Wednesday, 10 December 1958
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number and types of ships that have been or will be transferred from the operational Fleet to the reserve during 1958, and the number and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of officers serving on the headquarters staff; and the numbers of these employed on technical and administrative duties, respectively.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many applications for discharge were received from all ratings under the age of 21 for 1957 and 1958. respectively; how many were permitted...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what changes he is proposing to make in regard to the workshops in Her Majesty's Dockyard, Devonport; and how many men will be affected, or...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many shipwright dilutees have been dismissed from Her Majesty's dockyards; how many have been employed in other jobs by the Admiralty; and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty (1) in what foreign countries orders have been placed for supplies of coal for use by the Royal Navy; and if he will make a statement;
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many nuclear-powered warships are expected to be in commission in the Royal Navy in 1961, 1962 and 1963; and how these numbers compare with...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many warships armed with surface or antiaircraft missiles are expected to be in commission in the Royal Navy in 1961, 1962 and 1963; and how...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what proportion of the officers and ratings in the Royal Navy are, at the latest convenient date, appointed to a seagoing ship of the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what proportion of flag officers in the Royal Navy have been qualified aircraft pilots.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what decisions have been taken regarding the extension of Stornoway Airport; the purpose of this work; and its estimated cost.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if the specification for the next class of aircraft carrier includes the requirement to operate vertical take-off and landing.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what inquiries he has made about the cause of the recent accident when a Scimiter jet aircraft crashed over the side of H.M.S. "Victorious"; and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what buildings, roadways, jetties and other works are to be built on the Ayrshire coast as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation naval...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he will reconsider the case of Mr. C. P. Q. Beck, of 13, Westfield Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, who served in the Royal Navy from November,...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the tonnage of vessels ordered from Wear shipbuilders and the tonnage of orders with such shipbuilders cancelled this year.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what communications he has received stating that the lack of credit facilities is preventing orders being placed with British shipyards.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many shipbuilding berths are vacant on the Clyde; and what steps he is taking to arrest the decline in shipbuilding.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in view of the rising incidence in unemployment in the shipbuilding and ship-repairing yards at Lowestoft, he will reconsider his...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many major landing craft of the L.C.T. (8) and L.S.T. types have been completed since 1950.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what tenders were made by British firms for twenty merchant ships now being constructed in Poland for Indonesia.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what consideration the Shipbuilding Advisory Committee has given to the question of the tonnage of vessels ordered by United Kingdom shipowners...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will now state when he expects Maryhill Barracks to be finally evacuated by his Department and the site made available.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement on the administration of the Central Ordnance Depôt, Didcot, having regard to the use of public stores in excess of...
asked the Secretary of State for War what arrangements have been made to increase the number of troops in Kenya; and the purpose of this reinforcement.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of the discontent of the men of the 260 Company, R.P.C., Burniston Barracks, Scarborough, Yorkshire, who are clearing bombs off the Yorkshire...
asked the Secretary of State for War, in view of the criticism by the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Committee of Public Accounts regarding the blunders which resulted in an unwanted...
asked the Secretary State for War what machinery exists in his Department for supervising the placing of large orders for supplies; why, after receiving the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor...
3.30 p.m.
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Bryan.]
5.49 p.m.
I confess, as I did before, that I am sorry that I have not had the time to telephone the Department concerned in the matter which I wish to raise. It concerns the Minister of Health, and it is a...
6.42 p.m.
6.50 p.m.
8.4 p.m.
8.34 p.m.
9.58 p.m.
10.12 p.m.
10.18 p.m.
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