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The Parliamentary History contains all that can be collected of the Legislative History of this country from the Conquest to the close of the XVIIIth Century (1803), 36 vols. The chief sources whence these Debates are derived are the Constitutional History, 24 vols.; Sir Simonds D'Ewes' Journal; Debates of the Commons ...	S6CV0001P0_ab97c36a9512ef65	null	Chronology of "The Parliamentary Debates"	{"house": "", "speaker": null, "word_count": 2173}
(FORMED BY RIGHT HON. MARGARET THATCHER, MP, MAY 1979) PRIME MINISTER, FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY AND MINISTER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE—The Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT—The Rt. Hon. William Whitelaw, CH, MC, MP LORD CHANCELLOR—The Rt. Hon. The Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebo...	S6CV0001P0_fbfb79ddb77b6501	null	HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT	{"house": "", "speaker": null, "word_count": 1460}
(FORMED BY RIGHT HON. MARGARET THATCHER, MP, MAY 1979) PRIME MINISTER, FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY AND MINISTER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE—The Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT—The Rt. Hon. William Whitelaw, CH, MC, MP LORD CHANCELLOR—The Rt. Hon. The Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebo...	S6CV0001P0_8371268d85955295	null	MEMBERS OF THE CABINET	{"house": "", "speaker": null, "word_count": 281}
ATTORNEY-GENERAL—The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Havers, QC, MP LORD ADVOCATE—The Rt. Hon. Lord Mackay of Clashfern, QC SOLICITOR-GENERAL—Sir Ian Percival, QC, MP SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND—Nicholas Fairbairn, Esq, QC, MP	S6CV0001P0_b8317d1cc09fa817	null	LAW OFFICERS	{"house": "", "speaker": null, "word_count": 29}
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY—The Rt. Hon. Michael Jopling, MP MINISTERS OF STATE, HOME OFFICE— Timothy Raison, Esq, MP Patrick Mayhew, Esq, QC, MP MINISTERS OF STATE, FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE— The Hon. Douglas Hurd, CBE, MP The Hon. Nicholas Ridley, MP Peter Blaker, Esq, MP Minister for Overse...	S6CV0001P0_7c801c40d389466c	null	MINISTERS NOT IN THE CABINET	{"house": "", "speaker": null, "word_count": 257}
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food— MINISTER—The Rt. Hon. Peter Walker, MBE, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Earl Ferrers Alick Buchanan-Smith, Esq, MP PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY—Jerry Wiggin, Esq, TD, MP Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Paymaster General and Leader of the House of Commons— The Rt. Hon. Francis Pym, M...	S6CV0001P0_76d1fe400f4c1bf9	null	DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND MINISTERS	{"house": "", "speaker": null, "word_count": 893}
THE SPEAKER—Rt. Hon. George Thomas, MP CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS—Rt. Hon. Bernard Weatherill, MP FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS—Bryant Godman Irvine, Esq, MP SECOND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS—Richard Crawshaw Esq. OBE, TD, DL, MP CHAIRMEN'S PANEL— Rt. Hon. Ernest Armstrong, MP, Miss Betty Boothroy...	S6CV0001P0_548cfc5bf6f61bab	null	HOUSE OF COMMONS	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 1317}
THE SPEAKER—Rt. Hon. George Thomas, MP CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS—Rt. Hon. Bernard Weatherill, MP FIRST DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS—Bryant Godman Irvine, Esq, MP SECOND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS—Richard Crawshaw Esq. OBE, TD, DL, MP CHAIRMEN'S PANEL— Rt. Hon. Ernest Armstrong, MP, Miss Betty Boothroy...	S6CV0001P0_54d1444a9c42b4f9	null	PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 162}
SPEAKER'S SECRETARY—Sir Noel Short, MBE, MC SPEAKER'S COUNSEL—T. R. F. Skemp, CB SPEAKER'S SECOND COUNSEL—Sir Charles Davis, CB SPEAKER'S CHAPLAIN—Rev. Canon J. A. Baker SECRETARY TO THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS—A. Sandall, MLitt SPEAKER'S ASSISTANT SECRETARY (ADMINISTRATION)—R. J. Canter SPEAKER'S ASSISTANT SE...	S6CV0001P0_c031c0fed1c33ac1	null	OFFICES OF THE SPEAKER AND THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 57}
CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS—C. A. S. S. Gordon, CB CLERK ASSISTANT—K. A. Bradshaw CLERK OF COMMITTEES—D. A. M. Pring, CB, MC PRINCIPAL CLERKS— A. A. Birley, CB (Public Bills) E. S. Taylor, PhD (Committee Records) F. G. Allen (Journals) R. S. Lankester (Select Committees) J. H. Willcox (Private Bills) C. J. B...	S6CV0001P0_159383c7b7dc4576	null	DEPARTMENT OF THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 364}
SERJEANT AT ARMS—Sir Peter Thorne, KCVO, CBE DEPUTY SERJEANT AT ARMS—Commander D. Swanston, DSO, DSC, RN(Rtd) ASSISTANT SERJEANT AT ARMS—Major G. V. S. Le Fanu DEPUTY ASSISTANT SERJEANT AT ARMS—Major P. N. W. Jennings CLERK IN CHARGE—Miss M. Frampton, MBE ASSISTANT CLERK IN CHARGE—D. W. Snell ADMISSION ORDER OFFI...	S6CV0001P0_204d71fbba32ca81	null	DEPARTMENT OF THE SERJEANT AT ARMS	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 80}
LIBRARIAN—D. Menhennet, DPhil. DEPUTY LIBRARIAN—D. J. T. Englefield ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS—H. J. Palmer, G. F. Lock DEPUTY ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS—M. A. Griffith-Jones, J. B. Poole, PhD, Miss J. B. Tanfield, S. Z. Young, Mrs. H. R. Coates, Miss P. J. Baines, BLitt, K. G. Cuninghame SENIOR LIBRARY CLERKS—Miss E. K. Andre...	S6CV0001P0_8cecd5b0157e436e	null	DEPARTMENT OF THE LIBRARY	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 266}
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT—F. J. Wilkin, CBE, DFM FEES OFFICE— ACCOUNTANT—J. L. G. Dobson DEPUTY ACCOUNTANT—A. J. Lewis ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANTS—G. P. Brown, F. W. Brewer, A. R. Marskell, M. J. Barram DEPUTY ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT—A. C. Langford, MBE SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER—S. C. Brett HIGHER EXECUTIVE OFFICERS—K. E. Johnso...	S6CV0001P0_0f4140eac4f78f44	null	ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 129}
EDITOR—K. S. Morgan DEPUTY EDITOR—R. H. Dagworthy, OBE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT EDITOR—G. E. Rudd SENIOR ASSISTANT EDITORS—R. V. Hadlow (Committees), L. R. Johns (Questions) ASSISTANT EDITOR—F. G. Brotherston (Debates) DEPUTY ASSISTANT EDITORS—C. R. G. Watson (Committees), P. Walker (Questions) SENIOR REPORTERS—H. C. ...	S6CV0001P0_28440621a1a49497	null	DEPARTMENT OF THE OFFICIAL REPORT	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 144}
GENERAL MANAGER—W. J. J. Smillie, FHCIMA, FCFA, ACF DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER—E. J. Nash, MCFA PERSONNEL OFFICER—Mrs. B. D. Bulley PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO GENERAL MANAGER—Mrs. P. G. Allinson CATERING ACCOUNTANT—D. R. W. Wood ASSISTANT CATERING ACCOUNTANT—Mrs. B. A. Langley EXECUTIVE CHEF—I. Gabay HEAD CELLARMAN—D. Ba...	S6CV0001P0_7d5e61533ba734f6	null	REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 115}
Mr. Speaker : I remind hon. Members that they should not ask more than one supplementary question. If they do, I hope that Ministers will feel obliged to answer only one.	S6CV0001P0_d1038900ff0b9eee	null		{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 31}
1. Sir David Price asked the Secretary of State for Trade, in view of the fact that 1981 is the International Year of Disabled People, if he will take steps with British airports and British airlines, respectively, to improve facilities for air travel by disabled pepole, especially those confined to wheelchairs. The U...	S6CV0001P0_b7e30ae12bb1fa8c	null	TRADE	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 7017}
1. Sir David Price asked the Secretary of State for Trade, in view of the fact that 1981 is the International Year of Disabled People, if he will take steps with British airports and British airlines, respectively, to improve facilities for air travel by disabled pepole, especially those confined to wheelchairs. The U...	S6CV0001P0_24f7f4bdf170a4ab	null	Disabled Persons (Air Travel)	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 345}
2. Mr. Adley asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied with the current levels of imports and exports; and if he will make a statement. The Secretary of State for Trade (Mr. John Biffen) : Our current trade position is strong. This reflects in no small way the fine achievements of our exporters. Mr. A...	S6CV0001P0_e9e3eddd04cc3cbe	null	Imports-Exports	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 439}
3. Mr. Canavan asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will reconsider existing trade arrangements with South Africa. The Minister for Trade (Mr. Cecil Parkinson) : No, Sir. I have no reason to think that existing arrangements are inadequate. Mr. Canavan : In view of the obstinate refusal of the South Afric...	S6CV0001P0_562a255bb43570cd	null	South Africa	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 510}
4. Mr. Beaumont-Dark asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he has yet concluded consideration of whether collusive tendering should be made a criminal offence. The Minister for Consumer Affairs (Mrs. Sally Oppenheim) : I am still considering the many useful representations received. Views were sharply divided...	S6CV0001P0_5f6cd82d7c9fbbda	null	Collusive Tendering	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 386}
5. Mr. Soley asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will refer to the Director General of Fair Trading the practice known as red-lining by which companies refuse to provide credit for purchases to all consumers living within a particular area. Mrs. Sally Oppenheim : Red-lining is not, to the best of my knowledge...	S6CV0001P0_839bc8db246c418d	null	Credit Purchases	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 361}
6. Mr. Michael Morris asked the Secretary of State for Trade what progress is being made in reducing the imbalance of trade between Japan and the United Kingdom. Mr. Biffen : The imbalance of trade between Japan and the United Kingdom continues to widen and is a matter for serious concern. The European Community as a ...	S6CV0001P0_e3da2d74d9b63e82	null	Japan-United Kingdom Trade	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 591}
7. Sir Frederick Burden asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will ask the Director General of Fair Trading what reaction he has had from the Motor Agents Association in relation to the approaches he has made to it following the Consumers Association's report on garage servicing. Mrs. Sally Oppenheim : As I tol...	S6CV0001P0_e9207cc583b8d0bc	null	Garage Servicing	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 664}
8. Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will refer the bid of the American corporation Enserch for the British firm of Davy-Loewy to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. Mr. Biffen : I referred this proposed merger to the commission on 3 March. Mr. Hooley : That answer is useful as far as it goes...	S6CV0001P0_ee623ba3e331d87f	null	Davy-Loewy (Bid)	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 410}
9. Mr. Kenneth Carlisle asked the Secretary of State for Trade what particular benefits he hopes to achieve from the United Kingdom Presidency of the EEC Council of Trade Ministers. Mr. Biffen : It is too early to go into details of specific objectives, but I will have the interests of British trade and commerce well ...	S6CV0001P0_39cbc83fbbd731f8	null	Council of Trade Ministers	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 512}
10. Mr. Clinton Davis asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he proposes to raise the issue of flags of convenience at the next meeting of EEC Transport Ministers. Mr. Eyre : Open registries were discussed at the last European Community Transport Council in November at the instance of the Federal Republic of German...	S6CV0001P0_db17c2cd5a8b78f9	null	Flags of Convenience	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 447}
11. Mr. Knox asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the surplus on visible trade with the European Economic Community in January; and how this compares with the position in January 1980 and January 1979. Mr. Parkinson : In January of this year, the United Kingdom had a crude surplus of £369 million on her tra...	S6CV0001P0_784c5258387ad2d6	null	European Community (Visible Trade)	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 446}
12. Mr. Biggs-Davison asked the Secretary of State for Trade why the security arrangements for British airlines flying to and from Northern Ireland are not uniform; and whether he will make a statement. Mr. Eyre : Our security requirements for British airlines flying between Great Britain and Northern Ireland are unif...	S6CV0001P0_4254ccdc39e339c3	null	Northern Ireland (Airline Security)	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 271}
13. Mr. Nicholas Baker asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he supports the European Commission's proposals for harmonising legislation on trademarks and the creation of a Community trademark. Mr. Eyre : The Government support the principle of a Community trademark and the need for corresponding alignment of...	S6CV0001P0_5e2a7285fc275679	null	European Community (Trademarks)	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 267}
14. Mr. Waller asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he has any plans to extend the sector covered by the Origin Marking Order (S.I., 1981, No. 121). Mrs. Sally Oppenheim : I shall keep the case for extension under review; but my first priority is to implement the order, the principle of which has been widely welc...	S6CV0001P0_0c48d70d0974ac7c	null	Origin Marking	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 461}
15. Mr. James Johnson asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will set up an inquiry into the current system of provisional registration for shipping, following the abuses in the case of the "Tiger Bay", which ran aground on a voyage to Riga in the winter of 1980. Mr. Eyre : The facility of provisional registrati...	S6CV0001P0_5fedc350286a278f	null	Shipping (Provisional Registration)	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 407}
17. Mr. Lawrence asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will now take steps to prohibit restrictive practices in the sale of spectacles. Mrs. Sally Oppenheim : I understand that the General Optical Council's revised rules on price display have been submitted to the Privy Council for approval. The Director Genera...	S6CV0001P0_1dade0ffa002b1e6	null	Spectacles (Sales)	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 500}
43. Mr. Deakins asked the Lord Privy Seal what was the United Kingdom's bilateral aid to the poorest countries in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and how this compares in real terms with the previous 12 months. The Minister for Overseas Development (Mr. Neil Marten) : Net bilateral aid to the poo...	S6CV0001P0_f66cb17b332e55c4	null	OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 1516}
43. Mr. Deakins asked the Lord Privy Seal what was the United Kingdom's bilateral aid to the poorest countries in the latest 12 months for which figures are available; and how this compares in real terms with the previous 12 months. The Minister for Overseas Development (Mr. Neil Marten) : Net bilateral aid to the poo...	S6CV0001P0_c00b10063948cebf	null	Bilateral Aid	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 468}
44. Mr. Hooley asked the Lord Privy Seal what commitments the Commonwealth Development Corporation has currently to projects in the field of energy resources. Mr. Neil Marten : In 1979 and 1980, taken together, the CDC made commitments of about £37 million to projects in this field. Mr. Hooley : Is the Minister aware...	S6CV0001P0_48e0330b976bd7a8	null	Commonwealth Development Corporation (Energy Resources)	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 255}
45. Mr. Canavan asked the Lord Privy Seal what recent representations he has received about further aid for Zimbabwe. Mr. Neil Marten : We are in close touch with the Zimbabwe Government about all aspects of our aid programme. As regards people in this country, I have received a number of letters urging the provision ...	S6CV0001P0_3b5fa6f861efa350	null	Zimbabwe	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 714}
Ordered, That, at this day's sitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 4 (Prayers against statutory instruments, &c. (negative procedure)), the Motions relating to Town and Country Planning may be proceeded with, though opposed, until half-past Eleven o'clock or for one and a half hours after the fi...	S6CV0001P0_e8d5958b36817ef5	null	BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 79}