Commons Sitting of 22 October 1973 Series 5 Vol. 861

    c665
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c665
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. PETITION
      4. c665
    1. Glasgow (Strathclyde) 189 words
  4. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
        2. cc666-7
      1. Concorde 468 words
        2. cc667-8
      2. Insolvent Companies (Directors) 360 words
        3. cc668-9
      3. Oil Rigs (Grants) 256 words
        4. cc669-70
      4. Sale of Goods (Prices) 248 words
        5. cc670-1
      5. British Airways Board 414 words
        6. c671
      6. Tourist Projects (Grants) 152 words
        7. cc671-2
      7. Advance Factories (Northern Region) 178 words
        8. cc672-4
      8. Coal (Electricity Generation) 589 words
        9. cc674-5
      9. Bank Charges 476 words
        10. cc675-6
      10. Regional Employment Premium 387 words
        11. cc676-9
      11. Aircraft Noise 1,084 words
        12. cc679-80
      12. Scottish Energy Commission 353 words
        13. cc680-2
      13. EEC Investment 655 words
        14. cc682-3
      14. Package Tours (Complaints) 348 words
        15. cc683-5
      15. Coal Production 664 words
        16. cc685-6
      16. Consumer Advice Centres 375 words
        17. cc686-7
      17. Rolls-Royce 322 words
        18. cc687-9
      18. HS146 668 words
        19. cc689-90
      19. Ship Repairing (Report) 201 words
        20. cc690-1
      20. London and County Securities 401 words
        21. cc691-2
      21. Tracked Hovercraft 336 words
        22. cc692-3
      22. Smokeless Fuel (Prices) 527 words
        23. cc693-5
      23. European Space Conference 479 words
    cc695-7
  5. WINDSCALE 678 words
    6. cc697-705
  6. MIDDLE EAST 3,107 words
    7. cc705-6
  7. CLERK OF THE HOUSE (RESIGNATION) 363 words
    8. cc706-11
  8. HOUSE OF COMMONS (ADMINISTRATION) 1,768 words
    9. cc712-836
  9. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL 3,954 words
    1. Schedule 1
        2. cc723-836
      1. NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS 42,202 words, 1 division
      c836
    2. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 27 words
    cc836-936
  10. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL 12,465 words, 6 divisions
    1. Clause 3
        2. cc872-6
      1. CHAIRMAN 1,139 words
    2. Clause 23
        3. cc876-7
      1. CHANGE OF NAME OF REGION, ISLANDS AREA OR DISTRICT 94 words
    3. Clause 47
        4. cc877-8
      1. ALLOWANCES FOR ATTENDING CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 424 words
    4. Clause 52
        5. cc878-83
      1. SCHEMES 1,913 words
    5. Clause 56
        6. c883
      1. ARRANGEMENTS FOR DISCHARGE OF FUNCTIONS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES 86 words
    6. Clause 64
        7. c884
      1. APPOINTMENT, ETC. OF STAFF 201 words
    7. Clause 83
        8. cc884-5
      1. POWER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO INCUR EXPENDITURE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES NOT OTHERWISE AUTHORISED 153 words
    8. Clause 94
        9. cc885-6
      1. CAPITAL EXPENSES 311 words
    9. Clause 96
        10. cc886-7
      1. ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 435 words
    10. Clause 97
        11. cc887-8
      1. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION FOR LOCAL AUTHORITY ACCOUNTS IN SCOTLAND. 197 words
    11. Clause 102
        12. cc888-9
      1. REPORTS TO COMMISSION BY CONTROLLER OF AUDIT 420 words
    12. Clause 103
        13. cc889-91
      1. ACTION BY COMMISSION ON REPORTS BY CONTROLLER OF AUDIT 887 words
    13. Clause 108
        14. c892
      1. DETERMINATION AND LEVY OF REGIONAL, DISTRICT AND GENERAL RATES 83 words
    14. Clause 113
        15. cc892-3
      1. PERSONS TO WHOM S. 112 APPLIES 198 words
    15. Clause 114
        16. c893
      1. VARIATION OF STANDARD SCHEME BY RATING AUTHORITY 108 words
    16. Clause 115
        17. cc893-4
      1. GRANTS TOWARDS RATE REBATES 288 words
    17. New Clause A
        18. cc894-8
      1. EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS 1,598 words
    18. Clause 129
        19. cc898-9
      1. HOUSING 157 words
    19. Clause 134
        20. cc899-900
      1. PREVENTION OF RIVER POLLUTION 182 words
    20. Clause 145
        21. c900
      1. POLICE 107 words
    21. Clause 147
        22. cc900-3
      1. WATER 927 words
    22. Clause 149
        23. c903
      1. PUBLIC TRANSPORT 103 words
    23. Clause 159
        24. c903
      1. YOUTH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES 81 words
    24. Clause 169
        25. c904
      1. BURIAL GROUNDS 151 words
    25. Clause 182
        26. c904
      1. MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING FUNCTIONS 75 words
    26. Clause 186
        27. cc904-5
      1. MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF LICENSING (SCOTLAND) ACTS 214 words
    27. Clause 188
        28. c905
      1. MISCELLANEOUS LICENSING, REGISTRATION AND RELATED MATTERS 69 words
    28. Clause 209
        29. cc906-7
      1. REMOVAL OR RELAXATION OF CONTROLS AFFECTING CERTAIN LOCAL AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS 502 words
    29. New Clause B
        30. cc907-8
      1. TWEED FISHERIES COMMISSIONERS 379 words
    30. New Clause C
        31. cc909-12
      1. PROPERTY HELD ON TRUST 1,433 words
    31. Clause 223
        32. cc912-3
      1. LOCAL ACTS AND INSTRUMENTS 212 words
    32. New Clause D
        33. cc913-5
      1. ABOLITION OF FIARS COURTS FOR COUNTIES, ETC. 996 words
    33. Schedule 3
        34. cc915-8
      1. AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF ELECTION LAW 819 words
    34. Schedule 9
        35. cc918-9
      1. AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCE 370 words
    35. Schedule 14
        36. c919
      1. AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO ROADS 144 words
    36. Schedule 16
        37. c920
      1. AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO RIVER PURIFICATION 129 words
    37. Schedule 17
        38. cc920-1
      1. AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO WATER 258 words
    38. Schedule 18
        39. cc921-4
      1. AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN ENACTMENTS RELATING TO TRANSPORT 1,209 words
    39. Schedule 23
        40. cc925-6
      1. AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS RELATING TO PLANNING 363 words
    40. Schedule 25
        41. cc926-7
      1. RELAXATION OF CONTROLS 285 words
    41. Schedule 26
        42. cc927-32
      1. ADAPTATION AND AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS 1,793 words
    42. Schedule 27
        43. cc932-3
      1. AMENDMENTS OF BURGH POLICE (SCOTLAND) ACTS 1892 TO 1911 120 words
    43. Schedule 28
        44. cc933-6
      1. REPEALS 1,071 words
      c936
    44. ADJOURNMENT 14 words
    cc937-44
  11. SOUTH YORKSHIRE WATERWAY 2,430 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 22 October 1973 Series 5 Vol. 861

  1. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
      2. c355W
    1. Company Law 47 words
      c355W
    2. South Africa 88 words
      c355W
    3. Construction Firms (Bankruptcies) 65 words
      cc355-6W
    4. Central Companies Registry 101 words
      c356W
    5. Petroleum Coke (Imports) 106 words
      c356W
    6. Electricity Prices 102 words
      cc356-7W
    7. Concorde 168 words
      c357W
    8. Heathrow (Night Flying) 45 words
      c357W
    9. Resale Prices Act (Petrol Companies' Sales) 56 words
      cc357-8W
    10. Energy Supplies 150 words
      c358W
    11. Fuel Requirements 90 words
      c358W
    12. Heating and Ventilation Engineers (Status) 87 words
      cc358-9W
    13. Newsprint 79 words
      cc359-60W
    14. Government Factories (Lanarkshire) 399 words
      c360W
    15. Commodity Prices 78 words
      cc360-1W
    16. Crude Oil 157 words
      c361W
    17. International Computers Ltd. (South African Sales) 86 words
      cc361-2W
    18. American Nuclear Reactors (Safety) 148 words
      c362W
    19. Large Companies (Asset Value) 84 words
      c362W
    20. North Sea Oil and Gas Companies 90 words
      cc362-3W
    21. Mineral Wealth 80 words
      c363W
    22. Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (Asset Value) 60 words
      c363W
    23. Price Commission 54 words
      c363W
    24. Leicester (Employment) 60 words
      cc363-4W
    25. North Sea Oil Supply Ships 83 words
      c364W
    26. Noise Advisory Council (Report) 47 words
      c364W
    27. Heathrow (Aircraft Utilisation) 51 words
      c364W
    28. EEC Investment 104 words
      c364W
    29. Coal Industry 46 words
      cc364-5W
    30. Package Tours (Complaints) 97 words
      c365W
    31. Sugar Refining 79 words
      c365W
    32. Financial Trusts (Investigations) 60 words
  2. POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
      3. cc365-6W
    1. Postage Rates (Greeting Cards) 55 words
      c366W
    2. Giro 60 words
      c366W
    3. Overseas Borrowing 48 words
      c366W
    4. Post Office Superannuation Fund 125 words
  3. WALES
      4. c367W
    1. A55, Northop (Traffic Lights) 277 words
      c367W
    2. Improvement Grants 140 words
      cc367-8W
    3. Roads 106 words
      c368W
    4. Railway (Llangollen) 76 words
      cc368-9W
    5. Llanrwst Bypass 46 words
      cc369-70W
    6. Rent Scrutiny Boards 380 words
      c370W
    7. A5, Llanfair PG (Bypass) 58 words
      cc370-1W
    8. Health Centre, Holyhead 86 words
      c371W
    9. Welsh Digest of Statistics 182 words
      c371W
    10. Council Tenants (Lodger Charges) 82 words
      cc371-2W
    11. National Sports Centre 191 words
  4. NATIONAL FINANCE
      5. c372W
    1. Banking Assets 42 words
      c372W
    2. Investment Flows (EEC) 51 words
      cc372-3W
    3. Government Expenditure 319 words
      cc373-4W
    4. Family Incomes 312 words
      c374W
    5. Foreign Debt (Public Sector) 57 words
      c374W
    6. Single Persons (Classification) 58 words
      cc374-5W
    7. Value Added Tax 149 words
      cc375-6W
    8. State Corporation Assets 70 words
      cc376-8W
    9. Industrial Productivity 533 words
      cc378-80W
    10. Tax Evasion 340 words
      c380W
    11. Money Markets 71 words
      c380W
    12. Invisible Earnings 232 words
      cc380-3W
    13. Governmental Expenditure Abroad 1,487 words
      c383W
    14. Nationalised Industry Borrowing 76 words
      c383W
    15. European Regional Fund 75 words
      cc383-4W
    16. Transfer Pricing 118 words
      cc384-5W
    17. Government Purchasing and Borrowing 561 words
      cc385-7W
    18. Nationalised Industries (Interest Payments) 599 words
      cc387-8W
    19. Mortgage Interest 90 words
      cc388-90W
    20. Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation 472 words
      cc390-2W
    21. Profits 556 words
  5. ENVIRONMENT
      6. c392W
    1. Heavy Goods (River Transit) 51 words
      cc392-3W
    2. Sand and Gravel Extraction (Bedfordshire) 273 words
      c393W
    3. Green Belt (Housing) 139 words
      cc393-4W
    4. Empty Houses 284 words
      c394W
    5. Rent Allowances 127 words
      cc394-5W
    6. Forth Ports Authority (Appointments) 126 words
      c395W
    7. New Palace Yard (Car Park) 76 words
      c395W
    8. Home Loss Payments 39 words
      cc395-6W
    9. Heavy Lorries (Routes) 55 words
      c396W
    10. Water Resources Board (Annual Report) 50 words
      c396W
    11. Planning Appeals (Wiltshire) 89 words
      c396W
    12. Sports Centre, Knottingley (Loan Sanction) 129 words
      cc396-7W
    13. Planning Inquiries (Architects) 115 words
      c397W
    14. Development Land 51 words
      c397W
    15. M18 (Service Area) 94 words
      cc397-8W
    16. Lorry Park (Newcastle-under-Lyme) 51 words
      c398W
    17. Water Supplies (Harlow and Stevenage) 106 words
      cc398-9W
    18. Local Authority Developments (Notice to Residents) 263 words
      c399W
    19. Departmental Offices (Dispersal) 59 words
  6. EMPLOYMENT
      7. c399W
    1. Workers' Mental and Physical Capacity 77 words
      cc399-400W
    2. Widows, Separated and Divorced Women 208 words
      c400W
    3. Sugar Refining 95 words
      cc400-1W
    4. Fatal Accidents 561 words
      c401W
    5. Wages Councils 79 words
      cc401-3W
    6. Maternity Leave 309 words
      c403W
    7. POPULATION PANEL 93 words
  7. HOUSE OF COMMONS
      8. cc403-4W
    1. Procedure 109 words
  8. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      9. c404W
    1. Feedstocks (Cost) 73 words
      c404W
    2. Mutton and Lamb Imports 117 words
      cc404-5W
    3. Food Prices 177 words
  9. DEFENCE
      10. c405W
    1. Royal Military Police (Northern Ireland) 75 words
      c405W
    2. Royal Yacht 101 words
      cc405-6W
    3. Home-grown Grain Crop 82 words
      c406W
    4. Rubber Bullets 142 words
      cc406-7W
    5. Thomas Friel 73 words
      c407W
    6. Medical and Dental Officers (Pay) 288 words
  10. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
      11. c408W
    1. West Indian Children (ESN Schools) 63 words
      cc408-9W
    2. Overseas Students 280 words
      c409W
    3. Handicapped Children 80 words
      c409W
    4. Commonwealth Teacher Exchange 130 words
      cc409-10W
    5. West Riding County Library 169 words
      c410W
    6. Public and Direct Grant Schools (Assets) 51 words
      c410W
    7. Youth Service Policy 90 words
      cc410-1W
    8. Teachers 122 words
      cc411-3W
    9. Independent Schools 686 words
      cc413-4W
    10. School Building Projects (Wolverhampton) 127 words
      c414W
    11. Nursery Education 123 words
  11. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      12. c414W
    1. European Investment Bank 119 words
      cc414-5W
    2. European Assembly 63 words
      c415W
    3. British Antarctica (Mineral Surveys) 107 words
      c415W
    4. Falkland Islands (Mineral Surveys) 33 words
      c415W
    5. European Political Union 38 words
      cc415-6W
    6. Hong Kong 110 words
  12. HOME DEPARTMENT
      13. c416W
    1. Immigration and Nationality Inquiries 119 words
      c416W
    2. Prison Population 63 words
      cc416-7W
    3. Firemen (Pay) 651 words
      cc417-8W
    4. Probation Officers 82 words
      cc418-9W
    5. Drugs (Searches) 357 words
      cc419-20W
    6. Fire Appliances 93 words
      c420W
    7. Bail (Report) 28 words
      c420W
    8. Armed Robbery 35 words
  13. NORTHERN IRELAND
      14. cc420-1W
    1. Business Management Studies 167 words
      c421W
    2. Local Government Superannuation 234 words
      cc421-2W
    3. Rathlin Island 258 words
      c422W
    4. Government Expenditure (Travel and Hospitality) 43 words
      cc422-3W
    5. Foreign Acquisitions 51 words
      c423W
    6. Regional Employment Premium 251 words
  14. SOCIAL SERVICES
      15. cc423-4W
    1. Doctors (Charges to Patients) 171 words
      c424W
    2. Housing 56 words
      cc424-5W
    3. Pensioners (Chippenham) 187 words
      cc425-6W
    4. Hospitals (Complaints) 474 words
      c426W
    5. Christmas Bonus 61 words
      cc426-7W
    6. Invalid Cars 139 words
      cc427-8W
    7. Health Centres 396 words
      c428W
    8. Widows 89 words
      cc428-9W
    9. Supplementary Benefit Recipients 457 words
      cc429-30W
    10. Cohabitation Rule 59 words
      c430W
    11. Female Population 107 words
      cc430-1W
    12. Tribunal Hearings 226 words
      cc431-2W
    13. Attendance Allowance 220 words
      c432W
    14. "Near Relative" (Definition) 107 words
      cc432-3W
    15. Benefits (Fraudulent Claims) 91 words
      c433W
    16. Earnings Rule 135 words
  15. SCOTLAND
      16. c433W
    1. Mobile X-ray Units 54 words
      cc433-4W
    2. Torrie Collection 182 words
      c434W
    3. Infant Mortality 190 words
      cc434-5W
    4. Common Market Commission 80 words
      cc435-6W
    5. Fire Brigade, Glasgow (Industrial Dispute) 39 words
      c436W
    6. Scottish Council on Crime 53 words