Wednesday, 10 March 1954
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what orders to, or requests to place orders with, British firms or shipyards by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics have been received; how many, and...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the present allocation of steel plate to each of the Aberdeen shipbuilding firms.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what part the use of the aqualung equipment has in naval undersea warfare training; and whether he is satisfied that this type of equipment, as opposed to...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what facilities his Department has granted, with or without the collaboration of the French Ministre de la Marine, to the British Broadcasting Corporation...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty which of Her Majesty's ships will make ceremonial visits to the Port of Londonderry this year; and if he will give details of such visits as have already...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the estimated cost of the latest type of submarine.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what decision he has reached in considering providing facilities to enable representatives of the technical and national Press to view Her Majesty's Yacht...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether, with a view to helping travellers, he will arrange for main post offices and those at airports to sell unstamped air letter forms.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General if he will examine the possibility of charging a higher rate for betting telegrams than for ordinary business or personal telegrams.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether, prior to the journey, special staff instructions were issued for safeguarding the packages of high value, recently stolen in transit, to jewellery...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General what representations he has received regarding the quality of the British Broadcasting Corporation's radio reception in West Cornwall; and whether he will...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General why the official cards asking for the renewal of wireless and television licences and giving the manner in which cheques or postal orders should be made...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether, in view of the increase of the television licence fee to £3, he will arrange for payment to be made half-yearly.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General why it is assumed that the television licence revenue must cover Post Office costs for dealing with interference; and if he will examine the possibility of...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General what steps he has taken to assure himself that the land which the British Broadcasting Corporation proposes to acquire for a television station on North...
Mr. G. Wilson: asked the Assistant Postmaster-General whether it will be possible to provide a temporary television service for Cornwall in time for the broadcast of Her Majesty's return from...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the average length of time taken for a subscriber to get a reply from the operator on the Chester exchange when making a trunk call.
asked the Under secretary of State for Air whether he is satisfied with the heating arrangements in Royal Air Force camps.
asked the Under secretary of State for Air which airfields not at present in use in Northampton shire he proposes to retain and which to hand back, and when.
asked the Undersecretary of State for Air what discrimination is exercised in the training by the Royal Air Force of ex-Luftwaffe pilots for Lufthansa duties; if he is aware that one of the men...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air (1) why the parents of Pilot Officer John David Pell, who was killed in the crash of the Valetta transport aeroplane on 6th January have not been given...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will appoint a committee to make a comprehensive survey of the canals and inland waterways of Great Britain and to make...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if, in view of the recent amendments to existing regulations made by him, he will now consider making legal the use of amber cats-eye reflectors...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has been made with the proposals put forward at the meeting attended by his divisional road engineer and the local authorities...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what information he has to show in how many of the road accidents in the United Kingdom, in each of the last five years, in which children were...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many public Ministerial inquiries concerning speed-limit derestriction of a road were held in 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953; and in how...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the result of the first offer for sale of transport units by the Road Haulage Disposal Board.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will introduce a regulation to make it an offence for vehicles to draw across to the right-hand side of the highway and park facing...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what pro portion of driving tests in the London area resulted in failures during the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; and...
The Rev. LI. Williams: asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation to what extent his Department has provided the respective planning authorities with the information necessary for the...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will indicate on what schemes and in which administrative areas of his northeast division the sum of over £1 million of...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if, in the next edition of the Highway Code, he will discourage the practice of some drivers of flashing headlights on and off before...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the estimated cost of lighting the trunk road through the village of Kincardine-on-Forth, Fife; and what factors are preventing him from...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps he is taking to give effect to the resolution on the future of Renfrew air base which has been sent to him by the Renfrewshire...
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House.)—[Mr. Crook-shank.]
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to control non-profit making theatrical companies. That need for this Bill arises out of the way in which some people have been operating...
to control non-profit making theatrical companies," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 2nd April, and to be printed.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).— [Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Bill read a Second time, and committed.
Second Reading deferred till Tomorrow.
Postponed Proceeding on Question, "That the Bill be now read a Second time," resumed.
Considered in Committee [Progress. 1st March.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Major Conant.]
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