Wednesday, 13 November 1957
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSE-HOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
Considered; to be read the Third time Tomorrow.
Consideration deferred till Tomorrow.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will give favourable consideration to the request of the Slough Corporation for authority to introduce a bye-law to ensure that all...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will take powers to establish a recognised instructor's certificate to be issued to persons requiring them and make it a necessary...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation to what extent it is his policy to approve fare increases where the undertaking already anticipates a profit.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many local authorities have adopted the practice of painting "Halt" on the road surface adjacent to halt signs; and to what extent it has...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation (1) if, when the 40 miles per hour speed limit comes into operation, he will restrict it to 20 miles per hour within a reasonable radius of...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will prohibit parking of all vehicles on main roads at peak periods in industrial centres.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether, in substitution for the unofficial translation of the 1947 edition of the Actes du Rhin which he has supplied to the law libraries to...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether, in order to make progress in increasing the productive effort of Tyneside, thus reducing costs, he will now agree to authorising the...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, in view of the fact that the proposed new motorway to the Channel ports is intended to consist primarily of the Medway Towns bypass, which is...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what consultation he has had with the interested local authorities on the proposed Yorkshire motor road.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what recent developments there have been concerning the reconstruction of the Methley Water Bridge in Yorkshire.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he has now considered the practicability of constructing a short length of dual carriageway at Grendon in the County of Warwick.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will consider how to improve the safety of the A.5 road at the Royal Red Gate at Caldecote in the County of Warwick.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps he has now taken in respect of the construction of a by-pass at Atherstone in the County of Warwick; and what are the next steps to...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will arrange to have the carriageway widened on New Kings Road, Fulham, S.W.6, at the junction of Parsons Green,...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will now state a definite date when the widening of the Manchester-Chester trunk road in the Edge Lane-King Street area of Stretford will...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation when the route for a future road from London to Dover-Folkestone was surveyed, decided on, and protected from encroachment.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will make a statement on the increasing congestion of traffic at Torpoint Ferry.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation why he refused permission for the construction of the Tamar Bridge to be proceeded with at all speed, since Parliament has sanctioned it and...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what modifications he has made in his policy regarding the building of overhead roads in suitable places in Great Britain as a result of the...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation when the road improvements at Hyde Park Corner will be put in hand.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps he proposes to take to ensure that the increasing use of Northolt Airport for military services will not reduce the safety standards...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he has yet made any decision with regard to the provision of an airport within the Greater London area for the use of light aircraft.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what compensation was paid to the directors of the four main-line railway companies for loss of office following nationalisation.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he will now make a statement about the setting up of a military base organisation in Kenya.
asked the Minister of Defence to what extent it is now intended to equip our forces in South-East Asia and other overseas territories with nuclear tactical weapons.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he has noted the deficiencies in the conduct of war-like operations in Egypt disclosed in the despatch of the Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces; and whether...
asked the Minister of Defence what is the policy of the Government with regard to the development of anti-missile missiles.
asked the Minister of Defence how many acres of land are held by Service Departments in Scotland; and by how much he estimates that this figure will be reduced in the next twelve months.
asked the Minister of Defence how far it is intended to abandon the guided missiles project in the Western Isles; what changes in expenditure and scale are contemplated; and what arrangements...
asked the Minister of Defence the number of retired Regular officers of the three Armed Services and the Indian Armed Services in receipt of Service retired pay; and how many of these retired...
asked the Minister of Defence what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of defence expenditure now allocated to Civil Defence.
asked the Minister of Defence if, in view of recent events, he proposes to issue a revised interim defence White Paper.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will now publish all the official documents, papers and letters connected with the recent war against Egypt together with any hitherto secret agreements...
asked the Minister of Labour the percentage increase in earnings since 1951.
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that for many years the Catering Wages Commission has been anxious to have a wages board established covering the unlicensed residential...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will give an undertaking that the Government's declared policy on wage increases will not involve any attempt by him to cancel any decision by a joint...
asked the Minister of Labour the total number of working days lost as a result of industrial disputes from 1st January to 1st July, 1957; what proportion of that total was lost as a result of...
asked the Minister of Labour what classes of young men are exempted from National Service; how many, in each category, have been granted exemption in the last six months; and how many young men...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will now take steps to ensure that the claims of British subjects dismissed from the service of the Egyptian Government in December,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the cost to date to Her Majesty's Government of the recent series of meetings of the Disarmament Sub-Committee at Lancaster House; and what daily...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I would like to make a statement about telephone charges. As from 1st January, 1958, charges for calls will be drastically altered. Most...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement. Yesterday, certain Questions were put to my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer concerning an allegation that there had...
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 29th November, I shall call attention to the nation-wide survey of services available to the chronic sick and elderly, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 29th November, I shall call attention to the forthcoming Commonwealth Trade and Economic Conference, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 29th November, I shall call attention to the work of Parliament and Members of Parliament, and move a Resolution.
Bill to increase the aggregate amount of the advances which may be made to development corporations under subsection (1) of section twelve of the New Towns Act, 1946; and to amend section...
Bill to repeal certain enactments relating to the Isle of Man; to empower the Court of Tynwald to make provision with regard to customs and harbours; to provide for the payment to the Isle of Man...
Proceedings of the Committee of Ways and Means, of the Committee on National Insurance [Money], on the Expiring, Laws Continuance Bill, and of the Committee on Expiring Laws Continuance [Money],...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee.
10.0 p.m.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Read a Second time.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Select Committee appointed to examine such of the Estimates presented to this House as may seem fit to the Committee and to report what, if any, economies consistent with the policy implied in...
Committee of Public Accounts nominated: Mr. John Arbuthnot, Mr. Benson, Mr. Collins, Colonel Crosthwaite-Eyre, Mr. Hoy, Mr. Peyton, Mr. Oliver, Mr. J. Enoch Powell, Mr. Ramsden, Mr. Steel, Mr....
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Oakshott.]
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