Tuesday, 16 December 1958
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:
Mr. Speaker, with your permission and that of the House, I beg to present a Petition, signed by 6,245 of my constituents in the Borough of Stalybridge in the County of Cheshire. The Petition...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will cause an investigation to be made into the cause of the flooding created by the Longton Brook in the...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will cause an investigation to be made of the effect on houses, sewers and roads caused by the changing...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will initiate legislation extending to the remainder of the country the power granted to sanitary...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will make a statement on the smoke and sulphur dioxide content of the air in Salford during the November...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what action he proposes to take to ease the financial burden imposed on some amateur cricket and other clubs by...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to instal machinery in order to extract recoverable...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what decision he has given on a proposal for the building of a community centre in the Hatfield new town,...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware of the great and growing pollution of the River Severn due to a discharge of untreated sewage...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what special Government assistance will be given in the case of unadopted roads, where the frontages are owned by...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many alkali inspectors are employed by his Department in Manchester.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs (1) in the case of a petrol station to be built on the Kirby road, near Frinton-on-Sea, what evidence of need was...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs the outcome of the discussions which his Department has been having with the local authority associations with...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what savings he has made in the cost of running his Department in the current year, as compared with...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will make a statement on the work of the English Local Government Commission set up under the Local...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will request Sir Arton Wilson, who is to conduct an inquiry on his behalf into the nature and extent...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he has reached a decision on the question of restoring to agricultural use the land at Duggins Lane,...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what representations he has received concerning the effect of Government loans on mortgage rates as a result of...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what progress has been made by local authorities in providing housing for single persons of working age; and...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many landlords of furnished accommodation have been prosecuted under Section 12 (6) of the Rent Act, I957,...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether in view of the wide extension of the practice of charging premiums for HOUSE-lettings. he now proposes to...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the total number of houses in England and Wales under requisition when the Requisitioned...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will introduce amending legislation to assist tenants against whom orders for possession...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of additional houses local authorities will be able to...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he has reached a decision on the number of houses the Easington Rural District Council may build under...
Mr. Frank: Allaun asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if, in the light of his recent circular to local authorities encouraging a revival of...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will reconsider, in the interests of equality of treatment with neighbouring authorities, his decision not...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs the reasons given for the resignation of five members of the Welsh Advisory Council; and whether he will make a...
3.30 p.m.
Bill to make further provision for contributions by local authorities in Wales (including Monmouthshire) towards the expenses of the Royal National Eisteddfod, presented accordingly and read the...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time and passed, without Amendment.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time and passed, without Amendment.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the and passed, without Amendment.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time and passed, without Amendment.
Considered in Committee [Progress, 1st December].
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of this Session to authorise Exchequer advances to building societies and make further provision for grants by and Exchequer contributions...
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make further provision with respect to wages councils, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys...
5.28 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Bryan.]
8.26 p.m.
9.1 p.m.
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