Tuesday, 1 February 1955
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Scottish Affairs relating to roads and bridges in Scotland; of the dangerous nature of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to specify his plans, in conjunction with the Scottish Tourist Board, for improved facilities, transport, and amenities to attract to Scotland during the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland are now afflicted by poliomyelitis; their ages; where they are; and how these figures compare with the figures for the last...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) whether he will consider ordering a survey of flooding problems in Scotland, with a view to preparing a national plan to avert the annual loss of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the rates collected per head of the population for the last two years in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what land scheduled for industrial development remains undeveloped, and where are the sites in the County of Dunbartonshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the cost, £/MWI., respectively, including and excluding capital costs in respect of distribution facilities for the one-and-a-half megawatts...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to increase the acquisition of land in Scotland by the Forestry Commission so that new planting of timber may be maintained.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of arrestment of wages under Section 2 of the Small Debt (Scotland) Act, 1924, took place during each of the years 1951 to 1954, respectively.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what area of Scotland is scheduled as private woodlands; and how much of that area is at present being developed to produce timber.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date building of the new school at Mill of Haldane Housing Scheme, Balloch, will start.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to publish details of the Government's plans for the future location and arrangement of slaughterhouses in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made in the talks designed to effect improvements in conditions at doctors' surgeries.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be the nature of the discussions he intends to have with educational representatives on the question of teachers' superannuation; and which...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many people are at present on the waiting list seeking admission to Edinburgh hospitals; (2) how many applications for admission to Edinburgh...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied that the present drug tariff for Scotland is in accordance with the award of the arbitration tribunal of June, 1951: and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the polluted atmosphere in the Carmyle and Mount Vernon area of Lanarkshire, due to the emission of poisonous fumes from...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the numbers of children in Lanarkshire awaiting nose and throat operations; and the average waiting period.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what precedent he is following in asking Glasgow to share in the overall deficit and at the same time make a rate contribution in respect of the proposed...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's schemes for electricity for each of the islands of Barra, Vatersay, North Uist, Bernera, Baleshare, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what approaches have been made to him by the Inverness County Council for financial assistance towards the cost of constructing a road into the township...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that an elderly lady with a broken thigh and other injuries was refused National Health Service air ambulance transport from the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to expedite the building of halls and community centres in new housing areas.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what regulations he has made regarding the carrying of batons by the police in Scotland, and their use in controlling crowds.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many disabled men in Scotland are waiting for cars of the type supplied for seriously war-disabled 100 per cent. pensioners; and how many have been...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of breeding ewes in Scotland in December, 1954; and how this figure compares with previous years.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farmers in each of the past three years have been prosecuted for maltreating schoolchildren engaged on potato lifting; and whether he will debar...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give an estimate of the acreage of land scheduled for buildings, factories, playing fields and other non-agricultural production in...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent the stock of cattle and sheep fell on the farms at Gruids in Sutherland, Inverleal, Rattagan, Strathconon, and Comrie in Ross-shire,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many horses, ponies, cattle, sheep, and pigs, separately, died from cold or starvation during the recent snow, storms and floods this year; how...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the present position in the establishment of background heating for temporary aluminium houses in Lanarkshire; and, in particular, when further progress...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress is being made in the clearance of hutted camps in Lanarkshire; and whether he will make a further statement on Government policy in this matter.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state, to the nearest convenient date, the number of applications made to local authorities for disrepair certificates under the Housing Rents...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is now satisfied that the Housing (Repairs and Rents) (Scotland) Act, 1954, is serving the purpose for which it was designed; and if he will make a...
asked the Prime Minister what form of political machinery it is proposed to institute to be responsible for making the decision, in the event of attack against a North Atlantic Treaty...
Mr. I. O. Thomas: asked the Prime Minister if he will favourably consider making available to Members of Parliament travelling and other necessary facilities to enable them to visit the various...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his recent interchange of views with President Eisenhower on the question of Formosa.
asked the Prime Minister if he will now reconsider the long-established practice of making appointments to judicial posts with at least some regard to previous political services.
3.31 p.m.
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision for the reorganisation, development and regulation of crofting in the crofting counties of...
10.0 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Colonel J. H. Harrison.]
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