Thursday, 9 April 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDER (COLNE VALLEY SEWERAGE BOARD) BILL
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many dependants were left by the 46 Africans killed by security forces in Nyasaland.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is now in a position to make a statement on the result of his inquiries into the incidents between police and schoolboys at the Church of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what reports he has had on the state of Dr. Banda's health as a result of detention.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will now give further information as to whether those who want it will be allowed legal representation before the Devlin Commission.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many detainees in or from Nyasaland have asked for legal advice; and what answer has been given to them.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why he has agreed to proposed legislation by the Government of Nyasaland for further restrictions on African activities and heavier penalties,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will now agree to a Parliamentary Commission going to Nyasaland to assess the political situation in the protectorate.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is now in a position to give information on the progress of the co-operative pilot study recently started in Kono, Sierra Leone: if any...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what percentage of the national budget of Tanganyika will be spent on education and police, respectively, for the year 1959–60.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on the deaths of 11 Mau Mau detainees at Hola Camp, in Kenya.
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what recent proposals have been made for changes in conditions of employment for married women teachers in Kenya.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will order a judicial inquiry into the trial of Jomo Kenyatta and others, in view of the result of the trial of Rawson Macharia.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many sites in Malta have been offered to industrial concerns for the purpose of establishing factories; what inducement has been offered them for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what facilities are provided by the Governments of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland to enable Africans to qualify as...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what subsistence allowances are given to the officials and members of the Zambia African Congress who have been rusticated in Northern Rhodesia;...
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the conditions of appointment of Sir Nutcombe Hume as Chairman of the Colonial Development Corporation.
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action has been taken following the proposal of the Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia to release from detention in that territory...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in view of the declaration made by the Federal Prime Minister on 4th April to the effect that the Federation could declare itself an independent...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in accordance with his powers under paragraph 2 (ii) of the Trust Deed, he will direct that when the trustees of the Czechoslovakia...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is satisfied with the present conditions under which prisoners are serving sentences of preventive detention at Parkhurst Central...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement following inquiries he has made recently into conditions in Her Majesty's Prison at Armley, Leeds.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been drawn to the death of two horses as a result of the recent Grand National Steeplechase; and if he will again consult...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to enable him to take full responsibility for police matters outside the Metropolitan area which involve...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ensure the widest opportunity to vote at General Elections, particularly for those traveling long distances to work, by introducing...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further recent representations have been made to him concerning the sale to small children of toy flick knives; and if he will make a...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the difficulties which continue to be experienced in administering various provisions of the Shops Act, 1950, particularly...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further consideration he has given to the proposal to bring into existence a corps of traffic regulators to take over traffic duties...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent, in the consultations between the Metropolitan Police authorities and other police authorities about the march from Aldermaston...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what international conventions are now in force affecting fishing rights in the seas around Great Britain and the seas customarily used by...
asked the Prime Minister why he informed Dr. Adenauer that Her Majesty's Government are not opposed to the arming of West German forces with nuclear weapons.
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business for next week?
Bill to make further provision for the repayment of post-war credits (including credits to building societies), and to provide for the payment of interest thereon, presented by the Chancellor of...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 8th April.]
Question again proposed,That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the national debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance, so, however, that...
3.37 p.m.
[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. — [Mr. Bryan..]
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