Wednesday, 2 November 1955
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I beg leave to ask your permission, Mr. Speaker, to present a Petition on behalf of over 1,000 persons who attended the recent Conservative Party Conference at Bournemouth, the Petition being...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many orders for new naval vessels have been placed as a result of the recent agreement with the Government of the Union of South Africa.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the output of British shipyards for 1955 to the latest available date and the figure for the corresponding period last year.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what are the restrictions upon the placing of orders in British shipyards by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and other East European countries.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what progress is being made in providing nuclear propulsion for warships.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what decision has been reached in the consideration given to the allocating of oil bunkering tankerage for commercial purposes in Gibraltar.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when H.M.S. "Discovery" will be open to the public.
Mr. Dugdale: asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will explain the reason for withdrawing the Naval Mission from Athens.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what sailors have been recently convicted for assaulting superior officers; what were their sentences; and how many are still serving sentences.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty why the Royal Yacht "Britannia" is undergoing a refit; and what the total cost of refits has been to date.
Air Commodore Harvey: asked the Postmaster-General when he is planning to install an automatic telephone exchange at Congleton.
asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware of the inconvenience being caused to Greater London telephone subscribers by the separation of the directories for the London Postal Area from the...
asked the Postmaster-General the cost to his Department of one black telephone instrument, one green telephone instrument, one ivory telephone instrument and one red telephone instrument.
asked the Postmaster-General what proportion of applicants for telephones who are compelled to share a party line are former subscribers transferred owing to a change of home or business.
asked the Postmaster-General what evidence has been given to his Department that certain members of the public have discovered a method of using public call boxes for making telephone calls...
asked the Postmaster-General how many applications for the installation of telephones there are still outstanding in the Tadcaster rural district area.
asked the Postmaster-General the number of applications for telephones outstanding in Northern Ireland; and how many of these are in Belfast.
asked the Postmaster-General if he will make a statement on the last cable-laying operation of "Monarch."
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will withdraw his directive which provides that the British Broadcasting Corporation shall not, on any issue, arrange discussions or ex parte statements...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will consider issuing books of stamps to the total value of 10s. in addition to those already issued at lower values.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he has considered a request from the town clerk of Newport for an additional sub-post office on the Gaer Housing Estate, Newport; and, in view of the large...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will take steps to improve the parcel post service between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
asked the Postmaster-General whether the financial situation and the proposals to deal with it, as outlined in Command Paper No. 9576, were discussed by the Post Office Advisory Council; and on...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when he expects to have guided missiles in operational use in the Royal Air Force.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air why batmen serving at Halton Camp were sent, at public expense, to an officers' ball at Henlow; and what action he proposes to take to prevent any...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air why batmen are still used in the Royal Air Force; whether he will take steps to prevent the use of service personnel in married quarters; and what...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air why, during the two years' National Service performed by Mr. B. E. Holland, and others, details of which are in his possession, these airmen received...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what part of the sum of £292 million estimated to be spent on the purchase of aircraft and stores in 1955–56 he now estimates will be spent;...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has been made towards acquiring the land for the Stevenage by-pass.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation why he has allocated only £290,000 in grant to the Middlesex County Council for major road improvements towards their programme of...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what major road improvements in the Eton and Slough areas proposed by the Buckinghamshire County Council have been included in his Department's...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will make a statement on the progress of the Slough safety experiment, including figures regarding the number of fatal and other accidents...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he is aware of the sharp increase in heavy traffic using the Penarth Road, Cardiff, since the abolition of the toll; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps he has taken to warn the public of the close relation between road accidents and the drinking of alcohol.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is aware that the Bristol City Council has prepared a five-year plan which is considered the minimum required to reduce the congestion of...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, in view of the difficulties experienced by local authorities in finding parking places for vehicles, what methods he has considered of dealing...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps he proposes to take to reduce the traffic congestion during the holiday season on the A30 road in the neighbourhood of Launceston.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether, in view of the increasing number of Britons taking cars abroad and of foreigners bringing cars to this country, he has considered...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will introduce legislation limiting the number of hours which an air pilot may be required to be on duty.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (1) what revised estimate of the loss to be incurred through the sale of vehicles he has made in view of the decision to allow the Transport...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the estimated annual cost of operating the vehicle testing station at Hendon; the number of vehicles tested to date and the number of persons...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many goods vehicle licences have been cancelled, and how many have been suspended, by the Northern Road Traffic Commissioner during the last...
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 18th November, I shall call attention to the need to increase our export trade, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on Friday, 18th November, I shall call attention to the need to appoint more labour attachés in the Foreign Service, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on Friday, 18th November, I shall call attention to the need to revise the Charter of the United Nations, and move a Resolution.
3.32 p.m.
10.10 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Godber.]
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