Thursday, 14 May 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 the Third time and passed, with Amendments.
Read the Third time and passed.
Read the Third time and passed.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now pre-pared to introduce provisions to abolish Schedule A tax.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is prepared to introduce provisions exempting old-age pension from Income Tax.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer his estimate of the annual saving in administrative costs which would result from the abolition of Entertainments Duty.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the main economic activities. other than industrial production, which contributed to a rising real personal disposable income per head between 1954 and 1958.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the loans for council house building is being provided by the Public Works Loan Board; and what proposals he has for increasing it.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what principal items of Commonwealth imports into the United Kingdom were covered by the terms proposed for United Kingdom membership of the European Common...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will devise a scheme for using the capital surrendered as Estate Duty for investment in the Commonwealth or some other useful field instead of spending...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue was received by the Treasury during the last financial year from taxation of dividends on shares and unearned income generally t and how much...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what complaints he has received since the beginning of 1959 about the excessive rates of mortgage interest charged by building societies and what replies he...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an approximate estimate as to how much the balance of payments has been affected from September, 1957, to April, 1959, as a result of the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of local government debt outstanding on 31st March, 1958, was due to be repaid in five years or less and in one year or less; and whether he...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the payments due to clerical officers under the arbitration award made last February will be made.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer to how many applicants in England and in Cornwall, respectively, the granting of financial assistance under the Distribution of Industry (Industrial Finance) Act,...
the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider assisting local authorities in Scotland to proceed with schemes which will reduce unemployment by providing such local authorities with loans...
the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that discussions on standards for children's shoes have now been going on for more than four years; on what date those relating to certain...
the President of the Board of Trade whether, as this would help employment in the Development Areas Treasury Advisory Committee area of Lanarkshire as hitherto defined, he will be willing to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of United Kingdom total imports from the Commonwealth is made up of foodstuffs.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what principles will be applied in dealing with applications for additional bulb quota; and, in view of the fact that the right to an import quota has a...
the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received concerning breaches of the Advertisements (Hire-Purchase) Act; and what action he proposes.
the President of the Board of Trade how many factory building projects and extensions were authorised from 1946 to 1951 and from 1951 to 1958, respectively.
the President of the Board of Trade to what extent his new Departmental Committee on Consumer Protection will consider how far further safeguards are required against misleading or undesirable...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the main United Kingdom exports to and imports from the Yemen and the Aden Protectorate, respectively; and to what extent the imports include the...
the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to protect British apple growers from imports of subsidised apple juice from France for processing in Great Britain for sale as apple...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to make a statement about a review of the law relating to the protection of industrial designs.
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent sewing machines are being imported from the Republic of Ireland; and whether they come under Imperial Preference rates.
asked the Prime Minister if he will arrange for St. George's Day to be declared an appointed day for the purpose of flying flags on Government buildings.
asked the Prime Minister what reply he has sent to the letter he received from the Town Clerk of Newcastle-upon-Tyne regarding the replacement of the "Queen" liners.
asked the Prime Minister what proportion of strontium 90, relative to other radioactive materials, is present in fall-out from nuclear weapons, in other man-made radiation, and in natural...
asked the Prime Minister to what extent the amended agreement with the United States of America on co-operation in the use of atomic energy for defence purposes will involve an increase in the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what members of the African Miners' Union are still rusticated in Northern Rhodesia; how long they have been restricted in this way; and when freedom...
At the end of Questions—
I now ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he will state the business for the week after the Whitsun Recess?
Bill to confirm and give effect to a vesting deed and trust instrument relating to the Chevening Estate and other property, and for purposes connected therewith, presented by the Chancellor of...
House, at its rising Tomorrow, to adjourn till Tuesday, 2nd June.—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
[14TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Order for Committee read.
4.3 p.m.
5.0 p.m.
Question again proposed, That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Question.
5.15 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Bryan.]
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