Thursday, 1 July 1954
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether during the interim period before he makes the gin trap illegal, he will give wide publicity to the Caldra system of rabbit netting, and other humane...
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many properties or estates of any description are still held under requisition by his Department; if he will order a new investigation into the circumstances...
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many acres of land acquired by purchase or rented for war purposes by Service Departments have since been transferred to the Land Commission or Commissioners...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress, in accord with Government policy, the Agricultural Land Commission is making in selling or letting properties acquired for the purpose of putting...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what research has been made into the effect of chemical fertilisers and insecticides on the flavour of potatoes.
asked the Minister of Agriculture what sum of rent has been paid by the tenant for the first six months at Crichel Down.
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many entries for the agricultural apprenticeship scheme have been notified.
asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of cases of underpayment of farm workers investigated by his inspectors during the 12 months ended 31st May this year; the amount recovered; and the...
Mr. Philips Price: asked the Minister of Agriculture what principles govern the tightening up now taking place of conditions under which licences are granted for milk production on farms; and...
Mr. Philips Price: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can now state what further steps are being taken by his Department for the progeny testing of boars and generally for the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what objections to the use of the Hessary Tor site for a television station serving the Plymouth area have been lodged by persons claiming legal rights in the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether there has been any fresh outbreak of atrophic rhinitis among pigs during the last fortnight.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether there has been any further spread of the rabbit disease of myxomatosis during the last fortnight; and what is the most northerly outbreak reported up to date.
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many calves have been approved for the £5 grant during the past six months; and how many were rejected as being unlikely to make good beef beasts.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is satisfied that the potato crop for the coming season will meet the requirements of the market.
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he takes to inspect the nets of foreign vessels fishing in British waters to ensure that they comply with the international convention as to size of mesh.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will publish a new manual of Civil Defence for the guidance of Civil Defence workers, taking into account the necessary precautions...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what volumes of the Manual of Basic Training for Civil Defence have been published; what was the date of the last volume published; and how...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent he issues directives to Civil Defence organisations in Scotland.
Mrs. Jeger: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of affiliation orders issued during the last three years for which figures are available.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will grant political asylum to Dr. Joseph Cort.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will circularise the authorities concerned, drawing their attention to the necessity for local liaison between signal boxes controlling...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent violent and other offences committed by youths have increased during the past year five years and 20 years, respectively; what...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will transfer the female prisoners at Holloway to another prison and use Holloway to reduce overcrowding at Wandsworth.
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal to state the business for next week?
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement about the appointment of the members of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in accordance with the provisions of the Atomic...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[Mr....
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
Amendments made: In page 4, line 20, leave out "twenty-five." and insert "twenty-six."
Amendment made: In page 5, line 3, after "fulfilment," insert: , in relation to those mines or ant of them."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
Amendment made: In page 5, line 11, at end, insert: and to the following provisions of this Act."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 6, line 20, to leave out "ninety," and to insert "seventy-two." I suggest that it will be convenient to take at the same time the next two Amendments and also the...
Amendment made: In page 7, line 16, leave out "ninety," and insert "seventy-two."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 8, line 2, to leave out "(if any)." I suggest that it would be for the convenience of the House if the discussion on this Amendment could cover also the many other...
I beg to move, in page 8, line 12, to leave out from "other," to "that," in line 14, and to insert, "competent person and." I think that it would be convenient to consider with this Amendment...
Amendments made: In page 9, line 18, after "prescribed," insert: by virtue of this paragraph.
It may be convenient if, with the next Amendment we discussed the next two Amendments, in page 10, line 4, after "manager." to insert "or owner," and in line 11, at the end, to insert: (3) Every...
I beg to move, in page 10, line 32, to leave out "send." and to insert "give." This is the first of a long series of Amendments which are all of a drafting character. Their object is to respond...
I beg to move, in page 11, line 11, to leave out paragraph (a), and to insert: (a) accurate plans of— (i) all the workings in the mine (whether abandoned or not) or such of them as ma) be...
5.45 p.m.
I beg to move in page 15, line 21, to leave out from "section." to "for," in line 24, and to insert: it shall not be lawful for any persons to be employed below ground in a mine of coal,...
Amendment made: In page 17, line 31, leave out subsection (3).—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 18, line 22, at the end, to insert: Provided that no such provision as aforesaid shall be made with respect to a mine by the Minister or an inspector unless the Minister...
Amendment made: In page 19, line 26, leave out first "or," and insert "and."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
6.0 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 22, line 1, after "as," to insert "either—(i)." I think it would be helpful if we were able to refer also to the Amendment to page 22, line 3, after "inadvisable,"...
I beg to move, in page 22, line 43, to leave out the second "or." This is the first of a different series of Amendments, and it would be convenient if we could, at the same time, consider the...
I beg to move, in page 23, line 38, to leave out from "the," to "the," in line 39, and to insert: avoidance of bodily injury being caused to person, by reason of. This Amendment is moved in...
I beg to move, in page 26, line 6, after the second "mine." to insert "or." This Amendment goes together with the next two on the paper, in lines 8 and 10. They implement an undertaking which I...
Amendment made: In page 27, line 5, leave out "so far as is reasonably practicable."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 28, line 40, to leave out "seventy-five." and to insert "fifty." This Amendment, and the next five Amendments on the Paper, give effect to undertakings which I gave in...
I beg to move, in page 30, line 20, to leave out subsection (2), and to insert: (2) It shall be the duty of the manager of every mine to take such steps as may be necessary for securing that he...
Amendments made: In page 31, line 13, leave out from "notice," to "specifying," in line 14.
Amendment made: in page 32, line 16, leave out from "mine," to "to," in line 17.—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
Amendments made: In page 33, line after "by," insert or by virtue of."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
Amendments made: In page 33, line 30, leave out from "notice." to "specifying," in line 32.
I beg to move, in page 34, line 23, to leave out subsection (2), and to insert: (2) Without prejudice to the general application of the foregoing subsection— (a) ventilation produced in a...
I beg to move, in page 35, line 35, to leave out Clause 51. We have already inserted a new Clause which gives inspectors improved and more general powers for the improvement of ventilation.
Amendments made: In page 36, line 35, after "by," insert "section fifty of."
I beg to move, in page 37, line 38, to leave out "nine hundred," and to insert "four hundred and fifty." It may be necessary to preface my remarks by saying that this is an official Opposition...
I beg to move, in page 38, line 1, to leave out: There shall be provided and maintained. I think it would be convenient to discuss this and the following three Amendments together, because they...
7.0 p.m.
Amendments made: In page 39. leave out lines 24 and 25.
Amendment made: In page 41, line 6, leave out "not practicable," and insert "impracticable."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 43, to leave out lines 1 to 7, and to insert: ,shall make provision for requiring that, where the amount of inflammable gas in the general body of the air in a part of a...
7.15 p.m.
Amendments made: In page 46, line 19, leave out from "mine." to "the," in line 20.
Amendments made: In page 47, line 6, leave out from beginning, to "such," in line 8, and insert: In the case of every mine, the owner thereof and the manager thereof shall each he charged with...
Amendments made: In page 48, line 1, leave out from beginning, to "forthwith." and insert: In the case of every mine, the owner thereof and the manager thereof shall each he charged with the duty.
I beg to move, in page 48, line 12, to leave out subsection (2). This and the next two Amendments are consequential upon the introduction of the new Clause 149.
Amendments made: In page 48, line 34, leave out "subsection (1) of."
I beg to move, in page 50, line 15, to leave out paragraph (b), and to insert: (b) unless he is the manager of the mine, he shall, forthwith after complying with the foregoing paragraph, give, to...
I beg to move, in page 52, line 12, after "his," to insert "normal." This is to make sure that the workman will only be affected in this case in regard to the normal scope of his duties.
I beg to move, in page 52, line 42, to leave out subsection (2). This Amendment is consequential on Clause 149.
I beg to move, in page 53, line 19, to leave out "and maintained," and to insert "maintained and used." This Amendment relates to the construction, installation and maintenance of certain...
Amendments made: In page 54, line 13, leave out: so far as is reasonably practicable.
7.30 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 55, line 18, to leave out Clause 84. We adopted yesterday a new Clause which deals with this subject in a more elaborate and improved way. Therefore, we ought now to leave...
I beg to move, in page 55, line 27, to leave out "or seeking employment."
8.0 p.m
Amendments made: In page 57, line 27, leave out from second "of," to "the," in line 28, and insert "securing."
Amendment made: In page 58, line 20, after "fulfilment," insert: in relation to the quarry."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
Amendment made: In page 59, line 5, leave out "forty-eight," and insert "seventy-two."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
Amendments made: In page 60, line 41, leave out from "other," to "that," in line 43, and insert "competent person and."
I beg to move, in page 62, line 38, to leave out from "Prevent," to "and," in line 41, and to insert: the occurrence of accidents due to any such vehicles' running away. As at present drafted,...
Amendments made: In page 63, line 25, to leave out "so far as is reasonably practicable."
Amendments made: In page 64, line 11, after "manager." insert "of the quarry."
8.15 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 66, line 41, after "at." to insert: or by a disease which may have resulted from his employment at. I wonder whether it would also be convenient to consider with this...
Amendment proposed: in page 67, line 32, after first "or," insert: that the non-compliance has been approved by the inspector and that compliance therewith."—[Mr. Blyton.]
Amendment made: In page 68, line 15, leave out from "quarry."' to end of line 18, and insert: (a) in a case where there is an association or body representative of a majority of the total number...
Mr. Joynson-Hicks.
I beg to move, in page 71, to leave out line 36, and to insert: In the case of a mine (other than of coal) or a quarry, the responsible person. This and the succeeding three Amendments are the...
Amendments made: In page 72, line 20, leave out from "shall," to "to," in line 21, and insert: in the case of every mine and quarry, be the duty of the responsible person.
Amendment made: In page 73, line 18, at end, insert: and the reference in subsection (1) of the last foregoing section to the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act shall be construed...
I beg to move, in page 73, line 24, to leave out from "mine," to "for," in line 25. This Amendment gives effect to yet another undertaking given in Committee and is designed to allow a young...
Amendments made: In page 73, line 41, leave out from "shall," to "to" in line 42, and insert: ,in the case of every mine and quarry, be the duty of the responsible person.
Amendments made: In page 75, line 1, leave out "(of any age)," and insert: (whether he has attained the age of sixteen or not).
I beg to move, in page 75, line 15, at the end, to insert: exemptions granted and requirements imposed by the inspector. The Clause deals with the keeping of records at a colliery. We think it...
Amendment made: In page 75, line 36, leave out "or quarry."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
Amendment made: In page 76, line 14, leave out "at all reasonable times."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 76, line 26, after "regulations." to insert: and any exemptions granted and requirements imposed by the inspector. This Amendment and the next Amendment, to line 29, after...
Amendment made: In page 77, line 4, leave out from "shall," to end of line 5, and insert: ,in the case of every mine and quarry, be the duty of the responsible person."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 77, line 28, to leave out from the first "or," to "the," and to insert, "a seam or vein therein." The object of this and the succeeding six Amendments is to revert to the...
Amendments made: In page 78, line 24, leave out from "which," to "and" and insert: provision is by this Act required or authorised to be made by regulations.
I beg to move, in page 81, line 8, to leave out from the beginning, to "so," in line 10, and to insert: ''in the absence of persons other than a person nominated by him to be present and any...
I beg to move, in page 82, line 11, at the beginning, to insert: Notwithstanding the provisions of Part XV of this Act. We have put the Amendment on the Paper to clear the air, because we are...
Amendment made: In page 82, line 29, leave out Clause 138.—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 87, line 9, at the end, to insert: (4) In the application of this section to the administrative county of London, for references to Part III of the Public Health Act, 1936,...
Amendments made: In page 87, line 30, after "fulfilment," insert "in relation to the mine."
Amendments made: In page 90, line 34, leave out "under this Act," and insert: which, by virtue of subsection (1) of section one hundred and forty-four of this Act are taken, in respect of a...
Amendment made: In page 95, leave out lines 28 to 34, and insert: The provisions of this Part of this Act with respect to references upon notices served by inspectors shall apply to a notice...
I beg to move, in page 96, line 14, after "may," to insert: after consultation with an association or body of persons representative, in the case of a coal mine, of the majority of persons...
Amendments made: In page 96, line 33, after "regulations," insert: and on the Minister and the Minister of Labour and National Service to make orders.
Amendment made: In page 97, line 12, after the second "or," insert "a manager of a."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
Amendment made: In page 98, line 41, leave out from beginning to end of line 3, on page 99.—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
I beg to move, in page 101, line 1, to leave out Clause 170. This Clause is no longer necessary, consequent upon the first new Clause which we passed yesterday.
Amendment made: In page 114, line 31, column 3, at beginning, insert: In section one hundred and fifty-one, subsection (5)."—[Mr. Joynson-Hicks.]
10.28 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Redmayne.]
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