Commons Sitting of 31 July 1978 Series 5 Vol. 955

    c1
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c1
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
    3. c1
  3. DEATH OF A MEMBER 51 words
  4. PRIVATE BUSINESS
      5. c1
    1. BRITISH RAILWAYS BILL 37 words
      2. cc2-3
    2. SHEFFIELD GENERAL CEMETERY BILL 294 words
      3. c3
    3. TAMAR BRIDGE BILL 292 words
  5. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. ENERGY
        2. cc4-5
      1. Conservation 515 words
        2. cc5-10
      2. Power Stations (Coalburn) 1,599 words
        3. cc10-1
      3. Central Electricity Generating Board (Corporate Plan) 421 words
        4. cc11-5
      4. National Coal Board and Central Electricity Generating Board 1,607 words
        5. cc15-7
      5. British National Oil Corporation 444 words
        6. cc17-8
      6. Alternative Sources 476 words
        7. cc18-9
      7. United Kingdom Offshore Operators' Association 424 words
        8. cc19-21
      8. Nationalised Industries (Investment) 701 words
        9. cc21-2
      9. Alternative Sources 204 words
        10. cc22-3
      10. National Union of Mineworkers 324 words
    2. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
        3. cc23-4
      1. Africa 511 words
        2. cc24-8
      2. Debt Relief 1,434 words
        3. cc28-30
      3. Mozambique 463 words
        4. cc30-1
      4. Jojoba Plant 349 words
  6. BILL PRESENTED
      7. c31
    1. OFFICIAL INFORMATION 67 words
  7. ORDER OF THE DAY
      8. cc32-95
    1. TRANSPORT BILL 3 words
      1. Clause 5
          2. cc32-57
        1. COMMUNITY BUS SERVICES 9,546 words
      2. Clause 6
          3. cc57-8
        1. CAR-SHARING FOR SOCIAL AND OTHER PURPOSES 189 words
      3. Clause 8
          4. c58
        1. LORRIES 54 words
      4. New Clause B
          5. cc58-64
        1. DRIVERS' HOURS (EEC RULES) 2,048 words
      5. Clause 9
          6. cc64-95
        1. CONTROL OF OFF-STREET PARKING 12,488 words, 1 division
    cc95-6
  8. ROYAL ASSENT 127 words
    9. cc97-179
  9. TRANSPORT BILL 4 words
    1. New Clause C
        2. cc97-144
      1. NATIONAL POLICY FOR INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORT 18,237 words
    2. New Clause D
        3. cc144-64
      1. DUTY OF BRITISH RAILWAYS BOARD 7,277 words
    3. Clause 12
        4. cc164-5
      1. TRANSFER OF CONTROLLING INTEREST IN FREIGHTLINERS LIMITED 427 words
    4. Clause 17
        5. cc165-6
      1. PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTARY TO SECTION 16 134 words
    5. Clause 22
        6. c166
      1. CITATION AND EXTENT 153 words
    6. Schedule 3
        7. cc167-79
      1. AMENDMENTS ABOUT LORRIES 4,889 words
    cc180-211
  10. ROAD TRANSPORT (EUROPEAN COMMUNITY RULES) 11,991 words
    11. cc212-20
  11. RATING AND VALUATION 3,021 words
    12. c220
  12. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, &c. 36 words
      13. c220
    1. SHIPBUILDING 49 words
    cc220-8
  13. STONEHENGE (FESTIVALS) 2,513 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 31 July 1978 Series 5 Vol. 955

  1. ENERGY
      2. c1W
    1. European Community Ministers 40 words
      c1W
    2. Oil Exploration Applications (English Channel) 99 words
      c1W
    3. Energy Commission 39 words
      cc1-2W
    4. Power Plants (Orders) 149 words
      c2W
    5. Domestic Smokeless Fuels 36 words
      c2W
    6. Power Stations 56 words
      cc2-3W
    7. Natural Gas and Oil Reserves 113 words
      c3W
    8. Falkland Islands (Offshore Oil) 69 words
  2. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
      3. c3W
    1. TUC (Grants) 62 words
      cc3-4W
    2. Falkland Islands 262 words
      c4W
    3. Underdeveloped Countries 148 words
      cc4-5W
    4. Aid (Selectivity) 69 words
      c5W
    5. International Finance Corporation 84 words
  3. CIVIL SERVICE
      4. cc5-6W
    1. Government Documents 201 words
      c6W
    2. Non-industrial Civil Servants 112 words
      c6W
    3. Pay 97 words
  4. HOUSE OF COMMONS
      5. cc6-7W
    1. London Affairs 183 words
      c7W
    2. Photo-passes 144 words
  5. TRADE
      6. cc7-8W
    1. Merchant Ships (Safety) 93 words
      c8W
    2. Parliamentary Questions 90 words
      cc8-9W
    3. Welsh Day Debates 273 words
      c9W
    4. Common Fund 95 words
      cc9-10W
    5. Aircraft Noise (Landing Procedures) 85 words
      c10W
    6. Textiles 304 words
      cc10-1W
    7. Self-service Stores 80 words
      c11W
    8. Japan (Imports) 189 words
      cc11-2W
    9. Company Directors (Responsibility) 119 words
      c12W
    10. Tyres 68 words
      c12W
    11. Air Traffic (Delays) 70 words
      cc12-3W
    12. Marine Oil Pollution 71 words
      c13W
    13. Air Travel (Consumer Representation) 274 words
      cc13-4W
    14. Orkney and Shetland (Airstrips) 149 words
      c14W
    15. Bankruptcies 157 words
      cc14-5W
    16. Merchant Navy (Examinations) 139 words
      c15W
    17. Cutlery 81 words
      c15W
    18. Sonic Booms 86 words
  6. PRICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
      7. c16W
    1. Jeans 149 words
      c16W
    2. Airline Tariffs 145 words
      cc16-8W
    3. Airline and Airport Services 503 words
      cc18-9W
    4. Petrol and Diesel Fuel 267 words
      c19W
    5. Toys (Safety) 106 words
      cc19-22W
    6. Company Prices 1,128 words
  7. HOME DEPARTMENT
      8. c23W
    1. Remands in Custody 44 words
      c23W
    2. Brixton Prison 59 words
      c23W
    3. Shoplifting 179 words
      cc23-4W
    4. Open Prisons 90 words
      c24W
    5. Freedom of Information Legislation 73 words
      c24W
    6. Probation Hostel Facilities (Northumberland) 100 words
      cc24-5W
    7. Distress of Rent Act 1737 67 words
      c25W
    8. Prisoners 50 words
      cc25-6W
    9. Stores (Thefts) 365 words
      c26W
    10. Charity Commission (Applications in Welsh Language) 88 words
      cc26-7W
    11. West Yorkshire Constabulary 217 words
      cc27-9W
    12. Fire Precautions (Hotels) 1,165 words
      c29W
    13. Television Licences 39 words
      cc29-30W
    14. Immigrants (Detention) 252 words
      cc30-1W
    15. Mr. B. V. Rezun (Visa) 131 words
      c31W
    16. Police Employees (Pay) 225 words
      cc31-2W
    17. Palace of Westminster 30 words
      c32W
    18. Post Office Premises (London) 92 words
      cc32-3W
    19. EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE REFERRALS 460 words
      cc33-4W
    20. LEGAL AID AND LAW CENTRES 214 words
  8. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      9. c34W
    1. Commodity Prices 116 words
      cc34-5W
    2. Expenditure Committee (Report) 157 words
      cc35-6W
    3. Fish Farming 316 words
      c36W
    4. Meat Products 162 words
      cc36-8W
    5. Animals (Export) 468 words
      cc38-9W
    6. European Community Food Legislation 154 words
      c39W
    7. Food Prices 169 words
  9. INDUSTRY
      10. cc39-40W
    1. National Parks 127 words
      cc40-1W
    2. Cable and Wireless Ltd. (Chairman's Salary) 243 words
      c41W
    3. Post Office Prices 105 words
      c41W
    4. Peak Park (Minerals) 167 words
      cc41-2W
    5. Shipbuilding Intervention Fund 92 words
      cc42-3W
    6. Shipbuilding (Redundancy Payments) 411 words
      cc43-4W
    7. Chrysler UK Ltd. 287 words
      cc44-5W
    8. Steel 545 words
  10. SCOTLAND
      11. c45W
    1. Petrochemical Project 76 words
      cc45-6W
    2. Doon Valley Caravan Club (Site) 75 words
      c46W
    3. Health and Personal Social Services 94 words
      cc46-8W
    4. Unfit Houses (Demolition) 785 words
      cc48-9W
    5. Housing (Grants) 676 words
      cc49-50W
    6. Housing (Expenditure) 136 words
      cc50-7W
    7. Housing Improvement Schemes 2,562 words
      cc57-8W
    8. Housing (Public Sector) 111 words
      cc58-9W
    9. Fire Precautions (Hotels and Boarding-houses) 217 words
  11. EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
      12. cc59-61W
    1. Nursery Education 459 words
      c61W
    2. Schoolchildren (Transport) 68 words
      c61W
    3. Parental Contributions 88 words
      cc61-2W
    4. Handicapped Children 93 words
      cc62-3W
    5. Direct Grant Schools 323 words
      c63W
    6. School Places (Cost) 79 words
      c63W
    7. Fircroft College, Birmingham 117 words
      cc63-4W
    8. Linden Lodge School 46 words
      c64W
    9. Secretary of State (Visit to China) 121 words
  12. NATIONAL FINANCE
      13. c64W
    1. British Petroleum (Government Shares) 27 words
      c64W
    2. Tax Allowance (Married Men) 96 words
      cc64-5W
    3. Personal Incomes 393 words
      cc65-6W
    4. Tax Revenue 90 words
      c66W
    5. Tax Assessments (Married Women) 84 words
      c66W
    6. PAYE (Insolvent Businesses) 43 words
      c66W
    7. Investment Income Surcharge 44 words
      cc66-71W
    8. Income Tax 1,809 words
      c71W
    9. Value Added Tax 110 words
      cc71-4W
    10. Tax Thresholds 666 words
      c74W
    11. Value Added Tax Tribunals (Costs) 193 words
      cc74-5W
    12. Schedule D Tax 72 words
      c75W
    13. Foreign Currency Borrowing 272 words
      cc75-6W
    14. Vehicle Excise Duty 129 words
      c76W
    15. Social Wage 157 words
      cc76-7W
    16. Mortgage Interest Relief 50 words
      c77W
    17. Pay Settlements (Government Action) 70 words
      c77W
    18. Northern Ireland (Government Services) 47 words
      c77W
    19. Overseas Investment Funds (Transfer Applications) 46 words
      cc77-8W
    20. PAYE Tax Tables 103 words
      c78W
    21. Alcohol Consumption 237 words
      cc78-9W
    22. Policy Optimisation 683 words
      cc79-80W
    23. Double Taxation 42 words
      cc80-1W
    24. Nationalised Industries 147 words
      c81W
    25. Balance of Payments 169 words
      cc81-3W
    26. European Community (Funds) 633 words
      c83W
    27. Budget Council 85 words
  13. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      14. cc83-4W
    1. Lomé Convention 92 words
      c84W
    2. Iran (Arms Sales) 62 words
      c84W
    3. USSR and Other Nationals (Official Documents) 86 words
      cc84-5W
    4. Greece (Ann Chapman Murder) 121 words
      c85W
    5. Middle East Security Conference (Costs) 85 words
      c85W
    6. Bodyguards 114 words
      cc85-6W
    7. South Africa (Nuclear Weapons Test Site) 112 words
      c86W
    8. Banabans 215 words
      cc86-7W
    9. Gilbert and Ellice Islands 270 words
      cc87-8W
    10. Passport Renewals 66 words
  14. EMPLOYMENT
      15. c88W
    1. Working Week 111 words
      c88W
    2. Industrial Tribunals 69 words
      cc88-9W
    3. Employed Persons 184 words
      c89W
    4. Macclesfield 157 words
      cc89-90W
    5. Unemployed Persons 142 words
      c90W
    6. Small Firms 80 words
      c90W
    7. Minimum Earnings 72 words
      cc90-1W
    8. Weekly Earnings 437 words
      cc91-2W
    9. Incomes Policy 252 words
      cc92-3W
    10. Argentinian Footballers (Work Permits) 162 words
      c93W
    11. Unemployment (OECD Countries) 499 words
      cc93-4W
    12. Wages (European Community Countries) 312 words
      cc94-5W
    13. Job Creation Programmes 123 words
      c95W
    14. Canvey Island (Hazardous Industrial Activities) 213 words
      cc95-6W
    15. Fishermen (Deaths and Injuries) 195 words
      c96W
    16. Males 150 words
      cc96-8W
    17. Youth Opportunities and Special Temporary Employment Programmes 489 words
      c98W
    18. Labour Relations Agency (Running Cost) 98 words
  15. DEFENCE
      16. cc98-9W
    1. Puma Helicopter (Loss) 161 words
      c99W
    2. Aero-engines (Chile) 41 words
      c99W
    3. Mr. Leslie Dandy (Everopholitis) 119 words
      cc99-102W
    4. Defence Establishments 839 words
      cc102-3W
    5. Service Accommodation (Essex) 310 words
      c103W
    6. Special Air Service Intelligence Group 46 words
      c103W
    7. Uranium 30 words
      c103W
    8. Major A. Nightingale 103 words
      cc103-4W
    9. Northern Ireland 97 words
      c104W
    10. PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS 138 words
      c104W
    11. INCOMES POLICY 86 words
      cc104-5W
    12. COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY (TREASURY MINISTER'S SPEECH) 37 words
      c105W
    13. IMPRISONED FOREIGN NATIONALS (GOVERNMENT MESSAGES) 138 words
  16. ENERGY
      17. cc105-6W
    1. Domestic Heating (Pensioners) 288 words
      c106W
    2. Irish Sea Gas Reserves 77 words
      cc106-7W
    3. Coal Industry (Finance) 193 words
      c107W
    4. Electrical Supply Industry (Pay Settlement) 66 words
      c107W
    5. British National Oil Corporation 55 words
      cc107-8W
    6. Domestic Supplies 253 words
      c108W
    7. Uranium (South Africa) 67 words
      cc108-9W
    8. Uranium Ore (Australia) 174 words
      c109W
    9. Coal Exports (European Community) 62 words
      c109W
    10. National Coal Board (Planning Agreement) 56 words
      cc109-10W
    11. Fuel Bills (Assistance) 132 words
      c110W
    12. North Sea Oil 255 words
      cc110-1W
    13. North Sea Oil Revenue and Taxation 89 words
  17. WALES
      18. c111W
    1. Welsh Development Agency 94 words
      c111W
    2. Colwyn Bay Antenatal Clinic 99 words
      c111W
    3. Sports Councils (Grant Aid) 72 words
      cc111-2W
    4. Advance Factories 104 words
      c112W
    5. Health and Personal Social Services 88 words
      cc112-3W
    6. Patients (Complaints) 175 words
      c113W
    7. Welsh Water Authority 124 words
      c113W
    8. Pupil-Teacher Ratios 151 words
      cc113-4W
    9. First-time Home Buyers 101 words
      c114W
    10. Unemployment 94 words
  18. SOCIAL SERVICES
      19. cc114-7W
    1. Organisation "Network" 1,226 words
      c117W
    2. Benefits 223 words
      cc117-8W
    3. Committee on Dental and Surgical Matters 126 words
      c118W
    4. Romsby Hill Hospital 31 words
      cc118-9W
    5. Death Grant 233 words
      c119W
    6. Benefits (Giro Payments) 168 words
      c119W
    7. National Insurance Contributions (Married Women) 75 words
      cc119-20W
    8. Prescription Charges (Prepayment) 116 words
      c120W
    9. Welfare Payments (Giro Cheques) 147 words
      c120W
    10. Non-contributory Invalidity Pension 54 words
      cc120-1W
    11. School Dental Services (Macclesfield) 274 words
      cc121-2W
    12. Eye Tests (Macclesfield) 136 words
      cc122-3W
    13. Prescriptions (Macclesfield) 328 words
      c123W
    14. Royal College of Nursing (Telex Message) 158 words
      cc123-4W
    15. Mental Hospitals (Beds) 109 words
      c124W
    16. Northern Region (Staff Reductions) 267 words
      cc124-5W
    17. Infant Mortality (Macclesfield) 52 words
      c125W
    18. Optical and Dental Services (Macclesfield) 165 words
      cc125-6W
    19. Family Income Supplement 183 words
      c126W
    20. Benefits (Industrial Disputes) 72 words
      c126W
    21. Adoption 113 words
      cc126-7W
    22. National Health Service (Negotiating Machinery) 73 words
      c127W
    23. Abortion 66 words
      c127W
    24. Retirement Pensioners (Television Licence Fees) 122 words
      cc127-8W
    25. Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons 216 words
      c128W
    26. Pension Scheme 58 words
      c128W
    27. Eastbourne District General Hospital 54 words
      cc128-9W
    28. Cigarette Advertising (British Airways Flights) 79 words
      c129W
    29. Hospital Beds (Maltese Nationals) 180 words
      cc129-30W
    30. Motability 267 words
      c130W
    31. Health Care 67 words
      c130W
    32. Doctors, Pharmacists and Hospital Beds 70 words
      cc130-1W
    33. Widows' Pensions (Cohabitation) 80 words
      c131W
    34. Homoeopathic Medicine (East Roding) 67 words
      c131W
    35. Immigrant Population (New Commonwealth and Pakistan) 84 words
      cc131-2W
    36. Hospital Building 177 words
      c132W
    37. Reciprocity (European Community) 170 words
      cc132-3W
    38. Thalidomide Cases (Commissioner's Report) 67 words
      c133W
    39. Liver Cirrhosis 177 words
      cc133-8W
    40. Regional Health Authorities 1,532 words
      cc138-9W
    41. Heart Operations 285 words
      c139W
    42. Family Incomes and Benefits 415 words
      cc139-41W
    43. Electro-convulsive Therapy 292 words
      c141W
    44. Junior Hospital Doctors (General Practitioner Deputising Services) 194 words
  19. NORTHERN IRELAND
      20. c142W
    1. Equal Opportunities Commission 92 words
      c142W
    2. Motorways 23 words
      c142W
    3. Public Buildings (Contracts) 74 words
      cc142-3W
    4. Suffolk Estate, Belfast (Youth Centre) 162 words
      c143W
    5. Health and Personal Social Services 50 words
      c143W
    6. Mount Street Clinic, Belfast 135 words
      cc143-4W
    7. Royal Ulster Constabulary (Overtime) 58 words
      c144W
    8. European Social Fund 51 words
      c144W
    9. 11-plus Examination (Transfer Procedures) 84 words
      cc144-5W
    10. Terrorist Activities 156 words
      cc145-7W
    11. Human and Civil Rights 687 words
      cc147-8W
    12. National Health Service (Private Patients) 271 words
      c148W
    13. Social and Family Law 283 words
      cc148-9W
    14. Ministerial Appointments 136 words
      c149W
    15. European Community 100 words
  20. ENVIRONMENT
      21. c149W
    1. Conservation Areas 89 words
      cc149-50W
    2. Housing 194 words
      c150W
    3. Housing Revenue Accounts (Rent Rebates) 93 words
      cc150-1W
    4. Demolished Structures (Adjacent Property Damage) 89 words
      c151W
    5. Touring Caravans and Tent Camping 165 words
      c151W
    6. Directorate of Ancient Monuments 40 words
      cc151-2W
    7. Ribble Estuary 119 words
      c152W
    8. Water Services Revenue (Lancashire) 68 words
      c152W
    9. House Conditions Survey 141 words
      cc152-3W
    10. Dogs 128 words
      cc153-4W
    11. Boxing 306 words
      c154W
    12. Tower Armouries 63 words
      cc154-5W
    13. Engineers, Architects and Surveyors (Overseas Earnings) 114 words
      c155W
    14. Rate Support Grant (Needs Element) 172 words
      c155W
    15. Metropolitan Districts 190 words
      cc155-6W
    16. Housing (Elderly Persons) 33 words
      c156W
    17. Domestic Rate Payments 219 words
      cc156-7W
    18. Definitive Map Revisions 474 words
      cc157-9W
    19. Severn-Trent Water Authority 89 words
      c159W
    20. Fuel Saving Campaign 107 words
      c159W
    21. One-parent Families 63 words
      c159W
    22. Overcrowded Households 41 words
      cc159-60W
    23. Residential Premises (Amenities) 42 words
      c160W
    24. Rateable Value (Industrial Hereditaments) 40 words
      c160W
    25. Rate Support Grant 73 words
      c160W
    26. Housing Starts 115 words
      cc160-1W
    27. Housing (Roof Insulation) 266 words
      cc161-2W
    28. Mortgages (First-time Buyers) 125 words
      c162W
    29. Housing (Loft Insulation) 91 words
      cc162-3W
    30. Privately Owned Houses (International Statistics) 216 words
      c163W
    31. Aggregates (Advisory Committee's Report) 266 words
      cc163-4W
    32. Mortgages 151 words
      c164W
    33. Water Charges 121 words
      cc164-5W
    34. Housing and Improvement Grants 196 words
      c165W
    35. Canvey Island 272 words
      cc165-6W
    36. Royal Palaces (Staff) 115 words
      cc166-7W
    37. Mortgage Repayments 267 words
      cc167-8W
    38. Local Authority and New Town Tenants 388 words
      cc168-9W
    39. Part III Accommodation 266 words
  21. TRANSPORT
      22. cc169-70W
    1. Port of London Authority 480 words
      cc170-1W
    2. Railways (New Lines) 130 words
      c171W
    3. Motorways and A Roads (Maintenance) 235 words
      cc171-2W
    4. Dangerous Substances 128 words
      cc172-3W
    5. Departmental Advertising 448 words
      cc173-5W
    6. Road Accidents 452 words
      c175W
    7. Bus Fares 179 words
      cc175-7W
    8. Vehicles (Statistics) 517 words
      c177W
    9. Drivers and Cyclists 93 words
      cc177-8W
    10. Public Transport Undertakings 338 words
      cc178-9W
    11. Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents 173 words
      c179W
    12. Modes of Travel (Comparative Cost) 234 words
      cc179-80W
    13. M20 62 words
      c180W
    14. A435 and A46 167 words
      c180W
    15. Motorway Services (Inquiry) 47 words
      cc180-2W
    16. M5 88 words

Lords Sitting of 31 July 1978 Series 5 Vol. 395

    c1121
  1. Preamble 22 words
    2. cc1121-4
  2. RHODESIA: ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN 1,183 words
    3. cc1124-6
  3. CHEMICAL CONTAINER MARKING 592 words
    4. cc1126-7
  4. ROYAL NAVAL DOCKYARDS: PAY LEVELS 273 words
    5. cc1127-87
  5. DIVIDENDS BILL 23,535 words
    6. c1187
  6. ROYAL ASSENT 99 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 31 July 1978 Series 5 Vol. 395

    c1188WA
  1. PALACE OF WESTMINSTER AND METROPOLITAN POLICE SECURITY FORCE 119 words
    c1188WA
  2. SCHOOL DINNER CENSUSES 73 words