Example sentences of "[vb mod] the leader " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why should the Leader of the House be in a position to give the wrong information to the House , given that he will almost certainly be making another business statement this week ? |
| 2 | Would the Leader of the House ensure that we discuss the relationship between a Secretary of State and a Select Committee of the House at the earliest opportunity ? |
| 3 | Er would the leader of the house then express his concern that at the end of the March when the tory party conference comes to Plymouth , there 's a hundred and thirty five children are going to miss a day and a half of their schooling because of that conference . |
| 4 | Now that the Commission has turned down the unanimous decision of the Catering Sub-Committee to invite the London food commission to give advice on how healthy and nutritious the food in the Members ' and Strangers ' Cafeterias is , what will the Leader of the House do to improve the situation ? |
| 5 | Will the Leader of the House explain why the Government voted against the EC directive on maternity leave which would have given women a minimum of 16 weeks of maternity leave and protection from being sacked because they are pregnant ? |
| 6 | Will the Leader of the House confirm the report in yesterday 's Financial Times that the rules for allocating this money were changed in 1988 with the approval of the Government , and will he give an immediate assurance that the new rules will be obeyed ? |
| 7 | Will the Leader of the House find time today to plan a journey from south Norfolk to north-west Norfolk to look at the local health services ? |
| 8 | Will the Leader of the House convey to the Prime Minister the request that he restore to Back Benchers — |
| 9 | Will the Leader of the House confirm that although few people in Britain would expect the Prime Minister to match President Yeltsin bottle for bottle , they will find it odd that the Government insist on increasing or doubling Britain 's nuclear fire power when both the Russians and the Americans see good reasons for cutting theirs ? |
| 10 | Will the Leader of the Opposition give the House one example of one major issue since 1970 to this very afternoon on which he has not changed his mind , purely for the electors ' convenience , that relates to the European Community ? |
| 11 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for a statement early next week by the Home Secretary ? |
| 12 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for an early oral statement on that important matter ? |
| 13 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for a statement by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on yesterday 's meeting of the Anglo-Irish intergovernmental conference , especially in the light of the Prime Minister 's failure to respond to the second part of the question that was asked by the hon. Member for Antrim , East ( Mr. Beggs ) ? |
| 14 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for the Home Secretary to make a statement next week about political asylum fraud ? |
| 15 | Will the Leader of the House ask the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food again to make a statement about the dioxins in Bolsover ? |
| 16 | Will the Leader of the House consider allocating time to look at planning requirements as they affect former nationalised industries such as the regional electricity boards , which continue to behave as though they were not in business for profit ? |
| 17 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for an early statement from the Lord Chancellor on the workings of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 following the collapse yesterday in Liverpool and Gravesham of several hundred poll tax cases because the Government have so far refused to introduce a commencement order to allow computer evidence to be used in the magistrates court under that Act ? |
| 18 | Will the Leader of the House find time next week to debate the issue covered in today 's editorial in The Birmingham Post entitled ’ So much for Buy British' ’ ? |
| 19 | Will the Leader of the House bear in mind the fact that there has been no debate on Northern Ireland for a long time ? |
| 20 | Given that it is only a few months since the Secretary of State appointed him under a two-year contract , will the Leader of the House arrange for the Secretary of State to make a statement to the House next week on the matter ? |
| 21 | Will the Leader of the House arrange for the Secretary of State for Scotland to make a statement next week on his handling of the planning process within Scotland in advance of the proposed local inquiry into the construction of a bridge to Skye ? |
| 22 | Will the Leader of the House take into account early-day motion 452 ? |
| 23 | Will the Leader of the House look at early-day motion 291 , which has been signed by 124 right hon. and hon. Members from both sides of the House ? |
| 24 | As the passing of the Bill is being given such high priority , will the Leader of the House guarantee that all the evidence will be put before the Committee — that some of it will not be suppressed , as the Secretary of State suppressed evidence put forward by colleges of further education ? |
| 25 | Will the leader of the house confirm that the government is announcing today by means of written answer , an increase of fifty pence in the prescription charges . |
| 26 | Further to the question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) , and given the obvious confusion among Ministers about the implications of their electoral promises for the future level of value added tax , can the Leader of the House conjure up the actual figure for value added tax when his Government came to office in June 1979 , and the level now as they go out of office ? |
| 27 | Can the Leader of the House find time soon for a debate on the economy of London ? |
| 28 | If not , can the Leader of the House at least persuade the silent Department of Trade and Industry to say something on the subject ? |
| 29 | As the Scottish islands await progress on the matter , can the Leader of the House tell us whether the Secretary of State for Scotland will make a statement early next week on ESAs for Scotland ? |