Thursday, 5 December 1957
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
asked the Minister of Education what is the fall in the number of children taking school dinners since the latest increase of 2d. per meal, both nationally and for Salford in particular,...
asked the Minister of Education if he will take steps to arrange for a grant to be made to the Institute of Almoners to assist students to undertake training as almoners.
asked the Minister of Education what proposals Her Majesty's Government have for increasing the estimated expenditure on education during the present financial year.
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Minister of Education if he will now invite a member of the National Association of Schoolmasters to join the Teachers' Panel of the Burnham Committee so that the...
asked the Minister of Education to what extent he has considered the effect of Circular 313 upon infant and other schools; and what is his conclusion.
asked the Minister of Education what is now the proportion of the eligible school population selected for education at grammar schools and at technical schools, respectively; and what proportion...
asked the Minister of Education to what extent he plans to improve the maintenance grants, both in amount and in duration, so that mature applicants may be willing to become students at the three...
asked the Minister of Education how many sandwich courses have been started at technical colleges this year; and how many students have been enrolled at these courses.
asked the Minister of education which are the 49 county educational authorities which will be unable to complete their building programme of secondary modern schools by 1960; and what other...
asked the Minister of Education when he expects to set a date by which all the 2,200 senior children in Norfolk who will be without secondary modern education will be adequately provided for.
asked the Minister of Education the number of new schools he estimates is required to complete the reorganisation of education in rural areas; and what is their estimated cost on present building...
asked the Minister of Education what local education authorities have, in the last 12 months, made proposals to him for the establishment of teachers' training colleges; and what reply he has made.
asked the Minister of Education how many associations representing educational interests have written to him commending the Government's block-grant proposals.
Mr. Slater: asked the Minister of Education how many schools there are in this country which are scheduled for demolition because of the age of the structure; and if he will set out in the...
Mrs. White: asked the President of the Board of Trade what is his present estimate of the yield of the cinematograph levy based on current attendance figures.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the difficulty of protecting customers against over-charging unless shopkeepers state the price per lb. of their goods; and if,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the approximate number of tourists and visitors from overseas who came to Wales last year; how this number compared with the previous year; and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that many new cars delivered to the docks for the export trade and to distributors for the home trade are damaged mechanically by...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that West Germany have signed a trade agreement with East Germany for an exchange of goods during 1958–59 of $260 million; that...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, while the Canadian trade delegation is in this country, he will discuss with its members the possibility of developing the tourist traffic so...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that, since 1951, there has been an increase of approximately 200 to 400 bankruptcies in each year; what is the reason for these continued...
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent British exports to Egypt and the countries of the Middle East have increased since 1955.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what conclusions have been reached by the Working Party which is considering the advisability of establishing a Customs Union, Common Market and Free Trade...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give consideration to the possibility of replacing the present system of varying Purchase Taxes by a general sales tax.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the increase in the gold and dollar reserves since he raised the Bank Rate to 7 per cent. in September has been brought about by the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will arrange for the Board of Customs and Excise to collect Purchase Tax monthly from wholesalers instead of quarterly as at present.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that, since 1948, the percentage share of the national income per worker accruing to industrial workers has fallen by nearly 10 per cent....
asked the Prime Minister (1) whether he will give an assurance that he will, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Conference on 15th December, oppose the use by North Atlantic Treaty...
asked the Prime Minister what agreement has been reached with the United States of America regarding the setting up of nuclear stock piles by the United States in this country; and under whose...
asked the Prime Minister whether the statement on British foreign policy in relation to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics contained in the broadcast speech delivered by the Secretary of...
asked the Prime Minister if he will move for the appointment of a tribunal under the Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act, 1921, to inquire into the recent conduct of the affairs of the Electrical...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the danger of radioactive fall-out from crashed aircraft carrying hydrogen bombs, he will take steps to ensure that bombers of the Royal Air Force and...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will give an assurance that, at the forthcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organisation meeting in Paris, he will not agree to provide launching sites in Great...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he has any statement to make concerning the rail crash last night at Lewisham.
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business for next week?
Order for Second Reading read.
Resolution reported,That for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to increase the amount of the advances which may be made to development corporations under section twelve of the New...
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed,That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Government of India (Family Pension Funds) (Amendment) Order, 1957, be made in the form of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Oakshott.]
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