Llun, 16 Gorffennaf 1990
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what menopausal facilities, other than clinics, are available for women in Wales in national health service hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to publish his Department's report on the salmonella outbreak in Flint; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he last met the chairman of Welsh Water plc to discuss water quality.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on levels of unemployment in Clwyd and north Wales generally.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the average pay in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent representations he has received about Welsh language teaching.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what arrangements he has made to finance the family practitioner services budgets in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he next intends to meet the chairman of the area health authorities in Wales to discuss the Government's national health service reforms.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he intends to meet leaders of the farming unions in Wales to discuss the problems of young entrants to the agriculture industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will commission a survey of incomes in the border counties of Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he next proposes to meet the chairman of Tai Cymru to discuss the collapse of the Corlan housing association.
To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Commissioners have held with the Arts Council about Church property.
To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, how much has been spent by the Church Commissioners on assistance with community charge for archbishops, bishops,...
To ask the right hon. Member for Selby, representing the Church Commissioners, what has been the Commissioners' contribution to the upkeep of Lambeth palace during the past five years.
To ask the hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proposals have been put forward so far in the management consultancy exercise on the House of...
To ask the hon. Member for Berwick on Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what is the average delay between receipt of a bill for payment on behalf of hon. and right hon. Members...
To ask the hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, when he last met trade union representatives of the House of Commons staff to discuss terms and...
To ask the Lord President of the Council when he expects to introduce plans to change the private Bill procedure; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Lord President of the Council whether he has any proposals to improve safety and access for hon. Members whose offices are outside the main House of Commons building.
To ask the Lord President of the Council when he last paid an official visit to the Westminster gymnasium.
To ask the Lord President of the Council whether he has any plans to grant-aid the cost of courses undertaken by hon. Members who pursue physical education activities; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Lord President of the Council what proposals he has for improving the provision of personal staff to hon. Members; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement on the induction procedures for new hon. Members for a general election.
To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement concerning the recyclability of paper used for the official documents of the House.
To ask the Lord President of the Council what progress has been made in implementing the revised proposals for the consideration of EEC legislation.
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 20, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Since the House last met, a very senior and, we hear, much-loved-by-the-Prime-Minister member of the Government has resigned in the most disgraceful...
Mr. Jimmy Dunnachie, supported by Mr. Alan Meale, Mr. John Hughes, Dr. John Reid, Mr. David Marshall, Mr. Allen Adams, Mr. Thomas McAvoy, Mr. Michael J. Martin, Mr. Robert Litherland, Mr. Stanley...
Ordered,That the draft Weights and Measures (Various Foods) (Amendment) Order 1990 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, &c.—[Mr. Wood.]
As amended, (in the Committee and in Standing Committee), considered.
'The following section shall be inserted after section 201 of the Taxes Act 1988—
201A.—(1) Where emoluments of an employment to which this section applies fall to be charged to tax for a year of assessment for which this section applies, there may be deducted from the...
'1. Not later than 14 days after the date on which any Finance Bill is read for the first time in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer shall lay an Environmental Assessment...
6.—(1) Where a car is made available to an employee for part only of the relevant year, the cash equivalent derived from Table A, B or C after any reduction or increase provided for by...
'(1) Where an employee makes arrangements for care of his or her children aged under sixteen, and pays for this child care with vouchers provided by the employer which can only be used for this...
'Section 104 of the Inheritance Act 1984 shall be amended by deleting the sub-paragraphs numbered (a) and (b) and by substituting therefor the words "by one hundred per cent.".'. —[Mr....
'Notwithstanding the provisions of section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, a non-profit making body, club or institution which has as its principal purpose the promotion,...
I beg to move amendment No. 4, in page 2, line 36, leave out '40' and insert '37'.
I beg to move amendment No. 38, in page 7, line 9, leave out 'two years' and insert 'fifteen months'. You will probably recall, Madam Deputy Speaker, that on 15 May we debated in Committee on...
Amendment proposed: No. 7, in page 11, line 20 leave out from '(1)' to end of line 25 and insert 'Where a benefit consists in the provision for the employee of care for a child, section 154 does...
Amendment proposed: No. 10, in page 14, line I7 after 'payment', insert 'of a sum of money'.—[Mr. Ryder.]
Amendment made: No. 14, in page 15, line 46, at end insert— '(1A) In subsection (1) after the word "payment" there shall be inserted the words "of a sum of money".'.
Amendment proposed: No. 16, in page 18, line 18, leave out from 'shall' to end of line 19 and insert 'not be regarded as income for any income tax purpose'.— [ Mr. Ryder.]
Amendments made: No. 19, in page 20, line 20, at end insert— '(aa) in that subsection, for the words "be disregarded" onwards there shall be substituted the words "not be regarded as income...
Amendment proposed: No. 23, in page 40, line 22, after 'section', insert 'may make different provision for different cases and'.—[Mr. Ryder.]
I beg to move amendment No. 2, in page 44, line 27, at end add—
4681 (1) The trustees of an authorised unit trust may enter into arrangements with the Board in respect of unit holders who would, if such arrangements were in force, be entitled to payment of...
I beg to move amendment No. 42, in page 63, line 26, leave out 'subject to subsection (3) below' and insert 'in certain circumstances".
I beg to move amendment No. 39, in page 64, line 28, at end insert 'save that this subsection shall not operate to prevent subsection (1) above from applying where the aggregate values of any...
Amendment proposed: No. 24, in page 76, line 28, after 'statements', insert ', relating to information contained in the return,'.—[Mr. Lilley.]
8A.—(1) For the purpose of assessing a trustee of a settlement, and the settlors and beneficiaries, to income tax an inspector may by a notice given to the trustee require the...
Amendment proposed: No. 27, in page 77, line 45, leave out from '(1)' to second 'section' in line 46.—[Mr. Ryder.]
I beg to move amendment No. 44, in page 93, line 9, leave out '50' and insert '25'.
Amendment made: No. 21, in page 124, line 45 leave out from beginning to 'shall' in line 46 and insert 'Subsection (3) (a) above'.—[Mr. Ryder.]
16.—(1) In its application to the year 1991–92, section 477A of the Taxes Act 1988 shall have effect with the following modifications.
Amendments made: No. 30, in page 129, line 18, after 'agency' insert 'outside the United Kingdom'.
We now come to amendment No. 40, to be moved formally. I call Mr. Nick Brown.
rose—
Amendments made: No. 34, in page 182, leave out lines 34 to 37.
I beg to move, That the Care of Cathedrals Measure, passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which the said Measure...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(5) (Standing Committee on European Community documents),That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos....
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(5) (Standing Committee on European Community documents),That this House takes note of European Community Documents Nos....
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 102(5) (Standing Committee on European documents),That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 10270/89 and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn—[Mr. Sackville.]
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