Thursday, 2 July 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Second Reading deferred till Monday next at Seven o'clock.
Second Reading deferred till Monday next at Seven o'clock.
Second Reading deferred till Monday next at Seven o'clock.
Read the Third time and passed.
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time Tomorrow.
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to Leith Harbour and Docks, presented by Mr. John Maclay; and ordered (under Section 7...
asked the Minister of Education to what extent the use of plastic ware in feeding school children has received his approval.
asked the Minister of Education what advice he has given to local education authorities about the granting of part-time day release to their employees.
asked the Minister of Education if he is aware of the difficulties in the exchange of teachers between universities and colleges of technology arising out of their differing schemes of...
Mr. Philips Price: asked the Minister of Education whether he is aware that a number of secondary schools in Gloucestershire urgently needing extensions and improvements have been struck off the...
asked the Minister of Education whether he will make a statement about the place of Latin in school curricula.
asked the Minister of Education in view of recent discussions, what further arrangements he now proposes to implement in order to meet the needs and desires of Free Church families and...
asked the Minister of Education if he will state the number of Commonwealth, colonial and foreign students, respectively, now attending technical and other colleges for which the Essex County...
asked the Minister of Education if he will state approximately the number of boys now receiving education in public schools recognised by the Headmasters' Conference whose fees are being paid out...
asked the Minister of Education whether, following the survey carried out by the local education committee, his attention has been drawn to the number of faulty and defective bicycles ridden by...
asked the Minister of Education what action he is taking to improve the school dental service.
asked the Minister of Education on what estimate of the proportion of 15 year-olds staying on at school the current school building programme is based.
asked the Minister of Education how far the Physical Training and Recreation Act, 1937, is being implemented; and what facilities have been provided under this Act in recent years.
asked the Minister of Education if he will state the overall sum requested by local education authorities in England and Wales in each of the educational building programme years 1960–61...
asked the Minister of Education what answer he is giving to protests from the Cornwall Education Committee to his cuts in their proposals for new schools to be built in 1960–61 and...
asked the Minister of Education whether he is aware of the alarm aroused, both among local education authorities and teachers, by his intervention in the proceedings of the Burnham Committee; and...
asked the Minister of Education whether he will institute an inquiry into the methods of allocation of children to different types of secondary school.
asked the Minister of Education whether, in view of the fact that some local authorities operate agreements between the parents or guardians of children attending secondary schools after having...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the progress of the Fleck Committee, now inquiring into the fishing industry, indicating what its interim...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the light of the falling pig population, as shown by the recent censuses taken by his Department, what forecast he has made of the numbers...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the percentage of the production capacity of the British bacon curing industry at present being used for bacon production.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why, in view of his refusal to increase the grant to the Arts Council for the current year, except for special provision for opera, he has now told that...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present purchasing value of the annuity of £75 provided for holders of the Victoria Cross, as compared with what it was when fixed by the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appeals have been made to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue over allowances against taxable profit of company expenditure on political campaigns.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a further statement on the membership of the committee to consider the question of the protection of the consuming public.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many Dakota aircraft have been sold to Russia since he removed them from the strategic list published last October.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received regarding the importation of Belgian moquette fabrics; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what further steps he is taking to assist in increasing the export of British films as a result of his recent meeting with the British Film Producers...
Mr. Stonehonse: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on the proposed development of the Kafue Flats in Northern Rhodesia.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many African graduates were resident in Nyasaland at the time of the declaration of the state of emergency; how many of them have been arrested;...
asked the Prime Minister what is the nature of the duties of the Political Honours Scrutiny Committee.
asked the Prime Minister if he will instruct Ministers not to make statements concerning important changes in Government policy to outside bodies before making them to this House.
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business of the House for next week?
Committee to consider the surpluses and deficits upon Navy, Army and Air grants for the year ended 31st March, 1958, and the application of surpluses to meet Expenditure not provided for in the...
Ordered, That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
[19TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Motion made, and Question proposed. That a sum, not exceeding £2,807,500, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House takes note of the Report on Industry and Employment in Scotland and Scottish Roads, 1958 (Command Paper No. 706).—[Mr. Maclay.]
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10.39 p.m.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Legh.]
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