Monday, 16 March 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Queen's Consent, on behalf of the Crown, signified.
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he has taken to ensure that an adequate supply of suitable British filmed material is available to countries starting television services.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps he has taken through the co-ordinated information services to secure adequate publicity for the Prime Minister's expressions of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food the number of agricultural workers who ceased to be employed on the land during the year 1958.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether his attention has been called to the results of the recent survey made by the National Milk Publicity Council, a body consisting of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he has taken to increase the numbers of local advisory officers by 25 per cent. in Great Britain in accordance with the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, as representing the Lord President of the Council, whether the Farm Buildings Research Committee has now completed its task of collecting...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether he will consider the designation of specific industries undergoing drastic technical or economic change, with a view to increasing...
asked the Paymaster-General to what extent the recent experimental import of liquefied gas has proved successful.
asked the Paymaster-General what modification has been made by the Iron and Steel Board in the planned output of 29 million tons of iron and steel by 1962.
asked the Paymaster. General when consent was given by the Iron and Steel Board to the installation of the new 48-inch primary rolling mill at Stewart and Lloyd's Works, Corby, as required by...
asked the Paymaster-General if he will now make available the result of the inquiry by the Iron and Steel Board into restrictive trade practices by iron and steel producers, and also the outcome...
asked the Paymaster-General what alteration of the regulations governing the Mineworkers' Pension Fund are required to make it possible to pay a pension or gratuity to retired mineworkers not in...
asked the Minister of Supply to what extent his Department is conducting research into the dispersal of fog, other than for specific Royal Air Force purposes.
asked the Minister of Supply what encouragement he is giving to work on the technique known as boundary layer control for aircraft now under development by a British aircraft company.
asked the Minister of Supply to what extent his Department is co-operating with the United States Government in furthering space research from the Woomera rocket range in Australia.
asked the Minister of Supply, in view of the heavy losses incurred by his Department on the development of aero engines, what steps he is taking to ensure that aircraft firms do not use this...
asked the Minister of Health how many psychiatric social workers are employed by the regional hospitals board and the local health authority, respectively, in Staffordshire; and how these...
asked the Minister of Health what is his policy with regard to the embellishment of new hospitals by means of mural decoration and sculpture; and whether he is prepared to allow the expenditure...
Miss Lee: asked the Minister of Health what consideration he has given to the representations made to him by the Cannock Urban District Council, the Confederation of Health Service Employees,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action has been taken by his Department on the complaints made in the eight interim reports so far submitted by the International Commission...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what official representations have been received from the Soviet Government in respect of the statement, in their Note dated 27th November, 1958,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether Her Majesty's Government still adhere to the policy declared in 1951 that under no circumstances would Herr Krupp be allowed to resume...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now make a statement on the proposed arrangements for the Foreign Ministers' Conference.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that blotting paper donated as gift from a manufacturer to the British Safety Council and bearing a safety message designed to reduce the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) under what authority district commissioners in Nyasaland have mobilised the residents of nearby villages at bayonet point to remove road blocks...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what representations he has received from African authorities in Bechuanaland requesting the appointment of Mr. Guy Clutton-Brock as...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what instructions have recently been sent to the police in the Metropolitan area to take special steps to stamp out rowdyism at dance halls...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what ad vice he has received from the London Travel Committee with regard to the expedition of the plans of the London Transport Commission for...
3.26 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Bryan.]
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