Monday, 23 February 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended, to be considered Tomorrow.
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
Order for Second Reading read.
asked the Minister of Supply if a decision has yet been made regarding the future of the Swallow aircraft.
asked the Minister of Supply what offers he has invited from Russia for the purchase of the 1 million pairs of surplus boots.
asked the Minister of Supply what further expenditure is contemplated on the research now being conducted into infra-red detection of ballistic missiles.
asked the Minister of Supply if he is now able to make a statement about the progress made to streamline the aircraft industry; and to what extent it is still his intention gradually to reduce...
asked the Minister of Supply if he will state the civilian requirements which he expects will be met by the aircraft type ordered for Transport Command as a long-range freighter; and by what date...
asked the Minister of Supply if he is satisfied that full consideration was given to the merits of the Bloodhound and the Thunderbird before the United States Hawk was ordered by the North...
asked the Minister of Supply if it has yet been decided whether the short-range nuclear weapons to which Command Paper No. 662 refers are to be rocket propelled: and whether they will use liquid...
asked the Minister of Supply to what extent the new self-propelled guns for the Army will be air-transportable.
asked the Minister of Supply what progress has been made with the development of the anti-tank guided weapon which was announced two years ago as being able to drive the tank from the battlefield.
asked the Minister of Supply if he is now developing aerial jeeps for use by the Army.
asked the Minister of Supply if it has yet been decided whether the propelled bomb whose progress is reported in the Defence White Paper, Command Paper No. 662, will have a built-in guidance system.
asked the Minister of Supply if he will state the approximate amount spent by his Department on research into noise abatement in the aircraft industry in 1958; and what further expenditure is...
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the fact that the 1956 wheat crop samplings tested in the United States of America had a strontium 90 content on or just over the limit for...
asked the Minister of Health what report he has received from the Acting Principal School Medical Officer to the Special Services Board of Oxfordshire Education Committee on the smoking habits of...
asked the Minister of Health what representations he has received from dentists' organisations regarding misleading toothpaste advertisements; and what reply he has sent.
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Health what estimate he has made of the success of voluntary action, following official advice on the matter, in persuading customers not to bring dogs into...
asked the Minister of Health on what date one of his predecessors received a deputation, introduced by the hon. Member for Tyne-mouth, from the Royal College of Nursing, the Royal College of...
asked the Minister of Health if he has read the extract from the medical Press submitted to him by the hon. Member for Carlisle, concerning the emigration of established doctors; and what...
asked the Minister of Health if he will give the total value of building projects proposed by local authorities and sanctioned by him under the terms of the circular on capital investment issued...
asked the Minister of Heatlh (1) what annual reports are made to him of the number of complaints of alleged brutal or violent treatment of patients in mental hospitals; how many of those...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in any peace treaty with Germany, Her Majesty's Government will insist that Germany recognises as invalid the Munich Agreement with all...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give an assurance that it is the policy of Her Majesty's Government to ensure that in any peace treaty with Germany all former...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) what was the purpose of Her Majesty's Ambassador's action in Washington on 6th February, when he drew the attention of the State Department to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in view of the present deadlock in the area, if he will propose a recall of the Geneva Conference to discuss ways and means of implementing the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, as co-chairman of the Geneva Conference, he will request the International Supervisory Commission to make a special investigation into...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if, for the purpose of encouraging the exhibition of British films abroad, he will initiate discussions with the Soviet authorities for a...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what notification he has received, as co-Chairman of the Geneva Conference, of the decision of the Royal Laotian Government to denounce the Geneva...
Proceedings on the International Bank and Monetary Fund Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
Order for Second Reading read.
[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Resolution reported,That, for the purpose of any Act of this Session to enable effect to be given to proposed increases in the quotas of the International Monetary Fund and in the capital stock...
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. Hughes-Young.]
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