Monday, 20 April 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
Read the Third time and passed, without Amendment.
To be read a Second time upon Wednesday.
Read a Second time and committed.
Accounts Ordered, of the Civil Contingencies Fund, 1957–58. showing (1) the Receipts and Payments in connection with the Fund in the year ended the 31st day of March, 1958, and (2) the...
asked the Paymaster-General, in view of the continuing danger caused by disused mines and quarries being left unfilled and the waste of land caused thereby, if he will now take steps to remedy...
asked the Paymaster-General if he will make a statement on the most recent developments in the technique of producing gas from oil.
asked the Paymaster-General whether he is aware that the Central Electricity Generating Board is considering taking first-class agricultural land near Chichester for the purpose of a power...
asked the Paymaster-General (1) if he will make a statement on the Government's policy regarding substitution of imported liquid methane for coal in gas manufacture; (2) what progress has been...
asked the Paymaster-General if he will state the latest available figure for the output of steel ingots and pig iron in the North-Eastern area; and what proportion of total capacity for that area...
asked the Paymaster-General what general direction he has given to the National Coal Board concerning the disposal of its farms; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Paymaster-General to what extent he estimates that the consumption of coal for the production of electricity in Scotland will be increased during the next twelve months.
asked the Paymaster-General if he will carry out a special investigation into the damage caused by opencast mining and small mining to highways of all types and the ways and means of diminishing...
asked the Paymaster-General how many lives were lost in the coal mines of Great Britain in the years 1938 to 1947 and 1948 to 1957 respectively; and what were the percentages of such fatalities...
asked the Paymaster-General if he will state the quantity and categories of undistributed coal stocks in Scotland with comparable figures for a year ago.
asked the Paymaster-General whether he will take powers by regulation to ensure that the reduced summer prices for coal are passed on to the consumer.
asked the Paymaster-General whether he has considered the proposals made to him by the National Union of Mineworkers for a national fuel policy; what are his observations; and if he will specify...
asked the Paymaster-General what general directions have been given to the National Coal Board regarding the devotion of part of its capital investment to further developments in the use of coal...
asked the Paymaster-General what general directions he intends to give to the National Coal Board with regard to avoiding closure of further pits.
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that the packaging facilities at the Remploy factory, Coventry, include damp and dust proof rooms to meet Ministry specifications, but that at the...
asked the Minister of Supply to what extent scientific research into space can be undertaken with the equipment he is developing for the Royal Air Force.
asked the Minister of Supply (1) as he has only invited tenders for 650,000 pairs of the 1,250,000 pairs of surplus boots sent to him for disposal by the War Department, what it is proposed to do...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he will make a statement concerning the future use of the Royal Ordnance Factory, Llanishen, Cardiff; and, in particular, what representations he has received...
asked the Minister of Supply for what reasons he proposes to amalgamate machine shop 58 and the light gun factory in the Royal Ordnance Factory, Woolwich.
asked the Minister of Supply if he will reconsider the compensation claim of Miss Edith Rowley, about whom the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme has written to him, submitting a medical...
asked the Minister of Supply what long-range sea reconnaissance aircraft are on order for the Royal Air Force.
asked the Minister of Supply what conclusions he has reached after studying the recommendations of the Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee; and what action he now proposes to take.
asked the Minister of Supply what arrangements he proposes to make for honourable Members to visit the microbiological research station at Porton.
asked the Minister of Health (1) how many appointments of anaesthetist registrars exist in respect of Iver Cottage Hospital, Buckinghamshire; what remuneration has been paid in respect of them...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is now in a position to make a statement in connection with the progress of the new hospital at Boston.
asked the Minister of Health when a decision will be made concerning the siting of the proposed new hospital for North Tees-side.
Mr. B. Taylor: asked the Minister of Health if he will state the position respecting the claim for a responsibility allowance for group pharmacists in the hospital service.
asked the Prime Minister if the speech of the President of the Board of Trade at the Royal Festivel Hall on 15th April on the need for adequate facilities for commercial education represents the...
asked the Minister of Health what steps he proposes to take to ensure that only properly trained chiropodists take part in the National Health Service: and whether he will make a statement on his...
asked the Minister of Health what proportion of the children entitled to the welfare issue of milk, orange juice, and cod liver oil are now receiving these benefits; and if he is satisfied that...
asked the Minister of Health whether he has yet received the Report of the Committee on the Cost of Prescribing; and what action he is proposing to take upon it.
Ordered, That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
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Motion made, and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £3,057,060, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
3.33 p.m.
10.22 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. E. Wakefield.]
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