Tuesday, 7 November 1961
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to Glasgow Corporation (Parking Meters), presented by Mr. Maclay (under Section 7 of the...
asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that his new system of timed telephone calls is causing inconvenience in business and academic circles; and if he will so arrange it as to be more...
Mr. Royle —Question No. 2.
asked the Postmaster-General on how many occasions within the last five years the telephone system operating on the Burntwood Exchange, Staffordshire, has been out of operation as a result of...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will investigate the need for a sub-post office at Sankey's Corner, Burntwood, Staffordshire, in view of the increasing importance of this area and the...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will arrange for a later time for the acceptance of letters at King's Lynn General Post Office.
asked the Postmaster-General (1) why the hon. Member for Hammersmith, North was not invited to the centenary celebration of the Post Office Savings Bank, on the occasion of the Queen Mother's...
asked the Postmaster-General what reaction there has been from customers to the introduction of all-purpose counter services at post offices.
asked the Postmaster-General if, in view of the variety of types of new stamps that have been recently issued, he will now consider issuing a special Robert Burns stamp for Scotland.
asked the Postmaster-General what plans he has for reducing postal rates.
asked the Postmaster-General (1) why he has rejected the British Broadcasting Corporation's plans for the early development of television in Wales; and whether he will make a statement; (2) what...
asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that the commercial television companies made £26 million net profit last year; and if he will now introduce legislation requiring them to devote...
asked the Postmaster-General if he has now received the Stage III proposals for satellite stations from the British Broadcasting Corporation; and what plans are envisaged for North and West Devon...
asked the Postmaster-General if, in view of the British Broadcasting Corporation's readiness to launch colour television, he will take the appropriate steps to have it implemented.
asked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation why he proposes to cut overseas information expenditure; and what form the proposed cuts will take.
asked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation if he will make a statement on the future of the British Broadcasting Corporation's services to foreign, commmonwealth and colonial countries.
asked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation what plans he has for assisting in the improvement of adult education facilities in the Commonwealth countries in which Her Majesty's Government...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the extra amount available to each adult person if all personal incomes over £2,000 per annum net were redistributed to all...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the fact that the Economic Survey, 1961, Command Paper No. 1334, page 27, states that direct labour and services together account for 62 per...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he has taken during the last two months to reduce the cost of living in Great Britain; and what further steps he proposes to take.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the currencies and amounts drawn from, and made available by, the International Monetary Fund compare with the currencies and amounts there deposited by...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will lay a White Paper setting forth the origins, extent and particulars of the National Debt, and the functions of the National Debt Office.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is satisfied that the provisions which exist for the control of loan societies and their officers and the protection of their members under the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will give an assurance that officers who have resigned or retired from the Overseas Services and who accept pensionable employment in a Government...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will introduce legislation to alter the system of appointment of bishops, in order to ensure free elections.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will set up a separate Department to deal with matters relating to negotiations between Britain and the Common Market countries.
asked the Prime Minister what steps he took to secure adequate publicity for his message to Mr. Nehru of 28th September affirming that the British Government had given no support at any time to...
asked the Prime Minister if he will instruct the Ministers of Transport and of Aviation to consider in which sphere of overseas transport a subsidy for public funds could be most advantageously...
asked the Prime Minister if he will consult with President Kennedy with a view to terminating the agreement he concluded with him about the establishment of a Polaris submarine base in Scotland.
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
On a point of order. Can you tell us, Mr. Speaker, what progress is being made with the microphones in the Chamber? Sitting in this part of the Chamber it was very difficult to hear what the...
[SIXTH DAY]
Amendment proposed: At the end of the Question to add: but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech contains no practical proposals directed to achieving sustained expansion of production without...
Committee to consider of the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty, Tomorrow. —[Mr. Redmayne.]
Committee to consider of the Ways and Means for raising the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty, Tomorrow. — [Mr. Redmayne.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Gibson-Watt.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
