4 February 1997

Commons Sitting of 4 February 1997

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. PRIVATE BUSINESS
    1. KING'S COLLEGE LONDON BILL [Lords] (By Order) 15 words
    2. LEVER PARK BILL (By Order) 15 words
  4. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. ENVIRONMENT
      1. House Building Industry 651 words
      2. Stockton City Challenge 263 words
      3. House Conditions (East Lancashire) 386 words
      4. Homelessness 497 words
      5. Air Pollution 765 words
      6. Local Government Finance 583 words
      7. Downland Protection 341 words
      8. Fire Services (Essex) 243 words
      9. Uniform Business Rate 497 words
      10. Social Housing 536 words
      11. Local Government Finance (Kent) 529 words
      12. Metropolitan Green Belt 373 words
      13. Local Authority Housing (Transfers) 405 words
      14. Local Government Finance 277 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER
      1. Engagements 2,065 words
  5. Points of Order 1,041 words
    1. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 17 words
      1. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 37 words
      2. NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE: 36 words
  6. Statute Law Balancing (Limit on Maximum Quantity) 1,230 words
    1. STATUTE LAW BALANCING (LIMIT ON MAXIMUM QUANTITY) 90 words
  7. Orders of the Day
    1. Social Security Administration (Fraud) Bill 7 words
      1. New clause 1
        1. AGGRAVATED OFFENCE OF LANDLORD FRAUD 8,948 words, 1 division
      2. New clause 2
        1. CODE OF PRACTICE ON PRIVACY 9,096 words, 1 division
      3. New clause 3
        1. SUPPLY OF INFORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFIT 6,398 words, 1 division
      4. Clause 8
        1. DIRECTIONS BY SECRETARY OF STATE 90 words
      5. Clause 11
        1. INFORMATION FROM LANDLORDS AND AGENTS 17 words
      6. Clause 13
        1. OFFENCE OF DISHONEST REPRESENTATION FOR OBTAINING BENEFIT 65 words
      7. Clause 14
        1. EXTENSION OF OFFENCE OF FALSE REPRESENTATION FOR OBTAINING BENEFIT 2,437 words
    2. Local Government Finance (Wales) 27,261 words, 2 divisions
      1. Local Government Finance (Wales) 28 words
      2. Artists' Resale Rights 54 words
  8. PETITION
    1. Carers (Respite Breaks) 176 words
    2. Rural Housing (Scotland) 4,011 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 4 February 1997

  1. HOUSE OF COMMONS
    1. Members' Staff 112 words
  2. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. Magistrates Courts 230 words
  3. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Chequers 198 words
    2. Engagements 63 words
    3. Lockerbie 118 words
    4. Ministerial Severance Payments 89 words
  4. DEFENCE
    1. Joint Services Command and Staff College 287 words
    2. Cigarettes (Service Personnel) 80 words
    3. Arms Sales (Turkey) 85 words
  5. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
    1. Admiralty House 87 words
    2. Ministerial Committees 228 words
  6. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Housing 1,209 words
    2. Rented Accommodation 110 words
    3. Packaging Waste 61 words
    4. Regional Government (South-East) 64 words
    5. Local Government Finance (Manchester) 46 words
    6. Contaminated Land 59 words
    7. Environmental Information (Open Government Code) 49 words
    8. Air Pollution 41 words
    9. Local Government Finance 260 words
    10. Local Government Finance (North Yorkshire) 95 words
    11. Ministerial Visit (Redbridge) 105 words
    12. Local Authority Appointments (Indemnity) 73 words
    13. Non-departmental Bodies (Appointments) 36 words
    14. Nuclear Waste 54 words
    15. Swansea Canal 76 words
    16. Waterways (Safety) 73 words
    17. UN General Assembly 129 words
    18. Government Office for the South-West 290 words
    19. Energy Conservation (Pensioners) 174 words
    20. Planning Consents 410 words
    21. Local Authority Pension Schemes 99 words
    22. UN Environment Programme 290 words
    23. EC SAFE Programme 119 words
    24. Opencast Mining 36 words
    25. Green Belt (Harrow) 69 words
    26. Noise Act 1996 137 words
    27. Council Leaseholders (Service Charges) 483 words
    28. Access to Information 314 words
    29. Storm Damage (North Devon) 116 words
    30. County Councils (Statutory Functions) 138 words
  7. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. European Court of Human Rights 1,589 words
    2. Burma 61 words
    3. Satellites 300 words
  8. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Crime Reduction Measures 201 words
    2. Crime and Detection Statistics 89 words
    3. Telephone Taps 132 words
    4. North-east Regional Crime Squad 97 words
    5. Prison Governors 635 words
    6. Prison Suicides 1,892 words
    7. Colchester Young Offenders Institution 172 words
    8. Consultants 315 words
    9. Cornwall and West Plymouth Euro-constituency 198 words
    10. Coroner Procedures (Muslim Communities) 157 words
    11. Sean O'Callaghan 38 words
    12. Disabled Access (Police Stations) 86 words
    13. Metropolitan Police 114 words
    14. Ethnic Minorities (Hong Kong) 147 words
    15. Whitemoor Prison 95 words
    16. Asylum Seekers 178 words
    17. Secure Units 351 words
    18. Geoffrey Thomas 74 words
    19. Prison Inspectorate Reports 46 words
    20. Murderers (Publications) 111 words
  9. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
    1. Rwanda 118 words
  10. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. The Ridings School 106 words
    2. Departmental Publicity 421 words
    3. Assisted Places Scheme 114 words
    4. Surplus Places 237 words
    5. Jobseekers (Benefit Sanctions) 362 words
    6. Pupil Referral Units 92 words
    7. Beijing Platform for Action 133 words
    8. National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education 67 words
    9. Low Pay Scheme 286 words
  11. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Post Offices 399 words
    2. Departmental Publicity 68 words
    3. Privatised Companies 71 words
    4. Imperial Weights (EU Directives) 205 words
    5. Satellites 264 words
    6. Nuclear Safety 93 words
    7. Exotic Animal Imports 179 words
    8. European Union (Investment) 260 words
    9. Business Links 105 words
  12. TREASURY
    1. Employment Statistics 858 words
    2. National Savings 690 words
    3. Added Value 260 words
    4. Manufacturing Industry 226 words
    5. Single Currency 87 words
    6. Unemployment (Financial Effects) 196 words
    7. Spend to Save Programme Bids 122 words
    8. Royal Yacht 104 words
  13. TRANSPORT
    1. Rail Routeing Guide 167 words
    2. Jubilee Line Extension 85 words
    3. Buses 130 words
    4. Fifth Freedom Cargo Charters 414 words
    5. Commercial Pilots 171 words
    6. Freight Handling, Ostend Airport 96 words
    7. Birmingham Northern Relief Road 268 words
    8. Coastguard (Staff) 548 words
  14. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. BSE 129 words
    2. Certified Herds Scheme 99 words
    3. Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance 93 words
    4. Stilboesterol 132 words
    5. Food Safety 226 words
    6. Wildlife (Arable Areas) 196 words
    7. Beef Stocks 293 words
  15. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Child Support Agency (Logo) 379 words
    2. Independent Tribunal Service 132 words
    3. Invalidity and Incapacity Benefit 333 words
    4. Benefits Fraud Hotline 40 words
    5. Departmental Costs 351 words
    6. Golf Links Estate (Fire Compensation) 190 words
    7. Classroom Assistants 247 words
    8. Benefits in Kind 88 words
  16. SCOTLAND
    1. Eye Tests 119 words
    2. NHS Auditing 121 words
    3. Executive Pay (Water and Sewerage Authorities) 96 words
    4. Management Allowances (GP Fundholders) 65 words
    5. NHS Trust Remuneration 101 words
    6. Hospital Waiting Times 90 words
    7. Council Duties 329 words
    8. Local Government Finance 92 words
    9. Woodlands 158 words
  17. NATIONAL HERITAGE
    1. Arts Forum 233 words
    2. National Lottery 71 words
    3. Sports Council 1,218 words
    4. History Museum 83 words
    5. World Cup 2006 795 words
  18. WALES
    1. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy 174 words
    2. Departmental Publicity 173 words
    3. Conferences (Ministerial Participation) 202 words
    4. Pensioners (Care Homes) 56 words
    5. Severn Trent Water Authority 130 words
    6. Road Traffic Mileage 73 words
    7. Poll Tax Arrears 310 words
    8. Rural Dentists 46 words
    9. Welsh Language 66 words
    10. Tourism 55 words
    11. Teachers' Pensions 51 words
    12. School Funding (Flintshire) 40 words
    13. Planning Appeals 84 words
    14. Marshalls Food Group Ltd. 99 words
    15. Special Schools (Residential Places) 37 words
    16. Meningitis 472 words
  19. HEALTH
    1. Mental Health 126 words
    2. Hospital Emergency Cases Report 102 words
    3. Chief Medical Officer 77 words
    4. Cottage Hospitals 100 words
    5. Mixed-sex Wards 45 words
    6. Public Health Laboratory Service 48 words
    7. Prodigy Programme 312 words
    8. Consultants 651 words
    9. General Practitioners 81 words
    10. Accident and Emergency Units 164 words
    11. Aspartame 444 words
    12. Butane Gas Lighters 75 words
    13. Dental Health (Children) 301 words
    14. Royal London Hospital Trust 62 words
    15. Tuberculosis 386 words
    16. Parkinson's Disease 166 words
    17. Dental Services 65 words
  20. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Publicity 179 words
    2. Beef Special Premium 122 words
    3. Department of Education Offices, Rathgael 151 words
    4. Casement Three 53 words

Lords Sitting of 4 February 1997

  1. Preamble 28 words
  2. Felixstowe: Rail Links 1,468 words
  3. Ex-service Personnel: Deafness 1,277 words
  4. Telephone Number System 753 words
  5. The Business Community and Political Parties 1,197 words
  6. Justices of the Peace Bill [H.L.] 295 words
  7. Firearms (Amendment) Bill 35,566 words, 4 divisions
  8. Recreational Aviation 7,777 words
  9. Firearms (Amendment) Bill 22,653 words, 2 divisions

Written Answers (Lords) of 4 February 1997

  1. UK Trade with the European Union 105 words
  2. Emergency Towing Vessel Trials: Report 44 words
  3. Coastal Freight: UK Tonnages 166 words
  4. Merchant Fleet 75 words
  5. Bosnia: Administration of Relief 164 words
  6. Joint Services Command and Staff College 283 words
  7. HIV: 10-year Survivors 87 words
  8. AIDS: 2-year Survivors 85 words
  9. HIV and Complementary Medicine 48 words
  10. AIDS and Complementary Medicine 42 words
  11. Mental Health: Green Paper 126 words
  12. Gas Installations: New Safety Regulations 259 words
  13. Council Leaseholders: Service Charge Reductions 484 words
  14. Freedom of Access to Information on the Environment: Response to Report 325 words
  15. Asylum Seekers: Detentions 97 words
  16. Hong Kong: British Ethnic Minorities 148 words
  17. Venture Capital Aided Firms: Government Assistance 89 words
  18. Vitamin B6 199 words
  19. Fishing Licence Transfers 145 words
  20. Farm Incomes 92 words