7 May 1987

Commons Sitting of 7 May 1987

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
    1. PRIVATE BUSINESS 73 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. HOME DEPARTMENT
      1. Sentencing Policy 293 words
      2. Crime Prevention 893 words
      3. Exeter Prison 982 words
      4. Inquests 635 words
      5. Zircon 197 words
      6. Prisons 1,193 words
      7. Electoral Law 426 words
      8. Violence (London) 826 words
      9. Autocrime 683 words
      10. Crimes of Violence 240 words
      11. Crime (Public Assistance) 236 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER
      1. Engagements 2,331 words
  4. Business of the House 4,865 words
    1. BILLS PRESENTED
      1. DATA PROTECTION ACT 1984 (AMENDMENT) 39 words
      2. POLITICAL OPINION POLLS (REGULATION) 91 words
  5. Statutory Instruments, &c. 77 words
  6. Orders of the Day
    1. Banking Bill 3 words
      1. Clause 1
        1. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND 231 words
      2. Clause 21
        1. NOTIFICATION OF NEW OR INCREASED CONTROL 60 words
      3. Clause 22
        1. OBJECTION TO NEW OR INCREASED CONTROL 174 words
      4. Clause 26
        1. RESTRICTIONS ON AND SALE OF SHARES 230 words
      5. Clause 37
        1. NOTIFICATION OF ACQUISITION OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDING 2,063 words
      6. Clause 39
        1. POWER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION AND REQUIRE PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS 485 words
      7. Clause 4
        1. INVESTIGATIONS ON BEHALF OF THE BANK 206 words
      8. Clause 43
        1. POWERS OF ENTRY IN CASES OF SUSPECTED CONTRAVENTIONS 156 words
      9. Clause 45
        1. AUDITED ACCOUNTS TO BE OPEN TO INSPECTION 150 words
      10. Clause 47
        1. COMMUNICATION BY AUDITOR ETC. WITH THE BANK 198 words
      11. Clause 58
        1. COMPENSATION PAYMENTS TO DEPOSITORS 238 words
      12. Clause 59
        1. MEANING OF INSOLVENCY 170 words
      13. Clause 66
        1. TAX TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND REPAYMENTS 131 words
      14. Clause 74
        1. MEANING OF "OVERSEAS INSTITUTION" AND "REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE" 216 words
      15. Clause 84
        1. DISCLOSURE FOR FACILITATING DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS BY OTHER SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES 302 words
      16. Clause 87
        1. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OBTAINED UNDER OTHER ACTS 81 words
      17. New Clause
        1. ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS 613 words
      18. New Clause
        1. POWERS FOR SECURING RECIPROCAL FACILITIES FOR BANKING AND OTHER FINANCIAL BUSINESS 925 words
      19. Clause 103
        1. MEANING OF "DIRECTOR", "CONTROLLER" "MANAGER", AND "ASSOCIATE" 290 words
      20. Schedule 1
        1. THE BOARD OF BANKING SUPERVISION 745 words
      21. Schedule 6
        1. MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS 309 words
      22. Title 449 words
    2. Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Bill [Lords] 13 words
      1. New Clause 1
        1. ENTERTAINMENT LICENCES: REMOVAL OF CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS 3,926 words
      2. Clause 1
        1. POWER TO EXEMPT FROM REQUIREMENT TO HAVE FIRE CERTIFICATE 1,160 words
      3. Clause 8
        1. DUTIES AS REGARDS SAFETY PENDING DETERMINATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR FIRE CERTIFICATES 1,321 words
      4. Schedule 4
        1. REPEALS 1,047 words
    3. Financial Services 6,493 words
    4. City of Westminster Bill (By Order) 15,793 words
      1. WAYS AND MEANS
        1. CITY OF WESTMINSTER 27 words
    5. Financial Services 7,972 words
      1. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS &c. 18 words
        1. ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES 26 words
      2. TERRITORIAL SEA BILL [LORDS] 30 words
    6. PETITION
      1. South Park Primary School, Ilford 200 words
    7. Mentally Handicapped Persons (Mid- Kent) 3,223 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 7 May 1987

  1. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Countryside Commission 108 words
    2. Endangered Species 137 words
    3. National Parks Authorities 583 words
    4. Conservation 193 words
    5. Empty Properties 42 words
    6. Hedgehog Ladders 22 words
  2. Mr. Waldegrave: I will answer this question shortly.
    1. Nuclear Waste Disposal 681 words
    2. Defective Housing 109 words
    3. NIREX (Chairman) 67 words
  3. WALES
    1. National Museum of Wales 315 words
    2. National Gallery of Wales 73 words
    3. Mid-Wales Development Board 46 words
    4. Drugs Education 164 words
    5. Defective Housing 305 words
    6. Consultants (Cover) 50 words
    7. Junior Hospital Doctors 82 words
    8. Ambulance Service 262 words
  4. ENERGY
    1. Oil and Gas Development 72 words
    2. North Sea Oil 110 words
  5. EMPLOYMENT
    1. Avon and Wansdyke 186 words
    2. Radio Frequency Equipment 392 words
    3. Labour Statistics 957 words
    4. YTS 390 words
    5. Job Creation 80 words
  6. TRANSPORT
    1. Aircraft Noise 398 words
    2. Bypasses and Road Schemes 73 words
    3. Pacer Units 118 words
    4. Underground (Escalator Repairs) 58 words
    5. Manchester Airport Rail Link 93 words
    6. Time Saving and Accident Prevention (Report) 485 words
  7. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Credit 387 words
    2. False Origin Marks 113 words
    3. House of Fraser (Investigation) 100 words
  8. SOCIAL SERVICES
    1. Mental Illness 1,544 words
    2. Schizophrenia 182 words
    3. Organ Transplants 345 words
    4. Rugby DHA 212 words
    5. "Preventive Care for Pre-school Children" 91 words
    6. Health Promotion Teams 121 words
    7. Health Education Authority 173 words
    8. Press Release (In-patients) 137 words
    9. Statistical Bulletins 1,280 words
    10. AIDS 45 words
    11. Leaflets 572 words
    12. Pregnant Women (AFP Test) 145 words
    13. General Medical Council (Registration) 70 words
    14. Spina Bifida 317 words
    15. Children in Care 124 words
    16. Cervical Cancer 284 words
    17. Benefits 275 words
    18. Adult Dental Health 48 words
  9. PRIME MINISTER
    1. EC (Budgetary Controls) 81 words
    2. Engagements 154 words
  10. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Broadcasting 89 words
    2. Crime (Clear-up Rate) 529 words
    3. West Midlands Police 99 words
    4. Criminal Injuries 95 words
    5. Crime (Epping Forest) 119 words
    6. Burglars (Age Statistics) 40 words
    7. Neighbourhood Watch Schemes 167 words
    8. Prison Officers 98 words
    9. Metropolitan Police (Crime Statistics) 157 words
    10. Crimes of Violence 130 words
    11. Offenders (Ages) 107 words
    12. Tamil Refugees 75 words
    13. Thames Valley Police 63 words
    14. Animals (Cruelty) 120 words
    15. Criminal Damage 88 words
    16. Crime (Use of firearms) 91 words
    17. Prison Officers (Protective Clothing) 93 words
    18. Policemen (Dorset) 98 words
    19. Metropolitan Police (Stop and Search Operations) 221 words
    20. Buildings (Hostile Attacks) 89 words
    21. "Civil Protection" 79 words
    22. Civil Protection Planning 273 words
    23. Prison Building Programme 133 words
    24. Church Buildings 121 words
    25. British Summer Time 60 words
    26. British Broadcasting Corporation 84 words
    27. Settlement Applications 68 words
    28. Elections (Unopposed Candidates) 31 words
    29. Nuclear Waste Disposal 59 words
    30. Prisons (Costs) 115 words
    31. Animal Procedures Committee 127 words
    32. Prison System (Research and Advisory Group) 78 words
    33. Metropolitan Police (Reorganisation) 273 words
    34. Guildford Pub Bombings 157 words
    35. Coroners (Wales) 76 words
  11. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
    1. Voluntary Aided Schools 202 words
    2. "Providing for Quality" 154 words
    3. Meningitis 122 words
    4. Academic Institutions (MRC Funding) 133 words
    5. Welsh Language 77 words
    6. Comprehensive Schools and Examinations 208 words
    7. Schools (Reorganisation) 289 words
    8. Expenditure 68 words
    9. PBI-NSDO (Sale) 325 words
    10. Education Support Grants 984 words
    11. Teachers (Pay) 83 words
  12. NATIONAL FINANCE
    1. Value Added Tax 272 words
    2. Textiles (Customs Seizures) 179 words
    3. Civil Servants (Pay) 42 words
    4. Strip Searches 258 words
  13. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
    1. Mr. Michael Delaney 51 words
    2. Lord Rothschild 95 words
  14. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Immigration 223 words
    2. Hong Kong 314 words
    3. Ascension Island (Cats) 95 words
  15. DEFENCE
    1. United States Forces 335 words
    2. Cruise Missiles 63 words
    3. Explosives (Eastern Bloc Countries) 107 words
    4. Royal Navy (Ship Orders) 41 words
    5. Morthoe II 118 words
    6. Aero Engines (Sale) 256 words
    7. Tender 48 words
    8. Air Defence 114 words
    9. Salamanca Barracks (Search) 174 words
    10. Nuclear Weapons (Deployment) 81 words
    11. United Kingdom-United States of America (Treaties) 1,074 words
  16. SCOTLAND
    1. Lung Cancer 156 words
    2. Monofilament Nets 358 words
    3. Fishing Vessels 60 words
    4. Housing Organisations 236 words
  17. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Police Complaints 121 words
    2. Maternity Payments 176 words
    3. Children in Care 184 words
    4. Abortions 43 words
    5. Cervical Cancer 120 words
    6. AFP Test 49 words
    7. Spina Bifida 163 words
    8. Detained Persons 80 words
    9. Land (Dungannon) 141 words
    10. Suckler Cow Premium 44 words
    11. Urban Development Grant 86 words
    12. Milk 87 words
    13. Housing 133 words
    14. Pigs 35 words
    15. Beef 38 words
    16. Anglo-Irish Beef (International) Ltd. 48 words
  18. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Canoeing 147 words
    2. Farming (Retirement) 113 words
    3. Butter 531 words
    4. Fishing 87 words
    5. Common Agricultural Policy 209 words
    6. Shellfish 78 words
    7. Sugar 146 words