{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-12", "file": "debates1981-01-12a.xml", "sha256": "7347c9cc53feeede", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-12a.732.3", "colnum": "732", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"When?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "preceding_text": "I thank the hon. Gentleman, but I must refute his allegation. The drop in manufacturing output is due to a wide range of very complicated factors, one of which is the lack of competitiveness of our economy, and part of the element must be the unrealistically high levels of wage settlements during most of last year—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-12a.732.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-12", "file": "debates1981-01-12a.xml", "sha256": "7347c9cc53feeede", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-12a.733.0", "colnum": "733", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": " not small sums. They must be found from elsewhere. He asked that Inmos should establish its factory in the Northern region. However, he must be aware that a case has been put forward to locate it in Wales, and as he knows, that case has gone a long way. I am aware of the hon. Gentleman's suggestion with regard to an agency for the North. I shall look at what he said, but the most important thing—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-12a.733.0"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-01-12", "file": "debates1981-01-12a.xml", "sha256": "7347c9cc53feeede", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-12a.733.4", "colnum": "733", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Industry", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Too long.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. John Cunningham", "preceding_text": "hich is the worst since the 1930s. We refute that. On the specific problem of aid to the Northern region, it is not good enough for the hon. Gentleman to say that he will consider the point put by my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Mr. Dormand). That is what his right hon. Friend has been telling us for more than 12 months. In the meantime, unemployment is mounting inexorably. When he talks—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-12a.733.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-12", "file": "debates1981-01-12a.xml", "sha256": "7347c9cc53feeede", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-12a.733.7", "colnum": "733", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Too long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "I have been in the Department for less than a week—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-12a.733.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-13", "file": "debates1981-01-13a.xml", "sha256": "7e6fdebabe3452f4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-13a.848.3", "colnum": "848", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Kinnock", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Kinnock", "preceding_text": "If that is the case, why does not the Secretary of State—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-13a.848.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-13", "file": "debates1981-01-13a.xml", "sha256": "7e6fdebabe3452f4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-13a.956.0", "colnum": "956", "heading": "Motor Vehicles (Licences)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Douglas Hogg", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER: \"The hon. Gentleman has said that already.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Douglas Hogg", "preceding_text": " considerable length by the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, Central (Mr. McNamara), who is not in his place—but no matter; I shall deal with the points that he raised. The Opposition are putting forward the concept that Governments should in no circumstances allow the military to intervene in industrial disputes. That proposition is inconsistent with their introduction of the 1977 regulations.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-13a.956.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1140.3", "colnum": "1140", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "Conservative Members will vote with or against the hon. Gentleman as they wish.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1140.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1140.5", "colnum": "1140", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I agree with my hon. Friend. There is a strong feeling that the private sector is much better at cutting costs than is the public sector. Over the past six years the increases in nationalised industries' prices, taken as a whole, have greatly exceeded any increases in prices in the private sector.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1140.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1158.1", "colnum": "1158", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "ter of continuous application rather than of a single gesture or initiative. Last year, along with all the other Western nations, we were again threatened by the prospect of massive oil price increases following the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war. The situation remains serious, but thus far it has been contained and further sharp upward surges in prices, which we had feared, have not materialised.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1158.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1164.3", "colnum": "1164", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "centrated upon the areas of greatest need, at a cost of £450 million this year. We are maintaining, and indeed extending, special employment measures and industrial training. We are continuing the special measures run by the Department of Employment. The take-up of the short-time working compensation scheme, in particular, has increased very rapidly, so that we are spending very large sums indeed.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1164.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1166.1", "colnum": "1166", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "n years to develop cannot and will not be solved overnight, but we must stick steadfastly to the only policies that offer the real prospect of rebirth of the productive economy. The truth—and many Labour Members recognise it—is that there is nothing by way of an alternative to hope for from the Opposition. Indeed, the same Shadow junior Minister quoted by the Sunday Telegraph also had this to say.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1166.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1167.0", "colnum": "1167", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tony Benn", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tony Benn", "preceding_text": "e House. I do not for one moment believe that the Front Bench has been converted to a faith in monetarism. It has decided that over a long period of time this country has been weakened by the fact that profit margins have been too low, and that if profit margins are to be restored two things must happen. One is that real wages must be reduced, and the other is that public expenditure must be cut.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1167.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1181.1", "colnum": "1181", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawrence", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawrence", "preceding_text": "ctivity when the recession ends. I move rapidly to a conclusion. I believe that industry in my constituency would send three messages to the Government and my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. The first is: keep it up. It is the only policy, and it is beginning to work. Do not turn back. Those businesses that are still in operation are overwhelmingly in favour of what the Government are doing.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1181.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1181.1", "colnum": "1181", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawrence", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawrence", "preceding_text": "essage for free to the Labour Party—I do not have to but I am happy to do so. Since it has no sensible alternative policy that has been properly thought out and costed, at least let it not go around whining and trying to undermine the confidence that is so necessary if we are to expand our productivity as a nation. If there is any whining from my hon. Friends, that message applies to them as well.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1181.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1192.1", "colnum": "1192", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitney", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitney", "preceding_text": "y incomes policy do for this new economy? What would happen to new jobs and adjustments to a new technology? What would happen if everyone's wages were frozen within a statutory incomes policy? Finally, the list of offers moves into a series of areas which involve compulsion and direction from the centre. The right hon. Member for Bristol, South-East called it Stalinism. He should know about that.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1192.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1198.1", "colnum": "1198", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lyell", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What about textiles?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lyell", "preceding_text": " better to have pay rises that are not as high as they could wish and remain in work. By doing so they can sell their goods competitively either abroad or in the home market, thus getting overtime and achieving a net figure in the pay packet at the end of the week. I am sure that they would prefer to do that rather than to seek over-high pay increases, thereby pricing themselves out of the market.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1198.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1204.1", "colnum": "1204", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Winterton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Winterton", "preceding_text": " us protect the manufacturing base of this country, because it is paying the salaries of the bureaucracy and all those civil servants. Let me put a question—perhaps an embarrassing one—to Ministers. How many of the officials in their Departments have ever been in business, or run a business, or had to pay a wage bill at the end of the week? I am sure that very few of them have had that experience.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1204.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1220.1", "colnum": "1220", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Varley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Varley", "preceding_text": " 114 per cent. More jobs have been lost as a result of the Government's attack on regional policy, and practically every decision that the Government have taken in the industrial sphere has brought about unemployment. When the Government need something to boast about and when they need a success story to tell, they turn to the companies that were either rescued or created by the Labour Government.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1220.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1227.1", "colnum": "1227", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "ll the bad things that are only too evident, we can take comfort from the fact that in a most difficult time there has been great co-operation between management and the work force on the shop floor. That is evinced by the very low figures for industrial disputes. In November, there were 53 new stoppages and that is the lowest number since the war. If one considers the number of working days lost—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1227.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-15", "file": "debates1981-01-15a.xml", "sha256": "f95c0e2af2b87855", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1227.1", "colnum": "1227", "heading": "Economic and Monetarist Policies", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where are they?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "nagement and the work force on the shop floor. That is evinced by the very low figures for industrial disputes. In November, there were 53 new stoppages and that is the lowest number since the war. If one considers the number of working days lost— [ Interruption. ] I had thought that on the whole Opposition Members would like to hear good news. I thought that that was what they were interested in.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-15a.1227.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-19", "file": "debates1981-01-19a.xml", "sha256": "0aa67610cf99cd36", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-19a.35.3", "colnum": "35", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Criminal Attempts Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Grieve", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Grieve", "preceding_text": "In the future, the police will be obliged to wait until the crime has actually been committed. I do not think that that is good enough. That was the view which the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis expressed to the Select Committee. I have not the honour of serving on the Select Committee. I have the greatest respect for most of the hon. Members serving on that Committee, and a high regard—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-19a.35.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-19", "file": "debates1981-01-19a.xml", "sha256": "0aa67610cf99cd36", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-19a.57.0", "colnum": "57", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Criminal Attempts Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. George Cunningham", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. George Cunningham", "preceding_text": "r whether entry or access can be gained. I find it incredible that the Home Secretary should be proposing that the burden with regard to intent should be weakened in this provision as compared with \"sus\". The effect of it is that certain behaviour, which at the moment is not criminal even under \"sus\", will be criminal if the Home Office gets its way and puts this provision on to the statute book.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-19a.57.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-19", "file": "debates1981-01-19a.xml", "sha256": "0aa67610cf99cd36", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-19a.115.0", "colnum": "115", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Highlands and Islands Shipping Services", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John MacKay", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John MacKay", "preceding_text": "Norwegian system is not really applicable to, say, the route to Tiree and Colonsay, or to Islay, or the longer routes out to the constituency of the right hon. Member for Western Isles (Mr. Stewart). In the light of all the conflicting reports about Norway, such a paper would be useful—unless the Minister organises a trip for all of us who are interested to look at matters on the ground in Norway.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-19a.115.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-20", "file": "debates1981-01-20a.xml", "sha256": "7fcb2e0a3fbf60d3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.141.11", "colnum": "141", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Defence", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Roberts", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Roberts", "preceding_text": "If that is the case, and the Minister admits that a conventional war in Europe is likely to deteriorate into a nuclear war, why do we need such a build-up of conventional troops in Europe? If his policy—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.141.11"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-20", "file": "debates1981-01-20a.xml", "sha256": "7fcb2e0a3fbf60d3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.141.11", "colnum": "141", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Defence", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Roberts", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Roberts", "preceding_text": " that a conventional war in Europe is likely to deteriorate into a nuclear war, why do we need such a build-up of conventional troops in Europe? If his policy—[ Interruption. ] It is strange that some of the main critics of my visit to Afghanistan went on all-expenses-paid trip to South Africa as guests of the Government, including the hon. Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Winterton). If the Minister—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.141.11"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-20", "file": "debates1981-01-20a.xml", "sha256": "7fcb2e0a3fbf60d3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.148.6", "colnum": "148", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister (Engagements)", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "On the six-month rate, it is already very much below—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.148.6"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-20", "file": "debates1981-01-20a.xml", "sha256": "7fcb2e0a3fbf60d3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.210.1", "colnum": "210", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Water Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": "I am grateful to my hon. Friend for those comments. I was saying—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.210.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-20", "file": "debates1981-01-20a.xml", "sha256": "7fcb2e0a3fbf60d3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.211.1", "colnum": "211", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Water Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": " of when these closures will be remedied. They include: Netherton Tunnel on the Birmingham Canal Navigations Stoke Bardolph Lock on the River Trent Navigation Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal. I am not surprised that the IWAAC is extremely concerned. It has highlighted the problems that our waterways face as a result of the financial situation that I have outlined. I now turn to clause 2—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-20a.211.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-21", "file": "debates1981-01-21a.xml", "sha256": "086670ee12c23b6f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.277.1", "colnum": "277", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Energy Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": "t 18 months the overall slight advantage that British energy users have had would have been greater. Obviously, that makes all the comparisons more complicated. What more can be done to meet the problems of efficient energy supply and of easing the burdens on industry as it prepares for the move out of recession into recovery? First, there must be greater efficiency in the nationalised industries.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.277.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-21", "file": "debates1981-01-21a.xml", "sha256": "086670ee12c23b6f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.354.3", "colnum": "354", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Give way.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "I am sorry, I must finish my remarks.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.354.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-21", "file": "debates1981-01-21a.xml", "sha256": "086670ee12c23b6f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.354.3", "colnum": "354", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "I am sorry, I must finish my remarks. [HON. MEMBERS: \"Give way.\"] If I give way, it will prevent other hon. Members from speaking.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.354.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-21", "file": "debates1981-01-21a.xml", "sha256": "086670ee12c23b6f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.358.0", "colnum": "358", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "preceding_text": "That is an absolutely appallingly dishonest answer.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.358.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-21", "file": "debates1981-01-21a.xml", "sha256": "086670ee12c23b6f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.358.6", "colnum": "358", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "preceding_text": "t year down to a reasonable level. But the fact is that the overall Scottish position in the forthcoming year, taken as a whole, will be a very considerable increase in rates, to something approaching the massive and savage increases of more than 30 per cent. that we have had in the current year. That will be accompanied by poorer services in education, for the elderly, for the disabled and so on.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.358.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-21", "file": "debates1981-01-21a.xml", "sha256": "086670ee12c23b6f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.360.2", "colnum": "360", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stewart", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stewart", "preceding_text": "o much of a nuisance for the right hon. Gentleman. It is certainly not too much of a nuisance for me. And it is no nuisance at all for the Lord Provost of Glasgow, because he has his newspaper delivered by the council chauffeur. I will start believing all this stuff and nonsense about a financial crisis in Scottish local government when the Lord Provost of Glasgow has to get his own Sunday paper.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.360.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-21", "file": "debates1981-01-21a.xml", "sha256": "086670ee12c23b6f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.364.2", "colnum": "364", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "preceding_text": "I shall not give way. I am following the example of the right hon. Member for Craigton, who was not prepared to give way to Conservative Members. The people of Scotland are not interested in bogus figures or rhetoric.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-21a.364.2"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-22", "file": "debates1981-01-22a.xml", "sha256": "030ec77d80dc92f5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.422.0", "colnum": "422", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Now.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I shall certainly accept the right hon. Gentleman's invitation to look at the figures. I took the precaution of bringing them with me. When he took over as Secretary of State for Employment the figures for unemployment—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.422.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-22", "file": "debates1981-01-22a.xml", "sha256": "030ec77d80dc92f5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.422.0", "colnum": "422", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I shall certainly accept the right hon. Gentleman's invitation to look at the figures. I took the precaution of bringing them with me. When he took over as Secretary of State for Employment the figures for unemployment—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Now.\"] But the right hon. Gentleman invited me to look at the figures—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.422.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-22", "file": "debates1981-01-22a.xml", "sha256": "030ec77d80dc92f5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.422.0", "colnum": "422", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Now.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "ted me to look at the figures— [Interruption.] He invited me to look at the figures and I took the precaution of having them with me. When he took over as Secretary of State for Employment, the unemployment figure was 618,413. By July 1976, it was 1½ million. By August 1977, it was 1,635,000. The following August they were the same. The following August they had fallen to 1½ million—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.422.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-22", "file": "debates1981-01-22a.xml", "sha256": "030ec77d80dc92f5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.427.3", "colnum": "427", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": "It appears that fewer and fewer Bills get more than one day. Perhaps that is a matter for regret. However, this Session started very late.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.427.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-22", "file": "debates1981-01-22a.xml", "sha256": "030ec77d80dc92f5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.446.2", "colnum": "446", "heading": "Welsh Affairs", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Edwards", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Edwards", "preceding_text": "dded to the difficulty of attracting new industry to revitalise the Welsh economy. In all my discussions on the Inmos project and over other possible developments from within the United Kingdom, as well as in my visit to the United States, I have been left in no doubt at all that the greatest single obstacle we face to industrial recovery in Wales is the entirely false image of Wales held by some—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.446.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-22", "file": "debates1981-01-22a.xml", "sha256": "030ec77d80dc92f5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.461.1", "colnum": "461", "heading": "Welsh Affairs", "cue_speaker": "Sir Raymond Gower", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh, no.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Raymond Gower", "preceding_text": "The remit of the Secretary of State is primarily, as a member of the Cabinet, for all the United Kingdom.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-22a.461.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-27", "file": "debates1981-01-27a.xml", "sha256": "b7c7d296451cb0d7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.789.1", "colnum": "789", "heading": "Times Newspapers", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "preceding_text": "My hon. Friend the Member for Montgomery (Mr. Williams) is a valued neighbour and I am sure that from time to time I shall have to take his legal advice on the Welsh borders, but on this issue I am prepared to be guided by the legal advice from within my Department.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.789.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-27", "file": "debates1981-01-27a.xml", "sha256": "b7c7d296451cb0d7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.815.0", "colnum": "815", "heading": "Times Newspapers", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Norman Atkinson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"How is it getting on?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Norman Atkinson", "preceding_text": "Member for Derby, North (Mr. Whitehead) shakes his head rather wearily. I understand that. I was fascinated by the convincing argument that my hon. Friend put to the House. For two years I have been involved, in an informal way, in trying to seek out possibilities for the formation of a press co-operative that would be interested in launching a Labour Party national newspaper or a national weekly.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.815.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-27", "file": "debates1981-01-27a.xml", "sha256": "b7c7d296451cb0d7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.839.0", "colnum": "839", "heading": "Lorries and the Environment", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Chris Patten", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"That is another one.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Chris Patten", "preceding_text": "ave to live on the London Road in Bath or the Lower Bristol Road, and who have an intolerable time. The story of Bath's attempts to deal with its traffic problems is like one of those nineteenth-century Russian novels—very long and very gloomy. It was made even longer and gloomier when we heard last year that once again the Batheaston bypass would not be constructed in the next four or five years.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.839.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-27", "file": "debates1981-01-27a.xml", "sha256": "b7c7d296451cb0d7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.883.1", "colnum": "883", "heading": "Prisons", "cue_speaker": "The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Patrick Mayhew)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Minister of State, Home Office (Mr. Patrick Mayhew)", "preceding_text": "I beg to move, That the draft Imprisonment (Temporary Provisions) Act 1980 (Continuance No. 3) Order 1981, which was laid before this House on 22nd January, be approved. Before I give the reasons for the Government's request that sections 1 and 2 of the Imprisonment (Temporary Provisions) Act be renewed for a further month—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.883.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-27", "file": "debates1981-01-27a.xml", "sha256": "b7c7d296451cb0d7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.900.0", "colnum": "900", "heading": "Prisons", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "preceding_text": "It stretches the imagination to suppose that those responsible for these matters should wish to dispose of them in that manner. I can give the hon. Gentleman an assurance that Lord Kagan has received no special favour.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.900.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-27", "file": "debates1981-01-27a.xml", "sha256": "b7c7d296451cb0d7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.901.5", "colnum": "901", "heading": "Prisons", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "preceding_text": "In the Soviet Union the hon. Gentleman would find no judges, no justice, and nobody to take care of him in extremis. We find ourselves in what we trust is the concluding phase of a lamentably long and damaging period of industrial action in the prisons. That industrial action necessitated quite exceptional measures in the public interest—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.901.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-27", "file": "debates1981-01-27a.xml", "sha256": "b7c7d296451cb0d7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.901.5", "colnum": "901", "heading": "Prisons", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "preceding_text": "Gentleman would find no judges, no justice, and nobody to take care of him in extremis. We find ourselves in what we trust is the concluding phase of a lamentably long and damaging period of industrial action in the prisons. That industrial action necessitated quite exceptional measures in the public interest— [Interruption.] —which Parliament granted in the Act. We are now able to manage without—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-27a.901.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.940.4", "colnum": "940", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "preceding_text": "I am most grateful. May I ask a question which involves a moment of family history?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.940.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.945.0", "colnum": "945", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "These matters are still under discussion with the European Community. I would therefore ask my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Hertfordshire, East (Sir D. Walker-Smith) to allow my hon. Friend to give a detailed reply on that matter—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.945.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.945.1", "colnum": "945", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Roy Hattersley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"The right hon. Gentleman did the same.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Roy Hattersley", "preceding_text": "new nationality law should state as a matter of principle that our national identity is multi-racial, thereby avoiding the potential racial conception of national identity. The bishops conclude that the Bill fails in that particular and therefore goes on to devise policies which are in their nature and in their content racial. I must tell the Home Secretary that that is the Opposition's view, too.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.945.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.947.5", "colnum": "947", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER: \"How?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "preceding_text": "Paper will see that, time after time, it talks about numbers, rates of entry and entitlement to settle here. Since the Nationality Bill is based on the Government's prejudices concerning entry and settlement, inevitably the Bill in itself discriminates. It discriminates against the black population in the Commonwealth and it discriminates against the black population already in the United Kingdom.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.947.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.947.7", "colnum": "947", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What is racist about it?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "preceding_text": "her family if the mother happens to be with her parents in Islamabad will not automatically be British. Here are two families living side by side, theoretically equal under the law, and the rights of one of them will be changed as a result of this Bill. I do not know how Government supporters who are still mumbling that there is no racial discriminatory element in the Bill can justify their point.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.947.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.951.5", "colnum": "951", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"To your own supporters.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "preceding_text": "No, I must get on. I have given way three times.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.951.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.975.0", "colnum": "975", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Sir Charles Fletcher-Cooke", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Charles Fletcher-Cooke", "preceding_text": " at least five separate layers of category provided for in the Bill. I had appreciated that there were four, and that seemed to me to be not a very up to date or modern provision to make. It is worth repeating what those four categories are. There is British citizenship, there is citizenship of the British dependent territories, there is British overseas citizenship and there are British subjects.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.975.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.1015.5", "colnum": "1015", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tony Marlow", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tony Marlow", "preceding_text": " I should say feet and ankles beneath—the rest of the field, namely, the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Sparkbrook (Mr. Hattersley). Today he made the most disgraceful speech that I have ever heard since I have been in the House. The sole objective of his speech was to stir up fear, anxiety and almost despair among the ethnic minorities that live with us and are very welcome within the country.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.1015.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.1016.1", "colnum": "1016", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Marlow", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Marlow", "preceding_text": "I agree with my hon. Friend—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.1016.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-28", "file": "debates1981-01-28a.xml", "sha256": "1743bfb5a7b97581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.1029.1", "colnum": "1029", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationallity Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tilley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Rubbish.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tilley", "preceding_text": " the Government's decision to allow dual nationality. That issue has been raised by several hon. Members, mainly on the Government Benches, but also by the right hon. Member for Down, South (Mr. Powell), in terms of allegiance. I believe that the word \"allegiance\" has been used by those Members as a subtle, but clear, smear on the loyalty of black British people who still have another citizenship.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-28a.1029.1"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-01-29", "file": "debates1981-01-29a.xml", "sha256": "84363ce65be590cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1069.7", "colnum": "1069", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Hear, hear.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "preceding_text": "Is it not a fact that a country such as Ireland, for instance, has inbuilt tax advantages within the EEC for its exporters? Is not that one of the inbuilt disadvantages of our membership of the EEC, which we cannot possibly get round because Ireland has a fundamental right to give those tax advantages?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1069.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-29", "file": "debates1981-01-29a.xml", "sha256": "84363ce65be590cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1073.5", "colnum": "1073", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"The EEC.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I seem to remember that the closure of that factory is tied up with the increasing proportion of sugar that comes from beet and the reducing proportion that comes from cane.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1073.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-29", "file": "debates1981-01-29a.xml", "sha256": "84363ce65be590cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1074.2", "colnum": "1074", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What about tax?\".", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "her than the unemployment benefit, that would obviously be a greater cost. With regard to the specific cost, my memory off the cuff is that this year the national insurance fund, which pays out the unemployment benefit, has estimated that the cost to it of unemployment benefit will be about £1·1 billion. To that is added a sum for social security, which I think is about £1·2 billion.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1074.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-29", "file": "debates1981-01-29a.xml", "sha256": "84363ce65be590cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1079.0", "colnum": "1079", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": "I have that possibility under consideration. On the whole, the experiment commended itself.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1079.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-29", "file": "debates1981-01-29a.xml", "sha256": "84363ce65be590cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1081.2", "colnum": "1081", "heading": "Motor Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stanley Orme", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stanley Orme", "preceding_text": " effect will this development have on the assisted areas that already have car plants, namely, Halewood and Linwood? Will production by this Japanese company have any effect on the agreement already reached between Honda and British Leyland? Will the joint organisation be producing a car in the same range as Honda and British Leyland which could have a direct detrimental effect on that production?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1081.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-29", "file": "debates1981-01-29a.xml", "sha256": "84363ce65be590cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1110.1", "colnum": "1110", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Public Accounts", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hamilton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hamilton", "preceding_text": "I said that the hon. and learned Gentleman gave the Rossminster group legal advice on how to avoid paying tax while remaining within the law. It was entirely proper for him to give legal advice on how to evade or avoid tax and remain within the law.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-29a.1110.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-01-30", "file": "debates1981-01-30a.xml", "sha256": "e553bd96d87a1055", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-30a.1179.4", "colnum": "1179", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Indecent Displays (Control) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Brian Mawhinney", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Shame.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Brian Mawhinney", "preceding_text": "r for Halifax (Dr. Summerskill), who has made some helpful comments, indicating that support for the principle of the Bill is to be found in all parts of the House. When I had the privilege last year of introducing a similar Bill, I spoke at considerable length and—within my limitations—with some eloquence on this subject. I do not wish to detain the House by repeating everything that I said then.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-01-30a.1179.4"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-02", "file": "debates1981-02-02a.xml", "sha256": "f2eb8fa35b02462c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-02a.15.3", "colnum": "15", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "preceding_text": "erstand if I temper my welcome to him with an expression of real regret that we have lost the services of his predecessor, who showed considerable concern for and understanding of the problems of the arts world, and whose dismissal has saddened all those who care about the arts? I do not want to appear too grudging in my welcome to the Minister, because I have considerable personal regard for him—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-02a.15.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-02", "file": "debates1981-02-02a.xml", "sha256": "f2eb8fa35b02462c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-02a.15.8", "colnum": "15", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science", "cue_speaker": "Mrs. Short", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mrs. Short", "preceding_text": "Does the Minister recall that great publicity was given to the 41 or so companies—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-02a.15.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-02", "file": "debates1981-02-02a.xml", "sha256": "f2eb8fa35b02462c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-02a.45.0", "colnum": "45", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Greenway", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Greenway", "preceding_text": "e hon. Gentleman in picking up the one category to which I had referred which a normal school could not be expected to handle under certain circumstnces. Of course, it depends on where we draw the line. At one stage in my professional career I used to think that probably about 6 per cent. of all children were recidivist trouble-makers and that treatment of them was impossible in the normal school.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-02a.45.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-02", "file": "debates1981-02-02a.xml", "sha256": "f2eb8fa35b02462c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-02a.101.1", "colnum": "101", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Bill", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "I am selective. I am especially selective in matters concerning education. I should be surprised if the hon. Member for Dearne Valley (Mr. Wainwright) was not also selective about his remarks in the House. I always enjoy his selection. I thought his remarks today were delightful.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-02a.101.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.142.2", "colnum": "142", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "With regard to the right hon. Gentleman's precise question, the figure was 10·1 per cent, in April 1979. That figure followed an average inflation—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.142.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.157.0", "colnum": "157", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Social Services (Mr. Patrick Jenkin)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Social Services (Mr. Patrick Jenkin)", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman may have misunderstood a very complicated provision in the Social Security Act 1975, as amended. The provision places a floor under the uprating. It is open to any Government—we have repeatedly given this pledge—to ensure that as and when the prosperity of the nation improves pensioners will share in it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.157.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.157.1", "colnum": "157", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "preceding_text": "o the Social Security Bill the right hon. Gentleman said: In the Social Security Bill we give the guarantee that pensioners and other long-term beneficiaries will be at the very least protected against rises in prices. Note the phrase \"at the very least\". What has happened? That phrase has now become \"at the very best\". The Government propose to claw back the 1 per cent. due to old-age pensioners—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.157.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.157.1", "colnum": "157", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "preceding_text": "ry one made clear that there would be virtually no new extra expenditure to mark the IYDP. We welcome the new Minister for Social Security, the hon. Member for Hornsey (Mr. Rossi), to the Front Bench. Like me, he is a newcomer and I wish him luck. I hope that he will have something to say on this subject. During Question Time the hon. Gentleman did not give much evidence that he had any intention—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.157.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.175.0", "colnum": "175", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Wriggling.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "preceding_text": "The Secretary of State has not read the entire article, which explained exactly what was happening in new technologies, and so forth, and this makes even more serious the fact that the Government do not recognise—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.175.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.175.1", "colnum": "175", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"This Government put it up.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "preceding_text": "back on the road to hyper-inflation. What would that do to provide lasting jobs for the unemployed? What would that do for the disabled? What would that do for single-parent families? What would that do for pensioners or for the low-paid, about whom the hon. Gentleman waxed so eloquent? Inflation is the engine that destoys prosperity and creates poverty. Inflation is the biggest enemy of the poor.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.175.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.211.0", "colnum": "211", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Griffiths", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Griffiths", "preceding_text": "oted for the Government on that basis will never forgive us if, after the sacrifices that they have made, the Government lose their nerve and back off from their basic priority. The Government were elected on one clear and absolute priority—to fight inflation. They ought to be given a great deal more credit for the success that they have achieved. Inflation has already come down to single figures—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.211.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.227.0", "colnum": "227", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "The Minister For Social Security (Mr. Hugh Rossi)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Minister For Social Security (Mr. Hugh Rossi)", "preceding_text": " Even the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South (Mr. Ashley), to whom we all listen with the greatest respect in debates of this kind, could not resist the temptation to be a little less than fair. He claimed that it was the philosophy of the Conservative Party to raise the living standards of the rich and to lower those of the poor in order to give the poor greater incentive to become rich.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.227.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.228.1", "colnum": "228", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Rubbish\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "preceding_text": "n pursuing his theme of hostility to the poorer people the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South referred to the efforts that are being made by the Department to prevent fraud and abuse of the system. That criticism was re-echoed by many Labour Members. I say categorically that there has been no departure from the standards of fraud investigation developed during the previous Administration.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.228.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-03", "file": "debates1981-02-03a.xml", "sha256": "1e2c9546ab6017f6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.229.6", "colnum": "229", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poverty", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "preceding_text": "I shall not give way.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-03a.229.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-04", "file": "debates1981-02-04a.xml", "sha256": "7feb2f5bf120fe37", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.285.10", "colnum": "285", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Environment", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Finsberg", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Finsberg", "preceding_text": "My hon. Friend will be aware that we are commissioning a film on housing for the disabled, in order to demonstrate what can be done.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.285.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-04", "file": "debates1981-02-04a.xml", "sha256": "7feb2f5bf120fe37", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.297.0", "colnum": "297", "heading": "Inner London Education Authority", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Neil Kinnock", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Neil Kinnock", "preceding_text": " to break it up? May I correct some of the deliberate misrepresentations that have occurred even in the right hon. and learned Gentleman's short statement? Is the Secretary of State aware that ILEA is not unique in its ability to make precepts? That is common to all education authorities. ILEA is unique only in the democratic respect that the boroughs have direct access to the education authority.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.297.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-04", "file": "debates1981-02-04a.xml", "sha256": "7feb2f5bf120fe37", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.297.0", "colnum": "297", "heading": "Inner London Education Authority", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Neil Kinnock", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Neil Kinnock", "preceding_text": "nditure? Much of the right hon. and learned Gentleman's statement concentrated on the block grant. Is he aware that ILEA has calculated that its needs for next year will amount to £694 million net of the effect of falling rolls? Does he think that the Government's calculation that ILEA needs only £468 million—£226 million less—and that it can bear a 27 per cent. cut can be defended on any grounds?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.297.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-04", "file": "debates1981-02-04a.xml", "sha256": "7feb2f5bf120fe37", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.297.0", "colnum": "297", "heading": "Inner London Education Authority", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Neil Kinnock", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Neil Kinnock", "preceding_text": "llion as the amount that could be allocated to ILEA, is the right hon. and learned Gentleman aware that ILEA would still lose £55 million on top of cuts of £96 million? In the words of the chief education officer and many others, ILEA could not even discharge its legal educational responsibilities. Is the right hon. and learned Gentleman really saying that ILEA should be so hammered as to make it~", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.297.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-04", "file": "debates1981-02-04a.xml", "sha256": "7feb2f5bf120fe37", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.316.1", "colnum": "316", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Industry Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "t if BL were to close. The figure of a loss of 1 million jobs was mentioned in the House, which I think was way out. I am tempted to add up the total number of jobs forecast to have been lost as a result of certain closures by Opposition Members in the last couple of years.It would probably add up to more than the working population of the United Kingdom. It is easy to use extravagant multipliers.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.316.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-04", "file": "debates1981-02-04a.xml", "sha256": "7feb2f5bf120fe37", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.334.0", "colnum": "334", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Industry Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hill", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"He has chopped it off at the waist\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hill", "preceding_text": "was concerned about the fact the small businesses were hunting for finance mainly in the area of £50,000 or less. At that time, few banks were assisting high-risk business, high technology in particular. Therefore, the NEB has a new role to play in this regard. The hon. Member for Coventry, North-East (Mr. Park) said that he thought that the Secretary of State had chopped off the NEB at the knees—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-04a.334.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.402.8", "colnum": "402", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Churchill", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Churchill", "preceding_text": "Does not my right hon. Friend agree with the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner), who last week so accurately referred to the immoral earnings of the Labour Party?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.402.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.402.8", "colnum": "402", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Churchill", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Yes\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Churchill", "preceding_text": "Does not my right hon. Friend agree with the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner), who last week so accurately referred to the immoral earnings of the Labour Party? [Interruption] Is it not a scandal—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.402.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.420.1", "colnum": "420", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": " of enterprise zones. They will bring a real stimulus to the worst-hit areas, where they will help to provide a sound base for future prosperity. Nine zones have already been announced, and we have promised a further zone in the North. I am glad to be able to tell the House that we have decided that there should be two northern zones—one in Hartlepool and the other in South Kirkby, near Wakefield.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.420.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.426.3", "colnum": "426", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "I should have thought that the right hon. Gentleman would understand the point. The problem of the low-paid workers cannot be solved in a single Parliament. We made considerable moves in that direction, however, which were not very well—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.426.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.435.1", "colnum": "435", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Steel", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Steel", "preceding_text": "I apologise for even mentioning the hon. Gentleman. I am glad to say that such has been the demand for the 10-point plan that I have had to have it reprinted twice.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.435.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.437.1", "colnum": "437", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Steel", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Steel", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman needs a lesson in elementary constitutional affairs. We are simply voting in favour of a general election—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.437.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.474.0", "colnum": "474", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Stokes", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Stokes", "preceding_text": " design and marketing have been sharpened; overmanning is being dealt with at last, and productivity is improving. There is more realism on the shop floor. In fact, I get fewer complaints from operators on the shop floor than from directors and managers in the offices. Wage settlements are becoming more reasonable, and there is a desire to work hard and to keep one's job. All those are good omens.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.474.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.480.0", "colnum": "480", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Townend", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Sit down\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Townend", "preceding_text": "their operatives out on strike. The steel industry has not lacked investment. Indeed, there has been over-investment. The problem was the failure of the unions to accept international manning levels, followed by a crippling 13-week strike that needlessly destroyed many thousands of jobs. We are now faced with a seamen's strike. Every week that that strike continues more seamen join the dole queue.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.480.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.490.0", "colnum": "490", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Trade (Mr. John Biffen)", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Cassandra.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Trade (Mr. John Biffen)", "preceding_text": "nsiderable adversity. As the Leader of the Opposition was kind enough to put around my neck the halter of some kind of apostle of gloom, I should like none the less to invite the House to consider not only our present difficulties but at least some signs of improvement that can be set in the scales. I am always encouraged by the cheerful remarks that come from the Opposition Benches on my role as—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.490.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.490.0", "colnum": "490", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Trade (Mr. John Biffen)", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Trade (Mr. John Biffen)", "preceding_text": "tor settlements have dropped from an average of more than 16 per cent. in July to about 10 per cent. in October and into single figures in November and December. Secondly, industry's prices, as shown by the wholesale prices index, have risen by very little in the recent past, and indeed by only between 3 per cent. and 4 per cent. in the last six months. Thirdly, industrial relations have improved—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.490.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.491.3", "colnum": "491", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "preceding_text": "I shall come to the exchange rate. The policy has not changed—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.491.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.491.3", "colnum": "491", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "preceding_text": "ake. I say that because it must be set alongside the many other factors on which we must base our conclusion when we come to the vote. No one doubts that matters are difficult, nor would he doubt that the path of unemployment will continue to cause great anxiety in this House. However, there are factors which give cause for measured optimism about the point at which the recession will bottom out.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.491.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.491.5", "colnum": "491", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "preceding_text": "Bridlington (Mr. Townend). It simply is nonsense and a travesty to suggest that the Treasury has pursued its policies with some zealous ideology which is impervious to compromise and tragically unworldly. I know that for Opposition Members myth is much more entertaining than reality, but the truth is that from the outset the Government's monetary and fiscal policy was always modest and gradualist.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.491.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.491.5", "colnum": "491", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "preceding_text": " modesty. The reality is that even those gradualist programmes have been consciously modified to take account of the recession. That was the argument that was made persuasively by my right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury in his recent speech in Zurich. While I do not deny that the Government's monetary and fiscal policies may have had some modest short-term transitional impact—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.491.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-05", "file": "debates1981-02-05a.xml", "sha256": "0661121eca8521ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.493.9", "colnum": "493", "heading": "Economic and Industrial Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER: \"YOU can say that again.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Biffen", "preceding_text": "hon. Friend the Prime Minister, and no doubt there will be widespread appreciation of any fall in MLR by the business community because of the effect that it will have on our exchange rate. Thirdly, there is the question of overseas investor confidence. It is intangible, but let us not disparage that factor. It is a vote of confidence, not necessarily in the political arrangements of this country—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-05a.493.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-06", "file": "debates1981-02-06a.xml", "sha256": "b637f93be7d8d5c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-06a.547.1", "colnum": "547", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill", "cue_speaker": "Viscount Cranborne", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Viscount Cranborne", "preceding_text": "one who is not a citizen of this kingdom could not ask Government Departments for information not protected under the Bill and be supplied with that information. I hope that my hon. Friend will give some guidance in that regard. Would it be possible, for example, in the view of Her Majesty's Government, for President Brezhnev to make an inquiry about a Government Department and to receive a reply?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-06a.547.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-06", "file": "debates1981-02-06a.xml", "sha256": "b637f93be7d8d5c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-06a.552.2", "colnum": "552", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lewis", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Rubbish\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lewis", "preceding_text": "But we cannot demand, as of right, access to this sort of information. One cannot demand access to one's personal health records. My doctor could agree to show me my records, but if he refused that would be the end of the matter. Are my health records a State secret? I know that I am not very popular in this House—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-06a.552.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-06", "file": "debates1981-02-06a.xml", "sha256": "b637f93be7d8d5c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-06a.559.3", "colnum": "559", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Freedom of Information Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hayhoe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hayhoe", "preceding_text": "oper balance between the case for restricting the application of the criminal law in this field, and the need, which all Governments share, to protect highly sensitive material. It is a very difficult balance to get right. I need not remind hon. Members that the present Government introduced their own Protection of Official Information Bill last Session. That Bill, which received a Second Reading—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-06a.559.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-09", "file": "debates1981-02-09a.xml", "sha256": "b06a3184d3a94434", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.620.0", "colnum": "620", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Training Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": ". That has now led to the Bill and to what I said during the debate on the Queen's Speech. The review of individual training boards is now going on. If at the end of all that I have to wait for another Session of Parliament before taking any action, it would be a further year before any results could come out of that review. I do not believe, on an issue which I do not think is very controversial—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.620.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-09", "file": "debates1981-02-09a.xml", "sha256": "b06a3184d3a94434", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.620.0", "colnum": "620", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Training Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": " ] I know that the Opposition, for their own purposes, may try to make it controversial. For one thing, they have put on a three-line Whip for this evening, which seems an extraordinary thing to do. But I do not believe that this matter need be controversial. I believe that we need to get on with it. One of the things that we cannot afford to have is a constant state of uncertainty in this sphere.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.620.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-09", "file": "debates1981-02-09a.xml", "sha256": "b06a3184d3a94434", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.622.1", "colnum": "622", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Training Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Which association?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "ined weak. The main thrust of the employers' comment—and this is where I come to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Chippenham (Mr. Needham)—during the period of consultation on the MSC review body's recommendations was against the continuation of statutory boards. I shall read to the House a passage from the comments of one employers' association which illustrates the arguments used.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.622.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-09", "file": "debates1981-02-09a.xml", "sha256": "b06a3184d3a94434", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.684.0", "colnum": "684", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Training Bill", "cue_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. Peter Morrison)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. Peter Morrison)", "preceding_text": "ghbouring constituencies and to be winding up a debate on the day that they are the new boys. The difference between the hon. Member for Flint, East and me is that he has had an illustrious ministerial career, and has appeared constantly at the Dispatch Box, whereas I. four and a half years ago, took the oath of a Trappist monk: I became a Whip and, subsequent to that, the Government pairing Whip—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.684.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-09", "file": "debates1981-02-09a.xml", "sha256": "b06a3184d3a94434", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.700.1", "colnum": "700", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Toxic Waste Disposal", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": "s it been produced? How many experiments, on what animals, have been conducted in order to reach those conclusions, and how have they been translated to human life? These regulations are grossly offensive and highly dangerous. They remove safeguards that have worked remarkably well. They replace them with mumbo-jumbo and with a set of regulations that every local authority says cannot be enforced.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.700.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-09", "file": "debates1981-02-09a.xml", "sha256": "b06a3184d3a94434", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.700.1", "colnum": "700", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Toxic Waste Disposal", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"A minority.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": " safeguards that have worked remarkably well. They replace them with mumbo-jumbo and with a set of regulations that every local authority says cannot be enforced. [Interruption.] If Ministers do not agree, why have they not met the representatives of local authorities? All the local authority associations tell us that their members are wholly and unitedly with them in condemning these regulations.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.700.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-09", "file": "debates1981-02-09a.xml", "sha256": "b06a3184d3a94434", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.710.0", "colnum": "710", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Toxic Waste Disposal", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Charles Morrison", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Charles Morrison", "preceding_text": "ult for local authorities to obtain the necessary staff that they will have to employ as a result of these new regulations. In effect, the regulations are creating nonsense in that respect. What should be done? The best answer would be for the Government to withdraw the regulations. At least, they should withdraw the regulations until the House of Lords Select Committee has had a chance to report.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.710.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-09", "file": "debates1981-02-09a.xml", "sha256": "b06a3184d3a94434", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.720.1", "colnum": "720", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Open Channel Radio", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Raison", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"He has said it.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Raison", "preceding_text": "I think that the hon. Member will understand that we are committed to overcoming difficulties in the way of open channel or CB.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-09a.720.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-10", "file": "debates1981-02-10a.xml", "sha256": "959565c14a3c59ae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.726.0", "colnum": "726", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Kinnock", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"TOO long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Kinnock", "preceding_text": "million in local authority expenditure as accurate and that, in fact, that figure is a gross underestimate, because school expenditure will be cut in 1981-82 not by £70 million, but by £150 million? Does the Secretary of State realise that, because of his refusal to fund school transport services and his miscalculation of the savings on school meals, there will be another £157 million to be found?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.726.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-10", "file": "debates1981-02-10a.xml", "sha256": "959565c14a3c59ae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.728.8", "colnum": "728", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Stop playing for time.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "I am grateful for that question from my hon. Friend. Like him, I can identify myself as a true supporter of the Prime Minister's policy.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.728.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-10", "file": "debates1981-02-10a.xml", "sha256": "959565c14a3c59ae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.729.2", "colnum": "729", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "rmation was put out regarding a vote at Edinburgh which, I accept, indicated that only 5 per cent, supported a direct loan system. But the same report showed that only 40 per cent, supported the present system of grants dependent upon parental income. So it is by no means as popular as some people pretend. A similar report from Bath and Exeter last year indicated that 56 per cent, of the students—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.729.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-10", "file": "debates1981-02-10a.xml", "sha256": "959565c14a3c59ae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.732.0", "colnum": "732", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Carlisle", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Visit some of them\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Carlisle", "preceding_text": "I do not accept the hon. Gentleman's blanket assertion that the atmosphere is necessarily far better.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.732.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-10", "file": "debates1981-02-10a.xml", "sha256": "959565c14a3c59ae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.735.1", "colnum": "735", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Field", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"TOO long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Field", "preceding_text": " us that there has been a decline of about 25 per cent, in the number of children taking school dinners, and as he asserted to the House last November that he was confident that there would be no dramatic decline—his words—in the numbers taking school dinners as a result of the Government's increase in school dinner charges, would he now say what, for him, constitutes a catastrophic decline? Also—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.735.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-10", "file": "debates1981-02-10a.xml", "sha256": "959565c14a3c59ae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.741.1", "colnum": "741", "heading": "BILL PRESENTED", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dennis Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"TOO long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dennis Skinner", "preceding_text": "s matter at an early stage, because of what the Prime Minister said today in response to my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition, when she implied that the closure programme had nothing to do with the Government. I have a statement from the board—not from the union—which says that it is as a result of the run-down of the economy that between 8 million and 10 million tons of coal must be—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.741.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-10", "file": "debates1981-02-10a.xml", "sha256": "959565c14a3c59ae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.753.3", "colnum": "753", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Atomic Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rowlands", "cue_text": "Hon Members: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rowlands", "preceding_text": "I do not particularly think that there is a good case for that.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.753.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-10", "file": "debates1981-02-10a.xml", "sha256": "959565c14a3c59ae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.768.1", "colnum": "768", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Atomic Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skeet", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skeet", "preceding_text": "new stations. If we could have all this advantage in nuclear costs, we should go via the nuclear route. If we go by the nuclear route, integrating backwards, this comes back to British Nuclear Fuels Limited. It is vital that we allow other people to participate in the companies' development. One could also consider the newer power stations. I shall not weary the House by dealing with all of these.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-10a.768.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.880.0", "colnum": "880", "heading": "Talbot (Linwood)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman gave me notice before noon today that he would seek leave to move the Adjournment of the House for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that he believes should have urgent consideration, namely, the announcement by Talbot United Kingdom of its intention to close the motor car factory at Linwood. I and the House listened carefully—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.880.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.880.0", "colnum": "880", "heading": "Talbot (Linwood)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "ic and important matter that he believes should have urgent consideration, namely, the announcement by Talbot United Kingdom of its intention to close the motor car factory at Linwood. I and the House listened carefully— [Interruption.] Order. If the hon. Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner) ever managed to control himself I should fall out of the Chair with surprise. He mistakes bad manners for wit.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.880.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.892.8", "colnum": "892", "heading": "Housing and the Building industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"The right hon. Gentleman is misleading the House.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "preceding_text": "That is slightly different from what the right hon. Gentleman said when I gave way to him, but the figures do not support his case—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.892.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.893.1", "colnum": "893", "heading": "Housing and the Building industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Give us the figures.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "preceding_text": "I like giving way to Labour Members, but it takes an inordinate amount of time. To allow as many of them as possible to produce figures and advance their views, it is only fair that I should ask for their tolerance.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.893.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.895.3", "colnum": "895", "heading": "Housing and the Building industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "preceding_text": "o the actual housing statistics, the Government have taken a range of initiatives to remove, wherever they reasonably can, the constraints that inhibit industrial development, and particularly housing development. As the House knows, we have repealed the Community Land Act. We are encouraging local authorities to co-operate with builders in studies to ensure that land is available for development—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.895.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.907.2", "colnum": "907", "heading": "Housing and the Building industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Winnick", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Winnick", "preceding_text": "ant people to be rehoused. I want them to have adequate and secure accommodation. How can such accommodation exist if, after 12 months, the tenant does not know whether the tenancy will be renewed? We have almost returned to the provisions of the Tory Rent Act 1957. That is why we are against the provisions. We do not oppose them because of dogma or because of an obsession about private landlords.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.907.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.924.0", "colnum": "924", "heading": "Housing and the Building industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Eric S. Heffer", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Which one?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Eric S. Heffer", "preceding_text": "n workers … But at least we would be talking about productive investment rather than the waste of dole money and if some such expenditure went into heavily labour-intensive repair and maintenance work then more jobless per pounds of investment would be soaked up. That is good common sense. I do not know the gentleman, but if he wishes to join the Labour Party, we shall be happy to have him.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.924.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.945.2", "colnum": "945", "heading": "Housing and the Building industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Finsberg", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Ah.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Finsberg", "preceding_text": "What I said was that the film would enable people to see what could be done—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.945.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-11", "file": "debates1981-02-11a.xml", "sha256": "c3ccfc627aa9757a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.950.6", "colnum": "950", "heading": "Housing and the Building industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stanley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stanley", "preceding_text": "receipts that would arise in the course of the financial year 1981–82. In addition, local authorities can use their accumulated unspent capital receipts as at 1 April. If hon. Members want to know what the possibilities are they should look at those authorities that have understood the new situation and that have taken advantage of it. I shall use the example of Eastbourne district council.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-11a.950.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-12", "file": "debates1981-02-12a.xml", "sha256": "02ae7b9a32dafcf6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.979.4", "colnum": "979", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Northern Ireland", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I could go on—it is such a marvellous speech. The right hon. Gentleman invites me to go on. I am ready to accept that invitation. We must not abandon the long-term strategic approach in which we believe, and so on. With regard to the third part of the right hon. Gentleman's question, I gave him the figures—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.979.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-12", "file": "debates1981-02-12a.xml", "sha256": "02ae7b9a32dafcf6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1005.1", "colnum": "1005", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "I should be very glad to look into the particular instances that the hon. Gentleman has mentioned.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1005.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-12", "file": "debates1981-02-12a.xml", "sha256": "02ae7b9a32dafcf6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1007.1", "colnum": "1007", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "If the right hon. Gentleman would like some detail on that, I will ask my hon. Friend to mention it in replying. I do not know whether the right hon. Gentleman would also like a list—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1007.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-12", "file": "debates1981-02-12a.xml", "sha256": "02ae7b9a32dafcf6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1007.3", "colnum": "1007", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "gladly taking advantage of the scheme as well. I think that perhaps the most eloquent testimony that the scheme is entirely voluntary is to be found in the people taking part in it. I am not even despairing of dispelling some of the prejudice of the hon. Member for West Stirlingshire (Mr. Canavan). I am sure he will respond vocally if I succeed. Perhaps I could describe briefly what the scheme is.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1007.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-12", "file": "debates1981-02-12a.xml", "sha256": "02ae7b9a32dafcf6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1030.0", "colnum": "1030", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "preceding_text": "At present, if parents are desperately keen for their children not to go to one school, but to go to another local authority school, they are compelled to try to get another house in another catchment area simply to be able to do so. That is an undoubted fact, and if the hon. Member for South Ayrshire (Mr. Foulkes) does not know it, he does not know anything about the needs of parents in Scotland.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1030.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-12", "file": "debates1981-02-12a.xml", "sha256": "02ae7b9a32dafcf6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1050.5", "colnum": "1050", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. McKay", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. McKay", "preceding_text": " like to make a brief point about the publication of information about a school to parents. At the moment, many schools are proud of their activities. They publish documents telling parents what they do—sports, orchestras, foreign trips, drama and so on. However, they never publish examination results. I do not understand why examination results are not just as important as those other activities.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1050.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-12", "file": "debates1981-02-12a.xml", "sha256": "02ae7b9a32dafcf6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1066.1", "colnum": "1066", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. O'Neill", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Withdraw.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. O'Neill", "preceding_text": "The hon. Member for Fife (Mr. Henderson) knows as much about trade unionism as he does about education. The hon. Member for Argyll (Mr. MacKay) spent his time discussing the policies of the SSTA.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-12a.1066.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-13", "file": "debates1981-02-13a.xml", "sha256": "f1988b9b7dc2a190", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-13a.1092.2", "colnum": "1092", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Gaelic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What did you do?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "preceding_text": " and safety, which have added enormous burdens to local authorities and companies. There are aspects of the Bill that cause me concern about funding. I return to the Black Watch. My family has had long connections with the Black Watch, though I have not, because marching around with a rifle was not my idea of doing my bit for my country. My family has a long record of service with the Black Watch.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-13a.1092.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-13", "file": "debates1981-02-13a.xml", "sha256": "f1988b9b7dc2a190", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-13a.1131.1", "colnum": "1131", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Gaelic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "preceding_text": " are things that we should prize and should ensure do not perish. To that extent, we all support the right hon. Member for Western Isles and congratulate him on his Bill. There is another central paradox in the Bill. I understand that the right hon. Gentleman does not speak Gaelic, any more than does any other hon. Member, as far as I am aware. One or two hon. Members have command of the language—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-13a.1131.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-13", "file": "debates1981-02-13a.xml", "sha256": "f1988b9b7dc2a190", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-13a.1145.5", "colnum": "1145", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Gaelic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hogg", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hogg", "preceding_text": "ine nationality. I remember hon. Member after hon. Member saying that a people becomes a nation because of its allegiance. We spoke of common allegiance, affinity, the bonds of blood, historic traditions, race and language. The House would do well to emphasise the unity and the oneness of the United Kingdom rather than try to emphasise points that separate and distinguish one citizen from another.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-13a.1145.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-13", "file": "debates1981-02-13a.xml", "sha256": "f1988b9b7dc2a190", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-13a.1150.1", "colnum": "1150", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Gaelic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tom Hooson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tom Hooson", "preceding_text": "cent, of the population of Scotland spoke Gaelic. There is no question but that there is a difference in kind when there is that difference between the languages—more than 500,000 Welsh speakers against 90,000 Gaelic speakers. It is right that there should be a study of our experiences in Wales, because obviously the objectives of the Bill are objectives with which any Conservative must sympathise", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-13a.1150.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-16", "file": "debates1981-02-16a.xml", "sha256": "4195e324df1f73d6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-16a.24.1", "colnum": "24", "heading": "BILL PRESENTED", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Squire", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Squire", "preceding_text": " one. Most people have heard of the Open University. They may not know that much of the preparatory work for the Open University is carried out at adult education centres. I do not intend to spend a lot of time now in discussing the Open University beyond reaffirming my belief in its value, because I recognise that it has somewhat stronger political clout than the other areas that I am discussing.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-16a.24.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-16", "file": "debates1981-02-16a.xml", "sha256": "4195e324df1f73d6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-16a.70.1", "colnum": "70", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Gas Levy Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Haynes", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Haynes", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-16a.70.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-16", "file": "debates1981-02-16a.xml", "sha256": "4195e324df1f73d6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-16a.101.1", "colnum": "101", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Gas Levy Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Douglas", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Douglas", "preceding_text": "73. If he did, he will know what the oil companies were up to at that time. We are talking in terms of windfall profits. If the regime had continued, the oil companies would not have paid one penny of tax into the United Kingdom. What is happening now arises from a position that was developing in the North Sea. The reason why the oil companies do not like British Gas and have certain reservations—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-16a.101.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.127.0", "colnum": "127", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Defence", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Allaun", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Allaun", "preceding_text": "Has the Secretary of State gone back on the public statement last month—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.127.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.132.5", "colnum": "132", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Defence", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "It is an excellent result and shows that our exports are very high—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.132.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.138.0", "colnum": "138", "heading": "Coal Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": "ght hon. Gentleman mentioned Wales. One recognises, of course, the severe difficulties for the areas which have the greatest number of pits in difficulties. Everyone must recognise that. The right hon. Gentleman says that he comes from Wales. I happen to be a Welshman. We know the difficulties that have faced the people of Wales. That must be seen sensibly. But the fact remains that the best hope—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.138.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.141.0", "colnum": "141", "heading": "Coal Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": "I understand the strong feelings of the hon. Gentleman, but I believe that his view of the industry is a defeatist one which does no service to the industry or to the miners. Let me tell him the reality of what is going on in the mines today.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.141.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.169.1", "colnum": "169", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Talbot (Linwood)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: Where?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": " the public and private sectors to do this. The last thing that should be thought is that the attraction of new jobs, even at this time, is so hopeless that it will not work and can never produce results. Even at this time of fairly widespread redundancies and closures, caused by the current recession, it is only too easy to overlook the achievements being made in securing new jobs and employment.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.169.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.171.1", "colnum": "171", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Talbot (Linwood)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "preceding_text": "es have failed. Interventions have been made by some of my hon. Friends who have sought only to hear the facts. As time is short, I shall turn briefly to the figures. At the end of his speech the right hon. Gentleman triumphantly told us that, after a time, a firm would provide 1,000 jobs. He said that on the very day that he has endorsed the sacking of 4,800 employees. Each time a factory closes—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.171.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.171.1", "colnum": "171", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Talbot (Linwood)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "preceding_text": "at, after a time, a firm would provide 1,000 jobs. He said that on the very day that he has endorsed the sacking of 4,800 employees. Each time a factory closes— [Interruption.] I wish that those on the Government Front Bench would face their responsibilities. Right hon. and hon. Members are behaving like sixth formers who argue with their teachers. We hear hyprocrisy, but we do not get any action.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.171.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.173.5", "colnum": "173", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Talbot (Linwood)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stewart", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stewart", "preceding_text": "of the House. We should be discussing the real issues about Linwood, which is what I now propose to do. I want to be positive. Of course, it is easy to be wise after the event. When we look back at Linwood we shall not talk about what management did or did not do, or what the work force did or did not do. We shall concentrate on the role of politicians—not evil politicians, not stupid politicians—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.173.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.183.0", "colnum": "183", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Talbot (Linwood)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. F. Pawsey", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. F. Pawsey", "preceding_text": "As the first Englishman to speak in the debate—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.183.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.199.0", "colnum": "199", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Talbot (Linwood)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": " in Scotland, at Linwood. We have to accept that. Many of my hon. Friends and many Opposition Members are glad that PSA, through Talbot, has a continuing commitment to stay in manufacturing in the Midlands and in the truck business at Dunstable. It is sad that Opposition Members never looked more miserable or downcast than they did when my right hon. Friend was listing new jobs and new industries.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.199.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.208.1", "colnum": "208", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community (Sugar)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mason", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mason", "preceding_text": "In a perfect world we would try to strike a balance between beet and cane—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.208.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-17", "file": "debates1981-02-17a.xml", "sha256": "278cd81e85cf8ba7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.208.1", "colnum": "208", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community (Sugar)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mason", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mason", "preceding_text": "In a perfect world we would try to strike a balance between beet and cane—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question\".] The port refinery trade unions—the Transport and General Workers Union and the General and Municipal Workers Union—would both like to work towards that aim and—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-17a.208.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-18", "file": "debates1981-02-18a.xml", "sha256": "1c16a25250198537", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.275.2", "colnum": "275", "heading": "Johnson and Firth Brown", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"And elsewhere\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "s energy bills. The House will understand that I always read out the exact words of the application as it is submitted to me. The House knows that under Standing Order No. 9 I am directed to take into account the several factors set out in the Order but to give no reasons for my decision. The hon. Gentleman has directed our attention to what is undoubtedly an important problem in his constituency—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.275.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-18", "file": "debates1981-02-18a.xml", "sha256": "1c16a25250198537", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.276.7", "colnum": "276", "heading": "European Communities (Amendment)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. William Hamilton", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"South America.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. William Hamilton", "preceding_text": " move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the European Communities Act 1972, so as to provide that matters relating to the expenditure of the European Parliament shall be directly accountable to the Council of Ministers. This move is motivated by the widespread outrage inside and outside the House caused by the insensitive extravagance of the recent jaunt to Colombia, in South Africa—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.276.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-18", "file": "debates1981-02-18a.xml", "sha256": "1c16a25250198537", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.340.3", "colnum": "340", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Iron and Steel (Borrowing Powers) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Come to the point.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "t the BSC from meeting the prices being offered by its foreign competitors, what are we doing to help the private sector? All that we would do would be to ensure the BSC would close steadily as imports flooded in. I am sure that our foreign competitors will not stand back and say politely \"The British have been so terribly decent that we will no longer compete with their private sector companies\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.340.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-18", "file": "debates1981-02-18a.xml", "sha256": "1c16a25250198537", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.342.5", "colnum": "342", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Iron and Steel (Borrowing Powers) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Cunningham", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh, no\".", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Cunningham", "preceding_text": "ed Mr. MacGregor, as an aggressive, competent business man with a good reputation, to reinvigorate the British Steel Corporation, to get back into the market place and fight for the corporation and to sell its products. They trumpeted that appointment with some flair, to not a little amazement from friend and foe alike. Yet they now seem to be asking him to fight with one arm tied behind his back—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.342.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-18", "file": "debates1981-02-18a.xml", "sha256": "1c16a25250198537", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.343.1", "colnum": "343", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Iron and Steel (Borrowing Powers) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Cunningham", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Cunningham", "preceding_text": " that is the kind of discussion that is taking place behind the scenes, and the Opposition would not necessarily dissent from that. We recognise that the Minister of State and the Secretary of State will be in some difficulty in producing a plan to assist private steel makers because it runs contrary to their whole philosophy, but there is no doubt that that is what they are currently involved in.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.343.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-18", "file": "debates1981-02-18a.xml", "sha256": "1c16a25250198537", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.348.1", "colnum": "348", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Iron and Steel (Borrowing Powers) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. du Cann", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. du Cann", "preceding_text": "d by our great British steel industry, it behoves us all to act as rapidly as we can. It should be plainly stated that so long as the BSC's losses continue to be borne so handsomely by the taxpayer, BSC has no incentive to act. It is private industry that is closing. One has only to read the newspapers to see the predictions. I have not seen any announcements about BSC plants in this area closing.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.348.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-18", "file": "debates1981-02-18a.xml", "sha256": "1c16a25250198537", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.393.0", "colnum": "393", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Iron and Steel (Borrowing Powers) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Dr. John Cunningham", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. John Cunningham", "preceding_text": "retary of State in his dilemma over Mr. MacGregor. Having made this marvellously imaginative appointment, he has a tiger by the tail. Mr. MacGregor was urged to be aggressive, to fight and to compete to get the corporation back on its feet. Now he is told \"Compete, but, please, not too much. Don't be as aggressive as we wanted you to be. Don't really bring all your talents and experience to bear.\"", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.393.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-18", "file": "debates1981-02-18a.xml", "sha256": "1c16a25250198537", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.422.4", "colnum": "422", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Museums)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. Enoch Powell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. Enoch Powell", "preceding_text": "t of function which they could very well develop, at any rate at first, entirely upon their own resources and their own initiative. It will be time enough in years to come, when the special contribution that national funds can make has become clearer, but certainly we on this side and in this party welcome the confirmation of yet another function which district councils can and ought to discharge.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-18a.422.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-19", "file": "debates1981-02-19a.xml", "sha256": "e4d0f7970cbbad79", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.447.7", "colnum": "447", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "That was precisely why I led in with my phrase relating to dinners.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.447.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-19", "file": "debates1981-02-19a.xml", "sha256": "e4d0f7970cbbad79", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.448.0", "colnum": "448", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Question\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "I am eager to thank the right hon. Lady on every available occasion. I also thank her for turning yesterday's listening session into a talking session. That was an improvement as well. What would be worst of all would be if, after the Government had secured the apparent movement towards a settlement, there were to be any breach of faith—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.448.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-19", "file": "debates1981-02-19a.xml", "sha256": "e4d0f7970cbbad79", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.456.3", "colnum": "456", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"NO.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "preceding_text": "I thought that we were all elected on the basis of equality. Will the Leader of the House say when we can expect a debate on defence? As he is acutely aware, there is a rising tide of opposition to the Government's policy.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.456.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-19", "file": "debates1981-02-19a.xml", "sha256": "e4d0f7970cbbad79", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.529.0", "colnum": "529", "heading": "Orders of the Day — House of Commons (Members' Salaries and Pensions)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael English", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael English", "preceding_text": "solutions. One is to get rid of inflation. But so long as we have inflation, the other solution is perfectly simple. Everybody should have an index-linked pension. Indeed, everybody has an inflation-proofed pension in the form of the State pension. The right hon. Gentleman makes a colossal error if he thinks that everybody in this country has an occupational pension apart from their State pension.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.529.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-19", "file": "debates1981-02-19a.xml", "sha256": "e4d0f7970cbbad79", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.546.1", "colnum": "546", "heading": "Orders of the Day — House of Commons (Members' Salaries and Pensions)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Budgen", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why only the first?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Budgen", "preceding_text": "I appreciate that it is only because of my hon. and learned Friend's consideration for the House that he does not do so now. On comparability, I agree passionately with my hon. Friend the Member for Knutsford. This was one of the first big mistakes that the present Administration got themselves hooked on.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-19a.546.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-20", "file": "debates1981-02-20a.xml", "sha256": "c96040ed2ca39d3f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-20a.567.4", "colnum": "567", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Shops Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Torney", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Surprise\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Torney", "preceding_text": "This would be a convenient moment to declare an interest.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-20a.567.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-20", "file": "debates1981-02-20a.xml", "sha256": "c96040ed2ca39d3f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-20a.574.7", "colnum": "574", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Shops Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Torney", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Torney", "preceding_text": "on nearly half the women employed are married. There are social and domestic implications for family life in Sunday opening for married women working in retail distribution, especially in food shops. The conditions of those women with husbands and children would worsen if Sunday opening became a reality. I realise that other hon. Members want to speak. I realise that I have spoken for a long time.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-20a.574.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-20", "file": "debates1981-02-20a.xml", "sha256": "c96040ed2ca39d3f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-20a.582.6", "colnum": "582", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Shops Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cormack", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cormack", "preceding_text": "I must confess that while the hon. Gentleman went on at inordinate length I could not help thinking of dear Lord North, who was once slumbering on the Government Front Bench. When someone accused him of sleeping, he replied \"I wish to God I were!\" When the hon. Gentleman went on repeating himself time after time, I thought of Lord North. We are dealing with serious matters.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-20a.582.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-20", "file": "debates1981-02-20a.xml", "sha256": "c96040ed2ca39d3f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-20a.612.0", "colnum": "612", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Shops Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Heddle", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No, he has not.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Heddle", "preceding_text": " societies and reminded the House that they opened on Saturday mornings for the convenience of their customers he was arguing against the case that he was putting forward: that it is the duty of the retail trade and institutions connected with it to make their hours of opening as flexible as possible for consumers. I am sorry that the hon. Member for Edmonton (Mr. Graham) has now left the Chamber.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-20a.612.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.733.6", "colnum": "733", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Employment", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"TOO long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": " a shortage of skilled labour in this country? I can give the Minister all the details if he wishes, but I am sure that he knows them. Is he aware that many skinflint employers are using youngsters as cheap labour? Is he aware that for many of those employers this is an alternative means of running their companies to produce more and more profit? Is he aware that something must be done about this—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.733.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.739.6", "colnum": "739", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, Hear\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "—to express the great pleasure which the news of the engagement of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has brought—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.739.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.740.3", "colnum": "740", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "I am sure that we are all in favour of looking at the facts on the ground, as we did in the coal industry dispute. We are all in favour of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.740.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.741.7", "colnum": "741", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Thornton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Thornton", "preceding_text": "As I know that my right hon. Friend shares my concern about the increasing unemployment figures in Merseyside—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.741.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.747.0", "colnum": "747", "heading": "Steel Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stanley Orme", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stanley Orme", "preceding_text": " unfair subsidised competition from many of its European competitors, not least West Germany? What about further privatisation? If the right hon. Gentleman, through this device, proposes to sell the BSC companies that have become profitable—which will be against the interests of the taxpayer, who has already put money into investment—what action will he take to protect the taxpayer against unfair—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.747.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.747.0", "colnum": "747", "heading": "Steel Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stanley Orme", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stanley Orme", "preceding_text": " If the right hon. Gentleman, through this device, proposes to sell the BSC companies that have become profitable—which will be against the interests of the taxpayer, who has already put money into investment—what action will he take to protect the taxpayer against unfair— [Interruption.] The taxpayer has invested in the industry and that investment, when it becomes profitable, will be taken away—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.747.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.796.1", "colnum": "796", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stan Thorne", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stan Thorne", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.796.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.805.1", "colnum": "805", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Garel-Jones", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Garel-Jones", "preceding_text": "them. But we now have at least an absolute guarantee that, if there is any underestimate in the calculation, it will be made up to pensioners. In 1979, the value of the pension increased by 2 per cent. over prices, so even in these difficult times we have still managed to keep the pensioner just ahead of the level of prices. Of course, we do not think that we have done enough, and wish to do more.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.805.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.820.0", "colnum": "820", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. W. Rooker", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. W. Rooker", "preceding_text": "t deserve what they are presently getting and what this House voted for last year. Do we tell those of our fellow citizens who are receiving 100 per cent. disablement benefit that they are pampered and over-indulged because they are getting 40p a week more than the Government say they should be receiving because of the Chancellor's over-provision? Do we tell those who receive attendance allowance—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.820.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-24", "file": "debates1981-02-24a.xml", "sha256": "2c7f9243d8472dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.824.2", "colnum": "824", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Not under the Bill.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "preceding_text": "ld have included such a provision in the Bill. We have not done so. The hon. Gentleman's other point has already been explained in an intervention from the Dispatch Box, namely, that this is a balancing factor covering a period of two years. At the end of that period the pensioners will be in the same position as though there had been a correct estimate of the rate of inflation in the first place—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-24a.824.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-25", "file": "debates1981-02-25a.xml", "sha256": "9918df5651b1b4ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-25a.905.1", "colnum": "905", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Gas Levy Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rowlands", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rowlands", "preceding_text": "appened to parts of British industry as a result of their energy and fuel pricing policy. Only this week we have had the tragic announcement of the planned closure of Duport in Llanelli, with the loss of over 1,000 jobs. It has meant the closure of a new £20 million furnace that was financed and opened only a year ago. I am told that the energy costs of that works were greater than the wage costs.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-25a.905.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-25", "file": "debates1981-02-25a.xml", "sha256": "9918df5651b1b4ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-25a.905.1", "colnum": "905", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Gas Levy Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rowlands", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rowlands", "preceding_text": " was financed and opened only a year ago. I am told that the energy costs of that works were greater than the wage costs. [Interruption.] The complacency of Ministers over the past year concerning the impact of the Government's gas pricing policy on industry and on its competitiveness—particularly in relation to export orders—has astounded and shocked many firms and industrialists in this country.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-25a.905.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-26", "file": "debates1981-02-26a.xml", "sha256": "ef4956dacd5fd409", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-26a.992.0", "colnum": "992", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nicholas Winterton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nicholas Winterton", "preceding_text": "n all political parties that we seek to use the unemployed for political purposes. I deeply regret it. This is something that has been gnawing inside me for some time. I am not prepared to be party to it any longer. For that reason I am going into the Division Lobby against my Government and for the Opposition motion. If the substantive motion as amended, is then voted on, I shall vote against it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-26a.992.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-26", "file": "debates1981-02-26a.xml", "sha256": "ef4956dacd5fd409", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-26a.1014.2", "colnum": "1014", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Marlow", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Reading\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Marlow", "preceding_text": "ly everything that he has said, apart from the small point on Europe, where, of course, our imports from Italy are greater than our total exports throughout the world. Whatever the reasons for our present problems, does not my hon. Friend agree that the problem is not one of industrial relations, as the footwear industry has consistently been league champion in the labour relations first division—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-26a.1014.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-26", "file": "debates1981-02-26a.xml", "sha256": "ef4956dacd5fd409", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-26a.1024.0", "colnum": "1024", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries", "cue_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"YOU are\".", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "preceding_text": "hat be, against the background of the conditions that have been described? The answer is that a combination of design skills, marketing flair, management flair and modern technology can produce triumphant success. In all the gloom, there are dramatic success stories. I was asked whether the Government cared. Of course the Government cart: about these three industries. We would be mad not to care.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-26a.1024.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-26", "file": "debates1981-02-26a.xml", "sha256": "ef4956dacd5fd409", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-26a.1052.1", "colnum": "1052", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and the Economy (Southern England)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. David Stoddart", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. David Stoddart", "preceding_text": ". Indeed, the local Tories on the borough council have been advocating the sacking of 200 people, just like that, without any investigation. The Government are joined in the local sense by their friends who want to make a bad situation worse by sacking more people in the public sector. This policy also affects the surrounding areas of Swindon. Swindon is a little red spot in a great ocean of blue.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-26a.1052.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-27", "file": "debates1981-02-27a.xml", "sha256": "e898fc777887b1be", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-27a.1121.1", "colnum": "1121", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Development of Tourism (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "preceding_text": "My hon. Friend has put his finger on one of the essential paradoxes and profound difficulties that we face—I was about to say, if we take a county like Argyll, but, sadly, we do not have any counties left in Scotland. They come under the bureaucratic, soulless and hollow nomenclature of regions.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-27a.1121.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-02-27", "file": "debates1981-02-27a.xml", "sha256": "e898fc777887b1be", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-27a.1121.3", "colnum": "1121", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Development of Tourism (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "preceding_text": "er for Devizes (Mr. Morrison). As the House knows, he hails from those islands. I am glad that he corrected my impression, which was largely founded on a recent visit when I went to Argyll to go to the Dalmally show, where we had to put on sou'westers, oilskins and boots even in order to walk from one tent to the next, so heavy was the rain. Anyway, we all know that it is not as bad as Manchester.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-02-27a.1121.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-02", "file": "debates1981-03-02a.xml", "sha256": "9f2b87616db91b13", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-02a.26.3", "colnum": "26", "heading": "Prime Minister (American Visit)", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "he hon. Gentleman should understand that the possible creation of a rapid deployment force is not only to deal with difficulties that have arisen or that may arise in the Gulf; it is to deal also with other areas of trouble in the world. As I said in my statement, and as hon. Gentlemen would know if they had listened, it is to have a capability to try to deal with other trouble spots in the world.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-02a.26.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-03", "file": "debates1981-03-03a.xml", "sha256": "a21c07b7a4cdff06", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.147.1", "colnum": "147", "heading": "Nuclear Deterrent", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John", "preceding_text": "t is, a general—nuclear weapon of the kind which we possessed, yet it would be an attack by Russia not thought serious enough to involve the United States of America in coming to our aid. In other words, in so arguing, we doubt the word of the United States and the value of the NATO Alliance, so that we have to be free to act alone. I find this imaginary situation both preposterous and incredible.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.147.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-03", "file": "debates1981-03-03a.xml", "sha256": "a21c07b7a4cdff06", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.150.5", "colnum": "150", "heading": "Nuclear Deterrent", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman whose maiden speech, and only speech, in this debate we greatly welcome, should know that the argument which I have just advanced about the new generation of independent—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.150.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-03", "file": "debates1981-03-03a.xml", "sha256": "a21c07b7a4cdff06", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.151.1", "colnum": "151", "heading": "Nuclear Deterrent", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Which Labour Party?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John", "preceding_text": "e debate. At a time when our whole economy is under great stress and when many other services are being axed, it is proposed to spend a great deal of money on a project which adds little to deterrence, and in order to afford it one would have to distort the whole of the rest of our defence effort. The country cannot afford it. It is advocated on wholly unproven grounds, and we in the Labour Party—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.151.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-03", "file": "debates1981-03-03a.xml", "sha256": "a21c07b7a4cdff06", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.173.2", "colnum": "173", "heading": "Nuclear Deterrent", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Antony Buck", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER:\"NO\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Antony Buck", "preceding_text": "me Minister and the President of the United States, Mr. Reagan. We all hope fervently that that rapport will continue. But we have to consider the situation which may arise in five to ten years' time. My right hon. Friend will, I have no doubt, still be Prime Minister of this country but constitutionally it must be that there will have been by then a change in the presidency of the United States.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.173.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-03", "file": "debates1981-03-03a.xml", "sha256": "a21c07b7a4cdff06", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.202.0", "colnum": "202", "heading": "Nuclear Deterrent", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bob Cryer", "cue_text": "HON MEMBERS:\"Why?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bob Cryer", "preceding_text": "r weapons for as long as I have breath in my body. I am opposed to nuclear weapons here, in NATO, or anywhere else in the world. I do not say that our initiative would lead to the abandonment of nuclear weapons by Russia and America, but I believe that it would send waves of concern and support within those two countries so that they, the two super-Powers, would move towards a disarmament posture.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.202.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-03", "file": "debates1981-03-03a.xml", "sha256": "a21c07b7a4cdff06", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.210.2", "colnum": "210", "heading": "Nuclear Deterrent", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Snape", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Answer.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Snape", "preceding_text": "If the hon. Lady will contain herself for a moment, I shall attempt to do that. The motion deals exclusively with the strategic independent nuclear deterrent. That is the purpose of the debate.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-03a.210.2"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.416.1", "colnum": "416", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I agree that the Gleneagles agreement was not applicable to that case in any way. It was a case of a person holding a British passport going to the West Indies. Therefore, the agreement was not applicable—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.416.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.424.6", "colnum": "424", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Silkin", "preceding_text": "If the Leader of the House is worried about the progress of the Transport Bill, will he take on board the fact that 30 amendments came from the Government and their supporters? Does he accept that one way to speed up progress would be for him to withdraw his motion on Monday and to see that his right hon. and hon. Friends are not quite as loquacious—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.424.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.424.10", "colnum": "424", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"NO.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "As I understood the hon. Gentleman—of course, we do not wish to argue here—I thought I heard him ask distinctly that the Government should issue four writs.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.424.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.428.8", "colnum": "428", "heading": "Civil Service (Dispute)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hayhoe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hayhoe", "preceding_text": "I do not know whether the civil servants' leaders were aware of that. However, having a constituency which borders on the Thames in West London, I am aware that Monday is one of the riskiest days in March. Of course, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment is responsible for these arrangements—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.428.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.441.0", "colnum": "441", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Service", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Rubbish\".", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "stment and the struggle for national economic recovery. Even the colonels, even the bluest blue in the shires, understand—in a way that the Secretary of State does not understand—where the real economic interests, the national interests, of this country lie. They were the ones who were insisting, with only one vote against—that of somebody from Kent, who is a positive Neanderthal in these matters—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.441.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.441.2", "colnum": "441", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Service", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "I say to the Ministers, not just in partisan terms, from the Opposition Front Bench, but in the words—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.441.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.453.3", "colnum": "453", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Service", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Flannery", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Flannery", "preceding_text": "Christmas and at other times. All those activities will steadily disappear if Conservative Members have their way. It is almost breathtaking how Tory Members dare to carry on in such a way when they pledged that the quality of education would be maintained and improved. Is there the slightest evidence in the report to which I referred that the quality of education is being maintained and improved?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.453.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.504.0", "colnum": "504", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Service", "cue_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Dr. Rhodes Boyson)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Dr. Rhodes Boyson)", "preceding_text": "end the Secretary of State mentioned, as did my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham (Mr. Shelton), that the percentage of gross national product spent on education has been doubled, from 2·7 per cent, to 5.5 per cent., over the last 30 years—twice the amount of money. The teacher-pupil ratio is not everything. I go along with the hon. Member for Derby, North (Mr. Whitehead) on that matter.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.504.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.507.1", "colnum": "507", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Service", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "e record. At any point of time a Government decide how much to put into the various pockets of expenditure. Since we are spending £8·2 billion on education this year, it is important to make these points. The hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed (Mr. Beith) made reference to what we can do. I should like to deal with this. There is no automatic relationship between expenditure and standards.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.507.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.507.1", "colnum": "507", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Service", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Answer the question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "arious pockets of expenditure. Since we are spending £8·2 billion on education this year, it is important to make these points. The hon. Member for Berwick upon Tweed (Mr. Beith) made reference to what we can do. I should like to deal with this. There is no automatic relationship between expenditure and standards.— [Interruption.] —The hon. Member may not have done, in which case we agree.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.507.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-05", "file": "debates1981-03-05a.xml", "sha256": "0dbcb5cb39d80a2c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.508.4", "colnum": "508", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education Service", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Sing it.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "I am reading in order to make sure that it is right. The right hon. Gentleman is extremely observant. I am pleased that I have a good audience tonight.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-05a.508.4"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-09", "file": "debates1981-03-09a.xml", "sha256": "6dd0ca680f9c36ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-09a.617.1", "colnum": "617", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ATTORNEY-GENERAL", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Is the hon. Gentleman saying that hon. Members were picketed on their way in? I can only express a personal opinion, as the guardian of the House. If anyone tries to stop hon. Members—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-09a.617.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-09", "file": "debates1981-03-09a.xml", "sha256": "6dd0ca680f9c36ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-09a.644.0", "colnum": "644", "heading": "Transport Bill (Allocation of Time)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Moate", "cue_text": "Hon. Members:\"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Moate", "preceding_text": "f the Opposition. The right hon. Member for Barrow-in-Furness referred to the importance of the road safety clauses. These are desperately important matters. We should have reached those clauses by now. But we have not been allowed to reach the vital road safety aspects. Many of us suspected that the Opposition's objective was to talk for so long on the Bill that we should never reach them at all—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-09a.644.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-10", "file": "debates1981-03-10a.xml", "sha256": "2b9eab589f95fa0c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.739.13", "colnum": "739", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"NO\".", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "The figures for O-level passes last year were only half a percentage point higher than they were 10 years ago—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.739.13"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-10", "file": "debates1981-03-10a.xml", "sha256": "2b9eab589f95fa0c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.752.1", "colnum": "752", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Campbell-Savours", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Reading.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Campbell-Savours", "preceding_text": "Despite the assurances that the Minister has given will he further support the provision for overseas students coming to the United Kingdom—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.752.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-10", "file": "debates1981-03-10a.xml", "sha256": "2b9eab589f95fa0c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.753.4", "colnum": "753", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I suspect that the question is hardly worth answering—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.753.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-10", "file": "debates1981-03-10a.xml", "sha256": "2b9eab589f95fa0c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.755.0", "colnum": "755", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": " entitled to make strong statements about the need to defend the way of life in which they believe, particularly when the potential aggressor spends so much more on defence, as a proportion of its gross national product, than this country. Yesterday, the Soviet ambassador came to see me and delivered a further letter. We had a quiet, courteous and businesslike meeting. He speaks very good English—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.755.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-10", "file": "debates1981-03-10a.xml", "sha256": "2b9eab589f95fa0c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.764.6", "colnum": "764", "heading": "WAY AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Maggie bonds\".", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "For 1981–82 we have set the still more ambitious target of £3 billion. New measures are needed for that. We therefore propose two important changes to the second issue of index-linked certificates or\"granny\" bonds. From the beginning of next month the age of eligibility for these certificates will be reduced from 60 to 50—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.764.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-10", "file": "debates1981-03-10a.xml", "sha256": "2b9eab589f95fa0c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.783.2", "colnum": "783", "heading": "CONSTRUCTION", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "We shall continue to pursue our strategy for the defeat of inflation with determination.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.783.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-10", "file": "debates1981-03-10a.xml", "sha256": "2b9eab589f95fa0c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.784.5", "colnum": "784", "heading": "CONSTRUCTION", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": "ound wanting; it had been found difficult and not tried. That is what some say about monetarism. We are not sure what position the Chancellor takes. He apparently still holds to the monetarist doctrines that he preached earlier. In some respects that was the most scarifying part of his speech. He suggested that he would pursue the same course. He stated that it would be fatal to change course now.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-10a.784.5"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-11", "file": "debates1981-03-11a.xml", "sha256": "d235d559d6f25a88", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-11a.893.0", "colnum": "893", "heading": "Social Security Benefits (Uprating)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. W. Rooker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. W. Rooker", "preceding_text": "ore, a woman aged between 60 and 65 will have an average weekly income of £1 55 more than the tax threshold. If income tax is paid at 30p in the pound, that is a tax of 50p a week on the basic old-age pension for women aged between 60 and 65 years. Does that concern the right hon. Gentleman? Did he have any discussions with the Chancellor about the cross-over? Does the right hon. Gentleman accept—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-11a.893.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-11", "file": "debates1981-03-11a.xml", "sha256": "d235d559d6f25a88", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-11a.905.0", "colnum": "905", "heading": "Prisoners' Rights", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Richard Alexander", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Richard Alexander", "preceding_text": "arts, which are dressed up as reform, already take place. By definition, most people in prisons are villains. Given half a chance, they will manipulate the system, and the Bill gives them that chance. If the measure is passed, the possibility of prison governors exercising discipline through their officers will be very much diminished. I said at the beginning that I am old-fashioned. Perhaps I am—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-11a.905.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1002.8", "colnum": "1002", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman— [Interruption]—has forgotten the time when under his Government—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1002.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1014.2", "colnum": "1014", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hordern", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Speech\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hordern", "preceding_text": " therefore grown from 575,000 in 1961 to 1·2 million at the latest count. Of course, I well understand that the increase has been very much concerned with extra doctors and nurses, but my right hon. Friend will agree that there has also been a substantial increase in the number of administrators. He will recognise that the extra cost of wages and salaries, to which he has directly referred—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1014.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1015.0", "colnum": "1015", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "preceding_text": "My hon. Friend, who I am sure will be able to develop his argument further—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1015.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1058.3", "colnum": "1058", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hordern", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"That is because of Clegg\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hordern", "preceding_text": "No. However good the standards are, it is a pity that so much money has gone in wages and salaries in the Health Service over the past five years. Wages have more than doubled in that time. They have gone from £1·8 million to £4·02 million. It is a pity that £900 million more had to be found in wages and salaries last year. Think what the economy could have done with that!", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1058.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1090.2", "colnum": "1090", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "party. Dare I say to the hon. Member for Blackburn that I do not believe that the Government have betrayed their party? That must be some deep race memory of what happened to his party in 1931. That may be happening to his party now. I do not believe that a Budget debate is the appropriate moment to explore the painful internal situation of the Labour Party. I shall leave that to another occasion.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1090.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1090.2", "colnum": "1090", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": " public decorum. I shall try to bring the debate back to the central theme. The hon. Member for Blackburn was perhaps a little long on rhetoric and a little short on diagnosis and remedies. There is an obligation on Opposition parties to produce a comprehensive and coherent economic position for the country to consider as a possible alternative to the policies offered by the Government of the day.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1090.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1090.2", "colnum": "1090", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "comprehensive position for the country to evaluate. The Opposition may not have liked that position, but it commended itself to the country, and I am sure that it will be approved when it becomes necessary to go to the country again. The ultimate luxury of politics is the furious and undeviating pursuit of merely one issue, with not even a sidelong glance at the impact which that pursuit may have.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1090.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1091.1", "colnum": "1091", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "lures of 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1979? Or is he leading us forward to some sunlit upland sketched out for him and his parliamentary colleagues by the national executive of the Labour Party? The right hon. Gentleman should be a little more candid. There will be opportunities for him to be so on Monday. We shall look for a coherent critique and explanation of those important and significant points—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1091.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1097.5", "colnum": "1097", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman said that some of those women would have another source of income.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1097.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-12", "file": "debates1981-03-12a.xml", "sha256": "0044128c5a372715", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1097.5", "colnum": "1097", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman said that some of those women would have another source of income. [Interruption.] Those who fall within the tax net will have another source of income.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-12a.1097.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-13", "file": "debates1981-03-13a.xml", "sha256": "5056e6f63b1a0b07", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-13a.1131.1", "colnum": "1131", "heading": "BILL PRESENTED", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Page", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER:\"Chairs.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Page", "preceding_text": "should be demanded. We shall not succeed in stamping out violent crimes involving arms unless we so so. We must campaign to that end. Last year, in broad daylight, two youths knocked down the charming wife of the ex-mayor of Harrow. If they are caught, they should be publicly humiliated. We need to do more than merely operate juvenile courts. I should like us to consider, reintroducing the stocks.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-13a.1131.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-13", "file": "debates1981-03-13a.xml", "sha256": "5056e6f63b1a0b07", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-13a.1133.5", "colnum": "1133", "heading": "BILL PRESENTED", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Magee", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS:\"Rubbish.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Magee", "preceding_text": "ted as the basis of the new British Nationality Bill. I am perpetually involved in the immigration problems of individuals and families. Under the Labour Government I found that I could constantly get Labour Ministers to bend the rules in favour of individuals who had deserving cases. That almost never happens under the Conservatives. The rules are applied with a harshness that is often inhumane.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-13a.1133.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-13", "file": "debates1981-03-13a.xml", "sha256": "5056e6f63b1a0b07", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-13a.1146.0", "colnum": "1146", "heading": "BILL PRESENTED", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Harry Greenway", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Harry Greenway", "preceding_text": "t. They are using methods of control, through the grant mechanism—again, conceived by the Labour Government, but refined and improved. Most of all, they are creating the right atmosphere to allow local authorities to produce expenditure programmes that are cost-effective, realistic in the circumstances, more in line with what ratepayers can afford, and more in line with national economic policies.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-13a.1146.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-13", "file": "debates1981-03-13a.xml", "sha256": "5056e6f63b1a0b07", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-13a.1162.0", "colnum": "1162", "heading": "BILL PRESENTED", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Finsberg", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Finsberg", "preceding_text": "ormation by way of a private notice question—planted, arranged, or whatever it may be. The hon. Gentleman knows that that is the practice of all Governments. When a matter is of sufficient importance, it is dealt with either in response to an oral private notice question or by way of an oral statement. The Labour Government did not think that changes in maxima needed that, nor do this Government.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-13a.1162.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.15.0", "colnum": "15", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — TRADE", "cue_speaker": "Mrs. Oppenheim", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mrs. Oppenheim", "preceding_text": "The quick answer to the first part of my hon. Friend's question is that he should buy spectacles in the United States—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.15.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.19.8", "colnum": "19", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. James Prior)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. James Prior)", "preceding_text": "d that the right hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr. Varley) should appear at the Dispatch Box rather than the right hon. Member for Salford, West (Mr. Orme). But having seen his performance on Thursday evening, when he was completely clobbered by my right hon. Friend, I am not in the least surprised that they do not want to risk him again this afternoon. Therefore, this gives me a good opportunity—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.19.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.20.0", "colnum": "20", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": ". That speaks volumes for the sense and stability of working people. In many areas, our unit costs are at last beginning to move in the same direction as those of our main competitors. If we were to relax now—this is the point that I want to get across to Labour Members—and to say that enough is enough and that we have taken our medicine can relax now again, our competitors would run away from us.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.20.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.20.0", "colnum": "20", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "hose of our main competitors. If we were to relax now—this is the point that I want to get across to Labour Members—and to say that enough is enough and that we have taken our medicine can relax now again, our competitors would run away from us. [ Interruption. ] If Labour Members do not believe this, they do not have to. There are signs at the moment that the recession is beginning to bottom out.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.20.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.20.0", "colnum": "20", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "ken our medicine can relax now again, our competitors would run away from us. [ Interruption. ] If Labour Members do not believe this, they do not have to. There are signs at the moment that the recession is beginning to bottom out. [ Interruption. ] Oh, yes. There are a number of signs from various parts of the country, from the North-West and from the West Midlands and the latest CBI statements—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.20.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.23.1", "colnum": "23", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman has picked out one aspect of the Budget and compared it with another, such as the increase in petrol prices. However, the Budget must be taken as a whole and the measures—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.23.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.23.1", "colnum": "23", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "as had a major effect on the levels of employment in those industries. In the West Midlands, the small private firms that are involved with British Leyland welcome the assistance that we are giving that firm. This morning I was delighted to read in the newspapers—I believe that it is also on the tape—that in the first 10 days of this month the Mini Metro has become the best selling car in Britain—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.23.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.24.1", "colnum": "24", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "d and of a lack of investment. In other words, those in jobs are enjoying prosperity at the expense of the jobs and investment for tomorrow. One of the main thrusts in the Budget strategy is to bring about a change in that position. There is no recognition of this by the Opposition. All that they have done is to take the TUC's £6,000 million boost which they announced in their strategy presumably—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.24.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.24.1", "colnum": "24", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "hrusts in the Budget strategy is to bring about a change in that position. There is no recognition of this by the Opposition. All that they have done is to take the TUC's £6,000 million boost which they announced in their strategy presumably— [Interruption.] They have not even done their homework. They never do their homework. The CBI asked for an increase of £1,500 million for each of four years.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.24.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.24.1", "colnum": "24", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "n their strategy presumably— [Interruption.] They have not even done their homework. They never do their homework. The CBI asked for an increase of £1,500 million for each of four years. [Interruption.] I must tell the hon. Member for Fife, Central that that is different from the £6,000 million in one year, which is what the TUC has asked for. The Opposition have asked for £6,000 million more now.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.24.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.24.1", "colnum": "24", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER: \"Not from your lot\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "entators have dismissed the Opposition's case as being totally disastrous. Put bluntly, in a nutshell the Opposition's case is spend, borrow, print and, when that does not work, bring in a prices and incomes policy to keep the lid on. It is hardly surprising that anyone pays any attention to them. We know that many of the remedies and well-tried answers of the past 30 years are not on offer today.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.24.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.32.0", "colnum": "32", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Norman St. John-Stevas", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Norman St. John-Stevas", "preceding_text": "n have than to be Leader of the House. The essence of the position lies in the title. One is Leader of the whole House, not of any part of it. I congratulate my successor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Cambridgeshire (Mr. Pym), on continuing in that tradition. Government office has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks. Ministers are not free to express individual views in public.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.32.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.37.3", "colnum": "37", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "preceding_text": "That is too high, is it?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.37.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.43.0", "colnum": "43", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Joel Barnett", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Joel Barnett", "preceding_text": ". I agree with him that the social cost of the Budget is unacceptable. The right hon. Member for Chelmsford (Mr. St. JohnStevas) made an equally brave speech. He said that the Conservative Party had survived for a long time because of its social concern. If it follows the path of this Budget, it does not look likely to survive much longer. The right hon. Member for Down, South (Mr. Powell) made a—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.43.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.56.0", "colnum": "56", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Raymond Whitney", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"'", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Raymond Whitney", "preceding_text": "the original aims on which they were elected in May 1979. Therefore, I welcome them back into the fold, represented by this Budget. The attacks on the Budget to which we have listened—for example, by the hon. Member for Colne Valley—have misrepresented it in an incredibly effective campaign as the product of a madly crazed fixed monetarist group of maniacs, if that is not too strong a description—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.56.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.75.0", "colnum": "75", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Eric S. Heffer", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"More.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Eric S. Heffer", "preceding_text": " is no longer mythical. It now seems almost certain. Thirdly, the low paid and those on low incomes are especially hit by the Government's policies. It is not only the low paid who are hit by the Budget. Anyone who read the interesting series of articles on the effects of the Budget in The Sunday Times Business News yesterday knows that those in the higher income bracket will be clobbered equally.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.75.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.78.5", "colnum": "78", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Spell it out\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "preceding_text": "ain Labour's alternative strategy in detail, I am quite happy to do so. For his benefit, I have a three-page, 10-point policy which outlines the alternative strategy. But I have a sneaking feeling that as I have already taken up a lot of time, the hon. Gentleman and the House would not take too kindly to my explaining it. In the short term, the money will be found by a change in economic strategy.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.78.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.83.0", "colnum": "83", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Albert McQuarrie", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Albert McQuarrie", "preceding_text": "s will mean that a number of these small operators will have to go out of business altogether. Then the danger will be that children will not be able to be taken to school, or their parents will be put to great bother in order to try to ferry them backwards and forwards to school at very inconvenient times for them. The farmers in Scotland have had a very difficult year, unlike farmers in England.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.83.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.83.0", "colnum": "83", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Albert McQuarrie", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Albert McQuarrie", "preceding_text": "able to be taken to school, or their parents will be put to great bother in order to try to ferry them backwards and forwards to school at very inconvenient times for them. The farmers in Scotland have had a very difficult year, unlike farmers in England. [HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"] I have heard from members of the Back Bench agricultural committee that last year farmers in England never had it so good.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.83.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.94.0", "colnum": "94", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Geoffrey Howe)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Ah.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Geoffrey Howe)", "preceding_text": "All those who have taken part in this necessarily wide-ranging debate have recognised, and indeed shared, the anxiety that must beset us when we are taking the central economic decisions for our economy at a time when every economy around the world is facing difficulty—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.94.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.95.0", "colnum": "95", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Only his job.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "—and the equally characteristic and forthright speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeenshire, East (Mr. McQuarrie), which I shall deal with later. The House was glad to welcome the contribution from my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford and glad to notice that he had lost neither his fluency nor his sense of humour—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.95.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.95.7", "colnum": "95", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "had to live through four years of that experience under the Labour Government. They started off with a public sector borrowing requirement of about 6 per cent. They decided to reflate it and increase it and push it up to about 9 per cent.—the kind of figure they might want today. What were the results of that reflationary approach to the economy? We had high and rising inflation, declining output—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.95.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-16", "file": "debates1981-03-16a.xml", "sha256": "13f1302a8640255b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.97.1", "colnum": "97", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman's question summarises all too easily a fallacy that is too comforting. Of course, it is a matter for regret that manufacturing output is not rising. It is a delusion to believe that that is unique to this country or has been caused by, or is the responsibility of, the Government.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-16a.97.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-17", "file": "debates1981-03-17a.xml", "sha256": "c03f40391552effe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.181.13", "colnum": "181", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — DEFENCE", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Nott)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Nott)", "preceding_text": " reciprocal trade in equipment between our two countries enhances the economic strength of both the United States and the United Kingdom, and that the United Kingdom had good equipment to offer. Mr. Weinberger confirmed that there were proposals before the United States Congress to fund both the AV8B and the JP233 programmes. The briefing I received at SACLANT provided me with a vivid description—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.181.13"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-17", "file": "debates1981-03-17a.xml", "sha256": "c03f40391552effe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.181.13", "colnum": "181", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — DEFENCE", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Nott)", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"Too long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Defence (Mr. John Nott)", "preceding_text": "od equipment to offer. Mr. Weinberger confirmed that there were proposals before the United States Congress to fund both the AV8B and the JP233 programmes. The briefing I received at SACLANT provided me with a vivid description— [Interruption.] —of the immense capability in the maritime sphere, as in others, that the United States commits to the Alliance. In this, and in all ways, I was heartened—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.181.13"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-17", "file": "debates1981-03-17a.xml", "sha256": "c03f40391552effe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.194.5", "colnum": "194", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — DEFENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "It is a most extraordinary development if the Cabinet does not discuss the Budget beforehand. That was not the practice of previous Cabinets.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.194.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-17", "file": "debates1981-03-17a.xml", "sha256": "c03f40391552effe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.196.7", "colnum": "196", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — DEFENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stoddart", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stoddart", "preceding_text": "Has the right hon. Lady had time to consider last night's vote on the increased petrol tax? The increase was universally condemned by her right hon. and hon. Friends—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.196.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-17", "file": "debates1981-03-17a.xml", "sha256": "c03f40391552effe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.199.4", "colnum": "199", "heading": "Questions to Ministers", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "I am much obliged to the hon. Gentleman. This gives me an opportunity to remind the House that shouting from a sedentary position is quite unparliamentary, and that while the House is accustomed—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.199.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-17", "file": "debates1981-03-17a.xml", "sha256": "c03f40391552effe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.258.3", "colnum": "258", "heading": "Colleges of Education (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "preceding_text": "cies. The vote that the Opposition chose to promote was on the technical question, That the Chairman do now report to the House that the Committtee have considered the matter of the colleges of education in Scotland. Merely because the Opposition sought to use a technical procedure in order to express their view that does not mean that Government supporters are obliged to continue in the same way.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.258.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-17", "file": "debates1981-03-17a.xml", "sha256": "c03f40391552effe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.261.0", "colnum": "261", "heading": "Colleges of Education (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman's intervention has added nothing to the debate, I regret to say, because he has not been able to dispute the fact—it is an obvious fact, not capable of disputation—that the student population in the colleges at present is 4,000 less than the level that the right hon. Gentleman said would be appropriate for the existing structure of colleges in Scotland.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-17a.261.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-18", "file": "debates1981-03-18a.xml", "sha256": "2531bd5c80d2d6da", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.270.9", "colnum": "270", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "preceding_text": "e clear—I quote from the statement—that Her Majesty's Government consider that the people of El Salvador should be able to determine their own future peacefully and democratically. I must also point out to the right hon. Gentleman that the President of El Salvador, Mr. Duarte, has called for elections next year, and that the Americans are trying to help him to procure those elections even earlier.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.270.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-18", "file": "debates1981-03-18a.xml", "sha256": "2531bd5c80d2d6da", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.313.0", "colnum": "313", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Economic Situation)", "cue_speaker": "Rev. Ian Paisley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Rev. Ian Paisley", "preceding_text": "ht he and his colleagues had voted consistently for it. In an important debate the spokesman for the Ulster Unionists, the right hon. Member for Down, South, was one of the greatest defenders of the Government's policy. It ill becomes the hon. Gentleman to tell the Government today not to take any political initiatives and not to continue with the policy that they have pursued in Northern Ireland.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.313.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-18", "file": "debates1981-03-18a.xml", "sha256": "2531bd5c80d2d6da", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.345.1", "colnum": "345", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Prevention of Terrorism", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "d the feelings, but it is surely a matter of balancing civil liberties with the need to prevent acts of terrorism. Many of the people detained are released again. At the same time, we are entitled to take these provisions if we are in earnest in dealing with very dangerous terrorists and actions that can cause a great deal of damage and loss of innocent lives. I freely accept that it is a balance.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.345.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-18", "file": "debates1981-03-18a.xml", "sha256": "2531bd5c80d2d6da", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.353.0", "colnum": "353", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Prevention of Terrorism", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Biggs-Davison", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Biggs-Davison", "preceding_text": "ing on a temporary basis a statute which has been found necessary for so long. That is an interesting point, but surely it is better that we have a temporary measure and that we review it regularly in the House. That is surely a good thing. Just because terrorism continues, we should not allow this to become a permanent measure on the statute book. I therefore did not find his argument persuasive.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.353.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-18", "file": "debates1981-03-18a.xml", "sha256": "2531bd5c80d2d6da", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.371.12", "colnum": "371", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Prevention of Terrorism", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "t Act to have on the statute book. I have made clear my worries about the Act. I have responded to the right hon. Gentleman. But if I am finally asked, at this moment, bearing in mind what is happening in Northern Ireland and what has been threatened in this country, to take away from the police and from the people of this country, by an act of this House—that is if the House were to take it away—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.371.12"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-18", "file": "debates1981-03-18a.xml", "sha256": "2531bd5c80d2d6da", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.392.0", "colnum": "392", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Prevention of Terrorism", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. William Whitelaw)", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. William Whitelaw)", "preceding_text": "ly do, that the Act should be renewed but that there should be a review of it. That is one point. To be sure that one wants to combat terrorism and yet be doubtful about renewing the Act is trying to have one's cake and eat it, and I do not think that that is a satisfactory position. The hon. Member for Belfast, West (Mr. Fitt), of whose courage against terrorism no one in the House has any doubt—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-18a.392.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-19", "file": "debates1981-03-19a.xml", "sha256": "81c304d904d853c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-19a.425.4", "colnum": "425", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "We have brought public expenditure down to well below the level at which the right hon. Gentleman left it—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-19a.425.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-19", "file": "debates1981-03-19a.xml", "sha256": "81c304d904d853c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-19a.425.4", "colnum": "425", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "We have brought public expenditure down to well below the level at which the right hon. Gentleman left it— [Interruption.] It is well below what he had planned. Had we continued on his course—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-19a.425.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-19", "file": "debates1981-03-19a.xml", "sha256": "81c304d904d853c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-19a.471.1", "colnum": "471", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Iron and Steel Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Neale", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Farming.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Neale", "preceding_text": "siness men will argue that they have to live with a simple truth, namely, that the Department of Industry will not bail them out if they run into problems. Whether Opposition Members like it or not—if they do not, there may be a presentational problem that needs solving—there is a strong belief in constituencies such as mine that the steel industry and its workers should live with that very truth.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-19a.471.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-19", "file": "debates1981-03-19a.xml", "sha256": "81c304d904d853c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-19a.507.1", "colnum": "507", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Iron and Steel Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "y Oak (Mr. Beaumont-Dark), by my hon. Friend the Member for Dudley, West (Mr. Blackburn) and by the right hon. Member for Llanelli (Mr. Davies). In response to the right hon. Member for Salford, West, I should point out that those employees of the BSC who will become employees of Allied Steel and Wire will have to discuss the question whether they will continue to enjoy inflation-proofed pensions—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-19a.507.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-20", "file": "debates1981-03-20a.xml", "sha256": "384e3e62aafbc19a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-20a.566.0", "colnum": "566", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Alan Clark", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Alan Clark", "preceding_text": "e progress of the criminal justice system in the months to come. That is a very curious definition of progress: To suggest that the size of the prison population should henceforth be a major consideration of the courts in assessing punishment is to stand the criminal justice system on its head. That is a quotation from a leading article in this month's issue of Police Magazine . It goes on to say—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-20a.566.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-20", "file": "debates1981-03-20a.xml", "sha256": "384e3e62aafbc19a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-20a.567.1", "colnum": "567", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Clark", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Clark", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman says \"That is nonsense\", from a sedentary position, but why does he immediately react in that prejudiced way?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-20a.567.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-23", "file": "debates1981-03-23a.xml", "sha256": "a5ad4db241977e7f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.668.2", "colnum": "668", "heading": "Orders of the Day — New Clause 1", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Home Robertson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Home Robertson", "preceding_text": " throughout Scotland, as a result of the cuts in the rate support grant, will go up by about 40 per cent.—or that there will have to be substantial cuts in local authority services. 6.00 pm We can all agree about the benefits of cutting rates. I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Central Ayrshire (Mr. Lambie) that we should do away with the rating system and replace it with something fairer.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.668.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-23", "file": "debates1981-03-23a.xml", "sha256": "a5ad4db241977e7f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.670.1", "colnum": "670", "heading": "Orders of the Day — New Clause 1", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robertson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Ah.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robertson", "preceding_text": "I shall neatly side-step that question—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.670.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-23", "file": "debates1981-03-23a.xml", "sha256": "a5ad4db241977e7f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.699.1", "colnum": "699", "heading": "Orders of the Day — New Clause 6", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "preceding_text": "I am not saying that it is impossible, but it would be a difficult matter. My hon. Friend is right in pointing to the example of a public house, for there we have a situation in which the real control of whether a public house should or should not exist is not a planning matter but a licensing matter.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.699.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-23", "file": "debates1981-03-23a.xml", "sha256": "a5ad4db241977e7f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.715.6", "colnum": "715", "heading": "Orders of the Day — New clause 8", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "cue_text": "Interruption .", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "preceding_text": "m of housing subsidies in Scotland. The housing support grant is a deficit subsidy. The Secretary of State, in determining housing support grant, makes an estimate of what might be the reasonable income of a local authority in terms of rent and rate funds contributions. He then sets against that the estimates of what the expenditure might be by the local authorities on a reasonable standard basis.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.715.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-23", "file": "debates1981-03-23a.xml", "sha256": "a5ad4db241977e7f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.733.0", "colnum": "733", "heading": "Orders of the Day — New Clause 9", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "preceding_text": "Rent levels outside of Perth are too low—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.733.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-23", "file": "debates1981-03-23a.xml", "sha256": "a5ad4db241977e7f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.776.5", "colnum": "776", "heading": "New Clause 12", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fairgrieve", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fairgrieve", "preceding_text": "ck and East Lothian (Mr. Home Robertson). They can be isolated and picked off later. Labour Members are after the chap—perhaps a middle manager, a foreman or a trade union official—who was sent by his parents to a modest fee-paying school and who now, as a result of his own hard work and saving, wants to thank those parents by giving them a little extra privacy in illness. That is the target area.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-23a.776.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-24", "file": "debates1981-03-24a.xml", "sha256": "a4e6b36df557b7ab", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-24a.801.4", "colnum": "801", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "I will do my best.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-24a.801.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-24", "file": "debates1981-03-24a.xml", "sha256": "a4e6b36df557b7ab", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-24a.881.2", "colnum": "881", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Lloyd's Bill (By Order)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Hear, hear\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "preceding_text": "ppeal. In other words, we are handing over the application of some sort of justice to an outside body. We should examine that right carefully. I turn to the contentious subject of clause 11. The hon. Member for Dorset, South (Viscount Cranborne) mentioned trade unions. If trade unions saw clause 11, they would would have their breath taken away by the scope and magnitude of the immunities granted.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-24a.881.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-24", "file": "debates1981-03-24a.xml", "sha256": "a4e6b36df557b7ab", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-24a.885.0", "colnum": "885", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Lloyd's Bill (By Order)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael English", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael English", "preceding_text": "ot insure people against kidnapping. Such insurance is not provided even by the majority of the members of Lloyd's, but a minority, uncontrolled by the society to which they belong, do offer it. I am not suggesting that they intend to do evil. Evil is sometimes done by people who do not intend to do it. They are simply concerned for themselves. But it is of importance that anyone should determine—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-24a.885.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-25", "file": "debates1981-03-25a.xml", "sha256": "91e6528e1bed6efb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.936.3", "colnum": "936", "heading": "Gaelic language", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "preceding_text": " a treasure trove of Gaelic songs. Last year the national Mod, which I attended, was held in my constituency—in Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland. Although not in the Highlands, the city of Perth is the gateway to the Highlands, and Perth has Gaelic societies and a Gaelic choir. Not surprisingly, the Mod was well supported. If the Bill becomes law, it will not impose Gaelic or Gaelic culture—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.936.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-25", "file": "debates1981-03-25a.xml", "sha256": "91e6528e1bed6efb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1005.2", "colnum": "1005", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Ports (Financial Assistance) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Porter", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Porter", "preceding_text": " the port of Liverpool has received more assistance, in real terms, than has the port of London. The Opposition criticised the Secretary of State for saying that there would be nothing for Liverpool. My right hon. Friend pointed out how much Liverpool had received in the past decade. In those circumstances, how can anyone suggest that there should be opposition to giving the Bill a Second Reading.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1005.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-25", "file": "debates1981-03-25a.xml", "sha256": "91e6528e1bed6efb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1005.2", "colnum": "1005", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Ports (Financial Assistance) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Porter", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Porter", "preceding_text": "ort of London. The Opposition criticised the Secretary of State for saying that there would be nothing for Liverpool. My right hon. Friend pointed out how much Liverpool had received in the past decade. In those circumstances, how can anyone suggest that there should be opposition to giving the Bill a Second Reading. [Interruption.] The Opposition motion declines to give the Bill a Second Reading.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1005.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-25", "file": "debates1981-03-25a.xml", "sha256": "91e6528e1bed6efb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1021.2", "colnum": "1021", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Ports (Financial Assistance) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tony Marlow", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tony Marlow", "preceding_text": "I enter the debate with a certain amount of temerity and timidity—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1021.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-25", "file": "debates1981-03-25a.xml", "sha256": "91e6528e1bed6efb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1029.6", "colnum": "1029", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Ports (Financial Assistance) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prescott", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Get on with it.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prescott", "preceding_text": "I was not questioning where my hon. Friend was. Each hon. Member has his own pressures of business. I did not reflect on where my hon. Friend was or what he was doing. I think that that will be shown by the record.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1029.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-25", "file": "debates1981-03-25a.xml", "sha256": "91e6528e1bed6efb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1038.1", "colnum": "1038", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Ports (Financial Assistance) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Clarke", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Clarke", "preceding_text": "don and Liverpool. We are entitled to ask the Opposition what their alternative is in the long term. I have described what their long-term alternative and national plan would lead to. I do not know what alternative they think they are giving the House. Despite the strictures of the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Mr. Ogden), the Opposition are determined to refuse the Bill a Second Reading.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-25a.1038.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-26", "file": "debates1981-03-26a.xml", "sha256": "699af34d03a2efac", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-26a.1063.6", "colnum": "1063", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — NATIONAL FINANCE", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Hon. Members \"Why?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "I suppose that I must admire the hon. Gentleman's ingenuity.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-26a.1063.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-26", "file": "debates1981-03-26a.xml", "sha256": "699af34d03a2efac", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-26a.1111.2", "colnum": "1111", "heading": "Common Agricultural Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jay", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jay", "preceding_text": "Not at all. The hon. Gentleman seems unaware of two things. Deficiency payments would relate only to food produced in the United Kingdom. They would not raise the price of all the food bought by the British consumer.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-26a.1111.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-26", "file": "debates1981-03-26a.xml", "sha256": "699af34d03a2efac", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-26a.1134.1", "colnum": "1134", "heading": "Common Agricultural Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. David Myles", "cue_text": "Hon. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. David Myles", "preceding_text": "o the fact that in the Member States agriculture constitutes a sector closely linked with the economy as a whole\". As has been said on many occasions, agriculture is a fundamental source of all true wealth. The continuing basic production that can come from agriculture has formed the basis of the economies of many countries in the world. We must not lose sight of this basic and important industry.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-26a.1134.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-27", "file": "debates1981-03-27a.xml", "sha256": "b445a1e897c5a51b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-27a.1233.0", "colnum": "1233", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lamont", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lamont", "preceding_text": "ntract at well below the current renewal price and the contract comes up for renewal, it will move to the renewal price. In other words, the renewal price is being frozen. That is the position on firm contracts. On interruptible prices, the renewal price will be frozen, with the proviso that the 1p increase after three months—there is an adjustment after three months of the contract—will continue.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-27a.1233.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-30", "file": "debates1981-03-30a.xml", "sha256": "159cb67482df3717", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-30a.21.5", "colnum": "21", "heading": "Civil Service (Dispute)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robert Sheldon", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Too long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robert Sheldon", "preceding_text": "rical terms, so far as he can estimate, on the money supply? What damage will be caused to an already rather injured medium-term financial strategy? Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman also say how he intends to carry out the extra borrowing that may be required? Will it be done through Treasury bills or the sale of gilts? From a Government who are always lecturing industry on how to behave—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-30a.21.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-30", "file": "debates1981-03-30a.xml", "sha256": "159cb67482df3717", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-30a.86.0", "colnum": "86", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bill Homewood", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Come off it.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bill Homewood", "preceding_text": "not say that, but imagined that in the medium term they would probably not get a job. However, in the current economic situation, which the Government have created, I should like the Secretary of State for Industry to tell me when it will be possible for those people to get jobs. I would not feel so outraged about the plight of my constituents if more concern was expressed by Conservative Members—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-30a.86.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-30", "file": "debates1981-03-30a.xml", "sha256": "159cb67482df3717", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-30a.107.3", "colnum": "107", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "preceding_text": "t entirely enthusiastic about enterprise zones. That is a pity. In theory it should be, with its traditions. We have an inner city partnership scheme in Birmingham and a programme authority scheme in Wolverhampton, with the inner city partnership giving £14·8 million of taxpayers' money and the programme authority in Wolverhampton giving £2·8 million. To me, that denotes that we are—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-30a.107.3"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-31", "file": "debates1981-03-31a.xml", "sha256": "b1836cb2c2d7d0ee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-31a.219.0", "colnum": "219", "heading": "Clause 1", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ivan Lawrence", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ivan Lawrence", "preceding_text": "ons for a conclusion differing from that which we adopted in regard to conspiracy, and therefore recommend that an attempt to commit a summary offence should itself be an offence. We have the views of the Law Commission, the working party and what I believe is the logical balance of our criminal law, all in favour of keeping the attempt to commit a summary offence as part of the criminal calendar.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-31a.219.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-31", "file": "debates1981-03-31a.xml", "sha256": "b1836cb2c2d7d0ee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-31a.254.3", "colnum": "254", "heading": "Clause 8", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Vaughan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear\".", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Vaughan", "preceding_text": "lop services I am sure that we have made the right choice. The hon. Member for Crewe did not refer to any of the details. Of course, we recognise that there are groups of people who cannot afford to pay these charges. It is very much part of Conservative policy and philosophy that where people are unable to meet the charges there should be exemptions. I refer, for example, to the case of children—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-31a.254.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-03-31", "file": "debates1981-03-31a.xml", "sha256": "b1836cb2c2d7d0ee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-31a.258.2", "colnum": "258", "heading": "Clause 8", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Arthur Lewis", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER: \"Speak for yourself.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Arthur Lewis", "preceding_text": "e only two now who voted against the charges. I well recollect—and I agree that it is regrettable that it was the Labour Party that did it—that then the Treasury, always the adviser of all Governments and wanting to get its hands on this money, said that it was temporary. It is nothing to smile about, because we are taxing the sick; they are being taxed by well-heeled people sitting in this place—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-03-31a.258.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.273.10", "colnum": "273", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ENVIRONMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. King", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. King", "preceding_text": "ctor in the rate rises in inner London, although he may have included it in his reference to Labour authorities. That is the expenditure level of the Inner London Education Authority, which has contributed enormously and disastrously to the level of rate increases. That could have serious consequences for London. He is right about the other authorities. If he checks the figures, he will find that—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.273.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.277.4", "colnum": "277", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ENVIRONMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Proctor", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Too long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Proctor", "preceding_text": " their desire to take advantage of the right to buy because the council has said that it will process only a handful of applications each month? At the rate it is going, it will take 25 years to process all the applications. Does that not mean that the Secretary of State should use his powers under the Housing Act to ensure that local authorities such as Waltham Forest sell as quickly as possible?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.277.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.281.3", "colnum": "281", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ENVIRONMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Douglas-Mann", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Reading.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Douglas-Mann", "preceding_text": "as already fallen below the levels that the Select Committee on the Environment estimated in its report would occur only by 1982–83 and that the monthly approvals rate is already as low as the Committee's worst estimate? Will he have the honesty to admit that, as a consequence of his policies, it is estimated that housing starts are unlikely to exceed 30,000 in each of the next three years—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.281.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.296.1", "colnum": "296", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "preceding_text": "No, this body exists already, and I am glad to say that it exists in the private sector and has the support and confidence of many companies, including BT.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.296.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.382.1", "colnum": "382", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "preceding_text": "I do not think that BT is likely to go into the coal business.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.382.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.395.0", "colnum": "395", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stott", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stott", "preceding_text": "t I draw it to their attention. Clause 6(6) provides: The Secretary of State may, after consultation with the Corporation, direct the Corporation— that is, British Telecom or the Post Office, the biggest business in Europe, employing more people than any other industry— to dispose of any part of its undertaking or any assets held by it The House is investing those powers in the Secretary of State.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.395.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.402.0", "colnum": "402", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Gregor MacKenzie", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Gregor MacKenzie", "preceding_text": "ley Baldwin, Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, the Earl of Home or the right hon. Member for Sidcup (Mr. Heath) ever dreamt of introducing a Bill of this kind. Not in 100 years of the most reactionary Conservative Governments has a Bill of this kind been produced. We had to wait for the right hon. Member for Leeds, North-East (Sir K. Joseph) to come to office.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.402.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.405.6", "colnum": "405", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Crouch", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What did they say?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Crouch", "preceding_text": "oted for me, but I still have to represent them, even at this late hour. I told those constituents that they were too frightened about the work of British Telecom being diminished and about its being driven out of business by private competition. I asked \"Why do you think British Telecom will disappear and Plessey, the IBM and the Japanese\"—it is the Japanese that worry them most—\"will take over?\"", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.405.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.406.1", "colnum": "406", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Crouch", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Crouch", "preceding_text": "rom me, but we on the Conservative Benches look upon the nationalised industries as an fact of life. They should be allowed to exist and provide not simply a public service but a service that can compete with any other service in the country. That is what British Telecom is aiming at. I ask my right hon. Friend to bear in mind my short intervention. I am watching the clock and shall sit down soon.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.406.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.406.1", "colnum": "406", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Crouch", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Crouch", "preceding_text": "is aiming at. I ask my right hon. Friend to bear in mind my short intervention. I am watching the clock and shall sit down soon. [Interruption.] If my hon. Friends cheer me too much, I may be longer. I was warned that I might be required to be here all night. When I am warned of that, I am ready to be here all night, on behalf of my constituents—even if, as in this case, there are only 15 of them.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.406.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.412.0", "colnum": "412", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ioan Evans", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ioan Evans", "preceding_text": "profits at the expense of the rest of business in this country. We are in the worst financial mess that the country has known and 364 university economics professors have questioned what the Government are doing. What relevance has the Bill to the situation facing us. I hope that my right hon. and hon. Friends will maintain their opposition to the Bill and will ensure that when we return to power—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.412.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.447.4", "colnum": "447", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where are they?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "was initially prompted by the remarks of my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Mr. Golding), who knows the industry very well. We do not always agree with one another on the various bodies on which we meet from time to time, although there has been a gradual coming together of late, as we are both harnessed and welded together against the Social Democrats, who do not seem to turn up.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.447.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.449.21", "colnum": "449", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Alton", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER: \"We will not have a vote.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Alton", "preceding_text": "If the hon. Gentleman had listened carefully to my speech earlier on he would have heard me say that I voted with the Government on the question of the monopolies legislation and the break-up between posts and telecommunications, and that I voted with the Opposition on a number of matters, including telephone tapping, on which I shall be voting with them again tonight if a vote is taken—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.449.21"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.451.0", "colnum": "451", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "That is another one. They have made a good start. Half of them are standing in the GLC elections against Liberals. Now we have this development. It will not last long. I think we should get on to the serious question of amendment No. 28.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.451.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.453.6", "colnum": "453", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jim Marshall", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jim Marshall", "preceding_text": "Further to the point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The amendment seeks to remove—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.453.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.454.1", "colnum": "454", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Marshall", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Marshall", "preceding_text": "Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The amendment seeks to remove clause 15(1) (a), which defines the procedure for granting licences. If that subsection is to be removed the House should be able to discuss any part of the corporation's business, so the discussion so far has been too restricted.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.454.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.454.1", "colnum": "454", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Marshall", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Carshalton.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Marshall", "preceding_text": "eks to remove clause 15(1) (a), which defines the procedure for granting licences. If that subsection is to be removed the House should be able to discuss any part of the corporation's business, so the discussion so far has been too restricted. [ Interruption. ] I must object, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The hon. Member for Watford (Mr. Garel-Jones) and the hon. Member for the constituency which I forget—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.454.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.455.3", "colnum": "455", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jim Marshall", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jim Marshall", "preceding_text": "Will my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner) direct his attention to the right-hand side of page 17 of the Bill?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.455.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.455.3", "colnum": "455", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jim Marshall", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jim Marshall", "preceding_text": "rruption.] I should be obliged if my hon. Friends would refrain from making sedentary comments. On the right-hand side of page 17 we read: Saving for things done under a licence\". The amendment is to remove subsection (1) (a), which reads: by the Secretary of State after consultation with the corporation\". What saving can be made after a consultation with the corporation by the Secretary of State?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.455.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.462.0", "colnum": "462", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Outside Britain.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "preceding_text": "everal hon. Members referred to the job anxiety that the derogation from the monopoly might create. I should like to dispel that anxiety. Labour Members are far too defensive and pessimistic. The licensing system that we will operate and the liberalisation regime that will flow from the licensing system will permit other companies to engage in profitable enterprises and create new jobs outside BT.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.462.0"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.463.8", "colnum": "463", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Yes, it does.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Deputy Speaker", "preceding_text": "Order. That does not seem to me to relate to the amendment.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.463.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.463.11", "colnum": "463", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Marshall", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Marshall", "preceding_text": "My hon. Friend can always put a different interpretation on any point of view. On this occasion, I agree with him. We are discussing how BT will be able to diversify. I wish that some hon. Members could be on the British Nationality Bill at 10.30 this morning, but failing that, perhaps we can examine how assistance will come from the United Kingdom or abroad. Nearly six hours ago I was told—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.463.11"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.467.3", "colnum": "467", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mikardo", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mikardo", "preceding_text": "urned. In reply, the Minister said that he thought that we should seek to make a little more progress. On the grounds of that observation I sought and obtained leave to withdraw the motion. Since then we have disposed of 26 amendments. We have had two major debates and two votes. That, and the time that has elapsed, justifies my again moving that further consideration of the Bill be now adjourned.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.467.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.486.0", "colnum": "486", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "cue_text": "AN HON. MEMBER: \"Earnings-related benefit.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "preceding_text": "ificial way on a public sector corporation that is a potential area of growth and development the Government are creating unemployment. They are doing it more obviously through local government, but this is exactly the same principle. This means that they are losing tax revenue and they are then, of course, having to pay supplementary benefit and unemployment benefit, and make retraining payments.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.486.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.494.3", "colnum": "494", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Flannery", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Flannery", "preceding_text": "the issue of monopoly licences. But clause 23, which I want to remove, is almost unique in many ways. In an intervention, I tried to point out that although it describes itself to be about Borrowing powers in the corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries its provisions mean restriction on borrowing powers. The clause contains what is known as an embarrassment of riches—an embarras de richesse.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.494.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-01", "file": "debates1981-04-01a.xml", "sha256": "286b6e5b4a5d30eb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.544.0", "colnum": "544", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Telecommunications Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Hardy", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What about the Labour Benches?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Hardy", "preceding_text": " but of an enormous extra increase in the charges involved. The extra 20p on petrol is but one example of the Government's infliction of hardship on those areas. The national interest and the interests of those who have always voted Conservative but may never do so again suggest that the Government should look at the matter afresh. There are not many Conservative Members in the Chamber at present.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-01a.544.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-06", "file": "debates1981-04-06a.xml", "sha256": "b6a7d085f0d15bd3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-06a.670.8", "colnum": "670", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — INDUSTRY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "preceding_text": "on to deal with inflation, I do not accept his recommendation. If we abandon that strategic objective, we shall never break out of the cycle of increasing inflation and unemployment. The business survey that appeared in the Financial Times this morning showed that the recession is slowing and that in certain areas there is a pick up in demand. That supports the latest CBI \"Monthly Trends Inquiry\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-06a.670.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-06", "file": "debates1981-04-06a.xml", "sha256": "b6a7d085f0d15bd3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-06a.715.1", "colnum": "715", "heading": "Adjournment (Easter and May Day)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "preceding_text": "t is certainly the worst in the United Kingdom, and one that we should be ashamed of. When we see what is happening in that unhappy part of our country, we cannot blame—rather, perhaps we can blame, but we can at least understand how it arises—people who, given that degree of unemployment and despair, tend to take the gun into their hands, when they should be dealing with the matter in other ways.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-06a.715.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-06", "file": "debates1981-04-06a.xml", "sha256": "b6a7d085f0d15bd3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-06a.782.0", "colnum": "782", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community (Biomolecular Engineering)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dalyell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dalyell", "preceding_text": "g Stockheim or the Max Planck institutes will make all their results freely available to industry throughout Europe. If there is doubt about Braunschweig Stockheim, there is even more doubt about the findings of the Institut Pasteur in Paris and the university of Compiegne, or whosoever is doing the research in France. If we are to make available all the research that we have done in this country—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-06a.782.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.798.1", "colnum": "798", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "There are 2,500 more students in higher education in Britain than would have been paid for under the quota set by the previous Labour Government before they fell in 1979. The figures published last week tell us that between 1975–76 and 1978–79—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.798.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.800.5", "colnum": "800", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Janner", "cue_text": "Laughter", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Janner", "preceding_text": "Is the right hon. and learned Gentleman aware of the deep anger and frustration which is felt in the city of Leicester—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.800.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.801.4", "colnum": "801", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. McQuarrie", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. McQuarrie", "preceding_text": "I should like to draw the attention of my hon. Friend to page 3 of today's Glasgow Herald which states that the issue has already been taken—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.801.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.802.1", "colnum": "802", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitehead", "cue_text": "HON MEMBERS: \"Not the Social Democrats.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitehead", "preceding_text": "The Minister must now be taking for granted the opposition of all Opposition parties and student organisations to those regressive proposals?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.802.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.811.0", "colnum": "811", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Too long.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "Will the right hon. Lady reconsider the matter? Throughout this week the House will be lobbied by people who will be making representations about rising unemployment all over the country. Unemployment in the Northern region is as bad as anywhere. Will she therefore meet some of these people during the week? What does the right hon. Lady have to say about the fact that company failures—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.811.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.814.1", "colnum": "814", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Flannery", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Flannery", "preceding_text": "Will the right hon. Lady once again turn her mind to unemployment? Does she realise that by tomorrow there will have been five lobbies of Parliament? I venture to guess that none of those involved is worrying about the Book of Common Prayer. Does she realise—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.814.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.859.1", "colnum": "859", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "preceding_text": "I shall not give way to the hon. Gentleman. I have sat quietly through the debate and have much to say in the remaining few minutes. As hon. Members in all parts of the House have said, youth unemployment has been an increasing trend over recent years. There was an increase of 380 per cent. in 1976 over 1974.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.859.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.868.2", "colnum": "868", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Greater Manchester Bill [Lords] (By Order)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fergus Montgomery", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Rubbish!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fergus Montgomery", "preceding_text": "The Liberal Benches are empty, but according to my local papers the hon. Member for Truro (Mr. Penhaligon) is interested in Manchester—in a proposed rubbish tip in my constituency. I should have thought that he had enough problems in his constituency without pushing his nose into mine.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.868.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.869.4", "colnum": "869", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Greater Manchester Bill [Lords] (By Order)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robert Sheldon", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robert Sheldon", "preceding_text": "essary, we have public order legislation. If this provision had come before the House after a long and difficult period, it would be understandable. In my constituency and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Mr. Pendry) we have had a march and a scuffle or two, but that is no reason for legislating in this House. If it were, we should be legislating every minute of the day.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.869.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.908.4", "colnum": "908", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Greater Manchester Bill [Lords] (By Order)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Frank Haynes", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Frank Haynes", "preceding_text": "ry regularly complaining about the way in which they are being hit. We had a massive unemployment lobby not long ago. For example, the pensioners were told that the Government would rake back 1 per cent. of their pension increase next time. Yet here we can afford to discuss increases of this size for European Members of Parliament because it is linked with the figure that we shall enjoy ourselves.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.908.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-07", "file": "debates1981-04-07a.xml", "sha256": "3d476380e9fbcce9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.908.4", "colnum": "908", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Greater Manchester Bill [Lords] (By Order)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Frank Haynes", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Frank Haynes", "preceding_text": "a saint. However, we are discussing the increases that European Members of Parliament will enjoy. I want to make it clear that in no way shall I vote against the order, but an agreement was reached last year and I shall not breach that or rat on it. felt that I should make my feelings clear about what is happening to the people we are supposed to represent. We are crucifying them at the same time—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-07a.908.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.947.8", "colnum": "947", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — SCOTLAND", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Yes.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Order. Is Kilmarnock in Ayrshire?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.947.8"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.950.18", "colnum": "950", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — SCOTLAND", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"out.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "I name Mr. Ron Brown for gross discourtesy to the Chair.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.950.18"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.955.10", "colnum": "955", "heading": "Liverpool Inner Ring Road", "cue_speaker": "Mr. David Alton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. David Alton", "preceding_text": " rules against the wishes of local opposition parties. The decision has been bulldozed through three weeks before the local elections. The decision has been taken in the almost certain knowledge that there will be a change in control of the council. The issue is also important because £50,000 was paid in fees to the consultants, of which the chairman of the highways committee was then an employee—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.955.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.959.1", "colnum": "959", "heading": "Prayer Book Protection", "cue_speaker": "Viscount Cranborne", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Shame.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Viscount Cranborne", "preceding_text": " Common Prayer is used. The clerics of the Church of England have brought about the beginnings of the slow strangulation of one of the greatest glories that this country enjoys. If the House needs an example, I have it on good authority that in the majority of theological colleges in the provinces of Canterbury and York the 1662 prayer book, or, indeed, the 1928 prayer book, are not in use at all.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.959.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.978.5", "colnum": "978", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Sir Ian Gilmour", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Ian Gilmour", "preceding_text": "These things are evidently clearer to the right hon. Gentleman than they are to me. It is not clear to me that the Commission will not make those proposals. We shall have to see—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.978.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.999.2", "colnum": "999", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Maclennan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Maclennan", "preceding_text": "should be left in a state of complete uncertainty. Nor is that nice for our European allies and Community friends. The truth is that there is a wide spectrum of views within the official Opposition, which they cannot reconcile. As a result, the Opposition Front Bench produces nit-picking arguments that are wholly destructive in intent. They are directed solely at the minutiae of the disagreements—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.999.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.999.4", "colnum": "999", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hugh Dykes", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Denmark?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hugh Dykes", "preceding_text": " from the right hon. Member for Llanelli (Mr. Davies), who, in his characteristic way, summed up the totally negative and defeatist attitude not only of the official Labour Opposition but of the Labour Party as a whole to our membership of the Community. To many people it is utterly depressing that this is the only member State in which this silly, nonsensical, fundamentalist debate still goes on.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.999.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1001.1", "colnum": "1001", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dykes", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dykes", "preceding_text": "Not for the moment. I want to be brief. That spirit of co-operation emerged then, but in recent weeks we have seen very little of it. The White Paper deals with developments up to December. However, the budget proportion for farming will be reduced to 69 per cent.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1001.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1001.1", "colnum": "1001", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dykes", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Shame\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dykes", "preceding_text": "ther than continue the obsession with anti-EEC policies. The only person who does it with elegance is, perhaps, the right hon. Member for Battersea, North (Mr. Jay), because of his historical consistency. But for others to continue this old obsession, plus a new-found obsession, for opportunistic reasons of opposition in the Labour Party, is to go back to the idea of withdrawal from the Community.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1001.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1001.1", "colnum": "1001", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dykes", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dykes", "preceding_text": " of opposition in the Labour Party, is to go back to the idea of withdrawal from the Community. [HON. MEMBERS: \"Shame\".] My hon. Friends say \"Shame\", but I use the word \"opportunistic\" in the sense of slight praise, because this is the kind of thing that, historically in Britain, parties have done when they have gone from Government into Opposition. They have gone back on their previous positions.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1001.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1018.1", "colnum": "1018", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Best", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"How long?", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Best", "preceding_text": "I believe that there is no doubt that we shall benefit from membership of the EEC in the long term.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1018.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1065.0", "colnum": "1065", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Haynes", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Which Minister?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Haynes", "preceding_text": "y low income or a single person with a family. It is a burden to such people to have to wait so long for a rebate. I ask the Minister to consider this matter seriously. I say that with a great deal of feeling. I know the Minister to be a compassionate man. I have discovered that from talking to him. There is only one thing wrong. He is a member of the wrong party. He should be with the Opposition.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1065.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-08", "file": "debates1981-04-08a.xml", "sha256": "0386b7a25661ff95", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1066.1", "colnum": "1066", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Haynes", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Haynes", "preceding_text": "No. The right hon. Gentleman has only just walked into the Chamber.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-08a.1066.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-09", "file": "debates1981-04-09a.xml", "sha256": "43f737a0dd8a0ada", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1130.0", "colnum": "1130", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "tment, of which vv e hear so much, did not escape its share in those years; it fell by £700 million. What an easy option it was for the right hon. Member for Leeds, East (Mr. Healey) to take—and the right hon. Member for Stepney and Poplar (Mr. Shore), too, whose actions then as Secretary of State for the Environment were absoliutely central to the massive onslaught on our national infrastructure.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1130.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-09", "file": "debates1981-04-09a.xml", "sha256": "43f737a0dd8a0ada", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1178.0", "colnum": "1178", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Austin Mitchell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Austin Mitchell", "preceding_text": "is a process that can, and must, be pursued further. There is not a problem at the moment of the crowding out of private borrowing by Government borrowing. This is because the private economy is so under-run and slack. If borrowing by the Government is spent on stimulating the economy it pays for itself by creating employment, producing tax revenue and stopping expenditure on unemployment benefit.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1178.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-09", "file": "debates1981-04-09a.xml", "sha256": "43f737a0dd8a0ada", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1187.0", "colnum": "1187", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Gerald Kaufman", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Gerald Kaufman", "preceding_text": "the Government have nothing to do with her. She is not so much the Iron Lady as the brazen lady. Yet in the one area that is constantly subjected by the Government to intemperate abuse—local government—expenditure year by year has actually fallen. To listen to members of the Government Front Bench, one would think that this country's local authorities were extravagant to the point of incontinence.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1187.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-09", "file": "debates1981-04-09a.xml", "sha256": "43f737a0dd8a0ada", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1194.1", "colnum": "1194", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "ys subsequently comes back on trend. There is no reason to suppose that the coming year will be one of those abnormal years; nor did the Committee's report suggest any reaon why it should be. Our central target for the growth of money supply over the coming year is 8 per cent. That would imply a growth in output, in money terms, of between 9 per cent. and 10 per cent., so the question that arises—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1194.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-09", "file": "debates1981-04-09a.xml", "sha256": "43f737a0dd8a0ada", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1198.1", "colnum": "1198", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "h is why I used the term \"contractionary\". I said that this Budget was not contractionary. Of course its whole purpose is to conquer inflation. Indeed, that has been the purpose of my right hon. and learned Friend's previous Budgets, and considerable success has been achieved on that front, as my hon. Friends are well aware. There were a number of other contributions from those of my hon. Friends—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-09a.1198.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-10", "file": "debates1981-04-10a.xml", "sha256": "5a24626f325958c2", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-10a.1244.1", "colnum": "1244", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Walker", "preceding_text": "My position today is as it was before we had the Division on that issue. I have told the Chancellor of the Exchequer and others that they cannot count on my support.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-10a.1244.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-13", "file": "debates1981-04-13a.xml", "sha256": "9073c476c0519fe9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.42.9", "colnum": "42", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Budgen", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Ah\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Budgen", "preceding_text": "I am the only person seeking to intervene to whom my right hon. and learned Friend has not given way.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.42.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-13", "file": "debates1981-04-13a.xml", "sha256": "9073c476c0519fe9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.43.0", "colnum": "43", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "trospection, it is a mistake to think that the word \"retrospective\" can be bandied about as possessing a single and exclusive meaning and that this is the end of the matter. It is much better and more genuinely accurate to describe exactly what happened, who said what, and what has been done, and then allow the House to draw its own conclusion. Otherwise, one is arguing about the meaning of words.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.43.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-13", "file": "debates1981-04-13a.xml", "sha256": "9073c476c0519fe9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.43.0", "colnum": "43", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "Laughter.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": " end of the matter. It is much better and more genuinely accurate to describe exactly what happened, who said what, and what has been done, and then allow the House to draw its own conclusion. Otherwise, one is arguing about the meaning of words. [Interruption.] I am making a genuine point. The assumption is that \"retrospective\" is a bad word and therefore that one seeks to apply it come what may.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.43.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-13", "file": "debates1981-04-13a.xml", "sha256": "9073c476c0519fe9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.86.2", "colnum": "86", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. David Ennals", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"He has.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. David Ennals", "preceding_text": "the tax increase. The Chancellor must listen to what is being said on both sides of the House. He has not been here for one moment of the debate. Perhaps he did not wish to hear the criticism that would be heaped on him, although he is not a man without courage. He has boldly and courageously pursued a policy that is patently wrong. However, it is curious that he has not been here for this debate.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.86.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-13", "file": "debates1981-04-13a.xml", "sha256": "9073c476c0519fe9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.88.3", "colnum": "88", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ennals", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ennals", "preceding_text": "Time is so short that it is not fair to others if I give way.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.88.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-13", "file": "debates1981-04-13a.xml", "sha256": "9073c476c0519fe9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.128.0", "colnum": "128", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Unemployment (Mid-Glamorgan)", "cue_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Michael Roberts)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Wales (Mr. Michael Roberts)", "preceding_text": "he recession, 19 factories totalling 167,000 sq ft were allocated last year, and already this year eight factories totalling 204,000 sq ft have been allocated. We believe that these allocations will result in over 1,000 jobs being provided in the area. The Government's recognition of the problems of the valleys has been consistently reflected in urban programme allocations. The scale of resources—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-13a.128.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-14", "file": "debates1981-04-14a.xml", "sha256": "07829721f3989684", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-14a.148.4", "colnum": "148", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Freud", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Reading\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Freud", "preceding_text": "Will the Prime Minister give an assurance that as her contribution to the International Year of Disabled People—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-14a.148.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-14", "file": "debates1981-04-14a.xml", "sha256": "07829721f3989684", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-14a.160.1", "colnum": "160", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Transport Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lewis", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lewis", "preceding_text": " the House in any way. I merely wanted to deal with the question of the cost. I am concerned about costs. When the Government are introducing legislation which will cost the taxpayer money, either directly through the national Exchequer or indirectly through local rates, I do not mind whether they do it in such a way that Members can get at them on the Floor of the House. I am then happy about it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-14a.160.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-04-14", "file": "debates1981-04-14a.xml", "sha256": "07829721f3989684", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-14a.161.7", "colnum": "161", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Transport Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lewis", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Now.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lewis", "preceding_text": "I would not dare to think of accusing the Chair in such a manner. I am worried about this matter. If the Minister would care to come with me today, tomorrow, or any day of this week—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-04-14a.161.7"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.39.3", "colnum": "39", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Withdraw\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "As far as I am concerned—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.39.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.61.1", "colnum": "61", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "r rates of tax have received the greatest benefit. The reason is that we inherited high rates of marginal tax which were almost the highest in the civilised world, which were ludicrous and which we were committed to bring down. They were admitted to be absurd by many Members then on the Government Benches, including, for example, Lord Lever, one of the more perceptive Members on financial matters.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.61.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.61.1", "colnum": "61", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "have to be seen as a whole because they comprise the whole structure of the system of income tax. The commitment to index them, to the extent that there is a commitment, runs right across that range. This year we have indexed none of them and changed none of them. The effect is that the greatest burden, in percentage terms as well as in absolute terms, falls on those in the highest income bracket.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.61.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.62.1", "colnum": "62", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "I do not agree with the hon. Gentleman. The graduated pension has not been seen as a part of the basic State pension. It has been seen as an alternative to the occupational pension of many pensioners.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.62.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.89.0", "colnum": "89", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "ather do that than to introduce a lower rate. I do not believe that the Opposition, were they in a position to implement their wishes, would seriously, pound for pound, prefer to introduce a lower rate band rather than to increase the threshold by a greater amount than would otherwise be possible. For any given sum that is available in this way, there must be a trade-off o f one against the other.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.89.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.97.2", "colnum": "97", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mitchell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mitchell", "preceding_text": "That will probably be proved wrong as night follows day, but we shall have to wait and see. The Minister's argument was that of a bankrupt debating whether to give £1,000 to charity or to spend £900 on booze. He was hairsplitting about the morality of one as opposed to the other when he could, in fact, do neither. He was rather like a eunuch deciding whether he preferred blondes or brunettes—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.97.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.99.0", "colnum": "99", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cook", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cook", "preceding_text": "ight). I cheerfully admit to the Chief Secretary that there is a certain tension between simplicity and equity. The easiest tax administered which involves the fewest civil servants would be a poll tax. It would also be the unfairest. As my hon. Friend the Member for Blackburn (Mr. Straw) reminds me, he has returned to the House fresh from celebrating the 600th anniversary of the peasants' revolt.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.99.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.111.3", "colnum": "111", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John MacKay", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No they do not\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John MacKay", "preceding_text": " are above the level of relevant income. That probably annoys quite a few Labour Members, who thought that this would be a way of sending their children to private schools, just as some of them were sent to private schools by their parents. We should put the amount of money about which we are talking into some sort of context. Currently, independent schools in Scotland receive £3·4 million—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.111.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.112.1", "colnum": "112", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacKay", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacKay", "preceding_text": "I accept that small correction—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.112.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.117.0", "colnum": "117", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Gordon Wilson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Gordon Wilson", "preceding_text": "I congratulate the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire (Mr. Lambie) on making very good nationalist points. When he said that the Conservative Party did not have any mandate to govern in Scotland, he was right. It is the Achilles heel of the Labour Party in Scotland that, knowing that, it does not do anything to enhance the Scottish voice and the Scottish influence.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.117.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-05", "file": "debates1981-05-05a.xml", "sha256": "eee89c83381d483a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.117.0", "colnum": "117", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Gordon Wilson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Gordon Wilson", "preceding_text": "or aid being given beyond the normal school leaving age in Scotland of either 17 or 18? On the words \"ordinarily resident\" in regulation 5(1) (b) , will the Minister deal with the position of children who come to join immigrants who have been in residence for the qualifying period but who may not themselves meet the qualification? Is that covered? If not, how does he envisage that it will operate?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-05a.117.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-06", "file": "debates1981-05-06a.xml", "sha256": "c081c135312ea7db", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.143.4", "colnum": "143", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ENVIRONMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stanley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stanley", "preceding_text": "I hope that the hon. Member for Liverpool, Edge Hill (Mr. Alton) will make every effort to ensure that in Liverpool and elsewhere the sale of council houses progresses as rapidly—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.143.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-06", "file": "debates1981-05-06a.xml", "sha256": "c081c135312ea7db", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.149.10", "colnum": "149", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ENVIRONMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Question\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "There is bound to be an increase on the worst figures which we have had during the past 50 years.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.149.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-06", "file": "debates1981-05-06a.xml", "sha256": "c081c135312ea7db", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.166.0", "colnum": "166", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Eric S. Heffer", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Eric S. Heffer", "preceding_text": "h that but it is a bit grim when they are faced with an increase of 4p per pint, because that is what it means. 4.30 pm It has been said that Conservatives also drink beer. Of course they do. I do not think those Conservatives are enthusiastic about it either. I am sure they will be just as angry and fed up as beer drinkers who vote Labour. The whole thing is a conspiracy against the Labour Party.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.166.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-06", "file": "debates1981-05-06a.xml", "sha256": "c081c135312ea7db", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.181.1", "colnum": "181", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cook", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cook", "preceding_text": "ail in the preceding debate. The second point was touched upon in the preceding debate by way of comparison and contrast to what was being done with the rate of duty on beer. That is the rate of duty on wine. I regret that the hon. Member for Gateshead, West has absented himself from the Chamber because I hoped that he might be here to support and sympathise with the thrust of my general comments.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.181.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-06", "file": "debates1981-05-06a.xml", "sha256": "c081c135312ea7db", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.195.2", "colnum": "195", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "o the country in the referendum organised by the Administration of which the right hon. Member for Stepney and Poplar was a distinguished member. I do not think one need go too deeply into all the principles underlying our membership. It is implicit in our membership that there will be a certain circumscription of our national sovereignty. There are corresponding advantages to be set against that.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-06a.195.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-07", "file": "debates1981-05-07a.xml", "sha256": "dbd615def6f60886", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-07a.280.3", "colnum": "280", "heading": "Foreign Affairs", "cue_speaker": "Sir Ian Gilmour", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"You are joking.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Ian Gilmour", "preceding_text": "at Europe should be the focus of our efforts but the defence of our national interests cannot be pursued solely in Europe. History since the Second World War shows that local or regional conflicts outside Europe have repeatedly carried within them the danger of wider conflict. The Prime Minister's recent visit to the Gulf was the first by a British Prime Minister in office. It was a great success—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-07a.280.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-07", "file": "debates1981-05-07a.xml", "sha256": "dbd615def6f60886", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-07a.285.0", "colnum": "285", "heading": "Foreign Affairs", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Denis Healey", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Denis Healey", "preceding_text": "the matter on so many occasions during the past 30 years, that we have some direct responsibilities to Poland that we cannot shrug off. Europe has enjoyed, and still enjoys, 32 years of uninterrupted peace, thanks to the existence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, which I am happy to tell the right hon. Gentleman, as he asked me about this, is overwhelmingly supported by the Labour Party.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-07a.285.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-07", "file": "debates1981-05-07a.xml", "sha256": "dbd615def6f60886", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-07a.292.4", "colnum": "292", "heading": "Foreign Affairs", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "preceding_text": "The answer is \"Yes\", with regard to the Namibian question. If the South African Government were to change their policy in Namibia—that policy was changed against the will of the British Government—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-07a.292.4"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.474.6", "colnum": "474", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — WALES", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Best", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Best", "preceding_text": "hat the Government have doubled the number of places in the scheme since they came to office? No doubt he will accept that that is not a panacea for the ills of youth unemployment. Will he continue to press my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment to investigate and move towards a scheme of vocational preparation for young people that will take them immediately they leave school—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.474.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.548.0", "colnum": "548", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Austin Mitchell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Austin Mitchell", "preceding_text": "t be unemployment generated by productivity. It is not even generated by the world recession. Why should the impact of the world recession be harder, deeper and steeper in our economy, which should be insulated by oil revenues? The only explanation is that it has been deliberately engineered to bring wage settlements down and the unions to heel. The Government are now adding insult to this injury.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.548.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.558.2", "colnum": "558", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lewis", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lewis", "preceding_text": "r tax. They are not scroungers. Scroungers exist, but these are honest, decent people who through no fault of their own are unemployed, and they want to draw a little money. They may have a little money saved, but why should they draw on that when they have overpaid tax which they should be able to claim back? Under the Labour Government, I believe, there was a well known actress, Miss Diana Dors.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.558.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.561.0", "colnum": "561", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Leon Brittan)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Leon Brittan)", "preceding_text": "I do not complain of that, but I hope that I shall be forgiven if I do not go down some of the alleyways into which hon. Gentlemen have strayed. 9.45 pm Before coming to the detail of the amendment, I observe that in the course of some of these wide-ranging observations some strong language was used. In particular, the hon. Member for Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) used phrases such as \"sheer malevolence—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.561.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.561.0", "colnum": "561", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Leon Brittan)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Leon Brittan)", "preceding_text": "I shall be forgiven if I do not go down some of the alleyways into which hon. Gentlemen have strayed. 9.45 pm Before coming to the detail of the amendment, I observe that in the course of some of these wide-ranging observations some strong language was used. In particular, the hon. Member for Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) used phrases such as \"sheer malevolence—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"]—\"vindictive\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.561.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.561.0", "colnum": "561", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Leon Brittan)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Leon Brittan)", "preceding_text": " the alleyways into which hon. Gentlemen have strayed. 9.45 pm Before coming to the detail of the amendment, I observe that in the course of some of these wide-ranging observations some strong language was used. In particular, the hon. Member for Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) used phrases such as \"sheer malevolence—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"]—\"vindictive\"—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"]—and \"embittered\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.561.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.562.1", "colnum": "562", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "That is a very strange way for the hon. Gentleman to speak to his amendment No. 28. He did riot come to it, nor did his right hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Mr. Sheldon), until an intervention after a lengthy debate—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.562.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.575.0", "colnum": "575", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Winnick", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Yet.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Winnick", "preceding_text": "t in his case, the refund will be paid either when he goes back to work or at the end of the tax year. But if a person goes on strike the tax refund will be withheld until he returns to work. That is why we stronly object to this proposal. The money that belongs to the citizen will not be returned to him, even though he has not committed a crime. Even under this Government strikes are not illegal.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.575.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.575.0", "colnum": "575", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Winnick", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Winnick", "preceding_text": "ther way of resolving their difficulties. I speak as an active lay member of a white-collar union. Like several white-collar unions, my union experiences difficulties over recognition. Unbelievable as it may seem in the 1980s the union experiences difficulties similar o those seen at Grunwick. In that case, people were refused the elementary right to belong to a trade union at their place of work.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.575.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-11", "file": "debates1981-05-11a.xml", "sha256": "04bd458602bbe4ed", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.585.2", "colnum": "585", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "preceding_text": " negative procedure wherever possible. To us, the powers in clause 29 are particularly onerous. They are an attack on the unemployed and on strikers. We know that that is what the Government are about, that they do not much care about the unemployed, that they do not mind burdening them and that they are only too delighted to attack strikers. But the amendment is not about he merits of the clause—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-11a.585.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.608.4", "colnum": "608", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Kinnock", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Kinnock", "preceding_text": "e its announcement. Is the right hon. and learned Gentleman further aware that the available evidence shows that applicants for assisted places come from a class of home that bears a close resemblance to that from which direct grant school pupils came? Is the aim of providing private education for the children of the poor being fulfilled? Does the right hon. and learned Gentleman recall the words—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.608.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.609.3", "colnum": "609", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "Like the hon. Gentleman, I am an ex-teacher. His subject was mathematics and I am told that he taught very well.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.609.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.612.13", "colnum": "612", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Renton", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Renton", "preceding_text": "Does my right hon. Friend recall the French proverb \"À nouveaux seigneurs nouvelles lois\"?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.612.13"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.615.4", "colnum": "615", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Sir William Elliott", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir William Elliott", "preceding_text": "Is my right hon. Friend aware that in the trading estates in the Northern region in the past 12 months there have been three times as many new openings as there have been closures?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.615.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.615.5", "colnum": "615", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "anies are doing extremely well. We accord congratulations to those many small companies that are starting up in the new factories to which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry gives great priority. I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on introducing an enterprise Budget which gives many people the opportunities, if they will take them.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.615.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.619.2", "colnum": "619", "heading": "Social Security Benefits (Payments)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "preceding_text": "I remind the hon. Gentleman that 7 million mothers will have a free choice whether they remain with the weekly payment system or switch to monthly payments—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.619.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.627.0", "colnum": "627", "heading": "Social Security Benefits (Payments)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "preceding_text": "I think there has been sufficient condemnation of the antics of the Opposition Front Bench—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.627.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.643.0", "colnum": "643", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stuart Holland", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stuart Holland", "preceding_text": "n services as well as manufacturing industry). Metaphysics are the brunt of the argument. The right hon. and learned Member was aware that a Conservative Government were likely to increase disparities in income and wealth, but welcomed it. As he said That is why we must restore the legitimacy of becoming rich by taking risks. It is \"legit\" to be rich. We should not feel any moral anguish about it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.643.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.654.2", "colnum": "654", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Rees", "preceding_text": "little distance towards supplementing the inevitable funds on which the Chancellor must lay his hands. The clause adjusts the rate of capital transfer tax on lifetime gifts. If hon. Members refer to the Red Book published at the time of the Budget, they will see that the cost for 1981–82 is £2 million and £4 million for subsequent years. That perhaps puts the debate in its true perspective—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.654.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.655.1", "colnum": "655", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "burgh, Central the courtesy of trying to treat seriously the case that he made, which was that this Budget deprived the poor and gave handouts to the rich. Perhaps we can establish a common basis for the concepts that we deploy. I should tell the hon. Member for Batley and Morley (Mr. Woolmer) that there have been no handouts to the rich. There has been some shading of the burdens imposed on them—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.655.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.690.1", "colnum": "690", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Steel", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Steel", "preceding_text": "ter tax. This exceeds their domestic profits alone, but the effect will be cushioned by their enormous international profits. 9.15 pm For that reason, banks that do not have large international profits, such as the Co-operative Bank and the National Giro, will be particularly badly hit. That is why my colleagues and I will support the amendment that is to be moved by our Social Democratic friends—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.690.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.695.1", "colnum": "695", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Straw", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Straw", "preceding_text": "I note the hon. Gentleman's remarks.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.695.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.703.1", "colnum": "703", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"Mistaken.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman is misconceived. That is not what I said.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.703.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.705.3", "colnum": "705", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "trospection but to the singling out of a sector of the economy on the basis of its apparent success. My hon. Friend could put forward that argument. However we fool ourselves if we think that this measure will encourage them to do more, or if we think that our failure to undertake such a measure will discourage the Opposition from taking such action. I turn to the conclusion of my general remarks—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.705.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.711.0", "colnum": "711", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Wrigglesworth", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Uphold?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Wrigglesworth", "preceding_text": "Before addressing my remarks to amendment No. 60, in the name of my hon. Friends and myself, I should like to comment on the general principles and arguments that have been advanced so far. Clearly, all hon. Members want to try to uphold the principle of restrospection in the financial sector whenever they possibly can, and I would hope always in any other sphere.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.711.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.711.0", "colnum": "711", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Wrigglesworth", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Wrigglesworth", "preceding_text": "axation measures, and has been over a very long time. One has to look at each case in this sphere as it comes up. It comes ill, particularly from some Members on the Opposition Benches who only two or three years ago supported legislation that had a restrospective element in it, to be criticising the Government in this case for introducing legislation that has an element of retrospection about it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.711.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.721.0", "colnum": "721", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Eggar", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Eggar", "preceding_text": "imilar to the tax that was imposed on oil companies or the one that was imposed on television companies. There is no such similarity. Oil companies are exploiting a natural resource that rightly belongs to the nation and should be taxed accordingly. Television companies are exploiting an artificially created monopoly that was created by the Government. That is certainly not the case for the banks—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.721.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.723.3", "colnum": "723", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Douglas", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Douglas", "preceding_text": "I shall be brief. I immediately declare my interest as chairman of the Co-operative group in the House. I should therefore like to speak to amendment No. 60, which has already been mentioned by my hon. Friends the Members for Huddersfield, East (Mr. Sheerman) and South Ayrshire (Mr. Foulkes) as well as by the hon. Member for Thornaby (Mr. Wrigglesworth).—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.723.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.725.2", "colnum": "725", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Douglas", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Douglas", "preceding_text": "I understand from previous experience that there is likely to be a Report stage. Discussion can take place, I hope, on this and other clauses of the Bill. There is time for further discussion and further refinement. This is what the Committee is for.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.725.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-12", "file": "debates1981-05-12a.xml", "sha256": "a777ea04aced0513", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.736.0", "colnum": "736", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "As I indicated when I spoke earlier, I proposed in my opening remarks to deal with the main arguments and considerations and to deal in the closing remarks with some of the amendments that had not then been spoken to. I shall confine my general remarks to a few short comments.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-12a.736.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-13", "file": "debates1981-05-13a.xml", "sha256": "49c2fae71bc87942", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.752.8", "colnum": "752", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — SCOTLAND", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Yes.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "Is the right hon. Gentleman suggesting that we should reverse our policy—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.752.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-13", "file": "debates1981-05-13a.xml", "sha256": "49c2fae71bc87942", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.760.6", "colnum": "760", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — SCOTLAND", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Too long\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": " says? Special powers have been adopted by the right hon. Gentleman and it is being seen that local democracy has virtually ceased to exist in Scotland? Does he appreciate that the mandate that he thinks he has does not operate in Scotland. Does he accept that councils have the job of resisting the policies of his Government, especially those that are attacks on jobs and living standards? Will he—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.760.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-13", "file": "debates1981-05-13a.xml", "sha256": "49c2fae71bc87942", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.805.0", "colnum": "805", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. William Hamilton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. William Hamilton", "preceding_text": "t the whole of the questioning to the subject of window cleaners. He wanted to pin all the blame on window cleaners for getting away with £3 billion to £4 billion in the year. That was the impression that he was trying to create. I remarked that there were bigger fish in the sea than window cleaners. The Vesteys and others are getting away with all that cash, and the Government are doing damn all.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.805.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-13", "file": "debates1981-05-13a.xml", "sha256": "49c2fae71bc87942", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.835.2", "colnum": "835", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"That is not true.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "preceding_text": "ed on these two sensitive areas of unemployment benefit and the invalidity trap. That is not the case. I shall try to deal with the questions that have been put to me. As is their right, the Opposition chose to concentrate most of their fire on whether or not we should chase up people who are defrauding the social security system, and we spent most of the afternoon discussing matters of that kind.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.835.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-13", "file": "debates1981-05-13a.xml", "sha256": "49c2fae71bc87942", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.861.2", "colnum": "861", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The People's Bank", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Marcus Fox", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Marcus Fox", "preceding_text": "s as if the People's Bank has sprung out of thin air. It has not. It is part of the Provident Financial Group—in the old days known as the Provident Clothing Co.—which has been a byword in my part of the world for 100 years. It has more than 400 branches in the United Kingdom, 10,000 agents and 1 million customers. I can remember the Provident being in Yorkshire all my life. Its claims go further.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.861.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-13", "file": "debates1981-05-13a.xml", "sha256": "49c2fae71bc87942", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.861.2", "colnum": "861", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The People's Bank", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Marcus Fox", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Marcus Fox", "preceding_text": "assets, but the Bank of England has decided that it does not have the necessary financial standing. That is nonsense. The Bank of England must realise that the 1979 Act was not intended to enable it to operate a closed shop or to protect the High Street banks, which have been in business for many a long year and yet have left many people without the benefits of the services which I have described.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.861.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-13", "file": "debates1981-05-13a.xml", "sha256": "49c2fae71bc87942", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.864.0", "colnum": "864", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The People's Bank", "cue_speaker": "The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Nigel Lawson)", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Nigel Lawson)", "preceding_text": "The House knows full well the strength of feeling of my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Mr. Fox) over this matter. The People's Bank to which he has referred is in the part of the country that he represents with such distinction. It is right that he should bring this matter before the House. This issue stems from the Banking Act 1979.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.864.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-13", "file": "debates1981-05-13a.xml", "sha256": "49c2fae71bc87942", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.864.4", "colnum": "864", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The People's Bank", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "ut it cannot call itself a bank. That is set out in section 36 of the Act. One of the main reasons for that distinction is that it reflects in a more codified form the informal system of supervision and surveillance which existed prior to the passing of the Banking Act. It is an integral part of the two-tier system that the two tiers should be clearly identifiable as such by members of the public.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-13a.864.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-14", "file": "debates1981-05-14a.xml", "sha256": "2774ca94c61676c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.886.10", "colnum": "886", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": "I shall of course find an opportunity in due course to debate those motions. It is not our intention that whatever the House decides should apply to this Session—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.886.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-14", "file": "debates1981-05-14a.xml", "sha256": "2774ca94c61676c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.895.2", "colnum": "895", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "preceding_text": "Without a doubt, if the Government back a priority, they will find the money. The Trident programme will be embarked upon because the Conservative Government place means of extermination before reasonable pensions for widows and people in the lowest income bracket. The Government are spending more than £12 billion on defence. The Ministry of Defence is currently overspending by about £250 million.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.895.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-14", "file": "debates1981-05-14a.xml", "sha256": "2774ca94c61676c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.907.4", "colnum": "907", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman is indulging in a semantic exercise about the pledge. Hon. Members know what that pledge is. I have described it accurately—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.907.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-14", "file": "debates1981-05-14a.xml", "sha256": "2774ca94c61676c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.921.0", "colnum": "921", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Kilroy-Silk", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Kilroy-Silk", "preceding_text": "The Minister is as pathetic now—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.921.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-14", "file": "debates1981-05-14a.xml", "sha256": "2774ca94c61676c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.921.1", "colnum": "921", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"They are not being moved\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "preceding_text": "estions of criminal law and the type of penalties that should be imposed for non-violent offences that there should be a substantive change for every type of non-violent offence it will follow that offences in the DHSS sector will follow suit. Therefore, it is unfair of the hon. Gentleman to make the point that he has. I invite the House to reject the amendments, because they follow the principle—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-14a.921.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-18", "file": "debates1981-05-18a.xml", "sha256": "594542c43b48bceb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-18a.20.1", "colnum": "20", "heading": "Housing Policy (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman had better reflect on what he has just said, because it is not very clever.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-18a.20.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-18", "file": "debates1981-05-18a.xml", "sha256": "594542c43b48bceb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-18a.22.1", "colnum": "22", "heading": "Housing Policy (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": "I was not the sole author of that paper. My modesty prevents me from saying that I was.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-18a.22.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-18", "file": "debates1981-05-18a.xml", "sha256": "594542c43b48bceb", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-18a.115.2", "colnum": "115", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Common Fisheries Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacKay", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacKay", "preceding_text": "f the United Kingdom and of the Republic of Ireland. The salmon is important not only for net fishing but for angling. It is important for the pleasure and employment that it gives via the tourist industry. Many hotels in the Highlands of Scotland are a major attraction to tourists because of the salmon fishing. People go there for the fishing, and that provides employment in the tourist industry.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-18a.115.2"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-19", "file": "debates1981-05-19a.xml", "sha256": "9adc4e2a5e782f93", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.145.5", "colnum": "145", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — DEFENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "cue_text": "Laughter.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "preceding_text": "Is the hon. Gentleman aware that, during the war years, there were female mechanics in the Royal Air Force? Therefore, if there could be women mechanics—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.145.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-19", "file": "debates1981-05-19a.xml", "sha256": "9adc4e2a5e782f93", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.151.8", "colnum": "151", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman raises three points. First, with regard to his earlier comments, in this Government both within Departments and in Government we believe in working as a team.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.151.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-19", "file": "debates1981-05-19a.xml", "sha256": "9adc4e2a5e782f93", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.166.3", "colnum": "166", "heading": "Defence Estimates 1981", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "preceding_text": "I share one thing with the right hon. Gentleman. I am concerned because The Daily Telegraph has a wide Tory circulation, and I am genuinely concerned that anyone should believe what is printed.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.166.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-19", "file": "debates1981-05-19a.xml", "sha256": "9adc4e2a5e782f93", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.166.3", "colnum": "166", "heading": "Defence Estimates 1981", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "preceding_text": "ornados, when they already have a numerical superiority in modern combat aircraft. Even the expenditure of tens of billions of pounds could hardly affect that one way or the other. Trident is not just a numerical addition to the nuclear deterrence of the United States; it involves a quite different multiplication of risk to a potential aggressor which we, alone in Europe, are qualified to possess.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.166.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-19", "file": "debates1981-05-19a.xml", "sha256": "9adc4e2a5e782f93", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.168.5", "colnum": "168", "heading": "Defence Estimates 1981", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "preceding_text": "We do not normally have Whips on a statement. I come to the question of arms control.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.168.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-19", "file": "debates1981-05-19a.xml", "sha256": "9adc4e2a5e782f93", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.171.1", "colnum": "171", "heading": "Defence Estimates 1981", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John", "preceding_text": "e (Mr. Wall), who used the time-honoured Tory formula about being sure that no Secretary of State could be contemplating such a step. That was a pretty ominous cracking of thunder, but it was quickly overtaken by the then Under-Secretary of State for the Royal Navy, the hon. Member for Ashford (Mr. Speed) and his attempt at the weekend completely to torpedo the plans of his own Secretary of State.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.171.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-19", "file": "debates1981-05-19a.xml", "sha256": "9adc4e2a5e782f93", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.174.4", "colnum": "174", "heading": "Defence Estimates 1981", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John", "preceding_text": "eved in what he said. He believed it was time, in his words, to cut through the single Service rivalries and bring about an all-round improvement in the country's defence capability at less cost. The only conclusion that can be drawn from his failure to achieve that is that he has lost the battle in Cabinet, that he has been passive with his colleagues when he has not been passive in his Ministry.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.174.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-19", "file": "debates1981-05-19a.xml", "sha256": "9adc4e2a5e782f93", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.176.1", "colnum": "176", "heading": "Defence Estimates 1981", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John", "preceding_text": "avour of the Warsaw Pact is at least partially offset by much better NATO serviceability rates. I refer again to the same article in Scientific American, which states that, on any normal day, only 11 per cent. of the Russian submarine ballistic missile force would be in operation, compared with 60 per cent. of the American counterpart, which makes good the disparity. Finally, let me end by saying—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-19a.176.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-20", "file": "debates1981-05-20a.xml", "sha256": "31c8409935251673", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-20a.373.1", "colnum": "373", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Defence Estimates 1981", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "preceding_text": "l Labour Ministers—would take note that millions of voters in the next general election would repudiate the lunatic demand that Britain should abandon its allies, scrap its defences and adopt a policy of craven appeasement to the Soviet Union. He spoke not against the selected Opposition amendment but against the other Opposition Shadow Cabinet amendment, to which I referred in my opening remarks—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-20a.373.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-21", "file": "debates1981-05-21a.xml", "sha256": "1dc7ac83a498e29f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-21a.418.8", "colnum": "418", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "preceding_text": "Stammering is not my usual mode of speech. I shall deal with those other matters in my own time when I feel so inclined. Will the right hon. Lady reconsider her earlier misguided obstinacy? When the people's march reaches London, made up—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-21a.418.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-21", "file": "debates1981-05-21a.xml", "sha256": "1dc7ac83a498e29f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-21a.431.7", "colnum": "431", "heading": "Adjournment (Spring)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "preceding_text": "We listen to the hon. Gentleman with our usual form of disrespect. I urge the Leader of the House to give careful thought to these proposals. I ask him to recognise—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-21a.431.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-05-21", "file": "debates1981-05-21a.xml", "sha256": "1dc7ac83a498e29f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-21a.536.2", "colnum": "536", "heading": "Shipping Standards and Prevention of Oil Pollution", "cue_speaker": "Mr Davis", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr Davis", "preceding_text": "nd organisations on both sides of industry and of others involved in environmental protection before it produces such schemes. One of the other matters that the Minister did not mention, but which is important, is that although it is necessary to launch an attack upon substandard ships, we must also launch an attack on substandard ports. It would be all too easy, if there was a difference in view—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-05-21a.536.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-01", "file": "debates1981-06-01a.xml", "sha256": "cf5dc5a73b453b53", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.629.4", "colnum": "629", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — TRADE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. James Johnson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. James Johnson", "preceding_text": "Will the Minister confirm or deny the suggestion that any—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.629.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-01", "file": "debates1981-06-01a.xml", "sha256": "cf5dc5a73b453b53", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.661.0", "colnum": "661", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Companies (No. 2) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Anthony Grant", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Anthony Grant", "preceding_text": "above him, to determine whether one name is too similar to another. This is an enormous task. In my professional experience, it often causes unnecessary delay. I cannot see why it should be such a splendid responsibility for the Government, in the shape of the officials at the Department of Trade, the Registry of Business Names or the Minister, to have to compare 60,000 new applications each year—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.661.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-01", "file": "debates1981-06-01a.xml", "sha256": "cf5dc5a73b453b53", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.714.0", "colnum": "714", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Companies (No. 2) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Clinton Davis", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Clinton Davis", "preceding_text": "old that he had to cut 91 staff. He was probably told to cut 100, but he has won a great victory by saving nine. He had to achieve that by 1 April 1982. The Government had to construct an argument to justify that objective. Under the circumstances, the rationale is bound to be somewhat defective. That is why they are now in such a quagmire and are subject to such criticism from their Back Benches—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.714.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-01", "file": "debates1981-06-01a.xml", "sha256": "cf5dc5a73b453b53", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.739.1", "colnum": "739", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (School Information)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "that Bill and no one would have argued. My hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Mr. van Straubenzee) was with me on the Committee and can confirm that. There are 15 paragraphs in schedule 2 concerning the information that schools have to give. The local education authority will have to give information not only on examination results but on transport and clothing arrangements and types of school.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.739.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-01", "file": "debates1981-06-01a.xml", "sha256": "cf5dc5a73b453b53", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.746.0", "colnum": "746", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (School Information)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. F. Pawsey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Come on\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. F. Pawsey", "preceding_text": "ual parents. A school governor should provide the sort of service that an ordinary local councillor provides within his community. School governors have an important role to play and have a responsibility to school, staff and parents. They should not be anonymous; they should be readily accessible. I look forward to my hon. Friend's comments on that point. I turn to the second controversial point—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.746.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-01", "file": "debates1981-06-01a.xml", "sha256": "cf5dc5a73b453b53", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.746.0", "colnum": "746", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (School Information)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. F. Pawsey", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. F. Pawsey", "preceding_text": " point—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Come on\".] Opposition Members must be patient. I listened to them and gave them a fair run for their money. Let them now do the same for me. There is a requirement that information should be given about the manner and context in which sex education is given. I have here some of the most pornographic material that I have ever seen. It is produced by the Brook Advisory Centre—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-01a.746.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-02", "file": "debates1981-06-02a.xml", "sha256": "faa70908381d9930", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-02a.763.10", "colnum": "763", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EMPLOYMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Waddington", "cue_text": "Laughter", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Waddington", "preceding_text": "First, I was in error. In fairness to the hon. Member for Swindon (Mr. Stoddart), I must point out that the first full year would be 1983–84. My figures are correct for that, but not for the year 1982–83. The figures then would be £600 million and £300 million. So the point I made is still a good one.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-02a.763.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-02", "file": "debates1981-06-02a.xml", "sha256": "faa70908381d9930", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-02a.889.0", "colnum": "889", "heading": "New Clause 7", "cue_speaker": "Sir Paul Bryan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Paul Bryan", "preceding_text": "sition had been put in the Bill's early stages, the people of Hong Kong would have claimed British citizenship just as the Gibraltarians are doing. If the new clause is accepted, there will be great pressure from the people of Hong Kong for them to be British citizens as well. What are we to say to the people of Hong Kong if the new clause is passed? Are we to say that Gibraltar is a special case?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-02a.889.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-03", "file": "debates1981-06-03a.xml", "sha256": "5e962dffce0a2c4f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-03a.918.4", "colnum": "918", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — TRANSPORT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Allan Stewart", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Allan Stewart", "preceding_text": "Does not my right hon. Friend agree that his decision in respect of Scottish hotels will be welcomed by all in Scotland—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-03a.918.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-03", "file": "debates1981-06-03a.xml", "sha256": "5e962dffce0a2c4f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-03a.924.11", "colnum": "924", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — CIVIL SERVICE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Canavan", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"Six per cent.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Canavan", "preceding_text": "In view of the 18 per cent. increase for Members of Parliament—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-03a.924.11"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-03", "file": "debates1981-06-03a.xml", "sha256": "5e962dffce0a2c4f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-03a.942.0", "colnum": "942", "heading": "Clause 1", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nick Budgen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nick Budgen", "preceding_text": " During that discussion I was handed a document by the Indian Workers' Association. I did not obtain it by any subterfuge. The intention was plainly that I should read it carefully. I find at the back the aims and objectives of the Indian Workers' Association. They are: To organise Indians to (i) safeguard and improve their conditions of life and work;\" —there is nothing of great interest in that—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-03a.942.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1056.9", "colnum": "1056", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — NATIONAL FINANCE", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"It is.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "The position is not as the hon. Gentleman has described it—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1056.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1060.2", "colnum": "1060", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — NATIONAL FINANCE", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: Where?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "The reality is that there are substantial signs of rising productivity throughout British industry.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1060.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1086.5", "colnum": "1086", "heading": "Local Authority Expenditure (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dick Douglas", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dick Douglas", "preceding_text": " clean on these statistics? Will he also acknowledge that the tendency of his Government is to pollute the relationship between central Government and local government because his Government have used only one instrument of economic policy--namely, monetarism? They have failed completely to use all the other instruments of economic policy. In a recession, local authorities should be spending more—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1086.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1087.6", "colnum": "1087", "heading": "Local Authority Expenditure (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "The whole question of how authorities are selected for penalties has to be done under statutes laid down by the House. Incidentally, the procedure was laid down by a Labour Government.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1087.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1122.2", "colnum": "1122", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationality Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Deputy Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Deputy Speaker", "preceding_text": "To the contrary, \"No\".", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1122.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1122.6", "colnum": "1122", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationality Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Deputy Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Deputy Speaker", "preceding_text": "May I put amendments Nos. 49 and 50 together?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1122.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1156.0", "colnum": "1156", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationality Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "preceding_text": ". Pressure from Conservative Members and others meant that an adjustment was made concerning second generation British children born overseas. But the fundamental position remains unaltered and the fundamental principle remains unacceptable to the Opposition. That is why the next Labour Government will repeal the Bill and replace it with a more acceptable measure. We shall replace it by a measure—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1156.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1162.0", "colnum": "1162", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationality Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. David Steel", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. David Steel", "preceding_text": "ion may be paid to some of the issues on which we have touched lightly here. I contend that my noble Friends in another place should examine and seek to amend this Bill most thoroughly. Only if they fail in that regard will we fall back—I join with the right hon. Member in this—on the proposition that the legislation will have to be repealed and replaced with something based on sounder principles.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1162.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-04", "file": "debates1981-06-04a.xml", "sha256": "44ab29eda1ede0d0", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1178.0", "colnum": "1178", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Nationality Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Frank Dobson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Like school transport?\"'", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Frank Dobson", "preceding_text": "o us all. It diminishes our reputation in the world and damages community relations in this country. I hope that the House will reject it. I am sure that it will not and that the geriatrics in the other House will not spring to the aid of the minority communities. The only time they set aside legislation from this place is when it has something to do with the rich and powerful whom they represent.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-04a.1178.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-05", "file": "debates1981-06-05a.xml", "sha256": "ac54d675dbb64140", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1215.0", "colnum": "1215", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "preceding_text": "the claims and assertions of the right hon. Member for Taunton (Mr. du Cann)? The right hon. Gentleman suggested that lack of an independent outside income would lead to hon. Members becoming party fonctionnaires. The Conservative Party, which is dominated by outside interests, loyally goes into the Lobbies time after time. I do not think that anyone could apply that criticism to the Labour Party—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1215.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-05", "file": "debates1981-06-05a.xml", "sha256": "ac54d675dbb64140", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1239.3", "colnum": "1239", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "he higher echelons of industry. I am told that Peter Barker is now being offered an increase of up to £30,000. So it is not only here that I complain about this kind of thing. At a recent Labour Party National Executive Committee meeting I made a suggestion about the salaries of those in Walworth Road, who are suffering financial difficulties despite all the money that I and many others give them.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1239.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-05", "file": "debates1981-06-05a.xml", "sha256": "ac54d675dbb64140", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1239.3", "colnum": "1239", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS): \"Vote for amendment (a) .\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "ies despite all the money that I and many others give them. [HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"] They say that they, too, must have an increase, and this goes right through the scale. I suggested a cut-off point at two-and-a-half times the average wage. If we believe in egalitarianism and equality, why should there be such wide disparities? Of course, I did not obtain the necessary support to carry that through.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1239.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-05", "file": "debates1981-06-05a.xml", "sha256": "ac54d675dbb64140", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1239.3", "colnum": "1239", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"They work for it.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "oonlighting and all the other things that go on. There are 3 million people out of work. Yet when I looked at the register of Members' interest last week, I saw that there were more than 200 directorships, and more than 100 adviserships and consultancies and that nearly 100 hon. Members are lawyers of one kind or another, all of them—perhaps there are a few exceptions—picking up money on the side.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1239.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-05", "file": "debates1981-06-05a.xml", "sha256": "ac54d675dbb64140", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1255.0", "colnum": "1255", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Clinton Davis", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Clinton Davis", "preceding_text": "er for Faversham (Mr. Moate). I believe that sometimes outside interests appear to be a paramount rather than a subordinate concern. That particularly affects Members who are of the other branch of my profession. It is quite wrong that Committees should be required—this is not simply a procedural point—to sit in the afternoon in order to accomodate the interests of members of the legal profession.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-05a.1255.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-08", "file": "debates1981-06-08a.xml", "sha256": "acf71335408be321", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-08a.30.4", "colnum": "30", "heading": "New Clause 1", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ewing", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ewing", "preceding_text": "t. I remember him pleading the case for preserving Christian education to protect Craiglockhart college, and he received a standing ovation. I thought his attitude odd at the time, and it has now been overtaken by events forced on him by his right hon. Friend. They made promises to the academic and non-academic staff and students at the colleges that a Conservative Government would not close them.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-08a.30.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-08", "file": "debates1981-06-08a.xml", "sha256": "acf71335408be321", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-08a.54.5", "colnum": "54", "heading": "New Clause 1", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman knows how the announcement was made. It was made by a written answer following a misunderstanding, to put it mildly—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-08a.54.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-08", "file": "debates1981-06-08a.xml", "sha256": "acf71335408be321", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-08a.56.10", "colnum": "56", "heading": "New Clause 1", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "he hon. Member for West Stirlingshire. He said that they were not perfect, with which I entirely agree. However, they are the best ever and that is some achievement. Despite the attacks on the Government's public expenditure policy by Opposition Members, pupil-teacher ratios are still improving. The allowance in the rate support grant will allow the improvement to continue over the next few years.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-08a.56.10"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-15", "file": "debates1981-06-15a.xml", "sha256": "d4fef367b0c37581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.751.1", "colnum": "751", "heading": "Orders of the Day — North-West Region", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "preceding_text": "roducts and services. With the creation of the two enterprise zones in the region, at Trafford Park and Speke, entrepreneurs have an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities, free from some of the obstacles that local authorities and the Government sometimes place in the way of business men. A central theme of the Government's approach is the freeing of business men from unnecessary bureaucracy.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.751.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-15", "file": "debates1981-06-15a.xml", "sha256": "d4fef367b0c37581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.762.1", "colnum": "762", "heading": "Orders of the Day — North-West Region", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "preceding_text": "s worth £2 million have already been achieved from Spain and Portugal. It is therefore wrong to concentrate merely on depressing stories. This is another success story for the North-West. Yet another potential success in the Preston area is the independent local radio franchise for which there are five competitors. This will provide jobs and focus attention on the administrative centre of Preston.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.762.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-15", "file": "debates1981-06-15a.xml", "sha256": "d4fef367b0c37581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.775.5", "colnum": "775", "heading": "Orders of the Day — North-West Region", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dan Jones", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dan Jones", "preceding_text": "osts can make or break a company or prevent it from coming to an area which it otherwise might have chosen? Only a fool would deny it. That is why we have earnestly sought this for 21 years. I speak for North-East Lancashire. Others may speak for Manchester and Merseyside, although I must say with regret that I do not believe that Manchester and Merseyside care very much for North-East Lancashire.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.775.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-15", "file": "debates1981-06-15a.xml", "sha256": "d4fef367b0c37581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.809.1", "colnum": "809", "heading": "Orders of the Day — North-West Region", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Waddington", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Waddington", "preceding_text": "between us is in our judgment as to how that can best be brought about. I shall never forget learning first about unemployment as a young man coming down Moor Lane into Padiham and seeing in those days knots of 20 or more men leaning against the church railings. Unemployment today does not bring as much hardship as it did then, but I know perfectly well, as I have always known, what an evil it is.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.809.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-15", "file": "debates1981-06-15a.xml", "sha256": "d4fef367b0c37581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.811.1", "colnum": "811", "heading": "Orders of the Day — North-West Region", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Waddington", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Waddington", "preceding_text": "ts overtime since November 1980 and boasts that not a loom has been idle in over three years, which shows what can be done. The Government recognise the problems faced by Merseyside, but no other area is eligible for so many forms of financial assistance. The hon. Member for Liverpool, Kirkdale (Mr. Dunn) said that the area deserved sustained financial assistance, which is exactly what it has had.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.811.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-15", "file": "debates1981-06-15a.xml", "sha256": "d4fef367b0c37581", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.833.0", "colnum": "833", "heading": "European Community (Food and Management)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler", "preceding_text": " his elevation has coincided with the spending of the lowest proportion of the GNP on development assistance for 10 years. I congratulate him warmly, nevertheless. I share the widespread concern and reserve about the usefulness of food aid to development. I do not want to rehearse the arguments too widely: I simply agree with the major points made by the hon. Member for Loughborough (Mr. Dorrell)—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-15a.833.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.848.2", "colnum": "848", "heading": "EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Carlisle", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Carlisle", "preceding_text": "If the hon. Gentleman puts down a question concerning the remarks of the vice chancellor, I shall willingly reply. However, they are slightly surprising, since Aston university's grant for the forthcoming academic year is not yet known to him. The University Grants Committee will produce figures towards the end of the month.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.848.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.855.7", "colnum": "855", "heading": "PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "In the light of some of the reports that have appeared about what may appear on the agenda of the Cabinet's crisis meeting tomorrow—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.855.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.857.3", "colnum": "857", "heading": "PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Frank Allaun", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Which paper?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Frank Allaun", "preceding_text": "Has the Prime Minister read this morning's report that, in certain circumstances, the 42 American Polaris submarines can launch their nuclear missiles without permission from headquarters?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.857.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.867.2", "colnum": "867", "heading": "National Coal Board (Finance)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Merlyn Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Merlyn Rees", "preceding_text": "When one considers the activities of the National Coal Board one realises that there is no doubt that the private sector will benefit greatly from the expenditure by the National Coal Board. Will the Minster assure the House that the package will enable the \"Plan for Coal\", which has been so well supported by the miners and the National Coal Board, to proceed unconstrained by financial limitation?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.867.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.961.1", "colnum": "961", "heading": "Scotland (Government)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": " was confined almost exclusively to Edinburgh. That is why I have referred to Edinburgh. Several amendments refer to the possibility of sittings of the Grand Committee in Edinburgh and we think that it is right for the Government to be neutral on the principle. If the House decides that it wishes to proceed in this way, that is a practical possibility. If the House votes in favour of the proposal—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.961.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.962.1", "colnum": "962", "heading": "Scotland (Government)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": " proposals, such as those in the name of the hon. Member for Berwick and East Lothian (Mr. Home Robertson) and Glasgow, Maryhill (Mr. Craigen), which would have the effect of enabling the Scottish Grand Committee to resolve at its first meeting of the Session to hold all its meetings, whether for the consideration of Estimates, matter days, or other business, in Edinburgh or elsewhere in Scotland—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.962.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.962.1", "colnum": "962", "heading": "Scotland (Government)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": " have made clear to the House, the inter-party talks were concerned not with a Scottish Assembly or Executive, but with the possibility of making some improvements within the existing parliamentary framework. The people of Scotland had already made clear that they did not give the Scotland Act the degree of support which Parliament had decided that fundamental constitutional change should require.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.962.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.963.2", "colnum": "963", "heading": "Scotland (Government)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where are they?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "preceding_text": "atter day debates to be taken in the current Session. Therefore, I recommend my hon. Friends to vote for the amendments in my name, which would allow these matters to be implemented in the current Session. It would be inexcusable if the Government voted against that modest proposition. I shall turn in a minute to the substance of the motions but first I want to mention the Scottish National Party.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.963.2"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-16", "file": "debates1981-06-16a.xml", "sha256": "3a2b33aa07acb973", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.985.8", "colnum": "985", "heading": "Scotland (Government)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Wells", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Wells", "preceding_text": "—with hon. Members occasionally wandering into a Committee to vote before wandering away again. I have served the House for many years as a member of the Chairmen's Panel. One sits impartially, enthralled—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-16a.985.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1010.4", "colnum": "1010", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — SCOTLAND", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": "Is the governor-general aware —", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1010.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1034.4", "colnum": "1034", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Domestic Gas Appliances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Smith", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Smith", "preceding_text": "onsidered the so-called extreme option to which I have referred. Having read the report in detail, I am not much impressed by it. It is a superficial examination of a complicated problem. The commission does not appear to have gone into it in much depth or to have taken evidence on a wide front. The argument throughout appears to be confusing, and the conclusions are muddled and almost incoherent.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1034.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1045.3", "colnum": "1045", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Domestic Gas Appliances", "cue_speaker": "Mrs. Oppenheim", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mrs. Oppenheim", "preceding_text": "sidering. I fully appreciate the concern about employment. However, under any of those options the corporation would retain its fundamental role in the installation and maintenance of the primary gas supply. Clerical and administrative staff dealing with billing, inquiries and advice would not be affected. Here, I should like to pay tribute to the staff in the gas showrooms throughout the country.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1045.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1045.3", "colnum": "1045", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Domestic Gas Appliances", "cue_speaker": "Mrs. Oppenheim", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mrs. Oppenheim", "preceding_text": "lling, inquiries and advice would not be affected. Here, I should like to pay tribute to the staff in the gas showrooms throughout the country. [HoN. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"] The right hon. Gentleman did not pay tribute to them. Many of them give excellent service. Much of their work in providing consumer advice and bill-paying facilities is essential, whatever the future shape of the gas appliance market.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1045.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1047.3", "colnum": "1047", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Domestic Gas Appliances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ennals", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ennals", "preceding_text": " It continues: and thereby that we cannot know whether or not the Corporation's retailing system is indeed cost-effective or whether it provides a range of appliances meeting consumer demand at the cheapest price. The second is that the present retailing system threatens the longer-term efficiency and viability of the appliance industry. Those are two speculations with no evidence to justify them—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1047.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1056.0", "colnum": "1056", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Domestic Gas Appliances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dorrell", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dorrell", "preceding_text": "estern country against monopolies. Anti-trust legislation in the United States dates from the beginning of the century. Since the war we have erected substantial and sophisticated checks on the abuse of monopolies to try to ensure that the consumer interest has an adequate say and that monopolies cannot abuse their position. I concede that some monopolies are inevitable. The supply of gas is one —", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1056.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1060.2", "colnum": "1060", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Domestic Gas Appliances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skeet", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skeet", "preceding_text": " for the supply of 97 per cent. of cookers, 92 per cent. of space heaters and 97 per cent. of instant water heaters. Opposition Members argue that if the monopoly is good for 93 per cent. of the market, the corporation should have a complete monopoly. They argue that, if safety is good for that 93 per cent. of the market, why should the BGC not have a complete monopoly? Why should we concede that?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1060.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1117.0", "colnum": "1117", "heading": "Clause 5", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Frank Haynes", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Frank Haynes", "preceding_text": "I am a little surprised to find so many hon. Members on the Government Benches.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1117.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-17", "file": "debates1981-06-17a.xml", "sha256": "c448861ffba01dee", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1125.2", "colnum": "1125", "heading": "Clause 5", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Sydney Chapman", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"ND.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Sydney Chapman", "preceding_text": "I listened with great interest to what the right hon. Member for Widnes (Mr. Oakes) said. I find myself in a minority, possibly of one, on the Conservative Benches.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-17a.1125.2"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-22", "file": "debates1981-06-22a.xml", "sha256": "55a76ca09b32f7b3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.30.5", "colnum": "30", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "I am sorry if I misunderstood the hon. Gentleman and I shall look into the point. But, as I understand it, if the Member is not allowed to be nominated for election to this House, he cannot then be either nominated or elected. He cannot even stand. That, surely, is the point of the Bill. If that does not answer the hon. Gentleman's point, perhaps someone will put it to me.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.30.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-22", "file": "debates1981-06-22a.xml", "sha256": "55a76ca09b32f7b3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.30.5", "colnum": "30", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "I misunderstood the hon. Gentleman and I shall look into the point. But, as I understand it, if the Member is not allowed to be nominated for election to this House, he cannot then be either nominated or elected. He cannot even stand. That, surely, is the point of the Bill. If that does not answer the hon. Gentleman's point, perhaps someone will put it to me. [Interruption.] Is not that the point?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.30.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-22", "file": "debates1981-06-22a.xml", "sha256": "55a76ca09b32f7b3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.30.7", "colnum": "30", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "That is right, but I understand that the position will be exactly the same as it was before 1967.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.30.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-22", "file": "debates1981-06-22a.xml", "sha256": "55a76ca09b32f7b3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.31.0", "colnum": "31", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "That is perfectly true in regard to this House. There are examples in other parts of the world, and particularly in other parts of the Commonwealth, but it is certainly unprecedented in this country.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.31.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-22", "file": "debates1981-06-22a.xml", "sha256": "55a76ca09b32f7b3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.31.2", "colnum": "31", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "yer. Aside from administrative expenses, parliamentary election candidates are entitled to a free postal distribution to all electors. That alone is worth over £12,000 in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone constituency. An election campaign is also entitled to the free use of public rooms for election meetings and, of course, inevitably acquires considerable extra broadcasting time and free publicity.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.31.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-22", "file": "debates1981-06-22a.xml", "sha256": "55a76ca09b32f7b3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.36.4", "colnum": "36", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hattersley", "preceding_text": "As the Home Secretary wants to make an issue of this—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.36.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-22", "file": "debates1981-06-22a.xml", "sha256": "55a76ca09b32f7b3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.50.2", "colnum": "50", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Matthew Parris", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Matthew Parris", "preceding_text": "mentioning. My right hon. Friend is right in saying that there is nothing new in the idea of certain people being disqualified for standing for Parliament. However, I believe that movement in the direction of disqualifying more people is more worrying than movement in the direction of disqualifying fewer people, because in the latter case there is always the important final hurdle of the election.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.50.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-22", "file": "debates1981-06-22a.xml", "sha256": "55a76ca09b32f7b3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.101.1", "colnum": "101", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"They had not read their history.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "preceding_text": " Kingdom realised that the law permits to be a Member of Parliament a person who by reason of having committed at least a fairly serious criminal offence has been sentenced to at least a fairly substantial term of imprisonment and is still serving that sentence in custody. Certainly, many commentators in the press, radio and television appeared to have been taken entirely by surprise by that fact.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-22a.101.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-23", "file": "debates1981-06-23a.xml", "sha256": "5baa10741c543675", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-23a.132.4", "colnum": "132", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions —", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Butcher", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Butcher", "preceding_text": "Will my right hon. Friend point out that, with the exception of Denmark, Britain has the highest proportion of its population in work—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-23a.132.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-23", "file": "debates1981-06-23a.xml", "sha256": "5baa10741c543675", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-23a.178.5", "colnum": "178", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Royal Air Force", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "preceding_text": " your eye, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Is the operational section on the ball; is it aware of exactly what is involved? My hon. Friend the Member for Woking, in an earlier defence debate, said that he thought that perhaps an aspect of virility was involved. A new man coming into the operational requirements section might feel that he has to alter or reconstruct a product to prove that he is worth his job—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-23a.178.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.252.4", "colnum": "252", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. James Prior)", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"Why not?\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. James Prior)", "preceding_text": "and how to tackle them. I wish to make it clear how the Government Benches approach the debate. It is a matter of extreme concern and anxiety. We acknowledge that special responsibility must of course rest with the Government of the day. This is the right place to debate and express our views. The House is the forum of the nation. It is not the street pavement outside the Department of Employment.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.252.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.253.1", "colnum": "253", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Wait for it.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "turing industry fell by over two-thirds. While others invested in growth industries we simply failed to do so. It is inescapable that a combination of these factors led us to the serious position that we face today. There is no easy or painless remedy for our problems. Many more people realise that than Opposition Members sometimes admit. I was talking to two steel workers last Saturday afternoon.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.253.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.259.0", "colnum": "259", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"When?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": " performance of the Leader of the Opposition in front of it. It is not facing the facts of economic life on which all our future prospects of employment depend. Some hard lessons have been learnt already in the private sector. Many people have forgone a pay rise to keep their jobs but I do not yet believe that the message is clearly understood in the public sector. as we emerge from the recession—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.259.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.291.0", "colnum": "291", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cyril Smith", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cyril Smith", "preceding_text": "st Labour Government, when the present Leader of the Opposition had responsibility for employment matters, unemployment doubled. I hope that when the right hon. Gentleman replies to the debate he will say what he will do when next in Government that he was clearly unable to do last time he was in Government. Alternatively, perhaps he will say what he will do next time that he did not do last time—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.291.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.291.0", "colnum": "291", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cyril Smith", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cyril Smith", "preceding_text": "hat when the right hon. Gentleman replies to the debate he will say what he will do when next in Government that he was clearly unable to do last time he was in Government. Alternatively, perhaps he will say what he will do next time that he did not do last time— [Interruption.] If he intends to do the same as he did last time, why will it work next time when it clearly it did not work last time?—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.291.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.321.1", "colnum": "321", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"The TPI\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "herited by the Prime Minister. Moreover, the basis on which the 11·3 per cent is arrived at is perhaps not the best way of calculating it. There are other ways in which inflation can be estimated, and I remind the House and the country that according to the Prime Minister this is the biggest problem of all. There is another way of estimating the rate of inflation, and it must be considered.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.321.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1", "colnum": "323", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "sure that the right hon. Gentleman would be happy to acknowledge it—that the country has got out of these slumps on some occasions. So far from exempting the anti-Keynesianism that is now orthodoxy among at least half the Cabinet, the only times when the country has got out of post-war recessions have been when Governments have taken action, using old-fashioned pragmatic methods, to overcome them.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1", "colnum": "323", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Were you there?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "o not suppose that many people want to do that. There is no great sign that we shall be able to escape from the recession unless the Government are prepared to move to very different actions from the ones they have been prepared to follow up to now. That brings me to the important Cabinet meeting of last week. I have already asked many questions about it. I have referred to it as a crisis meeting.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1", "colnum": "323", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "eferred to it as a crisis meeting. [HON. MEMBERS: \"Were you there?\"] I was not there, but I have here a good account of the meeting. If the right hon. Lady finds anything to dispute in the account, she will be able to correct me in due course. The account, which I greatly recommend to the House, is in The Times of Friday 19 June. It is by Mr. David Watt, a most eminent correspondent of The Times .", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1", "colnum": "323", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "\" It is a very gloomy thought for Conservative Members, especially for those with very marginal seats. Indeed, looking at them now, I recall that there was someone who put it even better than the correspondent of The Times . It was John Milton who said: The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed\". The more marginal the seats, the hungrier they are and the less they are fed. It is a sorry condition.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1", "colnum": "323", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "a sorry condition. [ Interruption ] I do not know whether hon. Gentlemen would prefer to have John Milton or more of The Times . I caught the eye of the Leader of the House and I knew that he would not like it if I left him out. He might think that I am prejudiced. The Times says: But it is already too late for that. Mr. Francis Pym, at the moment the man most likely to win a leadership election\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.323.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.325.2", "colnum": "325", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What is your policy?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "eds not merely an upturn. One needs an increase in production of about 3 per cent. One has to plan for it. One has to work for it. It will not happen by accident. If the right hon. Lady comes to the Dispatch Box today and says that all she intends to do is what she has stated previously, she will once again have missed the opportunity to try to change the policies that are causing such disruption.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.325.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.325.2", "colnum": "325", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "Member for Sidcup. Some of his silences are even more eloquent than his speeches. Every time he does not say what he thinks of the policies, we know what he thinks of them, particularly when the right hon. Lady says that the only way in which we worked and strove to escape from slumps that were not so severe as this was to have Government planning, Government direction and Government intervention.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.325.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.328.1", "colnum": "328", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "uld be used very much better. The question is not whether there are cuts, but where the cuts fall. Reductions in expenditure either have to fall on Government policy or have to be financed by taxation, and fall on the family. More money being taken by the Government means a good deal less for the family to spend for its own purposes and frequently the family believes that it could spend it better.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.328.1"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.329.3", "colnum": "329", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "No.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Order. The hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton, (Mr. Heffer) should be quiet. Anyone who was present knows that the Leader of the Opposition was heard.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.329.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.329.4", "colnum": "329", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": " to lose jobs. May we look at the figures for one moment? As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment said, our competitiveness has deteriorated massively. Partly, that was due to the strength of sterling, but it was also due to earnings rising so much faster than those of our competitors. Since 1977, our living standards have gone up by 15 per cent., while production has fallen.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.329.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.329.4", "colnum": "329", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "er run—a proper base which we have not had. The Labour Government took office with 600,000 unemployed. They left office with 1·3 million unemployed. They increased unemployment by 1 million. We have increased unemployment by 1 million, but we are pursuing—and are determined to pursue—long-term policies that will reduce unemployment and give the youngsters of Britain the chance of a future —", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.329.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.356.7", "colnum": "356", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": " ones in which there is rapid change. The same experiences have taken place with Honeywell in Lanarkshire and with National Cash Register in Dundee, particularly in the period when they have moved from electro-mechanical devices to electronic and microelectronic devices, which has changed the whole nature of the product and the processes in the factories, and the skills required of the work force.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.356.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.356.7", "colnum": "356", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "es, and the skills required of the work force. [Interruption.] When hon. Members sit and mutter constantly—not least the right hon. Member for Glasgow, Craigton (Mr. Millan)—while any business of the House is being conducted, I am sure that at least the right hon. Gentleman will realise, if his hon. Friends do not, that Burroughs, like other companies in electronics, is dependent on world markets.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.356.7"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-24", "file": "debates1981-06-24a.xml", "sha256": "bd6900cd2c7a6b21", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.358.1", "colnum": "358", "heading": "Rating (Business Premises Relief)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "y unfortunate redundancies of this kind, what the position is and make sure that the company or any such company is fully aware of the support and assistance that the Government make available. The Burroughs company is fully aware of this because under successive Governments, as the right hon. Gentleman will know, it has received a substantial amount of Government grants and Government assistance.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-24a.358.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-25", "file": "debates1981-06-25a.xml", "sha256": "79d81a47a2e8a339", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-25a.375.8", "colnum": "375", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "ures. I shall give him the figures that we have, which I think are the real figures about which he is concerned. The figure for those who have been unemployed for longer than a year is now just over half a million—515,913. Of course, we are concerned to do something about unemployment, but the question that we should really ask ourselves is why more people in this country do not buy British goods—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-25a.375.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-25", "file": "debates1981-06-25a.xml", "sha256": "79d81a47a2e8a339", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-25a.378.1", "colnum": "378", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I shall carry out no such survey. It is a matter for hon. Members themselves. If we inquire why more people do not buy British, we shall find that in some cases it is because overseas goods are better value. We then get straight back to the competitiveness, value and service of British industry.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-25a.378.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-25", "file": "debates1981-06-25a.xml", "sha256": "79d81a47a2e8a339", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-25a.427.1", "colnum": "427", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Representation of the People Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Roy Hattersley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Roy Hattersley", "preceding_text": " to be. When a man is incarcerated in a foreign jail, what does the returning officer do? How does he find out the information within the two days? Who asks for it and who provides it? I see a little activity on the Conservative Benches. We always say that. We often say it with the Home Secretary, because we realise that he does not know this kind of thing until the information is spoonfed to him.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-25a.427.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-26", "file": "debates1981-06-26a.xml", "sha256": "4c3ea14c7461f7f7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-26a.498.0", "colnum": "498", "heading": "Obscenity and Film Censorship", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Shirley Summerskill", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where are they?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Shirley Summerskill", "preceding_text": "I am sure that the whole House would like to thank the Government for providing time for this debate, for which we have been asking throughout the proceedings on the Indecent Displays (Control) Bill and even before that. From the point of view of my party—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-26a.498.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-29", "file": "debates1981-06-29a.xml", "sha256": "dd64988377304d03", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.583.1", "colnum": "583", "heading": "Civil Service (Pay Inquiry)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hayhoe", "cue_text": "Laughter.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hayhoe", "preceding_text": "The evidence I have for my statement that the existing arrangement had lost public confidence is based on comments in this House and editorial comments in a wide variety of newspapers. The only major newspaper in the country which has expressed support of the old arrangements is The Scotsman. Practically every other newspaper has been critical, whatever the political structure of the newspaper.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.583.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-29", "file": "debates1981-06-29a.xml", "sha256": "dd64988377304d03", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.598.1", "colnum": "598", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "I often feel that I am not making the most productive use of time when explaining matters to the Opposition. Never did I have that feeling more strongly than during the hon. Gentleman's intervention. I just explained precisely to him that there was no common sense or economic sense in having 44 per cent. of the country as assisted areas—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.598.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-29", "file": "debates1981-06-29a.xml", "sha256": "dd64988377304d03", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.598.3", "colnum": "598", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "hat company, we would have more ability to help the textile industry. It is no good Opposition Members turning up in debates on overseas avid to demand more help for developing countries, and letting their little hearts bleed all over the Brandt report, and then, when those developing countries want to export to us shouting for the barriers to be put up to keep them out. Which way do they want it?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.598.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-29", "file": "debates1981-06-29a.xml", "sha256": "dd64988377304d03", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.598.3", "colnum": "598", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "e extent of introducing a new boiler conversion scheme to convert from oil to coal-fired boilers. A number of hon. Members have taken a great interest in that scheme, most notably the right hon. Member for Wakefield (Mr. Harrison). Although as a Whip he seldom speaks in the House, he rarely neglects an opportunity to pursue the interests of his constituents through all the other methods available.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.598.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-29", "file": "debates1981-06-29a.xml", "sha256": "dd64988377304d03", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.662.1", "colnum": "662", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Shaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Shaw", "preceding_text": "ain it. For the future, we must say that there will be no more borrowed jobs, borrowed time or borrowed money that we cannot produce. In Yorkshire we have assets that, given reasonable local authority encouragement, good development, which we have—the necessary investment in the infrastructure has largely been made; investment in most of our industries has not tailed off except in the recent past—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-29a.662.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-30", "file": "debates1981-06-30a.xml", "sha256": "5abb21d4bc3efd32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-30a.690.0", "colnum": "690", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EMPLOYMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "The West Midlands is suffering very heavily from high unemployment. It is a reflection of the downturn in the motor industry and in car components and other industries associated with engineering.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-30a.690.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-30", "file": "debates1981-06-30a.xml", "sha256": "5abb21d4bc3efd32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-30a.690.0", "colnum": "690", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EMPLOYMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "The West Midlands is suffering very heavily from high unemployment. It is a reflection of the downturn in the motor industry and in car components and other industries associated with engineering. [Interruption.] The hon. Lady will know as well as I do that we are producing about 700,000 fewer cars a year than we were producing 20 years ago.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-30a.690.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-30", "file": "debates1981-06-30a.xml", "sha256": "5abb21d4bc3efd32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-30a.742.0", "colnum": "742", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Secretary of State for the Environment", "cue_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg)", "preceding_text": "ice out of ignorance. Let me demonstrate each of those words. It is a sham because the right hon. Gentleman and the hon. Lady have at least made clear that the issue of transfers, which is apparently of such importance, has been submerged in a welter of political accusations. As my right hon. Friend said, it was to mask the fact that the last Government did precisely nothing in the housing sector—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-30a.742.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-06-30", "file": "debates1981-06-30a.xml", "sha256": "5abb21d4bc3efd32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-30a.768.3", "colnum": "768", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "preceding_text": "n. While I appreciate that these are not circumstances in which the courts would normally want to exercise their discretion, they must look at the words contained in the statute, and the only relevant consideration that the courts would be enjoined to look at if the amendment were accepted would be whether there had been a substantial change in circumstances of prejudice to the non-entitled party.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-06-30a.768.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-01", "file": "debates1981-07-01a.xml", "sha256": "3c717fd8da244fbe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.888.1", "colnum": "888", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Motor Vehicle Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Orme", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: Why not?", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Orme", "preceding_text": "I cannot write the manifesto at the Dispatch Box—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.888.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-01", "file": "debates1981-07-01a.xml", "sha256": "3c717fd8da244fbe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.898.3", "colnum": "898", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Motor Vehicle Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robinson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robinson", "preceding_text": "ve the Government done? They have reached a perfectly good planning agreement—in principle—with Datsun. Let us hope that they will be able to implement it. It is an agreement that Datsun should come here in exchange for certain things that we can offer them. I would define it as a perfectly good planning agreement, provided that Datsun will agree to invest in this country under certain conditions.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.898.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-01", "file": "debates1981-07-01a.xml", "sha256": "3c717fd8da244fbe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.943.0", "colnum": "943", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Motor Vehicle Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Silkin", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where are they?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Silkin", "preceding_text": "ised industries, wringing his hands the whole time, doing it far too late and not enough, but doing it all the same. But at least there is consistency in everything that the right hon. Gentleman says, and I believe that he wants to see a motor car industry in this country, for all the neutrality in his speech. That cannot be said of the magnificent campaigners on the Social Democratic Party Bench.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.943.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-01", "file": "debates1981-07-01a.xml", "sha256": "3c717fd8da244fbe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.943.0", "colnum": "943", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Motor Vehicle Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Silkin", "preceding_text": "y in this country, for all the neutrality in his speech. That cannot be said of the magnificent campaigners on the Social Democratic Party Bench. [HON. MEMBERS: \"Where are they?\"] My hon. Friends ask where they are, and that is a shrewd question. Unfortunately for the Social Democrats, not many of my hon. Friends have marginal seats in the West Midlands to defend, unlike some Conservative Members.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.943.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-01", "file": "debates1981-07-01a.xml", "sha256": "3c717fd8da244fbe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.943.0", "colnum": "943", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Motor Vehicle Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Silkin", "preceding_text": "ons. It was also due, and still is due, to an inability to continue the supply lines and the conveyor belt in the way adopted by the Japanese, who have a genius or a meticulousness for this activity that we do not possess to the same extent. It is true that there have been strikes. There have been silly strikes. However, it takes two to make a quarrel. Although we may have had a record on strikes—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.943.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-01", "file": "debates1981-07-01a.xml", "sha256": "3c717fd8da244fbe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.966.1", "colnum": "966", "heading": "London Docklands Development Corporation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Oakes", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Oakes", "preceding_text": "I admit that new towns do not consist entirely of green fields, but they are not tight, compact urban areas like our capital city.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.966.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-01", "file": "debates1981-07-01a.xml", "sha256": "3c717fd8da244fbe", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.966.3", "colnum": "966", "heading": "London Docklands Development Corporation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Oakes", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Oakes", "preceding_text": "That is a fatuous remark.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-01a.966.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.992.9", "colnum": "992", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — NATIONAL FINANCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bruce-Gardyne", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bruce-Gardyne", "preceding_text": "—could I ask—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.992.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.993.6", "colnum": "993", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — NATIONAL FINANCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Canavan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Canavan", "preceding_text": "What does the right hon. and learned Gentleman think of the remarks made yesterday by the right hon. Member for Sidcup (Mr. Heath) about the disastrous social consequences of the Government's monetarist polocies—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.993.6"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.998.6", "colnum": "998", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — NATIONAL FINANCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "I would rather put it another way. The small size of the— [Interruption.] —percentage is a reflection not of the small size—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.998.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1001.1", "colnum": "1001", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — NATIONAL FINANCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "One of the best possible ways to—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1001.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1003.4", "colnum": "1003", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I did, of course, see reports of my right hon. Friend's speech. I note that most of my fellow Heads of Government at the European Council agree with the policies that we are pursuing.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1003.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.1", "colnum": "1004", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman may say \"Not enough\", but we are trying to reduce public expenditure——", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.1", "colnum": "1004", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman may say \"Not enough\", but we are trying to reduce public expenditure—— [Interruption.] —so that more finance is available for the private sector—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.5", "colnum": "1004", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "President Mitterrand was the one person who was out of step—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.8", "colnum": "1004", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "preceding_text": "Is the Prime Minister aware that the selective expansionary proposals of the right hon. Member for Sidcup (Mr. Heath) are recommended by many people in many parts of Britain, not least by the electors of Warrington—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.8", "colnum": "1004", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "preceding_text": "Is the Prime Minister aware that the selective expansionary proposals of the right hon. Member for Sidcup (Mr. Heath) are recommended by many people in many parts of Britain, not least by the electors of Warrington— [Interruption.] If some hon. Members spent some time on the doorsteps of Warrington, they would discover that fact—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1004.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1005.0", "colnum": "1005", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "Unlike the right hon. Gentleman and others who propose the creation of inflation on top of inflation, I happen to agree with John Maynard Keynes, when he said—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1005.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1025.0", "colnum": "1025", "heading": "Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tim Renton (Mid-Sussex)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"In what respect? What rubbish.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tim Renton (Mid-Sussex)", "preceding_text": "I accept the point that my right hon. Friend is making, but does he agree that there is a danger of alienating moderate opinion in the Republic of Ireland that would not normally support the IRA by the apparent intransigence of the Government over the hunger strikers?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1025.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1050.0", "colnum": "1050", "heading": "Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Callaghan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Callaghan", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman will find that the qualification is worked out if he contains himself. There would emerge a broadly independent State that had in the process forged a new relationship with both Dublin and London.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1050.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1078.0", "colnum": "1078", "heading": "Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. James Molyneaux", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. James Molyneaux", "preceding_text": "here was a need—I hope that I quoted his words correctly—\"to re-engage the people of Northern Ireland in politics.\" I do not know what that means, because I always have the impression, going from this big island to the northern part of that smaller island, that politicians are thicker on the ground in Northern Ireland and in Ireland as a whole than they are in any other part of the United Kingdom.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1078.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1120.1", "colnum": "1120", "heading": "Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "preceding_text": "ution by the Government. They do not say that it will work, and in my view the right hon. Member for Down, South is right—it will not work. I said that we are the victims of history. This argument is not the same as the argument about devolution of power to Scotland and Wales. I was against such devolution to those countries. But this is not the same argument. Originally England conquered Ireland—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1120.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-02", "file": "debates1981-07-02a.xml", "sha256": "765abd4a6f93a572", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1120.1", "colnum": "1120", "heading": "Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "preceding_text": "view the right hon. Member for Down, South is right—it will not work. I said that we are the victims of history. This argument is not the same as the argument about devolution of power to Scotland and Wales. I was against such devolution to those countries. But this is not the same argument. Originally England conquered Ireland— [Interruption.] That situation was accepted in Wales a long time ago—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-02a.1120.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.23.0", "colnum": "23", "heading": "Disturbances (Southall and Liverpool)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "ortunity for such debate. As to whether the report of the inquiry into racial violence can be ready for such a debate, I shall of course do my best, but I must point out, as I am sure the right hon. Gentleman will accept, that the more we broaden the inquiry and the more work it is asked to do, the more difficult it is to bring it to a quick conclusion. I think that that is a reasonable statement.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.23.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.90.0", "colnum": "90", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. George Foulkes", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Warrington\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. George Foulkes", "preceding_text": "These days I am not sure whether the advice of the hon. Member for Cone Valley (Mr. Wainwright) to his right hon. and hon. Friends includes those who are in alliance with them. But in these heady days of the by-election at Workington—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.90.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.99.0", "colnum": "99", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael English", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael English", "preceding_text": "There are several aspects to this Ways and Means resolution. One is the effect of the tax on the tobacco industry, in which I have an interest. It is not a financial interest, but in my constituency we have one of the largest tobacco interests in the United Kingdom—the John Player factories.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.99.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.123.1", "colnum": "123", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mitchell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mitchell", "preceding_text": "nd other activities, in culture. The financial position of the tobacco companies—they have always been good money spinners, almost as good as commercial television—is threatened by a Government who say that they will regenerate business initiative and the spirit of enterprise but who are threatening even the most sound and secure of companies. That is a measure of the Government's economic policy—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.123.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.124.1", "colnum": "124", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Speech\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cryer", "preceding_text": "I was concluding, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I wonder—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.124.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.128.2", "colnum": "128", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "ut have to recognise reality are complaining that even if the bottom point has been reached they see no evidence of a recovery. That is a very different proposition, and it is one which again we can debate. But, even if we look at the unemployment indicator, which lags behind the production and the output ones, the June figures show a very significant slackening in the underlying rate of increase.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.128.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.145.1", "colnum": "145", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cook", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cook", "preceding_text": "t were widely known in the country that the same Government who have assured both public and Parliament that they cannot afford a penny to lessen income tax, and who need to increase even the duty on matches to get the money that they require, are still able to find the money to provide a cut in tax for those able to transfer £2 million to their sons or daughters, it would be greeted with outrage.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.145.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.150.2", "colnum": "150", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Golding", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"PSBR\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Golding", "preceding_text": "The speech of my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook) was erudite. If I do not follow him in discussing the PBSR--", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.150.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.200.5", "colnum": "200", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Campbell-Savours", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Campbell-Savours", "preceding_text": "nt to the Library to dig out Andrew Roth's book on Members' interests. Whilst we were studying the book, we discovered that one hon. Member was a director of a company which he said during our proceedings on the Finance Bill would not benefit directly as a result of the amendment that he was moving. He misled the Committee, because the company had benefited. The company is the London and Scottish—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.200.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.209.0", "colnum": "209", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "I apologise to the right hon. Gentleman. There appears to have been a misunderstanding.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.209.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-06", "file": "debates1981-07-06a.xml", "sha256": "c522565440f52a1a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.233.1", "colnum": "233", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cunliffe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cunliffe", "preceding_text": "verse in a short period. The chickens are now coming home to roost. The Conservative Party is known not only as the party of unemployment but as the arch tax manipulator and the architect of being thoroughly professional in that occupation. I am afraid that on the next occasion the women in the bingo halls and the young people who expected tax cuts and jobs will not forget the Government's policy.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-06a.233.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.1", "colnum": "262", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dickens", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dickens", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I am sure that you will not wish to—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.5", "colnum": "262", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. It has been brought to my attention—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.5", "colnum": "262", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. It has been brought to my attention—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"]—that at a time when this Tory Government are smashing the social fabric of the country—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.5", "colnum": "262", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. It has been brought to my attention—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"]—that at a time when this Tory Government are smashing the social fabric of the country—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"]—with 3 million people unemployed—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.5", "colnum": "262", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. It has been brought to my attention—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"]—that at a time when this Tory Government are smashing the social fabric of the country—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"]—with 3 million people unemployed—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"]—and with social services—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.15", "colnum": "262", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "May I say to the hon. Member for Bolsover, for the last time, that this is not a point of order with which—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.262.15"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.265.1", "colnum": "265", "heading": "Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Moscow Visit)", "cue_speaker": "The Lord Privy Seal (Sir Ian Gilmour)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Lord Privy Seal (Sir Ian Gilmour)", "preceding_text": "With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will make a statement about my right hon. and noble Friend's visit to Moscow.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.265.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.282.5", "colnum": "282", "heading": "Defence Programme", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "preceding_text": " from myself and my ministerial colleagues. It appears to be precisely what we are trying to attain. We want designs for a simpler and cheaper general purpose frigate which we can build in sufficient numbers and give to the yards during the next few years. It is not possible to continue to spend £70 million on each Leander frigate, modernising it as we are, and at the same time have the resources—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.282.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.284.0", "colnum": "284", "heading": "Defence Programme", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nott", "preceding_text": "I cannot accept that. In the last resort I have to accept what my advisers tell me on this highly technical and complicated question rather than rely on the opinion—which may be genuinely and sincerely held—in Chatham. I have a great range of advisers on this matter, primarily in Bath—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.284.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.287.1", "colnum": "287", "heading": "Defence Programme", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Not the diesel submarine.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John", "preceding_text": "ation of hunter-killer submarines plus the Nimrods. I think it is common ground that if that is to be the strategy for the future, it is absolutely essential that the naval building programme is geared to the establishment and maintenance of the SSN fleet. As the right hon. Gentleman has told us, these submarines, like the Trident ships and the diesel submarine, will be built at Vickers in Barrow.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.287.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.291.1", "colnum": "291", "heading": "Defence Programme", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Nonsense\" .", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John", "preceding_text": "t which is already running at 14½ per cent. in Chatham and at over 10 per cent. in Portsmouth? I am sorry to return to my main theme. I know that it will irritate the Secretary of State. He becomes testy and dislikes being reminded of it. The real reason for the wrigglings and agonisings is the squeeze on volume in the defence budget imposed by the necessity to fit in the Trident programme.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.291.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.342.4", "colnum": "342", "heading": "Defence Programme", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Davidson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Davidson", "preceding_text": "the Secretary of State deny that? The International Institute for Strategic Studies, in its evidence, stated: this kind of vertical proliferation would be hard to square with the stated objectives of successive Governments with regard to non-proliferation and arms control. Not only will the number of warheads be increased but there will be an MIRV capability as well. That is an important question.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.342.4"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.349.8", "colnum": "349", "heading": "Defence Programme", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Blaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Blaker", "preceding_text": "I accept that they are concentrated in an unusual way, and I should like to say what we are doing by way of consultation. I was asked why Chatham and Portsmouth had been chosen. This was a process of elimination—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.349.8"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-07", "file": "debates1981-07-07a.xml", "sha256": "ce2a647030dc37ef", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.350.3", "colnum": "350", "heading": "Defence Programme", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Blaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"How?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Blaker", "preceding_text": "The Government deeply regret the loss of jobs that is entailed. My right hon. Friend and I have already had discussions with hon. Members, the local authorities and the trade unions concerned. Consultations will continue and every effort will be made to minimise hardship.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-07a.350.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.405.1", "colnum": "405", "heading": "Gas Appliances (Report)", "cue_speaker": "The Minister for Consumer Affairs (Mrs. Sally Oppenheim)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Minister for Consumer Affairs (Mrs. Sally Oppenheim)", "preceding_text": "n order to remedy the adverse effects identified by the commission the BGC should withdraw from its current retailing operations but that the timetable of three years in the MMC's first option is too compressed a period. The Government have decided, therefore, that the corporation should be required to cease retailing domestic gas appliances and to dispose of its showrooms over a five-year period.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.405.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.411.1", "colnum": "411", "heading": "Gas Appliances (Report)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robert C. Brown", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Reading.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robert C. Brown", "preceding_text": "kinson), I had better declare my interest as secretary of the General and Municipal Workers Union parliamentary group. That union represents 50 per cent. of the workers in the gas industry. The right hon. Lady's statement was probably as bogus a statement as the House has ever heard. The right hon. Lady expresses concern about employment. I do not believe that she has any concern about employment.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.411.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.423.1", "colnum": "423", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Regional Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Eric G. Varley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Eric G. Varley", "preceding_text": "ement on 17 July. One of the areas affected by the removal of intermediate area status is Warringon, whose regional policies the Conservative candidate has no doubt considered long and deeply over the past two years in the traffic jams while driving his No. 13 bus down Finchley Road. The emasculation of the National Enterprise Board has been a further blow to areas losing intermediate area status.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.423.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.428.0", "colnum": "428", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Regional Policy", "cue_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "preceding_text": "e Government did not. If it were simply a matter of good intentions, why did unemployment rise when the Labour Party was in office? It is true that unemployment has risen by about 102 per cent. since the general election. I admit that the peak of unemployment has probably not been reached. It will peak, flatten and then begin to fall. However, we must be approaching the end of rising unemployment—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.428.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.429.1", "colnum": "429", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Regional Policy", "cue_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"A desert.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "preceding_text": " right hon. and hon. Members on the Front Bench than the Opposition have mustered on their Front Bench. The right hon. Gentleman teased us and said that we had not fulfilled our declared intention of creating new and more modem jobs. However, there is tangible evidence that such a change is being made in Wales. Wales is visibly changing from a narrow industrial, agricultural and mineral base into—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.429.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.432.0", "colnum": "432", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Regional Policy", "cue_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "preceding_text": " being used now to fund their existing pensions. I would not have thought that there was any dispute about that. Where will expansion occur? It will occur where there is a prospect of profit. Where will there be a prospect of profit? The answer is where good management—not to be taken for granted, but there is plenty in Britain—and an adaptable, productive, co-operative labour force come together.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.432.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.432.0", "colnum": "432", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Regional Policy", "cue_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "preceding_text": "ere good management—not to be taken for granted, but there is plenty in Britain—and an adaptable, productive, co-operative labour force come together. [Interruption.] I hear the interjection \"Not textiles.\" I am trying to make a general case that is true even of textiles. I said earlier that there are industrial situations in which, for reasons of design or of the international division of labour—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.432.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.451.1", "colnum": "451", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Regional Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "preceding_text": ". In looking at the direct impact of regional development grants, we can see that the one area where it has been very beneficial is in regard to inward investment in the regions. Even in times of recession, that inward investment has often enabled a region to weather the storm. Indeed, many of the companies in the regions which are subsidiaries of overseas companies are making plans for expansion.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.451.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.451.1", "colnum": "451", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Regional Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "preceding_text": "egion to weather the storm. Indeed, many of the companies in the regions which are subsidiaries of overseas companies are making plans for expansion. [HON. MEMBERS: \"Where?\"] If I had more time I would list them. When the hon. Member for Liverpool, Kirkdale (Mr. Dunn) said that the companies concerned were coming here only in order to get into the Common Market, he was hopelessly wide of the mark.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.451.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.452.1", "colnum": "452", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Regional Policy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "preceding_text": "cerned with the regions, we should be asking those questions. Above all, my right hon. Friend was pointing out that many other things also matter and that regional spending on its own is nothing like enough. I remind the hon. Member for Kirkdale—he was the most blatant in urging that more money should be spent—that in the past year £300 million of public money has been spent in the Liverpool area.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.452.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.458.1", "colnum": "458", "heading": "Higher Education", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Neil Kinnock", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Neil Kinnock", "preceding_text": "ment are doing to higher education. Previously, I said that the Secretary of State was complacent in his response to the menace that cuts impose on our education. I cannot say that now. The word \"complacent\" does not quite convey the right hon. and learned Gentleman's sense of urgency. He is the Von Schlieffen of supine and total inactivity. The Secretary of State even tries to represent the cuts—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.458.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.466.3", "colnum": "466", "heading": "Higher Education", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Carlisle", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Carlisle", "preceding_text": "efore, is that so dreadful? The hon. Member talked about the weakening of the research effort. He said that we had stolen the opportunities from people for higher education. He had the nerve at one stage to say that, as a result of these policies, there would be 20,000 fewer places per year in universities than there had been in any past year. I shall deal with that point shortly, as I come to it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.466.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.478.3", "colnum": "478", "heading": "Higher Education", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pawsey", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pawsey", "preceding_text": "What the hon. Gentleman says may be true for the three universities that he has selected, but the total number of students attending the courses that I have described is increasing.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.478.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.495.0", "colnum": "495", "heading": "Higher Education", "cue_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Dr. Rhodes Boyson)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Dr. Rhodes Boyson)", "preceding_text": "ime. But Universities then thought that they only had to shout loud enough that they were centres of excellence and everyone would bow. Universities walked so tall that they sometimes forgot about the ground. It is important to realise that what we are now doing people have been talking about on and off for years. At least we are achieving something along the way. We are achieving rationalisation.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.495.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.495.0", "colnum": "495", "heading": "Higher Education", "cue_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Dr. Rhodes Boyson)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Dr. Rhodes Boyson)", "preceding_text": " hon. Member for Bedwellty (Mr. Kinnock) for recognising that we are using pruning shears, not nail scissors. The fact that we had a good day today with the roses growing well again shows that the pruning was worth-while. This matter has come to a head for two reasons. First, as my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State said, the Government were elected to cut Government expenditure.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.495.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.509.0", "colnum": "509", "heading": "Forestry Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Gavin Strang", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Gavin Strang", "preceding_text": "nments. The Labour Government made massive concessions to the private sector. After the application of capital transfer tax, there were considerable representations and, as my right hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow, Craigton (Mr. Millan) said on Second Reading, the real concession to private forestry comes through the tax concession on earned income where people are able to switch to schedule D.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.509.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.512.1", "colnum": "512", "heading": "Forestry Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Deputy Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Deputy Speaker", "preceding_text": "Does the hon. Gentleman have the leave of the House?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.512.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-08", "file": "debates1981-07-08a.xml", "sha256": "3575da7ecaea9b9c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.523.2", "colnum": "523", "heading": "Antigua (Termination of Association)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Russell Johnston", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"We all do.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Russell Johnston", "preceding_text": " Down, South (Mr. Powell). I, too, think that we are making a mistake. I would like to welcome the order, but I do not think that I can. It is not sufficient for the Minister to say, in dealing with a collection of islands, that we are doing what the people want. I have lived on an island—which is more that the Minister has—and I assure him that the sort of affection which people have for islands—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-08a.523.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-09", "file": "debates1981-07-09a.xml", "sha256": "20bb0e100bd832c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-09a.573.3", "colnum": "573", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — HOME DEPARTMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "preceding_text": "I regret that I cannot do so without notice. I do not doubt that the number has risen—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-09a.573.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-09", "file": "debates1981-07-09a.xml", "sha256": "20bb0e100bd832c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-09a.575.7", "colnum": "575", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Sir Hugh Fraser", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Hugh Fraser", "preceding_text": "Is my right hon. Friend aware that many people outside the House of Commons feel that we are not paying sufficient attention to the immediate problem of law and order? Some Opposition Members seem to be condoning violence—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-09a.575.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-09", "file": "debates1981-07-09a.xml", "sha256": "20bb0e100bd832c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-09a.576.4", "colnum": "576", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "It is because our young people are unemployed that we give priority to the youth opportunities programme. As the hon. Gentleman is aware, in the area where violence and rioting has occurred a good deal of it has been carried out by children of school age, some of them aged between 9 and 16. That has nothing whatever to do with the dole queue.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-09a.576.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-09", "file": "debates1981-07-09a.xml", "sha256": "20bb0e100bd832c8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-09a.576.4", "colnum": "576", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "me. As the hon. Gentleman is aware, in the area where violence and rioting has occurred a good deal of it has been carried out by children of school age, some of them aged between 9 and 16. That has nothing whatever to do with the dole queue.— [Interruption.] Of course we try to provide as many jobs as possible, but the history of labour relations in that area does not encourage firms to go there—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-09a.576.4"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-13", "file": "debates1981-07-13a.xml", "sha256": "b8bbe5e5eb9ac17b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-13a.863.3", "colnum": "863", "heading": "New Clause 44", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": "hon. Members if it contained a power—if the Government were satisfied that it was practicable—for that to be done by order. Although we are not debating that specific point, I hope that the Minister will reconsider it between now and the Bill's return to the other place. We accept the Minister's assurance, and obviously my hon. Friends will wish to consider asking leave to withdraw the new clause—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-13a.863.3"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.973.1", "colnum": "973", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions —", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Carlisle", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: Why not?", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Carlisle", "preceding_text": "I must make it clear to the hon. Gentleman that there can be no possibility of my giving a supplementary grant to the University Grants Committee.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.973.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.974.3", "colnum": "974", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "Those suggestions, and the suggestions made by the Home Secretary—only some of which are approved and supported by the police—must be properly debated in the House.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.974.3"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.991.0", "colnum": "991", "heading": "His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Lady Diana Spencer", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": "he Prime Minister, in the knowledge that on some occasions there have been controversies in the House on the occasions of Royal marriages or legislation affecting royal marriages. That was so in 1772, when the Royal Marriage Act was passed. It was introduced in another place because the Government of that day thought that it might be more convenient for the legislative processes to do it that way.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.991.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1039.6", "colnum": "1039", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": ". He is also a little historically inaccurate. The Inland Revenue Depaertment was derived from the Customs and Excise. Perhaps that is a matter of historical curiosity. I did not entirely understand the rather heavy weather that he made of the various discretions of the two Departments. The Customs and Excise does not have any general discretion in the area of tax. Neither does the Inland Revenue—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1039.6"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1079.1", "colnum": "1079", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Maxton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Maxton", "preceding_text": "o the hon. Gentleman that I am not his hon. Friend. I have not yet considered the speech of my hon. Friend the Member for South Ayrshire, although I shall come to it in a moment. Those people that the hon. Member for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Mr. Beaumont-Dark) is talking about make much of their money in this country and then take advantage of and benefit from different tax laws outside this country", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1079.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1082.0", "colnum": "1082", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Campbell-Savours", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Campbell-Savours", "preceding_text": "r for Birmingham, Selly Oak (Mr. Beaumont-Dark). What he was telling us was unmistakable. He was saying—and what I am about to say will be endorsed by what we shall read in Hansard tomorrow—that he was advising people to leave the United Kingdom, to pay taxes outside the United Kingdom, so as to \"avoid a Labour Government\". I hope that I quote him correctly. That was a most unpatriotic suggestion.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1082.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1082.0", "colnum": "1082", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Campbell-Savours", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Campbell-Savours", "preceding_text": "e on the Isle of Man to those companies on the United Kingdom mainland which seek to register their operations there or whose directors would seek to become resident in that part of the world. I quote the advertisement in the Exchange and Mart this week in the name of CLW Management Services Ltd. It says: Low tax area—20 per cent. No corporation tax. No capital gains tax. No capital transfer tax\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1082.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1084.0", "colnum": "1084", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Rees", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Nonsense.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Rees", "preceding_text": "We have had a far-ranging debate, not too closely related to the subject of the new clause.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1084.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-14", "file": "debates1981-07-14a.xml", "sha256": "44bfe1965269c278", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1086.1", "colnum": "1086", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "their eyes down on their papers. I do not believe that they want to be drawn on this point. I believe that the country is entitled to know. If we are to have a serious debate on avoidance and evasion, we should know where the Labour Party stands on confiscatory taxation because its past record is not creditable. I shall move away from that sensitive area. I understand why the right hon. Gentleman—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-14a.1086.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1159.16", "colnum": "1159", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — SCOTLAND", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "ns. Perhaps, on reflection, he will agree that it is not strictly fair, because the level to which I am trying to reduce the authorities' budgets is above that which he thought was sufficient some years ago when he was in office. I shall certainly respond to the right hon. Gentleman's request to talk to the authorities. I am prepared to talk to any of them about their budgets and their reductions.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1159.16"}
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{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1173.2", "colnum": "1173", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — SCOTLAND", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Answer.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Canavan", "preceding_text": " of the border with a view to an inquiry about all the cases in which this man's evidence was heard? Is it mere coincidence that Mr. Preece was wrongfully convicted of murder and that Paddy Meehan, for example, was also wrongfully convicted of murder and that both had as their defence counsel the Solicitor-General for Scotland, who is as fanatical a believer in capital punishment as the Ayatollah?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1173.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1181.5", "colnum": "1181", "heading": "Police (Equipment)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "I am certainly not prepared to agree in any circumstances that there can be any excuse for the sort of violence that we have seen on the streets. The hon. Gentleman sought to propose that there was an excuse.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1181.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1185.5", "colnum": "1185", "heading": "Representation of the People", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Canavan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Canavan", "preceding_text": " paper at a general election or by-election in which they seek membership of the House the amount of money that they have made from the Common Market. In 1977, when Mr. Roy Jenkins became president of the Common Market Commission, his salary was £43,500 per annum, virtually tax-free, plus £14,000 per annum in various allowances. Four years later the salary had increased to over £60,000 a year and—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1185.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1191.6", "colnum": "1191", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Sheldon", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Sheldon", "preceding_text": "ne starts bringing down the threshold at which tax starts, one finds oneself taxing people who are in receipt of benefits. We have had that before, so it is nothing new. However, when one gets so far down, obviously the problems increase—and they have increased spectacularly as a result of the failure to revalorise in this way. The Government have always held that they are a party of low taxation.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1191.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1212.1", "colnum": "1212", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "e small amounts will be that bit larger. I accept that, but small amounts of tax must still be levied. In some cases, it is reasonable to strike the assessing tolerances at a level where the administrative costs and the trouble of raising the money are greater than it is worth. The hon. Member for Perry Barr suggested that the Inland Revenue had no statutory authority for the assessing tolerances.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1212.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1214.0", "colnum": "1214", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "I shall be happy to write to the right hon. Member about that.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1214.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1278.1", "colnum": "1278", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Schedule 9", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Wainwright", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Wainwright", "preceding_text": "Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies. That committee consists of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland—I promised that Liberal Members would appear at the right moment, and I am glad to see my right hon. Friend the Member for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles (Mr. Steel)—the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1278.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1278.1", "colnum": "1278", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Schedule 9", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Wainwright", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Wainwright", "preceding_text": "onsists of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland—I promised that Liberal Members would appear at the right moment, and I am glad to see my right hon. Friend the Member for Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles (Mr. Steel)—the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland— [Interruption] —and the Association of Certified Accountants—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1278.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1298.0", "colnum": "1298", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Clause 52", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Richard Wainwright", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Richard Wainwright", "preceding_text": " maximum for other shareholders. On those grounds, we feel reluctantly unable to support the amendments to which the hon. Gentleman has spoken. Hon. Members will have realised that many people today receive redundancy payments running to several thousand pounds. They may have been lucky on the pools. They may have had a legacy from Aunt Agatha, who is the patron saint of the whole start-up scheme.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1298.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1321.0", "colnum": "1321", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Clause 70", "cue_speaker": "Mr. W. R. Rees-Davies", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. W. R. Rees-Davies", "preceding_text": "industrial buildings. A new hotel is purpose-built, in the same way as a factory. The most important concession that I ask the Minister to give tonight is the reiteration that he stands firmly by the fact that what was agreed by all the parties in the House—that hotels should be treated as industrial hereditaments—shall stand. It is singularly unfortunate that the Labour Party is not here tonight.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1321.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-15", "file": "debates1981-07-15a.xml", "sha256": "edd93b5cf70a3ed3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1349.0", "colnum": "1349", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Clause 116", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bowen Wells", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bowen Wells", "preceding_text": "I want briefly to speak in support of my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, North (Mr. Eggar).", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-15a.1349.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1383.7", "colnum": "1383", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "preceding_text": "Is the right hon. Lady aware that the people of Warrington will speak—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1383.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1386.1", "colnum": "1386", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I did not promise a quick answer.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1386.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1392.6", "colnum": "1392", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dennis Skinner", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dennis Skinner", "preceding_text": "Will the Leader of the House reconsider his statement about the Vale of Belvoir? Is he aware that the Vale of Belvoir, apart from being partly owned by the Duke of Rutland, is very good hunting country? Is he aware that it has been reported in the press that the Secretary of State for the Environment's wife is a member of one of the local packs?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1392.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1397.3", "colnum": "1397", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. William Whitelaw)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why not?\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. William Whitelaw)", "preceding_text": " to be released. Last night crowds of local youths gathered in the area. Cars were burnt and barricades set up. In the process, of clearing the streets, 10 policemen were injured and five arrests were made. It is alleged that in the course of the morning operation serious damage was caused to property and personal effects. It would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail on these questions—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1397.3"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1414.2", "colnum": "1414", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Cattle truck mentality.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "preceding_text": "the future and of drawing deductions as to the dangers to which they and the society in which they live will be exposed. In these past days, for the first time, people have begun to accept, or at any rate to envisage seriously, that the lesser evil may be what might in other circumstances have been discounted—measures whereby that inevitable increase, that inevitable doubling, will not take place.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1414.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1414.4", "colnum": "1414", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "preceding_text": "sit down and produce an element of Government policy like that mentioned by the new French Prime Minister?\" No, I am not. I am asking of the Government something much more simple, but a necessary preliminary. It is something that I have asked for before. It is that they should candidly tell their fellow citizens in inner London and the other cities what the future will be 10, 20 or 30 years ahead.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1414.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1415.6", "colnum": "1415", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "preceding_text": " before the people to whom they are responsible and say, if they can, \"That is the future that we believe you can and must accept. We believe that it is a future in which there need not and will not be conflict, ungovernability and civil war in our cities.\" Let people and Government face and debate their future. That is the first step. Until that first step is taken and those facts are recognised—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1415.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1416.1", "colnum": "1416", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "preceding_text": "I would not have thought hon. Members would have been anxious to refer to the intractable existence of two populations there that do not both identify themselves with the same country—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1416.1"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1416.5", "colnum": "1416", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Give way.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "preceding_text": "rose—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1416.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1416.8", "colnum": "1416", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "preceding_text": "They are expressing—and express to us—their sense of relief that they are too old to live to see what they know lies ahead. If hon. Members deny that, either they do not know what their constituents are thinking or they are denying what they know.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1416.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1449.0", "colnum": "1449", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Eric S. Hefter", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Eric S. Hefter", "preceding_text": "r quite some time. Incidentally, it has at times been stirred up. For example, in the constituency of the hen. Member for Liverpool, Edge Hill (Mr. Alton), a Right-wing organisation and others have been in operation for some time. There is no doubt that such stirring up has been going on. That must also be dealt with. I should like the police to come again under the control of a police committee.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1449.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-16", "file": "debates1981-07-16a.xml", "sha256": "e71bde8dc126e526", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1502.0", "colnum": "1502", "heading": "Civil Disturbances", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "preceding_text": "What we have to do in the immediate future is to enter into the discussions that I shall begin on Monday with the local authorities—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-16a.1502.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.27.3", "colnum": "27", "heading": "Middle East", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Marlow", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Marlow", "preceding_text": "ures the United States on to the rocks of injustice and alienation from moderate opinion in the Middle East. It is the cauldron that could start a chain reaction to world war. It is a daily slur and insult to Arab pride and dignity, which in turn could produce as yet undreamt of dislocation to the world economy. I believe that hon. Members in all parts of the House support the European initiative—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.27.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.33.3", "colnum": "33", "heading": "European Community Budget", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": " the very heart of the restructuring exercise on which we and the rest of the Community have already embarked. What lies behind it, although they seem curiously reluctant to come clean about it, is the fact that the Labour Party is now firmly committed to total United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Community, regardless of the consequences for United Kingdom industry and British agriculture.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.33.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.35.1", "colnum": "35", "heading": "European Community Budget", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Of Mr. Roy Jenkins.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "t, if my hon. Friend were to ask British agriculture and British industry where they thought their advantage lay, he would get a clear answer, and they should know what they are talking about. When in office, Labour gave the British people the choice in a referendum — a choice that the people exercised in no uncertain manner. No doubt the people were influenced by the eloquence and the experience—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.35.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.42.0", "colnum": "42", "heading": "European Community Budget", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Shore", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Shore", "preceding_text": "I shall come to that point later, because I am now discussing the budget—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.42.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.44.9", "colnum": "44", "heading": "European Community Budget", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tim Renton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tim Renton", "preceding_text": "e so blind in their love that they cannot see the warts or the delinquent tendencies of those of whom they are fond. That caution applies to the direction that the European Community is taking at present. I was struck by a recent publication that I received, entitled \"Facts\", and published bi-monthly by the European Movement. The most recent edition, which I suspect all hon. Members received, has—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.44.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.60.6", "colnum": "60", "heading": "European Community Budget", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Johnston", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Johnston", "preceding_text": "e reason there have been no commitments from the non-quota section of the Fund … is that the Council did not approve the measures until 7 October 1980. That was a two-year delay. Why was the implementation delayed, and what position did Her Majesty's Government take? Secondly, now that it is implemented, what is the arrangement? It is only 5 per cent. of the regional fund. It is a pittance.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.60.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.71.3", "colnum": "71", "heading": "European Community Budget", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "—peace as well as prosperity. But we must still concern ourselves with the budget. It is important that we do that. It is my humble task to play a part in that, and it is a part that I intend to carry out. This matter links up very much with what my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Sussex said. He was right to say that British public opinion is not altogether happy about membership of the Community.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.71.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.93.1", "colnum": "93", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Horam", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Horam", "preceding_text": "rnment. Inflation would be at 25 or 27 per cent. if we went in for that sort of wildly reflationary approach. That would be ridiculous in terms of any sensible, controlled reflation of the economy. It was clearly the view of the electors of Warrington that that policy was not acceptable. Moreover, the Labour candidate there clearly insisted that he was fighting on the policies of the Labour Party.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.93.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.98.0", "colnum": "98", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Richard Wainwright", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"She was looking for him.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Richard Wainwright", "preceding_text": " with great interest to revelations of their further thinking on that central subject. In the meantime, this has undoubtedly been the Finance Bill of the missing Chancellor. The moment that the Second Reading vote was announced, the Chancellor disappeared from view. Even the Prime Minister put in a brief and commendable appearance at the Standing Committee, but the Chancellor was never to be seen.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.98.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.110.0", "colnum": "110", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "The Minister of State, Treasury (Mr. Peter Rees)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Minister of State, Treasury (Mr. Peter Rees)", "preceding_text": "and especially the hon. Member for Grimsby, are primitive Keynesians. Whether Professor Keynes should be regarded as a totem or a taboo I leave to the House to determine. I ask the Opposition to reflect on their last period in Government between 1974 and 1979. I ask them to reflect on whether their management of demand in the long run left the economy and industry in a stronger or weaker position.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.110.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.112.1", "colnum": "112", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": " in these debates. Indeed, his intervention just now was singularly ill-advised, because I shall now remind the House of the cost in terms of the debilitation of British industry, the collapse of profits and the increase in the retail price index on an annualised basis of 15 per cent. The right hon. Gentleman may feel that it was a price worth paying for what was achieved by the Labour Government.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.112.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.112.5", "colnum": "112", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "its Mr. Gladstone used to dance around with Mrs. Gladstone in the evening. There was a side to his character that perhaps the hon. Gentleman does not recall at the moment. However, I can say with utter confidence that Mr. Gladstone would have approved of my right hon. and learned Friend's attempt to set the PSBR this year at £10½ billion. He would have appreciated his candour and integrity.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.112.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.112.5", "colnum": "112", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Go on.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "e right hon. Member for Stepney and Poplar and his right hon. Friend the Member for Ebbw Vale (Mr. Foot). I have never been able to get out of the right hon. Member for Stepney and Poplar in our many debates this summer exactly what PSBR he feels could be supported by the economy. I give him his final chance tonight. I shall give way if he will tell us candidly what figure he nails his colours to—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.112.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-20", "file": "debates1981-07-20a.xml", "sha256": "a38e200c2e2172f9", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.113.1", "colnum": "113", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Finance Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Is that all?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "ons, but history will no doubt disclose them. As I said, I contrast the rigour and self-discipline of my right hon. and learned Friend with the utter frivolity and incoherence of the right hon. Member for Stepney and Poplar. I have tentatively costed out the programme that he and his right hon. Friend have so far produced. On the most cautious estimate it would involve a PSBR of about £17 billion—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-20a.113.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.163.3", "colnum": "163", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Best", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Best", "preceding_text": "Will my right hon. Friend draw to the Prime Minister's attention the utter lunacy of the motions submitted to the next Labour Party conference? Is he aware that 100—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.163.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.174.3", "colnum": "174", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Laughter.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "o years. It is hardly surprising that I have received an immense number of representations. From the domestic sector one petition alone carried more than 32,000 signatures, and other petitions and individual letters bring the total to more than 40,000. If further evidence were needed—I doubt whether it is—I shall quote the telegram that I have received today from the Edinburgh chamber of commerce.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.174.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.176.3", "colnum": "176", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "er cent. in Scotland by making some extra savings in my Department purely in order to help local authorities. Those are attitudes of co-operation—not confrontation—but they have resulted in not one glimmer of a response in the formal representations I have received from these three authorities. Even this very order has been reduced for all three authorities from the original sums which I proposed—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.176.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.176.3", "colnum": "176", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": " of nearly 100 per cent. over two years. Population change has been more or less in line with national trends. I should deal finally with the points made by the authorities in the representations annexed to my reports. I can dispose very quickly of the more general points made by all three authorities. In particular, I reject the suggestion that my proposals constitute a threat to local democracy.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.176.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.179.6", "colnum": "179", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "ies. There are two comments which have to be made about that. First, I have been warning for two years now that if the necessary reductions in spending plans are to be achieved without redundancies action has to be taken in good time. Those who delay until the last minute are themselves by this action making it difficult or even impossible to avoid some redundancies. I understand that Strathclyde—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.179.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.187.1", "colnum": "187", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "preceding_text": "I had not reached the question of guidelines.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.187.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.191.1", "colnum": "191", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "preceding_text": "ndums on supplementary rates increases, and so on. That is an appalling prospect for local government and local democracy. What we have to do in the House is to recognise that local government has a vital role to play in providing essential services on which the health of our communities depends. We need consensus and agreement between local and central Government, not confrontation and collision.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.191.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.194.6", "colnum": "194", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "preceding_text": " could be made. It is, therefore, prima facie absolutely ridiculous for the regional council to say that no savings whatever can be made. It is doubly ridiculous that the council is not prepared to approach my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to discuss these savings. The first group that came forward with imaginative and widespread proposals was the Conservative councillors in the region—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.194.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.201.2", "colnum": "201", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Ancram", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Ancram", "preceding_text": " when I have appeared on radio programmes opposing their view, they have denied its existence. I was interested to recieve a copy last night. It is fascinating reading. Paragraph 28 of the report accepts the fact that falling school rolls will mean fewer teachers and that fewer teachers will enable savings to be made in those areas. That was the talk in January this year. Where has that talk gone?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.201.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.230.1", "colnum": "230", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hugh D. Brown", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why not?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hugh D. Brown", "preceding_text": "cept that he has pursued policies that have played into the hands of some colleagues in local government who wish to take on the Government. That is not healthy. I do not say that because the Labour Party may come into office. Some colleagues in local government would take a Labour Government on as well. However, that is not healthy. No doubt, I shall not be involved in the next Labour Government—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.230.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.244.0", "colnum": "244", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. William McKelvey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Not one.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. William McKelvey", "preceding_text": "e opiate of monetarism, see only one side of the business. That is a question of telling the local authorities that they must hold the cash tight and it does not matter about the irrelevancies of what happens to the elderly, to children, to education and to universities. How many Conservative Members expressed concern about cuts in university education and how that would affect their constituents?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.244.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.244.0", "colnum": "244", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Rate Support Grant (Scotland)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. William McKelvey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What about the Labour Party?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. William McKelvey", "preceding_text": " staffed. He is saying \"But forget that, you can have £32 which you can hang on to.\" Yet again, he is using the opiate of monetarism to induce the people of Lothian, Stirling and Dundee. It will not work. That ploy has worked south of the border, because for some reason people here are attracted to that philosophy. However, as a recent by-election result has shown, they will no longer fall for it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.244.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.270.3", "colnum": "270", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Western Ferries (Argyll) Ltd.", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "his would run between Gourock pier and Dunoon pier, and—for pedestrians—would be a direct replacement for the service now operated by Caledonian MacBrayne. The vessel \"Highland Seabird\" has accommodation for 160 passengers and can travel at a speed of 25 knots, thereby reducing the present journey time to about 12 minutes—half the present crossing time. The attractions of this service are obvious—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.270.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.272.2", "colnum": "272", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Western Ferries (Argyll) Ltd.", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dewar", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dewar", "preceding_text": " it is being kept afloat—if that is not an unfortunate metaphor—by a £400,000 term loan that will have to be repaid. I was astonished to hear the Secretary of State suggest that Western Ferries was profitable. I do not believe that losses of that size can be accounted for by the Islay run alone. It is a clear and irrefutable deduction that it is making substantial losses on the Dunoon-Gourock run.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.272.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.274.1", "colnum": "274", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Western Ferries (Argyll) Ltd.", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dewar", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dewar", "preceding_text": "Add to that savings on \"Jupiter\", which will not be in full service, of slightly under £90,000, and the fair estimates for savings on the shore terminal costs and administrative costs. That gives a total saving to Caledonian MacBrayne of £796,000. The route revenue was £803,000. On that basis there will be a small increase in the subsidy to Caledonian MacBrayne. The short-term and immediate costs—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.274.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.278.3", "colnum": "278", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Western Ferries (Argyll) Ltd.", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacKay", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacKay", "preceding_text": "n Ferries commenced the operation of a car-ferry link between Hunter's Quay (Dunoon) and MacInroy's Point (Gourock) a number of years ago, they have provided locals and visitors alike with a quite exceptional service. The manner of their operation and that of their staff is above reproach. On the vehicle side there are no worries. I share some of the reservations of the hon. Member for Garscadden.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.278.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.278.3", "colnum": "278", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Western Ferries (Argyll) Ltd.", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacKay", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacKay", "preceding_text": "ion.] I am sorry that Labour Members are unhappy, but I have the principal constituency interest in this matter, and I feel that I ought to be allowed to make my speech. There were some Labour Members who had a party conference at Dunoon, got stranded on the other side, and have not been back since for their conference. I do not see why they should feel that they have a right to cut my time short.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.278.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-21", "file": "debates1981-07-21a.xml", "sha256": "57655d78c9ee34c3", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.287.0", "colnum": "287", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Western Ferries (Argyll) Ltd.", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Johnston", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Johnston", "preceding_text": "I have only just started", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-21a.287.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.302.10", "colnum": "302", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "preceding_text": "Has not King Hussein made it quite clear—I am sure that this point has been made to the hon. Gentleman, as it has been to me in private conversations with the King—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.302.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.306.4", "colnum": "306", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Give them. \"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "preceding_text": "I agree that there has been widespread concern, and I would welcome an opportunity to give the full facts and figures to the House.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.306.4"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.309.7", "colnum": "309", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Disgraceful.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. McNamara", "preceding_text": "n into the EEC and NATO, it shows a peculiar degree of insensitivity to state that this happy event is a purely private affair when the Heir to the Throne will be visiting a place about which there is contention between two countries of Western Europe, and that the couple would have been better advised to board the Royal yacht at a place such as Jersey, Sark or Alderney than to raise this problem?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.309.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.317.0", "colnum": "317", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EUROPEAN COMMUNITY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hurd", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hurd", "preceding_text": "I rather doubt whether my right hon. and noble Friend will find much time to deal with that aspect of matters. As Labour's plans become unveiled, the uncertainty and disruption that their implementation would cause is becoming clear. It is also becoming clear that they do not have a great deal to do with British interests.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.317.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.320.2", "colnum": "320", "heading": "Trade Union (Freedom of Association)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawrence", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawrence", "preceding_text": "entry closed shops are illegal in 20 states and no one can be deprived of a job in a closed shop anywhere except for failure to pay his dues. Almost certainly, closed shop agreements are contrary to the European Convention on Human Rights, as it is difficult to believe that the right to choose to join any union does not also mean a right not to choose to join, for that is what choice surely means—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.320.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.333.0", "colnum": "333", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Royall Navy", "cue_speaker": "The Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mr. Peter Blaker)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Mr. Peter Blaker)", "preceding_text": "or Hamilton (Mr. Robertson). It was a most interesting speech, especially as it said nothing about the consequences of the Opposition's policy for the Royal Navy. The Opposition have studiously refused to estimate the effect on the Services of their proposal that our defence expenditure should be reduced to the average percentage of GDP spent by our European allies. I have been handed a statement—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.333.0"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.350.1", "colnum": "350", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Royall Navy", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Withdraw.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Blaker", "preceding_text": "I do not know whether the hon. Gentleman is aware that for two years I took part in the disarmament conference in Geneva and was a member of the team that successfully negotiated the partial nuclear test ban treaty and went to Moscow to conclude it. Can the hon. Gentleman match that?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.350.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.359.0", "colnum": "359", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Royall Navy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. R. Bonner Pink", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"In Croydon.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. R. Bonner Pink", "preceding_text": "l do all we can to prevent it and to deter other people from starting it. I share the hon. Gentleman's concern about shipbuilding capacity, but I shall return to that subject later. For centuries, the Navy has been said to be Britain's sure shield. That is still true today. Therefore, this is an important debate. But where are the Opposition? Where are the Liberals? Where are the Social Democrats?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.359.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.370.0", "colnum": "370", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Royall Navy", "cue_speaker": "Sir Frederick Burden", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Frederick Burden", "preceding_text": "12 and 18 months\". What surprised me was that we all assumed that the hold-up would be 12 months. We were told that Swiftsure would not emerge until 1983, but is it not surprising that the chief executive—one of the men advising the Ministry on what it should do about the refitting and refuelling of submarines—could not tell us whether the hold-up was 12 or 18 months due to the industrial dispute?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.370.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.380.0", "colnum": "380", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Royall Navy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bob Cryer", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"He is not.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bob Cryer", "preceding_text": "e Navy, to have the right of trade union organisation. Members on the Conservative Benches outdo one another in their claims for more new weapons and larger weapons with more means of extermination. That is because of the militaristic syndrome that afflicts the Conservative Party. The hon. Member for Aldershot (Mr. Critchley), who is the chairman of the Conservative Party Back-bench defence group—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.380.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.405.5", "colnum": "405", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Royall Navy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Goodhart", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"When?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Goodhart", "preceding_text": "ly, the debate has taken place against a background of controversy, but when all is said and done we shall retain a strong, balanced and flexible fleet, as well as increasing the numbers of nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines and maritime control aircraft. We shall also seek to maintain destroyer and frigate numbers at about 50. We shall introduce the new type 23 frigate as early as possible—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.405.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.416.0", "colnum": "416", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Contempt of Court Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. S. C. Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. S. C. Silkin", "preceding_text": " no one could think that by dealing with publication we were in some way legitimising any other form of \"getting at\" a jury. The Bill was sent to the other place with that sole amendment. The other place used the opportunity afforded by the safeguarding amendment to alter fundamentally the character of the clause. It is no longer the same and deals not merely with publication but with any attempt—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.416.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-22", "file": "debates1981-07-22a.xml", "sha256": "b8b4663aebaa9dd6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.416.0", "colnum": "416", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Contempt of Court Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. S. C. Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. S. C. Silkin", "preceding_text": "e Bill was sent to the other place with that sole amendment. The other place used the opportunity afforded by the safeguarding amendment to alter fundamentally the character of the clause. It is no longer the same and deals not merely with publication but with any attempt— [Interruption.] —to obtain information from a jury. It removes the safeguard that the other place had been prepared to accept—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-22a.416.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.485.9", "colnum": "485", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Buchanan-Smith", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Buchanan-Smith", "preceding_text": "I should like to put back the question to the right hon. Gentleman.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.485.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.488.0", "colnum": "488", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD", "cue_speaker": "Mrs. Kellett-Bowman", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Reading.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mrs. Kellett-Bowman", "preceding_text": "Will the Minister accept that the minimum of 1,000 acres for so-called island sites for marginal land—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.488.0"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.511.5", "colnum": "511", "heading": "Adjournment (Royal Wedding and Summer)", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Shame.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. George Cunningham", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. As you know, a large number of important subjects have been put down to be discussed in the second debate this evening on the Consolidated Fund Bill. I wonder whether it would be possible for you to use any influence, within reason, to persuade hon. Members not to protract this first debate excessively.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.511.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.513.0", "colnum": "513", "heading": "Adjournment (Royal Wedding and Summer)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Chris Patten", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Chris Patten", "preceding_text": "merset a few years ago in one of the saddest episodes in the history of the Conservative Party and the city of Bath. By a fortunate chance, we had a Conservative group in charge of the destiny of Avon for the first few years of its life, but that was changed this spring when the local elections in Avon were won by the Labour Party. I want to be entirely fair to the Labour Party in my constituency—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.513.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.523.2", "colnum": "523", "heading": "Adjournment (Royal Wedding and Summer)", "cue_speaker": "Sir Bernard Braine", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Bernard Braine", "preceding_text": "h the oil installations to the west of the island, in Thurrock. The House can imagine our consternation in South-East Essex when we learnt that the HSE had advised my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment that it saw no reason to oppose this on grounds of safety. That advice, as I shall show, was contradictory, illogical and totally unacceptable to the people of Canvey and to me.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.523.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.577.3", "colnum": "577", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Aston University", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "t. in the sixties was painful also. If we can arrange them with the same care as the UGC in our individual universities, they can be healthy rather than damaging. The loss of 10 per cent. from the body academic, if carried out with care and deliberation, can be as beneficial as the loss of 10 per cent. weight from the body Howard'. My last quote of the evening is the one that I promised the House.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.577.3"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.595.5", "colnum": "595", "heading": "Orders of the Day — BBC (External and Transcription Services)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "preceding_text": "overnment's misguided and ill-advised intentions. It is incumbent on the Government to give us a chance to make our judgment in the overspill period before the next Session and before a final decision is taken on these matters. I hope that the Minister of State will give us that commitment. If the Government do not provide such an opportunity, the Opposition must force on them a Supply day debate.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.595.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.604.0", "colnum": "604", "heading": "Orders of the Day — BBC (External and Transcription Services)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Geoffrey Johnson Smith", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Geoffrey Johnson Smith", "preceding_text": "ng a sizeable increase in the capital expenditure programme for the BBC's external services. Although this is a peculiar hour for a debate, more hon. Members would be in the Chamber if there were the same degree of anger and resentment at the Government's policy on this occasion as on the previous one. In fairness to the Government, hon. Members must accept that this time they have more of a case—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.604.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.619.1", "colnum": "619", "heading": "Orders of the Day — BBC (External and Transcription Services)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"In Somalia?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "preceding_text": "Equally, in mentioning Brazil, Burma and Somalia we are mentioning countries where English is also largely understood.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.619.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.619.7", "colnum": "619", "heading": "Orders of the Day — BBC (External and Transcription Services)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "preceding_text": "ity. It has been suggested that the pattern of language broadcasts should be static for all time. The case of Turkey was cited in aid. The House chose a good example, because that is a country in which priorities have changed. I believe that we were right two years ago to suggest that the Turkish service was not necessary, and I believe that we are right now to suggest that it should be increased.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.619.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.686.1", "colnum": "686", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "I think that it is a question of semantics.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.686.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-23", "file": "debates1981-07-23a.xml", "sha256": "2ae10f7e306b1297", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.711.2", "colnum": "711", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Universities (Government Expenditure)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": " advised to follow. All of them were stricter than our actions in the past year. The only difference is that the previous Labour Government did nothing about the situation. A statement was issued to the effect that something should be done. Apart from the decrease in the pupil-teacher ratio, nothing was done. The idea of loans and of tying jobs more closely to university courses were all included.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-23a.711.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-24", "file": "debates1981-07-24a.xml", "sha256": "2e55b3aed45d2c05", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-24a.739.1", "colnum": "739", "heading": "Petition", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "preceding_text": "he pattern of aid was decided by the Labour Government in 1978 and 1979. However, this Government plan to cut aid and to change their direction. The best proof of the disgust felt by our friends in the world is that when the Chancellor of the Exchequer turned up the other day in Lomé expecting to be elected to my old job as chairman of the interim committee he was blackballed in Libreville.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-24a.739.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.816.5", "colnum": "816", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dormand", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dormand", "preceding_text": "r in the Brandt report is already behind schedule? Is he aware that this Government's inertia and lack of enthusiasm for the programme is the cause of that disappointing state of affairs? Does he agree that the Commonwealth summit, due to begin on 30 September, is of crucial importance in making progress in Mexico? Will the Government demonstrate more dynamic leadership than they have done so far?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.816.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.820.2", "colnum": "820", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": " right hon. Lady the Prime Minister on that occasion in defence of her Government will see whose record has been vindicated by the motion that we tabled then. I want to comment, first, on the scale of the disaster which has befallen us and look at some of the events that may lie immediately ahead. I also want to say something about the policy that the Opposition will pursue when we get the chance—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.820.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.820.2", "colnum": "820", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": "tainly required. There had to be such an expansion, partly because of the large increase in youth unemployment. There is talk of a further large increase of £1·5 billion for the youth employment programme. We shall back that to the hilt, because we introduced the scheme in the first place. But we want to see it redesigned, overhauled and expanded. I read in the Financial Times this morning—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.820.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.820.2", "colnum": "820", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": "her announcing the biggest, fullest programme this afternoon because the sooner it can be brought into operation the better. Apart from the youth opportunities programme or the aid for special industries policy that the right hon. Lady inherited from us, all that the right hon. Lady and her Government have seemed able to do about the situation is to look for scapegoats—a whole flock of scapegoats.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.820.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.820.2", "colnum": "820", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": "ch say something entirely different. In this practice he has been abandoned by his colleagues, or most of them, on the Government Front Bench. They have been sobered by the latest Treasury forecasts, which show no serious recovery in output, no abatement of the rise in unemployment and no real prospect of a decline in the inflation rate. In yesterday's issue of The Sunday Times there is a summary.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.820.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.828.0", "colnum": "828", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister (Mrs. Margaret Thatcher)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister (Mrs. Margaret Thatcher)", "preceding_text": "e people who have been made redundant? They would have had no future at all. Nor would productivity ever have risen. Indeed, all prospect of future jobs would have disappeared for ever. The right hon. Gentleman referred to the world recession, saying that we did not seem to know that there was one when we came back to power. In fact, the world recession started with a sharp increase in oil prices.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.828.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.828.0", "colnum": "828", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister (Mrs. Margaret Thatcher)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"That is right.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister (Mrs. Margaret Thatcher)", "preceding_text": " It is no use pretending that reimposing exchange controls would help. There were exchange controls in 1976, yet the pound plunged. If the pound plunges with consequent increases in interest rates and inflationary expectations, bang will go all our hopes for more jobs. That will be the effect of the right hon. Gentleman's policies. The right hon. Gentleman argued for a policy of massive reflation.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.828.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.835.1", "colnum": "835", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": " release scheme. Exceptionally large numbers of people will be reaching normal retirement age in the mid-1980s. By bringing forward that peak of retirement we can release jobs so that they may be taken by people who are at present unemployed. Our fifth proposal, therefore, is to lower the age for the job release scheme until March 1984 from 64 to 63 this November and to 62 from February next year—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.835.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.845.1", "colnum": "845", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Amery", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Amery", "preceding_text": "f the other half, at least half are engaged in what might be called the service industries. Therefore, only about one-quarter of the population are creating the wealth on which the whole of the rest of the structure has to depend. That is a tremendous burden to place upon them. My right hon. Friend the Prime Minister may not: have achieved all the goals that she set herself in the first two years.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.845.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.846.0", "colnum": "846", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Joel Barnett", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Joel Barnett", "preceding_text": "ems that we face as a nation? The answer is that the measures announced this afternoon will do very little. As has rightly been said, the underlying problem is our comparatively poor industrial performance. Not only over the last two years, or even the five years of the previous Labour Government, but for more than 100 years our industrial performance has been appalling, as any analysis will show.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.846.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.852.0", "colnum": "852", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cormack", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cormack", "preceding_text": " land. Nevertheless, we are concerned about real jobs for real people. I hope that more attention will be given to fostering an interest in the crafts. Hon. Members know that one of my great interests is in the preservation of the heritage. One of the biggest problems for those interested in that cause is that there are not enough craftsmen to go round, be they stonemasons, thatchers, or whatever.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.852.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.860.5", "colnum": "860", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "preceding_text": "It is not the policy of the Social Democratic Party to advocate a statutory incomes policy", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.860.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.860.5", "colnum": "860", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "preceding_text": "It is not the policy of the Social Democratic Party to advocate a statutory incomes policy [Interruption] —unless it can be one with a considerable measure of agreement.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.860.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.860.5", "colnum": "860", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "preceding_text": "c Party to advocate a statutory incomes policy [Interruption] —unless it can be one with a considerable measure of agreement. [Interruption.] Hon. Gentlemen may laugh, but that is the balance of policy that has been striven for over the past 15 years by successive Governments. Clearly, it will have to come again. It is not an easy policy to achieve. There is no immediate legislative lever to pull.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.860.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.882.2", "colnum": "882", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hamilton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hamilton", "preceding_text": "Last Thursday the right hon. Lady sought to give a boost to the morale of her party in the House, because Conservative Members know very well that those of them who have a majority of less than 5,000 will be out at the next general election.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.882.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.882.2", "colnum": "882", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hamilton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hamilton", "preceding_text": " result of the 6 per cent. increase that is being imposed on them by the Government. That is the kind of injustice that the whole country is conscious of and objects to very violently. The Government act in this way because they know that the nurses will not strike. The nurses have no industrial muscle. They will just take it on the chin. The Government like to deal with people such as the nurses.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.882.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.901.7", "colnum": "901", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge (Mr. Shersby). The point was also touched upon by my hon. Friends the Members for Croydon, South (Sir W. Clark) and for Norfolk, North (Mr. Howell). It is the case that the machinery of wages councils has operated in some cases to price people out of jobs. In particular, those councils have done damage to the job opportunities of young people.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.901.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.901.9", "colnum": "901", "heading": "Her Majesty's Government (Opposition Motion)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Order. We ought to have an orderly debate right to the end. Whoever is called has a right to decide whether to give way.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.901.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.924.7", "colnum": "924", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Gas Corporation (Wytch Farm Oilfield)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robert C. Brown", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Bogus point of order.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robert C. Brown", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The Minister's speech is outrageous. There is nothing in the order about British Aerospace or any public enterprise other than British Gas.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.924.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.924.9", "colnum": "924", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Gas Corporation (Wytch Farm Oilfield)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lamont", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why not?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lamont", "preceding_text": "rgy sector should be in any way different. Wytch Farm will be one of the largest privatisations. When we reintroduce the Bill to enable private capital to be introduced into BNOC, energy will be able to make the largest single contribution to this Government's privatisation programme—and so it should. It is not necessary for the State to own energy, and it is not necessary for it to own oil wells.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.924.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.926.5", "colnum": "926", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Gas Corporation (Wytch Farm Oilfield)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lamont", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lamont", "preceding_text": "in removing their subsidiaries from the public sector borrowing requirement. They have seen that there are advantages in releasing their subsidiaries from the constraints imposed by public expenditure. The subsidiaries are able to develop in their own way, subject only to the constraints of the market. The Government are then able to commit funds to tasks which the private sector cannot undertake.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.926.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.928.4", "colnum": "928", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Gas Corporation (Wytch Farm Oilfield)", "cue_speaker": "Viscount Cranborne", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Rubbish\".", "preceding_speaker": "Viscount Cranborne", "preceding_text": "c. 554–56.] The hon. Gentleman repeated that rather ominous promise again this evening. It is there that we come to the nub of the difference between the Opposition and the party that I have the honour to support. It is a curious fact that the Labour Party seems to believe that an enterprise cannot be of any use to the country and cannot constitute seed corn unless it is owned by the State.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.928.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.932.0", "colnum": "932", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Gas Corporation (Wytch Farm Oilfield)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tim Renton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tim Renton", "preceding_text": "on. Member for Merthyr Tydfil spoke on the question whether it was the right time for sale, and I declared my interest. I agree that we all hope that the reserves of Wytch Farm will be shown to increase over the years ahead, but there can be no geological certainty that that will be the case. There is an old saying in the mining business, in which I spent about 20 years before coming to the House—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.932.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.935.0", "colnum": "935", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Gas Corporation (Wytch Farm Oilfield)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rowlands", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rowlands", "preceding_text": "sful onshore fields in Britain should now be broken up and destroyed, except for purely ideological party reasons as stated by the Under-Secretary. The hon. Member for Mid-Sussex (Mr. Renton) made some interesting and thoughtful remarks. There is a profound difference between the possibility of selling shares to people in companies and an asset-stripping exercise of the kind that is being imposed.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.935.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-27", "file": "debates1981-07-27a.xml", "sha256": "eaa2a07287b2fd16", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.953.1", "colnum": "953", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Coal Industry (Finance)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. John Moore", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. John Moore", "preceding_text": "the decisions on investment projects must be made by the board—within the total size of the investment, which I shall come to. The hon. Gentleman mentioned his hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, East (Mr. Strang), who cannot be with us tonight. I have told his hon. Friend that I shall visit the area in September to visit a pit and be shown around the project that the hon. Gentleman had in mind.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-27a.953.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-28", "file": "debates1981-07-28a.xml", "sha256": "113caf2be65a109c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.966.4", "colnum": "966", "heading": "MESSAGES FROM THE QUEEN", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fitt", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"This is not a point of order.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fitt", "preceding_text": "r is it for the House to decide? This issue has been well publicised in the past few days in the national newspapers. Have you taken into account, Mr. Speaker, that the emaciated dead or dying body of an IRA hunger striker is a more lethal weapon than an Armalite rifle in the arms of the men of violence? By accepting the motion now, the House may be condemning hunger strikers and others to death.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.966.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-28", "file": "debates1981-07-28a.xml", "sha256": "113caf2be65a109c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.966.6", "colnum": "966", "heading": "MESSAGES FROM THE QUEEN", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fitt", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fitt", "preceding_text": "I am talking not to the right hon. Member for Down, South (Mr. Powell), but to you, Mr. Speaker. Have you, Mr. Speaker—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.966.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-28", "file": "debates1981-07-28a.xml", "sha256": "113caf2be65a109c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.974.6", "colnum": "974", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EMPLOYMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"When?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Prior", "preceding_text": "If ever there was an inadequate response to the serious problems of unemployment it was the speech of the Leader of the Opposition yesterday. I ant disappointed that the right hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr. Varley) has not replied to the challenge that I issued on Mr. Livingstone. Of course, it would be better if real, proper jobs could be provided for all young people. That is our intention.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.974.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-28", "file": "debates1981-07-28a.xml", "sha256": "113caf2be65a109c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.985.1", "colnum": "985", "heading": "European Community (Council of Fisheries Ministers' Meeting)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Mr. John Silkin.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.985.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-28", "file": "debates1981-07-28a.xml", "sha256": "113caf2be65a109c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.1052.1", "colnum": "1052", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Transport Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stott", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stott", "preceding_text": "sory and if the wearing were 100 per cent. I accept that that is not possible, but the figures are interesting. If it were compulsory to wear seat belts and everyone wore them, the potential saving would be 1,000 lives and 10,000 serious injuries would be avoided. If 75 per cent. of the population wore seat belts, 650 lives would be potentially be saved and 6,500 serious injuries would be avoided.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.1052.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-28", "file": "debates1981-07-28a.xml", "sha256": "113caf2be65a109c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.1106.4", "colnum": "1106", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Steel Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "and reach an agreement which should be of lasting benefit to the European industry. In an international market such as steel, there could he no effective unilateral solution. On our own, without the Community, we could not have acted in the same way. But as members of the Community we were able to take advantage of its economic strength to produce an outcome of mutual benefit to all member States.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.1106.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-28", "file": "debates1981-07-28a.xml", "sha256": "113caf2be65a109c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.1113.1", "colnum": "1113", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Steel Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Taylor", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Taylor", "preceding_text": ", that we should continue to pay British miners to go down pits which are totally uneconomic, to produce coal which nobody wants, at-prices which nobody can afford. As a result, our coal and coke prices are Likely to be in excess of prices across the water on the Continent. If I am right and the basic cost of producing coking coal in the United Kingdom is greater than in Germany, France and Italy—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-28a.1113.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-30", "file": "debates1981-07-30a.xml", "sha256": "720b77b6268790c5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1162.5", "colnum": "1162", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Cheating.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heffer", "preceding_text": "of order, Mr. Speaker. In view of the statement that you have made, Mr. Speaker, could you explain how someone such as Lady Simey, a respected member of the Labour Party, who has been a member of the Labour Party since she was a young girl, who is now 75 years of age, is experienced and whose record on Merseyside is well known, could have some right of replying to the points that were made to her?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1162.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-30", "file": "debates1981-07-30a.xml", "sha256": "720b77b6268790c5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1162.8", "colnum": "1162", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"She is not.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "The hon. Member is right about attacks upon Members of another place. Until the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Mr. Heffer) spoke, I did not know who was the person involved. I deal with everyone on the same basis. If the person is a member of another place—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1162.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-30", "file": "debates1981-07-30a.xml", "sha256": "720b77b6268790c5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1177.0", "colnum": "1177", "heading": "British Telecommunications", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"HOW?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "preceding_text": "leman heard what I said in my statement. The Logica report assumed that we would allow total resale straight away. Therefore, its figures are very different, and the findings are exaggerated as a result. The hon. Gentleman also mentioned rural areas. I must emphasise that in any tariff restructuring in which trunk calls become relatively cheaper many rural areas will gain from cheaper trunk calls—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1177.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-30", "file": "debates1981-07-30a.xml", "sha256": "720b77b6268790c5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1299.0", "colnum": "1299", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Wildlife and Countryside Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Philip Whitehead", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Philip Whitehead", "preceding_text": "who have had connections with the Ramblers' Association, wanted. At least it will widen the exclusivity of the clause, however. Will the Minister say why that cannot be done with breeds such as the Red Poll and the Dexter, and why the Continental breeds, which are now being used more intensively for cross-breeding and so on, are excluded when so little is known about their behaviour in many cases—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1299.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-07-30", "file": "debates1981-07-30a.xml", "sha256": "720b77b6268790c5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1309.21", "colnum": "1309", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Wildlife and Countryside Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. King", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. King", "preceding_text": " might take this opportunity at the end of what has been a long consideration of the Bill to put on record my appreciation of the very real support of and the tremendous work done by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Dumfries (Mr. Monro). He has nobly carried a huge load and an immense amount of detail, and he has done so with consideration and courtesy at all times.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-07-30a.1309.21"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-20", "file": "debates1981-10-20a.xml", "sha256": "251dabadf758515f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.178.0", "colnum": "178", "heading": "Companies (Transfers to Channel Islands and Isle of Man)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Albert McQuarrie", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"He did not say that\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Albert McQuarrie", "preceding_text": "in companies that are registered in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Gibraltar. The hon. Member for South Ayrshire (Mr. Foulkes) took the liberty of mentioning Gibraltar and said that private interests could have companies there. It is obvious that he has not done his homework. He should know that Gibraltar has never been classified as a tax haven. It pays as much tax as the United Kingdom.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.178.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-20", "file": "debates1981-10-20a.xml", "sha256": "251dabadf758515f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.264.1", "colnum": "264", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Companies (No. 2) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robertson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robertson", "preceding_text": "n that has been enjoyed before? The Government seem to have rushed into this decision in a bid to satisfy the demand of the public sector borrowing requirement, and with no thought for the future structure of colleges of education in Scotland or any other part of the educational and public sector to which the Government might look in the future. There are a large number of areas of public concern—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.264.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-20", "file": "debates1981-10-20a.xml", "sha256": "251dabadf758515f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.264.1", "colnum": "264", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Companies (No. 2) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robertson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robertson", "preceding_text": "f colleges of education in Scotland or any other part of the educational and public sector to which the Government might look in the future. There are a large number of areas of public concern— [Interruption.] Although we now welcome to our midst two former Tory Ministers, whose demise from the Government was perhaps related to their rebellious support for policies against those of the Government—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.264.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-20", "file": "debates1981-10-20a.xml", "sha256": "251dabadf758515f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.272.0", "colnum": "272", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Companies (No. 2) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. David Lambie", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Cheap.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. David Lambie", "preceding_text": "t in a series of meetings with Ministers dealing with Scottish colleges of education. It seems that promises made when in Opposition are forgotten when in office. I should also be speaking on behalf of the Member who represents North Ayrshire. It is such a long time since I have seen him that I cannot remember his name. I do not know whether he is still the hon. Member for Bute and North Ayrshire.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.272.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-20", "file": "debates1981-10-20a.xml", "sha256": "251dabadf758515f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.277.0", "colnum": "277", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Companies (No. 2) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "on today and who, in order to deal with a temporary situation at the college, undertakes another post, would not have his redundancy entitlement affected. But one has to emphasise the qualification that I made earlier, that each case has to be considered not just on its own merits but on the details of that case and the contractual arrangements made between the college and the individual lecturer.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.277.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-20", "file": "debates1981-10-20a.xml", "sha256": "251dabadf758515f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.278.0", "colnum": "278", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Companies (No. 2) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "on. Member for West Stirlingshire (Mr. Canavan), in referring to the order, said that it was the worst ever example of industrial relations. The hon. Member for Central Ayrshire said that it was an attack on the public sector. I hope that they will listen to a couple of figures describing how a lecturer—I am talking now of a senior lecturer, aged, say, 51, with 30 years' service—would be affected.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.278.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-20", "file": "debates1981-10-20a.xml", "sha256": "251dabadf758515f", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.278.4", "colnum": "278", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Companies (No. 2) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Give way.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "I would also say to the House that it is not too generous in the circumstances. I believe that it is perfectly legitimate.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-20a.278.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-21", "file": "debates1981-10-21a.xml", "sha256": "c12633f3747878e5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.364.1", "colnum": "364", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Cook", "cue_text": "Interruption .", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Cook", "preceding_text": "des me how the local authority can give proper and full consideration in the circumstances of the case if it is assumed from the start that it shall normally be granted if the accommodation is available. If it should normally be granted if the accommodation is available, why is there need for the proviso that it should be given full and proper consideration with regard to particular circumstances?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.364.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-21", "file": "debates1981-10-21a.xml", "sha256": "c12633f3747878e5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.368.5", "colnum": "368", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "is beyond doubt that parents in the region are discouraged from making requests regarding choice of school because of the council's intransigent attitude. The view that parents are discouraged from applying would be consistent with the fall in the number of requests received by the region. It was 4.5 per cent. of all pupils entering primary education in 1977, and it fell to 3.4 per cent. in 1979.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.368.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-21", "file": "debates1981-10-21a.xml", "sha256": "c12633f3747878e5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.373.2", "colnum": "373", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "We have not had the complaints from Fife.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.373.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-21", "file": "debates1981-10-21a.xml", "sha256": "c12633f3747878e5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.373.2", "colnum": "373", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption .", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "terest in August this year, at the start of the new school session. That is not too surprising. Two sets of Edinburgh parents wanted their children to attend the Royal High primary school, only a few yards from their homes, rather than Craigentinny primary school which is some distance away, over busy roads. Sticking closely to its policy, the council refused the parents' request and I understand—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.373.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-21", "file": "debates1981-10-21a.xml", "sha256": "c12633f3747878e5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.374.1", "colnum": "374", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Fletcher", "preceding_text": "In Edinburgh, parents who wish to send their children—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.374.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-21", "file": "debates1981-10-21a.xml", "sha256": "c12633f3747878e5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.400.0", "colnum": "400", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "preceding_text": "The fact is that the hon. Gentleman is again asking for a large increase in the amount of money to be spent—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-21a.400.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-22", "file": "debates1981-10-22a.xml", "sha256": "f1463b22d3bc92ff", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-22a.450.2", "colnum": "450", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Asbestos", "cue_speaker": "Mr. David Waddington", "cue_text": "Interruption .", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. David Waddington", "preceding_text": "als and gaskets. The marketing and use proposal is for a general prohibition on the import and use of blue asbestos, but each member State will decide whether to exclude those goods from the overall ban. Industry in Britain has operated a voluntary ban on the import of crocidolite since 1970. The Advisory Committee on Asbestos recommends a statutory ban and we have every intention of enforcing it—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-22a.450.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-22", "file": "debates1981-10-22a.xml", "sha256": "f1463b22d3bc92ff", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-22a.481.1", "colnum": "481", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Asbestos", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Waddington", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Waddington", "preceding_text": "That is not strictly true. The voluntary ban on blue asbestos imports began in 1969. The regulations in force at that time did not provide for such a ban—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-22a.481.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-27", "file": "debates1981-10-27a.xml", "sha256": "1f72309c3d473929", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.709.0", "colnum": "709", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "tention to the fact that just before the Summer Recess the Prime Minister said that £60 million more would be provided for England and Wales and that provision would be made for about 50,000 more 16 to 19-year-olds to stay at school. As yet I have not gone into the details, but I understand that the money will be given to the local authorities—after discussion with them—via the rate support grant.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.709.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-27", "file": "debates1981-10-27a.xml", "sha256": "1f72309c3d473929", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.711.0", "colnum": "711", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Freud", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Freud", "preceding_text": "Perhaps the Minister would care to examine the French system whereby child benefits are paid against satisfactory school attendance records —", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.711.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-27", "file": "debates1981-10-27a.xml", "sha256": "1f72309c3d473929", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.823.0", "colnum": "823", "heading": "Imprisonment (Temporary Provisions) Act 1980", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Douglas Hogg", "cue_text": "Interruption .", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Douglas Hogg", "preceding_text": " the plans with regard to those two establishments. In relation to Beckingham, I begin by congratulating the governor, and his staff, not merely on the kind of prison that he is operating but on the good relations that he has established with the local community. I had the opportunity to visit the prison and to attend a parish council meeting which the prison governor and his deputy also attended.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.823.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-27", "file": "debates1981-10-27a.xml", "sha256": "1f72309c3d473929", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.824.1", "colnum": "824", "heading": "Imprisonment (Temporary Provisions) Act 1980", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hogg", "cue_text": "Interruption .", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hogg", "preceding_text": "ealed in time, I hope that the Home Office will give serious consideration to using facilities of this kind for the accommodation of category C prisoners. They are more acceptable facilities than the secure prisons. Beckingham has only a perimeter fence. Much more freedom is involved in these prisons than in Pentonville or Wormwood Scrubs. It is a nicer place to be, and I have been in all of them—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.824.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-27", "file": "debates1981-10-27a.xml", "sha256": "1f72309c3d473929", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.832.0", "colnum": "832", "heading": "Imprisonment (Temporary Provisions) Act 1980", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "preceding_text": "I should like to take up the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Paddington (Mr. Wheeler). He was right to say that we took on an abominable inheritance. We took on a nil prison-building programme. Between 1918 and 1955 no new prison establishments were built in this country. The greater part of our prison estate was built in Victorian times—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.832.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-27", "file": "debates1981-10-27a.xml", "sha256": "1f72309c3d473929", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.834.5", "colnum": "834", "heading": "Imprisonment (Temporary Provisions) Act 1980", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Give way\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mayhew", "preceding_text": "I want to say.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-27a.834.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-29", "file": "debates1981-10-29a.xml", "sha256": "efb25ed251e2796d", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1027.1", "colnum": "1027", "heading": "Orders of the Day — BIRDS WHICH MAY BE KILLED OR TAKEN", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "ailed godwit removed from the list of sporting quarry? In my experience, and I have been fowling on many marshes in England, Scotland and Wales, few experienced wildfowlers consider shooting these birds. Also I have met few wildfowlers who were sufficiently competent ornithologists to tell bar-tail from a black-tailed godwit or a redshank from a spotted redshank in the half light of dawn or dusk\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1027.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-29", "file": "debates1981-10-29a.xml", "sha256": "efb25ed251e2796d", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1050.3", "colnum": "1050", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community (Mandate)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Davies:", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Davies:", "preceding_text": "Mr. Davies: Of course the right hon. Gentleman is right in thinking that, and we have never disguised it. The point that we are making—and I hope that the right hon. Gentleman will not try to make party points—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1050.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-29", "file": "debates1981-10-29a.xml", "sha256": "efb25ed251e2796d", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1084.0", "colnum": "1084", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Leyland", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "nside and outside the House. The Government's position has been made clear by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, who answered questions on this subject on Tuesday and again this afternoon. The conduct of the negotiations over pay—for pay is at the heart of the dispute—is a matter for the management of the company and the unions involved. It is not, and cannot be, a matter for the Government—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1084.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-29", "file": "debates1981-10-29a.xml", "sha256": "efb25ed251e2796d", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1085.1", "colnum": "1085", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Leyland", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "The auditors of BL are prepared to confirm that the average annual percentage compound rise in the period of Sir Michael's chairmanship of the company has been about 5 per cent. a year—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1085.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-29", "file": "debates1981-10-29a.xml", "sha256": "efb25ed251e2796d", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1086.3", "colnum": "1086", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Leyland", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Resign.\"", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "The Government are backing British Leyland to the tune of £990 million. When this dispute is settled, the balance of the money is there to become available on the submission of the corporate plan. We must all hope and pray that that is what happens.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1086.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-29", "file": "debates1981-10-29a.xml", "sha256": "efb25ed251e2796d", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1087.4", "colnum": "1087", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Leyland", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Not true.\"", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": " right hon. Member for Salford, West (Mr. Orme) that this is not the place for negotiation—is whether it is right to put pressure on the management of British Leyland or the Government to increase the offer. I have not heard figures from the Opposition spokesman about the average earnings of BL employees. I believe that they are about the same as those of people in other car plants around Britain.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1087.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-10-29", "file": "debates1981-10-29a.xml", "sha256": "efb25ed251e2796d", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1096.4", "colnum": "1096", "heading": "Orders of the Day — British Leyland", "cue_speaker": "", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "I make one other point in closing. Opposition Members have been free in their criticisms of Sir Michael Edwardes. It is their perfect right to be critical of me. They have concentrated, quite wrongly in some cases, on his salary. What is a little sad is that not one Opposition Member has seen fit to recognise that in the last two and a half years Sir Michael Edwardes and his board have given—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-10-29a.1096.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.12.0", "colnum": "12", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": "allegiance. I know that the hon. Gentleman will take that in good part because he has had some practice and has seen what can happen to others. Perhaps both the hon. Members for Dartford and Scarborough were selected by the Prime Minister for the task today precisely because they represent marginal constituencies in the sense that perhaps all Conservative Members represent marginal constituencies.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.12.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.12.0", "colnum": "12", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": "ents of the National Coal Board\". We shall examine that proposition with extreme care. I should have thought that the right hon. Lady's experience of a few months ago would have advised her to be careful in dealing either with the National Coal Board or with the National Union of Mineworkers. As she knows, she had to have second thoughts on such matters. I trust that she will have second thoughts—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.12.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.12.0", "colnum": "12", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": " them is it not?— and will continue to direct help to those groups and individuals most hard-pressed by the recession. That is a very mild way of expressing the mammoth task that should face the country and the House at this time, and it bears no relation to what has been happening. It is also a very strange statement from a Government who bear such a direct responsibility for unemployment itself.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.12.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.12.0", "colnum": "12", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Michael Foot", "preceding_text": "er different. The effects of Keynesian reflation on the economy are nothing like so consistent as the right hon. Gentleman claims. On 15 or 20 occasions since the end of the war, Keynesian reflations of one kind or another have been effectively carried through to check an increase in unemployment. A very big Keynesian reflation was conducted by the right hon. Member for Sidcup (Mr. Heath) in 1972.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.12.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.16.1", "colnum": "16", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "ent welcome the forthcoming negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union on limiting long-range theatre nuclear forces. I hope that at last the Government are prepared to assist in forwarding those negotiations by every means in their power. They have been late in waking up to such propositions. When I went to Moscow with my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, East (Mr. Healey)—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.16.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.16.1", "colnum": "16", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "nt was still likely to be ratified. All those possibilities still existed. Are we to understand that, although the Soviet leaders made those propositions, the Foreign Office made no response? One would have thought that at least they would have notified our American allies. But that was not the case. In a speech by the American Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs only a few days ago—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.16.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.16.1", "colnum": "16", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "tary figure who has been involved in these matters over the past 20 years. He says that NATO's flexible response—the idea that Nuclear Weapons may be used first against conventional weapons—is collapsing. It was because of the collapse of that strategy that there was such an outcry about President Reagan's statement, and it is because we have reached such a critical moment that the Opposition say—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.16.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.18.5", "colnum": "18", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Resign.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Owen", "preceding_text": "If the right hon. Gentleman wishes to conduct the debate in an election on the streets of Devonport, I should be very happy to challenge him.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.18.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.22.1", "colnum": "22", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where?\".", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "echnology can flourish and in which investment from overseas can be attracted. Under the Government's policies, investment from overseas in the high technologies is being attracted, and attracted into the development areas in which it is needed. That shows a great measure of confidence in the policies that the Government are pursuing. Today, we see British industry slowly but inexorably improving—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.22.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.22.1", "colnum": "22", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Author?\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "shore and selling it direct to industrial customers such as the chemical industry. The breaking of the BGC purchase monopoly should be a high priority for a Conservative Government. Those words came from a recent much noticed pamphlet subtitled \"What the Government should do next\". I am sure that its authors will be happy to see that the Government have taken their advice at the first opportunity—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.22.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.25.1", "colnum": "25", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "ction figures, overseas earnings and income per head. Economic achievement is a vital part, but certainly not the whole of our national renewal. A new mood of realism and personal responsibility is taking hold in this country. The generation which was brought up to believe that Governments can guarantee prosperity, full employment, and happiness for all now knows that life is really not like that—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.25.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.49.0", "colnum": "49", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Lord James Douglas-Hamilton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Lord James Douglas-Hamilton", "preceding_text": "ers about how many desirable projects may have to be sacrificed as a result. No doubt they will present a heart-rending picture. Expenditure on armaments is never in itself desirable. It is only a lesser evil. Hon. Members are entitled to ask \"What is the greater evil?\" If I were to say that it is a fear of Russian imperialistic expansion, there might be objections from several Opposition Members.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.49.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.51.0", "colnum": "51", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Gordon Wilson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Disgraceful.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Gordon Wilson", "preceding_text": "e to look at the problems facing our country. It seems as if Scotland has become insignificant, that its political clout has departed, and that we must put up with this type of trivial legislation without anything important into which to get our teeth. There must be some internal dispute within the Labour Party at the moment because both the Shadow Ministers and the Whips have gone somewhere else.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.51.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-04", "file": "debates1981-11-04a.xml", "sha256": "ab88ca83d974e2e1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.74.1", "colnum": "74", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Patrick McNair-Wilson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where are they?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Patrick McNair-Wilson", "preceding_text": "We do not need lessons from the Labour Opposition about running our economy. Their record was disastrous—disastrous at almost every point. The policies which they are now advocating would put us straight back into the hands of the IMF, which is where the Labour Government put us in 1976. As for the Social Democratic Party, which tries to give the impression that it has a magical cure, I hope that—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-04a.74.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-05", "file": "debates1981-11-05a.xml", "sha256": "37655669ac382bf5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-05a.138.1", "colnum": "138", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Debate on the Address", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What about the Leader of the Opposition?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "preceding_text": "r war and Stalin's mad years. They will leave the scene in the next few years and will be replaced by men 20 years younger. The generation who would now be in their sixties were killed in the Second World War. The most striking discovery that any visitor can make in Russia is that there are no leaders in their sixties. There are old men in their seventies and a lot of younger men in their fifties.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-05a.138.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-05", "file": "debates1981-11-05a.xml", "sha256": "37655669ac382bf5", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-05a.174.3", "colnum": "174", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Debate on the Address", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Maclennan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Maclennan", "preceding_text": "t it represents an important aspect of the discussion. The success or failure of the Fahd initiative may well turn on that. The right hon. Member for Leeds, East was right to welcome the Foreign Secretary's presence in Saudi Arabia, but in doing so he showed something of the same spirit as Lord Thorneycroft did in commending the right hon. Gentleman to the Labour Party as a suitable Deputy Leader.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-05a.174.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-06", "file": "debates1981-11-06a.xml", "sha256": "fd4a27ed761dd32c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-06a.262.0", "colnum": "262", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Debate on the Address", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Thomas", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Thomas", "preceding_text": "I have read the report and met the dental therapists concerned. There is no question of privatisation.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-06a.262.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-06", "file": "debates1981-11-06a.xml", "sha256": "fd4a27ed761dd32c", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-06a.279.3", "colnum": "279", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Debate on the Address", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Vaughan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Vaughan", "preceding_text": "I shall be greatly interested to read the hon. Lady's valuable remarks in Hansard . They are still pretty obscure.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-06a.279.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-09", "file": "debates1981-11-09a.xml", "sha256": "713e1372c960b8b8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.311.1", "colnum": "311", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Industrial Relations", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "agenham but only 21 at Saarlouis using identical equipment, unemployment will be lower and wages higher in Germany than in Britain? Can any hon. Member dispute that? From the lack of response, I think that the House has found common ground. I hope that we can build on that and that Opposition Members will praise those who are trying to reduce the gap. There is little doubt that in some industries—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.311.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-09", "file": "debates1981-11-09a.xml", "sha256": "713e1372c960b8b8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.313.2", "colnum": "313", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Industrial Relations", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "e that energy producers make a sensible rate of return on the public investment in them. If the British labour force is to respond to changes, we need a better training system. For years we have struggled with inadequate arrangements, far inferior to those of our competitors. We have perpetuated systems that have encouraged rather than helped to reduce rigidities and barriers in the labour market—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.313.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-09", "file": "debates1981-11-09a.xml", "sha256": "713e1372c960b8b8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.313.6", "colnum": "313", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Industrial Relations", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "s in the election for the deputy leader of the Labour Party; nor has their standing been enhanced by the way in which some trade unions have handled some industrial disputes of late. There is pressure from the public—and the trade unionists in many cases—for reform. I stand ready to assist and to offer the assistance of my Department if they wish to have that assistance in reforming those affairs.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.313.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-09", "file": "debates1981-11-09a.xml", "sha256": "713e1372c960b8b8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.313.6", "colnum": "313", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Industrial Relations", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "e party of industrial peace and harmony. Their memories are not only selective; they are short. They cannot remember the winter of discontent. I remind them that the record of strikes and days lost from strikes shows the true picture. The total number of stoppages due to industrial disputes in 1980 was the lowest for 39 years, and it was less than half the annual average for the previous 10 years.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.313.6"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-09", "file": "debates1981-11-09a.xml", "sha256": "713e1372c960b8b8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.318.4", "colnum": "318", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Industrial Relations", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "ds of talent, suitability and qualification but on the unfair ground of mere prejudice. In Britain we have no need to torture ourselves in the belief that ours is a uniquely discriminatory society. We of European stock have no need to torture ourselves with guilt in the belief that it is only white people who are prejudiced or who discriminate on grounds of race, whichever way one likes to put it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.318.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-09", "file": "debates1981-11-09a.xml", "sha256": "713e1372c960b8b8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.331.0", "colnum": "331", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Industrial Relations", "cue_speaker": "Mr. James Callaghan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. James Callaghan", "preceding_text": "take, a forecast error, of almost indescribable proportions. I cannot understand the complacency with which the Secretary of State addressed us this afternoon. The Manpower Services Commission forecasts that next year 220,000 young people who leave school will go on the dole, that only one in three school leavers will find jobs. That is the estimate of the Manpower Services Commission. Is it true?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.331.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-09", "file": "debates1981-11-09a.xml", "sha256": "713e1372c960b8b8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.337.2", "colnum": "337", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Industrial Relations", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Julian Critchley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Julian Critchley", "preceding_text": "od number of pin-stripe-suited gentlemen on this side of the House will spend their declining years in the \"Shirley Williams Sunset Home\" in Worthing. The SDP threatens to change the face of politics. It travels without ideological luggage. It stands four-square in favour of motherhood, the flag and apple pie. It has on offer, for the first time, class-free and guilt free politics. What can we do?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.337.2"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-09", "file": "debates1981-11-09a.xml", "sha256": "713e1372c960b8b8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.393.1", "colnum": "393", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Employment and Industrial Relations", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"It has come down.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "preceding_text": "d the problem been properly tackled over the years. I think that my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham would agree with me on both counts. The right hon. Member for Chesterfield referred to the number of people in work of working age. I must tell him that we have a higher proportion of people of working age in work than any other country in the EEC with the exception of Denmark—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-09a.393.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.421.2", "colnum": "421", "heading": "Anglo-Irish Bilateral Talks", "cue_speaker": "Rev. Ian Paisley", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Rev. Ian Paisley", "preceding_text": "On behalf of the people of Ulster—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.421.2"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.421.6", "colnum": "421", "heading": "Anglo-Irish Bilateral Talks", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "—about the meeting which I had with the Taoiseach, Dr. Garret FitzGerald, in London on 6 November. This meeting was one in a regular series. It was held on a similar basis to those which take place with other Heads of State and of Government of the European Community. However, it was—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.421.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.424.0", "colnum": "424", "heading": "Anglo-Irish Bilateral Talks", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I try all the time to understand the feelings of the people in Northern Ireland. I remind the hon. Gentleman that this Taoiseach and the two previous Taoiseachs have both accepted publicly that any change could come about only with the consent of the people of Northern Ireland. That in itself is a great advance on the position that used to be taken up.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.424.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.428.2", "colnum": "428", "heading": "Anglo-Irish Bilateral Talks", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "the Back Benches. If you do so, you may think that it will help the House to make a further statement. It is an extremely important matter, and one on which we have not had debates in the House in the past. Surely it would not exceed normal time to have half an hour on a statement of such significance. I hope, therefore, that you will look at the matter afresh and perhaps make a further statement.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.428.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.430.1", "colnum": "430", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "effect that an hon. Member would interrupt at that point. British Petroleum is a different organisation from the British National Oil Corporation. It was set up in 1914 for different purposes. It may well be that there should be a change in the organisation of BP. All aspects of energy policy should be looked at time and again. The company was set up for a different purpose and the BNOC is not BP.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.430.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.431.1", "colnum": "431", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "? What steps will be taken in the sale to protect the national interest? Left with a Government minority holding, control could pass to a foreign multinational or group of foreign multinationals. One of them, as an aside in a newspaper the other day, said as a light-hearted joke that whatever happened in the first instance one could purchase the shares on the Stock Exchange afterwards, and end up—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.431.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.431.1", "colnum": "431", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "st have a view on this. The Government will have to negotiate agreements with all the interests involved. My right hon. Friend the Member fir Greenock and Port Glasgow (Dr. Mabon) was involved in setting up earlier consortia, and the rules laid down lead almost automatically to hybridity. What is the Secretary of State's view on that? It took five years, I am advised, to build up the agreements. —", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.431.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.437.1", "colnum": "437", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "It was £1·1 billion. But the Prime Minister was wrong. I am glad that the hon. Member for Bedford thinks that the Prime Minister should get her figures right. —", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.437.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.437.5", "colnum": "437", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rees", "preceding_text": "I shall come to the question of the plans for the Belvoir coalfield in a moment. A large number of collieries have been shut down since the plethora that were shut down in the 1960s. The NUM objects to the closures, but they are carried out through the proper procedures and with the proper use of geologists and mining engineers. —", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.437.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.443.7", "colnum": "443", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Dr. J. Dickson Mabon", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Is the hon. Gentleman the right hon. Gentleman's hon. Friend?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. J. Dickson Mabon", "preceding_text": "I am following up the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Merthyr Tydfil (Mr. Rowlands).", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.443.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.444.6", "colnum": "444", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "hed former oil man put it, when asked by the BBC's \"The World Tonight\" programme whether my announcement on 19 October marked a black day for Britain, No, in no sense. I would say that with the tax regime as it is, with the political control as it is, with the participation agreements remaining in being, I think it'll go a long way to get the whole North Sea development given a new lease of life\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.444.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.461.1", "colnum": "461", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lofthouse", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lofthouse", "preceding_text": "I have listened to a sufficient number of debates in the House to form the opinion that when some truth is uttered across the Floor one hears the sort of noise that has just been evident. It will be noticed that I have spoken from a brief during my remarks relating to the gas industry. For the remarks that I intend to make about the coalmining industry, I do not need to rely so much on a brief.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.461.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.465.3", "colnum": "465", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skeet", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skeet", "preceding_text": "ng 29·3p per therm on firm contract. Industries on interruptible contracts are paying 25·5p per therm. If it is possible to get a new supply of gas, the cost is as much as 46p per therm. Therefore, the BGC has been fleecing the public, and it knows it. That is why the previous Secretary of State intervened with a levy. The British Gas Corporation was not paying petroleum revenue tax—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.465.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.469.1", "colnum": "469", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Mabon", "cue_text": "Hon. MEMBERS: \"Seven.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Mabon", "preceding_text": "t expect him to. The Secretary of State said that he would publish the articles of association of the proposed new BNOC. One of his colleagues said on the radio this morning that there would be some circumscription whereby 15 per cent. of the 51 per cent. block of shares would perhaps be allowed into the hands of foreign nationals. We are all concerned about that, and the five sisters are lurking—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.469.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.471.0", "colnum": "471", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tim Eggar", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tim Eggar", "preceding_text": "y. We cannot add indefinitely to the stockpile which stands at about 42 million tonnes The Government should do two things. First, they should say quite clearly to the National Union of Mineworkers that it has not stood by its part in \"Plan for Coal\" while the Government have stood by their part of the bargain. There have not been the pit closures implicitly promised by the NUM in \"Plan for Coal\".", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.471.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.493.1", "colnum": "493", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tony Benn", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tony Benn", "preceding_text": "ersion to electricity, gas and oil, and for feed stock. I hear Conservative Members speak, without anyone gainsaying them, about nationalised industries. I shall give the House the latest figures. The cost of production of coal in the nationalised British pits is £35 per tonne. It is £44 in the private pits of West Germany, £45 in the private pits of France and £61 in the private pits of Belgium.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.493.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.497.0", "colnum": "497", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "It is the right hon. Gentleman who is poorly briefed. He said on some radio or television programme, I am not quite sure which—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.497.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.497.3", "colnum": "497", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Benn", "cue_text": "Laughter.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Benn", "preceding_text": "e profit, including the National Freight Company, British Airways, British Aerospace and Cable and Wireless. On what will the Government spend the money? If they raise £2 billion, that will pay only one fifth of their Trident nuclear programme. That is where the money that they raise may go. As a major energy producer, this country needs a long-term, integrated national energy policy to safeguard—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.497.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.499.6", "colnum": "499", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Benn", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Benn", "preceding_text": "That is the policy of the Labour Party on the question of the reacquisition of the assets. Both at the TUC congress and the Labour Party conference last year, when the right hon. Member for Plymouth, Devonport (Dr. Owen) was our energy spokesman, we—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.499.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.500.1", "colnum": "500", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "The Minister of State, Department of Energy (Mr. Hamish Gray)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Minister of State, Department of Energy (Mr. Hamish Gray)", "preceding_text": "does the right hon. Gentleman speak? Is he speaking for himself, the Labour Party, the national executive of the Labour Party or is he just having a general kick-around? I congratulate the right hon. Member for Bristol, SouthEast—I get my priorities right—on overcoming the serious illness that laid him low earlier this year. I suggest that we also welcome his return to the Opposition Front Bench.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.500.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.501.3", "colnum": "501", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Gray", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Gray", "preceding_text": "ctor. Above all, they have made this country self-sufficient in oil, working in one of the most hostile environments in the world. Yet we are supposed to believe—if we listen to the right hon. Gentleman—that all this time the private sector has been working against the national interest. The private sector continues to be the decisive factor in the North Sea. Indeed, it virtually is the North Sea.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.501.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-10", "file": "debates1981-11-10a.xml", "sha256": "9e0815ba5ea7d7ec", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.504.0", "colnum": "504", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nationalised Industries", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Gray", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why not?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Gray", "preceding_text": "No, I will not.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-10a.504.0"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.545.7", "colnum": "545", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Shore", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Rubbish.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Shore", "preceding_text": "o deep as to be almost beyond our comprehension. It reminds me, in its scale and wantonness, of the 1944 Morgenthau plan, luckily abandoned, to dismantle West Germany's industry, or the actual and massive reparation policies carried out by the conquering Soviet armies when they occupied East Germany and Manchuria in 1945 and physically transported their industrial equipment to the Soviet homeland—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.545.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.560.1", "colnum": "560", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Untrue\".", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "at many of the authorities, such as those in the Labour-controlled Association of Metropolitan Authorities, which urges us—as does my hon. Friend the Member for Derbyshire, West (Mr. Parris)—to increase capital expenditure in the local government sector, are the same authorities that are massively increasing current expenditure and wolfing the resources that should be going to capital expenditure.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.560.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.602.0", "colnum": "602", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Chris Patten", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Chris Patten", "preceding_text": ", West (Mr. Dickens). I am sure that it will be an interesting and productive alliance. It is not what is in the Gracious Speech but what is not in it which concerns any of us. That is the whole discussion of the Government's economic strategy. I have trooped my prejudices on that subject through the House in the past, and I hope that I shall be excused if I briefly troop some of them again today.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.602.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.611.0", "colnum": "611", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Nigel Forman", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Nigel Forman", "preceding_text": " needs a steady revival in demand. Public sector orders mean private sector jobs and increased revenue for the Treasury. My final observation relates to a sad passage in the Prime Minister's speech. In her peroration she said: The generation which was brought up to believe that Governments can guarantee prosperity, full employment, and happiness for all now knows that life is really not like that—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.611.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.616.1", "colnum": "616", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "preceding_text": "happened in the 1960s and 1970s. So we need that and we need massive public investment. There are Conservative Members who would agree with me on that. The hon. Member for Melton (Mr. Latham), made a remarkably fine speech. I have said that of his speeches when I disagreed with every word he said but I agree with every word on this occasion. He knows the construction industry far better than I do.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.616.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.618.3", "colnum": "618", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "preceding_text": "I said that I would like it. It is absurd to make commitments, because—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.618.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.618.3", "colnum": "618", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "preceding_text": "ould like it. It is absurd to make commitments, because—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer\".] I said that I would like to do it. There is a choice facing the country today, and it is a clear choice. There is no possibility that, when the time comes, the people of this country will take the third choice seriously. The people will have to decide whether they want a Conservative Government or a Labour Government", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.618.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.618.3", "colnum": "618", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "preceding_text": "and the Labour Party that the choice will be made. I fear that the wets—the old Conservatives, as I call them—will not have the guts to make a challenge. The choice, therefore, will be between the Prime Minister's ideal society, in which there is certainly discipline—the discipline of insecurity, plus resentful submission, which is what we have at the moment—and a country united in its confidence.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.618.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.618.3", "colnum": "618", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Silkin", "preceding_text": " Minister or under the present Chancellor of the Exchequer. If their party were to be reelected, the country would have confrontation and division all over again. We can have a united country. We can have a country that understands what it wants and is prepared to go for it. The Labour Party is in a position, and will increasingly be in a position in the next two years, to make that a possibility.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.618.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-11", "file": "debates1981-11-11a.xml", "sha256": "2cc683723e3216ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.620.1", "colnum": "620", "heading": "Orders of the Day — The Economy", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Who with?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": " respect of the Social Security and Housing Benefits Bill about the way we had proposed to transfer the responsibility for providing sick pay. As a result of representations, we have devised a new scheme that I believe is acceptable. The amendment to the trade union law is another example. Here again, we have had the fullest possible consultation on the basis of my right hon. Friend's Green Paper—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-11a.620.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.653.0", "colnum": "653", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Sir Paul Bryan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Paul Bryan", "preceding_text": "Will the Prime Minister find an opportunity today to ask the Leader of the Opposition whether he accepts or disowns the statement made by his Front Bench spokesman—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.653.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.656.4", "colnum": "656", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "If the hon. Gentleman looks closely at both statements he will find that my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General gave the numbers, a few, to whom an informal inducement had been offered. I gave the number—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.656.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.664.7", "colnum": "664", "heading": "Civil Service Department (Transfer of Responsibilities)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "If hon. Members will be brief, I shall try to call those who have been rising.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.664.7"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.686.4", "colnum": "686", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Read it.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "preceding_text": "The House will read the motion for itself.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.686.3"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.686.6", "colnum": "686", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Read the rest of it.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "preceding_text": "The motion states: That this House upholds the autonomy of local government and opposes any attempts to impair or undermine it\".", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.686.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.687.6", "colnum": "687", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "preceding_text": "efinition of the problem is simple enough. However, it is another thing to secure agreement to the solution to the problem which is necessary. I know of only three courses of action if we have rejected the option of abandoning the ratepayer to his fate, which is what the right hon. Member for Ardwick and his party believe that we should do. The first course is to reform the domestic rating system.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.687.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.689.3", "colnum": "689", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"So do we.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heseltine", "preceding_text": "I know how my hon. Friend feels on that matter.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.689.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.690.0", "colnum": "690", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Terence Higgins", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Terence Higgins", "preceding_text": "Is my right hon. Friend prepared to consider dropping his proposal for a referendum before the thing goes ahead?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.690.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.698.2", "colnum": "698", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stephen Ross", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stephen Ross", "preceding_text": " will be overwhelming, so let us get on with it now. I believe that other parts of the country would wish to do likewise. Although I do not like to speak in the absence of the hon. Member for Hereford (Mr. Shepherd), I think that Hereford would love to have its own authority back. It would do a rather better job than it is at present by being merged into an authority called Hereford and Worcester.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.698.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.705.4", "colnum": "705", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ennals", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Who was the one?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ennals", "preceding_text": " said, it will turn councillors into automatons. The plans threaten the future of local authorities and challenge the relationship with the Government. Perhaps the Minister will tell us how many local authorities have written to him supporting the referendum proposals. I can tell him the views of the Conservative-controlled Norfolk county council. Last month it rejected the proposals by 66 to one.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.705.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.705.4", "colnum": "705", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ennals", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ennals", "preceding_text": "wich as the first authority to threaten with the powers given to him—or which he took—under section 23 of the Housing Act 1980. He threatened to send a commissioner to do the council's work if it did not adhere to his targets. He summoned council officials to his office last week. I was part of the delegation. Why did he pick on Norwich, which is one of the best housing authorities in the country?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.705.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.717.0", "colnum": "717", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bruce Douglas-Mann", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Hear, Hear'", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bruce Douglas-Mann", "preceding_text": "their local community, instead of those who are merely interested in the prestige and status of being able to call themselves councillors? Why on earth should anyone put up with all the disadvantages of serving in local government, with the hours of unpaid work, the tedium of reading through vast agendas of committee meetings and so on, and the boredom of sitting through one's opponents' speeches—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.717.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-12", "file": "debates1981-11-12a.xml", "sha256": "b256a8d2e77e7cae", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.746.1", "colnum": "746", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. King", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Withdraw\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. King", "preceding_text": "I am grateful to you, Mr. Speaker.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-12a.746.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-13", "file": "debates1981-11-13a.xml", "sha256": "ae12fe750fe939ac", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-13a.782.0", "colnum": "782", "heading": "Small Businesses", "cue_speaker": "Mr. David Steel", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. David Steel", "preceding_text": "enterprise and competition. Some welcome steps have been taken in recent times. For example, the low-cost loan scheme for redundant coal and steel workers, run by the European Coal and Steel Community, the Co-operative Bank and the Department of Industry, is an example of European institutions being put to good use. That is an achievement that even the Labour Party would have to accept as welcome.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-13a.782.0"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-13", "file": "debates1981-11-13a.xml", "sha256": "ae12fe750fe939ac", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-13a.806.0", "colnum": "806", "heading": "Small Businesses", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Hear, hear.", "preceding_speaker": "Miss Janet Fookes", "preceding_text": "tment to the sector of clearing bankers sitting in head office and the attitude of many branch managers out in the field. Privately senior bankers admit that their lending is inevitably guided by long established and often inflexible rules and that the current generation of managers in their late 40s and 50s is unlikely to adapt easily to the increasing demands from their small business customers.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-13a.805.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-16", "file": "debates1981-11-16a.xml", "sha256": "b8822ef4985a1469", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.19.2", "colnum": "19", "heading": "Tributes to Reverend Robert John Bradford", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. Enoch Powell", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. Enoch Powell", "preceding_text": "I am sure, Mr. Speaker, that the House will be grateful to you for having allowed us to recognise what has occurred by the murder of our colleague 48 hours ago. Our former colleague was one who made himself a friend to many of those who knew him during the seven years that he was a Member of the House.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.19.2"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-16", "file": "debates1981-11-16a.xml", "sha256": "b8822ef4985a1469", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.25.7", "colnum": "25", "heading": "Northern Ireland (Security)", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Get out.", "preceding_speaker": "The Serjeant at Arms", "preceding_text": "Mr. Speaker directs that you withdraw forthwith from the House.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.25.6"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-16", "file": "debates1981-11-16a.xml", "sha256": "b8822ef4985a1469", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.26.3", "colnum": "26", "heading": "Northern Ireland (Security)", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Disgraceful.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. Enoch Powell", "preceding_text": "nue to follow the advice of those who have persistently misled the Government and their predecessors over Northern Ireland? Will the Secretary of State at least refrain from pouring petrol on the flames—by referring to things like political progress and agreements, which indicate to people in Northern Ireland that Her Majesty's Government share, if not the methods, at any rate the aims of the IRA.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.26.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-16", "file": "debates1981-11-16a.xml", "sha256": "b8822ef4985a1469", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.31.1", "colnum": "31", "heading": "Industrial Training Boards", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "fact that the right hon. Gentleman, as ever, distorts what is happening in order to seek to find divisions where divisions do not exist to the extent that he pretends. He knows perfectly well that industrial training boards have only ever covered 50 per cent. of the work force. He must know perfectly well that my proposals reduce the figure to about 30 per cent. There has never been any agreement—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.31.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-16", "file": "debates1981-11-16a.xml", "sha256": "b8822ef4985a1469", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.35.5", "colnum": "35", "heading": "Industrial Training Boards", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "I mentioned a number of employers when I listed some of the people who advocated voluntary arrangements—for example, those in the glassware industry and others. I should be happy to—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.35.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-16", "file": "debates1981-11-16a.xml", "sha256": "b8822ef4985a1469", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.93.0", "colnum": "93", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Nuclear Industry (Finance) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Edward Rowlands", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Edward Rowlands", "preceding_text": "as the Minister explained, it does involve the possibility of Treasury guarantees behind the company's borrowing. The Minister must find it ironic—bruised and battered as he is after his earlier battles on gas-gathering pipelines, and his total failure to deliver the Treasury's agreement on a modest guarantee for a commercial and potentially successful gas-gathering pipeline which was turned down—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-16a.93.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-17", "file": "debates1981-11-17a.xml", "sha256": "31d0bbfba1a1de41", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.146.5", "colnum": "146", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EMPLOYMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "My hon. Friend is right. Although we are doing well in a number of areas in industry these days—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.146.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-17", "file": "debates1981-11-17a.xml", "sha256": "31d0bbfba1a1de41", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.148.1", "colnum": "148", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EMPLOYMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "Yes, Sir. The thrust of the majority of reactions to the Green Paper is that it is time for a further step forward in this area.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.148.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-17", "file": "debates1981-11-17a.xml", "sha256": "31d0bbfba1a1de41", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.158.5", "colnum": "158", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I think that my words were that the trough of the recession was reached—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.158.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-17", "file": "debates1981-11-17a.xml", "sha256": "31d0bbfba1a1de41", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.225.1", "colnum": "225", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community Proposals (Battery Hens)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Mills", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Mills", "preceding_text": " increase by only 1p a dozen. With three birds a cage, it would increase by 3p a dozen. With birds in deep litter, the cost would increase by about 7·5p a dozen. There can be no doubt, therefore, that the increased cost to the consumer would be considerable. I wonder what housewives would say if they had to pay that extra cost. Would they accept it? No doubt some would be prepared to do so.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.225.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-17", "file": "debates1981-11-17a.xml", "sha256": "31d0bbfba1a1de41", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.236.1", "colnum": "236", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community Proposals (Battery Hens)", "cue_speaker": "Miss Maynard", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Ah!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Miss Maynard", "preceding_text": "I am certainly prepared to defend my argument. I believe that there is less food value in battery-produced eggs than in those produced by less intensive systems. In speaking of the health aspect of consuming foods produced by various intensive methods, I was making a more general statement.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.236.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-17", "file": "debates1981-11-17a.xml", "sha256": "31d0bbfba1a1de41", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.238.1", "colnum": "238", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community Proposals (Battery Hens)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Myles", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Ah.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Myles", "preceding_text": "mals were the most likely to inflict cruelty on them. Battery cage systems for laying poultry eliminate most of the risks of human neglect or inadequacy. Some systems are so fully automated that one man can look after 64,000 birds. Many people argue that humans would not want to live in such conditions. However, we should not be so arrogant as to assume that we know how a bird feels. Robert BURNS—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.238.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-17", "file": "debates1981-11-17a.xml", "sha256": "31d0bbfba1a1de41", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.240.3", "colnum": "240", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community Proposals (Battery Hens)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Crowther", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Crowther", "preceding_text": " conditions which have been described. Conservative Members may wish to justify this cruelty on economic grounds. They appear to be arguing that it is unfortunate that suffering is involved but that for good economic and commercial reasons it has to be continued. That is an argument that I and many of my hon. Friends do not accept. If a householder kept a cat or a dog in such conditions in a cage—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.240.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-17", "file": "debates1981-11-17a.xml", "sha256": "31d0bbfba1a1de41", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.241.5", "colnum": "241", "heading": "Orders of the Day — European Community Proposals (Battery Hens)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Crowther.", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Crowther.", "preceding_text": "I grew up eating eggs which were not produced in cages, and very enjoyable eggs they were. I had the great benefit of having relations who were farmers and I much enjoyed the eggs produced by hens which ran loose on the farm.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-17a.241.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.272.1", "colnum": "272", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "preceding_text": "vate grief of the Government Front Bench. At least the right hon. Gentleman failed, in attempting to protect his hon. Friend the Minister of State, to endorse the offensive and mistaken remarks made on the earlier occasion. With regard to the zero option, I do not think that the right hon. Gentleman has gone far enough to satisfy the House. The fact is that the whole of Europe, and world peace in—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.272.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.272.3", "colnum": "272", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "preceding_text": "I hope, Mr. Speaker, that your desires will be requited, as I hope that mine will, and that we shall get an answer from the right hon. Gentleman. On this essential question of the zero option under which the Soviet Union would dismantle its SS20s in return for a decision by the Western Governments not to proceed with the cruise and Pershing deployment—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.272.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.272.3", "colnum": "272", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Ah!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Healey", "preceding_text": "r desires will be requited, as I hope that mine will, and that we shall get an answer from the right hon. Gentleman. On this essential question of the zero option under which the Soviet Union would dismantle its SS20s in return for a decision by the Western Governments not to proceed with the cruise and Pershing deployment—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Question.\"]—will the right hon. Gentleman assure the House—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.272.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.279.4", "colnum": "279", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EUROPEAN COMMUNITY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Order. Expectations are never points of order—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.279.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.285.5", "colnum": "285", "heading": "European Community (Foreign Affairs Council)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stoddart", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Withdraw.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stoddart", "preceding_text": "I am very keen on the subject.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.285.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.286.4", "colnum": "286", "heading": "European Community (Foreign Affairs Council)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why not?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "preceding_text": "I do not believe that it would be in anyone's interests if I went into the precise details of the mandate given to the Commission.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.286.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.307.5", "colnum": "307", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Keith Joseph", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman will have a chance to speak later. I do not wish to avoid the awkward parts of the position.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.307.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.316.1", "colnum": "316", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Sir William van Strawbenzee", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What about bank managers' sons?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir William van Strawbenzee", "preceding_text": "10 year gap before repayment, what burden would be placed upon the young student. If the answer is \"No, the loan will be interest-free or at a lower than commercial rate of interest\", I can imagine the light in the eye of the rich daddy as little Fauntleroy goes to his university. He will be the only member of that high-tax paying family who can borrow money at a low interest rate or at a subsidy.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.316.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.347.1", "colnum": "347", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Mawhinney", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Why not?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Mawhinney", "preceding_text": " should be exempt, what they wish cannot be achieved rationally and sensibly without damage during the time period envisaged. Unless the Under-Secretary of State can encourage us to believe that there will be a longer period during which the many necessary cuts take place, I must tell him with great regret that while I do not intend to join the hon. Member for Bedwellty (Mr. Kinnock) in his Lobby—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.347.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.365.0", "colnum": "365", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Mr. William Waldegrave)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science (Mr. William Waldegrave)", "preceding_text": "again, universities have put good cases. However, they are not helped when those cases are exaggerated. The hon. Member for Derby, North (Mr. Whitehead) knew what The Guardian meant yesterday when it said that home student intake would be cut by 45,000. It did not quite mean Mat. It meant that 45,000 people might have got into universities under previous criteria. That is not quite the same thing—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.365.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.367.6", "colnum": "367", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Waldegrave", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Sovereign?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Waldegrave", "preceding_text": "wo sorts of institutions. There are many sorts of institutions within the higher education sector. An initiative has been launched—it should have been launched many years ago—with the local authorities to try to set up an institution that can, although not at one stroke, settle the problems of planning across the binary line and deal with the allocation of resources by sovereign local authorities.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.367.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.368.1", "colnum": "368", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Waldegrave", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Waldegrave", "preceding_text": "hin the resources available. If better paths to achieve the same object are available, the UGC will discuss them. I am glad to say that my hon. Friends again and again defended the autonomy of the UGC. That autonomy is central to the strength of the British university system. I know that many Opposition Members agree with that view. It behoves hon. Members such as the hon. Member for Derby, North—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.368.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.368.1", "colnum": "368", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Waldegrave", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Waldegrave", "preceding_text": " that view. It behoves hon. Members such as the hon. Member for Derby, North— [Interruption.] The UGC is responsible for the allocation of grants to Scottish universities and is well aware of the special problems that they face, especially the regional role of Strathclyde and Glasgow. The Scottish universities have come off slightly better than others when considered from a sensible point of view.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.368.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.389.1", "colnum": "389", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Skinner", "preceding_text": " their quango's calculation, is more than £12,000 million. The Government reckon to be comprised of business men. They are supposed to have business acumen. But all this money is being cast away to keep people out of work. Of course, it fits in with the Government's strategy of demoralisation—that is their policy—and they are trying to spread it across the whole of the public and private sectors.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.389.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-18", "file": "debates1981-11-18a.xml", "sha256": "a61edf31ae6f945a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.394.1", "colnum": "394", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Morrison", "preceding_text": "ear to the hon. Gentleman. I did not mean to suggest that there would be 1 million new places on the new training initiative. I suggested that, because of the emphasis placed on the new training initiative, there would be adult retraining, training for work and work experience for school leavers on a more sophisticated scale than before. That will make them more attractive to potential employers.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-18a.394.1"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.414.10", "colnum": "414", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — NATIONAL FINANCE", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "He is not here.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Mr. Freud, to ask Question No. 12.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.414.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.421.3", "colnum": "421", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Order.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "or of the House, as it remains a constitutional Bill of major importance? I say to the right hon. Gentleman once again that as soon as the judgment comes from the other place on the Greater London Council case, concerning Lord Denning's judgment and that of the Court of Appeal, we will wish to discuss the matter in the House, especially if, by some mischance, Lord Denning's judgment is upheld and—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.421.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.431.4", "colnum": "431", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bruce Millan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where is he?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bruce Millan", "preceding_text": "verseas than there is here. Far from stopping it, the Government are encouraging it. Labour Members, if they are called to speak, will want to deal with some of the problems of their constituencies. My hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock (Mr. McKelvey), whose constituency has been badly hit in recent months, has already raised the matter in an Adjournment debate. No doubt he will raise it again.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.431.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.431.4", "colnum": "431", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bruce Millan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bruce Millan", "preceding_text": "g confidence to Scottish commerce and industry. The first is the Royal Bank of Scotland. I want to put on record what I said in evidence to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. The Labour Party does not wish either of the bids to go ahead. We want the Royal Bank to remain independent, and we oppose the bids from both the Standard Chartered Bank and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.431.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.449.0", "colnum": "449", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Donald Stewart", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Nonsense\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Donald Stewart", "preceding_text": "d be in the Common Market. However, as we are largely discussing jobs, I cannot help but point out to the Secretary of State that when we had the referendum on whether to remain in the Common Market, Scottish workers' pay packets were full of statements and handouts that said that we should stay in the Common Market if they were to keep their jobs. We stayed in but the jobs have gone all the same—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.449.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.454.1", "colnum": "454", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hamilton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hamilton", "preceding_text": "it will manage, from next month, on £53.55 per week. They may not starve; but they will have to choose between the gas bill and new shoes for the children, or new shoes and a hot meal, or a hot meal and the electricity bill. Those are the facts. Poverty today is probably more obscene than in the worst days of the 1930s. I know, because I lived through that time and my family suffered from poverty—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.454.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.477.3", "colnum": "477", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pollock", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pollock", "preceding_text": "As time is short, I would rather tell the House that I voted vigorously in favour of the Government's recently announced changes in the BNOC and the BGC. They seem to offer a far better hope of competitive and worthwhile prices—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.477.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.500.0", "colnum": "500", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. William McKelvey", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. William McKelvey", "preceding_text": "ause of their reduced income, they have nothing to do but quarrel with each other. That may be something that Members of Parliament seldom see. I think that all hon. Members agree, especially those who come from far away constituencies and return to their wives at weekends, that often at the end of the weekend friction develops between husband and wife because of the time that they spend together.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.500.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-19", "file": "debates1981-11-19a.xml", "sha256": "9d800bbeaae12eb1", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.501.0", "colnum": "501", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Harry Ewing", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Which document?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Harry Ewing", "preceding_text": " investment. If someone in the Scottish Office had taken the trouble to read the material, he would have seen that the central theme of the international forum concerned regenerating and developing existing Scottish industry. We find all the way through the document the complaint that the Scottish Office now spends all its time attracting inward investment and no time helping the present industry.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-19a.501.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-20", "file": "debates1981-11-20a.xml", "sha256": "7e94e21163c56b0e", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-20a.582.0", "colnum": "582", "heading": "Criminal Procedure (Philips Report)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. George Cunningham", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. George Cunningham", "preceding_text": "ke no extension of the powers for detention without charge and coming before the magistrates' court in England until we have seen whether any terrible consequences arise north of the border from the more restrictive practice there. Finally—I apologise for romping through what I have to say, but we wish to hear from the Minister—what I want to hear from the Minister is where we are going from here.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-20a.582.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-23", "file": "debates1981-11-23a.xml", "sha256": "0a87c183662e6ff8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.599.11", "colnum": "599", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ENERGY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh!\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lawson", "preceding_text": "My hon. Friend is right to remind me that I have many responsibilities. I am not, however, responsible for the exchange rate—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.599.11"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-23", "file": "debates1981-11-23a.xml", "sha256": "0a87c183662e6ff8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.622.0", "colnum": "622", "heading": "Sinai Multinational Peacekeeping Force", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman asked whether we were contemplating the provision of troops. The details remain to be worked out in detail—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.622.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-23", "file": "debates1981-11-23a.xml", "sha256": "0a87c183662e6ff8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.623.6", "colnum": "623", "heading": "Sinai Multinational Peacekeeping Force", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "preceding_text": "We have done nothing and are doing nothing—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.623.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-23", "file": "debates1981-11-23a.xml", "sha256": "0a87c183662e6ff8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.633.3", "colnum": "633", "heading": "Industrial Relations Legislation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "Party colleagues to strike down the protections that have been afforded in earlier legislation for those who are damaged by the closed shop. I am not sure whether the hon. Gentleman voted for or against the 1980 Act, which gave some protection. But I think that he was in the same Lobby as the Leader of the Opposition and the right hon. Member for Bristol, South-East (Mr. Benn) on those occasions.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.633.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-23", "file": "debates1981-11-23a.xml", "sha256": "0a87c183662e6ff8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.634.1", "colnum": "634", "heading": "Industrial Relations Legislation", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "In general, exactly under the circumstances where an individual taking part in industrial action would be personally at risk. For example, one might refer to a dispute that was overwhelmingly political in its nature—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.634.1"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-23", "file": "debates1981-11-23a.xml", "sha256": "0a87c183662e6ff8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.636.4", "colnum": "636", "heading": "Industrial Relations Legislation", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Oh.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "I do not think that any of us would be here if we needed an 80 per cent. majority to be elected. But we are not talking about the election of Members of Parliament—we are talking about giving one group of people the right to put others out of work.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.636.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-23", "file": "debates1981-11-23a.xml", "sha256": "0a87c183662e6ff8", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.654.6", "colnum": "654", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security and Housing Benefits Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Buchan", "preceding_text": "spect, the consultations and discussions that were listened to were the comments from the CBI—from the representatives of big business. The Bill does not show that the points made by any other sources were listened to. It does not show that the trade union movement was listened to or that the self-employed or small firms were listened to. The Secretary of State claimed that he was satisfying them—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-23a.654.6"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-24", "file": "debates1981-11-24a.xml", "sha256": "6c60487d40e325f2", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-24a.752.4", "colnum": "752", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I hope that my hon. Friend is correct. I would have to make clear that the revenue that comes from the rating system, both domestic rates and industrial and commercial rates, would have to be replaced by revenue from elsewhere.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-24a.752.4"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-25", "file": "debates1981-11-25a.xml", "sha256": "2d239be949d3736b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.874.6", "colnum": "874", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — TRANSPORT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Clarke", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Clarke", "preceding_text": "Certainly stretches of road are often coned off when motorists can see no reason for it. The reason is often, for instance, that concrete takes some time to set, or that considerable amounts of minor debris remain on the road—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.874.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-25", "file": "debates1981-11-25a.xml", "sha256": "2d239be949d3736b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.878.5", "colnum": "878", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — TRANSPORT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Parris", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Parris", "preceding_text": "Will my hon. and learned Friend point out to those who call for increased expenditure on the roads and railways that there must be a limit to the total amount of investment that the Government are able to put into transport systems?—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.878.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-25", "file": "debates1981-11-25a.xml", "sha256": "2d239be949d3736b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.886.6", "colnum": "886", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — CIVIL SERVICE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Arthur Lewis", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Arthur Lewis", "preceding_text": "When the Minister undertakes this review, will he consider the obvious unfairness of ex-Ministers and ex-civil servants drawing three and four indexed pensions, as well as their salaries from taking private jobs at £50,000 and £60,000 a year? Is it not unfair, when he cannot give a little extra to old-age pensioners, the sick and the disabled—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.886.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-25", "file": "debates1981-11-25a.xml", "sha256": "2d239be949d3736b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.920.1", "colnum": "920", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dickens", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dickens", "preceding_text": "Of course, that trader will not be in his place the next day, when he is wanted. Hon. Members should be wary of street traders because Christmas is approaching and such traders will be all over the place. Between the extremes there are so-called streets of consent—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.920.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-25", "file": "debates1981-11-25a.xml", "sha256": "2d239be949d3736b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.920.1", "colnum": "920", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dickens", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dickens", "preceding_text": "Of course, that trader will not be in his place the next day, when he is wanted. Hon. Members should be wary of street traders because Christmas is approaching and such traders will be all over the place. Between the extremes there are so-called streets of consent— [Interruption.] At the risk of going into the details—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.920.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-25", "file": "debates1981-11-25a.xml", "sha256": "2d239be949d3736b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.950.0", "colnum": "950", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. F. Pawsey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. F. Pawsey", "preceding_text": "isappointed that the clause does not refer to the Act of 1892 or 1896—I forget which—that deals with the adoption of roads. That is a startling omission, but it is not too late for the Government to include a provision that would make the adoption of highways a little easier. Shortly after I was married, which was about 25 years ago—I celebrated my silver wedding anniversary on 24 March this year—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.950.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-25", "file": "debates1981-11-25a.xml", "sha256": "2d239be949d3736b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.953.4", "colnum": "953", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pawsey", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What is that?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pawsey", "preceding_text": "That is true. Having served on a Committee with my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, North, I am well aware of the expertise that he brings to those proceedings. His point was particularly valid. He referred to the situation that might exist in stabling.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.953.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-25", "file": "debates1981-11-25a.xml", "sha256": "2d239be949d3736b", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.955.0", "colnum": "955", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Matthew Parris", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"And fish and chips.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Matthew Parris", "preceding_text": "for a service it must be satisfied, one way or another. Clearly, the law on the whole subject is in a mess. It must therefore be sorted out—if not in the Bill, in other legislation. Much has also been said about take-away shops. My hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Scunthorpe (Mr. Brown) is as assiduous in his pursuit of the interests of his constituents as in his pursuit of individual liberty—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-25a.955.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-26", "file": "debates1981-11-26a.xml", "sha256": "b3921ad89dbd86bd", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.988.10", "colnum": "988", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — HOME DEPARTMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "We have to be careful about leaping into instant solutions, because there are many problems. Any system has to marry the responsibility of a chief constable for the discipline of his force with the complaints that may be made against individuals in that force. The chief constable is accountable for his force. He cannot, therefore, have the discipline of his force—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.988.10"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-26", "file": "debates1981-11-26a.xml", "sha256": "b3921ad89dbd86bd", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.989.0", "colnum": "989", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — HOME DEPARTMENT", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "To whom?", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "ng into instant solutions, because there are many problems. Any system has to marry the responsibility of a chief constable for the discipline of his force with the complaints that may be made against individuals in that force. The chief constable is accountable for his force. He cannot, therefore, have the discipline of his force— [Interruption.] He is accountable for the discipline of his force.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.988.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-26", "file": "debates1981-11-26a.xml", "sha256": "b3921ad89dbd86bd", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.989.1", "colnum": "989", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — HOME DEPARTMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "He is accountable—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.989.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-26", "file": "debates1981-11-26a.xml", "sha256": "b3921ad89dbd86bd", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.995.9", "colnum": "995", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "What my hon. Friend says is true.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.995.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-26", "file": "debates1981-11-26a.xml", "sha256": "b3921ad89dbd86bd", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.1000.1", "colnum": "1000", "heading": "Government Information (Disclosure)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Order. The hon. Gentleman's point of order has already wasted four minutes of the House's time. I do not propose to allow him to continue any further.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.1000.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-26", "file": "debates1981-11-26a.xml", "sha256": "b3921ad89dbd86bd", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.1020.2", "colnum": "1020", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Dr. David Owen", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Not at all.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. David Owen", "preceding_text": "cating a report and in embracing a report with general praise and generalised endorsement of its philosophy but not following it through with the most detailed implementation. I say to the Home Secretary, who commands a great deal of respect on both sides of the House and who, I think, with a great deal of prestige and authority, is coming, in a reasonable time, to the end of his political career—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.1020.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-26", "file": "debates1981-11-26a.xml", "sha256": "b3921ad89dbd86bd", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.1072.0", "colnum": "1072", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Interest Rates", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Russell Johnston", "cue_text": "interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Russell Johnston", "preceding_text": "prepared to embark on any improvement of facilities because of present interest rates. Thirdly, fishing is severely affected by the continuing failure to reach agreement on a common fisheries policy. It is also affected by fuel prices and landing prices for fish. The position of fishermen is appalling. All are in serious debt but have to pay these interest rates. This brings me to my final point.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-26a.1072.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-27", "file": "debates1981-11-27a.xml", "sha256": "e5f8f762d69c879a", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-27a.1149.1", "colnum": "1149", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Baker", "preceding_text": "I shall answer those specific questions. The proposals that were put forward by the University Grants Committee will, as the hon. Gentleman knows, readjust the balance between the arts and science faculties. By 1985 there w ill be more students than there are at the moment studying in engineering and science faculties.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-27a.1149.1"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-11-30", "file": "debates1981-11-30a.xml", "sha256": "b44f92018fad7c90", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-30a.13.10", "colnum": "13", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — WALES", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Where is he?", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "Mr. Delwyn Williams. Question No. 15.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-30a.13.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-30", "file": "debates1981-11-30a.xml", "sha256": "b44f92018fad7c90", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-30a.47.1", "colnum": "47", "heading": "Comptroller and Auditor General", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Five minutes now and twenty minutes at the end.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "preceding_text": "local authorities. My hon. Friend will, therefore, be happy to respond to all the matters that are raised during the debate concerning local authorities and, if the House wishes me to intervene again at the end of the debate, I shall, of course, be happy to do so. However, I warn hon. Members that Ministers will take up even more of the time of the House. We remain in their hands as to what we do.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-30a.47.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-30", "file": "debates1981-11-30a.xml", "sha256": "b44f92018fad7c90", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-30a.58.0", "colnum": "58", "heading": "Comptroller and Auditor General", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dalyell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dalyell", "preceding_text": "ot been interrupted, Mr. Speaker, I would have finished my speech by now. In deference to your wishes, Mr. Speaker, I shall conclude. The issue is the central issue of the pursuit of public money when it comes to the privatisation and the offering for sale of assets that were created by public finance, by regional policy and by resources that are totally different, very often at knock-down prices.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-30a.58.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-11-30", "file": "debates1981-11-30a.xml", "sha256": "b44f92018fad7c90", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-30a.109.1", "colnum": "109", "heading": "Comptroller and Auditor General", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"We do.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ridley", "preceding_text": " were there to be any change in those matters, legislation would be required. These deal with the question of who would appoint the Comptroller and Auditor General and who would audit him. So the House should reach a decision about what is desirable in that respect. On the wider questions, it is equally certain that it would be wiser to agree about what we should do before bringing in legislation.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-11-30a.109.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-01", "file": "debates1981-12-01a.xml", "sha256": "ad8d00326f061ce4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.132.1", "colnum": "132", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — EDUCATION AND SCIENCE", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Waldegrave", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Waldegrave", "preceding_text": "I am sure that none of my right hon. Friends would have had the slightest difficulty in getting into university in any age. Many of them would have been in universities, even in the eighteenth century—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.132.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-01", "file": "debates1981-12-01a.xml", "sha256": "ad8d00326f061ce4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.133.10", "colnum": "133", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "The principle that adequate health care should be provided for all, regardless of ability to pay, must be the foundation of any arrangments for financing the Health Service. Some time ago, on 30 July 1981, my right hon. Friend, the then Secretary of State, announced that a working party had been set up to examine different methods of financing the Health Service.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.133.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-01", "file": "debates1981-12-01a.xml", "sha256": "ad8d00326f061ce4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.141.6", "colnum": "141", "heading": "Television Licence Fee", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Derek Foster", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Derek Foster", "preceding_text": "Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that his statement will be greeted with widespread dismay by pensioners throughout the North of England? Does he realise that the swingeing increase will put television out of their reach? When will he come forward—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.141.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-01", "file": "debates1981-12-01a.xml", "sha256": "ad8d00326f061ce4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.142.0", "colnum": "142", "heading": "Television Licence Fee", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Whitelaw", "preceding_text": "First, I do not accept what the hon. Gentleman says. Secondly, my right hon. and hon. Friends have made it clear that we believe it right to provide help for pensioners through the retirement pension and not through benefits in kind.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.142.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-01", "file": "debates1981-12-01a.xml", "sha256": "ad8d00326f061ce4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.145.2", "colnum": "145", "heading": "Television Licence Fee", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Andrew Faulds", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Andrew Faulds", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. By, I am sure, a momentary oversight, you have forgotten that I have spoken on these matters from the Front Bench. I might have had a fairly valuable contribution to make—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.145.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-01", "file": "debates1981-12-01a.xml", "sha256": "ad8d00326f061ce4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.153.4", "colnum": "153", "heading": "Lorries, People and the Environment", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Fry", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Fry", "preceding_text": "Will my right hon. Friend accept the congratulations of at least one of his hon. Friends—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.153.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-01", "file": "debates1981-12-01a.xml", "sha256": "ad8d00326f061ce4", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.153.4", "colnum": "153", "heading": "Lorries, People and the Environment", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Fry", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Lobby\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Fry", "preceding_text": "Will my right hon. Friend accept the congratulations of at least one of his hon. Friends— [Interruption.] As one who has read the Armitage report, I am fully aware of the implications of the White Paper. Will my right hon. Friend accept that it will be welcomed by industry, especially the commercial vehicle and building industry?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-01a.153.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.232.4", "colnum": "232", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ENVIRONMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Alton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Alton", "preceding_text": "Is the Secretary of State, from the Olympian heights of his Atlantic Tower hotel room, unable to do better than provide a bit of the Tate gallery or to talk about festivals for Merseyside? If he cannot do better than that or provide some of the housing money required to tackle improvement—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.232.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.232.4", "colnum": "232", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — ENVIRONMENT", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Alton", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Alton", "preceding_text": "f he cannot do better than that or provide some of the housing money required to tackle improvement— [Interruption.] Is it not entirely missing the point to talk about the rights of minorities without saying what he will do to exert pressure on the Home Secretary to change the procedure for complaints against the police? I believe that that is to miss the point entirely. Will he assure the House —", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.232.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.237.6", "colnum": "237", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Geoffrey Howe)", "cue_text": "Laughter.", "preceding_speaker": "The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Geoffrey Howe)", "preceding_text": ", the forecast of economic prospects for 1982. Eighteen months ago the annual increase in the retail price index was 22 per cent. and a year ago 15 per cent. It is now about 12 per cent. Over the next year we expect a further reduction to about 10 per cent. Output is expected to rise by about 1 per cent., and manufacturing output rather more rapidly. The outlook, in short, is for gradual recovery.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.237.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.240.0", "colnum": "240", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Shore", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Shore", "preceding_text": " deserved. Is he aware that the 1 per cent. growth in gross domestic product that he envisaged in his economic forecast would have to be sustained for the next eight years—until the year 1990—before the national output of wealth equalled what it was when he took power two and a half years ago? The Opposition expect a full debate in Government time at an early date. Meanwhile, I have six questions—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.240.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.242.1", "colnum": "242", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": " £737 million. I emphasise, however, that those latter figures are the figures which follow from the increase in wages and salaries that is in any event taking place. Finally, I come to the rhetoric with which the right hon. Gentleman began and ended his questions. I reject absolutely the suggestion that this represents any departure from the Government's economic strategy. All that it represents—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.242.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.244.1", "colnum": "244", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "diture on goods and services and to the planned increase in public expenditure on pay in the public services. I shall repeat the answer that I have already given the right hon. Gentleman. Next year, public expenditure is likely to be about the same as public expenditure in the present year, in cost terms. Rate increases and the levels of rates are very much within the control of local authorities.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.244.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.244.1", "colnum": "244", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "level of rate increases proposed. They take account of the substantial increases in expenditure which are incurred, in particular, by Labour-controlled authorities. It is noteworthy that the rate increases proposed by Labour-controlled authorities are generally far in excess of those proposed by Conservative-controlled authorities. There is no reason to expect extravagant rate increases this year.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.244.1"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.246.2", "colnum": "246", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "What about the tax and price index? Answer the question.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "rents. That is likely to have an impact of about 0·6 per cent. However, I remind my right hon. Friend that the average level of council house rents still represents only about 7 per cent. of average earnings. In addition, about 50 per cent. of local authority tenants are in receipt of rebates. The changes in the national insurance contributions do not directly affect the retail price index.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.246.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.254.6", "colnum": "254", "heading": "Public Expenditure", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Answer the question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "I repeat the answer that I have already given.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.254.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.268.2", "colnum": "268", "heading": "Adjournment Debates (Mr. Speaker's Ruling)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Arthur Lewis", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Always\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Arthur Lewis", "preceding_text": "If members of the Chairmen's Panel are precluded, perhaps I, too, may be precluded. With great respect, Mr. Speaker, you have given an opinion and the House usually accepts your opinion.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.268.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-02", "file": "debates1981-12-02a.xml", "sha256": "93a094bc7db50aad", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.330.3", "colnum": "330", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Her Majesty's Prisons", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Peter Archer", "cue_text": "Laughter.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Peter Archer", "preceding_text": "I do not begrudge the hon. and learned Member for Burton (Mr. Lawrence) his three minutes. I am not sure that I agree with everything that he said, but I am sure we all agree that his contribution was well worth the time allocated to it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-02a.330.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-03", "file": "debates1981-12-03a.xml", "sha256": "58920ed0a25b5cc6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.389.0", "colnum": "389", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Foot", "preceding_text": "Since the matter has been raised, may I say that the individual concerned is not an endorsed member of the Labour Party, and, so far as I am concerned, never will be endorsed?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.389.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-03", "file": "debates1981-12-03a.xml", "sha256": "58920ed0a25b5cc6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.399.1", "colnum": "399", "heading": "Council House Sales (Norwich)", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Michael Heseltine)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Disgraceful\".", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for the Environment (Mr. Michael Heseltine)", "preceding_text": "With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement about the right to buy under chapter 1 of part I of the Housing Act 1980, which came into force as long ago as 3 October 1980. I have today sent a notice to Norwich city council that I intend to use my powers under section 23 of the Act—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.399.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-03", "file": "debates1981-12-03a.xml", "sha256": "58920ed0a25b5cc6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.407.2", "colnum": "407", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Mr.A.G.Green", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Robert Atkins", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Robert Atkins", "preceding_text": "I am exceedingly grateful, even at this extraordinarily early hour, for the chance to draw the attention of the House—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.407.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-03", "file": "debates1981-12-03a.xml", "sha256": "58920ed0a25b5cc6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.434.0", "colnum": "434", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Unemployment and Social Security Benefits", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rossi", "preceding_text": "People are disqualified from receiving mobility allowance only if the medical conditions that originally entitled them to it no longer prevail—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.434.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-03", "file": "debates1981-12-03a.xml", "sha256": "58920ed0a25b5cc6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.460.0", "colnum": "460", "heading": "Clause 10", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": "d the Secretary of State for Transport that an extra axle without any extra length of vehicle crossing the Boothferry bridge will cause no further damage to the bridge. But what my right hon. Friend said on Tuesday was that as a result of his statement, there would be fewer lorries. If there are to be fewer lorries, we face the prospect of less strain on the bridge. So we have here a great debate.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.460.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-03", "file": "debates1981-12-03a.xml", "sha256": "58920ed0a25b5cc6", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.460.3", "colnum": "460", "heading": "Clause 10", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "Interruption .", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": "Mr. Body) and the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull, East. However, the latter has suggested to me that there is another side of the coin. That is that if one accepts the principles behind the statement by the Secretary of State for Transport there will be fewer lorries, which means that not so much strain may be imposed on the bridge. However, I want to return to the central theme of the debate.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-03a.460.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-04", "file": "debates1981-12-04a.xml", "sha256": "90faa68a6a9c14cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.502.0", "colnum": "502", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Heddle", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Heddle", "preceding_text": "n house and boss of his own business, after being laid off by GKN, after 25 years' service, if he had not attended that conference two months ago. Another constituent, Mr. William Wainman, now of W. J. Wainman (Engineering) of Tamworth felt that after hearing the presentation and contribution by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary that there was no alternative but for him to start his own business—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.502.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-04", "file": "debates1981-12-04a.xml", "sha256": "90faa68a6a9c14cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.507.2", "colnum": "507", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "cue_text": "HoN. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Faulds", "preceding_text": "Is there not also some significance in the fact that, whenever such matters have been debated in the House, the initiative has been taken by Labour Members—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.507.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-04", "file": "debates1981-12-04a.xml", "sha256": "90faa68a6a9c14cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.513.2", "colnum": "513", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Miller", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Miller", "preceding_text": "ful future using all the elements already available there. Many of my hon. Friends were deeply concerned about the nature of the reductions proposed in the technical departments of Aston university by the University Grants Committee. That aspect must be looked at again. I hope that this will happen when the University Grants Committee visits Aston university on 15 January next year. In conclusion—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.513.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-04", "file": "debates1981-12-04a.xml", "sha256": "90faa68a6a9c14cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.528.1", "colnum": "528", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "preceding_text": "ke the GLC, is pursuing a wrong-headed policy of lower and heavily subsidised fares at the expense of businesses and jobs in their areas. I was interested to see recently a cutting from the Wolverhampton Express and Star . I understand that a business man has quit Wolverhampton and taken his 28-strong work force over the border, to Dudley. He did that for one reason—to escape crippling rate rises—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.528.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-04", "file": "debates1981-12-04a.xml", "sha256": "90faa68a6a9c14cf", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.529.2", "colnum": "529", "heading": "PRAYERS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. MacGregor", "preceding_text": "He does not have to pay the supplements that he had to pay in Wolverhampton—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-04a.529.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.570.0", "colnum": "570", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — INDUSTRY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "cue_text": "HON Members: \"We do.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Jenkin", "preceding_text": "I wish that all Opposition Members shared the hon. Gentleman's enthusiasm for the private sector of the steel industry—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.570.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.593.1", "colnum": "593", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Younger", "preceding_text": "can be only one explanation—that their top priority is the prevention of any easing of the burden on ratepayers. If so, the antagonism that they have already aroused, because of the actions of Socialist councils in putting up the rates, will be as nothing to the fury that will come thereafter. Ratepayers of all political persuasions will be watching to see whether their Members vote for the Bill.—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.593.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.606.3", "colnum": "606", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Millan", "preceding_text": "I shall put a proposition—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.606.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.628.0", "colnum": "628", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Norman Hogg (Dumbartonshire, East)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Norman Hogg (Dumbartonshire, East)", "preceding_text": "ommission for Scotland his wide experience of many years in public life. Indeed, he served in the Cabinet. Local government officers had great confidence in him and felt certain that their interests were being properly looked after. It is extraordinary that, although local authorities are to undergo some reorganisation, there is a proposal in clause 52 to wind up the Staff Commission for Scotland.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.628.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.655.1", "colnum": "655", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dalyell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dalyell", "preceding_text": "supported the BL board's intention of creating viable businesses and of attracting private capital into them. That situation has not changed. It has also long been BL's policy to dispose of its mainstream businesses, and we agree with this policy. If the Government believe that the tractor building operation by the only remaining British-owned, volume tractor producer is not a mainstream business—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.655.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.657.3", "colnum": "657", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dalyell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dalyell", "preceding_text": " matters of immediate and desperate concern to local authorities, who have put in vast amounts of their own money and attracted vast amounts of Government money, is not pertinent to the Bill, all Opposition Members would disagree with him. We believe that the relationship between local authorities, industrial payments and the disposal of assets, leading to unemployment rates of nearly one in four—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.657.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.657.4", "colnum": "657", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Donald Dewar", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Donald Dewar", "preceding_text": "and, who took the problem seriously and said that he would reply in writing soon. I look forward to seeing the answer. I appreciate that the right hon. Gentleman believes that it is a major issue, whatever may be the attitude of the hon. Member for Argyll (Mr. MacKay) and of some of his hon. Friends. I recognise that in a way this has been an anti-climatic day for members of the Stodart committee.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.657.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.668.4", "colnum": "668", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "preceding_text": "I have already said to the right hon. Member that because we are dealing with an anomaly of distribution of rating liability within the local authorities, it is highly improbable that there will be any Government contribution.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.668.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.670.0", "colnum": "670", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman is anxious to avoid commenting on his own recommendations given two days before the Government accepted his advice. He cannot escape that consequence. When we are dealing with the decision of the Opposition to vote against clause 1—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.670.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-07", "file": "debates1981-12-07a.xml", "sha256": "399ac967f8d89c81", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.670.0", "colnum": "670", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Local Government and Planning (Scotland) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Rifkind", "preceding_text": "The right hon. Gentleman is anxious to avoid commenting on his own recommendations given two days before the Government accepted his advice. He cannot escape that consequence. When we are dealing with the decision of the Opposition to vote against clause 1— [Interruption.] I am dealing with the Bill, which is not what the right hon. Gentleman is interested in—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-07a.670.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.720.7", "colnum": "720", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "There was no such promise—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.720.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.720.9", "colnum": "720", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I can remember—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.720.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.721.0", "colnum": "721", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Ah!\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "I can vividly remember being asked that precise question at a press conference during the general election. I can remember the meaning of my answer, if not the precise words—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.721.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.722.7", "colnum": "722", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "Perhaps I should remind the hon. Gentleman that unemployment also doubled under the Labour Government.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.722.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.722.7", "colnum": "722", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "ugh there will be a difficulty for a month or two—caused by the differences in the exchange rate—we expect the reduction to continue next year. As regards taxation, I shall be delighted when Labour Members recognise that expenditure has to be substantially covered by taxation. Perhaps they would run such a dishonest policy that they would run up debt as far as they did in 1976, when the country's—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.722.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.730.1", "colnum": "730", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Public Expenditure Proposals 1982–83", "cue_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"When?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Geoffrey Howe", "preceding_text": "d cure—the quick-fix reflation—would match up what is required now, in a world that is very different from the one in which the veterans on the Opposition Benches learned their economics. The unemployment that we are witnessing today reflects in large measure the policies of earlier years. Before too long now, we should be moving into conditions where the prospect for jobs should begin to improve.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.730.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.756.1", "colnum": "756", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Public Expenditure Proposals 1982–83", "cue_speaker": "Sir William Clark", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir William Clark", "preceding_text": "moment is to reflate. I shall not enter the argument that the funding of reflation means higher interest rates leading to higher inflation and higher unemployment. That is known. The call is for the Government to adopt policies, as successive Governments have done in the past, that have failed. One has only to look at the signs to be seen from the policy that the Government have been carrying out.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.756.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.756.1", "colnum": "756", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Public Expenditure Proposals 1982–83", "cue_speaker": "Sir William Clark", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir William Clark", "preceding_text": "is for the Government to adopt policies, as successive Governments have done in the past, that have failed. One has only to look at the signs to be seen from the policy that the Government have been carrying out. [Interruption.] I hope that hon. Members representing the Social Democratic Party can contain themselves. Production is going up. Inflation is coming down. Unemployment is flattening out.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.756.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.795.5", "colnum": "795", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Public Expenditure Proposals 1982–83", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Charles Morrison", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Charles Morrison", "preceding_text": "t background the public expenditure statement was not only uninspiring but complacent. At worst it should have been mildly and perhaps only tentatively expansionist, but instead it is mildly deflationary. On that point I disagree with my right hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Mr. St. John-Stevas). According to the figures that I obtained from the Sunday Telegraph which are no doubt accurate—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.795.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.807.1", "colnum": "807", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Public Expenditure Proposals 1982–83", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brittan", "preceding_text": "Yes, I shall cheerfully do that. The reduction in the finance available is about £150 million—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.807.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-08", "file": "debates1981-12-08a.xml", "sha256": "b6caaa5101996680", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.829.0", "colnum": "829", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Carriage of Goods by Road", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Teddy Taylor", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Teddy Taylor", "preceding_text": "lage. The Minister is a decent guy, an honest man and a good Conservative. Although my remarks will not have the slightest effect immediately on Government policy, I hope that I have laid the seed in the minds of the Minister and some of his sensible colleagues that these measures are not only damaging to our country but totally opposed to Conservative principles for which all are trying to fight—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-08a.829.0"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-12-09", "file": "debates1981-12-09a.xml", "sha256": "03ed220538c9b234", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.862.1", "colnum": "862", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Which is which?", "preceding_speaker": "The Solicitor-General for Scotland", "preceding_text": "I assure the House that I treat the matter with great responsibility. I also treat your rulings, Mr. Speaker, with great responsibility. I am in some difficulty whether to render to God or to Caesar in this matter.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.862.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-09", "file": "debates1981-12-09a.xml", "sha256": "03ed220538c9b234", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.897.0", "colnum": "897", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Albert McQuarrie", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Albert McQuarrie", "preceding_text": "es and who was for some time a Minister in that Department, said in the House some time ago that he could not understand why the Labour Government had failed to renegotiate the common fisheries policy when they renegotiated the terms of Britain's entry to the Common Market. However, that is all history, regrettable though it may be. The only thing that it has proved is that successive Governments—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.897.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-09", "file": "debates1981-12-09a.xml", "sha256": "03ed220538c9b234", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.911.0", "colnum": "911", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Norman Buchan", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"A 200-mile limit.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Norman Buchan", "preceding_text": "man thinks, because the Government succeeded in hoodwinking many of their own supporters, including the old pike himself, Bob Boothby of Aberdeenshire. It was indeed unsavoury, and we are now paying the penalty. We must understand that on this issue at least our entry to the EEC has meant that we have given away one of our major assets—the possibility of a 50 or 100-mile fishing limit for Britain—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.911.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-09", "file": "debates1981-12-09a.xml", "sha256": "03ed220538c9b234", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.914.0", "colnum": "914", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Alick Buchanan-Smith)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. Alick Buchanan-Smith)", "preceding_text": "our Government renegotiated terms of membership the 200-mile limit was coming up. As far as our outer limits were concerned, we had already passed this through the House of Commons at the time of the Hague agreement in 1976. If it was such an important matter then, that is when it should have been raised, and the objections should be addressed to those Labour Members who were involved at the time.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.914.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-09", "file": "debates1981-12-09a.xml", "sha256": "03ed220538c9b234", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.916.1", "colnum": "916", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Buchanan-Smith", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where is he?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Buchanan-Smith", "preceding_text": "The matter was not disguised at any time by Conservative Ministers, whatever the hon. Member for Renfrewshire, West may say. The hon. Member for Grimsby—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.916.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-09", "file": "debates1981-12-09a.xml", "sha256": "03ed220538c9b234", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.952.3", "colnum": "952", "heading": "Orders of the Day — SUPPLY", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Clarke", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Clarke", "preceding_text": "There is a statutory requirement to consult, and we have given two months for responses. The Government will then have to decide their view in the light of outside representations. They will have to take serious notice of parliamentary opinion—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-09a.952.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-10", "file": "debates1981-12-10a.xml", "sha256": "caab325b8a5a1289", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-10a.998.9", "colnum": "998", "heading": "Payments to Members", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "That was not my understanding at all of what the hon. Gentleman said, and I listened very carefully. I think that he dealt in general with fees which some hon. Members are fortunate enough to get.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-10a.998.9"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-10", "file": "debates1981-12-10a.xml", "sha256": "caab325b8a5a1289", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-10a.1020.3", "colnum": "1020", "heading": "Scarman Report", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Powell", "preceding_text": "—\"is a Lambeth in which the size of the black community 30 years ahead will be double what it is, and an inner London\"—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-10a.1020.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-10", "file": "debates1981-12-10a.xml", "sha256": "caab325b8a5a1289", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-10a.1023.3", "colnum": "1023", "heading": "Scarman Report", "cue_speaker": "Mrs. Knight", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Shoot the rioters?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mrs. Knight", "preceding_text": "hat the Government are trying to do to make us prosperous again. It is no use thinking that we can pull rabbits out of a hat. We have to make the country prosperous so that jobs become available. I support the proposal for more black policemen and I ask the Home Secretary to look at the riot training given to police in other countries. Some places, notably Hong Kong, do a good job on riot control.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-10a.1023.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-10", "file": "debates1981-12-10a.xml", "sha256": "caab325b8a5a1289", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-10a.1081.2", "colnum": "1081", "heading": "Release of Bodies for Burial", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. Enoch Powell", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. Enoch Powell", "preceding_text": " that forms the staple of its operations is inevitable; but I am unable to accept that it can be normal, or, if it is normal, that such abnormality is acceptable, for requests from a coroner's court for a pathological examination to take 45 days to be met. I hope that the Minister of State will make it clear whether that sort of delay between a test being requested and being carried out is normal.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-10a.1081.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-11", "file": "debates1981-12-11a.xml", "sha256": "cd395bfae14df4ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-11a.1107.0", "colnum": "1107", "heading": "National Parks and Countryside Commission", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Phillip Whitehead", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Phillip Whitehead", "preceding_text": "into the debate critical of the planning powers of the national parks and the extent to which, to some degree, these overbear and override the powers of district authorities, and much more to those who are critical of some outsiders, non-residents in the parks, being on the boards of the parks, that they must consider the balance of interest that has to be struck in the administration of the area.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-11a.1107.0"}
{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-12-11", "file": "debates1981-12-11a.xml", "sha256": "cd395bfae14df4ea", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-11a.1153.3", "colnum": "1153", "heading": "HOUSING ACT 1980 (AMENDMENT) BILL", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Object.", "preceding_speaker": "", "preceding_text": "Order for Second Reading read.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-11a.1153.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-14", "file": "debates1981-12-14a.xml", "sha256": "2fb16cdcbdd62279", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.20.6", "colnum": "20", "heading": "Poland", "cue_speaker": "Mr. James Wellbeloved", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. James Wellbeloved", "preceding_text": "Is the Minister aware of the widespread support in Britain for the struggle of the Polish people against the tyranny and inefficiency of the Communist regime? Is he also aware that he commands the full support of the SDP—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.20.6"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-14", "file": "debates1981-12-14a.xml", "sha256": "2fb16cdcbdd62279", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.25.4", "colnum": "25", "heading": "Poland", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "I will call the hon. Member for Stretford (Mr. Churchill).", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.25.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-14", "file": "debates1981-12-14a.xml", "sha256": "2fb16cdcbdd62279", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.25.4", "colnum": "25", "heading": "Poland", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "I will call the hon. Member for Stretford (Mr. Churchill). [HON. MEMBERS: \"No.\"] Order. The hon. Gentleman was referred almost by name—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.25.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-14", "file": "debates1981-12-14a.xml", "sha256": "2fb16cdcbdd62279", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.28.0", "colnum": "28", "heading": "Steel Industry", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Stanley Orme", "cue_text": "Interruption", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Stanley Orme", "preceding_text": "iderable quantities of steel to the United States? The key paragraph of the right hon. Gentleman's statement says: Any payment will be conditional on a substantial majority of this industry agreeing to fund a significant reduction in capacity\", and it goes on to refer to section 406 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970. Can the right hon. Gentleman give the House more information? Finally—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.28.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-14", "file": "debates1981-12-14a.xml", "sha256": "2fb16cdcbdd62279", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.84.1", "colnum": "84", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Civil Aviation (Amendment) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Sproat", "preceding_text": "ion and/or denationalisation. He courteously told me that he would not be able to stay for the debate but I pay tribute to the part that he played in Committee. I shall take careful note of the arguments that he and my hon. Friend the Member for Brentwood and Ongar (Mr. McCrindle) put forward, although there might be a slight nuance of difference in the speed at which our privatisation goes ahead.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.84.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-14", "file": "debates1981-12-14a.xml", "sha256": "2fb16cdcbdd62279", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.106.2", "colnum": "106", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Welsh Water Supply", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Edwards", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Edwards", "preceding_text": "can make available at present only the basic framework for the guidelines. A copy of that letter is in the Library. Among the principal points that I make in it are these. First, I would welcome comments on the draft guidelines from hon. Members and, as I have said to the hon. Member for Aberdare (Mr. Evans), from the Select Committee on Welsh Affairs, and I shall take their comments into account.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.106.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-14", "file": "debates1981-12-14a.xml", "sha256": "2fb16cdcbdd62279", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.121.1", "colnum": "121", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Welsh Water Supply", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Shepherd", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Shepherd", "preceding_text": "outlets, producing a marked difference in industrial costs related to the cost of handling industrial trade effluents. Those four points make Herefordshire very different from the West of England. I therefore ask my right hon. Friend to bear those points in mind when considering the structure of the board. I wonder, first, why he reserves the right to appoint the local authority members concerned.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.121.1"}
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{"kind": "attributed_speech", "date": "1981-12-14", "file": "debates1981-12-14a.xml", "sha256": "2fb16cdcbdd62279", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.127.9", "colnum": "127", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Welsh Water Supply", "cue_speaker": "Hon. Members", "cue_text": "Give way.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Deputy Speaker", "preceding_text": "Order. The right hon. Member for Rhondda (Mr. Jones) knows that if the Minister does not give way he must resume his seat.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-14a.127.8"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.153.1", "colnum": "153", "heading": "Employment and Training", "cue_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. Norman Tebbit)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"How much?\"", "preceding_speaker": "The Secretary of State for Employment (Mr. Norman Tebbit)", "preceding_text": "ry. Young people in the new youth training scheme in their first year after leaving school at 16 will have \"trainee\" status. From 1983 they will cease to have eligibility of their own for supplementary benefit, except for the special groups, and so will be treated like those who remain in full-time education. While on the scheme they will, however, receive a training allowance from the Government.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.153.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.158.0", "colnum": "158", "heading": "Employment and Training", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman should remember that I have extended the scheme by two years. In the rundown of the scheme, as he correctly said, I have cut the maximum period of benefit from nine to six months from next summer. The amount of short-time working is now falling very rapidly and, therefore that scheme—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.158.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.158.0", "colnum": "158", "heading": "Employment and Training", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tebbit", "preceding_text": "ember that I have extended the scheme by two years. In the rundown of the scheme, as he correctly said, I have cut the maximum period of benefit from nine to six months from next summer. The amount of short-time working is now falling very rapidly and, therefore that scheme— [Interruption.] I am sorry if the Opposition do not like good news, but it happens to be true—short-time working is falling.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.158.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.214.0", "colnum": "214", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Social Security (Contributions) Bill", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Ioan Evans", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Ioan Evans", "preceding_text": "er. I was interested to hear on the radio this morning that the Chancellor's speech in our debate on public expenditure was written by the Prime Minister. That report has not been denied. If the speech of the Chancellor, who deals with the nations's finances, was written by the Prime Minister, it is a significant development. If that is not so, I hope that the Chief Secretary will deny the report.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.214.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.237.3", "colnum": "237", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Dewar", "cue_text": "Hon. Members: \"Why not?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Dewar", "preceding_text": "nment manoeuvres. Perhaps the Minister will say a little more about that, because it appears to be more complicated than the simple proposition that he meekly advanced to the House a few minutes ago. The Minister suggested that we were rather short of principles on this matter. I do not want to delay the House with a broad statement of our opposition to the principle of the sale of council houses—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.237.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.241.0", "colnum": "241", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Bill Walker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Bill Walker", "preceding_text": " property that is owned by the State should have equal rights. It was correct that we should make it possible for those individuals living in Scottish Special Housing Association properties to have the same rights as those living in properties that are owned, rented or leased by the council. This is probably the first opportunity that I have had to say something kind about Dundee district council—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.241.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.251.1", "colnum": "251", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Martin", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"If\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Martin", "preceding_text": "I believe that I was being a little fairer to the Government than my hon. Friend was a few moments ago. I take his point. When the next Labour Government are returned—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.251.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.276.0", "colnum": "276", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. John Patten)", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"They have\".", "preceding_speaker": "The Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Mr. John Patten)", "preceding_text": "ss). I say straight away to the right hon. Member for Mansfield that we do not intend at the moment, or in the near future, to accede to his request for a wide-ranging review of the provisions of the Act. We do so because there may well be cause for such a review when circumstances have changed—when, for example, the public disquiet about the workings of the Act have reached a great pitch or when—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.276.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-15", "file": "debates1981-12-15a.xml", "sha256": "172cc5b1e5b91c59", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.278.2", "colnum": "278", "heading": "WAYS AND MEANS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Patten", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Patten", "preceding_text": "er for Armagh, but he criticised my right hon. Friend for his record during the past year and said that only 861 charges had been laid for scheduled offences compared with 1,000 last year. Last year the number of charges laid was only 511, and the 861 laid this year shows considerable improvement. This week cars have been allowed into the centre of Belfast, which enriches that city in the evening—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-15a.278.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-16", "file": "debates1981-12-16a.xml", "sha256": "9e592026611ea1c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.292.3", "colnum": "292", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Sir Hugh Fraser", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Hugh Fraser", "preceding_text": "onsiderable confusion on the Opposition Front Bench on this issue, confusion which is becoming more marked every moment. Will my right hon. Friend pursue the same course of calm as has been announced today by the Egyptian Foreign Office, namely, that what has happened in the north, in Golan, is a matter entirely between the belligerents, Syria never having made any form of peace treaty with Egypt—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.292.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-16", "file": "debates1981-12-16a.xml", "sha256": "9e592026611ea1c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.292.3", "colnum": "292", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Sir Hugh Fraser", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Who is confused?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Hugh Fraser", "preceding_text": "ssue, confusion which is becoming more marked every moment. Will my right hon. Friend pursue the same course of calm as has been announced today by the Egyptian Foreign Office, namely, that what has happened in the north, in Golan, is a matter entirely between the belligerents, Syria never having made any form of peace treaty with Egypt— [Interruption.] —with Israel—or with Egypt, for that matter.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.292.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-16", "file": "debates1981-12-16a.xml", "sha256": "9e592026611ea1c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.292.4", "colnum": "292", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Atkins", "preceding_text": "It is important to keep these matters clear in our minds—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.292.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-16", "file": "debates1981-12-16a.xml", "sha256": "9e592026611ea1c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.339.0", "colnum": "339", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Television Licence Fee (Pensioners)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Geoffrey Dickens", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Geoffrey Dickens", "preceding_text": "d-age pensioners. If the monochrome licence were increased from £15 to £30, the yield would be 4 million times £15. I was speaking to the director-general of the BBC a fortnight ago and he said that there were 4 million monochrome sets in the country. If one multiplies £15 by 4 million over three years, £180 million becomes available. When I spoke privately to the Home Secretary about this matter—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.339.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-16", "file": "debates1981-12-16a.xml", "sha256": "9e592026611ea1c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.408.1", "colnum": "408", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Assisted Places)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Where is she?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "at Labour Members wish to say, they should do so during an election campaign. Otherwise, there will not be equal intakes at neighbourhood comprehensive schools. I refer in conclusion to the unity of the Labour Party and the Social Democratic Party on the issue. The old and the new Labour Parties do not seem to differ. I have some evidence here from the right hon. Member for Crosby (Mrs. Williams)—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.408.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-16", "file": "debates1981-12-16a.xml", "sha256": "9e592026611ea1c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.408.1", "colnum": "408", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Assisted Places)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"What?\"", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": "nity of the Labour Party and the Social Democratic Party on the issue. The old and the new Labour Parties do not seem to differ. I have some evidence here from the right hon. Member for Crosby (Mrs. Williams)—[HON. MEMBERS: \"Where is she?\"] Far be it from me to say that she is absent. She said that she opposed the assisted places scheme, as does the SDP. Also, from what I believe to be SDP policy—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.408.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-16", "file": "debates1981-12-16a.xml", "sha256": "9e592026611ea1c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.409.7", "colnum": "409", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Assisted Places)", "cue_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Dr. Boyson", "preceding_text": " not blind us to the fact that in certain areas—certainly in some inner city areas—the opportunities are not what we would wish. Let me illustrate my point by quoting an area less prejudiced than Britain. Last week I was in Rajkot in Gujerat. India has a long Socialist tradition, which is one reason why I chose the example. At Rajkumar college, a big residential school, 10 per cent. of the intake—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.409.7"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-16", "file": "debates1981-12-16a.xml", "sha256": "9e592026611ea1c7", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.420.0", "colnum": "420", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Education (Assisted Places)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Price", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Price", "preceding_text": " the school. The publication of the bare examination results sometimes gives a false picture. Can the Minister escape from the charge of creating the situation which he says the assisted places scheme is meant to remedy? That is a major charge against him. Everyone knows that fiddling takes place with both student grants and assisted places scheme grants. Usually, if Parliament votes money, it is—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-16a.420.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.448.11", "colnum": "448", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Neubert", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Neubert", "preceding_text": "As a former leader of the council of the London borough of Bromley—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.448.11"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.450.1", "colnum": "450", "heading": "Oral Answers to Questions — PRIME MINISTER", "cue_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "cue_text": "interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Prime Minister", "preceding_text": "the Exchequer give some figures. More recent figures show that overtime working in manufacturing is considerably up; hours lost through short-time working are considerably down; industrial production is up; manufacturing production is up; and the latest cyclical indicators released today provide increasingly strong evidence that a turning point occurred in the economic cycle in the second quarter.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.450.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.451.1", "colnum": "451", "heading": "Greater London Council (House of Lords Judgment)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Norman Atkinson", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Norman Atkinson", "preceding_text": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. You will be aware that there is widespread opinion, no doubt throughout London, that the recent House of Lords judgment will be considered by their Lordships to be an extra-parliamentary political instrument which they have used in order to further the politics of the Conservative Party—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.451.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.455.1", "colnum": "455", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"NO.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": "There might be a good deal of support for that.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.455.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.455.1", "colnum": "455", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"NO.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Pym", "preceding_text": "There might be a good deal of support for that. [HON. MEMBERS: \"NO.\"] There would, of course, be others who would wish to continue the practice. Luckily for me, I do not have responsibility for taking that decision. It is a matter for the House, but the right hon. Gentleman's proposition could and, I should have thought, should be considered in the appropriate way—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.455.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.457.5", "colnum": "457", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. James Wellbeloved", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. James Wellbeloved", "preceding_text": "Will the Leader of the House think again about a debate on the GLC issue? It is vital to make clear that what is at issue is not the right of the GLC to provide a subsidy but the responsibility that it exercises in providing that subsidy. Will the right hon. Gentleman bear in mind that it is vital to have a debate so that Mr. Livingstone and his Marxist friends on the GLC—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.457.5"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.459.4", "colnum": "459", "heading": "Business of the House", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Tony Marlow", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Tony Marlow", "preceding_text": "I wish to pursue a point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Hornchurch (Mr. Squire) with the Prime Minister. As my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House will no doubt have come across an important statement by the right hon. Member for Bristol, South-East (Mr. Benn), and as, from time to time, the right hon. Gentleman the Leader of the Opposition will obviously not be in attendance—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.459.4"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.463.2", "colnum": "463", "heading": "Greater London Council (House of Lords Judgment)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Speaker", "preceding_text": "o. 9 for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that he believes should have urgent consideration, namely, the judgment in the House of Lords in the case of the London borough of Bromley v. the Greater London Council\". There have been many exchanges in the House this afternoon on this question and hon. Members are aware that a debate will take place tomorrow on London Transport—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.463.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-17", "file": "debates1981-12-17a.xml", "sha256": "87ed4aef5f1dbdbc", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.467.6", "colnum": "467", "heading": "Clause 1", "cue_speaker": "Mr. J. W. Rooker", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. J. W. Rooker", "preceding_text": "ll find himself with a net loss of about £1.60. A £1 rise—in fact, it can be less than £1—can cause a loss of about £2.60 in national insurance contributions at that amount of weekly wages. It may be thought that not many people in the country are on a wage of about £30 a week. It is the sort of figure that Conservative Members might spend on a lunch. It has to be appreciated that for part-timers—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-17a.467.6"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-18", "file": "debates1981-12-18a.xml", "sha256": "a45a188e1e712699", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.555.3", "colnum": "555", "heading": "London and the South-East (Communications)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": "igher rates and the high expenditure relate not merely to lower fares. They relate to a substantial increase in costs in London Transport that have followed policy decisions by the GLC. These have led to operations by London Transport involving a very much larger need for grant than would otherwise be the case. That has to be made clear in discussing the balance between fare payers and ratepayers—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.555.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-18", "file": "debates1981-12-18a.xml", "sha256": "a45a188e1e712699", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.555.10", "colnum": "555", "heading": "London and the South-East (Communications)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Disgraceful.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Howell", "preceding_text": "uences of the judgment. I have seen a report that Mr. Livingstone will wish to see me to ask the Government to promote new legislation to allow the GLC to continue its policy. I shall certainly be prepared to see Mr. Livingstone to discuss the position with him, but I must make it clear that I have no intention of introducing legislation of a kind that would enable the GLC to promote inefficiency—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.555.10"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-18", "file": "debates1981-12-18a.xml", "sha256": "a45a188e1e712699", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.561.1", "colnum": "561", "heading": "London and the South-East (Communications)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": "We believe that there is the twin issue of the Government subsidy—which the Government will not face—and the provision of a reasonable subsidy from the ratepayer. If the hon. and learned Gentleman will wait for a moment, I shall come to his point. What also needs to be questioned—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.561.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-18", "file": "debates1981-12-18a.xml", "sha256": "a45a188e1e712699", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.561.1", "colnum": "561", "heading": "London and the South-East (Communications)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Answer the question.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Brown", "preceding_text": "nment will not face—and the provision of a reasonable subsidy from the ratepayer. If the hon. and learned Gentleman will wait for a moment, I shall come to his point. What also needs to be questioned— [Interruption.] As the hon. Member for Aberdeen, North (Mr. Hughes) interrupts me, I must say that it is a long time since we had a Scotsman sitting on the Front Bench intervening in a London debate.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.561.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-18", "file": "debates1981-12-18a.xml", "sha256": "a45a188e1e712699", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.567.3", "colnum": "567", "heading": "London and the South-East (Communications)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Hunt", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Hunt", "preceding_text": "The hon. Gentleman has attended the debate only intermittently. If he had been in the Chamber earlier, he would have heard the Minister deal with that point and give a firm assurance to pensioners in Bromley and elsewhere.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.567.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-18", "file": "debates1981-12-18a.xml", "sha256": "a45a188e1e712699", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.582.1", "colnum": "582", "heading": "London and the South-East (Communications)", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Clarke", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"No\".", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Clarke", "preceding_text": "tical of the GLC's policy and have always said that it is much too expensive for the London ratepayer and that it is wrong. London Transport's finances were transformed within a very short time. The Labour Party in the GLC has been in office for only seven months, but the finances have changed from being reasonably under control under the previous administration to being hopelessly out of control.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-18a.582.1"}
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{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.882.3", "colnum": "882", "heading": "Question of Privilege", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Mark Carlisle", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Oh\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Mark Carlisle", "preceding_text": "of him, and he has no rights in regard to defamation because of the privilege of the House. The solicitors write a letter of complaint to the hon. Member for Scotland, Exchange saying that their client takes exception to what was said. The solicitors, in the last paragraph of the letter, suggest that the reference to the matter in the House may have aggravated the damages that their client claims—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.882.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.884.2", "colnum": "884", "heading": "Question of Privilege", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lyons", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lyons", "preceding_text": "I hope that since it has been ruled that there is—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.884.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.884.2", "colnum": "884", "heading": "Question of Privilege", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Lyons", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Lyons", "preceding_text": "I hope that since it has been ruled that there is— [Interruption.] —or may be a breach of privilege, such a breach—", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.884.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.909.2", "colnum": "909", "heading": "Greater London Council (House of Lords Judgment)", "cue_speaker": "The Solicitor-General (Sir Ian Percival)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Solicitor-General (Sir Ian Percival)", "preceding_text": " any accounting period it runs up a deficit, it has prima facie a duty to make good that deficit in the next accounting period. It did not take a lawyer to see that that was what section 7(3) was saying. Whatever some people may have intended, that is what was before Parliament and passed by it. The sense of it is obvious. The London Transport Executive must endeavour to run on businesslike lines.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.909.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.909.2", "colnum": "909", "heading": "Greater London Council (House of Lords Judgment)", "cue_speaker": "The Solicitor-General (Sir Ian Percival)", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Solicitor-General (Sir Ian Percival)", "preceding_text": "ition of, and drawing of hon. Members' attention to some of, the guidance to be found in the speeches in this case. Of course, there are grey areas. But there is a further principle which is relevant and is clearly reflected in the speeches. It is well known that a court will not interfere in cases such as this, save in cases in which the mark, wherever it comes, has been very clearly overstepped.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.909.2"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.912.1", "colnum": "912", "heading": "Greater London Council (House of Lords Judgment)", "cue_speaker": "The Solicitor-General", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "The Solicitor-General", "preceding_text": " and the GLC to consider whether on the one hand, a reduction of fares might increase the use of the system and of the revenue or whether, on the other hand, an increase in the fares might reduce the use of the system and the revenue. These may be relevant questions when deciding whether, as a practical matter, the LTE can balance its books, or ought to budget for a deficit to be made up by grant.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.912.1"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.940.3", "colnum": "940", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poland", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Julian Amery", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Julian Amery", "preceding_text": "When the Soviet tanks rolled into Czechoslovakia, the right hon. Member for Huyton (Sir H. Wilson) caused the House to be recalled. The crisis that we are discussing is not much less serious, and it is a poor reflection on us that we can allow only so short a time to discuss it.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.940.3"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.944.0", "colnum": "944", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poland", "cue_speaker": "Sir Russell Fairgrieve", "cue_text": "Interruption.", "preceding_speaker": "Sir Russell Fairgrieve", "preceding_text": "by both political parties in this country. What we are seeing epitomised in Poland is the bankruptcy not only of any moral philosophy but even of any material philosophy. It is dead and buried. It can do nothing for the spirit and nothing for the body. It is totally and utterly bankrupt. We have seen what happened in Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and we trust that things will get no worse in Poland.", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.944.0"}
{"kind": "bracketed_cue", "date": "1981-12-22", "file": "debates1981-12-22a.xml", "sha256": "c18e8d00050c0c32", "speech_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.957.1", "colnum": "957", "heading": "Orders of the Day — Poland", "cue_speaker": "Mr. Amery", "cue_text": "HON. MEMBERS: \"Hear, hear.\"", "preceding_speaker": "Mr. Amery", "preceding_text": "Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. It is open to hon. Members to oppose the Adjournment of the House, but rather than do that, as many hon. Members still wish to speak, could there not be a consensus between the two Front Benches to prolong the debate for, say, an hour?", "preceding_id": "uk.org.publicwhip/debate/1981-12-22a.957.1"}
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