Wednesday, 23 June 1954
The House met at Half-past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time, and passed, without Amendment.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if, in view of the statement in the report on the psychological aspects of the Mau Mau movement, prepared by Dr. J. C. Carothers for the Kenya...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what evidence he has on the number of the Masai tribe who have taken Mau Mau oaths.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what sanctions against members of the Kikuyu tribe are to be applied in Kenya regarding the sale of crops sales through co-operative societies, and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Africans are detained at the present time in detention camps in Kenya.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the estimated population in the Kikuyu reserve compared with the population 18 months ago.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the present minimum rates of pay in Kenya for industrial workers and for labourers on European farms, respectively; and these rates and
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the cost of education in Kenya for each European, Indian and African pupil, respectively, during the last year.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what tests are applied to Africans in Kenya when they are screened; and on what grounds they are placed in white, grey and black categories.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many persons in Kenya have been executed for offences other than murder since the beginning of the emergency, and in the past 12 months, respectively.
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what decision has been reached concerning the future occupation of the Ithanga Hills in the Kenya Highlands.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proposals he has made to Mr. Vasey, the Finance Minister of Kenya, regarding the United Kingdom Government's contribution towards the costs of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why he authorised a note to be circulated to spectators at the Queen's birthday parade in Malta instructing them not to salute during the playing of...
Air Commodore Harvey: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is satisfied that fire-fighting services situated on airfields in the Colonies are up to date; and when the last...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how long it will be before twin-engined helicopters will be available for use in the Colonies.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement concerning his recent discussions with the trade delegations from the Jamaican Government and the West Indies...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what recent attention has been given to economic conditions in St. Vincent, in view of its problem of unemployment and the difficulty of finding...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when the fruit cannery in Dominica, which was recently burnt down, will be rebuilt; and whether a grant for this purpose will be made from the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the cost of a student at Makerere College, Uganda; and how many of these students are private and how many on Government scholarships from Kenya,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give the exact wording of the section of the new electoral law in East Nigeria, under which the publication of any statement calculated to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what representations have been received from either the Governments or the marketing boards in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps he takes to satisfy himself regarding the conditions under which Africans are imprisoned in the Union of South Africa before authorising...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what machinery he has set up for the purpose of discussions with the Governments of Belgium, France and Portugal regarding methods of colonial...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in what area of Tanganyika a state of emergency has been declared; for what period it is intended to maintain the state of emergency; and what are...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in what industries and services strikes are illegal in Northern Rhodesia.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when he expects to receive the Report of the Royal Commission on Land Problems in Kenya and East Africa.
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what prosecutions have recently taken place, or are pending, against newspaper editors or proprietors in Uganda and Zanzibar.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the extent of the damage caused by the explosion in Georgetown on 26th May.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what regulations have been passed in British Guiana since the suspension of the Constitution.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many people are held in custody in British Guiana as a result of the emergency in that Colony.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made by the British Guiana Government with the recently-announced schemes of economic development.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when representatives of the People's United Party will make an official visit to this country from British Honduras.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many members of the national and local authorities in Malaya have resigned their office in protest against the refusal of the Government to amend...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when he will make a statement upon the proposed constitutional changes for Mauritius.
Mr. John Hall: asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many officers and ratings have been released from the Admiralty as a result of the recent increase in civil staff.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when the first information regarding the impending passage of the French ships through the Straits of Gibraltar which took place on 11th September, 1940, was...
Committee of Supply discharged from considering the Estimates set out hereunder and the said Estimates referred to the Scottish Standing Committee:
[18TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £10,087,290, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
3.34 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Kaberry.]
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