Thursday, 28 November 1957
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what transport facilities exist in Swaziland and Basutoland by rail and road, respectively; under what auspices such facilities are...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what discussions have taken place with the authorities in the Maldive Islands and the Ceylon Government regarding the establishment...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if Her Majesty's Government will reconsider their decision of 27th July, 1956, not to commit themselves to participate in the...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations when the Commonwealth Economic Committee will have completed its inquiry into Commonwealth raw materials; and when the Report will be...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations the number of African students from Basutoland at present studying in the United Kingdom, and the number who have received Government...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations the average weekly wages paid to African and European teachers and other staff, respectively, in the Education Department of Swaziland.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations the number of Swazi Africans who are employed in positions, other than that of labourer, in the afforestation schemes; the minimum...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what proposals for a settlement in the Middle East have been made to him by the Prime Minister of Australia; and whether he will make...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether he will make a further statement on British policy at the United Nations towards the Kashmir problem, in view of the fact...
asked the Minister of Education if routine or emergency dental treatment is available at school or welfare clinics for all school children.
asked the Minister of Education whether he will give an assurance that the youth service is to be a permanent part of the education service.
asked the Minister of Education to what extent he has considered the Annual Report of the Advisory Council on Scientific Policy, 1956–57, paragraph 35; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Education the respective proportion of the school population able to obtain grammar school places in each of the Welsh education authorities in the years 1920, 1940, and...
asked the Minister of Education how many county educational authorities will have completed their school building programme so that secondary modern education is available to all their children...
asked the Minister of Education if he has now received detailed proposals for the first stage of the Uxbridge Technical College; if he has agreed these proposals; and when he anticipates that...
asked the Minister of Education the total minor works programme for all local education authorities for 1957; and the total amount he has proposed to them for the next 15 months.
asked the Minister of Education how many projects he has cut out of the local education authorities' proposals for rural reorganisation in the 1958–59 programme.
asked the Minister of Education how many new technical colleges have been started since the publication of the White Paper on Technical Education in February, 1956.
asked the Minister of Education how many part-time students are now engaged in higher technical education.
asked the Minister of Education whether he will remove the financial restrictions on adult education imposed by his Department in March, 1957.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the desirability of providing for the greatest possible interchange of trade between Great Britain and Holland, arrangements can now...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an assurance that no financial assistance will be given by his Department to foreign firms seeking to establish themselves in Great...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to protect British manufacturers and exporters from unfair competition arising out of the use by Japanese firms of wrappings which...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has in mind for the modification of the present location of industry policy; and, in particular areas where redundancy is threatened,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he is aware that British firms are prevented from exporting to Russia types of machine tools less advanced than those now being imported into...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to implement proposals for the indication of the flammability of fabrics.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what are the trades in which flick-knives are used.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has now disposed of all the Government flax mills; how many of the factory premises are now being used; and how many are unoccupied and idle.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the continuing decline of trade at the port of Goole; and whether he will conduct an investigation into its cause with a view to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will reconsider his refusal to allow the import of table ware potatoes from Holland, owing to the general failure of the crop in Scotland.
asked the Prime Minister if the local management at Windscale works was wholly and solely responsible for the major decisions made during the time of the accident at Windscale on 10th October,...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in the discussions in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Conference on nuclear weapons as a deterrent against war, Her Majesty's Government will draw...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Prime Minister what representations from the local authorities affected were taken into consideration in deciding the terms of reference of the Royal Commission on the...
asked the Prime Minister what further consideration he has given to responding to Mr. Khrushchev's suggestion of renewed summit talks.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business for next week?
With permission. Mr. Speaker, I will make a statement. Her Majesty's Government have decided to close the naval dockyard in Hong Kong. The rundown, which will extend over two years, is expected...
Bill to make new provision for grants out of the Exchequer to local authorities in Scotland and otherwise to amend the law of Scotland relating to local government finance: to abolish the...
Proceedings of the Committee on New Towns [Money] and on the Public Works Loans Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the...
3.54 p.m.
Order for Second Reading read.
5.1 p.m.
Question again proposed, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Resolution reported,That, for the purpose of any Act of the present Session relating to local loans, it is expedient to authorise the remission of unpaid balances of principal and all arrears of...
Considered in Committee.
9.16 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Barber.]
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