Wednesday, 14 December 1955
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Consideration, as amended, deferred till Tuesday, 24th January.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will consult the Governor of Kenya with a view to reopening discussions with the Mau-Mau leaders with the object of ending the fighting in the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the import and circulation of the revised edition, particulars of which have been supplied to him, of "The Trial of Jomo Kenyatta," by Montagu...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the concern at the behaviour of the police as revealed by the case of Kamau Kichina, he will now publish the recommendations for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that in some parts of Embu and Fort Hall, Kenya, women are forced to give five to six days' communal work per week with the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the present policy of Her Majesty's Government regarding the recognition of the independence of the Gold Coast.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement, up to the latest convenient date, on the extent and nature of the works under the Volta Scheme, executed and to be...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state, to the latest convenient date, the progress made with the schemes for railway construction and development in the Gold Coast.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now in a position to make a statement about the composition of the Committee to inquire into the activities of the Cocoa Purchasing...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has considered the petition from Mr. Harry Nkumbula, President of the North Rhodesian African Congress, on behalf of several hundred citizens...
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the local conditions which require the continuation of penal sanctions in Northern Rhodesia in contravention of the Convention of 1939.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) what reasons guided him in rejecting the recommendation of the Hong Kong Urban Council that a commission should be appointed for the purpose of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how he proposes to enforce the collective fine of £2,000 on the Cypriot village of Lefkoniko, particularly with regard to the aged, infirm and...
asked the Secreretary of State for the Colonies to what extent the history of the British Empire is taught in secondary schools in Cyprus.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why Her Majesty's Government have authorised the whipping of boys under sixteen years of age in Cyprus for attending unauthorised meetings; and for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now in a position to make a statement about future constitutional progress in Cyprus.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the qualifications and experience of the recently appointed assistant Press officer in Cyprus; and what is the salary.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any Government House in Nigeria is air-conditioned, either in whole or in part.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many tons of groundnuts are waiting clearance by rail from the Northern Region of Nigeria.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the nationality of the surveyors employed in the Survey Department of Northern Nigeria.
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when it is proposed to establish unified rates of pay and conditions in the public service in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland instead of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will provide an annual subsidy for shipping serving the West African Colonies, particularly Nigeria and the Gold Coast.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what plans have been made in West African Colonies to train Africans as auditors.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will reconsider the proposed changes in the constitution of Zanzibar in view of the declarations by the Arab Association and African and Indian...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have been, or are being, taken to protect Baganda Chiefs who loyally accepted previous decisions of the Governor and Her Majesty's...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will hold an inquiry into the intimidation of persons in responsible positions in the administration and other branches of public life in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on whose authority police took possession of twelve African farms at Singisi, Poli, Tanganyika, on 29th and 30th December, 1954, and ordered the farm...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies for what offences exit visas are denied to citizens of British Guiana.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that as the Italian liner "Ascaria" arrived at Southampton today with 800 Jamaicans seeking work in England, the liner "Fairsea" was...
Mr. B. Harrison: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will alter the conditions of appointment in the United Kingdom Overseas Civil Service so that corporate members of the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, if he will give details of the scheme whereby European officers in the Federation of Malaya are to get annual leave in the United Kingdom,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what attempts are being made to develop the mineral resources in Fiji.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what reports he has received about the state of public security in the Aden Protectorate at the present time.
Mr. Dugdale: On a point of order. I want to seek your guidance, Mr. Speaker, on a matter about which I have informed you. Last week a fire took place in the Admiralty, a very serious fire, and I...
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Mr. D. Heathcoat Amory): After further consideration, it has been decided to withdraw the White Fish subsidy (United Kingdom) No. 2 Scheme, 1955,...
On a point of order. Many hon. Members of this House have learned today from the newspapers that an important statement was made in another place yesterday concerning a change in the Government's...
Motion made, and Question put:— That the Proceedings on the Housing Subsidies Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the Provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 1st December].
Amendment proposed, in page 1, line 8, at end insert: (not being such a dwelling as is mentioned in subsection (5) of this section)."—[Mr. Mitchison.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Godber.]
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