Monday, 18 June 1956
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
For Newport, in the room of Peter Freeman, esquire, deceased.—[Mr. Bowden.]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
To be read the Third time Tomorrow.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what general directions he has given to the National Coal Board regarding the occupancy of houses under its ownership.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether, in view of the country's economic difficulties, he will introduce legislation whereby compensation payments to the ex-coal owners are withheld in the...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what consideration is being given to the purchase of coal outside the $ area.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what economies have been achieved in the administration of local fuel offices and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps he took to establish the financial justification for the increase in coal prices which he authorised to be made last month.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what increase in the use of oil as a source of industrial power has occurred in the last 12 months compared with the immediately preceding 12 months; and what...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he has taken note of the report prepared by the experts of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation urging long-term investment in the coal...
Mr. N.Pannell: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps he is taking under Section 54 of the Electricity Act, 1947, to ensure that ex-employees of municipal corporations, whose pensions...
asked the Minister of Supply the estimated cost of carrying out the hydrogen bomb tests recently announced.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement in respect of the costings investigations into the price of fish which began in 1952.
asked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food the position with regard to the consideration by the Food Standards Committee of the problem of the meat content of sausages.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the dates on which the county agricultural committee has visited Stockwood Farm, Keynsham, since the dispossession of the owner in December, 1952.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware of the anxiety amongst Warwickshire farmers regarding his decision to close the grain silo at Rugby; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware of the concern arising from the Cohen Report on bread; and why the Report has been accepted in face of the evidence of the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications for grants he has received under the Agriculture (Improvement of Roads) Act, 1955; and what is the amount in grants...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will revise and increase the grants to be paid for the conversion of fishing vessels from coal burning to oil burning with a view to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will state the districts visited by the officers of his marketing department when visiting the 336 shops selling potatoes on 28th...
Air Commodore Harvey: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress is being made by the Reorganisation Commission which is considering the question of the marketing of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what saving in staff has been effected in his Department consequent on the transfer of the administration of the independent agricultural...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on the gift of the stallion, "Never Say Die", to the National Stud.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the production of milk since the Annual Price Review of 1956 compares with previous years.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will specify the nature of the evidence he has received, and the sources from which he has received it, on which to base the terms and...
Mr. B. Harrison: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware of the damage being caused to horticultural crops by spray drift; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food how many marketing officers are on the establishment of his Department; and what are their duties.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to improve the administration of the Marginal Production Scheme.
asked the hon. Member for Woolwich, West, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, what arrangements are in force for the reservation of tables on the Terrace for tea; what special circumstances...
asked the Minister of Health how many vacancies there are for district nursing staff in Worcestershire; and if he will state the areas in which these vacancies exist.
asked the Minister of Health if he is satisfied that the additional sum of £500,000 allocated for the provision of food for patients in mental hospitals and mental deficiency institutions...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will report on progress in regard to the follow-up review of leucotomy cases being done by his Department; and when he proposes to publish the results of this.
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that a proportion, estimated at from 10 to 20 per cent., of patients treated by electric convulsant therapy suffer as a consequence from crush...
Considered in Committee [Progress. 12th June.]
3.31 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Clause stnad part of the Bill.
The following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1) of section three hundred and eighty-five of the Income Tax Act, 1952 (which excludes relief in respect of contributions to the...
Where the property passing on the death of any person either includes any contract approved by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue under section eighteen of this Act, being a contract providing...
10.41 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Godber.]
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