29 October 1996

Commons Sitting of 29 October 1996

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
    1. WAYS AND MEANS
      1. SESSIONAL RETURNS 306 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. DEFENCE
      1. Merchant Ships 278 words
      2. Tomahawk Missiles 207 words
      3. Trade Balance 526 words
      4. Land Mines (Bosnia) 397 words
      5. Animal Experiments 353 words
      6. Saddam Hussein 492 words
      7. Bosnia 562 words
      8. Gulf War Syndrome 822 words
      9. Royal Navy Submarine School 558 words
      10. RAF Sealand 524 words
      11. Land Mines 611 words
      12. Bett Report 335 words
      13. Defence Equipment 204 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER
      1. Engagements 2,319 words
    3. BILL PRESENTED
      1. WELSH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 68 words
  4. House of Commons Stationery 150 words
  5. Orders of the Day
    1. Debate on the Address 78 words
    2. Education and Local Government 52,518 words, 1 division
    3. Race Course Betting Cartels 4,498 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 29 October 1996

  1. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Crime Risks 281 words
    2. Police Training 174 words
    3. Police Constables 60 words
    4. Drug Abuse Resistance Education 76 words
    5. Drug Dealers 83 words
    6. PCL Group 64 words
    7. Suspects (Interrogation) 192 words
  2. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. Witnesses (Payments) 207 words
  3. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
    1. Quasi-legislative Material 231 words
    2. Special Advisers 116 words
  4. TREASURY
    1. Agency Co-operation 140 words
    2. Landfill 161 words
    3. Inheritance Tax 67 words
    4. Inland Revenue (Audits) 64 words
    5. Shipping (Tax Incentives) 102 words
    6. Profit-related Pay 85 words
    7. EDS Ltd. 161 words
    8. Ministerial Visit (China) 595 words
    9. School Fee Payment Plans 207 words
    10. UK Tax Havens 61 words
  5. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Health and Safety Executive 135 words
    2. Water Leaks 155 words
    3. Village Pubs (Rate Relief) 42 words
    4. Waste Management 367 words
    5. Local Government Pensions 333 words
    6. Housing 461 words
    7. Urban Waste Water Treatment 305 words
    8. Global Temperatures 121 words
  6. NATIONAL HERITAGE
    1. Works of Art (Export) 45 words
    2. BBC 112 words
    3. Football Trust 1,205 words
  7. PRIME MINISTER
    1. European Council (Dublin) 111 words
    2. Internet 32 words
    3. BSE and CJD 69 words
    4. Engagements 60 words
  8. SCOTLAND
    1. Dance and Drama Students 101 words
  9. WALES
    1. Tourism Industry 87 words
    2. Conwy Council (Finances) 50 words
  10. DEFENCE
    1. Spending Cuts (Jobs) 76 words
    2. Army Bands 65 words
    3. Dartmoor National Park 71 words
    4. Cadet Forces 80 words
    5. RAF St. Athan 36 words
    6. Army Strength 170 words
    7. Junior Leaders 52 words
    8. Army Recruitment 32 words
    9. Telecommunications 62 words
    10. Trident Programme 80 words
    11. Small Arms Ammunition 56 words
    12. Defence Spending 53 words
    13. Recruitment (Ethnic Minorities) 35 words
    14. Army Training Regiment 56 words
    15. Low Flying 70 words
    16. Land Mines 78 words
    17. Procurement 60 words
    18. Armed Forces 108 words
    19. Argentinian Beef 178 words
    20. Nuclear Submarines 221 words
    21. Peacekeeping 97 words
    22. Tanks 86 words
  11. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. Schools Budget 167 words
    2. Incapacity Benefit 586 words
    3. Access to Work Scheme 455 words
    4. Jobfinder's Grant 167 words
    5. School Equipment Survey 85 words
    6. Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute 126 words
    7. National Curriculum 106 words
    8. Pupils (Expenditure) 1,176 words
    9. Teachers' Salaries 1,227 words
    10. Education Expenditure (Staffordshire) 437 words
    11. Higher Education Institutions 103 words
    12. Schools (Religious Sects) 94 words
    13. Student Governors 46 words
  12. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Sudan 99 words
    2. Montserrat 188 words
  13. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Jobseeker's Allowance 271 words
  14. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Cattle Slaughter Scheme 89 words
    2. Organophosphates 102 words
    3. Fishing Catches 97 words
    4. Decommissioning 133 words
    5. Animal Exports 219 words
    6. Fishing Methods 57 words
    7. Plaice Quota 359 words
  15. HEALTH
    1. Health Authority Chairmen (Credit Cards) 47 words
    2. NHS Dentists' Pay 37 words
    3. Northern and Yorkshire Region 106 words
    4. Haemophiliacs 59 words
    5. NHS Hospitality 58 words
    6. Mental Health 133 words
    7. Arachnoiditis 62 words
    8. Social Workers 96 words
    9. Supervised Discharges 47 words
    10. NHS Funding 45 words
    11. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 117 words
    12. Challenge Fund 371 words
    13. Cancelled Operations 159 words
    14. Ian Greer Associates 34 words
  16. TRANSPORT
    1. Helicopter and Aircraft Noise 154 words
    2. Vehicle Registration Office (Stoke-on-Trent) 137 words
    3. Heathrow Airport 161 words
    4. Shipping Register 274 words
    5. Highways Agency Staff 106 words
    6. Jubilee Line Extension 79 words
    7. Driving Tests 226 words
    8. Motorways (Slow Vehicles) 131 words
    9. Rail Safety 264 words
    10. Working Hours 154 words
    11. Traffic Growth 210 words
    12. Air Traffic Control 187 words
    13. Traffic Congestion Maps 74 words
    14. Trust Ports (Privatisation) 110 words
    15. Electric Power-assisted Bicycles 147 words
    16. Strategic Rail Network 152 words
    17. M66 40 words
    18. M65-M6 Link 94 words
    19. Buses 1,286 words
    20. Local Transport Capital Expenditure 2,124 words
    21. New En Route Centre, Swanwick 338 words
  17. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Industrial Tribunals 1,399 words
    2. Domestic Accidents 132 words
    3. Fireworks 317 words
    4. Mahogany 83 words
    5. Wirral Business Link 142 words
    6. Coal Production 351 words
    7. Cosmetics Testing 92 words
    8. Fishermen (Redundancy) 88 words
    9. Outward Investment 377 words
    10. Defence Diversification (Scotland) 113 words
    11. Scientific Institutions 190 words
    12. Defence Exports (Indonesia) 100 words

Lords Sitting of 29 October 1996

  1. Preamble 22 words
  2. Lord Thomas of Gresford 35 words
  3. Lord Currie of Marylebone 37 words
  4. Religious Education: the Gospels 1,058 words
  5. Apples: EU Marketing Standards 1,257 words
  6. Model Agencies 576 words
  7. School Playing Fields: Preservation 1,878 words
  8. Delegated Powers and Deregulation: Select Committee 238 words
  9. Statutory Instruments: Select Committee 944 words
  10. Deputy Chairmen of Committees 129 words
  11. Address in Reply to Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech 42,102 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 29 October 1996

  1. Dependent Territories: Banking Secrecy 82 words
  2. Eurostar and Channel Tunnel: Security 54 words
  3. Seat Belts 148 words
  4. Waste Exports and Imports: Policy Changes 371 words
  5. Questions on EU Spending: Currency Unit 130 words
  6. Church Repairs: VAT 39 words
  7. Payments to Witnesses: Consultation Paper 207 words
  8. MEPs' Expenses 78 words