Commons Sitting of 11 March 1997 Series 6 Vol. 292

    c125
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c125
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
    1. PRIVATE BUSINESS
        2. c125
      1. IMPERIAL COLLEGE BILL 29 words
        2. c125
      2. LEVER PARK BILL (By Order) 15 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. DEFENCE
        2. cc125-6
      1. Defence Export Services Organisation 654 words
        2. cc126-7
      2. RAF (Establishment) 383 words
        3. cc127-8
      3. Departmental Art Collection 357 words
        4. cc128-9
      4. Defence Exports 795 words
        5. cc129-31
      5. "Options for Change" 932 words
        6. cc131-3
      6. Army (Establishment) 987 words
        7. cc133-4
      7. Cadet Forces 638 words
        8. cc134-5
      8. Equipment Expenditure 560 words
        9. cc135-6
      9. Eurofighter 520 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER
        3. cc136-42
      1. Engagements 2,322 words
    cc143-8
  4. Points of Order 2,392 words
  5. BILL PRESENTED
      6. cc148-9
    1. SINGLE HOMELESS PERSONS (SCOTLAND) 142 words
      2. cc149-50
    2. Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (Fifteen Year Programme) 1,023 words
      3. cc150-1
    3. WARM HOMES AND ENERGY CONSERVATION (FIFTEEN YEAR PROGRAMME) 82 words
      4. c151
    4. FINANCE BILL [WAYS AND MEANS] 91 words
  6. Orders of the Day
      7. c152
    1. Finance Bill 286 words
  7. New clause 8
      8. cc152-8
    1. ANNUITY BUSINESS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES 3,248 words
  8. New clause 9
      9. cc158-61
    1. CONSORTIUM CLAIMS FOR GROUP RELIEF 1,666 words
  9. New clause 10
      10. cc161-6
    1. FUTURES AND OPTIONS: TRANSACTIONS WITH GUARANTEED RETURNS 2,439 words
  10. New clause 3
      11. cc166-82
    1. REGISTRATION OF PROFIT-RELATED PAY SCHEMES 9,185 words, 1 division
  11. New clause 4
      12. cc182-9
    1. DISTRAINT ETC. OF PROPERTY ONLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A COURT 3,615 words
  12. New clause 13
      13. cc189-206
    1. RELIEF FROM INCOME TAX ON EXPENDITURE ON ENERGY SAVING MATERIALS 9,539 words, 1 division
  13. New Clause 15
      14. c206
    1. REPORT ON VAT ON ENERGY SAVING MATERIALS (No. 2) 42 words
  14. New clause 16
      15. cc206-13
    1. VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY AND ISLES BASED VEHICLES 3,799 words
  15. Clause 7
      16. c213
    1. ULTRA LOW SULPHUR DIESEL 227 words
    2. SCHEDULE 2 B
      3. cc213-6
    3. Low CANCER-RISK PART-RENEWABLE BLENDED DIESEL 1,334 words
  16. Clause 9
      17. cc216-35
    1. RATES OF AIR PASSENGER DUTY 10,425 words, 2 divisions
  17. Clause 12
      18. c235
    1. LIABILITY TO PAY GAMING DUTY 30 words
  18. Clause 25
      19. cc235-9
    1. CERTAIN FEES TO BE TREATED AS PREMIUMS UNDER HIGHER RATE CONTRACTS 2,281 words
  19. Clause 37
      20. cc239-42
    1. SUPPLIES TO NON-TAXABLE PERSONS ETC. 1,886 words
  20. Clause 54
      21. cc242-3
    1. ATTACHMENT OF DEBTS 22 words
  21. New Schedule 1
    1. 'SCHEDULE
        2. cc243-7
      1. FUTURES AND OPTIONS: TAXATION OF GUARANTEED RETURNS 12 words
        1. SCHEDULE 5AA
          1. GUARANTEED RETURNS ON TRANSACTIONS IN FUTURES AND OPTIONS
              2. cc243-4
            1. Charge to tax etc. 576 words
              2. c244
            2. Production of guaranteed return 223 words
              3. cc244-5
            3. Disposals of futures or options 568 words
              4. cc245-6
            4. The return from one or more disposals 262 words
              5. c246
            5. Related transactions 189 words
              6. c246
            6. Special rule for trusts 177 words
              7. cc246-7
            7. Transfer of assets abroad 91 words
              8. c247
            8. Apportionment in the case of insurance companies 93 words
  22. Schedule 11
      23. cc247-50
    1. LEASING ARRANGEMENTS: FINANCE LEASES AND LOANS 1,714 words
      2. cc250-2
    2. 'Capital allowances 1,054 words
  23. Schedule 17
      24. cc252-9
    1. REPEALS 3,574 words, 1 division
  24. PETITIONS
      25. c259
    1. Eruthianathan Family 227 words
      2. cc259-60
    2. Children (Sexual Exploitation) 235 words
      3. cc260-1
    3. Police (Leicester) 106 words
    cc261-8
  25. Liskeard School and Community College 3,352 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 11 March 1997 Series 6 Vol. 292

  1. ENVIRONMENT
      2. c117W
    1. Sewage (UV Disinfection) 260 words
      2. cc117-8W
    2. Sewage Discharge 64 words
      3. c118W
    3. Departmental Web Site 134 words
      4. c118W
    4. Water Safety 103 words
      5. cc118-9W
    5. Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 314 words
      6. c119W
    6. Art (Open Spaces) 72 words
      7. c119W
    7. Port of Tilbury (Ammonium Nitrate) 102 words
      8. cc119-20W
    8. Countryside Commission 131 words
      9. c120W
    9. Fuel Tanker Incident (West Thurrock) 84 words
      10. c120W
    10. Wytham Woods Experimental Site 127 words
      11. cc120-1W
    11. Commission for the New Towns 491 words
      12. cc121-2W
    12. Environment Council 490 words
      13. cc122-3W
    13. Petrol Vapour Recovery 335 words
  2. CHURCH COMMISSIONERS
      3. c123W
    1. Parishes Protection Group 159 words
  3. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
      4. cc123-4W
    1. Business Tenants 114 words
  4. HOME DEPARTMENT
      5. c124W
    1. Entry Clearance (Mr. Javed Iqbal) 115 words
      2. c124W
    2. Yardies 121 words
      3. cc124-5W
    3. Deportation 184 words
      4. c125W
    4. Criminal Injuries Compensation 153 words
      5. cc125-6W
    5. Drug Education 337 words
      6. c126W
    6. Prison Ship (Portland Harbour) 226 words
      7. cc126-7W
    7. Prisons (Drugs Testing) 596 words
      8. cc127-8W
    8. Privately Operated Prisons 197 words
      9. c128W
    9. Firearms (Compensation) 108 words
      10. c128W
    10. Blakenhurst Prison 139 words
      11. cc128-9W
    11. Irish Republic (Repatriation of Prisoners) 98 words
      12. cc129-30W
    12. National Criminal Intelligence Service 758 words
      13. c130W
    13. Child Prostitutes 170 words
      14. cc130-1W
    14. Asylum Seekers 67 words
      15. c131W
    15. Polling Stations (Disabled Access) 172 words
      16. c131W
    16. Deaths in Police Custody 113 words
      17. cc131-2W
    17. CS Gas 92 words
  5. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
      6. c132W
    1. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Institutes) 191 words
      2. c132W
    2. Parliamentary Questions 105 words
      3. c132W
    3. Research Councils 69 words
      4. cc132-3W
    4. Chemical Weapons Convention Advisory Committee 77 words
      5. cc133-4W
    5. Lloyd's (Solvency) 475 words
      6. c134W
    6. Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme 55 words
      7. c134W
    7. Research and Development 78 words
      8. c134W
    8. Advisory Committee on Chemical Weapons 105 words
      9. c134W
    9. Architectural Technologists (Guidance Booklet) 74 words
      10. cc134-5W
    10. Clean Technologies 130 words
      11. cc135-6W
    11. Environmental Technologies 491 words
      12. c136W
    12. Pollution Abatement Technology 52 words
      13. c136W
    13. Roslin Institute 64 words
  6. SCOTLAND
      7. cc136-7W
    1. Rural Residents (Buses) 72 words
      2. c137W
    2. Schools (Safe Routes) 57 words
      3. c137W
    3. Local Government (Overseas Visits) 268 words
      4. c137W
    4. Blind and Partially Sighted People 35 words
      5. cc137-8W
    5. Parliamentary Questions 105 words
      6. c138W
    6. Oral Cancer 108 words
      7. c138W
    7. Cataracts 107 words
      8. cc138-9W
    8. Housing 201 words
      9. cc139-40W
    9. Electoral Registers 508 words
      10. c140W
    10. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 173 words
      11. cc140-1W
    11. Fisheries Research Services Agency 58 words
  7. TREASURY
      8. cc141-2W
    1. Private Employment Agencies 524 words
      2. c142W
    2. Public Debt 79 words
      3. c142W
    3. European Tax Levels 74 words
      4. cc142-3W
    4. Married Couples (Taxation) 165 words
      5. c143W
    5. Inland Revenue (Targets) 135 words
  8. TRANSPORT
      9. cc143-4W
    1. Automatic Train Protector System 354 words
      2. c144W
    2. Ambulance Service Minibus Drivers 130 words
      3. cc144-6W
    3. Ferry Safety 1,023 words
      4. cc146-7W
    4. Air Traffic Services (Contracts) 151 words
  9. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
      10. c147W
    1. UNHCR 81 words
      2. c147W
    2. Red Cross 93 words
  10. PRIME MINISTER
      11. c147W
    1. Interception of Communications and Security Service Tribunals 171 words
      2. cc147-8W
    2. Official Transport 104 words
      3. c148W
    3. Engagements 60 words
      4. c148W
    4. Interception of Communications 97 words
      5. c148W
    5. Albania 53 words
  11. NORTHERN IRELAND
      12. cc148-9W
    1. Roads (Water) 273 words
      2. c149W
    2. Nursery Vouchers 62 words
      3. cc149-50W
    3. Government Training Centres 479 words
      4. cc150-1W
    4. Housing Executive Dwellings 167 words
      5. c151W
    5. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 172 words
  12. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      13. c151W
    1. Bahrain 98 words
      2. c151W
    2. Treaties 53 words
      3. cc151-2W
    3. Departmental Web Site 209 words
      4. c152W
    4. Parliamentary Questions 109 words
      5. c152W
    5. Entry Clearance (Shakil Hamid) 114 words
      6. cc152-3W
    6. Albania 82 words
      7. c153W
    7. Entry Clearance (Taqir Mahmood) 97 words
      8. c153W
    8. Entry Clearance (Mr. Javed Iqbal) 114 words
  13. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
      14. cc153-4W
    1. Nursery Vouchers 177 words
      2. c154W
    2. Parliamentary Questions 106 words
      3. c154W
    3. European Social Fund 112 words
      4. c154W
    4. Pupil to Teacher Ratios 67 words
      5. cc154-7W
    5. Primary School Classes 3,056 words
      6. cc157-9W
    6. Nursery Classes 450 words
      7. cc159-60W
    7. Schools 550 words
      8. c160W
    8. School Inspections 53 words
      9. cc160-1W
    9. Jobseeker's Allowance 410 words
      10. cc161-2W
    10. Latin and Ancient Greek 438 words
      11. c162W
    11. School League Tables 91 words
      12. c162W
    12. Early Retirement (Teachers) 59 words
      13. c162W
    13. Education Council 94 words
      14. cc162-3W
    14. Residential Visits 39 words
      15. c163W
    15. School Governing Bodies 106 words
      16. c163W
    16. Teachers (Disciplinary Procedures) 65 words
      17. c163W
    17. Assisted Places Scheme 166 words
  14. HEALTH
      15. cc163-5W
    1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 691 words
      2. cc165-6W
    2. Negligence Claims 433 words
      3. c166W
    3. Brain Scans 31 words
      4. c166W
    4. Prescriptions (Information) 150 words
      5. cc166-7W
    5. NHS Numbers 84 words
      6. c167W
    6. Blind and Partially Sighted People 69 words
      7. cc167-8W
    7. Complaints and Disciplinary Issues 687 words
      8. c168W
    8. Medicines Control Agency 97 words
      9. cc168-9W
    9. Cataracts 57 words
      10. cc169-71W
    10. Oral Cancer 1,083 words
      11. c171W
    11. Human Embryos 92 words
      12. c171W
    12. Diabetics (Prescription on Needles) 91 words
      13. c171W
    13. Royal London Hospital Air Ambulance 75 words
      14. cc171-2W
    14. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 149 words
  15. WALES
      16. c172W
    1. South Wales Sea Fisheries Committee 75 words
      2. c172W
    2. Oral Cancer 108 words
      3. c172W
    3. Cataracts 107 words
      4. cc172-4W
    4. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 470 words
      5. cc174-5W
    5. Examination Results 625 words
      6. cc175-7W
    6. Local Government Finance 837 words
      7. cc177-81W
    7. Public Bodies (Expenditure) 1,702 words
      8. c181W
    8. Organic Farming 229 words
  16. DEFENCE
      17. cc181-2W
    1. Eurofighter 80 words
      2. c182W
    2. Food Poisoning Deaths 85 words
      3. c182W
    3. Wrens 32 words
      4. cc182-3W
    4. Army (Expenditure) 64 words
      5. c183W
    5. Gulf War Syndrome 69 words
      6. c183W
    6. Deterrence Capability 72 words
      7. c183W
    7. Defence Expenditure 55 words
      8. c183W
    8. Army Training Regiment 44 words
      9. c183W
    9. Vetting Procedures (Senior Officers) 34 words
      10. cc183-4W
    10. Defence Exports 51 words
      11. c184W
    11. Cyprus 53 words
      12. c184W
    12. Nimrod 89 words
      13. c184W
    13. RAF Equipment Upgrades 68 words
      14. cc184-5W
    14. NAAFI Services 144 words
      15. c185W
    15. Low Flying 82 words
      16. c185W
    16. Trafalgar Class Submarine 48 words
      17. c185W
    17. Challenger 2 Tanks 111 words
      18. c185W
    18. Front-line Infantry 64 words
      19. c185W
    19. Horizon Frigate 48 words
      20. cc185-6W
    20. Defence Industries (Employment) 69 words
      21. c186W
    21. Army Fighting Capability 154 words
      22. c186W
    22. Airwork Ltd. 243 words
      23. cc186-7W
    23. Equipment Expenditure 53 words
      24. c187W
    24. Gibraltar 187 words
      25. cc187-8W
    25. British Defence Doctrine 263 words
      26. c188W
    26. Merchant Vessels 252 words
      27. c188W
    27. Trident 39 words
      28. cc188-9W
    28. AWE Aldermaston 75 words
      29. c189W
    29. Nuclear Depth Bombs 35 words
      30. c189W
    30. NATO 228 words
      31. c189W
    31. Fast Jets 85 words
      32. cc189-90W
    32. Barracks (Acquisitions) 129 words
      33. c190W
    33. Defence Contracts 169 words
      34. c190W
    34. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 65 words
      35. cc190-1W
    35. Medium-Support Helicopter Fleet 147 words
  17. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
      18. c191W
    1. Government Records 63 words
      2. c191W
    2. Custody Services 174 words
      3. c191W
    3. Civil Servants (London Supplement) 75 words
      4. cc191-2W
    4. Next Steps Agencies 186 words
  18. SOCIAL SECURITY
      19. cc192-3W
    1. Independent Living Fund 338 words
      2. c193W
    2. Benefits Agency (Reorganisation) 74 words
      3. cc193-4W
    3. Child Support 303 words
      4. c194W
    4. Benefit Offices (Wales) 141 words
      5. cc194-9W
    5. Basic Pension Plus Proposal 2,403 words
      6. c199W
    6. Appeal Tribunals 220 words
  19. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      20. c199W
    1. Pigs (Export) 47 words
      2. cc199-200W
    2. Live Animal Exports (Computer Data) 128 words
      3. c200W
    3. Beekeeping 204 words
      4. cc200-1W
    4. Lindane 321 words
      5. c201W
    5. Roslin Institute 339 words
      6. cc201-2W
    6. Milk 161 words
      7. c202W
    7. Departmental Web Site 158 words
      8. cc202-3W
    8. Slaughterhouses 316 words
      9. c203W
    9. Red Meat (Hygiene Report) 56 words
      10. c203W
    10. Livestock Diseases Prevention 104 words
      11. cc203-5W
    11. Veterinary Drugs 574 words
      12. cc205-6W
    12. Drug-resistant Food Poisoning Outbreaks 152 words
      13. c206W
    13. Set-aside Scheme 100 words
      14. c206W
    14. Organic Farming 75 words

Lords Sitting of 11 March 1997 Series 5 Vol. 579

    c157
  1. Preamble 22 words
    2. cc157-60
  2. English Nature: Grant to RSPB 1,312 words
    3. cc160-2
  3. Long-term Care Costs 1,068 words
    4. cc162-5
  4. Thames London Bridges: Funding 1,281 words
    5. cc165-7
  5. National Training Curriculum 762 words
    6. c167
  6. Business of the House: Debates, 12th March 52 words
    7. cc167-239
  7. Social Security Administration (Fraud) Bill 37,966 words, 2 divisions
    8. cc239-40
  8. Deregulation (Gaming on Sunday in Scotland) Order 1997 395 words
    9. cc240-4
  9. Advice and Assistance (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 1,889 words
    10. c244
  10. Civil Legal Aid (Financial Conditions) (Scotland) Regulations 1997 74 words
    11. cc244-8
  11. Contract (Scotland) Bill 2,250 words
    12. cc248-53
  12. Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman and Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland Bill 2,275 words
    13. cc253-94
  13. Social Security Administration (Fraud) Bill 21,796 words, 1 division

Written Answers (Lords) of 11 March 1997 Series 5 Vol. 579

    c17WA
  1. Landmines: Vienna Conference 63 words
    c17WA
  2. Red Cross: Support 81 words
    c17WA
  3. UNHCR: Support 70 words
    cc17-8WA
  4. Fisheries Research Services 57 words
    c18WA
  5. VAT and Repairs to Listed Buildings 277 words
    cc18-9WA
  6. Child Welfare 249 words
    c19WA
  7. NHS: Payment of Creditors 110 words
    cc19-20WA
  8. Petrol Vapour Recovery 337 words
    cc20-1WA
  9. Environment Council, 3 March 505 words
    cc21-2WA
  10. Genetically Engineered Cotton: Patent 170 words
    c22WA
  11. Special Procedure Orders: Identity of Petitioners 293 words
    cc22-6WA
  12. Legal Aid Payments to Lawyers 1,110 words