Tuesday, 19 December 1961
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what further developments have taken place in respect of the proposed Malaysian Federation to include British North Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak; if...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the tonnage of copra exported from North Borneo ports during the first eleven months of 1960 and 1961, respectively.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many acts of piracy were reported to the North Borneo Government during the first eleven months of 1960 and 1961, respectively.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in which ex-Colonial Territories the lump sum compensation for expatriate civil servants given on change of status has been wholly paid by means of a...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that all the political parties in Malta, including those that gave evidence to the Blood Commission, have now indicated their...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to protect the interests of Malta in any Common Market discussions; and what steps are being taken to obtain the views of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on his official visit to Northern Rhodesia and Kenya.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what representations on the subject of terrorism and intimidation were made by Chief Chitimukulu on the occasion of the Governor-General's recent...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on his proposals for constitutional reform in Hong Kong.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to obtain the opinion of welfare workers and the people from Tristan da Cunha on a suitable place where they can settle...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what consultations he is planning with the Governments of Trinidad and the Windward and Leeward Islands regarding a future form of association...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps he is taking to increase financial assistance to West Indies Territories in view of their economic difficulties.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what reply he has made to the request of Dr. Cheddi Jagan, Prime Minister of British Guiana, for the naming of a date for the political independence...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Minister of Works whether he is aware that Indian hemp is being grown in Bushy Park, Teddington, collected by members of the public, manufactured into cigarettes...
asked the Minister of Works at what date an annunciator was installed in the rooms, on the Ministerial Floor of this House, of the Leader of the House; and what was the cost.
asked the Minister of Works if he is aware that due to the Shortage of bricks in Birmingham one housing project has been held up for six months, and that one builder has had to dismiss half his...
asked the Minister of Works what progress he has made with the scheme to conserve machinery and industrial buildings of outstanding historical interest.
asked the Minister of Works whether he has received the award of the assessors for the architectural competition for the Broad Sanctuary site, Westminster.
asked the Minister of Works if he will state the increase in office, shop and warehouse building in the last twelve months compared with seven years ago, and the decrease in council house...
asked the Minister of Works when he hopes to start work on the provision of extra accommodation for hon. Members and their secretaries under the roof of the Palace of Westminster.
asked the Prime Minister to what extent, excluding party political broadcasts, he controls the number and frequency of appearances by Ministers of the Crown in television programmes.
asked the Prime Minister what reply he has sent to the official representations he has received from Mr. Nehru concerning the situation in Goa.
asked the Prime Minister if he will state the nature of his reply to the letter from the Salford, Swinton, Pendlebury and Pendleton Methodist Circuit urging the Government to withdraw the...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will arrange for a post office to be established in Shearsby once more.
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
Yesterday, during the exchanges on the Swiss Loan Agreement, I undertook to see whether an opportunity could be found for it to be considered by the House before the Christmas Adjournment. Hon....
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will now make a short interim statement about the Report of the Radcliffe Committee. The House will recall that, on 5th December, I said that I hoped to make a...
With permission. Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a short statement about the presentation of a Mace to the House of Representatives of Sierra Leone. The composition of the delegation has been...
I apologise to the House for taking up one or two minutes of its time. In yesterday's debate the hon. Member for Cardiff, South East (Mr. Callaghan) referred to what he called a "roll of...
4.5 p.m.
Bill to provide for the registration of correspondence courses; and for purposes connected therewith, presented accordingly and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 18th...
4.14 p.m.
Considered in Committee [Progress, 7th December].
I beg to move, in page 1, line 21, at the end, to add: (3A) This section shall not apply to any person who— (a) was married at the time of his entry into army service as, or as the...
Motion made, and Question put,That the Proceedings on the Army Reserve Bill he exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. I (Sittings of the House).—[Mr....
Again considered in Committee.
[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. J. E. B. Hill.]
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