Thursday, 10 March 1960
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD (Mr. EDWARD WAKEFIELD) reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will now take steps to secure the repeal of Regulation No. 35 of the Nyasaland emergency regulations.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what arrangements have recently been made for sending troops into Nyasaland; and for what purpose.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will announce the results of the half-yearly review of detainees under the emergency regulations by the Governor of Nyasaland.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has studied the notice circulated last November by the Director of African Affairs of the Lusaka Municipal Council, a copy of which has been...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what reply he has made to the general secretary of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions concerning its protest against the proposed...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what representations have been received by the Governor of Northern Rhodesia from the United National Independence Party regarding constitutional...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why Clause 8 (3) of the Riot Damages Ordinance in Northern Rhodesia has been deleted.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why he is recruiting citizens of the Union of South Africa as European inspectors of police for service in Northern Rhodesia.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are now the functions of the Colonial Research Council.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to ensure the protection, after 1st October, 1960, of the frontiers of the British Cameroons.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies who are the members of the Malta Tourist Board at the present moment; how many times the Board met in 1959; and how often the Chairman was in the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when it is now proposed to re-establish an elected legislature in Malta.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress he has made in considering whether the main enactments of Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia can be made available in the Library of the...
Mr. Royle: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what consideration is being given by Her Majesty's Government to the possibility of a plan for the Caribbean area on the lines of the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies at which airports in the Crown Colonies of North Borneo and Sarawak and in the State of Brunei night-flying facilities are available.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when it is proposed to close Labuan Airport, North Borneo, for resurfacing; and what navigational aids and night-flying facilities it is proposed to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will appoint an independent commission to investigate bribery and corruption in the Colony of Hong Kong.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why a special Commission was set up by the Hong Kong Government to inquire into the Colony's electricity supply industry; if the Commission has yet...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in view of the constant loyalty of the Maronite community in Cyprus, especially during the last few years, and in view of the fact that the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in view of the fact that a second cyclone has hit Mauritius, what further sum he now proposes to give to the relief fund for the victims of both...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) why the majority recommendation of the Wild Committee, that the Executive in Uganda should have responsible powers and be presided over by a...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the urgency of coming to a decision on the question of the reintroduction of corporal punishment, he...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why machinery in the metal work centre of the approved school for boys, the Royal Philanthropic Society's School, Redhill, is not equipped...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give the address of the Borstal Institution where the boys of their own accord contributed to the Save the Children Fund.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has completed his consideration of the possibility of allowing Ukrainians in this country to register as Ukrainians instead of as...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, after considering the views of the organisations he consulted and of the general public, he has now reached a decision on the suggested...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the number of crimes of violence against the person known to the police during the calendar year 1949, and the number of similar crimes...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what inquiry is currently being conducted into the working of the vice squad of the Metropolitan Police in the West End.
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many local authorities have set up Home Safety Committees; and what further steps will be taken to bring to the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has considered the communication addressed to his Department by the Chief Fire Officer, West Ham Borough Council, on 14th December,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, having regard to the circumstances of the case of Mr. J. Skehan, now in Parkhurst Prison, if he will refer this case to the Court of Criminal...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that the latest Report from the Children's Department was in 1955; and when a further report can be expected.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the report of the Simonds Committee.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has yet received from the United Kingdom Committee of the World Refugee Year the information concerning specially handicapped refugees...
Admission to the United Kingdom of seriously handicapped refugees of long standing
asked the Prime Minister whether, in order fully to inform himself of the anxiety currently prevailing in the mining industry, he will make a tour of the major coalfields to obtain the views of...
asked the Prime Minister if he has considered the memorandum submitted to him in Nyasaland by the Nyasaland Trade Union Congress, with the support of the International Confederation of Free Trade...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the deterioration in the Middle East situation, he will discuss this problem with President Eisenhower, Mr. Khrushchev, and General de Gaulle at the...
asked the Prime Minister if he will now make a statement on the future financial and administrative organisation of the British Transport Commission.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will take the opportunity of his visit to President de Gaulle to propose the issue of a joint statement proposing that German unification shall take place...
asked the Prime Minister to what extent during his recent conversations with Dr. Adenauer he discussed the possibility of providing bases for the German Army and facilities for training the...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will announce the business for next week?
On a point of order. I am sorry, Mr. Speaker, that I was unable to give adequate notice of this, but we have just been told by the Leader of the House that on Monday the Government propose to...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I will make a statement about the position of the British Transport Commission. This has to be considered in all its aspects,...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I would like to make a statement about the guarantees to agriculture for the coming year, which the Government have now determined in the...
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to Her Maj-esty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending...
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Motion made, and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £20,140,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the expenses of the Reserve Forces (to a number not exceeding 337,500, all...
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Bryan.]
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