Tuesday, 21 July 1959
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported the Answer of the Counsellors of State to the Address, as follows:
I beg to move, That the Milford Haven (Tidal Barrage) Bill [Lords] be recommitted to the former Committee and that it be an Instruction to the Committee on the re-committed Bill that they have...
Read the Third time and passed.
asked the Minister of Works what action he will take to implement the recommendation in the recent Annual Report of the Ancient Monuments Board that there should be excavation of the North Set...
asked the Minister of Works how many reports on excavations arranged by his Department are now in course of production; and what steps he is taking to ensure the speedier publication of reports...
asked the Minister of Works what arrangements he is making with the City Corporation to ensure the preservation of a length of the Roman Wall of London near Cripplegate, abutting on the proposed...
asked the Minister of Works what further progress has been made in dealing with deep shelters in London; and when this work will be completed.
asked the Minister of Works if he will make known to Members, by means of a nameplate, the identity of the person whose portrait now hangs in Room 15 of the Palace of Westminster.
asked the Minister of Works what is to be the duration of the Big Ben centenary exhibition.
asked the Minister of Works what precautions were taken in Hyde Park during the London-Paris air race to ensure that the 20-mile-per-hour speed limit was observed by contestants and the safety of...
asked the Minister of Works what advice he has received on a future site for the statue of Sir William Harcourt; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Works whether he now proposes to continue the series of building plant exhibit- tions organised by his Department in various parts of the country.
asked the Minister of Works what action he is taking to assist in the preservation of Abbey-dale Works, Sheffield, in view of their importance as an early industrial monument.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works as representing the Lord President of the Council, what reply he has given to the United Commercial Travellers' Association in regard to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, whether the Road Research Laboratory will prepare a report for publication on the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, if he will arrange for the publication and distribution, in a simplified and readily...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement as to the stage reached by the Department of Scientific...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why a London building company has been appointed main contractors for four schools in Sutherland for which tenders have not yet been invited; and why...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many domiciliary confinements were carried out in Lanarkshire in 1958 by mid wives alone; and in how many of these the mother had trilene, gas and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the numerous building projects within the area of the approaches to Loch Lomond, he will now declare the nature, scope, and location of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many births with a doctor in charge were actually con ducted in hospital in 1958; and what is the period of stay in such cases.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to impress on local authorities the need for using fully the powers conferred on them by the Clean Air Act.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the concern felt by Scottish paper makers regarding the proposed Free Trade Area; what representations he has received from them; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farmers had applied for Government grants under the Small Farmers' Assistance Scheme, and how many had been refused, up to 10th July.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the milk situation in Scotland, in view of the concern of the farming community about future milk production.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farmers in Ayrshire had applied for Government grants in Ayrshire up to 10th July; and how many had been granted.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the effect of the recent trade agreement between Great Britain and Denmark on the Scottish agricultural industry and its ancillary industries.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has now considered the representations he has received as to the establishment of a nuclear power station at Crimond; and if he will make a...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has yet reached a decision with regard to the Dumbarton County Council's application for planning permission to a housing site at Arrochar.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any further statement to make on the much-needed improvement of maternity hospital facilities on the West Fife area.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland by how much has productivity increased in agriculture in the last eight years; and what is the corresponding increase in the average earnings of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make a statement regarding the Eye mouth Harbour improvement scheme.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give figures to show the extent to which super-heavy traffic is now using the bridge across the Tweed at Coldstream.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his attention has been drawn to the number of deaths by drowning which have taken place in Loch Lomond; and what action he proposes to take
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he estimates the two projected Ayrshire technical colleges will be started and completed.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he is taking to ensure adequate midwifery staff for hospital and domiciliary work in Ayrshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now refer to the Scottish Law Reform Committee the problem of the expenses incurred by claimants who have no liability.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the number of firms who have removed from Glasgow to overspill receiving areas under the Town Development (Scotland) Act, 1957, since...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his attention has been directed to the large number of privately-rented houses which have been abandoned by their owners in Glasgow; what...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is now in a position to announce the membership of the committee of inquiry to review the licensing laws in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now make a further statement on the steamer services to the North Isles of Orkney.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many candidates for each of the past two years were presented for the Higher Leaving Certificate in a group of subjects qualifying for entry to a...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has yet received a reply from the National Coal Board in response to his recent representations concerning the future development at Summerston.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when the diversion of A.77 round the eastern end of Prestwick Airport will be completed.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons in Scotland are known to be suffering from migraine.
asked the Lord Advocate whether he will now make a statement on the consideration he has given to the provision of facilities for the award of costs to persons acquitted on a criminal charge in...
asked the Prime Minister how many meetings he has had with the Federal Prime Minister; and what decisions were made regarding the constitutional conference to discuss the future of Rhodesia and...
asked the Prime Minister to what extent he discussed with the Prime Minister of Japan the creation of an atom-free zone in the Pacific.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that if the Danes are relieved of paying 10 per cent. duty on bacon exports to this country, the only countries which export bacon to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will remove the import duties on soya bean meal and on oilseed proteins.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what further representations he has received from paper and board manufacturers concerning the possibility of the formation of the little Free Trade...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation requiring public limited companies to state separately in their published accounts all expenditure of a political character.
I undertook to inform the House early this week of the proposed date of the Adjournment for the Summer Recess. We have every hope that all the necessary Business can be disposed of to enable the...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will make a statement. This will, I hope, meet the general convenience of the House, since there is to be a debate tomorrow on Central Africa. One of the subjects...
Ordered, That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock; and that if the first three Resolutions proposed shall have been agreed to by the Committee of...
[25TH ALLOTTED DAY]
4.7 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £14,379,000 (including a Supplementary sum of £20,000), be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray...
6.31 p.m.
That a sum, not exceeding £11,666,693, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £64,605,232, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £65,593,675, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £142,651,962, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £783,818,078, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £168,304,187, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £53,812,480, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £26,021,118, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £143,336,357, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £402,428,720, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £280,802,100, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £11,657,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
That a sum, not exceeding £226,793,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1960, for...
That a sum, not exceeding £117,610,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1960, for,...
That a sum, not exceeding £132,035,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1960, for...
Considered in Committee.
9.35 p.m.
Read a Second time.
Read a Second time.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Legh.]
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