Tuesday, 24 February 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Consideration, as amended, deferred till Thursday.
Second Reading deferred till Thursday, 5th March.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has now had an opportunity to discuss with leaders of the British motor industry the damage which is being caused to their efficiency and to the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount claimed, or his estimate of the amount claimed, in the latest convenient year, by residential owner-occupiers as being payable by them in respect...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will name the groups for whom he has financial responsibility whose incomes from salaries and pensions are estimated, after allowing for the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reply he has sent to the letter of the hon. Member for Tynemouth relating to the Arts Council.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer his estimates of the quantities of steel which will be required for the fulfilment of investment programmes in the public sector in each quarter of the year 1959.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the approximate annual total of public funds now being spent on research on automation and electronic controls and related matters.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to ensure that British businessmen receive adequate compensation for damage done to their sequestrated businesses and property in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why, under his regulations, when a psychiatrist undergoes a training analysis for the purpose of increasing his therapeutic skill, no part of the cost of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will take steps to equate the financial position of 18–19 year old youths taking a sandwich course in the engineering industry leading to a...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the value of the goods bought in 1958 by East Germany, through London, but which did not touch any British port.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what reply he sent to the invitation to meet Sir Alec Guinness and certain other film stars last Wednesday to hear representations about the entertainments tax.
asked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will make a statement con cerning the transfer of a Government Department to Durham.
asked the Secretary to the Treasury what percentage of out- standing debenture, unsecured loan, and preference stock in the Steel Company of Wales is held by the Iron and Steel Holding and...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what progress has been made in the proposal to construct a movable flood barrier designed to prevent flooding in...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs, in connection with the designating of smokeless zones, what action his Department takes, before he confirms...
asked the Minister of House and Local Government and Minister of Welsh Affairs if he is aware that, notwithstanding the powers of discretion already possessed by local authorities, hardship is...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what consideration he has given to the reissue of the circular which his predecessor sent to local housing...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will arrange for a public inquiry into the proposal to fell Buckland Woods, in the Dartmoor National Park.
Mr. Idwal Jones: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will propose an increase in the present grant of £1,000 given to support the...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware that the land at Derby Road, Stanley, in respect of which the Derbyshire County Council...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is now in a position to make a statement concerning his discussions with the Building Societies...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what recent guidance or advice he has given to local authorities on the maximum income limits permissible for...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will restore housing subsidies for houses built for general need by local authorities in areas where...
asked the Prime Minister what reply he has sent, or intends to send, to the letter to him from the Secretary of Mastrick Congregational Church, Aberdeen, enclosing a resolution passed unanimously...
Mr. Speaker, I wish to raise a point of order. It is whether it is possible for you or for the House to take any action to prevent Ministers transferring Questions to other Ministers in cases...
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
3.39 p.m.
Bill to amend the Television Act, 1954, by prohibiting the interruption of programmes by commercial advertisements and to regulate the intervals between advertisements, presented accordingly and...
CIVIL ESTIMATES AND ESTIMATES FOR REVENUE DEPARTMENTS, TOGETHER WITH ESTIMATE FOR THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, 1959–60
4.0 p.m.
7.8 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Bryan.]
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