Sitting of 24 October 1978

Preamble
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
PRAYERS
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]

WRITS ISSUED DURING THE ADJOURNMENT
Mr. Speaker acquainted the House that he had issued, during the Adjournment, warrants for new Writs for Pontefract and Castleford, in the room of Joseph Harper, Esquire, deceased, and for Berwick and East Lothian, in the room of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, Esquire, deceased.
Mr. English: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Are you proposing to commence Question Time in view of the lateness of other people?
Mr. Speaker: Order. Hostilities begin next week. It has never been customary, when the Gentleman-Usher of the Black Rod is due, for us to start Questions; and in any case the Department which was first for Questions today will be first for Questions on the Tuesday of the first week of the new Session.
Mr. English: Further to the point of order, Mr. Speaker. I thought that hostilities betwen this House and another place were permanent.
Mr. Speaker: Order. I am not a bit surprised to finish with a point of order from the hon. Gentleman.

PROROGATION

  HER MAJESTY'S MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH
  2.45 p.m.
  Message to attend the Lords Commissioners:
  The House went:—and, having returned:
  Mr. Speaker(in the Clerk's place at the Table): I have to acquaint the House that the House has been to the
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  House of Peers, where a Commission under the Great Seal was read. The Lord High Chancellor, being one of the High Commissioners, delivered Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, in pursuance of Her Majesty's Command, as follows:
  My Lords and Members of the House of Commons:
  It was with great pleasure that My Husband and I received the State Visit of the President of the Socialist Republic of Romania and Madame Ceausescu in June of this year. We also look back with much pleasure on our visits to the Federal Republic of Germany and Berlin in May, and to Canada in July and August where I opened the Eleventh Commonwealth Games at Edmonton.
  My Government welcomed the independence of the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu and their decision to join the Commonwealth.
  Agreement has been reached with the Government of Brunei to replace the 1959 Anglo-Brunei Agreement, as amended in 1971, by a new treaty under which Brunei will assume its full international responsibility as a sovereign and independent State at the end of 1983.
  My Government played an active and constructive part in the work of the European Communities and in European political co-operation. There were three meetings of the European Council. An Act was passed to provide for the election of United Kingdom members of the European Assembly, and the first direct elections to the Assembly, in the United Kingdom and in other Community countries, will take place in June 1979.
  The United Kingdom has also played a full and positive part in the dialogue with the developing world and in international discussions designed to lift the world out of economic recession, notably the Summit Meeting in Bonn in July of the leaders of the seven major industrialised countries. My Government have taken action to relieve 17 of the poorest developing countries of the burden of their outstanding aid loan repayments, and have substantially increased their programme of aid directed

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  towards the poorest countries of the third world.
  My Government regard the achievement of a peaceful and constructive relationship with the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe as a matter of great importance for international stability. With other members of the North Atlantic Alliance they have taken a leading part in discussions relating to the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, and have worked towards agreement on mutual and balanced reductions in the forces in central Europe. In the Conference of the Committee on Disarmament and elsewhere they have sought to achieve disarmament agreements which promote international security. They played a constructive part in the United Nations Special Session on Disarmament.
  At the same time, My Government recognise that it remains necessary to maintain an adequate level of defence. They have played a full part in measures designed to strengthen the North Atlantic Alliance.
  They have constantly striven to bring about a satisfactory settlement in Rhodesia, through negotiations involving all the parties.
  The United Kingdom has played a full and active part in the work of the United Nations.
  My Government have played a positive role in the search for a settlement in Namibia that will meet with international acceptance. They will continue to work for the implementation of the proposal for a settlement drawn up by the five Western members of the Security Council which has received the support of the international community. My Government have continued their efforts to promote a negotiated peace in the Middle East, acceptable to all the parties.
  Members of the House of Commons:
  I thank you for the provision which you have made for the honour and dignity of the Crown and for the public services.
  My Lords and Members of the House of Commons:
  My Government have continued, with general support, to give high priority to the reduction of inflation. They have achieved their immediate objective of single-figure inflation, and a guideline has been announced for the growth of earnings in the current pay round. Legislation has been passed to extend statutory control of dividends for a further 12 months.
  Measures were introduced to maintain firm control of monetary conditions and to expand output and employment. A wide-ranging programme of employment and training measures has been maintained in operation, designed to assist those who have suffered because of the high level of unemployment during the present recession, and to prepare for economic recovery.
  My Ministers have continued to give full support to the tripartite industrial strategy in their efforts to improve the international competitiveness of British manufacturing industry. Special attention has been given to developments in new technology and schemes of support have been introduced for microelectronics manufacture and for the application of microprocessors in industry.
  A White Paper has been issued on industrial democracy, and nationalised industries have been invited to put forward schemes for extending industrial democracy within their areas of responsibility. Employees are now represented on the boards of the Post Office and the British Steel Corporation.
  Legislation has been passed providing for the establishment of directly elected Assemblies with wide-ranging responsibilities for the domestic affairs of Scotland and Wales, while retaining the essential unity of the United Kingdom.
  In Northern Ireland the community has again demonstrated its determination to reject violence, and progress continues to be made towards stability. My Government have taken steps to stimulate discussion of a possible basis for an interim stage of devolved government. An Act has been passed to

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  reorganise the administration of the courts. Some major industrial projects have been attracted to the Province.
  An Act has been passed to bring the United Kingdom's civil nuclear facilities within the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and to provide for compensation in respect of the early ordering of the second stage of Drax power station. My Government have announced their decision on the reactor systems which will form the basis of our continuing nuclear power programme.
  Opportunities have continued to be provided for the orderly exploration and development of our offshore oil and gas resources. My Government are concerned to ensure that, in the development of energy policy, environmental considerations are given full weight. To this end a standing Commission on Energy and the Environment has been established.
  After a full public inquiry, and debate in Parliament, outline planning permission for the construction of an oxide fuel reprocessing plant at Windscale was granted by means of a special development order.
  Important steps have been taken to save energy in industry, commerce and the public and domestic sectors. An Act was passed to extend assistance to loft insulation for private dwellings.
  My Government have entered into a planning agreement with the National Coal Board on the development of the coal industry.
  Greater account has been taken of the needs of the consumer in the application of the common agricultural policy. Negotiations have continued for the revision of the common fisheries policy and measures have been taken to conserve fish stocks.
  An Act has been passed to transfer the cost of aviation security from the Exchequer to the industry, and to clarify and extend the powers of aerodrome authorities to deal with aircraft noise.
  An Act has been passed to secure the co-ordinated planning of public transport and the improvement of services to meet social needs and to reconstruct the finances of the National
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  Freight Corporation. The aims and methods of the trunk road programme in England have been reviewed, and arrangements have been announced for widening the range of information available about trunk road proposals and for establishing the fairness of public inquiries into them.
  Provision has been made for increases in retirement and war pensions, for a substantial increase in child benefit, and for an extension of the scheme to provide help with fuel bills for those on low incomes. An Act has been passed to provide for payments from public funds to redundant workers in the shipbuilding industry.
  Legislation has been passed to provide financial help to those saving to buy their first home, and to give additional support to the work of housing associations. An Act has been passed to establish a Co-operative Development Agency to promote the principles and further the interests of the cooperative movement.
  My Government have established partnerships with selected local authorities to tackle the serious problems of inner city areas. Additional resources have been provided under the urban programme, and legislation has been enacted to enable selected local authorities to help local industry and commerce and to improve the environment.
  My Government have taken action to strengthen law enforcement in the community. Their decision to implement the recommendations of the Edmund-Davies Committee has laid a sound basis for increasing the strength of the police service.
  Legislation has been passed providing for changes in the composition of the General Medical Council and giving it new powers for the maintenance and improvement of standards of medical practice.
  Provision has been made for increased resources for the National Health Service, including the opening of new hospitals, improved community services and the expansion of medical and nursing staff.
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  secondary school examinations in England and Wales to replace GCE O-level and CSE and have committed themselves in principle to a statutory system of awards for those aged 16–18. They have introduced a scholarship scheme in association with industry to encourage more very able young people to seek careers in the production of the country's wealth, and have initiated a study of ways of increasing the numbers of young people who receive vocational preparation in employment.
  The report of the committee of inquiry into the education of handicapped children has been received, and widespread consultations about it have begun. My Government have announced their broad agreement with the report of the committee on the management of higher education in the maintained sector.
  Legislation has been passed to reform family law in magistrates' courts so as to help the parties to a marriage and their children during a period of marital breakdown.
  Acts have been passed to reform public sector housing subsidies in Scotland and to enable Scottish courts to require offenders to undertake unpaid work for the community.
  Proposals were laid before you for legislation to reform section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911.
  An Act was passed to enable the United Kingdom to ratify without re-
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  servation the European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism and so make a further contribution to international co-operation in that field.
  An Act has been passed to reform the law governing the immunity of other States and Heads of State in legal proceedings in the United Kingdom, and to enable the United Kingdom to ratify the European Convention on State Immunity.
  My Government have made further progress with the reform of the law in other fields.
  My Lords and Members of the House of Commons:
  I pray that the blessings of Almighty God may attend you.
  Then a Commission for proroguing the Parliament was read; after which the Lord Chancellor said:
  My Lords and Members of the House of Commons:
  By virtue of Her Majesty's Commission which has now been read, we do, in Her Majesty's Name, and in obedience to Her Majesty's Commands, prorogue this Parliament to Wednesday the first day of November, to be then here holden, and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Wednesday the first day of this instant November.
  End of the Fourth Session (opened on 3rd November 1977) of the Forty-seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second.

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
  Food Prices
  Food Prices
  Fluorisis
  Fluorisis
  Wine
  Wine
  Joint Consultative Organisation's Advisory Board on Agriculture (Fruit Committee)
  Joint Consultative Organisation's Advisory Board on Agriculture (Fruit Committee)
  Factory Farming
  Factory Farming
  Animals (Export)
  Animals (Export)
  Land Purchase
  Land Purchase
  Mackerel Fishery (Licensing Arrangements)
  Mackerel Fishery (Licensing Arrangements)
WALES
  Welsh Development Agency (Investment in Small Companies)
  Welsh Development Agency (Investment in Small Companies)
  English-Welsh Border (Review by Boundary Commissions)
  English-Welsh Border (Review by Boundary Commissions)
  Llangollen Traffic Survey
  Llangollen Traffic Survey
  Denbigh Relief Road Scheme
  Denbigh Relief Road Scheme
CIVIL SERVICE
  Official Publications (Avoidance of Political Bias)
  Official Publications (Avoidance of Political Bias)
  Civil Servants
  Civil Servants
  Civil Service Pensions (Unestablished Service)
  Civil Service Pensions (Unestablished Service)
PRICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
  Potatoes
  Potatoes
  Car Insurance and Car Repairs
  Car Insurance and Car Repairs
  Government Bodies (Cost)
  Government Bodies (Cost)
  Funeral Directors (Code of Practice)
  Funeral Directors (Code of Practice)
  Petrol Prices (Display) Order 1977
  Petrol Prices (Display) Order 1977
  Consumer Credit Licences
  Consumer Credit Licences
  Rochdale (Secretary of State's Visit)
  Rochdale (Secretary of State's Visit)
ENERGY
  France (Electricity Link)
  France (Electricity Link)
  Fast Breeder Reactor
  Fast Breeder Reactor
  Motor Fuel
  Motor Fuel
  Wave Simulation Tank, Edinburgh University
  Wave Simulation Tank, Edinburgh University
  Coal Exports
  Coal Exports
  National Coal Board (Productivity Scheme)
  National Coal Board (Productivity Scheme)
  Coal Production
  Coal Production
NORTHERN IRELAND
  Halls (Rating)
  Halls (Rating)
  Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
  Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
  Social Security Frauds
  Social Security Frauds
DEFENCE
  RAF Biggin Hill
  RAF Biggin Hill
  Recruitment
  Recruitment
  Ministry Buildings (London)
  Ministry Buildings (London)
  Expenditure
  Expenditure
  Travel Warrants
  Travel Warrants
  Landing Fees (Gibraltar)
  Landing Fees (Gibraltar)
  Service Widows' Pensions
  Service Widows' Pensions
  Her Majesty's Forces (Trade Union Organisation)
  Her Majesty's Forces (Trade Union Organisation)
  Turkey
  Turkey
  Armaments (European Economic Commission Study)
  Armaments (European Economic Commission Study)
  Service Personnel (Resettlement)
  Service Personnel (Resettlement)
  Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich
  Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, Woolwich
  Soundproofing (Grants)
  Soundproofing (Grants)
  Armed Forces (Scottish Personnel)
  Armed Forces (Scottish Personnel)
  Departmental Relocation
  Departmental Relocation
SCOTLAND
  Speech Therapy (Mentally Handicapped Children)
  Speech Therapy (Mentally Handicapped Children)
  Glasgow District Council Housing Department
  Glasgow District Council Housing Department
  Departmental Staff (Retirement)
  Departmental Staff (Retirement)
  Teachers' Widows (Pensions)
  Teachers' Widows (Pensions)
  Doctors
  Doctors
  Court Procedure (Witnesses' Citations)
  Court Procedure (Witnesses' Citations)
  Crown Estates
  Crown Estates
  Gaelic Tuition
  Gaelic Tuition
  Hospitals (Electro-Convulsive Therapy)
  Hospitals (Electro-Convulsive Therapy)
  European Community Institutions
  European Community Institutions
  Land Ownership
  Land Ownership
  Hazardous Substances (Transportation)
  Hazardous Substances (Transportation)
  Murders
  Murders
  Appeal Cases (Legal Aid)
  Appeal Cases (Legal Aid)
TRANSPORT
  Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (Circular)
  Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (Circular)
  Under-18s (Driving Qualifications)
  Under-18s (Driving Qualifications)
  Accidents (Motor Bicycles)
  Accidents (Motor Bicycles)
  Environmental Damage (Heavy Lorries)
  Environmental Damage (Heavy Lorries)
  A21 (Hastings-Tonbridge)
  A21 (Hastings-Tonbridge)
  Motor Bicycles (Noise Control)
  Motor Bicycles (Noise Control)
  Motorway Traffic (Uncovered Loads)
  Motorway Traffic (Uncovered Loads)
  Dangerous Substances (Storage and Transport)
  Dangerous Substances (Storage and Transport)
  M27 (Hedge End—Chilworth)
  M27 (Hedge End—Chilworth)
  Vehicles (Decibel Levels)
  Vehicles (Decibel Levels)
  Vans (Open Doors)
  Vans (Open Doors)
HOUSE OF COMMONS
  Members
  Members
  Official Report
  Official Report
  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (UNITED KINGDOM MEMBERSHIP)
  EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (UNITED KINGDOM MEMBERSHIP)
  TOP SALARIES REVIEW BODY
  TOP SALARIES REVIEW BODY
  STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT (TELEVISION)
  STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT (TELEVISION)
  SCOTTISH LAW COMMISSION
  SCOTTISH LAW COMMISSION
  LAW OFFICERS' DEPARTMENTS (STAFF RETIREMENT)
  LAW OFFICERS' DEPARTMENTS (STAFF RETIREMENT)
  LAW COMMISSION
  LAW COMMISSION
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
  Rhodesia
  Rhodesia
  "Declaration of Liberated Europe" Treaty
  "Declaration of Liberated Europe" Treaty
  Malta (Human Rights)
  Malta (Human Rights)
  Chile
  Chile
  United Nations Sanctions Committee
  United Nations Sanctions Committee
  USSR
  USSR
  Rhodesia
  Rhodesia
  Uranium (Imports)
  Uranium (Imports)
  Security Organisations
  Security Organisations
  Passport Applications
  Passport Applications
  Foreign Diplomats
  Foreign Diplomats
  Diplomatic Immunity
  Diplomatic Immunity
  Africa (Intervention Force)
  Africa (Intervention Force)
  Zambia (Blocked Bank Accounts)
  Zambia (Blocked Bank Accounts)
TRADE
  European Community Trade Mark Office
  European Community Trade Mark Office
  South Africa (British Companies)
  South Africa (British Companies)
  Sperm Oil
  Sperm Oil
  West Germany
  West Germany
  Nigeria
  Nigeria
  Japan
  Japan
  Tourism (West Midlands)
  Tourism (West Midlands)
  Vehicle Components
  Vehicle Components
  Prestwick Airport
  Prestwick Airport
  Air Services (Scandinavia)
  Air Services (Scandinavia)
  South Africa
  South Africa
  Wine Imports
  Wine Imports
  Companies (Annual Returns)
  Companies (Annual Returns)
  Aircraft Accident Reports
  Aircraft Accident Reports
  Terms of Trade
  Terms of Trade
EMPLOYMENT
  Jobs
  Jobs
  Business Men (Overseas Companies)
  Business Men (Overseas Companies)
  Quangos (Member's Letter)
  Quangos (Member's Letter)
  Ealing
  Ealing
  Job Creation
  Job Creation
  Trade Union Officials
  Trade Union Officials
  Co-operative Projects
  Co-operative Projects
  North-West England
  North-West England
  Enterprise and Co-operative Workshops
  Enterprise and Co-operative Workshops
  Trade Union Membership
  Trade Union Membership
  Unemployed Persons
  Unemployed Persons
  Employed Persons
  Employed Persons
  Lost Working Days
  Lost Working Days
  Pay
  Pay
  Vacancies and Unemployed Persons
  Vacancies and Unemployed Persons
  Productivity Schemes
  Productivity Schemes
  Pay Settlements
  Pay Settlements
  Incomes Policy
  Incomes Policy
  Workshops for the Blind
  Workshops for the Blind
  Blind and Disabled Workers
  Blind and Disabled Workers
  Productivity
  Productivity
  National Coal Board Employees (Medical Examinations)
  National Coal Board Employees (Medical Examinations)
  Civil Employment (International Comparisons)
  Civil Employment (International Comparisons)
  Unemployment Rates
  Unemployment Rates
  Unemployed Persons (Percentage Rates)
  Unemployed Persons (Percentage Rates)
  Incomes Policy (Monitoring Committee)
  Incomes Policy (Monitoring Committee)
  Health and Safety
  Health and Safety
  PRIME MINISTER (ENGAGEMENTS)
  PRIME MINISTER (ENGAGEMENTS)
  BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
  BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
  COVENTRY
  COVENTRY
  TEHERAN
  TEHERAN
  RHODESIA
  RHODESIA
INDUSTRY
  British Leyland and Sigma Motor Corporation (Proposed Merger)
  British Leyland and Sigma Motor Corporation (Proposed Merger)
  Postmen (Vacancies)
  Postmen (Vacancies)
  Microprocessor Applications Project
  Microprocessor Applications Project
  Engineering
  Engineering
  Science Policy Research Unit, Sussex University (Report)
  Science Policy Research Unit, Sussex University (Report)
  Cobalt
  Cobalt
  British Leyland
  British Leyland
  Industrial Energy Thrift Scheme
  Industrial Energy Thrift Scheme
  Companies (Return on Capital)
  Companies (Return on Capital)
  Manufacturing Industry (Return on Capital)
  Manufacturing Industry (Return on Capital)
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
  Library Facilities
  Library Facilities
  Unemployed Teachers
  Unemployed Teachers
  Books and In-Service Training
  Books and In-Service Training
  Birth Impairments
  Birth Impairments
  Anti-Hypertensive Drug Therapy
  Anti-Hypertensive Drug Therapy
ENVIRONMENT
  Asbestos (Palace of Westminster)
  Asbestos (Palace of Westminster)
  Local Councillors (Allowances)
  Local Councillors (Allowances)
  House Building (Ealing)
  House Building (Ealing)
  South Yorkshire Navigation
  South Yorkshire Navigation
  Dogs (Licensing)
  Dogs (Licensing)
  Planning Appeals
  Planning Appeals
  Sports (Sponsorship)
  Sports (Sponsorship)
  Tied Cottages (Rents)
  Tied Cottages (Rents)
  LIVERPOOL STREET AND BROAD STREET STATIONS
  LIVERPOOL STREET AND BROAD STREET STATIONS
  Rate Support Grant
  Rate Support Grant
  Noise Abatement Zones
  Noise Abatement Zones
  Housing Revenue Accounts (Rate Fund Contributions)
  Housing Revenue Accounts (Rate Fund Contributions)
  Nuclear Waste Disposal
  Nuclear Waste Disposal
  House Prices
  House Prices
  Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations
  Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations
  Local Government (Rules of Conduct)
  Local Government (Rules of Conduct)
  Pedestrian Crossings
  Pedestrian Crossings
HOME DEPARTMENT
  Parking Offences (Diplomatic Immunity)
  Parking Offences (Diplomatic Immunity)
  Seals (Slaughter)
  Seals (Slaughter)
  Local Radio Stations
  Local Radio Stations
  Entry Restrictions (Evasion)
  Entry Restrictions (Evasion)
  Hunting
  Hunting
  Animals (Experiments)
  Animals (Experiments)
  Cruelty to Animals Act 1876
  Cruelty to Animals Act 1876
  Fire Services (Dispute)
  Fire Services (Dispute)
  Zoos and Wildlife Parks (Licensing)
  Zoos and Wildlife Parks (Licensing)
  Murders
  Murders
  London Taxi Cabs (Fares)
  London Taxi Cabs (Fares)
  Prisoners (Petitions)
  Prisoners (Petitions)
  Deaf Persons (Television Licence Concessions)
  Deaf Persons (Television Licence Concessions)
  Immigration
  Immigration
  Animals (Consolidation of Statutes)
  Animals (Consolidation of Statutes)
  Departmental Staff
  Departmental Staff
  Certificates of Disposal
  Certificates of Disposal
  Broadcast Frequencies
  Broadcast Frequencies
  Terrorism
  Terrorism
  Fire Precautions
  Fire Precautions
  Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1973
  Motor Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1973
  Electoral Arrangements
  Electoral Arrangements
  Political Refugees
  Political Refugees
NATIONAL FINANCE
  Value Added Tax
  Value Added Tax
  £ Sterling and Irish Pound
  £ Sterling and Irish Pound
  PAYE
  PAYE
  Personal Incomes and Capital
  Personal Incomes and Capital
  War Loan
  War Loan
  Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
  Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
  Personal Incomes
  Personal Incomes
  Research (Subsidies and Grants)
  Research (Subsidies and Grants)
  Excise Duty (Wines and Spirits)
  Excise Duty (Wines and Spirits)
  Income Tax (Yield)
  Income Tax (Yield)
  Growth Rates
  Growth Rates
  Domestic Credit Expansion
  Domestic Credit Expansion
  Capital Transfer Tax
  Capital Transfer Tax
  Inland Revenue Staff
  Inland Revenue Staff
  Foreign Currency Borrowing
  Foreign Currency Borrowing
  North Sea Oil
  North Sea Oil
  Nationalised Industries
  Nationalised Industries
  Personal Taxation (International Comparisons)
  Personal Taxation (International Comparisons)
  Minimum Lending Rate
  Minimum Lending Rate
  Industrial Production
  Industrial Production
  Output (International Comparisons)
  Output (International Comparisons)
  Retail Prices
  Retail Prices
  Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
  Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
  Tax Revenue
  Tax Revenue
  Prices and Incomes
  Prices and Incomes
  Government Expenditure
  Government Expenditure
  Employed Persons and Earnings
  Employed Persons and Earnings
  Estate Duty (Single Women)
  Estate Duty (Single Women)
  Exports and Imports
  Exports and Imports
  Exchange Rates
  Exchange Rates
  Productivity Schemes
  Productivity Schemes
  Money Supply
  Money Supply
  Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
  Public Sector Borrowing Requirement
  Public Orders and Contracts
  Public Orders and Contracts
  Pay Policy
  Pay Policy
  Pay Settlements (Government Action)
  Pay Settlements (Government Action)
  Incomes Policy (Monitoring Committee)
  Incomes Policy (Monitoring Committee)
  Capital Taxes Office
  Capital Taxes Office
SOCIAL SERVICES
  Blind Persons
  Blind Persons
  Motability
  Motability
  Adoption
  Adoption
  Hospital Wards (Closures)
  Hospital Wards (Closures)
  Pension Scheme (Contracting Out)
  Pension Scheme (Contracting Out)
  National Health Service
  National Health Service
  Chiropody
  Chiropody
  Whooping-cough Vaccination
  Whooping-cough Vaccination
  Pregnancy Consultation Services
  Pregnancy Consultation Services
  Acton Hospital
  Acton Hospital
  Maternity Beds
  Maternity Beds
  One-parent Families
  One-parent Families
  Medical Manpower
  Medical Manpower
  Family Income Supplement
  Family Income Supplement
  Supplementary Benefit and Pensions
  Supplementary Benefit and Pensions
  Supplementary Benefit Leaflets
  Supplementary Benefit Leaflets
  Hospital Out-patients (Travelling Expenses)
  Hospital Out-patients (Travelling Expenses)
  Huddersfield (Minister's Visit)
  Huddersfield (Minister's Visit)
  Pharmacists
  Pharmacists
  Drugs Industry
  Drugs Industry
  Doctors
  Doctors
  Hospital Broadcasting
  Hospital Broadcasting
  Patients' Records (Confidentiality)
  Patients' Records (Confidentiality)
  Smoking and Health (Leaflet)
  Smoking and Health (Leaflet)
  Registrars
  Registrars
  Hospital Laundry Supervisors (Dispute)
  Hospital Laundry Supervisors (Dispute)
  Doctors' Lists
  Doctors' Lists
  Overseas-trained Doctors
  Overseas-trained Doctors
  Birth Control Pill Deaths
  Birth Control Pill Deaths
  "Help Yourself to Health"
  "Help Yourself to Health"
  Supplementary Benefit Staff
  Supplementary Benefit Staff
  Ante-Natal Clinic Attendance
  Ante-Natal Clinic Attendance
  Drugs (Clinical Trials)
  Drugs (Clinical Trials)
  Doctors (Emigration)
  Doctors (Emigration)
  Hypnosis
  Hypnosis
  Journals and Periodicals
  Journals and Periodicals
  Agoraphobia
  Agoraphobia
  Regional Health Authorities (Chairmen)
  Regional Health Authorities (Chairmen)
  War Widows
  War Widows
  Retirement and Widows' Pensions
  Retirement and Widows' Pensions
  Leamington Park Hospital
  Leamington Park Hospital
  Central Middlesex Hospital (Porters)
  Central Middlesex Hospital (Porters)
  Doctors (Certificate Fees)
  Doctors (Certificate Fees)
  Computers and Confidentiality
  Computers and Confidentiality
  Health Boards and Management Teams
  Health Boards and Management Teams
  Hospital Administrators/Patients Ratio
  Hospital Administrators/Patients Ratio
  Prescription Charges
  Prescription Charges
  Amoxycillin (Patent Rights)
  Amoxycillin (Patent Rights)
  Casualty Services (Redditch)
  Casualty Services (Redditch)
  Disabled Housewives
  Disabled Housewives
  Earnings Rule
  Earnings Rule
  Doctor's Bill (Personal Case)
  Doctor's Bill (Personal Case)
  Hospital Waiting Lists
  Hospital Waiting Lists
  Marginal Tax Rates
  Marginal Tax Rates
NATIONAL FINANCE
  European Community (United Kingdom Contribution)
  European Community (United Kingdom Contribution)
  £ Sterling (Value)
  £ Sterling (Value)
  Inflation (International Comparisons)
  Inflation (International Comparisons)
  Personal Grants and Transfer Payments
  Personal Grants and Transfer Payments
  Sterling Funds (Blocking)
  Sterling Funds (Blocking)
  "Investigation Work" (Pamphlet)
  "Investigation Work" (Pamphlet)
  PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
  PUBLIC EXPENDITURE

Preamble
Reassembling after the Summer Recess, the House met at half-past two of the clock: The LORD CHANCELLOR on the Woolsack.
Prayers—Read by the Lord Bishop of Sheffield.

Preamble
The Lord Rugby—Sat first in Parliament after the death of his father.
The Lord Latham—Sat first in Parliament after the death of his grandfather.
2.37 p.m.
Lord STRABOLGI: My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn during pleasure.
Moved accordingly, and, on Question, Motion agreed to.
House adjourned during pleasure.

  TANKERS: CODES OF PRACTICE
  TANKERS: CODES OF PRACTICE
  AIRPORTS POLICY: ADVISORY BODY
  AIRPORTS POLICY: ADVISORY BODY
  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: DEBT RELIEF
  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: DEBT RELIEF
  THIRD WORLD DEBTS
  THIRD WORLD DEBTS
  ROYAL COMMISSION PROROGATION: HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH
  ROYAL COMMISSION PROROGATION: HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH
  TAXATION OF FAMILY MAN: WESTERN WORLD COMPARISONS
  TAXATION OF FAMILY MAN: WESTERN WORLD COMPARISONS