Mawrth, 25 Mehefin 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Queen's Consent, on behalf of the Crown, signified.
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
Read a Second time, and committed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to raise the status and professionalism of teachers; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he has taken to estimate how many statemented children require speech therapy; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to ensure that every three and four-year-old has the opportunity of a pre-school place.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a further statement on the testing of children at the age of seven years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many representations he has received this year about the student loan scheme.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to deal with the backlog of repair and maintenance in schools; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of literacy and numeracy levels at 16 years of age (a) nationally and (b) in the south-west; and what were the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent per pupil at primary schools in Staffordshire in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what was the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he will be responding to the Education, Science and Arts Committee's third report of Session 1990–91 on standards of reading in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to ensure that school children have a proper understanding of grammar, spelling and punctuation; and if he will...
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he proposes to take any action to accelerate the trend towards grant-maintained schools.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the progress of testing for seven year-old primary school children.
To ask the Prime Minister if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 25 June.
With the leave of the House, I will put together the two motions on statutory instruments.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. To find any kind of precedent—even an inexact one—for what occurred last night we must go back to 11 December 1974, and the colourful days of Bob...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal sections 3 and 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.The history of the Vagrancy Act is a lengthy one. The mischief at which the Act was aimed...
Mr. Ken Hargreaves accordingly presented a Bill to repeal sections 3 and 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday 28 June...
Lords amendments considered.
.—(1) In section 2 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act 1984 (transfer of prisoners out of United Kingdom), in subsection (4)(b), for sub-paragraph (i) there shall be substituted the...
Lords amendment: No. 1, in page 1, leave out lines 9 to 13 and insert("punishable with a custodial sentence other than one fixed by law.")
Lords amendment: No. 22, in page 8, line 22, leave out ("sections 17A and 17B below") and insert ("paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule (Reciprocal enforcement of certain orders) to the Criminal...
Lords amendment: No. 24, in page 12, line 19, leave out ("or disobediences")
Lords amendment: No. 41, in page 18, line 3, leave out second ("the").
(".—(1) A short-term or long-term prisoner is an extradited prisoner for the purposes of this section if—(a) he was tried for the offence in respect of which his sentence was...
Lords amendment: No. 68, in page 29, line 20, leave out ("and proceedings in youth courts")
Lords amendment: No. 74 in page 33, line 12, at end insert— (3) For the purpose of facilitating the attendance in court of parents or guardians, the youth court in each area shall hold at...
(".—(1) In relation to any time before such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, section 23 of the 1969 Act as substituted by section (Remands...
Lords amendment: No. 82, to insert the following new clause—Custodial sentences under 1933 Act— (". Section 53(2) of the 1933 Act (punishment of certain grave crimes) shall have...
Lords amendment: No. 88, in page 43, line 2, leave out ("as respects any area")
Lords amendment: No. 100, in page 53, line 7, leave out ("avoidance by such persons of discrimination") and insert ("performance by such persons of their duty to avoid discriminating")
Lords amendment: No. 104 in page 54, line 31, leave out from beginning to ("also") in line 32 and insert ("The following provisions of this Act, namely— (a) this section;(b) sections...
I beg to move, That the draft Child Benefit and Social Security (Fixing and Adjustment of Rates) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 1991, which were laid before this House on 7th June, be approved. The...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Chapman.]
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