Wednesday, 4 April 1962
The House met at Eleven o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many third- and fourth-year non-graduate teachers have taken teaching appointments in England since 1st January, 1962.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the Government's pay pause policy, he will circularise local authorities advising them to observe a rent pause policy.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now discuss with Scottish chief constables the desirability of establishing a regional crime squad, which could be made available to any...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what decision the Government have taken on the recommendation of the Anderson Committee that full-time students in receipt of approved awards should be...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in the light of the recommendations of the Toothill Report on the Scottish economy, he will now take steps to increase the grants available to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the rate of increase of industrial production in 1961; and how this figure compares with that for England and Wales.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, with a view to introducing legislation to give priority to Scottish-born citizens on local authority housing lists, he will ask local authorities for...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total amount so far spent on the development of the Glasgow-Kilmarnock road between Eastwood Toll and Mallets-heugh, and the sums...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of probation officers in Scotland; and how far this number is short of establishment.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers of maternity beds deficient in each hospital region at present on the basis of the minimum requirements of the Montgomery Report;...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many fatal road accidents took place in Scotland in 1961; and what increase this represents on the previous year.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when additional maternity beds will be available in Rankin Memorial Hospital, Greenock.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the nature of the consultations he had with the South of Scotland Electricity Board prior to his setting the financial objectives of the Board...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to increase the rate of house building and school building in the areas designated as reception areas under his dispersal plans;...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of the construction of the Hunterston nuclear power station.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what additional assistance he proposes giving education authorities for the building of schools in new towns.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he is taking respecting the Scottish Special Housing Association houses on the Fintry housing estate, Dundee, where major repairs have been...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in the light of further incidents at Barlinnie Prison this week-end, he will reconsider his decision about an independent inquiry.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will call for a report from the Chief Constable of Glasgow following the riot and disorder at Ibrox Park on Saturday 31st March; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what amount of money was spent on education in Scotland in the latest year for which figures are available; and what percentage increase this represents...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to ensure that the general dental services provided for Scotland are brought up to the standard of those provided in the rest of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the school building programme of Ross and Cromarty County Council has fallen several years in arrears, especially in the island...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the successful regeneration by crofters in the Western Isles of extensive areas of moorland; whether he intends to assist further the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether in view of the recent reports on smoking and lung cancer, he will call a conference of local health authorities with a view to recommending a ban...
asked the Minister of Transport, in view of the closure of railways in south-west Durham, what major road developments he proposes in their place; what they are; and when they will be started.
asked the Minister of Transport what is the present position of the proposed Great Barr special road scheme within the borough of Oldbury; and when road operations will begin.
asked the Minister of Transport if he has now considered the recommendations of the consultative committee on the lighting of traffic routes within the London conurbation; and if he will take the...
asked the Minister of Transport what answer he has sent to the National Council of Women's request for his assistance in securing the removal of turnstiles from public conveniences at bus and...
asked the Minister of Transport how many deaths there were on the roads in 1931, 1941, 1951 and 1961; and what were the ratios of deaths to vehicles in the same years.
asked the Minister of Transport what steps he is taking to speed up the completion of the North Ferriby bypass.
asked the Minister of Transport if, in view of the piecemeal closure of railway lines and services and the consequent difficulties created in planning industrial development, he will give a...
asked the Minister of Transport what recommendations he has received from the Central Transport Consultative Committee regarding delays and overcrowding on the trains from Orpington to Cannon...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will ask for reports from coastguards stationed on the Atlantic coast of Devon and Cornwall as to the number of distress signals and requests for assistance...
asked the Minister of Transport what plans he has for improving harbour facilities for the Coastguard Service on the Atlantic coast of Devon and Cornwall.
Report [2nd April] of the Business Committee to be considered forthwith.—[Mr. Iain Macleod.]
[1ST ALLOTTED DAY]
I beg to move, in page 3, line 10, at the end to insert: plus twenty-five pounds for every one per cent. by which the prevailing rate of interest exceeds three per cent.". The purpose of the...
4.30 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 9, line 27, to leave out from "State" to "pay" and to insert "shall".
I beg to move, in page 21, to leave out line 42 and to insert: (g) a separate indoor water supply for each house.
I beg to move, in page 25, line 43, at the end to insert: (4) Subsection (5) of section seventy-three of the Act of 1950 shall have effect as if there were added thereto the words "provided that...
(1) (a) the Secretary of State may if he thinks fit by order provide that, as from such date as may be specified in the order, the rent. in the case of any dwelling-house subject to a controlled...
I beg to move, in page 4, line 17, to leave out from "pounds" to "by" in line 20. This Amendment seeks to remove the power which the Secretary of State desires in order to prescribe by order...
9.30 p.m.
10.15 p.m.
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of this Session to amend the Colonial Loans Acts, 1949 and 1952, it is expedient to authorise the charge on and issue out of the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. M. Hamilton.]
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