Wednesday, 14 July 1954
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's answer to the Address, as follows: I have received your Address praying that I will give directions that a Mace he presented on behalf...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the source and identity of the Royal Air Force aircraft flying low over Hammersmith on the evening of 21st June.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will now make a further statement in regard to the future of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve aircrew reserve.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will make a statement in regard to the further discussions which have taken place concerning the distinction between industrial engineering...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air why he has altered Air Ministry Regulations in Air Publication 826, paragraph 45A, so as to make it no longer obligatory for commanding officers of...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the duties of the commandants, medical officers and chaplains of detention camps; how often a prisoner is medically examined; how often a commandant is...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air why special preference is given by officers' selection boards to former pupils of schools included within the Headmasters' Conference.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is aware that highway authorities are experiencing difficulty in repairing and maintaining unclassified roads; and if he will give...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he is yet able to give a decision about the construction of a roundabout at Muckley Corner, Staffordshire; and whether he is now able to...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what action he has taken to relieve the traffic congestion at Smithfield market; and whether he is now satisfied that meat is being moved in and...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will name those schemes to which his Department has allotted a higher priority than to the construction of a new high level bridge at...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what modifications he proposes to ask the corporation of Glasgow to make in their original plans for the Whiteinch Tunnel in view of the...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is aware that many of the zebra crossings in the city of Liverpool have not been equipped with flashing-light beacons; and what steps he...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many schemes of road improvement were submitted to him by the Glamorgan County Council for 1954–55; and how many he has sanctioned.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps he is taking to bring to the knowledge of highway authorities the results of the researches of the Road Research Laboratory of the...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation when it is anticipated that work will start on the construction of a dual carriageway on the Great Cambridge Road through Edmonton and Enfield.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps are being taken to train a sufficient number of helicopter pilots to ensure that they are readily available when required.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether, in the light of the recent criticism of the report into the accident to a Comet aircraft at Rome in October, 1952, he will revise the...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will make a further statement on the future of Renfrew Maintenance Base.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress is being made in arranging for an air service from Errol Airport.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what proposals he has received from British European Airways or private charter companies for improvement of scheduled fare-paying passenger...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the date of the last formal consultation between himself or any authorised official of his Department with the trade unions with regard to the...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he has now completed his consideration of proposals and suggestions, including those of the Thesiger Committee in regard to amendment of...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the main reasons for the fact that £2 million is still owing to hauliers as compensation for nationalisation; and when he expects it will...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he is aware that the number of commercial vehicles operating in the district of Coventry has been reduced by the removal of British Road...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps he has taken to encourage the staggering of working hours in London in order to relieve the increasing congestion during the peak...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the name and qualifications of the independent member appointed to the British Transport Commission's Canal Survey Board, after consultation...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
Ordered, That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[The Prime Minister.]
[21ST 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...
3.51 p.m.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
I beg to move, in page 1, line 9, to leave out "determined," and to insert "fixed." In Committee my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Mr. Renton) moved an Amendment to leave out...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 33, after "that," to insert "Part of that." This is a drafting Amendment in line with a number of Amendments—
I beg to move, in page 8, line 33, to leave out "next following subsection," and to insert: provisions of this section. Again, this is a drafting Amendment, designed to make quite clear what was...
10.30 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 11, line 19, to leave out "passing of this Act," and to insert "commencement of this section." I gave the House an explanation earlier this evening when there was a...
I beg to move, in page 16, line 17, after "that," to insert: (i) without prejudice to the provisions of section eight of this Act, in this subsection the expression ' statutory provision' does...
Resolutions reported,
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Sir C. Drewe.]
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