Thursday, 17 November 1960
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Mr. Browne. Question No. 1.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to the Treasury would be if retailers who are collectors of indirect taxes were allowed to keep 5 per cent. of the taxes collected as...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will amend those forms used by the Estate Duty Office which need to be sworn before a commissioner for oaths or other person authorised to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress Her Majesty's Government have made over the last three years with equating demand and resources.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will introduce legislation to make Scottish bank notes legal tender in the United Kingdom.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it is with his authority that tax inspectors in certain places are sending printed letters to owner-occupiers claiming maintenance relief for...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is now the aggregate sum of State investment by the Iron and Steel Holding and Realisation Agency in nationalised and private sectors of the steel...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the fact that local authorities' borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has decreased from £364 million in 1955–56 to £45...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent study he has made of the estimated yield and costs and methods of administration of a tax on the increases in land values; and with what result.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now take steps to assist in the formation of a National Theatre Company which would perform mainly in provincial theatres.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many public service pensioners are too old to have qualified for National Insurance pensions.
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the figures, on the basis used for the calculation in the Balance of Payments White Paper, of net military expenditure abroad...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he proposes to take to obtain information about the number and qualifications of students who wished to gain admission to a British university...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will present a White Paper dealing with public investment in private industry, in order to supplement and complete the information contained in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will raise the level below which a retired person is exempt from Income Tax, in order to take into account the proposed increase in retirement pensions.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further consideration he has given to the establishment of a national relief fund from which immediate grants can be made to individuals or their next...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he proposes to abolish the halfpenny.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what considerations he takes into account in arriving at his estimate of the current value of the £ sterling and of the internal purchasing value of the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the basis of the calculation which has led to his estimate that if the starting point for Surtax was adjusted to compensate for the fall in the value...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will broaden the scope of paragraph 7 of the Ninth Schedule to the Income Tax Act, 1952, to include expenditure incurred by professional men and women...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consult the representatives of organised workers employed by the Ford Motor Company of the United Kingdom before giving Treasury consent to the...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury what legal action has been taken by him, on behalf of the Board of Inland Revenue, against those responsible for publishing libels on officers of that...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury if he has studied the proposals of the Civil Service Clerical Association, a copy of which has been sent to him by the hon. Member for Darwen, for the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now prepared to recommend a remission of the sentences of four years' imprisonment, imposed on nine English youths during the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission into the closing of newspapers; (2) if he will institute a public inquiry into...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many public houses in the Carlisle and District State Management Scheme are let to tenants; and under what authority such leases are made.
Mrs. Slater: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that sweets are being sold in the shops and advertised as containing a sufficient amount of alcohol to make...
asked the Prime Minister what steps he is taking to set up appropriate Governmental machinery to decide upon and to authorise industrial research which is in the national interest, following upon...
asked the Prime Minister to what extent it is his policy that experts from neutral countries should be included in the body of experts which he proposed at the United Nations General Assembly...
asked the Prime Minister what further discussions he has had with the United States Government since 1st November, regarding the establishment of a base in the United Kingdom for United States...
With your permission and that of the House, Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask you a question of which I have given you private notice, namely, is it in order for an outside body to distribute a...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business for next week?
Bill to amend the law with respect to the valuation of property for the purposes of rates and with respect to the making and collection of rates, presented by Mr. Brooke; supported by Mr....
Order for Second Reading read.
[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Committee of Privileges to consist of Twelve Members:
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Chichester-Clark.]
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