12 November 1997

Commons Sitting of 12 November 1997

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Germ Warfare Tests (West Country) 11,240 words
  4. Housing 12,985 words
  5. Traffic Lights (Left Turns) 2,104 words
  6. Hatfield Peverel to Witham (Link Road) 2,944 words
  7. Planning (Maidenhead) 3,817 words
  8. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6 words
      1. Welfare to Work 251 words
      2. Global Free Trade 452 words
      3. Montserrat 793 words
      4. Ethical Trading 636 words
      5. White Paper (Representations) 595 words
      6. Commonwealth Development Corporation 252 words
      7. Montserrat 626 words
      8. Child Labour 396 words
      9. Palestinian Authority 441 words
      10. Land Mines 283 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER 5 words
      1. Engagements 2,689 words
      2. Dartington (Visit) 223 words
      3. Engagements 985 words
  9. NEW MEMBER 155 words
  10. Representation of the People (Amendment) 969 words
    1. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) 40 words
  11. Orders of the Day
    1. European Communities (Amendment) Bill 53,159 words, 1 division
    2. DELEGATED LEGISLATION 17 words
      1. SEA FISHERIES 51 words
      2. TRANSPORT AND WORKS 31 words
    3. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT 51 words
    4. Poole Harbour (Bridge) 3,878 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 12 November 1997

  1. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Beef Industry 386 words
  2. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. Criminal Courts 135 words
  3. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
    1. M11 Link Road (East London) 93 words
    2. Housing (London) 87 words
    3. Cabinet Environment Committee 60 words
    4. Homelessness 1,514 words
    5. Sewage Flooding 172 words
    6. Planning Inspectorate 101 words
    7. Planning Applications 731 words
    8. Road Hauliers (French Dispute) 161 words
    9. Wyre Piddle Bypass 83 words
    10. Greenhouse Gas Emissions 166 words
    11. Waste Disposal 47 words
    12. Overseas Travel 318 words
    13. House Building (Essex) 203 words
    14. Genetically Modified Maize 90 words
    15. Food and Drink Outlets 130 words
    16. European Spatial Development Perspective 320 words
    17. Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 121 words
  4. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. ADAPT Training Programme 110 words
    2. Graduates 263 words
    3. Students (Fees) 48 words
    4. Charity Collectors 241 words
  5. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Mr. Jonathan Aitken 245 words
    2. Europol 301 words
    3. Charities 157 words
    4. Gas Appliances (Safety) 165 words
    5. Perjury 132 words
    6. Chief Constables (Efficiency) 173 words
    7. Police Central Support Department 94 words
  6. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Sudan 209 words
    2. EU Council of Ministers 132 words
    3. EU Standing Orders 154 words
    4. European Council 84 words
    5. EU General Affairs Council 829 words
    6. United Nations Register of Conventional Arms 189 words
    7. Commonwealth Centre Event 130 words
    8. Assisted Areas 104 words
  7. TREASURY
    1. Correspondence 69 words
    2. Taxation (Marginal Rates) Deduction 176 words
    3. National Audit Office 60 words
    4. Taxation Changes 83 words
    5. Taxation (Married Couples) 42 words
    6. Monitor Consultancy 111 words
    7. Intelligence Services 145 words
    8. Competition Legislation 84 words
    9. Energy-saving Materials 36 words
    10. Official Reserves (Reports) 115 words
    11. Monetary Policy Committee 127 words
  8. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Engagements 54 words
  9. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
    1. HMS Cavalier 204 words
    2. Tourism (Hotels) 266 words
    3. Communications Sector Regulation 73 words
  10. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Export Licences 211 words
    2. Computers (Century Date Change) 131 words
    3. Multilateral Agreement on Investment 67 words
    4. Yemen 314 words
    5. Carbon Dioxide Emissions 119 words
    6. Low Pay Commission 127 words
    7. Copyright 198 words
    8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions 159 words
    9. Film Industry 70 words
    10. Biotechnology 457 words
    11. Post Office (Scottish Powercards) 56 words
    12. Milk Development Council Tax 70 words
  11. CABINET OFFICE
    1. Millennium Dome 87 words
    2. Millennium Experience Company 54 words
  12. WALES
    1. Fair Trade (Coffee and Tea) 80 words
  13. SCOTLAND
    1. Electorate 557 words
    2. Community Care 130 words
    3. Local Authority Services 98 words
    4. School Buildings (East Lothian) 119 words
  14. DEFENCE
    1. Military Training and Equipment 179 words
    2. Fleet Air Arm (826 Squadron) 200 words
    3. Merchant Vessels 777 words
    4. Bosnia 347 words
    5. MOD Police 70 words
    6. Territorial Army 105 words
    7. Departmental Open Day 76 words
    8. Nuclear Weapons 335 words
    9. Strategic Defence Review 69 words
    10. WE-177 Bomb 81 words
    11. Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe 115 words
    12. HMS Tiger 38 words
    13. Helicopters 150 words
    14. Ministry Buildings 241 words
  15. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. Tourism 1,594 words
    2. Health and Social Services Boards 869 words
    3. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 61 words
    4. Bilateral Debt 96 words
    5. Montserrat 55 words
    6. Know-how Fund 157 words
    7. Human Rights 93 words
    8. UNESCO 60 words
    9. Bananas 310 words
    10. Development Assistance Committee 171 words
    11. World Bank Report 122 words
    12. Iran (Refugees) 111 words
    13. Tibet 72 words
    14. Indonesian Rain Forests 102 words
    15. Bosnia-Herzegovina 52 words
    16. Aid Target 87 words
    17. Slavery 102 words
    18. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency 90 words
    19. Small and Medium Businesses 123 words
    20. Belarus 87 words
    21. Investment 101 words
  16. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Press Releases 194 words
    2. Pensions 610 words
    3. Heating or Eating Appeal 178 words
  17. HEALTH
    1. Myodil 62 words
    2. Adhesive Arachnoiditis 76 words
    3. Hospital Beds 133 words
    4. Nursing Homes 100 words
    5. Waiting Lists (South-West) 171 words
    6. NHS Spending Targets 529 words
    7. Deficits (Health Authorities and Trusts) 344 words
    8. Community Hospitals 520 words
    9. GP Fundholders (South-West) 280 words
    10. Cold Weather (Elderly People) 92 words
    11. Community Nurses 339 words
    12. Health Services (Rural Areas) 232 words
    13. Delayed Discharges 212 words

Lords Sitting of 12 November 1997

  1. Preamble 24 words
  2. Lord Islwyn 32 words
  3. Lord Goodhart 40 words
  4. Baroness Maddock 35 words
  5. Nuclear Safeguards: IAEA Model Protocol 674 words
  6. Scottish Museums and Admission Charges 1,279 words
  7. Student Nurses: Funding Arrangements 916 words
  8. A.40: Future Plans 1,675 words
  9. Business of the House: Debates this Day 63 words
  10. Oxford and Cambridge Universities 30,250 words
  11. Scottish Parliament 11,837 words
  12. Metropolitan Police 4,696 words
  13. Local Government (Contracts) Bill 17 words

Grand Committee Report of 12 November 1997

  1. Official Report of the Grand Committee on the Public Processions etc. (Northern Ireland) Bill [H.L.] 27,114 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 12 November 1997

  1. Seismic Event, Kara Sea 63 words
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo: Assistance to Refugees 237 words
  3. Cattle Traceability System 384 words
  4. Quangos 313 words
  5. Ministers' Letters to Newspapers 101 words
  6. Cabinet Office Committees 75 words
  7. Unemployment Comparisons 357 words
  8. Inheritance Tax 133 words
  9. Surrender of Handguns: Compensation Arrangements 117 words
  10. Surrender of Pistols: Compensation Arrangements 106 words
  11. Health and Social Services Boards 82 words
  12. Northern Ireland Students at Scottish Universities: Fees 66 words
  13. Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 106 words
  14. Asylum Seekers' Support Costs 203 words
  15. X-Ray Mammography 358 words
  16. Fluoridation of Water 270 words
  17. Eastern European Asylum Seekers: Support Costs 254 words
  18. War Pensions Claims: Assessment of Medical Incapacity 120 words
  19. MoD Main Building 245 words
  20. Trident 82 words