Monday, 7 November 1955
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Address for Return showing (1) Particulars of all Aliens and British protected Persons to whom Certificates of Naturalisation have been issued and whose Oaths of Allegiance have, during the year...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how far Egypt is now allowing freedom in the use of the Suez Canal; and what further action is proposed to ensure that this obligation is honoured.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement about the dispute of this country with Chile and the Argentine over British rights in the Antarctic.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what modification there has been since the recent talks on Eastern Mediterranean problems in the seditious tone of broadcasts from Athens Radio.
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he has taken to secure the ending of the United Nations embargo on trade with China.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will now propose to other Governments a limitation or cessation of nuclear explosions until the possible genetic effect on mankind has...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement regarding the consultations that he has had with the United States Secretary of State regarding the admission of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will instruct the British representative at the United Nations to support the proposal of the United States Government for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will publish a White Paper containing the Report of the United Nations Sub-Committee on Disarmament; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why Her Majesty's Government, while accepting the principle of self-determination of peoples, has opposed in the General Assembly of the United...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of United States oil interests in Saudi Arabia, the United States Government have been consulted in connection with recent...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what extra cost was incurred by Her Majesty's Government as a result of the delay caused in the hearing of Britain's dispute with Saudi Arabia...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many Centurion tanks have been sold to Egypt during 1955; and for how many more such sales have been authorised.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action has been taken to obtain redress for the British shareholders of the Egyptian Delta Light Railways Limited, the assets of which have...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made to end the three-years-old dispute of this country with Iceland over the fishing industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) why the secret and widespread inquiries begun by the security authorities in January, 1949, as stated in Command Paper No. 9577 of September,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the present situation in the Sudan; and what action is to be taken to make self-government effective.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he has taken to obtain adequate financial compensation from the Government of Mexico for the murder of Mr. John Kealty, a British...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the duties and terms of reference of Mr. John Wyndham's appointment as his honorary assistant.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will instruct the United Kingdom delegate to the United Nations to refrain from voting against the proposal to test the validity of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what representations have been made to the Ethiopian Government about violations of the Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement in the area recently handed over...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) what were the charges made by the Ethiopian Authorities against Mohammed Begorreh, Chief Local Authority of Hargeisa and a British protected...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in what manner this country is represented in the Northern and Southern Zones of Viet Nam, respectively.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make representations to the United States Government to relax their requirement that British citizens requiring visas for visits...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement about the increased facilities which have been granted by the Soviet Government to British tourists wishing to visit...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any further statement to make regarding the British-born wives of citizens of Czechoslovakia and other Eastern European countries...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs down to what date his Departmental records generally have been transferred to the Public Record Office; how far they are subject to any...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of United Nations observers stationed along the borders of Israel and Egypt; and whether he will instruct Her Majesty's Government's...
On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. May I ask for your guidance? Last Thursday I asked the Leader of the House on the business statement whether the Motion standing in my name would be dealt with...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Buchan-Hepburn.]
Read a Second time.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Colonel J. H. Harrison.]
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