Tuesday, 12 December 1961
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
I beg to ask leave to present a petition To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled.The humble Petition of citizens of...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will introduce legislation to prohibit ice-cream vans from playing signature tunes indiscriminately, and...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will give the number, and details, of the applications by public authorities, since 1951, to build on the...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he is aware of the general dissatisfaction in the Wallsend area regarding the lack of progress on the...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will consult Welsh local authorities on the question of the working of the leasehold system in Wales.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what steps he proposes to take on a short-term basis, pending the Report by the Standing Committee on Detergents,...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how many planning applications for office development in the London region he has called in in the...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he is aware that there is doubt as to the meaning of his Circular 42/55 about green belts, which mentions...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs his present estimate of the population of Greater London in 1971; the current net rate of migration of population...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs how frequently the lists of buildings of architectural or historic interest are revised.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will introduce legislation to amend the law relating to leaseholds.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what was the estimated cost to the nation of air pollution for 1959 and 1960.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will take steps to ensure that, following the issue of a Building Preservation Order, local authorities...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs why in January, 1961, his Department gave authority to the North Riding County Council to grant planning...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs when approval, in principle, will be given by his Department to the Burntwood and District Sewerage and Sewage...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what new arrangements he is making for housing overspill from Middlesex.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will introduce legislation to secure from local authorities details of evictions under the Rent Act and...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will introduce legislation to give powers to rent tribunals to fix the rent of unfurnished lettings.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will take steps to collect and publish statistics showing how much new housing accommodation to rent is...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what reply he has sent to the communication sent him by the Blyth Borough Council on the economic situation and...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs what steps he is taking to assist local authorities whose housing programmes are restricted by the interest rate...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will introduce legislation to prohibit advertisements of houses to let which mention a bar against...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will give his planning consent to the City of London Corporation to release for the immediate building...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will introduce legislation as a matter of urgency to give local authorities extended powers to deal...
asked the Prime Minister if he will define the present functions of the Minister of State for Welsh Affairs.
asked the Prime Minister if he will arrange for the Lord Privy Seal to have first priority in answering Oral Questions on at least one day each week.
asked the Prime Minister whether, in his forthcoming talks with President Kennedy, he will emphasise the urgent need for initiating negotiations on the Berlin problem and European peace.
(by Private Notice) asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he has now received official confirmation of the impending release from detention of the thre British soldiers detained in Iraq; and whether...
On 7th December the Leader of the House undertook to look again at the business for Wednesday of this week. May I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether he has done so, and, if so, with what result?
I wish to make a statement to the House about the provision of documents for the use of hon. Members in debate, first, to prevent any misunderstanding of the disjointed Rulings which I gave on...
Mr. Speaker, I beg to ask leave 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, the proposed...
Bill to provide for a coinage system on a decimal basis and for matters incidental thereto, presented by Mr. Proud-foot, supported by Sir Donald Kaberry, Mr. du Cann, Mr. Philip Hocking, Mr....
3.53 p.m.
Bill to provide powers to enable lessees and tenants occupying residential property, or the site and curtilage thereof, at low rents, under certain leases, and occupying sub-tenants of tenants...
Considered in Committee
Considered in Committee [Progress, 6th December].
4.12 p.m.
Question put,That the Proceedings on the Commonwealth Immigrants Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
Again considered in Conanittee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. McLaren.]
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