Tuesday, 19 October 1954
The House—after the Adjournment on 30th July, 1954, for the Summer Recess—met at Half past Two o'Clock.
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of Ernest Thurtle, Esquire, Member for Shoreditch and Finsbury, and I desire on behalf of the House to express our sense of the loss we have...
Mr. SPEAKER acquainted the House that he had issued, during the Adjournment, Warrants for new Writs, viz.:
For Sutton and Cheam, in the room of Sir Sidney Horatio Marshall (Chiltern Hundreds).—[Mr. Buchan-Hepburn.]
asked the Minister of Labour what considerations led him to approve the proposal of the Catering Wages Board by which tips are regarded as part of the basic wage.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has yet considered the productivity report on the training of supervisors; and whether he is now prepared to put forward proposals in accordance with the...
asked the Minister of Labour how many colonial immigrants are drawing unemployment benefit; and what plans have been drawn up to safeguard the employment of these British subjects in conjunction...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) to state, to the latest convenient date, the number of persons unemployed in the Aberdeen shipbuilding, shiprepairing and agricultural implement factories; and...
asked the Minister of Labour how many factory inspectors are attending at the College of Technology, Leicester, a course of training in elementary chemistry, physics and electricity; what is the...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement in respect of the London bus strike; and what official representations had previously been made by trade unions in respect of the issues...
asked the Minister of Labour when it is proposed to rescind the Notification of Vacancies Order, 1952.
asked the Minister of Labour how the average number of turns worked by Cardiff dockers in 1954 compares with the national average.
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on his proposals for a salary index for professional and clerical workers; and the range of professions, industries and services to be covered.
asked the Minister of Labour what percentage of men registered for National Service were examined by mass radiography prior to call-up in 1952 and 1953.
asked the Minister of Labour what number of men registered for National Service were granted deferment from call-up in 1952 and 1953 because of employment in the mercantile marine, coalmining and...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will arrange for the cancellation of the decision to call up John Greasby of the Patricroft Conservative Club, Eccles, for National Service, as he has served...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware of the growing concern at the rise this year in the cost-of-living index; and what action Her Majesty's Government are taking to reduce it to the level...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement about the dock strike.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the nature and result of his conversations with the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and the Scottish Hydro-Electric authorities which were...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has had from the Scottish Council of the Electrical Association for Women, regarding the appointment of women to the new South...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the Working Party on Salaries in Further Education has reported yet.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consult local authorities and teachers' organisations with a view to promoting the progressive abolition of corporal punishment in Scottish...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has received from the White Fish Authority for the assistance of inshore fishermen over the marketing and transport of fish.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can now announce the details of the assistance which is to be offered by Her Majesty's Government to crofters and farmers in the Scottish islands...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is yet in a position to make a statement in regard to the recommendations and views of the Royal Commission on Scottish Affairs.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many complaints have come to his notice in the last year concerning unsatisfactory conditions in doctors' surgeries; and what steps are being taken...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many doctors and dentists, respectively, have been found guilty of offences within the National Health Service in each of the past five years; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when Lanarkshire County Council may expect his decision on a site for houses in Glenmavis.
asked the Minister of Works if he will make a statement on the conversion of Gosfield Hall, Essex, into
asked the Minister of Works whether he is aware that the well-preserved remains of a Roman temple of about A.D. 150 have been discovered near St. Paul's Cathedral; and what action he is taking to...
asked the Minister of Works what steps are being taken to prevent the further decay of the fabric of Llanthony Abbey, Monmouthshire, now scheduled for preservation by his Department.
asked the Minister of Works what steps he is taking to protect slypes in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire from destruction.
asked the Minister of Works what action he proposes to take in view of the Report of the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission on the Supply of Buildings in the Greater London Area.
asked the Minister of Works whether he is now able to give an approximate date for the removal of the "Burghers of Calais" from its present pedestal to the site nearby.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on his conversations with the Prime Minister of France at Chartwell on 23rd August.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will arrange for the affairs of Cyprus to be transferred from the control of the Colonial Office to that of the Foreign Office.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will now make a statement about the future of the British Commonwealth Division in Korea.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on the circumstances in which Lord Russell of Liverpool, Assistant Judge Advocate General, resigned his position after refusing to...
asked the Prime Minister if he will now initiate talks between leading statesmen at the highest level on ways and means of halting the arms race and of reducing tension.
asked the Prime Minister what progress has been made in arranging a meeting with Mr. Malenkov.
asked the Prime Minister whether he has now decided when the Ministry of Food is to be closed down.
asked the Prime Minister if he will publish a list of those territories within the British Commonwealth and Empire which are considered by Her Majesty's Government, for strategic or other...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that some National Service men who had served six months with the British Army of the Rhine were due for their privilege leave on 7th...
With permission, I will make a statement in answer to Question No. 20. The strike in the London Docks began on 28th September when a dispute over the sorting of a cargo of meat resulted in an...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any statement to make on the recent London conference.
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any statement to make on the negotiations with the Egyptian Government on the Suez Canal Zone Base.
Vice-Admiral John Hughes Hallett, C.B., D.S.O., for Croydon, East.
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[The Prime Minister.]
Order read for consideration, as amended (in the Standing Committee).
I beg to move, in page 9, line 7, at the end, to insert: (7) Where two or more persons are jointly entitled to a claim holding, then, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not those persons...
The Joint Under-Secretary of State for Scotland (Commander T. D. Galbraith): I beg to move, in page 22, to leave out lines 21 to 30, and to insert: and(b) such fraction of the value of any claim...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 26, line 31, to leave out from operations," to the end of line 33. This Clause deals with compensation being excluded in certain cases. It lays down...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 45, line 14, at the end, to insert: and paragraph 1 of the Fourth Schedule to the principal Act shall have effect subject to a proviso that the value...
(1) Notwithstanding anything in Part I of this Act, no person shall be entitled to a payment under sections six, eight, nine, eleven or twelve of this Act by virtue of a transaction between...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Central Land Board shall, upon application therefor being made to them at any time by any person, and may at any time, if they think fit,...
I beg to move, in page 3, line 14, at the end, to insert: (6) References in this Act to the amount of an established claim are references to the amount determined, whether before or after the...
I beg to move, in page 3, line 15, to leave out Clause 2.
I beg to move, in page 3, line 41, to leave out "section in this Act references," and to insert "Act references therein." This again is a drafting Amendment. The value of a claim is affected by...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 7, line 14 to leave out from first "was," to "to," and insert: entitled in the same capacity both to the claim holding and. At the same time we might...
I beg to move, in page 11, line 4, to leave out from beginning, to first "the," in line 6. Perhaps it would be for the convenience of the House if we also took those Amendments in pages 11 and...
Amendment made: In page 11, line 35; leave out from the first "was," to "to," and insert: entitled in the same capacity both to the claim holding and."—[Commander Galbraith.]
I beg to move, in page 13, line 34, to leave out from "B," to "if," in line 36. This is a drafting Amendment. The words proposed to be left out are unnecessary, as Clauses 6 and 10 both relate...
I beg to move, in page 15, line 41, at the end, to insert: References to an interest in land which has been acquired or sold includes (unless the context otherwise requires) references to the...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 18, line 4, to leave out from "requiring," to "and," in line 7, and to insert: the Board, in a case where the determination of such an application...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 20, line 35, to leave out from "treated," to "into," in line 36, and to insert: as having been divided immediately before the commencement of this...
I beg to move, in page 22, line 32, to leave out from "an," to the end of line 7, on page 23, and to insert: original unexpended balance of established development value, then, subject to the...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 24, line 5, to leave out from beginning, to second "that," in line 11, and to insert: at the time of that decision he is entitled to an interest in...
Amendment made: In page 25, line 11, leave out from "following," to end of line 26, on page 26, and insert: subsection, where a person is entitled to compensation under this Part of this Act in...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 27, line 1, after "out," to insert: for the purposes of the development. This touches closely on an Amendment we discussed previously. The position...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 28, line 3, to leave out from "land," to end of line 39, and to insert: if notwithstanding that refusal, there is available with respect to that land...
Amendment made: In page 30, line 13, leave out from the beginning to end of line 23, on page 31.—(Commander Galbraith.)
I beg to move, in page 33, line 16, at the end, to insert: (5) In giving any directions under this section, the Secretary of State shall have regard— (a) to the provisions of the...
I beg to move, in page 33, line 18, to leave out from "shall," to the end of line 26, and to insert: if so required by the local planning authority to whose decision the direction relates or by...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 34, line 14, to leave out from "and," to "substantially," in line 19, and to insert: if his determination includes an apportionment, to give...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 36, line 32, to leave out from "development," to the first "in." in line 36, and to insert: (a) to which section twenty-four of this Act applies;...
Commander Galbraith: I beg to move, in page 39, line 28, to leave out from "time" to the end of line 30. This Amendment is consequential on our recommital Amendment to Clause 18, in page 22,...
I beg to move, in page 41, line 41, after "writing," to insert: in the manner prescribed by regulations issued by the Secretary of State for Scotland. The purpose of the Amendments and my...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Kaberry.]
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