7 December 1992

Commons Sitting of 7 December 1992

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. NATIONAL HERITAGE
      1. Local Monuments 525 words
      2. British Broadcasting Corporation 750 words
      3. National Lottery 910 words
      4. Windsor Castle (Fire) 983 words
      5. Arts Council 454 words
      6. Youth Orchestras and Bands 484 words
      7. Broadcasting Green Paper 496 words
      8. Scientific Heritage 253 words
      9. Media Ownership 576 words
    2. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
      1. Prosecutions (Non-custodial Sentences) 688 words
      2. British National Party (Literature) 617 words
      3. May Inquiry 194 words
    3. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
      1. Bosnia 582 words
      2. Aid Target 522 words
      3. Africa (Agricultural Aid) 397 words
      4. Southern Africa (Drought) 210 words
  4. Points of Order 890 words
  5. Orders of the Day
    1. Social Security Bill 9 words
      1. Clause 1
        1. PENSION SCHEMES: PAYMENTS BY SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER PART I OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1986 13,626 words
      2. Clause 2
        1. PAYMENTS INTO NATIONAL INSURANCE FUND OUT OF MONEY PROVIDED BY PARLIAMENT 9,419 words
      3. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, &c. 18 words
        1. CHILD SUPPORT 43 words
        2. COMPANIES (DISCLOSURE) 45 words
        3. COMPANIES (FEES) 52 words
        4. COMPANIES (BRANCH DISCLOSURE) 30 words
      4. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY DOCUMENTS 15 words
        1. VALUE ADDED TAX 98 words
        2. COSMETIC PRODUCTS 46 words
      5. TRANSPORT 30 words
    2. Clarke Foods, Knowsley 7,219 words
    3. Small Businesses (Deregulation) 13,422 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 7 December 1992

  1. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. Equal Opportunities 246 words
    2. Contract Law 69 words
  2. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
    1. Extradition (Ireland) 50 words
    2. Ministerial Responsibilities 62 words
    3. Sunday Trading 69 words
    4. Serious Fraud Office (Staff) 82 words
    5. Crown Prosecution Service (Vacancies) 35 words
    6. Chancellor's Tenant 82 words
  3. NATIONAL HERITAGE
    1. BBC (Restructuring) 65 words
    2. Football Stadiums 92 words
    3. Sports Clubs (Rating) 46 words
    4. Wootton Creek 77 words
    5. National Lottery 217 words
    6. Arts Funding 67 words
    7. Public Libraries 66 words
    8. Overseas Visitors 77 words
    9. Rugby League Football 134 words
    10. Regional Orchestras 64 words
    11. Broadcasting Green Paper 50 words
    12. Libraries and Theatres (Greater Manchester) 90 words
    13. Minority Languages and Cultures 165 words
    14. Fine Arts Heritage 94 words
    15. Tourist Boards (Finance) 77 words
    16. Windsor Castle (Fire) 226 words
    17. Royal Palaces 278 words
    18. Tourism 50 words
    19. BBC Archives 110 words
  4. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. UNESCO 101 words
    2. Colombia 60 words
    3. Hong Kong 152 words
    4. Visitors' Visas 57 words
    5. Kashmir 281 words
    6. Chemical Weapons Convention 666 words
    7. Iraq 102 words
    8. COCOM 138 words
    9. Coffins 62 words
  5. TRANSPORT
    1. King's Cross Fire 97 words
    2. Nuclear Material (Transport) 583 words
    3. Railway Equipment Manufacturers 106 words
    4. General Register and Record Office of Shipping 53 words
    5. School Buses 169 words
    6. Disabled Passengers 81 words
    7. Traffic Commissioners (North Staffordshire) 88 words
  6. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
    1. Science and Technology 108 words
    2. Citizens Charter 97 words
    3. Civil Servants 55 words
  7. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Radiation 327 words
    2. Animal Welfare 191 words
    3. Maastricht Treaty 57 words
    4. Legal Expenses Insurance Policies 26 words
    5. Freight Traffic 178 words
    6. Tropical Timber 125 words
    7. Iraq 138 words
    8. Civil List 248 words
    9. Furniture and Furnishings (Regulations) 159 words
  8. NATIONAL FINANCE
    1. Civil Servants 278 words
    2. Economy 70 words
    3. Third World Debt 124 words
    4. Public expenditure 191 words
    5. Share Ownership 82 words
    6. Sellafield 82 words
    7. Pensions (Tax Relief) 157 words
    8. Appointments 115 words
  9. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Common Land 72 words
    2. Energy Efficiency 77 words
    3. Civil Servants 136 words
    4. Homelessness 62 words
    5. Council Tax 165 words
    6. Local Government Superannuation Scheme 89 words
    7. Council Reallocation Grants 172 words
    8. Sellafield 133 words
    9. Derelict Land Grant 242 words
    10. Empty Properties 347 words
    11. Tarmac 85 words
  10. EDUCATION
    1. Higher Education 161 words
    2. Mandatory Awards 53 words
    3. Students (Sponsorship) 112 words
    4. Discipline 63 words
    5. Open University 180 words
    6. EC Education Council 237 words
    7. School Closures 89 words
    8. Surplus School Places (Thamesmead) 122 words
    9. A-levels 51 words
  11. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Public Interest Immunity Certificates 63 words
    2. Police Pension Scheme 92 words
    3. Teenage Prisoners 219 words
    4. Prison Service (Director General) 40 words
    5. Devon and Cornwall Police Authority 145 words
    6. Immigration Ministers' Meeting 449 words
    7. Discretionary Life Sentences 140 words
    8. Young Offenders 89 words
    9. Terrorists 94 words
    10. Drugs 274 words
    11. Life Licence Prisoners 87 words
    12. Public Interest Immunity Certificates 263 words
  12. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
    1. Peru 37 words
    2. Voluntary Agencies (British Workers) 60 words
    3. Good Governance Policy 57 words
    4. Somalia 144 words
    5. Aid Payments 69 words
    6. World Bank 2,314 words
    7. Iraq 622 words
    8. Forests 1,379 words
    9. African Development Bank 106 words
    10. Education Partners Overseas 68 words
  13. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Pit Closures 229 words
    2. Offshore Installations 366 words
    3. Civil Servants 134 words
    4. IAEA 50 words
    5. Bureaucracy 102 words
    6. Wind Farms 116 words
    7. Blank Tapes 146 words
    8. Japanese Energy Minister 94 words
    9. Nuclear Materials 198 words
    10. Insolvency 232 words
    11. Manufacturing Output 91 words
    12. Natural Gas 317 words
    13. Severn Bridge 81 words
    14. Trentham Colliery 46 words
  14. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Social Fund 322 words
    2. Schools (Funding) 120 words
    3. Water 253 words
    4. Schools (Disciplinary Proceedings) 55 words
  15. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Stratford Local Office 241 words
    2. Benefits 278 words
    3. Housing Benefit 205 words
    4. Civil Servants 242 words
    5. Young Persons (Benefits) 88 words
    6. Dependency Regulations 271 words
    7. Income Statistics 240 words
    8. Child Benefit 197 words
  16. EMPLOYMENT
    1. Youth Training 67 words
  17. WALES
    1. NHS Trusts 90 words
    2. Tourism 100 words
    3. Occupational Therapists 151 words
    4. Hearing Impairment 53 words
    5. River Acidification 268 words
    6. Health Service Pay 115 words
    7. South Glamorgan Health Authority 126 words
    8. Schools (Discipline) 73 words
  18. HOUSE OF COMMONS
    1. Parliamentary Pensions 147 words
    2. SCOTLAND Council Tax 253 words
    3. Arrests 40 words
    4. Tourism 120 words
    5. Wildlife Incident Investigation Scheme 153 words
    6. NHS Management Consultants 231 words
  19. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 325 words
    2. Aujeszky's Disease 149 words
    3. Fisheries (Rating) 189 words
    4. Meat Inspections 35 words
    5. Regulatory Measures 871 words
    6. Food For Britain 67 words
  20. HEALTH
    1. Health Service Funding 2,775 words
    2. Elderly Population 65 words
    3. Dental Treatment 81 words
    4. Hospitals 233 words
    5. Infant Mortality 42 words
    6. Teenage Pregnancies 209 words
    7. AIDS 74 words
    8. Civil Servants 134 words
    9. Natural Medicines 199 words
    10. Residential Drug Projects 64 words
    11. Disabled People 66 words
    12. St. Bartholomew's Hospital 101 words
    13. Paracetamol 595 words
    14. Essex Health Authorities 129 words
    15. NHS Pay 82 words
    16. Hyperbaric Units 74 words
    17. Orthodontic Dentists 56 words
    18. Children's Homes 216 words
  21. HEALTH
    1. Dental Services 19,636 words
    2. Personal Social Services Authorities 1,870 words
  22. DEFENCE
    1. Civil Servants 83 words
    2. Cnewr Estate 172 words
    3. Ship Charters 142 words
    4. Cnewr Estate 66 words
    5. Waste Disposal 193 words
    6. Dumping at Sea 188 words
    7. Yugoslavia 92 words
    8. Forces' Clothing 155 words
    9. Field Army 90 words
    10. Expenditure 109 words
    11. RNAC Coulport 68 words
    12. Iraqi and Iranian Nationals 26 words
    13. Underwater Test Centre 277 words
    14. HMS Drake 48 words

Lords Sitting of 7 December 1992

  1. Preamble 23 words
  2. London Central YMCA 1,283 words
  3. Coal Gasification 871 words
  4. Debt Counselling: Funding 1,205 words
  5. Marine Nature Reserves 930 words
  6. Video Recordings Bill [H.L.] 76 words
  7. Liaison: Select Committee Report 13,786 words, 1 division
  8. Damages (Scotland) Bill [H.L.] 80 words
  9. Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill 17,751 words
  10. Vesting of estate, and dealings of debtor after sequestration 2,280 words
  11. Immigration and Nationality: NACAB Report 4,332 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 7 December 1992

  1. SOUTHERN IRAQ: HUMAN RIGHTS 125 words
  2. LIBERIA 240 words
  3. ISRAEL: NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME 121 words
  4. ISRAEL: WEAPONS NON-PROLIFERATION 57 words
  5. MIDDLE EAST: NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION 106 words
  6. RUSSIA: EXPORT CREDITS GUARANTEES 201 words
  7. HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY AUTHORITY 137 words
  8. FRENCH CHEESES 98 words
  9. OVERSEAS DOMESTIC WORKERS: COMPLAINTS 58 words
  10. St JAMES'S PARK LAKE 136 words