Thursday, 1 March 1962
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Education whether his attention has been called to the Report of the British Council which comments on the problem of teaching English abroad and the need for training...
asked the Minister of Education what representations he has received from health or other authorities about the effect of excessive glass in school buildings on the health and eyesight of...
asked the Minister of Education what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Commonwealth Education Conference at New Delhi.
asked the Minister of Education what proposals he has for checking the drift of male teachers from primary to secondary schools.
asked the Minister of Education how many primary schools provide a remedial class for backward readers; and whether provision for such a class is made in deciding the quota of teaching staff of...
asked the Minister of Education what discussions he has had with the committee of vice-chancellors of the universities about the inclusion of the colleges of advanced technology in the proposed...
asked the Minister of Education whether he will act upon the recommendation in the Seventh Report of the Oversea Migration Board concerning higher education for the skilled and professional...
asked the Minister of Education whether he has received the report from the British Council of Rehabilitation on the needs of handicapped school leavers; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Education what steps he has taken, in co-operation with transport contractors and school authorities, to ensure orderly behaviour on school buses.
asked the Minister of Education if he is aware of the uneconomic burden placed upon the county education committee by the continued use of two buildings for junior mixed and infant departments in...
asked the Minister of Education what was the total amount of work submitted, and the figure approved, for the minor capital works programme for 1961–62 and 1962–63 by the Durham...
asked the Minister of Education what were his grounds for reducing the Northumberland County Education Authority's allocation of£225,000 per annum for the two years ended March, 1961, for...
asked the Minister of Education what steps his Department are taking to reduce overcrowding in the Brierton County Modern Schools in West Hartlepool; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Education what is the present average teacher-pupil ratio in maintained secondary schools and primary schools, respectively.
asked the Minister of Education what annual pension a schoolmaster and teacher retiring on full basic pension in 1945, in 1950, in 1955, and in 1960, respectively, would now be receiving; and...
asked the Minister of Education whether he will state the number of qualified educational psychologists at present employed by local education authorities in England and Wales.
asked the Minister of Education if he will make a further statement on the experience gained from the special class for gypsy children at the Stone Church of England Primary School; and what...
asked the Minister of Education what consideration was given at the recent Commonwealth Education Conference at Delhi to a gradual reform of English spelling.
asked the Minister of Education what consideration he has given to recently published research by Hollingworth, Robb and others, a copy of which has been sent to him, on the educational handicaps...
asked the Minister of Education how many all-age schools remain in Hampshire.
asked the Minister of Education what reductions he has made in the minor works programme of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne local education authority; and why such reductions have been made.
asked the Minister of Education if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the figures for local education authorities in Wales, normally included in the selected statistics published by his...
asked the Minister of Education what was the original allocation for minor works from 1961 to 1963 for the Sunderland Education Authority; and what is the revised allocation for that period.
asked the Minister of Education What is the approximate number and percentage of grammar school pupils in the administrative county of Essex, and in the Whole country, who are annually considered...
asked the Minister of Education if he can yet state his decision on the proposal for rebuilding St. Illtyds College, Cardiff, and for increasing the capacity of the county secondary schools and...
asked the Minister of Education whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving, since 1951, the percentage annual rise in the cost of school building, taking 1951 as being equal to...
asked the Minister of Education in view of the changed financial circumstances of the Edinburgh medical student, details of whom have been sent to him by the honourable Member for Dunfermline...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the terms of the bilateral sugar agreement recently concluded with South Africa.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in order to curtail the spread of disease by birds, he will ask milk distributors to fit plastic, instead of silver paper, caps on...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what further consideration he has given to the problem of brucellosis in cattle; and if he will now prohibit the sale of a suspected animal...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state for each year since 1950 the production and the net income of the agricultural industry; and if he will present the figures...
asked the Prime Minister if he will arrange for a trial period to have Departmental answers to all Oral Questions circulated to all hon. Members on the day they are due for answer but before...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the increasing burdens upon Ministers, he will now announce steps to alleviate these burdens.
asked the Prime Minister if he has considered the representation, forwarded to him by the hon. Member for Barking, containing the views expressed by Sir Robert Watson-Watt on the joint resumption...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will arrange a meeting, under his chairmanship, of ex-Colonial Secretaries no longer holding Cabinet appointments, ex-Ministers of Service Departments,...
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will announce the business for next week?
Order for Second Reading read.
[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Considered in Committee [Progress, 21st February].
5.40 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 8, line 11, to leave out from "grants" to the end of line 14 and to insert: by that amount which represents the exchequer contribution". This is the most important...
I beg to move, in page 8, line 39, after "(4)" to insert "and (8)".
Amendment proposed: In page 9, leave out line 43 and insert:
(1) There shall be a Standing Advisory Council on awards and grants to students and it shall be the duty of the Council to advise the Minister upon such matters connected with such awards and...
9.0 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 7, line 4, at the end to insert: (2) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to include in the report which he lays before Parliament in accordance with the...
Proceedings on the Education Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[Sir D. Eccles.]
Question again proposed, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
Mr. Ernest Popplewell discharged from the Select Committee on Nationalised Industries; Mr. T. Fraser added.—[Mr. Finlay.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Finlay.]
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