Commons Sitting of 14 December 1982

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN
    1. TAXATION 59 words
  4. PRIVATE BUSINESS
    1. LERWICK HARBOUR ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL
    2. WESTERN ISLES ISLANDS COUNCIL (OMNIBUS SERVICES) ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL 8 words
  5. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. DEFENCE
      1. Main Battle Tank 146 words
      2. Defence Expenditure (NATO) 590 words
      3. Competitive Tendering (Vessel Repairs) 318 words
      4. Falklands Campaign (Merchant Ships) 329 words
      5. Falklands Campaign (Casualties) 451 words
      6. Trident 523 words
      7. Supersonic Fighter Aircraft 153 words
      8. Military Commitment (NATO) 820 words
      9. Agile Combat Aircraft 614 words
      10. Royal Navy Dockyards 626 words
      11. Cruise Missiles 802 words
      12. Nuclear Weapons (Accidental Release) 458 words
      13. Defence Ministers (Meeting) 218 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER
      1. Engagements 3,077 words
    3. Yemen (Earthquake) 429 words
    4. Falkland Islands (White Paper) 6,174 words
    5. Foreign Affairs Council 2,756 words
    6. Multi-fibre Arrangement 4,761 words
    7. Weir Group Plant, Alloa 369 words
    8. NATO Council (Ministerial Meeting) 1,497 words
    9. Statutory Instruments, &c. 86 words
    10. Medical Drugs (Manufacturers' Liability) 958 words
    11. MEDICAL DRUGS (MANUFACTURERS' LIABILITY) 48 words
    12. Rate Support Grant 33,598 words, 1 division
    13. British National Oil Corporation 11,447 words, 1 division
    14. British Steel Corporation 10,422 words
      1. CONWY TUNNEL (SUPPLEMENTARY POWERS) BILL 46 words
    15. Isle of Wight (Economy) 4,580 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 14 December 1982

  1. DEFENCE
    1. Experimental Aircraft Programme 50 words
    2. "General Belgrano" 122 words
    3. Falklands Campaign 294 words
    4. Falkland Islands 571 words
    5. Vessel Sales 103 words
    6. Royal Auxiliary Air Force 109 words
    7. Republic of Ireland (NATO) 77 words
    8. Strategic Tanker Aircraft 265 words
    9. Argentine Warships 102 words
    10. Anglo-French Naval Co-operation 42 words
    11. Gannet Aircraft 23 words
    12. Aircraft Carrier "25 de Mayo" 98 words
    13. Portsmouth Naval Base 214 words
  2. NATIONAL FINANCE
    1. Value Added Tax (Protective Clothing) 76 words
    2. Widows Pensions 86 words
    3. Industrial Competitiveness 91 words
    4. Unit Labour Costs 188 words
    5. National Health Service 253 words
    6. Combined Heat and Power District Heating Schemes 64 words
  3. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Rivers Roe and Owenreigh 85 words
    2. Youth Training Programme 141 words
    3. Expenditure Programmes 318 words
  4. TRADE
    1. Soviet Union (Shipping) 217 words
    2. Asbestos (Labelling) 98 words
    3. Eady Levy 39 words
    4. British Midland Airways 44 words
    5. Fishing Vessels (Safety) 384 words
    6. Advisory Panel on Company Law 98 words
    7. Non-departmental Public Bodies 115 words
  5. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Police (Stop and Search Powers) 116 words
    2. Police (Consultative Department) 63 words
    3. Street Offences Act 1959 134 words
    4. Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man (Legislation) 148 words
    5. Channel Islands (Ministerial Visit) 99 words
    6. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and Equal Opportunities Commission 203 words
    7. Parliamentary Candidates 53 words
    8. Prisons 106 words
    9. Magistrates' Courts (Reporting Restrictions) 70 words
    10. Diplomats (Offences) 109 words
    11. Metropolitan Police 67 words
    12. Cable Broadcasting 233 words
  6. WALES
    1. Alpha Foetoprotein Levels 181 words
    2. Welsh Language 58 words
    3. West Wales General Hospital (Fire) 114 words
    4. Trunk Roads Programme 56 words
  7. INDUSTRY
    1. Steel Industry 58 words
  8. ENERGY
    1. Plutonium 84 words
    2. Combined Heat and Power District Heating 50 words
    3. Offshore Safety (Burgoyne Report) 151 words
  9. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Engagements 965 words
    2. Trades Union Congress 126 words
    3. Soviet Union (Meeting) 27 words
    4. Argentina 58 words
    5. Tourism 197 words
    6. Perth 22 words
    7. Falkland Islands 113 words
    8. Civil Service 162 words
    9. Alcoholism (CPRS Report) 52 words
    10. Yorkshire 21 words
    11. House Purchase (Tax Relief) 232 words
    12. Security (Positive Vetting) 77 words
    13. Merseyside 21 words
    14. Bermondsey 25 words
    15. Welsh Water Authority 49 words
    16. Central Policy Review Staff 164 words
    17. Miss Rhona Ritchie 189 words
  10. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
    1. Zimbabwe (Refugees) 188 words
    2. Falkland Islands 125 words
    3. Overseas Students 190 words
  11. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
    1. Universities and Polytechnics 436 words
    2. A and O-levels (Statistics) 193 words
    3. Polytechnics 202 words
  12. EMPLOYMENT
    1. Unemployment Statistics 296 words
    2. Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 81 words
    3. Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 1,089 words
    4. Safety Representative and Safety Committee Regulations 1977 180 words
    5. Nuclear Installations (Inspections) 202 words
    6. Asbestos 1,820 words
    7. Crocidolite 351 words
    8. Liverpool Welfare Rights Centre 102 words
  13. TRANSPORT
    1. Orange Card Scheme 118 words
    2. Bicycles (British Standard) 333 words
    3. Moped Riders 75 words
    4. British Transport Docks Board 135 words
  14. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. European Community (Price Increases) 1,177 words
    2. Producer Prices 127 words
    3. Sugar Confectionery Manufacturers 156 words
    4. European Community (Exports to USSR) 98 words
  15. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Direct Labour Organisations 349 words
    2. English House Condition Survey 470 words
    3. Vale of Belvoir 96 words
    4. Wetlands 682 words
    5. Urban Development Grants 743 words
    6. House Prices 42 words
    7. Home Improvement Grants 230 words
    8. Asbestos 400 words
    9. Liverpool Welfare Rights Centre 362 words
    10. Baby Seal Products (Imports) 90 words
    11. Cole Hall Farm, Stechford 90 words
    12. First-aid Equipment 108 words
    13. Regional Water Authorities 164 words
  16. SOCIAL SERVICES
    1. Supplementary Benefit 305 words
    2. Great Ormond Street Hospital 50 words
    3. Housing Benefit 114 words
    4. Health Service Commissioner 273 words
    5. Drugs (Childproof Bottles) 265 words
    6. Hospital Waiting Lists 102 words
    7. Pensioners (Drop-in Centres) 121 words
    8. Elderly Persons (Fuel Needs) 136 words
    9. Drugs (Safety) 105 words
    10. National Health Service (Staff) 495 words
    11. Secure Psychiatric Units 612 words
    12. Departmental Staff 201 words
    13. "Distribution of Business" 75 words
    14. Cigarette Packets (Health Warnings) 155 words
    15. Births, Deaths and Marriages (Registration) 112 words
    16. Census Act 1920 176 words
    17. Health Authorities (Contracts) 213 words
    18. Attendance and Mobility Allowances 70 words
    19. Voluntary Organisations 164 words
    20. Renal Treatment 361 words
    21. First-aid Equipment 226 words
    22. Health Services (Joint Financing Arrangements) 98 words
    23. Sick Pay 99 words
    24. Pensions 409 words
  17. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Zimbabwe (Military Aid) 106 words
    2. Kowloon-Canton Railway 94 words
    3. Hong Kong (Population) 145 words
    4. Pretoria Summit 98 words
    5. United Kingdom Citizens (Dual Nationality) 103 words
    6. Nuclear Weapons 98 words
    7. United States of America (Extradition Arrangements) 171 words
    8. Foreign Affairs Council 47 words
  18. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. European Community (Grants) 100 words
  19. SCOTLAND
    1. Trunk Road Programme 45 words
    2. Hamilton College of Education 647 words
    3. Jordanhill College (Hamilton Annex) 120 words
    4. Community Education Workers 73 words
    5. Temporary Employment Measures 276 words
  20. DEFENCE
    1. Deployment (South Atlantic) 69 words
    2. Equipment Testing 46 words
    3. Arms Exports (Middle East) 116 words
    4. High Speed Jet Pilot Training 75 words
    5. Cruise Missiles 133 words
    6. Falklands Campaign (Policy Changes) 73 words
    7. RFA "Fort Austin" 80 words
    8. Frigate Procurement Policy 106 words
    9. Naval Capability 61 words
    10. MX Missiles 185 words
    11. Defence Capacity 117 words
    12. Public Relations 94 words
    13. Royal Ordnance Factories 49 words
    14. RAF Transport Command 75 words
    15. Low-flying Aircraft 86 words
    16. Falkland Islands 129 words
    17. Falklands Campaign (Casualties) 41 words
    18. NATO Defence Policy 105 words
    19. Trident Missiles 170 words
    20. Foreign Services (Training) 98 words
    21. Anglo-French Co-operation 38 words
    22. Arms Sales 96 words
    23. Phantom Aircraft 43 words
    24. Royal Navy Ships 109 words
    25. Defence Aircraft Procurement 200 words
    26. Soviet Missiles 125 words
    27. Defence Expenditure 64 words
    28. Falkland Islands (Service Families) 156 words
    29. Queen's Flight 48 words
    30. Woolwich Arsenal 69 words
    31. Nuclear-free Zones 91 words
    32. Radiation-induced Diseases (Compensation) 111 words

Lords Sitting of 14 December 1982

  1. Preamble 23 words
  2. National Insurance Surcharge 1,415 words
  3. Public Sector Concerns: Sale of Shares 476 words
  4. Offenders on Social Security: Penalties 749 words
  5. The Lebanon: Multinational Peace-keeping Force 1,012 words
  6. Business 99 words
  7. Multi-Fibre Arrangement 2,408 words
  8. Alcoholic Liquor (Wholesale Dealers) Bill [H.L.] 77 words
  9. Electricity (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Bill 12 words
  10. Lands Valuation Amendment (Scotland) Bill 12 words
  11. Writers to the Signet Dependants' Annuity Fund Order Confirmation Bill 6 words
  12. Highland Region (Banavie Level Crossing) Order Confirmation Bill 6 words
  13. Plant Varieties Bill [H.L.] 3,008 words
  14. "The Falklands Campaign: The Lessons" (Cmnd. 8758) 5,898 words
  15. National Heritage Bill [H.L.] 19,867 words
  16. Merchant Shipping Bill [H.L.] 5,213 words
  17. National Heritage Bill [H.L.] 23,512 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 14 December 1982

  1. THE CAIRNGORMS: CHAIRLIFT COMPANY'S DAY LODGE 94 words
  2. THE CAIRNGORMS: COIRE CAS/COIRE NA CISTE SKI ROAD 103 words
  3. THE CAIRNGORMS: PROPOSED COIRE CAS/LURCHER'S GULLY ROAD 164 words
  4. THE CAIRNGORMS: LURCHER'S GULLY SKI-ING DEVELOPMENT 50 words