Wednesday, 21 March 1956
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed, with Amendments.
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will now make a statement on the loss of the six Hunter aircraft which crashed in Norfolk on Wednesday, 8th February, 1956.
Air Commodore Harvey: asked the Secretary of State for Air what consideration is given to commercial rights for home and export sales of radio, radar and electric equipment when the Royal Air...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what special event is to be celebrated at the Royal Air Force Camp, Sandwich, Kent, on Thursday, 22nd March; what preparations have been made for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Air in how many cases, other than that of the Comet II aircraft, is the price paid for Service aircraft negotiated by the Minister of Supply.
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many years service he expects to get from the unmodified Comet II aircraft purchased for Transport Command.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many tenders have been received in respect of the construction of the Dartford-Purfleet Tunnel; and if he will make a statement giving a...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has now been made with the construction of Linlithgow Bridge.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many people were killed or seriously injured on zebra crossings in 1955 compared with 1954.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the earliest date on which the 30-mile-perhour speed limit signs will be erected at Salsburgh.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation when it will be possible to construct a fly-over at the junction of Hendon Way and the North Circular Road.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what applications he has under consideration from the British Overseas Airways Corporation in respect of authority to purchase and operate...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what rent is being paid by the present tenants for the use of the maintenance base at Renfrew; and how much of its equipment, which was formerly...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will give details of the agreement reached with the United States air lines on operations in the Caribbean area.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation to what extent the Regulations which he proposes to introduce with regard to the limitation of flight time for aircrews differentiate between...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation for what air services he has licensed the airport of Yeadon.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is yet able to announce his decision on railwaymen's pensions.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what changes have been made in his regulations during the last year in the speed limit rules affecting Land Rovers, jeeps and such pick-up...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether in view of the continued high rate of fatal accidents involving motor cyclists, he will now make obligatory the wearing of suitable...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what consideration he is giving, in consultation with the Minister of Works, to an extension of the roundabout system at Victoria Gate and...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what action he is taking to increase the number of driving test examiners in the Tees-side area in view of the long waiting period for...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what action he proposes to take to deal with slow-moving very large loads which now hold up many vehicles and waste thousands of hours.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what further consideration he has given to the problem of traffic congestion in inner London; and what action he proposes to take.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he is aware of the resentment caused by sending boy soldiers and young National Service men to Cyprus and other Service stations abroad; and if he will now...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to hostile and inflammatory broadcasts beamed to British East Africa and Zanzibar in particular by Radio...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what decisions have been reached by Her Majesty's Government, in consultation with the Governments of the United States of America and France, on...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what discussions took place with British motor manufacturers and with organisations representing such manufacturers, before it was decided that it...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement as to the progress achieved in teaching handicrafts and improved agricultural techniques to the Maya in British Honduras.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether he is satisfied that production costs for British Guiana rice will enable it to keep within the range of world prices; and the policy...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will now make a statement upon the new comprehensive proposals of the Government of Mauritius to house the 10,000 children who were...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the principal findings of the Keith Lucas Commission upon the Port Louis, Mauritius, Municipal Elections; and what further action he is taking in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is satisfied that treaties entered into with Egypt for the control of the levels of Lakes Victoria and Albert are still in the best...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement regarding the Coutts Report which has advised elections upon the common roll for the Zanzibar Protectorate.
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will discuss the export of atomic energy plants and equipment with the Atomic Energy Authority and representatives of the British atomic energy industry in...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will now publish, in a White Paper or otherwise, full details of the terms of the agreements made between the Atomic Energy Authority and Associated...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what effects the production of synthetic rubber in this country is expected to have upon the chief article of export from Malaya to Great Britain.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies into how many classes the patients in the hospitals in Singapore are divided for the purpose of calculating charges for treatment; what is the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on what grounds Syrians are not permitted to vote in local government elections under the new franchise regulations in Sierra Leone.
Ordered,That the Proceedings on any Private Business set down for consideration at Seven o'clock this evening by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means be exempted from the provisions of...
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
3.43 p.m.
6.46 p.m.
Bill read a Second time and committed.
Postponed proceeding on Question, That the Bill be now read the Third time, resumed.
11.21 p.m.
Mr. Geoffrey Stevens discharged from the Select Committee; Mr. Osborne added.—[Mr. Wills.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Wills.]
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