12 February 1988

Commons Sitting of 12 February 1988

  1. Preamble 6 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Orders of the Day
    1. Malicious Communications Bill 10,581 words
  4. Birmingham Children's Hospital 2,244 words
  5. Malicious Communications Bill 15,176 words
  6. Access to Medical Reports Bill 6,458 words
  7. Optical Appliances (Blind and Partially Sighted Persons) Bill 1,051 words
  8. Private Members' Bills
    1. HOUSING (HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION) BILL 14 words
    2. COAL MINING SUBSIDENCE (DAMAGE AND ARBITRATION) BILL 14 words
    3. TELECOMMUNICATIONS (PREMIUM SERVICES) REGULATION BILL 17 words
    4. COMPANIES BILL 17 words
    5. CHILD BENEFIT (UPRATING) BILL 17 words
    6. OVERSEAS AID (ASSISTANCE TO THE POOREST) BILL 14 words
    7. TELEPHONE TALKABOUT (ABOLITION) BILL 17 words
  9. Consumer Arbitration Agreements Bill 66 words
    1. Clause 1
      1. ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS 623 words
    2. Clause 3
      1. DEALING AS A CONSUMER 137 words
    3. New Clause 1
      1. POWER OF COURT TO DISAPPLY SECTION I WHERE NO DETRIMENT TO CONSUMER 408 words
    4. New Clause 2
      1. ORDERS ADDING TO THE CAUSES OF ACTION TO WHICH SECTION I APPLIES 210 words
    5. New Clause 3
      1. ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS: SCOTLAND 203 words
    6. New Clause 4
      1. POWER OF COURT TO DISAPPLY SECTION (ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS: SCOTLAND)WHERE NO DETRIMENT TO CONSUMER 164 words
    7. New Clause 5
      1. CONSTRUCTION OF SECTIONS (ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS: SCOTLAND) AND (POWER OF COURT TO DISAPPLY SECTION (ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS: SCOTLAND) WHERE NO DETRIMENT TO CONSUMER) 204 words
    8. New Clause 6
      1. SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT, INTERPRETATION AND EXTENT 322 words
    9. ABORTION (TREATMENT OF NON-RESIDENT WOMEN) BILL 15 words
    10. RIGHT OF PRIVACY BILL 14 words
    11. SLAUGHTER OF DEER BILL 23 words
    12. NORTHERN REGIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL 15 words
    13. COAL MINING SUBSIDENCE (PREVENTION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS) BILL 14 words
    14. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 119 words
  10. Water (Wales) 4,166 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 12 February 1988

  1. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Representation of the People Act (Charges) 46 words
    2. Prisons (Management) 95 words
    3. Crime Statistics 203 words
    4. Remand Prisoners 111 words
    5. Police Manpower 90 words
    6. Radio Stations 130 words
    7. DNA Testing 65 words
  2. WALES
    1. Regional Assistance 202 words
    2. Welsh Development Agency 342 words
    3. Regional Development Grant 158 words
  3. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
    1. Public Inquiries (Legal Fees) 143 words
    2. Conveyancing 92 words
    3. Council for Licensed Conveyancers 835 words
  4. SCOTLAND
    1. Blood Donors 106 words
    2. Foreign Language Teaching 491 words
    3. Regional Aid 163 words
    4. Local Government 53 words
    5. Sheep (Restricted Areas) 94 words
    6. Student Grants 282 words
    7. Education (Grant Allocations) 302 words
    8. Tayside Health Board (Staff) 246 words
  5. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
    1. Industrial Action 45 words
    2. Examination Syllabuses 95 words
    3. American Degrees 107 words
    4. Teachers (Trade Unions) 37 words
    5. Inner London 83 words
    6. Maintenance Grants 68 words
    7. Medical Students (Grants) 219 words
    8. Extra-mural Education 93 words
    9. Students (Special Difficulties) 65 words
    10. Press Releases 80 words
    11. Education Reform 59 words
    12. University Students 246 words
  6. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Balance of Payments 1,670 words
    2. Textile Products (West Bank) 172 words
  7. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Toxic Waste 113 words
    2. Badger Sets 87 words
    3. Housing Associations 66 words
    4. Water Supplies 446 words
    5. Car Exhaust Emissions 104 words
    6. London Residuary Body 210 words
    7. Care in the Community (Barnsley) 194 words
    8. Rate Limits 205 words
    9. Lancashire 162 words
  8. EMPLOYMENT
    1. London Docklands 64 words
    2. Industrial Tribunals (Membership) 34 words
    3. Community Programme 63 words
  9. DEFENCE
    1. Service Children's Education Authority 95 words
    2. Atomic Energy (Agreement) 96 words
    3. Horse Riding 277 words
    4. D-Notice Committee 1,066 words
    5. Isle of Wight (Training Area) 303 words
    6. Search and Rescue Helicopters 78 words
    7. HMS Conqueror 200 words
  10. NATIONAL FINANCE
    1. Profit-Related Pay 103 words
    2. European Community (Finance) 73 words
    3. Parliamentary Papers 261 words
    4. Growth 122 words
    5. Profits 1,324 words
  11. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Overseas Civil Service (Pensioners) 114 words
    2. Afghanistan 58 words
    3. Stalker/Sampson Report 93 words
  12. CIVIL SERVICE
    1. Qualifying Test 127 words
  13. ENERGY
    1. Dr. David Lowry (Publication) 92 words
    2. Nuclear Power Stations (Tests) 89 words
    3. Coal Industry 182 words
    4. Nuclear Material (Safeguards) 420 words
  14. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Stalker Inquiry 77 words
  15. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Debt 422 words
    2. Travelling People 550 words
    3. Students 50 words
    4. Education Maintenance Allowances 107 words
    5. St. Peter's Gaelic Athletics Association Club 171 words
  16. SOCIAL SERVICES
    1. Butane Gas 428 words
    2. National Insurance 289 words
    3. Family Statistics 354 words
    4. NHS Staff Statistics 54 words
    5. Operation Statistics 227 words
    6. Social Fund 203 words
    7. Operating Theatres 111 words
    8. Hospital Charges 476 words
    9. Fraud Investigators (Seaham and Peterlee) 50 words
    10. EC (Health Expenditure) 289 words
    11. Performance Indicators 104 words
    12. Management Boards 248 words
    13. Local Offices (Staff) 164 words
    14. Income Support Scheme 60 words
    15. Agency Nurses 776 words
    16. Invalid Care Allowance 148 words
    17. Mentally Handicapped Patients (Salford) 287 words
    18. NHS Review 58 words
    19. NHS (Beds) 216 words
    20. Accident and Emergency Units 113 words
    21. Hospital Accommodation and Food 222 words
    22. Care in the Community 180 words
    23. Ambulance Authorities (Orcon Standard) 109 words
  17. TRANSPORT
    1. Roads (Designation) 68 words
    2. Vehicles (Lighting) 93 words
    3. Stansted Airport 265 words
    4. Tyres 68 words
    5. Coach Passengers (Accident Statistics) 169 words
    6. Coaches (Seat Belts) 80 words
    7. Coaches (Speed Limits) 84 words
    8. Driving Tests 140 words
    9. London Underground 273 words
    10. London Transport (Women Passengers) 69 words
    11. Pedal Cycles (Accidents) 159 words
    12. Volunteer Ambulance Schemes 85 words
    13. Buses 320 words
    14. Maritime Fleet 358 words