Llun, 11 Tachwedd 1991
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the progress in establishing wind power as a commercial source of energy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy when he last met the chairman of British Gas to discuss disconnection for debt.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on the real price of energy supplied to domestic households during the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what were the total amounts of coal imports and the countries from which the coal was exported in the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what measures he is taking to prepare the coal industry for privatisation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what views his Department has on the limitation on use of natural gas for the generation of electricity.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will report on the progress of the ministerial committee on energy efficiency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many contracts for the construction of offshore oil and gas structures and vessels were awarded to United Kingdom fabrication yards and shipyards in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he intends to meet British Coal South Wales in the near future to discuss the future of coal mining in south Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his Department's expenditure on (a) renewable energy research and (b) fossil fuel energy research in 1990–91; and what is the equivalent...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement on progress of the home energy efficiency scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Arts how many women are employed in senior positions within the Office of Arts and Libraries.
To ask the Minister for the Arts what information he has as to the extent visitors to Britain are attracted by the arts.
To ask the Minister for the Arts if he will make a statement about the future of the public library service; and what steps he is taking to assist its development.
To ask the Minister for the Arts when he next proposes to visit Wales to discuss provision for the arts.
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service what plans the Government have to expand the numbers of political advisers employed in the civil service.
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a statement on the implications of Opportunity 2000 on the recruitment and promotion policies of the civil service.
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service if he will make a statement on his proposals to counter racial discrimination in the civil service.
To ask the Minister for the Civil Service when he last met representatives of the civil service unions to discuss working conditions in London.
Mr. Secretary Baker, supported by the Prime Minister, Mr. Secretary Heseltine, Mr. Secretary King, Mr. Secretary Hunt, the Attorney-General and Mrs. Angela Rumbold, presented a Bill to make...
Mr. Secretary Rifkind, supported by Mr. Secretary Baker, Mr. Secretary Heseltine, Mr. John MacGregor, Mr. Secretary Wakeham, Mr. Secretary Hunt, Mr. Secretary Lang and Mr. Patrick McLoughlin,...
With the leave of the House, I will put together the Questions on the five motions on the Order Paper relating to statutory instruments.
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Greg Knight.]
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