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1. The Cabinet were informed of the business to be taken in the House of Commons in the following week.

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Football Spectators Bill

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT said that the ootball Spectators Bill had completed its passage through the use of Lords on the previous Friday and was due to receive its Second Reading in the House of Commons on the following Tuesday.

ould be tabling an Instruction to enable the Standing thee examining the Bill to consider various safety issues When were outside the current scope of the Bill: this would enable consideration to be given to Government amendments that would allow for any recommendations which Lord Justice Taylor might make on safety issues to be acted upon and thus provide for a move towards all-seated football stadia.

In a briesssion, it was noted that it remained unlikely that any red meations that Lord Justice Taylor might make on football member

cards would come forward in time for the

passage of the

THE PRIME MINISTE amendments had been House of Lords which woul further opportunities recommendations which national football memb

umming up the discussion, said that oduced and undertakings given in the ensure that Parliament would have two debate, in the light of any Justice Taylor might make on a scheme, the details of the

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Government's proposals forementing such a scheme. The

ess was that the Bill provided was vital that it should be that the national football recommendations which Lord

essential point to continue to an enabling framework and that enacted in the current Session so membership scheme, together with Justice Taylor might make on rele Government decided to accept, delay.

The Cabinet

Took note.

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safety issues which the ld be implemented without

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2. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT previous day there had been 24-hour stoppages on Bri the London Underground and on London Buses. currently two disputes on British Rail, one in protes the management's decision to impose a pay settlement cent and the other concerning British Rail's proposals decentralise its pay negotiating machinery with effect from

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