3 June 1998

Commons Sitting of 3 June 1998

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
    1. Constitutional Referendums 11,790 words
    2. Turnberg Health Proposals 12,868 words
    3. Newhaven Port 4,836 words
    4. Western Sahara 4,193 words
    5. Community Hospitals (Oxfordshire) 4,352 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6 words
      1. Multinational Companies (Business Practices) 768 words
      2. Sudan 1,882 words
      3. Sierra Leone 853 words
      4. Drought and Famine 385 words
      5. Debt Reduction 1,041 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER 5 words
      1. Engagements 4,304 words
  4. Channel Tunnel Rail Link 9,338 words
  5. Drinks Containers (Redemption) 1,335 words
  6. DRINKS CONTAINERS (REDEMPTION) 45 words
  7. HUMAN RIGHTS BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) 131 words
  8. Orders of the Day
    1. Human Rights Bill [Lords] 16 words
      1. Clause 2
        1. INTERPRETATION OF CONVENTION RIGHTS 14,884 words
      2. Clause 3
        1. LEGISLATION 12,001 words, 1 division
      3. Clause 4
        1. DECLARATION OF INCOMPATIBILITY 21,131 words, 1 division
    2. Local Agenda 21 4,725 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 3 June 1998

  1. DEFENCE
    1. Porton Down (Document) 218 words
    2. Abandoned Ordnance 843 words
    3. Hunting 73 words
  2. ENVIRONMENT, TRANSPORT AND THE REGIONS
    1. Birmingham Northern Relief Road 205 words
    2. Motorists 146 words
    3. Piracy 328 words
    4. Transport White Paper 108 words
    5. Fossil Fuel Emissions 140 words
    6. Carbon Monoxide Emissions 84 words
    7. Carbon Dioxide Emissions 151 words
    8. South Gloucestershire (Electoral Review) 84 words
  3. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
    1. Magistrates Courts 341 words
    2. Deaf Jurors 117 words
  4. PRIME MINISTER
    1. Mr. Stephen Kock 100 words
    2. Homelessness 105 words
    3. Housing 212 words
    4. Older People 196 words
    5. Duty Free 105 words
    6. No. 10 Website 79 words
    7. Anti-poverty Strategy 126 words
    8. Heavily Indebted Poor Countries 478 words
  5. NORTHERN IRELAND
    1. RUC 492 words
    2. School Transport 188 words
  6. CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
    1. Sportsmatch 117 words
    2. Millennium Bank Holiday 101 words
  7. HOME DEPARTMENT
    1. Youth Justice 522 words
    2. Firearms 249 words
    3. Joint Enterprise Killings 393 words
    4. Asylum Seekers 494 words
    5. Child Deaths 212 words
    6. Prisoners 53 words
    7. Road Policing 167 words
    8. Alcohol (Young Persons) 142 words
  8. TREASURY
    1. Private Finance Initiative 106 words
    2. Taxation 188 words
    3. Transsexuals 142 words
    4. Local Government Finance 50 words
    5. Heavily Indebted Poor Countries 77 words
    6. Methadone Deaths 299 words
    7. Economic and Finance Council 405 words
  9. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
    1. BMARC 91 words
    2. Export Licences (Indonesia) 371 words
    3. Bulldog Trainer Aircraft 112 words
    4. Truck Refrigeration Systems 122 words
    5. Renewable Energy 272 words
    6. Money-lenders 176 words
  10. WALES
    1. Waiting Lists 109 words
    2. Further Education 79 words
  11. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    1. Debt Reduction 496 words
    2. Niger 74 words
    3. Iraq 131 words
    4. Microfinance 88 words
    5. Emergency Relief 130 words
    6. Bilateral Aid 91 words
    7. Rwanda 148 words
    8. Security Sector Reform 231 words
    9. Religious Freedoms 123 words
    10. Sudan 175 words
    11. Multilateral Agreement on Investment 180 words
    12. Child Labour 71 words
    13. Jubilee 2000 215 words
    14. Rain Forests 264 words
    15. Indonesia 194 words
    16. Sierra Leone 133 words
    17. European Union Development Council 287 words
  12. HEALTH
    1. Breast Screening 176 words
    2. Midwives 179 words
    3. NHS Trusts (Health and Safety) 72 words
    4. Tuberculosis 334 words
    5. Hospital Closures (Cornwall and Scilly) 90 words
    6. Emergency Contraception 105 words
    7. User Groups 91 words
    8. Dental Services 41 words
  13. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
    1. Western Sahara 157 words
    2. Indonesia 151 words
    3. Sierra Leone 168 words
    4. Arms Exports 309 words
    5. Colombia 550 words
    6. Nuclear Tests (South Asia) 336 words
    7. Palestinian Authority 124 words
    8. Dependent Territories 259 words
    9. Congo 142 words
    10. Ponsonby Rule 575 words
    11. Iran 267 words
    12. Hong Kong Elections 145 words
    13. Argentina 73 words
    14. China 158 words
    15. St. Helena 50 words
    16. Ascension Island 154 words
  14. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
    1. Bees 397 words
    2. Animal Welfare 60 words
    3. Chicken Imports 315 words
    4. Small Businesses 138 words
    5. Gluten-free Food 63 words
  15. SOCIAL SECURITY
    1. Vaccine Damage 56 words
    2. Income Support 112 words
    3. Household income 154 words
    4. Widowers 67 words
    5. Means-tested Benefits 617 words
    6. War Pensioners 332 words
    7. Housing Benefit 66 words
    8. Incapacity Benefit 707 words
    9. Pension Provision Group 139 words
  16. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
    1. Information 139 words
    2. New Deal (Young People) 114 words
    3. Rural Schools (Closures) 209 words
    4. Grammar Schools (Admissions) 117 words
    5. Student Loans 306 words
    6. Playgroups 105 words
  17. SCOTLAND
    1. Consultation Papers 156 words
    2. Prestwick Airport 189 words
    3. Special Advisers 59 words
    4. Smoking 476 words
    5. European Structural Funds 254 words
    6. Royal Deeside Partnership 35 words
    7. Education Expenditure 1,236 words
    8. NHS Trusts (Expenditure) 146 words
    9. Executive Search Agencies 172 words
    10. Standard Grade Examinations 129 words
    11. NHS Administration Costs 439 words
    12. Departmental Publicity 1,055 words
    13. Nursery Education 4,293 words
    14. Bees 111 words
    15. Student Loans 1,230 words
    16. Private Finance Initiative 44 words
    17. Legal Aid 805 words
    18. Medical Negligence 252 words
    19. Prisoners 713 words
    20. Class Sizes 184 words
    21. Pupils 5,304 words
    22. Knee and Hip Replacements 437 words
    23. Mortgage Repossession Orders Court 2,386 words

Lords Sitting of 3 June 1998

  1. Preamble 22 words
  2. In-hospital Infections 1,222 words
  3. Heathrow: Minimum Fuel Requirements 821 words
  4. Severn Bridges: Tolls 1,163 words
  5. European Union: Abolition of Duty-free Allowances 770 words
  6. Business 108 words
  7. Government of Wales Bill 6,676 words
  8. Channel Tunnel Rail Link 6,687 words
  9. Government of Wales Bill 22 words
  10. FUNCTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF ASSEMBLY SECRETARIES 9,617 words
  11. SCRUTINY OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LEGISLATION 4,981 words
  12. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING 6,796 words
  13. A.66: Upgrading 7,851 words
  14. Government of Wales Bill 32 words
  15. YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2,961 words
  16. SCRUTINY BY HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMITTEE 3,344 words
  17. APPRAISAL OF PROPOSFD GUIDANCE TO LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITIES 11,535 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 3 June 1998

  1. Capital Gains Tax 39 words
  2. Resuscitation Training Models: VAT 70 words
  3. Tenant and Landlord Service Charge Disputes 287 words
  4. Index of Local Deprivation 112 words
  5. Termite Infestation, Saunton, North Devon 510 words
  6. Reservoirs Act 1975: Proposed Amendments 171 words
  7. Gibraltar: Airport Charges 136 words
  8. Cycle Parking at Government Departments 244 words
  9. Greater Manchester: New Deal for Communities 79 words
  10. Development in Conservation Areas 178 words
  11. Motorway Fencing 141 words
  12. Youth Justice Measures: Pilot Schemes 530 words
  13. Who Decides?: Consultation Response 56 words
  14. Grammar School Admission: Ballot Arrangements 115 words
  15. EU Nationals: Medical Treatment in Other Member States 238 words
  16. HIV/AIDS: Advice to Government 114 words
  17. Gamete and Embryo Import and Export: Licences 346 words
  18. Euthanasia and Cessation of Treatment 194 words
  19. Artificial Limb Provision 85 words
  20. Magilligan Prison: Detainees 130 words
  21. Baton Round Development 189 words
  22. Refugee Women in Europe: Report 173 words
  23. Major General Pabawo Subianto 83 words
  24. Mr. Derek Jones 242 words
  25. Arms Exports to China 157 words
  26. Arms Exports to Iran 253 words
  27. Argentina: Arms Embargo 72 words
  28. Hong Kong Legislature: Elections 143 words