16 January 1997

Commons Sitting of 16 January 1997

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. TREASURY
      1. The Euro 842 words
      2. Small Businesses 440 words
      3. Inheritance Tax 458 words
      4. Economy (North-West England) 880 words
      5. Taxation 999 words
      6. Value Added Tax 804 words
      7. National Debt 806 words
      8. Value Added Tax 480 words
      9. Company Cars 209 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER
      1. Engagements 2,307 words
  4. Business of the House 5,812 words
  5. Ford Plant, Halewood 451 words
  6. Points of Order 657 words
  7. Orders of the Day
    1. Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Bill 7 words
      1. New clause 1
        1. COMMENCEMENT 16,639 words
      2. Clause 3
        1. METHODS OF DECOMMISSIONING 2,133 words
      3. Clause 7
        1. THE COMMISSION 6,836 words
  8. LIAISON COMMITTEE 21 words
  9. PETITION
    1. Pontefract and Pinderfields NHS Trusts 189 words
  10. North Korea 4,327 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 16 January 1997

  1. SCOTLAND
    1. Scottish Pre-School Play Association 78 words
    2. Dounreay 95 words
    3. Water and Sewerage Charges 541 words
    4. Cornton Vale Prison 624 words
  2. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. Deaf-blind People 246 words
    2. Teachers (Early Retirement) 99 words
    3. Education Funding (Lancashire) 206 words
  3. HOUSE OF COMMONS
    1. Child Care Facilities 171 words
    2. Serjeant at Arms Department (Survey) 85 words
  4. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
    1. Custody Services 112 words
  5. DEFENCE
    1. Terrorism 209 words
    2. Gulf War 340 words
    3. Harrier Pilots (Redundancies) 78 words
    4. Ex-service Personnel (Falklands War) 141 words
    5. Correspondence 62 words
    6. Ty Gwyn Centre 37 words
    7. Anti-ballistic Missiles 73 words
  6. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Local Authority Structure Plans 114 words
    2. Contaminated Land 107 words
    3. Broadmoor Farm Business Park 82 words
    4. Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 32 words
    5. Valuation Tribunals 439 words
  7. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Hong Kong 76 words
    2. Correspondence 48 words
    3. Japan (War Reparations) 48 words
  8. TRANSPORT
    1. Roads Programme (Property Purchases) 480 words
    2. Deaf-blind People 118 words
    3. Airbags 94 words
    4. Marine Safety Agency (Fees) 102 words
    5. Air Traffic Control Services 128 words
    6. National Bus Company 421 words
    7. Heathrow-Plymouth Flights 110 words
  9. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Lord-Lieutenants 831 words
    2. Visits to Pensioners 85 words
    3. Bangladesh (Biharis) 47 words
    4. Companions of Honour 249 words
    5. Pakistan and Bangladesh 67 words
    6. Peerages 1,781 words
  10. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Prohibited Weapons (Exports) 81 words
    2. Gallaher Ltd. 124 words
    3. Postal Services Directive 63 words
    4. Co-operatives 190 words
    5. Fireworks 351 words
    6. Channel 5 169 words
    7. Dounreay 123 words
  11. HEALTH
    1. Organophosphate Poisoning 224 words
    2. London Ambulance Service 178 words
    3. Alcohol Concern 98 words
    4. Dental Caries 247 words
    5. St. George's Hospital NHS Trust 103 words
    6. Shellfish 50 words
    7. Motor Neurone Disease 126 words
    8. Xenotransplantation 107 words
    9. Community Care (Residential Charges)Bill 103 words
    10. Deaf-blind People 358 words
    11. Blood Stocks 105 words
    12. Paediatric Services (Greater Manchester) 69 words
    13. Psychological Injuries (Ex-service Personnel) 53 words
  12. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Cattle Cull 77 words
    2. Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986 87 words
    3. Community-supported Agriculture Projects 69 words
  13. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Foreign Nationals (Work Permits) 521 words
    2. Prisoners (Education) 7,132 words
    3. Prison Behaviour Programmes 1,204 words
    4. Sex Offences 93 words
    5. Prison Medical Service 82 words
    6. Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 574 words
    7. Prisoners (Purposeful Activity) 7,146 words
    8. Imprisonment Statistics 236 words
    9. Roisin McAliskey 439 words
    10. Strip Searches 314 words
    11. High Intensity Regimes 313 words
    12. High Security Prisons 256 words
    13. "Custody Care and Justice" 1,505 words
    14. Prison Report 76 words
    15. Prison Cells 454 words
    16. Asylum 70 words
    17. RAF Finningley 252 words
    18. Air Weapons 102 words
    19. Prisons (Drugs) 170 words
    20. Prison Officers 2,922 words
  14. WALES
    1. St. David's Health Centre, Cardiff 92 words
    2. Welsh Development Agency (Redundancy Policy) 32 words
  15. TREASURY
    1. Tax Revenue 59 words
    2. Labour Statistics 94 words
    3. Earnings 120 words
    4. Illegal Imports 50 words
    5. Private Shareholders 59 words
    6. European Single Currency 200 words
    7. Airport Passenger Duty 124 words
    8. Value Added Tax (Fuel) 31 words
    9. Investment 73 words
    10. Petrol Duty 57 words
    11. Computer Systems 54 words
    12. Inland Revenue (Local Offices) 67 words
    13. Fixed Exchange Rates 76 words
    14. Retail Sales (Brent Cross) 61 words
    15. Economic and Monetary Union 66 words
    16. Take-home Pay 43 words
    17. Treasury Building 260 words
    18. EU Contributions 250 words
    19. EU VAT Committee 161 words
    20. Value Added Tax 232 words
  16. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Disability Living Allowance 543 words
    2. Jobseeker's Allowance 301 words
    3. German War Pensions 106 words
    4. Child Support Agency 37 words
    5. Cold Weather Payments 271 words
    6. Visits to Pensioners 133 words
  17. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Graffiti 145 words
    2. Central Services Agency 175 words
    3. Independent Commission for Police Complaints 172 words

Lords Sitting of 16 January 1997

  1. Preamble 33 words
  2. Gulf Veterans 1,250 words
  3. House of Lords: Maintenance of Equipment 733 words
  4. EC Fisheries Agreements: Third Countries 1,393 words
  5. Ballistic Missile Defence Systems 726 words
  6. Crime (Sentences) Bill 12 words
  7. Firearms (Amendment) Bill 31,108 words, 1 division
  8. Ex-servicemen's Welfare 8,608 words
  9. Firearms (Amendment) Bill 8,527 words
  10. Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Bill 20 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 16 January 1997

  1. Treaty on European Union: Anti-discrimination Proposal 277 words
  2. Treasury Building: Redevelopment 263 words
  3. Xenotransplantation: Report 106 words
  4. Community Care (Residential Charges) Bill 104 words
  5. Gulf War: Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons 140 words
  6. Sex Offences: Review of Penalties 90 words
  7. Voter Numbers 121 words
  8. Sustainable Use of Soil: Royal Commission Report 366 words
  9. Arable Area Payments 86 words
  10. Marine Safety Agency Fees 99 words
  11. Air Traffic Control Services: Location 130 words