Tuesday, 25 January 1955
The House—after the Adjournment on 22nd December, 1954, for the Christmas 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 Robert Richards, esquire, Member for Wrexham, and I desire on behalf of the House to express our sense of the loss we have sustained and our...
Mr. SPEAKER acquainted the House that he had issued, during the Adjournment, Warrants for new Writs, viz.,
asked the Minister of Labour to make a statement about the work of the Committee on the Disabled set up under the chairmanship of Lord Piercy in March, 1953; and when this Committee will publish...
asked the Minister of Labour what response he has had to date from employers to the recommendations affecting the retirement age in paragraphs 50–52 and 65–67 of the First Report of...
asked the Minister of Labour what steps he proposes to take to implement the Report of the Court of Inquiry into the railway dispute.
asked the Minister of Labour what steps he proposes to take to stimulate and further develop industrial health services in Scotland.
asked the Minister of Labour to what extent his Department, in seeking employment for British subjects entering this country from the Dominions and Colonies, suggests enlistment in the Armed...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware of the shortage of bus crews at the Alperton garage of London Transport in North-West London; and what steps he is taking to assist in finding the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will arrange for a further medical examination of a person of whom he has been informed to see if he is now fit for National Service.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he intends taking to stop the sale of single houses in tenement property.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number and cost of local authority schemes for which he refuses to make a grant.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what acreage of land scheduled for factory building remains unutilised in East Dunbartonshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the numbers of livestock of all kinds in Scotland as disclosed by the December returns; and how these figures compare with previous years.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is satisfied that the farmers have adequate winter feedingstuffs for their livestock this winter.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will outline the Government's policy in regard to rural schools in Midlothian.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to be able to replace the War Memorial Hospital at Peebles.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of insanitary conditions at the infant department lavatories in the playground of Lanark Grammar Secondary School, which have been...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of the most recent survey of the Glen Feschie road project, to connect upper Speyside with upper Deeside; and what recent...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can now report any conclusions as a result of the investigation, initiated in 1949–50, into the causes of the exceptional figures for...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why a car of the type supplied for seriously war disabled 100 per cent. pensioners is denied to John Kennedy McLeod of Strathnavar, late Seaforth...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authority grants were made to students at Newbattle Abbey College and at other adult education colleges during each academic year since...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many grants from local authorities were made to Scottish students at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge during each academic year since...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are proposed to secure the release of the official quarters now occupied by persons other than members of the staff at Perth, Barlinnie, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress which has been made so far towards the development of a new town at Cumbernauld.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the Scottish snowstorm and the action taken by his Department to assist the civil population.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in the interest of the State as well as the owners of the Wick fishing boat "Resonance," purchased under grant and loan, his Department will pay for...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the provisional order for the transfer of building land at Fernhill from the County of Lanarkshire to the Royal Burgh of...
asked the Minister of Works if he will now make a statement on the results of the work of the Committee on Litter in the Royal Parks.
asked the Minister of Works what arrangements are made for snow to be cleared away from pavements outside buildings occupied by Government Departments.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what is the present position with regard to the experiments to produce a vaccine to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what steps have been taken to remove from the Department of Scientific and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, how much fish is converted into animal feedingstuff at Department of Scientific...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what staff and finance is being employed on micro-biology research by the...
asked the Secretary of State for War what proposals he has to improve the present reduction in Regular Army recruiting.
asked the Prime Minister what progress he has made in arranging a meeting with Mr. Malenkov.
asked the Prime Minister what further steps he has taken since 1st November last to secure international agreement for the control of nuclear and atomic weapons.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on the arrangements which will in future operate between the Air Ministry and the Ministry of Supply and the Ministry of Supply and the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is now prepared to recommend four-Power talks on the basis of the Soviet Note of 16th January, 1955, offering general elections in East and West Germany with...
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I shall now make the statement in reply to Questions Nos. 30 and 34. I should like, in the first place, to express the sincere sympathy of Her Majesty's...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
(by Private Notice)asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will make a statement concerning the rail accident at Sutton Coldfield last Sunday.
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he has any statement to make on business?
Neil Loudon Desmond McLean, esquire, for Inverness.
Bill to make further provision as to the salary and expenses of the Governor of Northern Ireland; to transfer to the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland jurisdiction in respect of certain appeals...
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 for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to increase the amount of the advances which may be made to development corporations under section twelve of the New...
Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amendment.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Redmayne.]
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