Commons Sitting of 17 April 1978 Series 5 Vol. 948

    c1
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c1
  2. PRAYERS 51 words
  3. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. PRICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
        2. cc2-3
      1. House Purchase 258 words
        2. c3
      2. Unit Pricing 182 words
        3. cc3-4
      3. Departmental Staff 125 words
        4. cc4-6
      4. Bread 727 words
        5. cc6-7
      5. Skateboard Accidents 163 words
        6. cc7-8
      6. National Transport Users' Consultative Committee 313 words
        7. cc8-10
      7. Inflation (OECD Forecasts) 794 words
        8. cc10-1
      8. Nationalised Industries (Complaints) 484 words
        9. cc11-2
      9. National Consumer Council 283 words
        10. cc12-4
      10. Petrol Prices 615 words
        11. cc14-9
      11. Retail Price Index 1,790 words
        12. cc19-21
      12. Price Forecasting 674 words
        13. cc21-2
      13. Defective Products (Liability) 434 words
        14. cc22-3
      14. Dry Batteries 320 words
        15. cc23-6
      15. Price Commission 781 words
      cc26-8
    2. SMALL BUSINESSES 733 words
      3. cc28-9
    3. SMALL INDUSTRIES 532 words
      4. cc29-30
    4. MILK IMPORTS 213 words
      5. c30
    5. NEW MEMBERS 15 words
      6. cc30-1
    6. BUDGET RESOLUTIONS 207 words
    cc31-2
  4. SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM BILL [Lords] 488 words
    5. c32
  5. STATE IMMUNITY BILL [Lords] 17 words
    6. c32
  6. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, &c. 24 words
  7. ORDERS OF THE DAY
      8. c33
    1. WAYS AND MEANS 10 words
        2. c33
      1. AMENDMENT OF THE LAW 239 words
      cc33-180
    2. BUDGET RESOLUTIONS AND ECONOMIC SITUATION 52,641 words, 1 division
        3. c170
      1. 2. CIGARETTES WITH HIGHER TAR YIELD 48 words
        2. cc171-2
      2. 3. GAMING LICENCE DUTY IN SCOTLAND 556 words
        3. c172
      3. 4. ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON ECSC PRODUCTS 85 words
        4. c172
      4. 5. SURCHARGES AND REBATES IN RESPECT OF REVENUE DUTIES 51 words
        5. cc172-3
      5. 6. VALUE ADDED TAX 231 words
        6. c173
      6. 7. VALUE ADDED TAX (CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION) 92 words
        7. cc173-4
      7. 8. INCOME TAX (CHARGES AND RATES FOR 1978–79) 353 words
        8. cc174-5
      8. 9. INCOME TAX (LOWER RATE) 348 words
        9. c175
      9. 10. INCOME TAX (PERSONAL RELIEFS) 194 words
        10. cc175-6
      10. 11. CHILD TAX ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS IN RESPECT OF CHILDREN (INCOME TAX) 326 words
        11. c176
      11. 12. RELIEF FOR INTEREST (LIMIT FOR 1978–79) 52 words
        12. c176
      12. 13. DIVERS AND DIVING SUPERVISORS (INCOME TAX) 39 words
        13. c177
      13. 14. CORPORATION TAX (CHARGES AND RATE FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 1977) 38 words
        14. c177
      14. 15. ADVANCE CORPORATION TAX (RATE FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 1978) 36 words
        15. c177
      15. 16. CORPORATION TAX (SMALL COMPANIES) 66 words
        16. c177
      16. 17. COMMODITY FUTURES (INCOME TAX AND CORPORATION TAX) 46 words
        17. c177
      17. 18. SALE OF LAND WITH RIGHT TO REPURCHASE (INCOME TAX AND CORPORATION TAX) 52 words
        18. c178
      18. 19. COMMUNITY LAND AUTHORITIES (CORPORATION TAX) 56 words
        19. c178
      19. 20. CAPITAL GAINS TAX 65 words
        20. c178
      20. 21. CAPITAL TRANSFER TAX 87 words
        21. c178
      21. 22. DISPOSALS ON TRUST FOR EMPLOYEES (CORPORATION TAX AND CAPITAL TRANSFER TAX) 44 words
        22. c179
      22. 23. RELIEF FROM TAX (INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL CHARGES 54 words
        23. c179
      23. PROCEDURE (DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN TAX AUTHORITIES OF MEMBER STATES) 71 words
        24. c179
      24. PROCEDURE (LOANS BY PUBLIC WORKS LOAN COMMISSIONERS) 74 words
        25. cc179-80
      25. PROCEDURE (FUTURE TAXATION) 129 words
      c180
    3. FINANCE [MONEY] 149 words
      4. c180
    4. FINANCE 52 words
      5. c181
    5. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 23 words
      6. cc181-214
    6. JUDICATURE (NORTHERN IRELAND) BILL [LORDS] 12,580 words
      7. c214
    7. JUDICATURE (NORTHERN IRELAND) [MONEY] 126 words
      8. c214
    8. DOMESTIC PROCEEDINGS AND MAGISTRATES' COURTS BILL [Lords] 53 words
      9. c214
    9. DOMESTIC PROCEEDINGS AND MAGISTRATES' COURTS [MONEY] 64 words
      10. c215
    10. HOUSE OF COMMONS (ADMINISTRATION) BILL 53 words
      11. cc215-26
    11. CRAIGAVON 4,277 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 17 April 1978 Series 5 Vol. 948

  1. TRANSPORT
      2. c1W
    1. Road Fund Licences (Disc Holders) 60 words
      c1W
    2. Bromham Bridge, Bedford 46 words
      cc1-2W
    3. Road Accidents 281 words
      cc2-3W
    4. M25 243 words
      c3W
    5. Canals 132 words
      cc3-4W
    6. M1 (Repair Work) 189 words
      c4W
    7. A41/ A405 (Hunton Bridge-Waterdale) 219 words
  2. HOME DEPARTMENT
      3. cc4-5W
    1. Television (Wenvoe Transmitter) 223 words
      cc5-6W
    2. Police (Complaints) 235 words
      c6W
    3. Police (Wales) 82 words
      cc6-7W
    4. Prisons (Mothers and Children) 175 words
      c7W
    5. Race Relations Prosecutions (Birmingham) 108 words
  3. PALACE OF WESTMINSTER
      4. c7W
    1. Post Office Staff 58 words
  4. TRADE
      5. cc7-8W
    1. Tourist Boards (Overseas Promotion) 84 words
      c8W
    2. South-West Coast (Standby Emergency Facilities) 89 words
      c8W
    3. Transatlantic Air Services 137 words
      cc8-9W
    4. Grunwick Processing Laboratories Limited 194 words
      c9W
    5. Common Fund 50 words
  5. SOCIAL SERVICES
      6. cc9-10W
    1. Housebound Husband (Personal Case) 123 words
      c10W
    2. "Health Trends" 269 words
      cc10-1W
    3. Pensions 208 words
      c11W
    4. Supplementary Benefit 60 words
      c11W
    5. Unemployment Benefit 52 words
      cc11-2W
    6. Population 64 words
      c12W
    7. Sickness Benefit 47 words
      c12W
    8. Benefits 173 words
      c12W
    9. Pharmacists 42 words
      cc12-3W
    10. Child Benefit 53 words
      c13W
    11. Hospital Services (Huddersfield) 268 words
      cc13-4W
    12. "People with Epilepsy" 72 words
      c14W
    13. Local Government 172 words
      c14W
    14. Invalidity Pension 57 words
      cc14-5W
    15. Pensions (Divorcees) 49 words
      c15W
    16. Retirement Planning Courses 86 words
  6. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      7. c15W
    1. Secretary of State (Photographs) 74 words
      cc15-6W
    2. Commonwealth Year Book 99 words
      c16W
    3. St. Lucia 105 words
      c16W
    4. Rhodesia 74 words
  7. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
      8. cc16-7W
    1. Dangerous Chemicals (Warning Signs) 154 words
  8. INDUSTRY
      9. c17W
    1. Regional Development Grants 172 words
      cc17-8W
    2. Non-Ferrous Minerals 119 words
      c18W
    3. British Aerospace 102 words
      c18W
    4. Assisted Areas (Investment) 59 words
      cc18-9W
    5. Regional Aid (Review) 95 words
      c19W
    6. Spillers-French 81 words
      c19W
    7. Metal (Strategic Stocks) 32 words
      cc19-20W
    8. Heavy Crude Oil 128 words
      c20W
    9. Rolls-Royce 161 words
      c20W
    10. Northern Engineering and Babcock and Wilcox (Merger) 103 words
      cc20-1W
    11. Telephone Account Debts (Warrant Sales) 48 words
      c21W
    12. Cornwall Tin Mining Limited 144 words
      c21W
    13. Industry Act 1972 (Assistance Criteria) 96 words
  9. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
      10. c22W
    1. University Technicians 363 words
      cc22-3W
    2. School Meals 112 words
  10. CIVIL SERVICE
      11. cc23-4W
    1. Retired Civil Servants (Appointments) 247 words
      c24W
    2. SMALL BUSINESSES 168 words
      c24W
    3. CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER (ENGAGEMENTS) 35 words
  11. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
      12. cc24-5W
    1. Loan Interest 1,099 words
  12. SCOTLAND
      13. cc25-7W
    1. Open University 155 words
      c27W
    2. Weather Damage (Compensation) 112 words
      cc27-8W
    3. Immigrants 164 words
      c28W
    4. Farmers (Weather Losses) 67 words
  13. ENERGY
      14. c28W
    1. Uranium 79 words
      cc28-9W
    2. North Sea Oil 138 words
      c29W
    3. Oil Discoveries 146 words
      c29W
    4. Oil and Gas Fields (Development) 83 words
      cc29-30W
    5. Oil Exploration Licensing 76 words
      c30W
    6. Natural Gas Supplies 65 words
      c30W
    7. Oil Drilling (BNOC) 169 words
      cc30-1W
    8. Coal Gasification 113 words
      cc31-2W
    9. Gas Gathering Pipelines Ltd. 319 words
      c32W
    10. £ STERLING 67 words
  14. NORTHERN IRELAND
      15. c32W
    1. National Museums (Indemnity Certificate Payments) 82 words
      cc32-3W
    2. Lough Neagh 258 words
      c33W
    3. Constitutional Settlement 56 words
  15. WALES
      16. c33W
    1. Salmon Population 77 words
      cc33-4W
    2. Voluntary Organisations (Grants) 284 words
  16. EMPLOYMENT
      17. cc34-5W
    1. Kepone 248 words
      c35W
    2. Factory Inspections 153 words
      cc35-6W
    3. Toxic Waste 100 words
      cc36-7W
    4. Health and Safety Commission 433 words
      c37W
    5. Computer Technology 47 words
      cc37-8W
    6. Face Shields 336 words
      c38W
    7. Agricultural Safety Inspectorate 117 words
      cc38-9W
    8. Wool Carding Machines 204 words
      cc39-40W
    9. Unemployed Persons 384 words
      cc40-1W
    10. Health and Safety (Accident Statistics) 287 words
      c41W
    11. Electricity (Price Increases) 81 words
      cc41-2W
    12. Plant Hire Firms 143 words
      c42W
    13. Nurses 90 words
      cc42-3W
    14. Job Creation 193 words
  17. PRICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
      18. c43W
    1. Mortgage and Debt Interest 78 words
      cc43-4W
    2. Post Office Users' National Council (Chairman) 151 words
      c44W
    3. Price Commission Act 1977 71 words
      c44W
    4. Bread Prices 84 words
      c44W
    5. Nationalised Industries 50 words
      c44W
    6. Price Commission Index 38 words
      cc44-5W
    7. Agricultural Wholesale Markets 47 words
      c45W
    8. Price Control 58 words
      c45W
    9. Retail Prices 84 words
      cc45-6W
    10. Citizens' Advice Bureaux 152 words
      c46W
    11. Coal Merchants 123 words
      c46W
    12. Cost of Living 72 words
      cc46-7W
    13. Pay Policy 82 words
      c47W
    14. Bureaux des Changes 52 words
      c47W
    15. Doorstep Selling 93 words
      c47W
    16. Productivity Schemes 66 words
      cc47-8W
    17. Departmental Costs 86 words
      c48W
    18. Food Prices 123 words
      c48W
    19. Director General of Fair Trading 52 words
      cc48-9W
    20. Public Sector 91 words
      c49W
    21. Petrol Prices 56 words
      cc49-50W
    22. Nationalised Industries (Financial Targets) 285 words
      c50W
    23. Newspapers and Periodicals (Distribution) 90 words
      cc50-1W
    24. Prices 337 words
      c51W
    25. EUROPEAN COUNCIL 90 words
      c51W
    26. GOSPORT 25 words
  18. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      19. cc51-2W
    1. Bread 238 words
      c52W
    2. Barley 135 words
      cc52-3W
    3. Nephrops 195 words
  19. NATIONAL FINANCE
      20. cc53-4W
    1. Co-operative Enterprises 224 words
      c54W
    2. Personal Taxation 143 words
      cc54-5W
    3. Motor Vehicle Tax (Disabled Drivers) 83 words
      c55W
    4. Natural Gas Production (Profits) 107 words
      c55W
    5. National Land Fund 67 words
      c55W
    6. Value Added Tax (Disabled Persons' Vehicles) 58 words
      cc55-6W
    7. Public Boards (Members' Expenses) 105 words
      cc56-7W
    8. Income Tax 276 words
      c57W
    9. Public Sector Borrowing Requirement 750 words
      cc57-8W
    10. Budget Statement 163 words
      cc58-9W
    11. Personal Incomes 484 words
      cc59-60W
    12. Policy Optimisation (Ball Report) 46 words
      c60W
    13. Capital Transfer Tax 251 words
  20. DEFENCE
      21. cc60-1W
    1. BAOR 49 words
      cc61-2W
    2. Pay and Conditions 327 words
      c62W
    3. Northern Ireland 67 words
      c62W
    4. Armed Forces Pay Review Body 99 words
      c62W
    5. Chieftain Tanks 51 words
  21. ENVIRONMENT
      22. cc62-3W
    1. Fluoridation 191 words
      c63W
    2. Water Charges 67 words
      cc63-4W
    3. Water Charges (Ormskirk and Kirkby) 133 words
      c64W
    4. Substandard Housing 131 words
      cc64-6W
    5. Listed Buildings 702 words

Lords Sitting of 17 April 1978 Series 5 Vol. 390

    c869
  1. Preamble 22 words
    2. cc869-71
  2. KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS: WAITING-LISTS 914 words
    3. cc871-5
  3. DISCOVERING AFRICA'S PAST 1,203 words
    4. cc875-7
  4. ASBESTOS SUBSTITUTES 627 words
    5. cc877-80
  5. OCEAN ISLAND: PROGRESS OF CLAIM 1,144 words
    6. cc880-906
  6. THE RIDGEWAY: AMENITY PRESERVATION 10,327 words
    7. cc906-39
  7. WIDOWS: PROBLEMS 12,983 words
    8. c939
  8. INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED PERSONS BILL 10 words
    9. cc939-67
  9. THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1969 10,887 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 17 April 1978 Series 5 Vol. 390

    c967WA
  1. ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT 45 words
    cc967-8WA
  2. PUBLIC BUILDINGS: MODERN WARFARE 67 words
    c968WA
  3. NATIONAL ACCOUNTS: ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATIONAL SERVICES 232 words
    cc968-9WA
  4. THE ARTS: OVERSEAS EARNINGS 128 words
    cc969-70WA
  5. MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 137 words
    c970WA
  6. MANUFACTURED EXPORTS AND OVERSEAS EARNINGS 49 words
    c970WA
  7. IMMIGRATION RULES: HUSBANDS AND FIANCES 82 words
    c970WA
  8. THE USSR AND HUMAN RIGHTS 101 words
    c971WA
  9. MADAGASCAR: FISHING INDUSTRY 128 words
    cc971-2WA
  10. ASBESTOS: EEC RESOLUTION 258 words