Tuesday, 29 March 1955
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Works if he will now make arrangements for the golf school in Regent's Park to be reopened, operating under arrangements or a licence similar to those under which the tennis...
asked the Minister of Works whether his attention has been called to considerable unauthorised interference with the ancient monuments at Great Chesterford, Essex, scheduled by his Department;...
asked the Minister of Works if he is aware that some of the large engineering firms in the country have announced the formation of a joint team of nuclear physicists, engineers and boiler...
asked the Minister of Works to what extent the library of the Atomic Energy Authority can be used by members of the general public who wish to study the latest information on the peaceful and...
asked the Minister of Works (1) if he will arrange for the flag of St. George to be flown on all Government buildings in London on St. George's Day, 23rd April; (2) if he will arrange for the...
asked the Minister of Works what consideration he has given to proposals for access to Hyde Park by means of tunnels at Hyde Park Corner and elsewhere.
asked the Minister of Works why he has not consulted motoring organisations and other public bodies before deciding to deny to traffic access to the carriageway between Queen's Gate and...
asked the Minister of Works what practical application has been made of the successful experiments at the Building Research Station, Garston, Hertfordshire, of producing good quality bricks from...
Mr. John Hall: asked the Minister of Works if he will take action to improve the acoustics of the Chamber of the House of Commons.
asked the Minister of Works how many persons are employed to check the temperature in the Chamber and rooms in the Palace of Westminster; and the annual cost.
asked the Minister of Works when the last purchase of glass ash-trays was made for use in the Palace of Westminster; and the cost and country of origin.
asked the Minister of Works if he will arrange for the cobblestones on the north side of New Palace Yard to be replaced by a smoother surface.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works as representing the Lord President of the Council, whether he is aware that a number of cases have recently been brought to the courts...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what progress has been made in the investigations concerning the genetic effects of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, on what evidence his estimate that there was no significant increase in the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, whether he will make arrangements, after the Easter Recess, for the Medical Director...
asked the Secretary of State for War when he expects to be able to answer the letter dated 4th November, 1954, written to him by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley, regarding the treatment...
asked the Secretary of State for War when Dartford Heath is to be cleared of the remaining evidence of a former anti-aircraft strong point; and on what date it is contemplated that all of the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement about the future of Waring-field Military Hospital, County Down.
asked the Secretary of State for War what establishments in Northern Ireland he has included in his plan for spending f15 million over the next three years in building and modernising barracks...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of the urgency of giving up premises in Gibraltar formerly used by the services to enable the earliest possible commencement to be made in...
Mr. John Hall: asked the Secretary of State for War if he will locate the regimental headquarters of 645 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Buckinghamshire), Territorial Army, at...
asked the Secretary of State for War what action he has taken in respect of Company Sergeant-Major Walker and Corporal Shaw of the Infantry Boys' Battalion, Plymouth, consequent on the death of...
asked the Secretary of State for War what changes were made in the medical arrangements at Wellington Barracks, Bury, after the inquest on the late Fusilier Donald Hope.
asked the Secretary of State for War what consultations he had with outside professional bodies before issuing his advertisement in " The Times " for a nutrition adviser for the Army.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will make public the proceedings of the court of inquiry and the Report on the running of boys' units in the Army which he set up as a result of the...
asked the Secretary of State for War when the hon. Member for Kirkdale will get replies to his complaints sent by letters on 28th February, 1955, 2nd March, 1955, and 12th March, 1955, about the...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he has considered the case reported recently of the death of Bandsman George Fletcher on whom an inquest was held, and the failure of those in charge at...
asked the Secretary of State for War why Regular Service men who are now discharged on medical grounds subsequently called up for National Service and then given tasks unaffected by their...
asked the Secretary of State for War the effect in saving of manpower on the British Army of the Australian and New Zealand participation in the defence of Malaya and the South-East Asia area.
asked the Secretary of State for War why the Army continues to use out-of-date cleaning material, such as blanco; and when he is introducing more labour-saving personal equipment in order to...
asked the Secretary of State for War the size of Anti-Aircraft Command immediately before the announcement to disband that force was made.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will now agree to publish a White Paper containing all available facts and information, together with the report received from British scientists, on the...
asked the Prime Minister what proposals he has to make, consequent upon his meeting, on 24th March, with representatives of all sections of the cotton textile industry.
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the recent official statements of President Eisenhower and the French Prime Minister, he will now make fresh proposals for a four-Power Conference,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to encourage the United States Tariff Commission to reduce the tariff status of cutlery, knives and similar articles made in this...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the results of this meeting with the Cotton Board on the question of imports of Indian cloth.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if the survey by his Department of the unemployment problems of North-West Wales has yet been completed: and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the damaging effect which the new Australian restrictions on imports will have on the British motor industry; and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will examine the possibility of bringing the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes within the purview of the Monopolies Commission.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will publish the revised text of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade as finally agreed at the Geneva Conference and incorporating the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the deterioration in the quality of a number of goods such as furniture, clothing and boots, and that all people are not experts in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he proposes to take to restrain United Kingdom firms from agreeing on identical prices when tendering for contracts overseas.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what considerations have led him to restrict imports of newsprint while encouraging its export.
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he has any statement to make about the course of business today?
Considered in Committee.
Order for consideration (as amended in the Standing Committee), read.
3.35 p.m.
Amendment made: In page 2, line 1, leave out from beginning to " carry " and insert " the Commission shall."—[Mr. Snadden.]
Mr. Suadden: I beg to move, in page 2, line 13, to leave out from " keep" to the end of line 19 and to insert: under general review all matters relating to crofts and crofting conditions,...
I beg to move, in page 7, line 7, to leave out subsection (6) and insert: (6) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, any question arising with respect to the validity or effect of...
I beg to move, in page 14, line 46, to leave out "so directs " and insert: directs under this subsection or under subsection (7) of this section that a croft shall cease to be a croft. This is...
I beg to move, in page 15, line 32, after " shall " to insert: take into consideration all the circumstances of the case, including the extent, if any, to which the croft is being worked and,...
5.2 p.m.
As amended, again considered.
Amendment proposed: In page 15, line 32, after " shall " insert: take into consideration all the circumstances of the case, including the extent, if any, to which the croft is being worked and,...
I beg to move, in page 18, line 42, at the end, to insert: (4) Where a conveyance in feu has been granted under this section the person to whom it is granted and the wife or husband of that...
Amendment made: In page 28, line 46, at end, insert " or subsection (7)."—[Mr. Snadden.]
5.45 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 39, line 15, at the end, insert: (4) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the right of any person to succeed to the tenancy of a holding, whether by virtue of a bequest...
Resolution reported,
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the Schedule be the Second Schedule to the Bill."
Resolution reported,
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
7.15 p.m.
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed,
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 28th March.]
7.28 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 3, line 6, at the end, to add: (2) The Customs authorities shall within twenty-eight days bring proceedings under this Act against the person from whom matter was seized,...
I beg to move, in page 3, to leave out lines 17 and 18. This is another small Amendment with which I do not think it will take very long to deal. The effect of it would be to leave out...
In any prosecution brought under this Act a person who wrote, drew or composed or printed or published the work in respect of which the prosecution is brought, shall be entitled, if he desires,...
Expert evidence shall be admissible of the religious, moral, legal, artistic, scientific, literary or educational merit or purpose of any publication that as a result of proceedings under this...
In any prosecution brought under this Act any person charged with selling or letting on hire a work to which this Act applies shall be entitled to argue that he was unaware of the nature of the...
9.29 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Studholme.]
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