29 July 1997

Commons Sitting of 29 July 1997

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. PRIVATE BUSINESS
    1. KING'S COLLEGE LONDON BILL [Lords] (By Order) 6 words
    2. LEVER PARK BILL (By Order) 15 words
  4. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
      1. Mobile Homes 354 words
      2. Regional Development Strategy 751 words
      3. Recycling 689 words
      4. Decentralisation 1,013 words
      5. Devolution (London and the Regions) 658 words
      6. Devolution (The North) 362 words
      7. North-west England (Environmental Audit) 742 words
      8. London Underground 500 words
      9. Bull Bars 377 words
      10. Crossrail 356 words
      11. Birmingham Northern Relief Road 906 words
      12. BAA 291 words
      13. Bridges 481 words
      14. Road Passenger Transport Services 371 words
  5. Companies (Millennium Computer Compliance) 1,244 words
    1. COMPANIES (MILLENNIUM COMPUTER COMPLIANCE) 286 words
  6. Orders of the Day
    1. Finance Bill 43 words
  7. Clause 19
    1. PENSION FUNDS NO LONGER ENTITLED TO PAYMENT OF TAX CREDITS 23,345 words, 1 division
  8. Schedule 3
    1. INSURANCE COMPANIES AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES 636 words
  9. Clause 30
    1. TAX CREDITS 7,355 words, 1 division
  10. Clause 36
    1. FOREIGN INCOME DIVIDENDS 11,527 words, 2 divisions
  11. Schedule 8
    1. REPEALS 11,356 words, 2 divisions
    2. CONSOLIDATION, &c., BILLS 53 words
    3. DEREGULATION 64 words
  12. A1 (Dualling) 4,699 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 29 July 1997

  1. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Data Protection 36 words
    2. Joint Consultative Cabinet Committee 202 words
    3. Yemen 54 words
    4. Ministers (Complaints about the Media) 59 words
    5. Minister without Portfolio 103 words
    6. Lockerbie 83 words
  2. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Live Animal Exports 113 words
    2. Animal Welfare 121 words
    3. Calf Slaughter Scheme 126 words
    4. Regional Panels 52 words
    5. Set-aside Land 106 words
    6. Cattle Slaughter Scheme 486 words
    7. Tuberculosis 44 words
    8. Veterinary Laboratories Agency 65 words
    9. Civil Servants 1,736 words
    10. Cattle Carcase Incineration Sites (Kent) 82 words
    11. Food Advisory Committee 126 words
    12. Beef Imports 131 words
    13. Halal Slaughter (Poultry) 203 words
    14. Computer-related Expenditure 80 words
    15. Common Agricultural Policy 81 words
  3. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. Gazumping 85 words
  4. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
    1. Indonesia (Arms Exports) 44 words
    2. Departmental Payroll 238 words
  5. HOUSE OF COMMONS
    1. Members' Dining Room 48 words
  6. HEALTH
    1. Hospital Procedures 182 words
    2. Hospital Waiting Times 91 words
    3. Medical Negligence 102 words
    4. NHS Employees (Contracts) 111 words
    5. Clinical Services 70 words
    6. Community Unit (Knaresborough) 88 words
    7. Hyperkinetic Disorder 60 words
    8. Tobacco Advertising and Sponsorship 36 words
    9. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 135 words
    10. Skin Transplants 115 words
    11. Computer-related Expenditure 78 words
    12. Beta Interferon 64 words
    13. Hearing Checks 96 words
    14. NHS Finances 57 words
  7. CABINET OFFICE
    1. Millennium Dome 133 words
  8. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. State Education Expenditure 302 words
    2. Higher Education Funding 163 words
    3. Computer-related Expenditure 220 words
    4. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 156 words
    5. Teachers' Pension Scheme 236 words
    6. Copyright 99 words
  9. TREASURY
    1. Minister for Trade and Competitiveness in Europe 55 words
    2. Windfall Tax 57 words
    3. Departmental Payroll 180 words
    4. Bank of England 108 words
    5. Unpaid Work 160 words
    6. Strikes 527 words
    7. Health Authority Populations 1,410 words
    8. Retail Prices Index 185 words
    9. Illegal Drugs 437 words
    10. Life Span 166 words
    11. Unemployment 364 words
    12. Temporary Contracts 280 words
    13. Manufacturing Output 444 words
    14. Exports 203 words
  10. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
    1. Next Steps Agencies 314 words
    2. Departmental Payroll 232 words
    3. Civil Service 132 words
    4. Computer-related Expenditure 123 words
  11. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Ashford Great Park Development Project 50 words
    2. Juveniles 68 words
    3. Immigration 122 words
    4. Mohammed Riaz and Quayyun Raja 106 words
    5. Sunlight 159 words
    6. Special Secure Units 545 words
    7. Metropolitan Police 201 words
    8. HMP Belmarsh 254 words
    9. Diarmuid O'Neill Investigation 91 words
    10. Disabled People (Access to Polling Stations) 146 words
    11. Correspondence 42 words
    12. Prison Places 179 words
    13. Crime Statistics 111 words
    14. Firearms Compensation 193 words
    15. New Technology 154 words
    16. Police (Staff) 197 words
    17. Prison Officers 195 words
    18. Prisons 433 words
    19. Prison Service 213 words
    20. Police Force (Government Spending) 65 words
    21. Police (Wales) 304 words
    22. Firearms Consultative Committee 44 words
    23. Immigration and Nationality Directorate 82 words
    24. Probation Officers 268 words
    25. EU Framework and Workplace Directives 539 words
    26. Forensic Science Service 45 words
  12. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Defence Sales 91 words
    2. Venezuela 163 words
    3. Sudan 143 words
    4. Chechnya (Kidnapped Britons) 124 words
    5. Conciliation and Arbitration Convention 89 words
    6. Somali Nationals (Family Reunion) 224 words
    7. Russia (Baby Seal Cull) 94 words
    8. Scientific Equipment Exports 151 words
    9. Russia (Religious Freedom) 98 words
    10. Rwanda and the Congo 290 words
    11. British Council 85 words
    12. European Union Legislation 73 words
    13. UN Arms Control Reports 135 words
    14. BBC World Service 48 words
    15. Computer-related Expenditure 147 words
  13. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Parades and Marches 365 words
    2. Fishery Harbour Authority 188 words
    3. Crime and Disorder Bill 84 words
    4. Judicial Reviews 76 words
    5. Personal Pensions 195 words
    6. Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency 90 words
  14. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
    1. National Lottery 884 words
    2. Theatres 69 words
    3. Live Performances 186 words
    4. Tourism Industry 111 words
    5. Film Industry 306 words
    6. Overseas Visitors 164 words
    7. Association of Business Sponsorship of the Arts 204 words
    8. Department Name Change 266 words
  15. SCOTLAND
    1. Pre-payment Prescriptions 182 words
    2. Obesity 83 words
    3. Domestic Home Care 40 words
    4. Homosexuals (Age of Consent) 57 words
    5. Asthma 1,199 words
    6. Kidney Transplants 223 words
    7. Intensive Care Beds 301 words
    8. Quangos 137 words
    9. Scottish Parliament White Paper 61 words
    10. Lockerbie 260 words
  16. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    1. Aid and Trade Provision 314 words
    2. Departmental Payroll 120 words
    3. Wild Animal Habitats 204 words
    4. Fresh Water Management 171 words
    5. Rwanda and Congo 269 words
    6. Central Europe (Flooding) 23 words
    7. Computer-related Expenditure 325 words
  17. DEFENCE
    1. Defence Evaluation and Research Agency 67 words
    2. Departmental Budgets 246 words
    3. UK-US Joint Strike Fighter Project 35 words
    4. Nuclear Accidents 332 words
    5. Armed Forces (Northern Ireland) 64 words
    6. Services Museums 252 words
    7. Atomic Weapons Establishment, Aldermaston 654 words
    8. Records 73 words
    9. Brigadier Michael Calvert 81 words
    10. Submarine Crews (Travel Arrangements) 92 words
    11. Conventional Submarines 65 words
    12. Strategic Defence Review 111 words
    13. Animal Experimentation (Gulf War Syndrome) 80 words
    14. Reserve Forces (Cost) 121 words
    15. Departmental Land 48 words
    16. Aircraft Stationing (Germany) 148 words
    17. Gurkha Regiment 105 words
    18. Military Bands 231 words
    19. Worthy Down 140 words
    20. Computer-related Expenditure 154 words
    21. Arms Exports 100 words
    22. Armed Forces Pay Bill 144 words
    23. Training 758 words
    24. Defence Sales Review 54 words
    25. War Pensions 107 words
  18. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
    1. Old Coalfield Areas 109 words
    2. Minimum Wage 73 words
    3. Local Government Finance 482 words
    4. London Strategic Authority 206 words
    5. Planning Policy 91 words
    6. Asthma (Environmental Pollutants) 95 words
    7. Water Charges 76 words
    8. Regional Development Agencies 65 words
    9. Sustainable Development 324 words
    10. Global Temperature Changes 106 words
    11. Preservation of the Countryside 64 words
    12. Community Initiative Power 70 words
    13. Railtrack 50 words
    14. London Underground 392 words
    15. Channel Tunnel (Leeds Service) 73 words
    16. Passenger Comfort Standards 79 words
    17. Liquid Petroleum Gas 77 words
    18. National Air Traffic Control Service 60 words
    19. Traffic-free City Centres 65 words
    20. Freight Transport 531 words
    21. Car Dependency 51 words
    22. A3 (Hindhead) 166 words
    23. Small Boat Safety 163 words
    24. West Coast Rail Services 127 words
    25. Fenchurch Street Line 61 words
    26. Carbon Dioxide Emissions 87 words
    27. Central European Time 76 words
    28. Single Regeneration Budget 426 words
    29. River Water Quality 129 words
    30. Compulsory Competitive Tendering 162 words
    31. Methyl Bromide 220 words
    32. Capital Challenge 104 words
    33. Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 289 words
    34. Road Projects 1,033 words
    35. Shadow Tolling 137 words
    36. Environmentally Conscious Driving 223 words
    37. M25 Widening 145 words
    38. Rail Freight 108 words
    39. Aston Clinton Bypass 91 words
    40. Road Traffic Regulations 65 words
    41. Seat Belts 263 words
    42. Air Transport (Nuclear Material) 224 words
    43. Rail Travel 147 words
    44. Runway Slot Allocation 63 words
    45. National Airlines (Subsidies) 180 words
    46. Regional Airports 171 words
    47. Heavy Vehicles 144 words
    48. London Transport (Complaints) 74 words
    49. Rail Fare Increases 432 words
    50. Airport Infrastructure Investment 137 words
    51. American Airlines (Heathrow) 86 words
    52. Airports (Access) 425 words
    53. London Airports 488 words
    54. Railways Act 1993 104 words
    55. Transport Projects (Valuation Formula) 413 words
    56. Bus Services (Subsidy) 150 words
    57. A11 (Accidents) 119 words
    58. London Transport (Investment) 284 words
    59. Railways (Funding) 175 words
    60. Roads Expenditure 181 words
    61. Railway Investment 364 words
    62. Wyre Piddle Bypass 86 words
    63. London Bus Service Targets 56 words
    64. Wrexham Central Station 111 words
    65. Transport Investment (London) 87 words
    66. Freight Facilities Grant 257 words
  19. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Inward Investment 1,279 words
    2. Minimum Wage and Social Chapter 408 words
    3. Science Budget 246 words