Monday, 14 November 1960
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has yet set up the proposed national committee for the Freedom from Hunger Campaign of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware that recent flooding in Dorset was largely due to broken sluices and obstructions in the upper reaches of brooks and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what steps he has taken to satisfy himself that animals in transit on British Railways are provided with water in accordance with the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make an amendment to the Food Hygiene Regulations so as to make compulsory the printing on packages of pre-packed perishable...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the recent outbreak of fowl pest in Norfolk.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) when he expects to be able to announce Government proposals for assisting pig producers to increase the present number of pigs in this...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many Forestry Commission houses are without a supply of electricity.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the conflicting reports on the subject, if he will make a statement about the potato situation resulting from the abnormal...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the Food Standards Committee will report on the composition of flour and bread which was referred to it in May, 1956.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement about the present serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the latest date on which information is collected for compiling the statistical table as to profitability of the agricultural...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware that pig meat, having received bacon premium subsidies, is being sold on the fresh pork market; and what steps he...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the cost, in real terms, of the British Broadcasting Corporation's Overseas Services in 1945–46, 1950–51, and 1959–60.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether, in view of the plight of many widows whose sole income is their pension of £2 10s. a week and who are unfit to work, he will...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he is aware that pensioners are suffering hardship owing to the high cost of living and the present economic conditions in Great Britain;...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what advice he has received from the National Insurance Advisory Committee on whether a man who continues at work after the age of 65 should...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether he is aware that notices to contract certain employees out of the State graduated pension scheme have been posted on notice boards in...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if he will give an estimate of the proportion of the insured population who will be paying a higher National Insurance contribution as from...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance, how many old people are too old to have qualified for the basic National Insurance pension.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance, by how much National Assistance rates should be increased for single and married retirement pensioners to keep in step with increases in...
asked the Minister of Power whether he has yet approved a site for a new electricity generating station in the North-East.
asked the Minister of Power what steps are being taken to ensure adequate supplies of smokeless fuel during the winter; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Aviation what steps he is taking to bring about production of an executive type of aircraft.
asked the Minister of Aviation whether he has now reached a firm decision on the location of the replacement for Renfrew Airport.
asked the Minister of Aviation what consultations has has had, or proposes to have, with British European Airways about the use of Prestwick Airport for internal services.
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will make a statement about the possibility of placing production orders for jet-propelled vertical take-off aircraft.
asked the Prime Minister whether the speech of the Minister of Defence about defence and manpower, at Devizes on Friday, 4th November, represents the policy of Her Majesty's Government.
Order for Second Reading read.
[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. J. E. B. Hill.]
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