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Cabinet
Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister, First Lord of
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Francis Pym (Lord President of the Council and
Patrick Jenkin (Secretary of State for Industry)
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Leader of the House of Commons)
John Biffen (Secretary of State for Trade)
William Whitelaw (Secretary of State for the Home
Department)
James Prior (Secretary of State for Northern
Ireland)
David Howell (Secretary of State for Transport)
Norman Fowler (Secretary of State for Social
Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone (Lord High
John Nott (Secretary of State for Defence)
Services)
Chancellor of Great Britain)
Peter Walker (Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries
Lord Carrington (Secretary of State for Foreign
and Food)
Leon Britian (Chief Secretary,'I'reasury)
and Commonwealth Affairs)
Michael Heseltine (Secretary of State for the
Baroness Young (Chancellor of the Duchy of
Environment)
Lancaster and. Leader of the House of Lords)
Sir Geoffrey Howe (Chancellor of the Exchequer)
George Younger (Secretary of S rate for Scotland)
Nigel Lawson (Secretary of State for Energy)
Sir Keith Joseph (Secretary of State for Education
Nicholas Edwards (Secretary of State for Wales)
Norman Tebbit (Secretar
of Stat
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and Science)
Humphrey Atkins (Lord Privy Seal)
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Employment)
Departments
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Peter Walker (Minister)
Earl Ferrers (Minister of State)
Alick Buchanan-Smith (Minister of State)
Mrs Peggy Fenner (Parliamentary Secretary)
Civil Service
Margaret Thatcher (Minister of the Civil Service)
Francis Pym (Lord President of the Council)
Barney Hayboe (Minister of State)
Defence
John Nott (Secretary of State)
Peter Blaker (Minister of State, Armed Forces)
Viscount Trenchard (Minister of State, Defence
Procurement)
Geoffrey Pattie (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State, Defence Procurement)
Jerry Wiggin (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State, Armed Forces)
Duchy of Lancaster
Baroness Young (Chancellor)
Education and Science
Sir Keith Joseph (Secretaryof State)
Paul Channon (Minister of State, Arts)
Dr Rhodes Boyson (Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State)
William Shelton (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State)
William Waldegrave (Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State)
Employment
Norman Tebbit (Secretary of State)
Michael Alison (Minister of State)
David Waddington (Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State)
Peter Morrison (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
Energy
Nigel Lawson (Secretary of State)
Hamish Gray (Minister of State)
John Moore (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
David Mellor (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
Environment
Michael Heseltine (Secretary of State)
Tom King (Minister of State, Local Government)
John Stanley (Minister of State, Housing)
Lord Bellwin (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
Giles Shaw (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
Neil Macfarlane (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State)
Richard Luce (Minister of State)
Neil Marten (Minister for Overseas Development)
Lord Trefgarne (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State)
Health and Social Security
Norman Fowler (Secretary of State for Social
Services)
Dr Gerard Vaughan (Minister of State, Health)
Hugh Rossi (Minister of State, Social Security)
Mrs,Lynda Chalker (Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State)
Lord Elton (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
Geoffrey Finsberg (Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State)
Home
William Whitelaw (Secretary of State) ?
Timothy Raison (Minister of State)
Patrick Mayhew (Minister of State)
Lord Belstead (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
Industry
Patrick Jenkin (Secretary of State)
Kenneth Baker (Minister of State, Industry and
Information Technology)
John MacGregor (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State)
John Wakeham (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State)
Law Officers
Sir Michael Havers (Attorney-General)
Sir Ian Percival (Solicitor-General)
Lord Advocate
Lord Mackay of Clashfern (Lord Advocate)
Nicholas Fairbairn (Solicitor-General for
Scotland)
Lord Chancellor
Lord Hailsham of Saint Marylebone
Lord President of the Council
Francis Pym
Lord Privy Seal
Humphrey Atkins
Scottish .
George Younger (Secretary of State)
Earl of Mansfield (Ministerof State)
Alexander Fletcher (Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State)
Malcolm Rifkind (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State)
Allan Stewart (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
Trade
John Biffen (Secretary of State)
Sally Oppenheim (Minister, Consumer Affairs
Peter Rees (Minister, Trade)
Reginald Eyre (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
Northern Ireland
James Prior (Secretary of State)
Earl of Gowrie (Minister of State)
Adam Butler (Minister of State)
David Mitchell (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
John Patten (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
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Sir George Young (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
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Foreign and Commonwealth
Lord Carrington (Secretary of State)
Humphrey Atkins (Lord Privy Seal)
Douglas Hurd (Minister of State)
Paymaster General
Cecil Parkinson
Privy Council -
Francis Pym (Lord President of the Council)
State)
lain Sproat (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
. State)
Transport
David Howell (Secretary of State)
Kenneth Clarke (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State)
Treasury
Margaret Thatcher (First Lord)
Sir Geoffrey Howe (Chancellor of the Exchequer)
Leon Brittan (Chief Secretary)
Michael Jopling (Parliamentary Secretary)
Nicholas Ridley (Financial Secretary)
Jock Bruce-Gardyne (Minister of State)
Lord Cockfield (Minister of State)
John StradlingThomas (Treasurer of the
Household)
Anthony Berry (Comptroller of the Household)
Carol Mather (Vice-Chamberlain of the
Household)
Anthony Newton (Lord Commissioner)
Peter Brooke (Lord Commissioner)
John Selwyn Gummer (Lord Commissioner)
Nicholas Budgen (Assistant Government Whip,
Commons)
David Hunt (Assistant Government Whip,
Commons)
Ian Lang (Assistant Government Whip Commons)
Government Whips, House of Lords
Lord Denham (Captain of the
Gentlemen-at-Arms) (Chief Whip)
Lord Sandys (Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard)
(Deputy Chief Whip)
Viscount Long (Lord in Waiting)
Lord Lyell (Lord in Waiting)
Lord Cullen of Ashbourne (Lord in Waiting)
Earl of Avon (Lord in Waiting)
Lord Skelmersdale (Lord in Waiting)
Welsh Office
Nicholas Edwards (Secretary of State)
Michael Roberts (Parliamentary Under-Secretary
of State)
Wyn Roberts (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State)
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Third Council Directive of 9 December
1969: 69/463/EEC
Fourth Council Directive (Italy only)
Fifth Council Directive (Italy only)
Fifth Council Directive (Italy only)
Sixth Council Directive 17 May 1977:
77/388/ EEC
Proposed Seventh Council Directive 11
January 1978
Eighth Council Directive 6 December 1979:
79/1062/ EEC
Ninth Council Directive (relates to other
member states)
Proposed Tenth Council. Directive 23 April
1979.
UK Legislation
Finance Act 1972
Finance Act 1973
Finance Act 1974
Finance Act 1975
Finance (No 2) Act 1975
Finance Act 1976
Finance Act 1977
Finance Act 1978
Finance (No 2) Act 1978
Finance Act 1980
Finance Act 1981
For further information please contact The
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Private Members Bills
The results of the Ballot for Private Members
Bills announced at Noon on Thursday, Novem-
ber 12:
1 Fred Willey
2 Norman Atkinson
3 Michael Hamilton
4 Peter Lloyd
5 Jack Aspinwall
6 Sir Hugh Fraser
7 Ernie Ross
8 Michael English
9 Ted Leadbitter
10 Sir Angus Maude
11 Michael Brown
12 Gwilym Roberts
13 Bill Homewood
14 Andrew Bennett
15 Jim Spicer
16 Sir Marcus Kimball
17 Jim Marshall
18 John Forrester
19 Fergus Montgomery
20 Ron Leighton
Ballot for Notices of Motion
for Friday, November 27
Robert Atkins
Sir William van Straubenzee
Les Huckfield
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policy and the EC, Ministry of Defence
with the annual
Department. He is the principal Law Officer of the
Crown in Scotland and responsible for prosecu-
tions in the High Court, Sheriff Courts and district
courts and also for fatal accident and sudden death
inquires. With the Solicitor General he shares the
handling of matters referred to the Department by
Members of Parliament, including constituency
cases.
_ The Solicitor General for Scotland (Nicholas H
and is the Lord Advocate's spokesman in the
House of Commons. Ile shares the handling of
matters referred to the Department by Members of
Parliament, including constituency cases (see Lord
Advocate's Department).
The Secretary of State (John No has overall
responsibility for the work of the Ministry.
Th Minister of State for the Armed Forces
(Pete Blakey) is responsible for the size and shape
of the three Services and for operational and
administrative matters, including personnel and
logistics for all three Services.
The i ister of State for Defence Procurement
(Viscount Trenchard) deals with all aspects of.
defence procurement and the defence equipment
programme, including sales.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
the Armed Forces Uerry Wiggin) assists Mr
Blaker, and is specifically response le for indi-
vidual cases concerning service personnel.
The Parliamentary Under-Se retary of State for
'Defence Procurement (Geoffrie Pattie) assists the
Lord Trenchard and has specific sponsibility for
Research and Development and for individual
cases concerning civilian personnel.
Department of Education
and Science
The Secretary of State (Sir Keith Joseph) has
overall responsibility for the work o e art-
ment and deals with the formation of general
policy; questions involving Senior Ministers in
other departments and the Leader of the House
and Chief Whip; public expenditure; major pay
issues; major appointments.
The Minister of State (Paul Chanson) has
responsibility for the arts and for libraries.
The P rliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Dr
Rhodes o on deals with all matters relating to
schools, including special schools, nursery educa-
tion and school meals and milk; the curriculum
and examination systems; educational problems of
ethnic minorities; sex discrimination; local govern-
ment finance; teacher employment, training,
recruitment, qualification, pay and superannua-
tion.
The Parliamentary deals with universities
(including the Open University) and academic
salaries; planning and provision of higher and
further education by local authorities and volun-
tary bodies; polytechnics; Council for National
Academic Awards; tuition fees; students' awards
and student affairs; urban programme; trade union
education; independent further education estab-
lishments and correspondence courses; education-
al broadcasting.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(William Kelton) deals with science, including the
Research Councils; international education mat-
ters; education and vocational preparation of, and,
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Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food
The mister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
(Peter Wa has overall responsibility for the
The Minister of State (Earl err deals with
agricultural resources policy, which includes agri-
culture in the national economy; agricultural
finance and taxation; the supply of fertilizers;
energy and other inputs; horticulture; advisory
policy; regional administration; agricultural
labour matters; plant health and seeds. He will also
be responsible for agricultural land and forestry
matters, including land use, tenure, improvement
and drainage, and research and development.
The Minister of State (Alick uchanan-Smith)
deals with agricultural support
including matters connected
review and EEC price fixing; fisheries policy;
marketing policy; and the following commodities-
cereals, meat, milk, potatoes and sugar.
The Parliamentary Secretary (Mrs Peggy Fen-
nr) deals with food policy and food standards;
animal health and welfare; environmental pollu-
tion, pesticides and infestations policy; emergency
services; relations with all overseas countries and
international organisation (except EC member
states); economics and statistics; and tropical
foods.
Central Office
of Information
The Minister of State, Civil Service Department,
(Barne Ha hoe) is responsible under the Chancel-
lor of a Duc y of Lancaster for matters of
efficiency, management and staffing within the
Department (see also Civil Service Department
and Her Majesty's Stationery Office).
Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster
The Cha cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(Barons Young) is responsible to the Queen for
the genera a ' 'stration of the Duchy and is
supported by the Duchy of Lancaster Office. (See
also Civil Service Department).
Civil Service Department
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
(Baroness Young) as Leader of the House of
Lords, is responsible to the Prime Minister for the
arrangement of Government business in the House
and has a responsibility to the House itself to advise
it on procedural matters and other difficulities as
they arise. On behalf of the Minister for the Civil
Service (the Prime Minister) the Chancellor is in
charge of the Civil Service Department.
The Minister of State (Barney Hayhoe), in
addition to assisting the Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster in her responsibilities for the Civil
Service Department and speaking on the Chancel-
lor's behalf in the House of Commons for matters
concerning the Department, has delegated respon-
sibility from the Chancellor for the day-to-day
work of the Government Actuary's Department
and the Government Hospitality Fund (see also
Central Office of Information and Her Majesty's
Stationery Office). Crown Office
The Lord Advocate (Lox Mackay of Clashfern)
has overall responsibility or the work of the
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financial support for, 16-19 year olds; education
and training for industry, commerce and the
professions; relations with the Manpower Services
Commission and aspects of its programmes; youth
and community service; educational research;
adult and continuing education; education tech-
nology; Further Education Curriculum Review
and Development Unit; Technician and Business
Education Councils and other examining and
validating bodies engaged with vocational employ-
ment.
Department of Employment
The Secretary of State (Norman ~Tebb has
overall responsibility for the work oI`fbe Depart-
ment of Employment group comprising the De-
partment of Employment, and Advisory Concila-
tion and Arbitration Service, the Health and Safety
Commission and its Executive, and the Manpower
Services Commission.
The Minister of State (Michael liso eals
with the EC and other overseas matters; work
permits; youth including careers service, youth
opportunities programme, and vocational prepara-
tion; social security issues relating to unemploy-
ment; the manpower effects of microelectronic
technology; race relations; equal pay and women's
general employment questions; disablement;
wages councils; the,Work Research Unit; employ-
ment agencies and statistics.
Th4 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Pete Morrison deals with manpower (other than
youth an the disabled) including employment
services, training, special temporary employment
programme, and special employment measures;
redundancy payments; and pay.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(David LTaddiagIQoI_drjls with industrial rela-
tions, including legislation; the docks; industrial
participation; and health and safety at work.
Department of Energy
The Secretary of State (Nig4 Lawson) is responsi-
ble for the Department as a n deals with
major policy questions and matters of major public
interest.
The Minister of State (Hamish ray) has special
responsibility for oil, offshore kas-a-n-d all UK
Continental Shelf operations. He acts as the
Secretary of State's deputy across the whole range
of the Department's activities and therefore
participates in making policy and in meetings on
subjects outside his special responsibility.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(John( Mooreas special responsibility for coal,
nuclear power and the distribution and sale of gas.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(David Llellor) has special responsibility for
electricity, energy conservation, the alternative
sources of energy, research and development and
for liaison with the Select Committee on Energy.
He also understudies the Secretary of State on
European Community energy matters and has a
general interest in international energy questions.
Department of
The Secretary of State (Michael eselting has
responsibility for the overall direction of the
Department, including particularly the strategic
issues of r,nht:r .v.-,.n-l:r...a o...t tt,o { ..
overseas development and aid matters.
The 'Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Lord ref Bute) deals with immigration and
nationality; general consular questions; East/West
relations; and supports the Lord Privy Seal on.
economic and UN matters.
Department of Health and. Social
Security
The Secretary of State for Social Services (Norman
Fowler) has overall responsibility for the work of
-de-Department and deals with all major policy
issues on all aspects of the Department's work and
the work of the Office of Population Censuses and
Surveys.
The Minister of State (Minis[ r for Social
Security and the Disabled) (Hugl .ossi) deals
with policy issues on, and day-to-day administra-
tion of, social security and has.special responsibil-
ity for policies for disabled people.
The inister of State (Minister for Health) (Dr
Gerard deals with policy issues on, and
day-to-day administration of, the health and
personal social services.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Lynda halker assists the Minister for Social
Securit H &Z pa-cticularly with matters
relating to computer policies, plans for the
operational development of the social security
schemes and their simplification, supplementary
benefit and occupational pensions.
The P rliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Geoffre Finsberg) generally assists the Minister
for Healt and ea particularly with matters
relating to prevention, the elderly and NHS staff
other than doctors and nurses. He also deals
particularly with the day-to-day administration of
the Office of Censuses and Surveys.
Th l Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Lord Elton ists the Ministers for Social
Security and for Health and deals particularly with
policies in pension matters including widow's
pensions, war pensions and age of retirement, the
review of NI contributions and the self-employed,
mentally ill and mentally handicapped people and
children's services (except child health).
Home Office
The Secretary of State (William
overall responsibility for the work o'ftfte impart-
ment. He deals personally with emergencies;
Royal matters; gambling; and security.
The Minister of State (Patrick lavh Is
with policy matters relating to the criminal law;
official secrets; sentencing powers and higher
courts machinery, criminal justice casework,
magistrates' courts procedure, administration and
finance and maintenance orders; juvenile and
mentally disordered offenders; life sentences; bail;
home defence; electoral matters; obscene publica-
tions; censorship and indecent displays; and
theatre and cinema licensing.
The Minister of State (Timothy aison) deals
with immigration and nationality ques tons, race
relations (including section 11 of the Local
Government Act 1966); human rights; sex discri-
mination; co-ordination of voluntary services;
privacy; drugs; experiments on animals; game laws
and the protection of wild life; church matters;
coroners' law; burial and exhumations; cremation;
liquor licensing; local legislation; taxis; charitable
o
Africa; the Common-
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economic and environmental impact of the De- _ wealth; and information and ultural affairs.. regulation use of the radio.
partmerit's policies. . : ' The Minister of State (Nei Marten) deals with The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
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The Minister for Local Government and En-
vironmental Services (Tom to deals with local
government (including finance); land use plan-
ning; development control and land; minerals;
countryside affairs; inner areas; regional affairs;
water; and environmental protection.
The Minister for Housing and Construction
(John Stanle) deals with housing; construction
indus es; new towns; Property Services Agency;
conservation areas; history buildings and ancient
monuments; and Royal Parks and Palaces.
Thy Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(NeilMacfarlane has special responsibilities for
sport anrecreation. He assists the Minister for
Local Government and Environmental Services on
countryside affairs; gipsies;. and zoos. He also
assists the Minister for Housing and Construction
on conservation areas; historic buildings; ancient
monuments; Royal Parks and Palaces.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretaryof State (Sir
George Young) assists the Minister for Housing
and Co n housing; construction indus-
tries; new towns; and the Property Services
Agancy. He also has special responsibility for
energy conservation and the Palace of West-
minster.
Th Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Gile Shaw assists the Minster for Local Govern-
ment and nvironmental Services on land use
planning; development control and land; water;
minerals; environmental protection; noise and
Ordnance Survey.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Lord ellwi assists the Minister for Local
Govern ent and Environmental Services on local
government (including finance); inner areas; and
regional affairs.
Mr King and Mr Shaw deal with Lord Bellwin's
subjects when they are raised in the House of
Commons.
Export Credits Guarantee
Department
The Minister for Trade (Peter Rees) is responsible
under the Secretary of State for Trade (John
Biffen) for the day-to-day work of the Department.
(See also Entry No 28, Department of Trade.)
Foreign and Commonwealth
Office
The Secretary of State (Lord arrin ton has
overall responsibility for the work in the Depart-
ment.
The Lord Privy Seal (Humphre Atkins) acts as
deputy to the Secretary of State and principal
spokesman in the House of Commons for the full
range of subjects covered by the Department. in
particular he deals with the European Communi-
ties; Western and Southern Europe; Asia; and the
Pacific.
The Minister of State (Doug] Hurd deals with
defence; arms control and isarmament; the
Middle East and North Africa; the United Na-
tions; economic matters generally; Conference on
Security and Co-operation in Europe; South Asia;
and assistance to the Lord Privy Seal on European
Community questions, particularly the Mandate
Group and the European Parliament during the
British Presidency.
The Minister of State (Richat uc44eals with
North, Central and South America; the Caribbean;
Dependent Territ
ries;
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(Lord elstead deals with police; prisons; proba-
tion an aftercare; parole; the Fire Service; fire haMatters. ndling ooff mat ers referred ton Deeoshares the Secretary of State in the
prevention and certain other public safety matters; ischarge of 1
preenio n and the Channel Ilia af atte sMembers of Parliament including cons~tituuenc of functions.
Man. Y The Secretary of State Qames has ov1
Mr Mayhew deals with Lord $elstead's subjects respo
The nsibiliryt fore uch matters as PeecAt Attorney s responsibility for the work of the Nora
when they are raised in the House to Commons. General delegates to him from time to time, and Ireland Office and the Northern Ireland Der,
Y ments.
ad deals personally with political, secu
Department of Industry shares ese with him the handling of matters referred to and broad economic policy.
De Secretary of State (Patrick enkin) is in charge Department by Members including consti- Ton Mlity o of State (Earl r Jaffa- e)
D tuency cases. responsibility for the Northern Ire!!
of all aspects of the De Lent of the Civil Service and the Depa~nani
consulted by his Ministerial Ministerial colleagues, as [they
Lord Advocate's Department Finance; and also for: police ad ons an
think appropriate, before decisions are reached on moil, ild
ma t ors of op at , before decisions are particular reached
decisions The Lord Advocate (Lord Mackay of Clashfern) is programme; pr gramme; Royal dmin oyalion; o Prerogative tive of Md buuild
ercy;
appointments, salary and information u~ the principal Law Officer o? gninScotland pensation for criminal injuries; prMrobation; tre
ie
onna. 4 and the Government's constitutional and legal ment [ of of offenders; training schools and t
The Minister of State for dus adviser on Scottish affairs. He has overall responsi. development of the penal system; firearms a
tion Technology uY and Informa- biliry, for the work of the Lord Advocate's explosives; election procedures; and civil emerge
gy (Kenneth eke deals with all Department, which assists him in these functions to the Secretary aspects of itechnology, including tole- ties. He is also Deputy computer sincluding tele- and which also undertakes the drafting of Scottish
communications, of information nfor and acts as spokesman in House ods on s
tropics, celectronics ations, computer systems, yste robotics and legislation. With the Solicitor General for Scotland Northern Ireland matters.
space: British Telecommunications; Post Office he shares the handling of matters referred to the The Minister of State (Adam Butler) hl
Cable and Wireless; public purchasing; research Department by Members of Parliament, including responsibility for the Northern It
and development (indudin th I constituency cases went fC par
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ustnal Re- o omerce, the Department of Manpowcls ThS search Establishments)- NEB; NRDC; span- The Solicitor General for Scotland (Nicholas (job and the Department of A
sorship of chemicals, textiles; mechanical and Fairbaun) is spokesman for the Lord Advocate in Services rim er- of Agriculture.
electrical engineering and paper, a of Commons and is responsible for such lth a dot the is NortherohnddddPaDDDDtten)'"'has res ponsi i
The Minister of State for Indust matters as the Lord Advocate delegates to him Irelan acts ent of Health and Social Services
LL-. nt) deals Minister with rState r Ind, inward (Norman from time to time and shares with him the handlin He also acts as spokesman in the House o
Lent financial assistance under the Industry Act; ofmatters referred to the Department byMembe g Commons on Matters for which Lord Gowrie i
Lvehicles; aerospace (except space); t iron and y Act; of Parliament, including constituency cases. responsible.
shipbuilding and shiprepair; general The Scottish Law Officers also have responsibi-
and The parliamentary Under-Secretary S towards nationalised industries. policy lities in .the civil law field in res of rth-''
pert of civil (David tchell) has res
The Paaliament ern Irelan am a pohe c for the
ary Under-Secretary of State jurisdiction and procedure, evidence, the enforce- P rtment of f the Environment.
(John is liamer) deals with small firms; span- Lent and recognition of foreign judgments, the The Pa liamenta r Under-Secr retary of State vate States
(Johp o e ea er, footwear law of diligence and limitation of actions (Nicholas cots) has res
timber, minerals, international law, and related matters. Th yrhave P rtmenpof Educryatiofor nthe theNorth
and miscellaneous manufacturing indus- ern Irelan e a
ietalsndustrial cmpneous of doer oversight of the work of the Scottish Law
tion, consumer protection, planning, Per Commission. Office of Population Censuses
environmental, social protection, port' These functions are carried out through the and Surveys
safety .
ry and health and Scottish Courts Administration in Edinburgh. secur envir poems. He assists Mr Baker on chemicals See Department of Health and Social Security
and textiles; paper; mechanical and electrical Lord Chancellor's De artment
engineering. He assists Mr Lamont on
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f n nationalised industry policy.
Land Registry
Lord Chancellor's Department.
Law Officers' Department
The Attorney General (Sir Michael Havers has
overall responsibility for the work oft a Depart-
ment. He is responsible for all major matters of law
and policy and, in particular, deals with interns.
tional, constitutional, criminal and Northern Irish
J3 i ; Yost Office; Cable and Wireless; NEB and
NRDC; research and development (including
IREs). and public Purchasing. He assists Mr
Lamont on vehicles, aerospace, iron and steel
(having special responsibility for complaints and
private steel firms about BSC); shipbuilding and
shiprepair (having special responsibility for the
private ship and boat building and repair indus-
tries) a d
partment is responsible. He assists
Mr Baker on information technology (having
connected with the nationalised industries for See Lord Chancellor's Department
which the De
(John ak ecretary of state ePartment. The Lord Chancellor is also
eats with the common services; responsible for the Land Registry, Northern
industry and education; the Engineering Council Ireland Court Service) Public Re cord Office and
institutions; relations with the professional engineering Public Trustee Office.
nstitutions; nationalisation compensation; stan-
dards; international work not connected with Northern Ireland Court Service
specific industries; and privatisation
f
t
e ndustry Act. Ma lebone has res se- ? St
The Parliamentary Under S his D ) responsibility fora e w rk of
Policy, toward investment, and selective assistance
Paymaster General's Office
egional The Lord Chancellor (Lord ails,
under
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the Secretary of State for Northern Irelands Her
Majesty's Principal Officer in Northern Ireland.
Under the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provi-
sions) Act 1972 the Secretary of State became
responsible, inter alia for th d
The Paymaster. General (Cecil a
ki
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nson) has
general oversight of the Paymaster en l's
Office. rMr Parkinson is Chairman of the Conserva-
Privy Council Office
The Lord President of the Council an Leader of
the House of Commons (Francis Pvrn) has
responsibility for the Office. As lea er 7O he
House of Commons he is responsible for planning
and supervising the Government's legislative prog-
ramme. He upholds the rights and privileges of the
House as a whole, and in this capacity it falls to him.
to move motions relating to the procedure of the
House. Mr Pym also has responsibility for the
co-ordination of Government Information.
law and order. The Northern Ireland Constituti of Public Record Office
Act 1973 provided, inter alia, that law and order See Lord Chancellor's Department
would remain for the time being reserved to the
Secretary of State. After the Northern Ireland Public Trustee Office
Executive, which had been appointed by the See Lord Chancellor's Department
Secretary of State and which took office on I
May 1974, responsibility for the direction n ena of and ut.Utt1SI1 VIIice ( g
control of the Northern Ireland Departments The Secretary bil State
the wo Younger) has
reverted to the Secretary of State under the NI overall responsibility for the war
Office. He deals torus,
(Constitution) Act 1973. The Northern Ireland personally with life prisoners,
Act 1974
State patients a
which be
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t
came law on 17 July 1974 and
e exercise of the Royal
made better temporary provision for the govern- Prerogative of Mercy.
ment of Northern Ireland, continued the arrange- The Minister of State (Earl of/~ i
ments whereby the Northern Ire!and D
responsible for agriculture
and fi
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epartments
Scot
are subject to the direction and control of the land. He also deals with forestry; Hig1 lands and
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Board; co-ordination of Government action in
relation to the Highlands and Islands.
4 The Secretary of State deals with Lord Man-
sfield's subjects when they are raised in the House
of Commons.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(The Minister for Industry and Education, Alex-
ande Fletcher) deals with industrial and regional
develdpinra-, Manpower services; matters relating
to oil development; new towns; electricity; educa-
tion including primary, secondary, and higher
education, but excluding universities; public lib-
raries; youth and community services; sport and
recreation; and the arts.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(The Minister for Health and Social Work, Allen
LS r_.n) deals with Health Boards and the Com-
mon Services Agency; hospital services; general
practitioner services; community health services;
ambulance services; health education; services for
the elderly, children, the disabled and the mentally
handicapped; list D schools; children's hearings;
and the after-care of offenders.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(The Minister f r Home Affairs and the Environ-
ment, Malcolm deals with police and fire
services; civil law and criminal justice; prisons;
Scottish Courts Administration; local government;
town and country planning; housing; roads and
transport; water, sewage and pollution; urban
renewal; building control; and ancient monuments
and historic buildings.
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
The Minister of State, Civil Service Department
(Barney Hayhoe), under the Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster (Baroness Young) has Min-
isterial responsiblity for the Department (see
Central Office of Information and Civil Service
Department).
Department of Trade
The Secretary of State for Trade (John Biffen) has
overall responsibility for the work of the Depart-
ment.
'17h Minister of State for Consumer Affairs
(Sally O e helm) has special responsibility for:
competition policy, monopolies and mergers,
restrictive practices, consumer protection and
information, consumer safety, trading standards,
metrication, National Consumer Council,
nationalised industries consumer councils, con-
sumer credit, product liability,, advertising, tour-
ism, the hotel and travel industries, hallmarking,
estate agency, newspaper, film and publishing
industries and the distributive a#d service trades.
The Minister for Trade (Peted e c hac special
responsibility for overseas trade policy, including
EC questions, commercial relations and tariffs, the
Export Credits Guarantee Department, and the
British Overseas Trade Board.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Reginald Eyre has special responsibility for:
commercial law including international aspects;
supervision of companies, investment bodies and
the insurance industry; insolvency and bankrupt-
cy; patents and trademarks; copyright and all
aspects cf intellectual property.
Th Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(lain S has special responsibility for: civil
aviation, marine and shipping policy and statistics.
Department of Transport
The Secretary of State for Transport (David
Howe!:) is responsible for the work of the
F Czi lit and deals personally with overall
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transport policy and major legislation; appoint.
ments; finance and public expenditure (including
taxation); overall policy towards the nationalised
transport industries; road safety policy and legisla-
tion; Traffic Commissioners; overall policy on
highways; EC and international matters; transport
in London; lorry weights and dimensions.
The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
(Kennetb'Clarke) deals with case work on highway
and po sc eme ; driver and vehicle licences;
international road freight permits; heavy vehicles;
dangerous goods; road safety generally; car park-
ing and traffic management; 2-wheeled transport.
HM Treasury
The Prime Minister (Margare Thatcher) is also
First Lord of the Treasury.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir Geoffrey
Howe as Second Lord is its Ministerial Head and
as overall responsibility for the work of the
Treasury.
The Chief Secretary (Leo Britian) deals with
public expenditure and the ge a siness of the
Public Services Sector; industry; agriculture,
energy; nationalized industries (except disposal of
assets); local authority business in general; public
sector pay; overseas aid and export credit.
The Financial Secretary (Nichol4 Ridley) deals
with case work and policy from It Z t R .renue
(except capital taxes and corporate taxation) and
the EC Budget. He is the Treasury Minister
responsible for Parliamentary financial business,
including business concerning the PAC, C & AG
and auditing matters and the review of the
Exchequer and Audit Acts. He also deals with
disposal of public sector assets.
Committee Visit
deals with policy questions onVAT an other
Customs and Excise matters; case work for
Customs and Excise and the Royal Mint; Monetary
policy; banks; building Societies and National
Savings. He also deals with overseas finance
(except aid and export credit which are handled by
the Chief Secretary); the Department of National
Savings; and Treasury minor departments.
The Minister of State (Lot Cockfield) deals
with major policy questions on income and
corporate taxation); policy and case work on
capital taxation (including Development Land
Tax); Petroleum Revenue Tax and major issues of
fiscal policy not otherwise specifically allocated.
He is in overall charge of the various exercises
aimed at reducing waste and promoting efficiency,
in as much as they affect the Chancellor of the
Exchequer's departments.
Welsh Office
The Secretary of State (Nicho "Edwards) has
overall responsibility for the wo part-
ment. He deals personally with economic matters;
industry; European matters; agriculture and fores-
try; and constitutional issues.
Th Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Wy Roberts deals with health and social work;
local government; housing; Welsh language, arts,
National Library of Wales, and National Museum
if Wales; water; and tourism.
The arliamentary Under-Secretary of State
(Michae Roberts) deals with education; highways
and tra r; an use planning, and Town and
Country planning; appointments; ancient monu-
ments and historical buildings; Countryside Corn-
mission and National parks; and sport.
The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee visited the IBA's research and development
headquarters at Crawley Court near Winchester on Tuesday, November 10. Pictured above are,
front row (left to right): Mr Ray Hills (IBA), Mr David Mudd, Mr WalterAnderson (IBA), Dr S
Wernick (Institute of Metal Finishing), Mr M Goldsmith (Science Policy Foundation), Mr Leslie
Spriggs, The Earl of Kintore, Sir David Price, MrJohn Osborn, Lord Auckland, Baron Sewter
(IBA).
Other members representing the Institute of Physics, Institute of Biology, Library Association,
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