Thursday, 21 December 1961
The House met at Eleven o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the President of the Board of Trade what further prospects he has in mind to assist the expansion of industries in the Hartlepools, which now has the highest unemployment rates in the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what evidence he has received of monopolistic practices by the firms engaged in the production of steel in this country.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he takes to ensure that, when an application for action against dumping is made to him, he has immediate information of the price at which the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what further action he proposes to take to improve the competitive position of the manufacturing industries and increase United Kingdom export trade.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has made a study of the cost comparisons, circulated at the International Industrial Conference held in San Francisco, details of which have been...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what measures he proposes to take to check the excessive growth of industrial employment in the Eastern Region shown in Appendix 6 of the First Annual...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that for the first ten months of 1961 imports of cotton yarn and woven cotton cloth exceeded exports; and what steps he proposes to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that a further recession has taken place in employment in cotton spinning and doubling of over 10 per cent. since December, 1959, and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Monopolies Commission that the Imperial Tobacco Company should dispose of its shares in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will initiate discussions with trade unions and employers in the motor cycle and allied industries in order to make the necessary adaptations...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received from British motor manufacturers in connection with the dumping of Renault motor cars for eventual resale to private...
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the maximum number employed at the Board of Trade factory in Wilson Road, Huyton, originally leased to Hosemaster and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the number of industries involved, the effect on the national economy, and the monopoly involved, if he will immediately refer the merger...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to revise the strategic list of prohibited exports.
asked the President of the Boa rd of Trade what arrangements he has sanctioned for licences for the sale of petrol from Italy in Great Britain, other than petrol deriving from Soviet sources.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what days this year he met the National Production Advisory Council on Industry; whether export incentive schemes were on the agenda of those meetings;...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the representations made to him at the end of July, 1961, by the University Grants Committee about university salaries; and what decision...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals have been made to him by the University Grants Committee with regard to the establishment of new medical schools; and whether he has had...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the nature of the official business connected with the Prime Minister's visit to Glasgow on 3rd November, which cost £56 7s. 9d.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many ex-India and ex-Burma civil servants have been asked to return their lump sum compensation by reason of being offered alternative employment by Her...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total revenue received in taxation from the shipping industry during each of the past six years.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to discover the current rates of interest being charged in respect of credit facilities and the rates of premium paid on export...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the examination papers which have been required to be answered by Colonial Service officers, wishing to transfer to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will postpone the operation of the ruling, announced in Command Paper No. 1337 on the financial and economic obligations of the nationalised...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has studied the report sent to him by the magistrates of a London court, regarding the circumstances under which a 10-year-old girl,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the doubts that exist about the need for bookmakers' runners to attend at betting shops after closing to settle the day's...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the report of the Royal Commission on the Police.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether one of the eight new remand centres will be definitely identified with Cornwall.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether one of the seven new detention centres will be definitely identified with Cornwall.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to prevent the sale of toy guns which bear actual resemblance in all details to the real weapon in view of the fact...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Redmayne.]
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