Example sentences of "hon. [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.

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1 As my hon. Friend no doubt knows , under the Road Traffic Act 1991 , local authorities will be able to seek power to recruit and deploy their own parking attendants in designated areas , and any fines levied go to local authorities to help defray the costs of that service .
2 This summer , I concluded that the latter was better than the former and I can give my hon. Friend no assurance that I would not reach the same conclusion again .
3 Although we shall do our utmost to resist it , I can not give my hon. Friend a guarantee that we will be successful in that endeavour .
4 May I press my hon. Friend a little further on the question of the special car tax , given the Government 's excellent record in getting rid of idiosyncratic taxes , of which this is one ?
5 I can not give my hon. Friend a precise answer to that question , but the inspection of a school in Wales is a fairly rare occurrence , taking schools as a whole .
6 I can not give my hon. Friend a precise timetable .
7 I have always shared with my hon. Friend a belief in the importance of manufacturing industry , particularly the motor car industry .
8 Is not my hon. Friend a little surprised that the Opposition seek to raise that point , given that the 1990 Act and other measures demonstrate that every major environmental initiative this century has been implemented by a Conservative Government ?
9 It has recently published its prospectus for 1992-93 , and I will send my hon. Friend a copy .
10 Let me give my hon. Friend a quote : ’ If our costs rise more rapidly than others ' costs , particularly German costs , then British producers lose markets at home and abroad . ’
11 However , I am delighted that the Government are giving my hon. Friend a money resolution — that is all very proper — but I beg the House not to be too concerned about what the figure is .
12 In view of the current review of tourism has my right Hon. Friend discussed with our right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment and if he has not , I hope that he will the structure of tourism in Wales ?
13 My right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment made his statement on 31 January suspending , as I understand it , further applications for section 4 assistance in England .
14 I will send my Hon. Friend the full details .
15 I have read his speech in this House , in which he made most of those points , and some of his contributions in the Water Bill Committee , in which he made other points which have been well answered by my Hon. Friend the Minister of State .
16 The research vessel services from Barry are a matter for my right Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science .
17 Will he tell us why he refused to give an interview on the television programme referred to by my Hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley ( Mrs. Clwyd ) ?
18 Mr. Alison : My Hon. Friend will have noted the debate in the House last Monday on the initiative by my Hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove ( Sir H. Miller ) .
19 I appreciate the difficulties that my right Hon. Friend faces and I am not criticising him , but would it not be a good idea to consider a combination of more all-day European supply days such as the one next Thursday , longer debates-late at night , if necessary the sending of more business upstairs to Committee whenever a particular document makes that relevant and also , once a month , having a longer Friday afternoon session so that European enthusiasts , such as my Hon. Friend the Member for Southend , East ( Mr. Taylor ) , myself and others can take part .
20 It arises out of Welsh questions and the Secretary of State for Wales ' answer to the question that he was asked by my Hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley ( Mrs. Clwyd ) .
21 During Question Time today and this involves your position , Mr. Speaker the Secretary of State said that he could not deal adequately with the question on the Order Paper in the name of my Hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley ( Mrs. Clwyd ) because there was not enough time in a parliamentary answer .
22 I understand the reply that you gave my Hon. Friend the Member for Walsall , North ( Mr. Winnick ) , but is it not possible to ask the Leader of the House , who is present , when we will have a statement about Mr. Rushdie and the ayatollah 's decision ?
23 However , in Committee my Hon. Friend the Member for Falkirk , West ( Mr. Canavan ) pointed out that the report and accounts for 1987–88 referred to six trustees responsible for TOPS and a management committee of 10 .
24 In Committee , my Hon. Friend the Member for Falkirk , West and the Hon. Member for Tayside , North ( Mr. Walker ) had an interesting exchange about the merits of the existent or non-existing pension scheme run by Magic Bus and Stagecoach .
25 As my Hon. Friend the Member for Cunninghame , North ( Mr. Wilson ) said , there are other benefits over and above that for example , the early retirement pension , the ill-health retirement pension , the lump sum on retirement , insurance so that any surviving dependants will receive the pension rights of the deceased , and so on .
26 As my Hon. Friend the Member for Cunninghame , North ( Mr. Wilson ) said , there are other benefits over and above that for example , the early retirement pension , the ill-health retirement pension , the lump sum on retirement , insurance so that any surviving dependants will receive the pension rights of the deceased , and so on .
27 What he did not give in response to the many points made by my Hon. Friend the Member for Dundee , East ( Mr. McAllion ) were absolute guarantees and reassurance for the people who work for the Scottish Transport Group .
28 In response to my Hon. Friend the Member for Dundee , East , the Minister said that the transitional arrangements will take between six and 16 months .
29 The Minister did not give a clear response to the question from my Hon. Friend the Member for Dundee , East .
30 At that time the Hon. Gentleman expressed the hope that between then and Report his Hon. Friend the Minister would look into the matter , talk to his right Hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State and decide that it was more logical to have one body looking after all transport issues in Scotland .
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