Tuesday, 10 February 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read a Second time and committed.
Second Reading deferred till Thursday.
Read a Second time and committed.
Second Reading deferred till Tomorrow.
Second Reading deferred till Thursday, 19th February.
Second Reading deferred till Tomorrow.
Read a Second time and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Second Reading deferred till Tuesday next.
Read a Second time and committed.
I beg to present two Petitions relating to the position of the cotton and footwear industries. One is signed by over 5,700 residents in the Borough of Rawtenstall and the other by 5,922 residents...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration is being given to achieving uniformity of texture on road surfaces in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received under Section 11 of the Representation of the People Act, 1949, urging him to establish sufficient polling booths to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received against his declared policy for dealing with Glasgow overspill; whether he will balance any complaint about costs...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what effect he estimates the withdrawal of Marginal Agricultural Production grants will have on the farmers on the Slamannan Plateau in Stirlingshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from local authorities and other interested bodies concerning the proposal to build a new town at Finnich Toll,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the reorganisation proposed in the advisory committees for technical education in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which schools have applied to him for direct grants to replace grants until now given by local authorities; what are the amounts of the grants requested;...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to ensure that all new entrants to the probation service are given complete training by his Department.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that under the criminal law of Scotland a person may be detained without trial for a period not exceeding 110 days and may then be...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what decision has been taken on planning grounds respecting the sinking of a pit in the Bearsden-Milngavie area of Dunbartonshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the shortage of hospital accommodation in Thurso, following the doubling of the town's population in the last three years; and whether...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he proposes to introduce legislation to bring the title, status and remuneration of Scotland's sheriffs-substitute into line with the standards...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will circulate more widely than to housing committees and their officers the new booklet entitled, "Designing for Safety in the Home", and,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the educational crisis which has developed in Glasgow; and if he will meet in conference with the Education Committee of the City...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is now in a position to give an amended figure for the estimated cost of strengthening the bridge over the Tweed at Coldstream to enable it to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in view of continuing public concern because proceedings have not been brought, if he will move for an inquiry into all the circumstances of the case of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why letters written by Cypriot prisoners in Perth Prison are subject to censorship by the Colonial Office.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in view of the relaxation, in various directions, of the restrictions in borrowing for capital purposes, what fresh direction he is issuing to local...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is to be contained in the gallery of modern art announced for Edinburgh; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if it is still his intention to build a major radiotherapy institute in Glasgow for advanced techniques and research to serve the population of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of Statutes in which maximum penalties of £500 or more are permissible.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will consider ways of speeding up work on the Forth Road Bridge as a contribution to the solution of the unemployment problem.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on British experience in negotiating orders in China, and on the future prospects of trade with China.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the further relaxation of strategic controls on trade with the Communist States, with special reference to the propects of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the large increase in the number of unemployed in Goole; and whether he will now include that town in the Government aid scheme...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that a factory building of 35,000 ft. floor space stands empty, with ground available for further development, at Crook, County Durham;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will review the present arrangements for issuing industrial development certificates, in order to ensure that industrial expansion takes place...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will appoint a committee of inquiry into the importance of automation as a means of cheapening and speeding up production and making British goods...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the decision of the Restrictive Practices Court on the price agreement of the Yarn Spinners' Association, and the Court's...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the grounds on which he rejected the applications for an increase in tariffs on new potatoes, fresh tomatoes, broccoli, and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he will now proceed with the development of the proposed trading estate on the north bank of the Wear at Sunderland; (2) whether he will...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what evidence he has regarding the effectiveness of the 4s. duty, which he imposed under the Anti-Dumping (No. 1) Order in January, 1958, in giving...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action has been taken by his Department to bring new industries to Tyneside, in view of the sharp increase in unemployment.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the success of the Design Centre in the Haymarket, London; and if he will approach the Council of Industrial Design with a view to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on his recent official discussions with Mr. Dulles; to what extent these discussions included matters pertaining to his pending visit to...
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[The Prime Minister.]
[1ST ALLOTTED DAY]
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £26,496,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
10.1 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Brooman-White.]
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