Thursday, 12 March 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
Consideration, as amended, deferred till Tuesday next at Seven o'clock.
Second Reading deferred till Thursday next.
Second Reading deferred till Tuesday next at Seven o'clock.
asked the Minister of Education by what authority he fixes quotas of teachers to be employed by local education authorities, since there would not appear to be any legal basis for this action.
asked the Minister of Education when he proposes to revise Circular 97 regarding the duties of school teachers in connection with school meals, in view of the fact that the circular was issued...
asked the Minister of Education to what extent, in his discussions with local education authorities concerning their school building programmes for the year 1960–61, he will have regard to...
asked the Minister of Education, in view of the evidence that local education authorities cannot erect schools within the present limits without considerable sacrifice of educational facilities,...
asked the Minister of Education what percentages of children in the primary and secondary schools, respectively, are being taught in oversized classes at the latest date for which figures are...
asked the Minister of Education whether he will make a statement on his recent official visit to the United States of America.
asked the Minister of Education what facilities exist in England and Wales generally, and in Middlesex particularly, for the education of partially-deaf children to General Certificate of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to make a statement on the proposal made by the Consumer Advisory Council of the British Standards Institution that an...
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) why a consignment of contract specifications and contract tender documents sent from the United States of America to a prominent firm of British...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that retailers of radiogramophones are being offered price reductions by manufacturers on condition that these concessions are not passed...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement on the proposed amendments to the Food and Drugs Act stipulating net weights on packet foods, vegetables and fruits,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what fresh official credit facilities are to be made available to encourage increased sales of British engineering and other products to the Union of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider bringing newsreel films within the provisions of the quota and levy system, in view of the danger of a decline in production.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement on the forthcoming trade delegation to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider setting up a Development Corporation in Scotland, similar to the corporation in Northern Ireland, to attract new industry to towns...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is still his intention to develop the land at Balmore, Glasgow, as an industrial estate; how long this ground has been in his Department's...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in the light of the profits made last year by the British Oxygen Company, he will reconsider the decision not to implement the majority...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of suggestions by tea producers that there should be a revival of the international tea agreement; and whether, in accordance with...
asked the President of the Board of Trade where it is proposed to site the projected advance factory for Wales.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he has taken to ensure that the case of the British wool industry has been fully deployed before the appropriate authorities in the United...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many people, men and women, respectively, were employed in the factories administered by the North-Eastern Trading Estates Limited, on the latest...
asked the President of the Board of Trade in what part of Development Areas the Government are now willing to build Government-financed factories.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an estimate of the annual amount of allowances made under Schedule A in respect of land tax, drainage and fencing and embankment charges, and...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the taxation under Schedule A of owners of houses who are occupiers of such houses, whether he will arrange that owners of sporting rights should...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue is earned for the National Gallery by granting permission to commercial advertisers to use photographs of paintings which are the property of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, when granting concessions of Purchase Tax, he will seek assurances that these concessions are passed on to the consumer.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the names of the 288 potential applicants for loans and grants who responded to the letter sent last February to 50,000 managing directors about trade...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer his estimate of the effect of the present high Bank Rate upon industrial development, building activity and employment.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of increasing unemployment in recent months, if he will reconsider his decision not to lower the age for release of post-war credits by five years...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury in what circumstances the Development Areas Treasury Advisory Committee had advanced £10,000 to assist in building a textile mill in Great Yarmouth; and...
asked the Prime Minister if he will give figures to compare the amounts of ionising radiation received from the atmosphere during each of the last ten years by London, and England and Wales,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement upon the situation in Nyasaland Protectorate, with particular reference to the number of African and European casualties...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what recent consultations have taken place between the territorial Governments of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Federal Government...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what inquiries he has made about the arrests in Southern Rhodesia of British-protected persons, from Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia, not being also...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Question No. 57 relates to incidents which the Secretary of State on Tuesday promised to investigate and on which he promised to make a statement at the...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business for next week?
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
[8TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Resolved,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £11,262,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of...
Motion made, and Question proposed. That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £16,589,706, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £2,376.500, be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion, made, and Question proposed,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £290,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on...
Motion made and Question proposedThat a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge will will come in course of payment during the year ending on...
That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £5;3,090,145, he granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
Considered in Committee.
9.33 p.m.
Resolution reported,That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to empower the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State to make provisions by...
Motion made, and Question proposed. That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Legh.]
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