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H.L. 8° Maii

THURSDAY THE 15TH OF MAY-continued

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*The Lord Gainford-To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the prospects for improved

Anglo-Spanish trade in the light of King Juan Carlos' historic visit.

*The Lord Chelwood-To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide a breakdown of their estimate of £6m. in a full year as the cost of designating five or six environmentally sensitive areas, and what is their estimate of the savings to the taxpayer from the much reduced subsidies, grants and other costs resulting from such a change in land use.

Airports Bill-Committee.

[The Earl of Caithness]

Dental Auxiliaries Regulations 1986-The Baroness Hooper to move, That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14th April be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee.] Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Board) Order 1986-The Lord Lucas of Chilworth to move, That the draft Order laid before the House on 14th April be approved. [19th Report from the Joint Committee.]

FRIDAY THE 16TH OF MAY

*The Lord Graham of Edmonton-To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are satisfied

that recent take-overs within the British Film-making Industry are in the best interest of preserving Britain's cultural standards, and whether they consider that there is any threat to the retention in Britain of the Thorn-Emi Film Library.

*The Lord Graham of Edmonton--To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the evidence given by Mr J. Surr, Director of Special Employment Measures, Manpower Services Com- mission to the House of Commons Select Committee on Employment on 26th February 1986 that he has been involved in discussion with building trade employers for the past six months means that such discussion has been confined to the Building Employers Confederation. *The Lord Brougham and Vaux-To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the introduction of the Tyre Regulations Amendments incorporating the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulation 64 will be a road safety benefit particularly in view of the fact that 1986 is European Road Safety Year.

Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986-The Lord Glenarthur to move, That the draft

Order laid before the House on 7th May be approved.

†The Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos-To move, That this House calls upon Her Majesty's Government to withdraw the Draft Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1985, laid before the House on 7th May, and to lay before this House another draft order in its place which would include, additionally, the grant of the right of abode in the United Kingdom to those members of Hong Kong's ethnic minorities who under the Draft Order would be granted the status of British National (Overseas) but might in fact be rendered effectively stateless.

The Lord Bethell-To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress is being made towards better East-West human contacts as a result of the present conference in Berne within the context of the Helsinki Agreement.

MONDAY THE 19TH OF MAY

*The Baroness Burton of Coventry-To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is intended to issue a special stamp to mark the marriage of Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson on 23rd July and, if so, whether they will, if necessary, recommend to the chairman of the Post Office that 12p stamps be included.

*The Lord Kennet-To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will now make the proposed

deployment of US nuclear missiles at Molesworth subject to physical dual control,

*The Lord Kennet--To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, if they agree to the stationing of US chemical weapons in this country in time of crisis or war, there will require physical dual control.

*The Lord Jenkins of Putney-To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have agreed with the United States Government that in emergency Her Majesty's Government will use powers known to the United States Government but not known to Parliament and whether these powers include the enforcement of military the conscription offlabe and compulsory evacuation of homes.

Armed Forces Bill-Committee.

[The Lord Trefgarne]

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