Thursday, 29 November 1956
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of Sir Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, baronet, Member for Lewisham, North, and I desire on behalf of the House to express our sense of the loss we...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further consideration he has given to the introduction of a discriminatory tax relief in favour of the exhibition of British films as a means of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much a year he estimates his revenue from oil and petrol duty will be reduced as a result of oil and petrol rationing, and the reduced supply of oil...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his recent estimate of the cost of Her Majesty's Government's armed conflict with Egypt of £35 to £50 million included the loss of the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the estimated increase in dollar expenditure resulting from our present economic difficulties.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he proposes to take to offset the inflationary pressure resulting from the present economic difficulties.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total sum of dividend on ordinary shares and the undistributed income after taxation for companies in table 29 of the Blue Book for the years 1946 and...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how long it will take to complete the examination of the effects of the decision on the case of Baddeley and Others v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue.
ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will impose financial controls to prevent the building of more petrol stations.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what arrangements he has made for distributing leaflets advertising the Premium Bonds.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that the high cost of all types of refrigerators is making it difficult and often impossible for food merchants and retailers to carry out...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what Customs concessions are being granted to recipients in Great Britain of gift parcels as Christmas presents sent by troops serving overseas.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of his earlier appeals to industry and in order to maintain price stability, he will appeal to the shipping conference lines to exercise...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury (1) if he is aware that the action of the Civil Service Clerical Association in opposing the official policies of Her Majesty's Government constitutes a...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made in the efforts by his Department to ensure that sausages contain a reasonable amount of meat.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what decisions have been reached in respect of colouring substances in food; when regulations are to be introduced to give effect to the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the uses of the Kelvin Hughes Fishermen's Asdic, the new form of acoustic detection of fish shoals, in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, (1) in view of the Suez crisis, if he will take powers to prevent increases in the price of bread or other foodstuffs; (2) if he will take...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the fact that scientific investigation by his Department has shown that the virus of foot-and-mouth disease is preserved by cold...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the revised arrangements for the supply of Australian beef under the 15-year agreement with the Commonwealth.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the dates between which the National Survey of Domestic Food Consumption during 1955 was taken; and when the result of the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many outbreaks of fowl pest have occurred in Norfolk so far this year; how many birds and eggs have been destroyed: and his estimate of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the subsidy payable, per live hundredweight, for fat cattle for the latest available week; and how it compares with the estimate published...
Mr. T. Williams: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what quantity of the imported dried egg which was declared unfit for human consumption between January and October was sold...
asked the Minister of Labour how many reports of victimisation arising from the British Motor Corporation strike settlement he has received from employers and unions, respectively; and what...
asked the Minister of Labour when the new pay structure of the Factory Inspectorate is to come into being; and whether the maximum salary for district inspectors will be at the same level as that...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) to what extent when persons are appointed through his Department to temporary appointments in Government Departments there is any operation of a screening...
Mr. Lee: asked the Minister of Labour whether he will undertake an inquiry into the effects of the oil economies proposed by Her Majesty's Government upon employment levels in our principal...
Mr. Lee: asked the Minister of Labour, in view of the increased demands upon the coal industry, what special efforts he proposes to make to stimulate recruitment to the industry.
asked the Prime Minister (1) what arrangements have been made for the answering of Questions relating to the duties of the Paymaster-General; (2) the duties to be performed by the Paymaster-General.
Mr. Lee: asked the Minister of Labour whether unemployment in the docking industry has recently increased or decreased; and whether he will give the latest available figures.
asked the Prime Minister whether the speech made by the Lord Privy Seal at Cambridge on Friday, 23rd November, relating to the situation in Egypt and its outcome, represents the policy of Her...
asked the Prime Minister what steps he is taking to re-establish the integrity of ciphers and codes used by the Foreign Office and Armed Forces which have recently been broken, particulars of...
asked the Prime Minister when the joint organisation named "Amilcar", in which the United Kingdom was a participant, was set up.
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will announce the business for next week?
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement about my recent visit to New York and the discussions there with regard to the situation in Egypt. My...
4.3 p.m.
7.12 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Redmayne.]
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