Monday, 6 November 1961
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the Hampshire River Board expects to complete the scheme to improve Tanner's Brook over the entire watercourse; and when the last normal...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what changes he proposes to make in the policy set out in Command Paper No. 1453 for the fishing industry, in view of the representations...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the small holdings administered by public authorities fell vacant during the last year; whether this percentage is...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much food is stocked in this country which is immune from radioactivity; and how long he estimates that these supplies would feed the...
Mrs. Bulter: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consultation he has had with the Pyrethrum Board with regard to the formulation of safety standards for pesticides used in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has yet estimated whether the cost to the Exchequer of the price guarantees under the Agriculture Acts in the current year to date is...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to prevent a recurrence of the low market realisation prices for beef, mutton and lamb this summer.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now consider setting up an interdepartmental committee to examine the need for co-ordinating the food market, for limiting imports...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in order to enable British trawlers off the Icelandic coast to fix their position more accurately and so avoid the difficulties...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many outbreaks of fowl pest have been confirmed in Norfolk during the past three months; how this number compares with outbreaks in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps are now being taken to stabilise the British pig industry and at the same time limit imports of foreign bacon.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he is aware of the change by North Sea fishermen to French-type fishing gear; and if he will make a statement on the extent of this, the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what investigation he has carried out into the possibilities of radioactive fall-out affecting fish.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now allow an import of Charollais females in order to establish the breed in this country.
Mrs. Slater: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when a standard will be laid down for the meat content of sausages.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what Government stocks of dried milk are at present held; and what action he is taking to increase those stocks.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what new advice he proposes to circulate to farmers about precautions to be taken against radioactive substances likely to damage crops and...
asked the Lord Advocate what consideration he gave to the matter before it was decided to send the persons concerned in the recent anti-Polaris demonstrations at the Holy Loch for trial to the...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether he is satisfied with present arrangements whereby part or whole of a home confinement grant may be stopped if, in the opinion of the...
Mr. J. Hill: asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what is the maximum allowance under his regulations for loss of earnings to a person called before a local tribunal or...
asked the Minister of Aviation whether he will take steps to ensure that companies organizing inclusive air tours name the air operator transporting their clients and the type of aircraft to be used.
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will list for each year since 1952 the number of passengers killed in accidents on air journeys, giving separate figures for scheduled and non- scheduled...
asked the Minister of Aviation when he proposes to provide adequate and suitable accommodation for the use of the Air Transport Licensing Board.
asked the Minister of Aviation what proposals he has to improve car parking facilities at London Airport.
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Health what research is being made into the environmental, dietetic and surgical background of poliomyelitis cases in Hull.
asked the Minister of Health with what countries the United Kingdom as made reciprocal arrangements for the provision of medical and hospital services to their respective subjects.
asked the Minister of Health if he will give the number of dental practitioners within the Oldham area; how many are employed full and part time, respectively, in the school dental service; and...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the substantial fall in the take-up of orange juice and cod-liver oil since the Welfare Foods Amendment Order, S.I., 1961, No. 352, came into force;...
asked the Minister of Health if his attention has been drawn to the joint memorandum of the Medical Defence Union and the Royal College of Nursing relating to surgical operations performed on the...
asked the Minister of Health how many local authorities have provided residential hostels for patients on discharge from mental hospitals; what is the number of hostels completed; and what is the...
asked the Minister of Labour what special steps are being taken to reduce the incidence of industrial accidents, particularly to young persons, in view of the increase in such accidents during 1960.
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement about the visit of the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations to Ghana.
Bill to make provision in connection with the international convention relating to co-operation for the safety of air navigation, known as the Eurocontrol Convention; to provide for the recovery...
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4.8 p.m.
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Gibson-Watt.]
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