Wednesday, 28 July 1954
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords Amendments considered, pursuant to Order [26th July], and agreed to.
Read the Third time, and passed, with Amendment.
I beg to move, That the several Amendments to Standing Orders relating to Private Business hereinafter stated in Schedule (A) be made, that the Standing Order hereinafter stated in Schedule (B)...
Standing Order 4, line 1, leave out from beginning, to "a," and insert "Whenever an application is intended to be made to bring in."
Standing Order 239A (Deposit of duplicate plans, &c., in the Private Bill Office).
Deposit of duplicate plans, &c., in Private Bill Office
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a further statement on the resumption of negotiations between Her Majesty's Government and the Egyptian Government over the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what official discussions he had with the Soviet Foreign Minister at Geneva regarding Germany and European security.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs his proposals, following the successful conclusion of the Geneva Conference, for economic aid to the countries of South-East Asia.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the present position with regard to the official proposals from France and Belgium that Great Britain should join with them in abolishing...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why Her Majesty's Government refused to support the plan recently submitted to the United Nations Economic and Social Council by Dr. van Heuven...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the agreements reached at Geneva on 20th July, he will make a statement about the relaxation of restrictions on trade between...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is able to make a statement about the negotiations with the Saudi Arabian Government regarding the frontier dispute on the Trucial Coast.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply he has sent to the request made by the Austrian Government for a meeting with occupying Powers to discuss ways of alleviating the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what arrangements have been made for compensation to British nationals of the overseas staff of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited formerly...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give an assurance that in the present negotiations with the Argentine it will continue to be made clear to them that Her Majesty's...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the reasons why a number of representatives of British churches were unable, through the action of British...
asked the Minister of Food if he can yet make a statement in respect of the banning of agene in flour for human consumption.
asked the Minister of Food if he will withdraw the guaranteed prices for bacon pigs until a free market is restored between the farmer and the bacon curers.
asked the Minister of Food what arrangements are being made to allow imports of Canadian apples during the forthcoming season to meet the consumers' needs after the home-grown crop has been...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that eggs have increased in price from 2s. 6d. to 4s. 9d. per dozen; what evidence he has to indicate the future price trends; and what his policy is in...
asked the Minister of Food if he will make a statement on the operation of his Department's fatstock grade and deadweight scheme during the first three weeks of meat decontrol; if he is satisfied...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that Belfast bacon has been increased to 6s. per lb., and cooked gammon from 7s. 4d. to 9s. per lb., while alternatives to these, such as sausages, meat...
asked the Minister of Food the price of butter in June, 1951, and June, 1954.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the policy of Her Majesty's Government about creating a new port in Cyprus; and where this is likely to be situated.
Mrs. Jeger: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what he estimates to be the volume of support in Cyprus for the Enosis Movement; and what measurable opposition there is to it among the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) what rents will be charged by the Hong Kong Housing Society for the flats they are proposing to build on the site of the Healthy Village; what...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the Director of Extra-Mural Studies for the University College of East Africa has not been appointed; and what the University College authorities...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will hold an inquiry into the methods of working of the Mokwa agricultural scheme in Nigeria, and the factors which led to its failure.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how he proposes to review the Malayan Federation agreement in view of his refusal of a Commission to consider it from outside Malaya but inside the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that only a small number of Malayan graduates accept teaching posts; what is the reason for this; to what extent teaching...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what decision has been reached by the Advisory Committee on Detainees in the case of Mr. Pinto.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to what organisations he has supplied copies, for the information of their members, of the unpublished appendix to the recent Report by the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many persons are now detained without trial in Kenya; and in what places and conditions they are detained.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will ask the Kenya Government to increase the rate of Income Tax to the level of the United Kingdom, in view of the recent further grant of...
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he has a statement to make on an alteration of business?
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I should like to make a statement on Egypt in answer to Questions Nos. 5. 11 and 2. I am glad to be able to tell the House that we have...
It is agreed between the Egyptian and British Delegations that with a view to establishing Anglo-Egyptian relations on a new basis of mutual understanding and firm friendship, and taking into...
Organisation of the Base
Her Majesty's Government have decided that the time has come to take a fresh initiative in the development of self-governing institutions in Cyprus. They are convinced that, given good will, an...
I understood that it was the custom of the House, if any hon. Members wish to refer to another hon. Member personally in the course of the debate, to give notice of their intention to do so....
Mr. Speaker: I have to inform the House that I have received a letter from Sir Frederic William Metcalfe, K.C.B., Clerk of the House, as follows:
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Slaughter of Animals (Amendment) Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the...
Order for Second Reading read.
4.37 p.m.
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10.35 p.m.
10.57 p.m.
11.18 p.m.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendments agreed to: In page 1, line 27, at end, insert: or(b) paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Slaughterhouses Act, 1954 (under which a slaughterhouse licence is, in the case of...
Lords Amendments agreed to: In page 5, line 8, leave out from "1928" to "for" in line 14.
Lords Amendment agreed to: In page 6, line 16, leave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert:
Lords Amendments agreed to: In page 8, leave out lines 26 to 33.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Wills.]
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