Thursday, 27 January 1955
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. Speaker in the Chair]
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what arrangements he has made with each of the Dominions to allow unrestricted emigration of British nationals from Great Britain and...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether he has any further progress to report on the social, economic, and political development of Bechuanaland, Basutoland, and...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what official suggestions have been received that Ministers from the United Kingdom should visit Australia and New Zealand more...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what consultations he has had with the British Standards Institution on the relationship between his Department and the Consumers' Advisory Council, in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that there is disquiet in the laundering and dry-cleaning industries concerning the non-labelling of textiles where synthetic fibres...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the new regulations restricting the import of monk fish into Italy; that the operation of these new regulations was suspended until 1st...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the extent to which prices have increased in relation to quality as regards children's clothing, and men's outerwear clothing, between...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the generally deteriorating standards of furniture; and what steps he is taking to prevent manufacturers exploiting the public.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations held last month.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with the Governments of India and Ceylon on the export duty on tea; and what effect this duty has had on wholesale prices of...
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the President of the Board of Trade why he has refused to allow the liquidator of the Raw Cotton Commission to sanction the payment of pension claims or compensation claims...
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what use it is intended to put the five flax factories which will become redundant when the Home Flax Scheme is discontinued after this year's harvest.
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) when he expects to receive reports from the Monopolies Commission on the subject of restrictive practices in the sale of motor tyres...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the total trade for the United Kingdom for 1954 was done with Commonwealth countries.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what reports he has received from the Women's Organisations' Committee, appointed by the Treasury and operating under Treasury chairmanship; if he will...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the latest figures for investment in industrial premises, plant, and machinery in Scotland; and how this compares with England.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what further action he has taken, or proposes to take, to increase trade between Great Britain and China.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange for British trade interests to be officially represented at the 1955 Leipzig Fair.
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he proposes to implement the provisions of the Brussels Copyright Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that profits of tea firms have risen from less than £1,750,000 in 1952–53 to more than £7 million last year and that...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reasons the Misses Karleen and Alison McIntosh, of 1A, Wardie Steps, Edinburgh, gave for their refusal to pay Income Tax; the amount involved and what...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to make a statement on the Purchase Tax.
Mr. John Hall: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the first instalment was paid towards the repayment of the American loan of 1946; and how much has been paid in principal and interest...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give the respective increases during 1954 in prices, wage rates, dividends, company profits, and industrial share prices.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the normal retiring age of 60 has been abolished for all direct employees of the Government, industrial and non-industrial; and whether he will give...
asked the Prime Minis-what decision has been reached in respect to increasing the salaries of junior Ministers.
asked the Prime Minister what approaches have been made to him by the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland for assistance in dealing with long-term unemployment in that country.
Mr. Dugdale: On a point of order. In this morning's Press it was reported that one of Her Majesty's ships had intercepted a Greek ship carrying arms to Cyprus. Thinking this to be a matter of...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will make a statement about the reported loss of the Hull trawlers "Roderigo" and "Lorella."
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal to state the business for next week?
Proceedings of the Committee on Crofters (Scotland) [Money] 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.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84.—[Queen's recommendation signified.]
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for extending the upper age-limit for liability to national service in the case of persons absent from...
Bill read a Second time.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Studholme.]
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