24 June 1998

Commons Sitting of 24 June 1998

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. Crime (London) 12,227 words
  4. Vitamin B6 12,415 words
  5. Rotherham and Mexborough 2,937 words
  6. Parachute Regiment 4,824 words
  7. Immigration (Domestic Violence) 3,857 words
  8. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. WALES 6 words
      1. Agriculture 988 words
      2. Gwent Tertiary College 404 words
      3. National Assembly 1,421 words
      4. Celtic Heritage 344 words
      5. Class Sizes 411 words
      6. Hospital Waiting Lists 420 words
      7. Environment 179 words
      8. Beef Export Ban 303 words
      9. Agriculture 169 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER 5 words
      1. Engagements 4,524 words
  9. Sale of Alcohol to Young Persons (Prohibition) 1,064 words
    1. SALE OF ALCOHOL TO YOUNG PERSONS (PROHIBITION) 58 words
    2. HUMAN RIGHTS BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) 126 words
  10. Orders of the Day
    1. Human Rights Bill rds
      1. (Progress reported 17th June) 13 words
        1. Clause 7
          1. PROCEEDINGS 32,189 words, 2 divisions
        2. Clause 8
          1. JUDICIAL ACTS 1,789 words
        3. Clause 10
          1. POWER TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION 15,295 words
        4. Clause 21
          1. INTERPRETATION, ETC. 64 words
        5. Clause 22
          1. SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT, APPLICATION AND EXTENT 42 words
        6. PETITION
          1. Pylons (Vale of York) 154 words
    2. Coastal Erosion 3,627 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 24 June 1998

  1. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. Offshore Oil and Gas 227 words
    2. Export Controls 242 words
    3. Nuclear Power Authorities (Visitors) 90 words
    4. Road Vehicles (Fuel) 152 words
    5. Research Councils 102 words
    6. Plutonium 185 words
    7. Radiation (Information) 124 words
    8. Genetically Engineered Animals 144 words
    9. Sellafield 200 words
    10. Coal Mining 103 words
  2. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    1. Montserrat 117 words
    2. The Gambia 739 words
    3. Sudan 250 words
    4. TREASURY
    5. Computers 131 words
    6. Education Spending 321 words
    7. Official Engagements 77 words
    8. Public Investment 306 words
    9. Economic and Fiscal Strategy 437 words
    10. Public Spending 126 words
    11. Golden Rule 102 words
    12. Stability and Investment Report 79 words
    13. Local Authority Airports 145 words
    14. Wage Increases 88 words
    15. Pay 128 words
    16. Commemorative Coins 145 words
  3. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
    1. Football (Racism) 273 words
    2. Listed Buildings (East Sussex) 43 words
  4. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Nurses (Working Holiday Visas) 93 words
    2. Policing Costs (Hunts) 66 words
    3. Policing Costs (Football Matches) 631 words
    4. Police Grant 1,469 words
    5. MI5 137 words
    6. Traffic Police 237 words
    7. Departmental Reviews 223 words
    8. Victims of Crime 116 words
    9. Electronic Tagging 158 words
    10. Witness Support 138 words
    11. Firearms 1,039 words
    12. Domestic Violence 94 words
    13. Prison Population 251 words
    14. Rehabilitation of Offenders 185 words
    15. Law Commission Reports 284 words
    16. Criminal Cases Review Commission 541 words
    17. Football Hooligans 244 words
  5. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Radioactive Waste 79 words
  6. HEALTH
    1. Child Protection Registers 48 words
    2. Community Health Councils 218 words
    3. Voluntary Organisations 96 words
    4. Trauma Patients 92 words
    5. Gas-fired Power Stations 128 words
    6. Lupus Disease 142 words
    7. Asbestos-related Illness 174 words
    8. Healthy Schools Initiative 212 words
    9. Analgesics 154 words
  7. DEFENCE
    1. Clothing 248 words
    2. Defence Estate 147 words
    3. Departmental Property (Harrow) 166 words
    4. RAF Stanmore Park 78 words
    5. Spring Quarry, Corsham 180 words
    6. Atomic Weapons Establishment 70 words
  8. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. UN Resolutions 197 words
    2. Sierra Leone 191 words
    3. Trinidad and Tobago 253 words
    4. The Gambia 465 words
    5. European Court of Human Rights 637 words
    6. British Embassy, Berlin 130 words
    7. Bosnia 157 words
  9. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
    1. MFV Gaul 59 words
    2. Non-domestic Ratepayers 135 words
    3. Pedestrian Areas 138 words
    4. Local Government 82 words
    5. Departmental Reviews 173 words
    6. Water Pollution 350 words
    7. Aircraft Noise 68 words
    8. Airports 110 words
    9. Road Humps 123 words
    10. Seat Belts 473 words
    11. Health and Safety Inspectors 118 words
    12. Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) 67 words
    13. Central European Time 87 words
    14. Homelessness 165 words
    15. Child Safety Week 241 words
    16. Regional Development Agency (Merseyside and North West) 104 words
    17. Closed Railway Tracks 135 words
    18. Local Authorities (Planning Guidance) 172 words
    19. North Wales Railway Line 77 words
    20. Road Hauliers 100 words
    21. Drugs Misuse (London) 151 words
    22. Sites of Special Scientific Interest 155 words
    23. Irish Sea 389 words
    24. EU Environment and Transport Councils 1,651 words
  10. WALES
    1. Cataract Operations 92 words
    2. Health Service 151 words
    3. Child Care Strategy 52 words
    4. Heart Surgery 114 words
    5. Agricultural Subsidies 103 words
    6. Training 61 words
    7. Agri-environment Scheme 61 words
    8. EU Structural Funds 267 words
    9. Multilateral Agreement on Investment 67 words
    10. Hospital Waiting Lists 76 words
    11. Devolution 87 words
    12. National Assembly 48 words
    13. Domestic Energy 53 words
    14. Tallow Trade 85 words
    15. Brown-field Sites 167 words
    16. National Museum Curator 110 words
    17. Gas-fired Power Stations 72 words
    18. Cottage Hospitals 81 words
    19. Town Centre Regeneration 81 words
  11. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Antibiotics (Resistance) 73 words
    2. Badgers 258 words
    3. Departmental Reviews 251 words
    4. Calf Processing Scheme 81 words
    5. Drift Nets 128 words
  12. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. Disaffected Children 72 words
    2. Grammar Schools 96 words
    3. Universities (Scotland) 49 words
  13. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Focus Groups 54 words
    2. Lone Parents 407 words
    3. Budget Changes 1,747 words
    4. Disability Living Allowance 249 words
    5. Gender Impact Assessments 156 words

Lords Sitting of 24 June 1998

  1. Preamble 23 words
  2. Homerton Hospital: Acupuncture Provision 806 words
  3. Smoking: White Paper 1,379 words
  4. Capital Gains: Indexation 1,075 words
  5. Scientific Research: Expenditure 788 words
  6. Petition: Gibraltar 63 words
  7. Government of Wales Bill 139 words
  8. Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Bill [H.L.] 11 words
  9. European Parliamentary Elections Bill 42,360 words, 2 divisions
  10. Road Traffic Reduction (National Targets) Bill 4,926 words, 1 division
  11. European Parliamentary Elections Bill 2,215 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 24 June 1998

  1. UK Pensioners Living in Commonwealth Countries 212 words
  2. Association of Chief Police Officers 296 words
  3. Law Commission Reports 275 words
  4. Gulf War Veterans: Medical Assessment and Treatment 228 words
  5. School Reorganisation Proposals: LEA 179 words
  6. School Funding: Delegation 125 words
  7. Foundation Schools: Decisions on Proposals 97 words
  8. Department of Health: Cash Limits 240 words
  9. North Sea Oil and Gas Tax Revenues 68 words
  10. Bosnia: Export of Bomb Disposal Equipment 146 words
  11. UN Voluntary Fund for the Victims of Torture 132 words
  12. Indonesia: Release of Political Prisoners 161 words
  13. Turkey: Assault Rifles 149 words
  14. Non-British Prisoners Abroad: Visits by Diplomats 104 words
  15. The Gambia: Arrests 217 words
  16. Northern Iraq: Turkish Military Action 138 words
  17. Turkey: Arms Exports by British Aerospace Subsidiary 182 words
  18. Israel: Alleged Chemical Defoliant Spraying 76 words
  19. Conflict Prevention and Resolution: EU Policy 131 words
  20. Lomé Convention 163 words
  21. UN Reform Programme 77 words
  22. Falkland Islands and South Georgia 141 words
  23. Baltic States: ASSIST Programme Funding 58 words
  24. Sierra Leone 89 words
  25. British Embassy, Berlin 117 words