Commons Sitting of 16 March 1979

  1. Preamble 6 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. NORTHERN IRELAND (BENNETT REPORT) 8,552 words
  4. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, &c. 77 words
  5. TRADE UNIONS 27,643 words
  6. ORDERS OF THE DAY
    1. CRIMINAL EVIDENCE BILL [LORDS] 44 words
    2. TOBACCO PRODUCTS (CONTROL OF ADVERTISING, SPONSORSHIP AND SALES PROMOTION) BILL 14 words
    3. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, &c. 17 words
    4. AGRICULTURE 31 words
    5. CONSENTS TO PROSECUTIONS BILL 52 words
    6. ARBITRATION BILL [Lords] 51 words
    7. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (TREATIES) 4,199 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 16 March 1979

  1. HOUSE OF COMMONS
    1. Regional Affairs 150 words
  2. DEFENCE
    1. Job Opportunities 152 words
  3. CIVIL SERVICE
    1. Open Government 50 words
    2. Tax Free Allowances (House of Lords) 155 words
  4. EMPLOYMENT
    1. Computer and Microelectronics Staff (Training) 337 words
    2. Times Newspapers Limited (Industrial Dispute) 470 words
    3. Disablement Resettlement Officers (London) 378 words
    4. Foreign Actors (Work Permits) 156 words
    5. Press Charter 61 words
    6. Greater London Travel-to-Work Area 116 words
    7. Disabled Workers 172 words
    8. High Technology 132 words
  5. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
    1. Ministerial Discussions 308 words
  6. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Foreign Policy (Ministerial Speeches) 82 words
  7. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Old Bailey Trial (Judge's Comments) 196 words
    2. Naturalisation 46 words
    3. Northumbria Police Force 82 words
    4. Sexual Offences 133 words
    5. Hampshire and Isle of Wight (Police) 133 words
    6. Jersey 116 words
    7. Police Cadets 492 words
    8. Immigration Appeals 214 words
    9. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 171 words
    10. Anti-mugging Patrols (London) 155 words
    11. Polling Stations (General Elections) 43 words
    12. Cannabis 240 words
    13. Misuse of Drugs Regulations (Licensing) 280 words
  8. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
    1. Drugs 90 words
    2. Aid Commitments 117 words
    3. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 513 words
  9. PRICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
    1. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 310 words
  10. SCOTLAND
    1. Special Islands Grant 150 words
    2. Hill Cows 128 words
    3. Hill Farming 326 words
    4. Hill Livestock Compensatory Amounts 120 words
    5. Kingseat Hospital (Travel Concessions) 197 words
    6. HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR (PROSECUTIONS) 61 words
  11. ENERGY
    1. Coal Industry Acts (Grants) 217 words
    2. Coal Imports (Australia) 110 words
    3. Radioactive Material (Atmospheric Emission) 438 words
    4. Oil Supplies 133 words
    5. Nuclear Power Stations 399 words
  12. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
    1. Weights and Measures (Imperial System) 133 words
    2. Circulating Exhibitions 76 words
    3. Secondary Education (Cumbria) 223 words
    4. Community Service 132 words
    5. Nursery Education (Lancashire) 169 words
    6. Computer and Microelectronics Staff (Training) 113 words
    7. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 158 words
    8. Primary and Secondary Schools (Teachers) 60 words
    9. Live Animals (Research) 98 words
  13. INDUSTRY
    1. Science Policy Research 69 words
    2. Steel (European Commission's Proposals) 412 words
    3. Quangos (Expenditure) 303 words
    4. Sector Working Parties 104 words
    5. Iran (United Kingdom Exports) 135 words
    6. Textile Companies 92 words
    7. Prestcold Holdings Limited 46 words
    8. DEPARTMENTAL OFFICE, CRAWLEY (INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE) 150 words
  14. NATIONAL FINANCE
    1. Government Securities (Sale) 238 words
    2. Museums and Galleries (Buyers' Premium) 67 words
    3. Tax Amnesty (Fleet Street Workers) 289 words
    4. Capital Gains Tax 91 words
    5. Premium Bonds 88 words
    6. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 72 words
    7. Remission of Tax 46 words
    8. Charities 525 words
    9. Value Added Tax Office (Southend) 135 words
  15. TRADE
    1. Domestic Appliances (Imports) 410 words
    2. European Community (Industrial Fasteners Industry) 82 words
  16. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 137 words
    2. Pig Units 193 words
  17. SOCIAL SERVICES
    1. National Health Service (Cost Effective Systems) 95 words
    2. Small Business Register (Warrington) 417 words
    3. Health Authority Members (Personal Interests) 225 words
    4. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 273 words
    5. Hearing Aids 465 words
  18. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Publicly Owned Land 88 words
    2. House Prices 158 words
    3. 25 Maintenance Unit, Hartlebury 40 words
    4. Potash Mine (North Yorkshire Moors) 60 words
    5. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 481 words
    6. Charities (Rate Relief) 164 words
    7. Charity Shops (Rate Relief) 99 words
    8. Housing Expenditure (Walsall) 137 words
    9. Land Ownership 77 words
  19. TRANSPORT
    1. Vehicle Excise Duty (Heavy Lorries) 349 words
    2. European Community (Ministerial Discussions) 100 words
    3. East Coast Ports 492 words
    4. M1—Hertfordshire 122 words
    5. Petrol Additives 123 words
    6. Seat Belts 571 words
    7. Crash Helmets 82 words
    8. Severn Bridge 190 words
    9. Bus Services (Revenue Support Grants) 107 words
  20. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Interrogation (Bennett Committee Report) 43 words
    2. Arts Council 51 words
    3. Ministers' Correspondence 78 words
    4. " Weekend World"Television Programme 111 words
    5. Scheduled Offences (Convictions) 102 words