Commons Sitting of 18 March 1997 Series 6 Vol. 292

    c707
  1. Preamble 7 words
    2. c707
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
      3. c707
    1. BODMIN MOOR COMMONS BILL [Lords] 7 words
      2. c707
    2. KING'S COLLEGE LONDON BILL [Lords] (By Order) 12 words
      3. c707
    3. LEVER PARK BILL (By Order) 15 words
  3. Oral Answers to Questions
    1. HEALTH
        2. cc707-8
      1. Primary Care Provision 578 words
        2. cc708-9
      2. Dental Charges 630 words
        3. cc709-10
      3. Chief Nursing Officers 177 words
        4. cc710-2
      4. General Practitioners 915 words
        5. cc712-4
      5. Clinical Services 1,055 words
        6. cc714-5
      6. Mental Health Patients 395 words
        7. cc715-6
      7. Hospital Waiting Lists (Manchester) 627 words
        8. c716
      8. Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore 260 words
        9. cc716-8
      9. Rehabilitation Services (Elderly People) 610 words
        10. cc718-9
      10. Patient Care 658 words
    2. PRIME MINISTER
        3. cc719-22
      1. Engagements 1,664 words
        2. cc722-4
      2. Casualty Units (London) 385 words
    3. BILL PRESENTED
        4. c724
      1. ROAD TRAFFIC SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION 55 words
    cc725-7
  4. Points of Order 662 words
    5. cc727-8
  5. House Numbering and Home Delivery 1,075 words
    6. c728
  6. HOUSE NUMBERING AND HOME DELIVER 56 words
  7. Orders of the Day
      8. c729
    1. Transfer of Crofting Estates (Scotland) Bill [Lords] 7 words
      2. cc729-31
    2. New clause 1 997 words
  8. Clause 1
      9. cc731-4
    1. DISPOSAL OF CROFTING PROPERTY 1,540 words
  9. Clause 2
      10. cc734-49
    1. RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSAL 8,110 words
      2. cc749-94
    2. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Bill [Lords] 7 words
      1. Clause 34
          2. cc749-55
        1. SHORT TITLE, COMMENCEMENT AND EXTENT 3,274 words
      2. Schedule 1
          3. cc755-65
        1. COMPENSATION PAYMENTS 5,192 words
          2. cc765-70
        2. Business of the House 2,694 words
          3. c770
        3. BIRDS (REGISTRATION CHARGES) BILL 13 words
          4. cc770-1
        4. POLICE 29 words
          5. cc771-2
        5. Criminal Law 365 words
          6. cc772-6
        6. Treasure 2,199 words
          7. c776
        7. LEGAL AID AND ADVICE 45 words
          8. c776
        8. POLICE AND FIREMEN'S PENSIONS BILL 29 words
      3. PETITION
          4. cc776-7
        1. Prepayment Devices (North West Water) 84 words
          2. cc777-94
        2. Child Poverty 9,437 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 18 March 1997 Series 6 Vol. 292

  1. HOME DEPARTMENT
      2. cc487-8W
    1. Departmental Legislation 375 words
      2. cc488-9W
    2. Crime Statistics 1,588 words
      3. cc489-91W
    3. Asylum Seekers 217 words
      4. c491W
    4. Police Authorities (Staff) 727 words
      5. cc491-2W
    5. Police Cautions 153 words
      6. cc492-3W
    6. Acquittals 120 words
      7. cc493-4W
    7. Child Support Agency 658 words
      8. cc494-5W
    8. Possession of Cannabis (Court Proceedings) 389 words
      9. c495W
    9. Police Stations 76 words
  2. DUCHY OF LANCASTER
      3. cc495-7W
    1. "Competing for Quality" 676 words
      2. c497W
    2. Civil Service Salaries 59 words
      3. c497W
    3. Parliamentary Questions 77 words
      4. c497W
    4. HMSO 77 words
      5. cc497-8W
    5. Government Business 59 words
  3. LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
      4. c498W
    1. Departmental Legislation 95 words
      2. c498W
    2. Justices Chief Executive (Hartlepool) 50 words
  4. ATTORNEY-GENERAL
      5. c498W
    1. Departmental Legislation 39 words
  5. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      6. cc498-9W
    1. International Treaties 156 words
      2. c499W
    2. Departmental Legislation 94 words
      3. cc499-500W
    3. Montserrat 111 words
  6. NATIONAL HERITAGE
      7. c500W
    1. Trans-Pennine Trail 58 words
      2. c500W
    2. Departmental Web Site 182 words
  7. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
      8. cc500-1W
    1. Treason Charges (Nigeria) 144 words
  8. TRADE AND INDUSTRY
      9. c501W
    1. McDermott v. Diana, Princess of Wales 81 words
      2. cc501-2W
    2. Internet 307 words
      3. c502W
    3. British Bankers Association (Code of Practice) 306 words
      4. cc502-3W
    4. National Minimum Wage 147 words
  9. TRANSPORT
      10. c503W
    1. Ringway Parliamentary Support Group 115 words
      2. c503W
    2. Bus Working Group (Consultation) 85 words
      3. c503W
    3. Bus Companies (Customer Complaints) 41 words
      4. cc503-4W
    4. Departmental Legislation 157 words
      5. c504W
    5. Salisbury Bypass 143 words
      6. cc504-5W
    6. Marine Aids to Navigation 379 words
      7. c505W
    7. East London River Crossing 88 words
  10. DEFENCE
      11. c505W
    1. Future Large Aircraft 146 words
      2. cc505-6W
    2. Army Technical Support Agency 238 words
      3. c506W
    3. RAF (Reserve Personnel) 199 words
      4. cc506-7W
    4. Service Personnel 834 words
      5. cc507-10W
    5. Loan Service Personnel 296 words
      6. cc510-1W
    6. Foreign Military Personnel (Training) 188 words
      7. cc511-2W
    7. Gulf War 69 words
      8. c512W
    8. Service Accommodation 114 words
      9. c512W
    9. Nuclear Test Programme (Participation) 211 words
      10. cc512-3W
    10. Departmental Legislation 87 words
      11. c513W
    11. Retirement Pensions 64 words
      12. c513W
    12. Gulf War Syndrome 136 words
      13. cc513-4W
    13. Otterburn Training Area 104 words
      14. cc514-5W
    14. Defence Estate Organisation 469 words
      15. c515W
    15. Gulf War (Carcases) 128 words
  11. PRIME MINISTER
      12. c515W
    1. Official Visits 32 words
      2. c515W
    2. Employment Prospects (Lichfield) 68 words
      3. c515W
    3. Engagements 60 words
  12. ENVIRONMENT
      13. cc515-6W
    1. Homelessness (Disabled People) 108 words
      2. c516W
    2. Hedgerows 318 words
      3. cc516-7W
    3. Straw Bale House Construction 162 words
      4. c517W
    4. Water Pollution 99 words
      5. cc517-8W
    5. Sewerage Discharges 226 words
      6. c518W
    6. Water Protection Policy 57 words
      7. c518W
    7. UN Environment Programme 166 words
      8. c518W
    8. Chemicals Convention 124 words
      9. cc518-9W
    9. Departmental Legislation 100 words
      10. c519W
    10. Water and Sewerage Companies 55 words
      11. c519W
    11. Show Houses (Taxation) 90 words
      12. cc519-20W
    12. Advisory Committee on Release to the Environment 177 words
      13. cc520-2W
    13. Genetically Modified Organisms 942 words
      14. c522W
    14. Abattoirs (Liquid Waste Discharges) 78 words
      15. cc522-3W
    15. Slaughtered Cattle (Disposal) 284 words
      16. c523W
    16. Green Belt, Nottinghamshire 169 words
      17. c523W
    17. Ordnance Survey 225 words
      18. cc523-5W
    18. Local Government Finance 693 words
      19. cc525-6W
    19. Community Alarm Systems 123 words
      20. cc526-7W
    20. Central-local Government Information Flows 441 words
  13. EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
      14. c527W
    1. Jobcentre Vacancies 423 words
      2. cc527-8W
    2. Jobseeker's Direction 208 words
      3. c528W
    3. Jobseeker's Allowance 347 words
      4. cc528-9W
    4. Grant-maintained Schools 556 words
      5. cc529-30W
    5. Football Pools Industry 155 words
  14. NORTHERN IRELAND
      15. cc530-1W
    1. Customer Charters 523 words
      2. cc531-2W
    2. Ceasefire 545 words
      3. c532W
    3. Harryville Chapel Protest 201 words
      4. cc532-3W
    4. Rate Bills 387 words
      5. c533W
    5. Department of Education 66 words
      6. c533W
    6. Earth Summit 110 words
      7. cc533-4W
    7. Departmental Legislation 149 words
      8. cc534-5W
    8. Ulster Hospital (Union Flag) 211 words
  15. WALES
      16. c535W
    1. Customer Charters 273 words
      2. cc535-6W
    2. Public Bodies 110 words
      3. c536W
    3. Upland Species and Habitats 54 words
      4. c536W
    4. Overgrazing 158 words
      5. c536W
    5. Lamb and Beef Exports 44 words
      6. cc536-7W
    6. NHS Trusts (Expenses and Rewards) 689 words
      7. cc537-8W
    7. Departmental Legislation 72 words
      8. c538W
    8. Schools Budgets 129 words
      9. cc538-9W
    9. Local Government Finance 681 words
      10. c539W
    10. A487 (Bypass) 121 words
      11. cc539-41W
    11. Therapy Services 332 words
      12. c541W
    12. Talygarn Treatment Centre 129 words
  16. TREASURY
      17. c541W
    1. Cardiff Bay Barrage 167 words
      2. cc541-2W
    2. Value Added Tax 377 words
      3. c542W
    3. Inland Revenue (Standard Letters) 52 words
      4. cc542-3W
    4. Century Date Change (Computers) 86 words
      5. c543W
    5. Earnings Statistics 180 words
      6. c543W
    6. Tax Underpayment 48 words
      7. cc543-4W
    7. Abortions 308 words
      8. c544W
    8. Live Births 171 words
      9. cc544-5W
    9. EU Countries (Income) 201 words
      10. c545W
    10. Michael Allcock Case 61 words
      11. c545W
    11. Inward Investment 136 words
      12. c545W
    12. Landfill Tax 79 words
      13. cc545-6W
    13. Nomura Securities 70 words
      14. c546W
    14. Investment Income (Tax) 94 words
      15. c546W
    15. Abortion and Maternal Deaths 279 words
      16. cc546-7W
    16. Dependent Children 259 words
      17. cc547-8W
    17. Heads of Households 199 words
      18. c548W
    18. Parliamentary Questions 59 words
      19. cc548-9W
    19. Labour Statistics 626 words
      20. c549W
    20. Government Expenditure 69 words
      21. cc549-50W
    21. Data Collection (Postcodes) 171 words
      22. c550W
    22. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 330 words
      23. cc550-1W
    23. Unemployment-related Benefits 217 words
  17. SCOTLAND
      18. cc551-2W
    1. Land Purchases (Grants) 630 words
      2. c552W
    2. Local Government Reforms 85 words
      3. c552W
    3. External Consultants 62 words
      4. cc552-4W
    4. Departmental Legislation 352 words
      5. c554W
    5. Health Service Property (Ayrshire and Arran) 105 words
      6. c554W
    6. Inward Investment 98 words
      7. cc554-5W
    7. Electronic Surveillance 206 words
      8. c555W
    8. Consumer Protection 96 words
      9. cc555-6W
    9. Children (Sexual Abuse) 317 words
      10. c556W
    10. Sex Offenders 93 words
      11. c556W
    11. Salmon Strategy Task Force 84 words
      12. cc556-7W
    12. Customer Charters 370 words
      13. c557W
    13. Glenfeshie and Rothiemurchus Estates 176 words
      14. cc557-8W
    14. Mr. W. J. Duff 138 words
      15. c558W
    15. Slaughterhouse Hygiene 188 words
      16. cc558-9W
    16. Assisted Businesses (Political Objectives) 112 words
  18. AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
      19. cc559-60W
    1. Milk Quota 419 words
      2. c560W
    2. Correspondence 72 words
      3. c560W
    3. Cattle Feed 331 words
      4. cc560-1W
    4. Incineration Contracts 183 words
      5. c561W
    5. Earth Summit 102 words
      6. cc561-2W
    6. Scrapie 168 words
      7. c562W
    7. Feline Spongiform Encephalopathy 118 words
      8. c562W
    8. Chlamydial Disease Research Unit 76 words
      9. cc562-3W
    9. Departmental Legislation 143 words
      10. c563W
    10. Mineral Hydrocarbons 121 words
      11. c563W
    11. Channel Tunnel (Animal Electrocution Apparatus) 156 words
      12. cc563-4W
    12. Rabies 229 words
      13. c564W
    13. Slaughtered Cattle (Disposal) 147 words
      14. c564W
    14. Meat Hygiene Service 92 words
      15. c564W
    15. Departmental Cash Limits 68 words
      16. cc564-5W
    16. "Agriculture in the United Kingdom" 46 words
      17. c565W
    17. Slaughter Practices 114 words
      18. c565W
    18. BSE 217 words
      19. cc565-6W
    19. State Veterinary Service 243 words
  19. SOCIAL SECURITY
      20. c566W
    1. Departmental Legislation 177 words
      2. cc566-7W
    2. All-work Test 118 words
      3. cc567-8W
    3. Housing Benefit 463 words
      4. c568W
    4. Savings 137 words
      5. cc568-9W
    5. Income Support 366 words
      6. c569W
    6. War Pensions (Gulf War) 137 words
      7. cc569-70W
    7. Child Benefits 483 words
      8. cc570-1W
    8. Appeal Tribunals 435 words
      9. cc571-2W
    9. War Pensions 255 words
      10. c572W
    10. National Insurance 189 words
      11. cc572-4W
    11. Departmental Agencies (Performance Targets) 908 words
      12. cc574-5W
    12. Young Offenders 276 words
      13. cc575-6W
    13. Truro Benefits Agency 400 words
  20. HEALTH
      21. c576W
    1. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 120 words
      2. c576W
    2. Insulin Pens (Disposable Needles) 45 words
      3. c576W
    3. St. Cross Hospital, Rugby 52 words
      4. c576W
    4. Health Boards and Trusts (Membership) 58 words
      5. cc576-7W
    5. Factor 8 73 words
      6. c577W
    6. Community Pharmacies 65 words
      7. c577W
    7. Tobacco Companies 45 words
      8. c577W
    8. Drugs Budget 122 words
      9. c577W
    9. Prescription Charges 58 words
      10. cc577-8W
    10. Cancer Treatment (Lancashire) 92 words
      11. c578W
    11. Private Finance Initiative 78 words
      12. c578W
    12. Orthodontists (North West) 143 words
      13. cc578-9W
    13. Bed Blocking 163 words
      14. c579W
    14. Doctors (Training) 116 words
      15. c579W
    15. NHS Budgets 113 words
      16. cc579-80W
    16. NHS Capital Expenditure 74 words
      17. c580W
    17. NHS Waiting Lists 372 words
      18. cc580-1W
    18. Primary Care 100 words
      19. c581W
    19. Special Hospitals 145 words
      20. c581W
    20. Prescriptions 55 words
      21. cc581-2W
    21. Medical Officers 124 words
      22. c582W
    22. Children in Need 41 words
      23. c582W
    23. GP Fundholding 99 words
      24. c582W
    24. Hepatitis B 209 words
      25. cc582-3W
    25. Ondine's Curse 95 words
      26. c583W
    26. Medicines Control Agency 77 words
      27. c583W
    27. Social Services Expenditure 82 words
      28. c583W
    28. Bristol Royal Infirmary 121 words
      29. cc583-4W
    29. Earth Summit 73 words
      30. c584W
    30. Lewisham Hospital 106 words
      31. c584W
    31. Accident and Emergency Service 57 words
      32. c584W
    32. Departmental Legislation 168 words
      33. cc584-5W
    33. Committee on Safety of Medicines 296 words
      34. cc585-6W
    34. Product Licences 188 words
      35. cc586-7W
    35. Oral Contraceptives 300 words
      36. c587W
    36. Clinical Trials 100 words
      37. c587W
    37. Ministerial Responsibilities 85 words
      38. cc587-8W
    38. Medicines Control Agency 163 words
      39. c588W
    39. Clinical Depression 251 words
      40. cc588-9W
    40. Organophosphates 338 words
      41. c589W
    41. Mineral Hydrocarbons 116 words
      42. c589W
    42. NHS Beds (North Yorkshire) 59 words
      43. cc589-90W
    43. Finished Consultant Episodes 87 words
      44. c590W
    44. Local Pay 35 words
      45. c590W
    45. Nurses 110 words
      46. c590W
    46. Patients (Readmissions) 73 words
      47. c590W
    47. Private Finance Initiative 53 words
      48. cc590-1W
    48. NHS Trusts (North Yorkshire) 245 words
      49. c591W
    49. Patients (Purchasing) 57 words
      50. c591W
    50. Lease Cars 53 words
      51. cc591-2W
    51. Clinical Negligence 83 words
      52. c592W
    52. Depression Alliance 71 words
      53. c592W
    53. Ambulances (North Yorkshire) 71 words
      54. c592W
    54. Dental Patients 294 words
      55. cc592-3W
    55. Cancer Deaths 74 words
      56. c593W
    56. Corticosteroid 263 words
      57. cc593-4W
    57. Food Poisoning 81 words
      58. c594W
    58. Parliamentary Answers 239 words
      59. c594W
    59. Medicines Commission 74 words

Lords Sitting of 18 March 1997 Series 5 Vol. 579

    c757
  1. Preamble 22 words
    2. cc757-9
  2. London Underground: Privatisation Advisers 1,247 words
    3. cc760-2
  3. Industrial Tribunals: Members' Expenses 1,037 words
    4. c762
  4. Parkhurst Prison: Suspension of Governor 236 words
    5. cc762-6
  5. European Union Development Council 1,730 words
    6. cc766-8
  6. Future Business 698 words
    7. c768
  7. Building Societies Bill 12 words
    8. cc768-88
  8. Business of the House 10,561 words, 2 divisions
    9. c788
  9. Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill 60 words
    10. cc788-831
  10. Crime (Sentences) Bill 23,136 words, 1 division
    11. c831
  11. Birds (Registration Charges) Bill 12 words
    12. cc831-3
  12. Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Bill [H.L.] 815 words
    13. c833
  13. Police (Health and Safety) Bill 67 words
    14. cc833-7
  14. Local Government and Rating Bill 2,455 words
    15. cc838-41
  15. Business of the House 1,751 words
    16. cc841-91
  16. Crime (Sentences) Bill 25,539 words, 1 division
    17. c891
  17. Architects Bill [H.L.] 6 words
    18. c891
  18. Lieutenancies Bill [H.L.] 6 words
    19. c892
  19. Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Bill [H.L.] 6 words
    20. c892
  20. Justices of the Peace Bill [H.L.] 6 words
    21. c892
  21. Transfer of Crofting Estates (Scotland) Bill [H.L.] 16 words
    22. c892
  22. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Bill [H.L.] 23 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 18 March 1997 Series 5 Vol. 579

    c53WA
  1. East Jerusalem: Landholding Statistics 139 words
    cc53-4WA
  2. NATO 406 words
    cc54-5WA
  3. Dena Import-Export Ltd. 156 words
    c55WA
  4. Marine Navigation Aids 384 words
    c56WA
  5. Salisbury Bypass: Highways Agency Report 138 words
    c56WA
  6. "Pescado" Sinking: Report 57 words
    cc56-7WA
  7. Sandeels: TAC Proposal 323 words
    c57WA
  8. BSE 163 words
    cc57-8WA
  9. Variable Pesticide Residues 189 words
    c58WA
  10. "Agriculture in the United Kingdom" 42 words
    c58WA
  11. Asylum Seekers: Local Authority Support 140 words
    cc58-9WA
  12. House of Commons Medal Collection 119 words
    c59WA
  13. Environment Agency Charging Schemes 197 words
    cc59-60WA
  14. Ordnance Survey: Performance Targets 221 words
    c60WA
  15. Community Alarm Systems 117 words
    c60WA
  16. Access Fund Payments to Students: Child Maintenance Liability 82 words
    cc61-2WA
  17. Lloyd's: Tax Charged and Repaid 324 words