Llun, 20 Mai 1991
The House met at half-past Nine o'clock
[MR. SPEAKERin the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many families receive family credit; and how many received family income supplement in 1978–79.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what research into dietary requirements he took into account in setting income support levels.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he has any estimate of the number of low-income families facing marginal deduction rates in excess of 100 per cent.(a) in 1978–79 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people have benefited from increases in the earnings disregard in invalid care allowance in the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what are the lastest available figures for the proportion of lone parents who receive maintenance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of pensioners own their own homes; and whether he has made any estimate of how this is likely to change over the next 20 years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many individuals would be affected by the removal of the upper earnings limit for national insurance contributions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what long-term savings he expects to make as a result of the operation of the Child Support Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when he last had discussions with voluntary bodies on the future of the independent living fund.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is his estimate of the number of low-income families which faced marginal deduction rates in excess of 100 per cent. in 1978–79 and...
To ask the Attorney-General when he expects Sir John May to complete his inquiry with the Guildford and Woolwich pub bombings case.
To ask the Attorney-General what recent representations he has received concerning the Birmingham pub bombings; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Attorney-General when he last met the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss prosecution policy in cases of industrial espionage.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the recent visit by the Minister for Overseas Development to Brazil.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the number of foreign postgraduate students who study in British universities helped by Her Majesty's Government grants.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what provision has been made for disaster relief in the ODA budget for this year.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about the Government's proposals for education for all young people over the age of 16. More young people than ever before are...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the plans for which I am responsible, which are set out in the White Paper "Education and Training for the 21st Century",...
Mr. John Bowis, supported by Mr. Tony Banks, Mrs. Rosie Barnes, Mr. Gerald Bowden, Mr. Matthew Carrington, Mr. John Cartwright, Mr. Dudley Fishburn, Miss Kate Hoey, Mr. Simon Hughes, Mr. Toby...
Mr. Tony Benn presented a Bill to establish a democratic, federal and secular Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Wales dedicated to the welfare of all its citizens; to establish fundamental...
[Relevant documents: Eighth report from the Treasury and Civil Service Committee of session 1989–90 on "Progress in the Next Steps Initiative" (House of Commons Paper No. 481) and the...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made and Question proposed, That, with effect from the beginning of the next Session of Parliament, the following Standing Order be made:'27A.—(1) Subject to paragraph (8) below, in...
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With the leave of the House, I shall put together motions Nos. 3 to 7 on the Order Paper.
That the draft Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 15th April, be approved.
That the Financial Services act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act) Order 1991 (S.I., 1991, No. 1104), dated 30th April 1991, a copy of which was laid before this House on 30th April, be approved.
That the draft Employment Codes of Practice (Revocation) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 15th April, be approved.
That the draft Fisheries (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, which was laid before this House on 15th April be approved. —[Mr. Moynihan.]
With the leave of the House, I shall put together motions Nos. 8 and 9 on the Order Paper.
That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 8597/90 + COR 1 and the Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry on 26th February on...
That this House takes note of European Community Document No. 5491/91 and the Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on 10th May on the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.— [Mr. Neil Hamilton.]
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