Mercher, 23 Gorffennaf 1986
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Read a Second time, and committed.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any plans to investigate the rents being charged by private landlords to unemployed tenants.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy on building on greenfield sites or a ribbon development from villages and towns in southern England.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress has been made by the London boroughs towards bringing empty residential property back into use.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he proposes to announce details of the 1987–88 rate support grant settlement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to seek further powers to prevent local authorities taking action aimed at circumventing rate-capping legislation; and if he...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to comply with European Economic Community draft directive 1202 on fire resistance tests.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he intends to take in the light of the findings of the first part of his Department's research study of houses in multiple occupation...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received concerning the use of bed-and-breakfast accommodation for homeless families.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what representations he has received seeking additional resources for authorities to enable them to increase expenditure on environmental services.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what further steps he proposes to take to guarantee the safety from coastal pollution of bathers on beaches at holiday resorts in the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is satisfied with the operation of strategic planning policies in the former metropolitan county council areas.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessment he has made of the impact of the Local Government Act 1986 on the activities of local councils, with particular reference to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will describe the administrative process by which he negotiates with county councils on their structure plans.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what matters were discussed at the meeting with the chairman of the London Residuary Body on 19 May 1986.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if, pursuant to his answer, 25 June, Official Report, column 320, he will recommend the wet, dripping water technique rather than dry blasting for...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement about my proposals for the 1987–88 rate support grant settlement for Wales. Local authorities have begun to plan their budgets for...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make an announcement about local authority expenditure and rate support grant in Scotland. I would first like to deal with 1987–88. For that year I...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I seek your guidance and, I hope, your support? On Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 July, the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Community met in Brussels under...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I understand that an arrangement has been come to whereby the Members' Dining Room will be turned into the Strangers' Dining Room on an experimental basis at...
Mr. Roy Galley, supported by Sir Gerard Vaughan, Dame Jill Knight, Mr. Michael Brown, Mr. Nicholas Winterton, Mr. David Evennett, Mr. Christopher Murphy, Mr. Lewis Stevens and Mr. Kenneth Hind,...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for effective penalties to be applied to registered companies which fail to employ a specified quota of disabled persons. During...
Mr. Roland Boyes accordingly presented a Bill to provide for effective penalties to be applied to registered companies which fail to employ a specified quota of disabled persons. And the same was...
I beg to move, That the Order of the House [15th April] be supplemented as follows:
Lords amendments considered
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 2, line 8, at beginning insert Subject to subsection (3A) below,".
Lords amendment: No. 3, in page 4, line 12, at end insert— under section 41 of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980
Lords amendment: No. 11, in page 8, line 24, leave out to the trustees or managers of the scheme".
Lords amendment: No. 22, in page 15, line 28, at end insert— ( ) must not prohibit, or allow any person to prohibit, the payment by a member of voluntary contributions;
Lords amendment: No. 33, in page 22, line 4, after "contributions" insert "or earnings".
Lords amendment: No. 135, in page 133, line 30, at end insert— 2A. In section 64 (modification of occupational pension scheme by order of Occupational Pensions Board) the following...
Lords amendment: No. 35, in page 24, line 8, at end insert— (1A) The scheme prescribed in subsection (1)(a) above shall provide for weekly payments of a community care addition to a...
Lords amendment: No. 40, in page 27, line 20, at end insert— and shall include the whole of the amount which he is liable to pay by way of rates in respect of his home.
Lords amendment: No. 52, in page 41, line 23, leave out "directions given" and insert "regulations made".
I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Supplementary Benefit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1986 (S.I., 1986, No. 1259), dated 18th July 1986,...
Ordered,That, at this day's sitting, consideration of Lords Amendments to the Wages Bill, the Agriculture Bill and the Dockyard Services Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any...
Question again proposed.
When the welfare state system was introduced following Beveridge, it was considered to be a wonderful thing for the country and was the envy of the world. However, it has become a monster,...
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1 in page 2, line 33, after first "of" insert— (i)
Lords amendment: No. 3, in page 4, line 3, leave out "respect of" and insert "connection with"
Lords amendment: No. 7, in page 7, line 1, leave out "whether or not" and insert "notwithstanding that".
Lords amendment: No. 10, in page 10, line 7, after "of" insert "any provision of this Part"
Lords amendment: No. 14, in page 16, line 1, leave out "section 17(4)" and insert section (Computation of remuneration) (2(b) and 3(b)
Lords amendment: No. 24, after clause 17, insert the following new Clause: .—(1) This section applies where— (a) in respect of part of the time worked by a time worker in any week...
Lords amendment: No. 25, in page 22, line 6, at end insert— (2A) Where any such workers are homeworkers, the employer shall notify them in the prescribed manner of the matters mentioned in...
Lords amendment: No. 31, in page 34, line 26, leave out "3" and insert "5"
Lords amendment: No. 34, in page 41, leave out lines 11 to 19 and insert— 4. — (1) Where at any time during the period of two years ending with the date of an offence under section...
Lords amendments considered.
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 2, line 4, at end insert— (2A) The provision which may be made under this section includes provision for the supply of such services and goods as are...
Lords amendment: No. 2, in page 3, line 20, leave out "one" and insert "two".
Lords amendment: No. 4, in page 3, line 20, leave out "one" and insert "two".
Lords amendment: No. 6, after clause 10, insert the following new clause— . After paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958 (amendment and revocation of agricultural...
I beg to move, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
Interpretation1. — (1) In this Schedule, except where the context otherwise requires or provision is made to the contrary—allocated quota" has the meaning given in paragraph 2(1)...
Lords amendment: No. 11, after clause 11, insert the following new clause— . — (1) Paragraph 1 and the other provisions of Schedule (Scotland: Tenant 's compensation for milk quota)...
Lords amendment: No. 13, in page 10, line 33, after "may" insert with the consent of the Treasury and after consulting the persons mentioned in subsection (3) below as to the inclusion of the...
Lords amendment: No. 23, after clause 14, insert the following new clause— (1) In section 28 of the Agriculture Act 1970 (interpretation of provisions relating to capital and other grants)...
Lords amendment: No. 38, in page 19, line 2, leave out paragraph 6 and insert— 6. — (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph the standard quota for any land for the...
Lords amendments considered
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 2, leave out lines 3 to 12 and insert makes arrangements— (a) for a company to provide designated dockyard services at the dockyard under contract whit him,...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 79(5) (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.)That the draft Firewords (Safety) Regulations 1986, which...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 79(5) (Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.)That the draft Development Board for Rural Wales...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Mather.]
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