24 January 1997

Commons Sitting of 24 January 1997

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Orders of the Day
    1. Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Bill 23,879 words
    2. Road Traffic Reduction Bill 12,768 words
    3. Criminal Evidence (Amendment) Bill 3,846 words
    4. Remaining Private Members' Bills
      1. GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL (ENGLAND AND WALES) BILL 3 words
      2. POLICYHOLDERS PROTECTION BILL 49 words
      3. WAR WIDOWS AND PENSIONERS (EQUAL TREATMENT) BILL 3 words
      4. COMPANIES (MILLENNIUM COMPUTER COMPLIANCE) BILL 19 words
      5. LAND REGISTRATION BILL [LORDS] 3 words
      6. KNIVES BILL 14 words
      7. POLICE (PROPERTY) BILL 39 words
    5. Accessible Housing 3,383 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 24 January 1997

  1. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Re-entry Refusals 63 words
    2. Deportations 103 words
    3. Asylum Seekers 53 words
    4. Hong Kong Residents 348 words
    5. British Passport Holders 77 words
    6. Dog Breeders 270 words
  2. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
    1. Machinery of Government 55 words
    2. Access to Government Information 227 words
    3. Government Vehicles 222 words
  3. ENVIRONMENT
    1. Housing Stock 142 words
    2. Sellafield 75 words
    3. Hedgerows 119 words
    4. PSA Projects 283 words
  4. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Sustainable Development 149 words
    2. Overseas Investment 194 words
    3. Coal Stocks 79 words
    4. Power Stations (Petrol Coke) 50 words
    5. Export Winners 78 words
    6. Insurance Companies 203 words
    7. Late Payments 229 words
    8. Fireworks 114 words
    9. Dounreay 116 words
  5. WALES
    1. A550 42 words
    2. Ministerial School Visits 140 words
    3. Rail Services 90 words
    4. Inward Investment 209 words
    5. River Dee Crossing 38 words
    6. Meningitis 200 words
    7. Hedgerows 82 words
  6. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. EU Budget 226 words
    2. Convention on the Rights of the Child 80 words
    3. Antarctic Treaty 84 words
    4. Gibraltar 223 words
  7. DEFENCE
    1. Ministerial Speeches (Conferences) 123 words
    2. Junior Leaders 43 words
  8. TRANSPORT
    1. Corridor Assessments 76 words
    2. Heavy Goods Vehicles (Motorways) 163 words
    3. Civil Aviation Authority 186 words
    4. Re-opened Railway Tracks 47 words
    5. Sea Empress 99 words
  9. HEALTH
    1. Methadone 145 words
    2. Multiple Sclerosis 88 words
    3. Food Poisoning (Deaths) 324 words
    4. Nurses 47 words
    5. Junior Doctors 147 words
    6. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 210 words
    7. NHS General Managers 81 words
    8. Consultants 78 words
  10. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. National Insurance 303 words
    2. Independent Tribunal Service 90 words
    3. Disability Premium 211 words
    4. Child Support Agency 796 words
    5. Family Credit 145 words
    6. Appeal Tribunals 142 words
    7. Cold Weather Payments 293 words
  11. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Unfit Meat 118 words
  12. SCOTLAND
    1. Local Government Employees 1,172 words
    2. Irvine Development Corporation 127 words
  13. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Road Accidents 239 words
    2. Residential Homes 1,178 words
    3. Carriageway Gritting 268 words
    4. Hedgerows 203 words
    5. Bloody Sunday 43 words
  14. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. Project Work Pilots 65 words
    2. Assisted Places Scheme 325 words
    3. Early Retirement 92 words
    4. Teacher Training 233 words
    5. Pupil Exclusions 48 words
    6. Public Bodies 1,259 words
    7. Qualifications 128 words
    8. Special Needs Teachers 53 words
    9. Discretionary Awards 707 words
    10. Value Added Tax 146 words
  15. TREASURY
    1. EU Budget Contributions 124 words
    2. Internet 497 words
    3. VAT Harmonisation 140 words
    4. Taxation 330 words
    5. Treasury Building 67 words
    6. Teachers (Early Retirement) 133 words

Lords Sitting of 24 January 1997

  1. Preamble 21 words
  2. Protection from Harassment Bill 14,435 words
  3. Local Government and Rating Bill 14 words
  4. Telecommunications (Fraud) Bill 3,552 words
  5. Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 1,796 words
  6. Plant Protection Products (Basic Conditions) Regulations 1997 780 words
  7. Control of Pesticides (Amendment) Regulations 1997 48 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 24 January 1997

  1. Licensing Hours: Consultations 233 words
  2. Police Bill: Northern Ireland 157 words