12 February 1997

Commons Sitting of 12 February 1997

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Public Research Establishments 11,863 words
  4. Ministerial Accountability and Responsibility 11,180 words
  5. Vale of Glamorgan (Inward Investment) 4,086 words
  6. Ambulance Services (Pembrokeshire) 4,170 words
  7. Fire Services (Essex) 4,054 words
  8. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      1. Nigeria 787 words
      2. Cyprus 822 words
      3. International Criminal Court 499 words
      4. China 1,260 words
      5. Iraq 463 words
      6. Economic and Monetary Union 788 words
      7. Kenya 208 words
      8. Land Mines 935 words
      9. Cyprus 349 words
      10. Gibraltar 392 words
      11. Yemen 407 words
      12. Mrs. Sherratt 285 words
      13. Racism and Xenophobia 505 words
      14. European Union 650 words
      15. Burma 288 words
      16. Middle East Peace Process 547 words
  9. Points of Order 385 words
  10. Political Fundraising 2,633 words
    1. POLITICAL FUNDRAISING 49 words
  11. Police Bill [Lords] 52,572 words, 1 division
  12. POLICE BILL [LORDS] [MONEY] 123 words
    1. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 16 words
      1. Pensions 28 words
  13. TRANSFER OF CROFTING ESTATES (SCOTLAND) BILL [LORDS] 35 words
    1. SCOTTISH GRAND COMMITTEE 69 words
    2. PETITION
      1. Pembrokeshire Ambulance Service 111 words
  14. Basking Sharks 3,282 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 12 February 1997

  1. TRANSPORT
    1. Railcards (Disabled People) 119 words
    2. Parking 54 words
    3. British Railways Board 44 words
    4. Environmental Impact Directive 230 words
    5. Vehicle Document Fraud 234 words
    6. Rail Companies (Profits) 59 words
    7. Railways (Bus Services) 119 words
    8. Heavy Goods Vehicles 440 words
  2. DEFENCE
    1. Land Mines 347 words
    2. Copex Internal Security Exhibition 62 words
    3. Public Records (Disclosure) 51 words
    4. Army Ranges (Dartmoor) 241 words
    5. Royal Yacht 74 words
    6. Rugby League 62 words
  3. HEALTH
    1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 77 words
    2. Elderly People (Winter Assistance) 117 words
  4. PRIME MINISTER
    1. EU Works Council Directive 67 words
  5. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Refugees 720 words
    2. Green Belt 86 words
    3. Council Housing and Tax 171 words
    4. Itinerants and Trespassers 221 words
    5. Local Government Reorganisation 207 words
    6. Freedom of Information 116 words
    7. Elderly People (Winter Assistance) 171 words
    8. Waterways 323 words
    9. Fire Services 134 words
  6. NATIONAL HERITAGE
    1. Television Licence Fee Regulations 642 words
    2. Tourism Strategy 257 words
    3. Tourism (Suffolk and Norfolk) 382 words
  7. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. Judges (Directorships) 116 words
  8. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
    1. Kenya 278 words
  9. HOUSE OF COMMONS
    1. Members' Tea Room (No Smoking Areas) 185 words
  10. TREASURY
    1. Illegal Drug Use (Questions) 376 words
    2. Parliamentary Questions (Cost) 174 words
    3. Labour Statistics 870 words
    4. Landfill Tax 354 words
    5. Scott Inquiry 157 words
    6. Pension Contributions (Tax Relief) 121 words
    7. National Savings 59 words
    8. German Unemployment Level 111 words
  11. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Bread (Labelling) 111 words
    2. Habitat Depletion and Contamination 170 words
    3. Song Birds 263 words
    4. Fisheries Agreements 579 words
    5. Water Pollution (Thruxted) 297 words
    6. Salmonella Gold Coast Contamination 69 words
  12. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
    1. Parliamentary Questions 170 words
    2. Information Systems (Millennium Compliance) 151 words
    3. "Government Direct" 97 words
  13. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Prison Officers (Bravery Medal) 120 words
    2. Armed Police Officers 219 words
    3. Asylum Seekers 391 words
    4. Crime and Detection 885 words
    5. Metropolitan Police Stations 348 words
    6. Young Offender Institutions 165 words
    7. Illegal Immigrants 130 words
    8. Crime Statistics 4,024 words
    9. Car Crime 187 words
    10. Criminal Injuries Compensation 190 words
    11. European Year Against Racism, Xenophobia and Anti-semitism 230 words
    12. Whitemoor Prison 393 words
    13. Interception of Communications 615 words
    14. Police Escorts 82 words
  14. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Supervisory Bodies 140 words
    2. Scientific Research and Development 176 words
    3. Cable Entertainment 218 words
    4. Sellafield (Safety) 320 words
    5. Cosmetic Products 733 words
    6. Business Links 841 words
    7. Ford Factory, Halewood 635 words
    8. Post Office (Privatisation) 118 words
    9. Publicity 192 words
    10. Biomass Projects 161 words
    11. Exports (Yorkshire and Humberside) 52 words
  15. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. Data Collection (Postcodes) 102 words
    2. Modern Apprenticeship Scheme 120 words
    3. Education Standard Spending Assessments 268 words
    4. Schools (Essex) 124 words
    5. Internet 189 words
    6. Education (Finance) 214 words
    7. Nursery Education 70 words
    8. Medical Students 339 words
    9. Project Work 313 words
    10. School Performance Tables 62 words
    11. Education Bodies (Administration) 920 words
  16. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Ministerial Advisers 26 words
    2. Arms Sales (Indonesia) 72 words
    3. Artists' Resale Rights 65 words
    4. Gibraltar 72 words
    5. Malta 75 words
    6. Anglo-Russian Relations 70 words
    7. Kashmir 74 words
    8. Bahrain 78 words
    9. National Parliaments 74 words
    10. India and Pakistan 69 words
    11. Hong Kong 71 words
    12. European Union Institutions 167 words
    13. Zaire 120 words
    14. Caribbean Countries 79 words
    15. Anglo-Korean Relations 84 words
    16. Western European Union-EU Relations 66 words
    17. Argentina 32 words
    18. World Service 33 words
    19. European Court of Justice 111 words
    20. United Nations Agencies 38 words
    21. Estonia 85 words
    22. Burma 101 words
    23. Antarctica (Rift) 186 words
    24. Ministerial Visit (France) 104 words
  17. SCOTLAND
    1. Basking Shark 150 words
    2. Highlands and Islands Enterprise 51 words
    3. Nursery Schools 741 words
    4. Scottish Grand Committee 209 words
    5. Crime (Clear-up Rates) 1,276 words
    6. Song Birds 113 words
    7. Crime Prevention Budget (Prisons) 89 words
    8. Electro-convulsive Therapy 86 words
    9. AIDS (Prisoners) 379 words
    10. Farms (Negative Equity) 136 words
    11. Local Enterprise Companies (Training) 171 words
    12. Northern Isles (Ferry Services) 81 words
    13. Northern and Western Isles (Freight Services) 77 words
    14. Departmental Staff 122 words
  18. WALES
    1. Farms (Negative Equity) 128 words
    2. Public Information Videos 52 words
    3. Economic Activity 126 words
    4. Hospital Waiting Times 115 words
    5. Maternity Beds 291 words
    6. Music Lessons 114 words
    7. Hospital Services 74 words
    8. Roads 144 words
    9. Asthma 110 words
    10. Homelessness 197 words
    11. Unfit Homes 95 words
    12. Housebuilding 86 words
    13. Planning Guidance 50 words
    14. European Anti-racism Year 99 words
  19. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Benefit Recipients 282 words
    2. Data Collection (Postcodes) 311 words
    3. Social Security Appeals 640 words
    4. Benefit Fraud 457 words
    5. Elderly People (Winter Assistance) 187 words
  20. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Civil Service Briefings 104 words
    2. Gallaher Ltd. 62 words
    3. Job Skills Programmes 74 words
    4. EU Funding 97 words
    5. Training and Employment 415 words
    6. Fee-paying Schools 867 words
    7. Bloody Sunday 72 words
    8. CORRIGENDUM 350 words

Lords Sitting of 12 February 1997

  1. Preamble 22 words
  2. Message from the Queen: Succession to the Crown 94 words
  3. Gulf War: Health Studies 1,257 words
  4. Nuclear Weapons 1,148 words
  5. Coal: UK Stocks 1,654 words
  6. Poverty and Ill Health 35,597 words
  7. Policyholders Protection Bill 3,874 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 12 February 1997

  1. UN Dues: United States Arrears 139 words
  2. Israel: New West Bank Settlements 96 words
  3. Service Families Medical Centre, Hohne: Vaccine Availability 230 words
  4. NATO 225 words
  5. Nuclear Weapons: Research 401 words
  6. General Sir Peter de la Billière 169 words
  7. Scotland: Milk Suppliers 129 words
  8. TV Licence Fee Consolidated Regulations 662 words
  9. Northern Ireland Heritage Properties: Management 195 words