Tuesday, 12 May 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Attorney-General the proportion of the expenditure of the Public Trustee Office incurred in the management of private trusts; and the proportion, and amount, incurred on other trusts.
asked the Attorney-General how many psychiatrists are officially employed, either part-time or full-time, in criminal courts; how much they are paid; on what grounds they are appointed; how they...
asked the. Minister of Works the regulations governing the use of carriageways in the Royal Parks by all-purpose passenger vehicles such as the Dormobile.
asked the Minister of Works 'what consultations he has had or proposes to have with the City of Stoke-on-Trent and British Railways about the proposed Government buildings on the Station Road...
asked the Minister of Works in how many instances, where his Department is responsible, fences have been replaced or provided around parks or open spaces in London that previously were unfenced;...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what progress has been made in the research at the Government Fire Research...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what steps the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is taking to improve...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what work the Water Pollution Research Laboratory of the Department of Scientific...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what progress the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research has made with the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent it is his policy to use home-grown timber in the fencing of new motorways built under his auspices.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make a statement about a Tay road bridge.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he proposes to issue Regulations in respect of voluntary homes for children.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to issue Regulations under Section 14 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act, 1956, in respect of registration of catering premises.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in the forthcoming road safety campaign, account will be taken of the need to implement the Drew Committee Report on Road Safety and Alcohol.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many miles of road in Scotland will be affected by the new double white line rule; and what steps he has taken to make sure that it is clearly understood.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) the principle upon which his Department acts in allocating patients to Caldwell House, Uplamoor, and Woodlands House, respectively; and to what...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is now in a position to make a further statement about the completion and opening of the new Bridge of Don, Aberdeen; and what are his plans in...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will consider introducing legislation to provide for triennial elections for town councils in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to end canvassing in connection with vacancies for teaching posts in schools.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he accepts the salary recommendations of the Advisory Council on Education in its Report on the Supply of Teachers in Secondary Schools.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how soon he will put into operation the recommendations of the Montgomery Committee with particular regard to the allocation of beds in obstetric units.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many Scottish islands with a population over 100 remain without a pier adequate for the landing of livestock from steamers.
asked the Secretary of Sate for Scotland why the average weekly cost per patient in Scottish hospitals rose by £1 3s. 3d. in 1958.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how he proposes to secure in the pre-school children better detection of early physical and mental handicaps.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many consultants there are in the National Health Service in Scotland at the latest date; how many of these are full time, and how many part time;...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what new legislation he intends to introduce to encourage further the private ownership of home property.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has read the report of Lord Boyd Orr in respect of the evidence that children are beginning to show signs of suffering from malnutrition diseases...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has for a review of the penalties for motoring offences in Scotland.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will expand the trade mission to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics by the inclusion of representatives of the Scottish Council (Development...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many cinemas have closed in each of the last five years; and what proportion of these cinemas was in rural districts.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take immediate action to stop the practice whereby the French Government by deferring payment until several months after delivery, are...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received from the leather industry for the free-listing of raw goatskins.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now announce the terms of reference of the social survey on consumer protection, and the extent to which it is intended to consult...
asked the Prime Minister (1) whether, in view of the acceptance by the Medical Research Council that the genetically significant dose from medical diagnostic radiology may be as much as 100 per...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will reconsider his decision not to terminate tests of nuclear devices in view of the fact that it has now been established that deposition of strontium 90...
asked the Prime Minister how many shares Spain has taken in the Eurochemic Company, an agency of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation, which is to treat Irradiated fuel chemically...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in the light of the recent crash in Turkey of a British aeroplane carrying Government equipment to the Woomera Rocket Range, he will cause a review to be made...
asked the Prime Minister which Minister is responsible for co-ordinating the work of the Air Ministry, the Ministry of Supply and civilian scientists and civilian engineers concerned with the...
asked the Prime Minister what recent directions he has given regarding the supply of technical information by the Atomic Energy Authority to private enterprise research; and whether he will make...
Bill to provide for increases of certain pensions, presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; supported by Mr. R. A. Butler, Mr. Henry Brooke, Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd, and Mr. Simon read the First...
Committee of Supply discharged from considering the Estimates set out hereunder and the said Estimates referred to the Scottish Grand Committee:
Considered in Committee [Progress, 11th May].
Considered in Committee.
Judicial Offices (Salaries) Order, 1959, [draft laid before the House, 29th April], approved.—[The Solicitor-General.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Hughes-Young.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.