Wednesday, 15 October 1952
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
"of Experiments performed under the Act 39 and 40 Vict., c. 77, during 1951."[Sri H. Lucas-Tooth.]
"showing (1) Particulars of all Aliens to whom Certificates of Naturalisation have been issued and whose Oaths of Allegiance have, during the year ended the 31st day of December, 1951, been...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That an Address be presented for a Return showing the number of offences relating to Motor Vehicles in England and Wales, the number of Persons prosecuted for...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether his reply to the recommendations of the Select Committee on Estimates for changes in the structure of management of Her Majesty's dockyards will be...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty for how long it is intended to restrict naval officers from resigning from the Service.
Dr. Bennett: asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when he expects to remove the obstructions to navigation extending between Hamstead Ledge and the Solent Banks.
Dr. Bennett: asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what arrangements he provides for the training of naval helicopter pilots
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General his plans with regard to a special issue of stamps for the Coronation.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General when the first stamps bearing the head of Her Majesty the Queen will be available.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the latest time for posting letters at the South Western District Post Office if they are to be delivered in the London area by the first post next morning;...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General if he is aware of the difficulty experienced by visitors in finding post offices in this country and if he will consider making and issuing to every post...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General if, in view of the heavy cost of postage on letters up to 2 oz. and the burden which this charge imposes upon the community, he will consider relaxing the...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether, in view of the increase which has taken place in the cost of providing the postal and telegraph services, arrangements will now be made for all...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the total amount of losses sustained through mail bag robberies during the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement regarding the more recent robberies.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General what economies are in prospect in his Department to offset the rising cost of postal services, and to enable the inland postal charge to be pegged at 2½d.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General if he is now in a position to announce the names of the Television Advisory Committee.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General how many applications for telephones on the Brixton telephone exchange are outstanding, as compared with a year ago.
asked the Minister of Civil Aviation whether he is aware that, in view of the decision that if aircraft remain on the ground for more than four hours the full landing fee must be paid in addition...
Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewing: asked the Minister of Civil Aviation if he will institute an inquiry to consider whether it is essential and economical in land and money to plan future civil airports with,...
Mr. C. I. Orr-Ewing: asked the Minister of Civil Aviation the estimated capital cost of developing Gatwick Airport according to the plans his Ministry has recently published.
asked the Minister of Civil Aviation what advice he has given to gliding clubs on the age-limit below which schoolboys should be ineligible for membership.
asked the Minister of Civil Aviation what steps he proposes to take to enforce the use in this country of the new international phonetic alphabet for aviation purposes which has been rejected by...
asked the Minister of Civil Aviation if he has yet any statement to make about the future ownership and control of air services in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement of the action he now proposes to take in regard to the judgment against Albania in the Corfu Channel case; and whether...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the progress of the Korean truce talks.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will obtain particulars from the United Nations' Command and make a statement on the circumstances in which a large number of Chinese or...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement about the work of the Permanent Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement about the present position of Her Majesty's representative in Peking, with particular regard to the number of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what British property in China has been confiscated by the Communist authorities.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that steps are being taken by the Government of the United States of America to revoke the re-entry permit granted to Mr. Charles...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on what date the decision was taken in principle to give Herr Krupp financial compensation for his industrial property; when the decision in...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information he has as to the fate of Dr. Walter Linse, the West German lawyer, who was kidnapped in Berlin in July, 1952, and taken to the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement about the situation in Egypt as regards British interests affected.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give an assurance that none of the resolutions adopted by the Council of Europe at Strasbourg will be regarded as having any effect on...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs who have been sponsored by Her Majesty's Government as lecturers in the United States of America during the current year; and whom it is proposed...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will now state what arrangements are being made for an Imperial Economic Conference.
asked the Prime Minister why the United Kingdom was not represented at the meeting of the Pacific Council, having regard to the important defence interests of the British Colonial Empire in the...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a short statement on the policy of Her Majesty's Government in regard to the Persian oil dispute. On 30th August joint...
Proceedings on the Housing (Scotland) Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House) for One hour after Ten o'Clock.—[The Prime...
[2ND ALLOTTED DAY]
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make fresh provision for the making of contributions out of the Exchequer and by local authorities in respect of...
Considered in Committee.
7.28 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 3, line 23, to leave out from "may," to "submit," in line 24. Hon. Members will see at a glance that we seek to delete from Clause 3 (1) the words which give the Secretary...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. T. G. D. Galbraith.]
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