Mr. Malcolm Savidge, Mr. Mark Simmonds, Mr. Simon Thomas, Joan Walley and David Wright be members of the Environmental Audit Committee.
Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill — [2nd Allotted Day]: [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Incorporation of provisions of the Treaty of Nice (17 Jul 2001)
Mark Francois: Will the hon. Gentleman explain why, if it is not meant to be a European army, the President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, who presumably should know something about all this, said that it would be a European army?
Orders of the Day — European Communities (Amendment) Bill — [3rd Allotted Day]: [Sylvia Heal in the Chair] — New Clause 4 — Political parties at European level (No. 1) (18 Jul 2001)
Mark Francois: The Minister has his notes.
Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Non-departmental Public Bodies (19 Jul 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans his Department has to reduce the number of Government NDPBs.
International Terrorism (14 Sep 2001)
Mark Francois: Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?
Coalition against International Terrorism (8 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: The Secretary of State mentioned Pakistan. I am sure that he and the whole House agree that General Musharraf's Government in Pakistan have been particularly robust in their support for the coalition's action against international terrorism. He will also be well aware that Pakistan itself is a nuclear-armed state. Can he reassure the House that the British Government and their allies in the...
Written Answers — Defence: Type 42 Destroyers (15 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on what date the last of the type 42 destroyers is scheduled to be withdrawn from active service.
Written Answers — Defence: Type 42 Destroyers (15 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what age is the oldest type 42 destroyer still in active service with the Royal Navy.
Written Answers — Defence: Strategic Defence Review (15 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to reduce the size of the (a) regular and (b) Territorial Army beyond the levels envisaged in the Strategic Defence Review.
Written Answers — Defence: Territorial Army (15 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Territorial Army units are commanded by (a) Regular Army and (b) Territorial Army officers.
Written Answers — Defence: Territorial Army (15 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many (a) two-star generals and (b) generals above this rank serving in the Army are Territorial Army officers.
Written Answers — Defence: Territorial Army (15 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the (a) establishment and (b) actual strength was of the Territorial Army on 1 July.
Written Answers — Defence: Territorial Army (15 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which the most undermanned unit is in the Territorial Army, expressed as actual strength as a percentage of establishment strength.
Written Answers — Defence: Territorial Army (15 Oct 2001)
Mark Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much money has been realised by the sale of Territorial Army centres since May 1997.