Tuesday, 20 December 1960
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
asked the Attorney-General if he is aware that many owner-occupiers of leasehold property, the leases of which in some cases have only a few years to run, are being asked by their landlords to...
asked the Minister of Works what urgent action he will take to prevent further damage to and destruction of ancient monuments under his care, and to repair recent damage to a section of the...
asked the Minister of Works if he will give details of the grants made since the beginning of this year under Part I of the Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Act, 1953, for the...
asked the Minister of Works what steps have been taken by his Department since the last reports of the Ancient Monuments Boards to improve liaison with the military authorities.
asked the Minister of Works when he will improve the standard of lighting for engineers and workmen who have to work underground in the Palace of Westminster.
asked the Minister of Works what steps he is taking to give effect to the recommendations contained in the fifth Report of the Select Committee on Estimates of last Session for giving greater...
asked the Minister of Works if he will take steps to acquire the freehold of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
asked the Minister of Works whether he will take steps to refund the Norwegian Government the sum incurred by them in lighting the Christmas tree given by them to the people of London.
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the Minister of Works in how many cases since 1st January, 1955, his Department has taken over land, works or underground storage, which was already under requisition, and...
asked the Minister of Works if he will make a statement on the future of Swansea Castle.
asked the Minister of Works what experience of designing buildings in the tropics the architect had who was appointed to design the residence of the High Commissioner in Lagos.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what progress has been made in the consultations with respect to the suggested Thames flood barrage.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware that a contributory cause of successful burglaries is the failure to provide in otherwise...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware of the concern felt by residents of Cheshire in view of the fact that a large number of...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will appoint a committee to investigate the extent to which local authorities have used their powers to...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what representations he has received regarding damage to clothing and ill-effects on health resulting from dust...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister far Welsh Affairs why he rejected the recommendation of his inspector with regard to the appeal by Mrs. K. G. N. Bagley,...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what consideration has been given by his Department to the proposal for a crematorium in the Orpington district;...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is yet in a position to announce his decision about the site at Bowlacre, Hyde, for the proposed...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what further consideration has been given to the proposals for reorganising local government in the London area.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he is now prepared to authorise the London County Council to grant planning permission for the new...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of workers who both by reason of low income and the nature...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will revise the special subsidies for housing on expensive sites and housing for elderly...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what survey he has made of land allocated for house building in the London region; and with what result.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether, in view of the failure of the Peterlee Corporation to reach its annual target of housing construction in...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will introduce legislation to ensure that local housing authorities shall normally charge the full economic...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what plans he has for speeding up housing, in view of the difficulties, particularly in north London boroughs,...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will take powers to enable him to enforce decisions of local rent tribunals in cases where landlords have...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware that the assurance given to the hon. Member for Orpington on 28th July, 1959, in a copy of a...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has yet received a report from the Commonwealth Study Group about the problems of future Commonwealth membership by the smaller colonial dependencies.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will propose to the President-Elect of the United States of America that steps should now be taken to initiate a meeting between the heads of Government of the...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about the progress of the constitutional conference on the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
asked the Prime Minister if he will now give the composition and terms of reference of the Committee which is to inquire into higher education.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will discuss with Senator Kennedy, at their forthcoming meeting, the extent to which British firms are partly or wholly owned by United States interests, and...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the official discussions concerning closer co-operation between the European Common Market and the European Free Trade Association.
May I ask the Leader of the House to state the business for the first week after the Recess?
At the Lancaster House Conference there were proposals from all the delegates for the enactment of a code to protect the fundamental rights of the individual, including his rights in property....
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I will make a short statement on the N.A.T.O. Council Meeting. This was the regular December meeting of the Council, and the...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I desire to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 9, for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance; namely,...
Bill to amend the law relating to private streetworks in England and Wales, presented by Mr. Mulley; supported by Mr. Darling, Mr. J. Hynd, Mr. J. H. Osborn, Sir P. Roberts, and Mr. Winterbottom;...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That this House do meet Tomorrow at Eleven o'clock and that no Question be taken after Twelve o'clock; and that at Five o'clock Mr. Speaker do adjourn the House...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That this House, at its rising Tomorrow, do adjourn till Tuesday, 24th January.—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
5.28 p.m.
Bill to amend the law of Scotland so as to empower companies to give security by way of floating charges; and for purposes connected therewith, presented accordingly and read the First time; to...
As amended, considered.
6.2 p.m.
As amended, again considered.
7.9 p.m.
Postponed Proceeding on Consideration of Bill, as amended, resumed.
I beg to move, in page 13, line 16, at the end to insert: Provided that any such rules shall require any such tribunal to sit in public. I think the Government will agree that we have...
Order for Second Reading.
[5th December]
Resolution reported,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £37,665,600, be granted to Her Majesty to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
Resolution reported,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £5,212,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
[5th December]
Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and sixty-one, presented accordingly, and read the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Colonel J. H. Harrison.]
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