Thursday, 12 December 1957
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Considered; to be read the Third time Tomorrow.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange for exhibits of nuclear energy plant to be on show at the forthcoming British Fair of Industry and Commerce, which is to be held...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to prevent the speculative buying of raw materials in order to bring about the lowest possible price for raw materials.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will impose an anti-dumping duty on grey cotton cloth now being imported from Communist China, in view of the increasing quantities being...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the work of the Consumer Advisory Council of the British Standards Institution is impeded by the non-co-operation of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the value of exports over the last 12 months to a recent convenient date in respect of ingredients associated with nuclear power stations,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the new town of Peterlee has fewer industrial undertakings than any of the other new towns; and whether he will, in these...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the inconvenience of arrangements for setting up a free market area for Europe, if he will issue an illustrated booklet, explaining the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what restrictions exist in the way of quotas at the present time on Dutch imports into Great Britain and British imports into Holland; when the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that, in addition to the cars for export found damaged recently at the docks, a number of other such cars have been found, on arrival...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what representations have been made by his Department in recent years to the Japanese Government on the subject of Japanese patent law; and with what results.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the Chinese Trade Mission inquired into the possibility of purchasing civilian aeroplanes of British manufacture; what inquiries he...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government will now make regulations to implement the main recommendations of Part III of the Hodgson Committee Report on Weights and Measures.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what investigations he has made into the purchase and closing down of Burnley cotton mills with orders on their books with its resulting unemployment;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many mills in the Burnley area have closed down or are weaving out in the last two years; if he is aware that the closing of these mills has resulted...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much profits were reduced for the year 1956–57 due to the contributions paid by employers, under the National Insurance Acts; what was the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that ever since the inception of the 10 per cent. Pool Betting Duty on totalisators at greyhound racing tracks successive Chancellors have...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates he has made of overseas earnings from the operation of banks, insurance companies, commodity markets and other commercial activities in this...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the position now reached in the negotiations for the establishment of a European Free Trade Area; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what decision he has taken in regard to a Government contribution to the loan being raised by the British Petroleum Company Limited, which will carry the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that, on 5th November, bank notes to the value of £5, enclosed as a gift in a letter addressed by K. A. Crawford, Craigaved, County...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the fact that the sterling is now undervalued in relation to the internal purchasing power of the dollar in the United States of America, if he...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is the Government's intention to pay this year's instalments of capital and interest on the United States and Canadian loans when they fall due on...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of the unsatisfactory supply and variety of Her Majesty's Stationery Office publications in Glasgow; and if he will now consider establishing...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether this country will follow the lead given by other European nations in dropping the requirement of the carnet in respect of visitors bringing their...
asked the Prime Minister what change in the international situation led to the decision by Her Majesty's Government, in conjunction with the United States Government, to place the United States...
Mrs. White: asked the Prime Minister if he will now make a statement on Government administration in Wales.
asked the Prime Minister if he will set up a committee to consider and recommend on the future of the country's commercial aviation as a whole, with particular regard to research and development.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will extend the agreement he has reached with the United States Government for Her Majesty's Government to be consulted before United States bombers go into...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will appoint a Minister of Cabinet rank with sole responsibility for economic and social relations with newly developing territories, both directly and through...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the recently discovered fact that the explosion of even clean hydrogen bombs releases large quantities of radio-manganese, which remains alive for...
asked the Prime Minister if, in view of the fact that, on his last visit to the United States of America when agreement was reached to base United States nuclear missiles in the United Kingdom,...
asked the Prime Minister if he will give to the House the principal headings of the agreement made with the United States of America in 1952 under which strategic bombers are now based in the...
asked the Prime Minister if he will inform the House of the outcome of the talks he has recently had with the German Foreign Minister, Herr von Brentano, with regard to support costs for British...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Defence whether he will make a statement on his negotiations with the United States Secretary of Defence.
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business for next week?
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Draft Lace Industry (Scientific Research Levy) (Amendment No. 2) Order, 1957 [copy laid before the House, 18th November], approved.—[Mr. Erroll.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Barber.]
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