Monday, 11 February 1963
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he held discussions with the Common Market authorities about subsidies to private forestry under Article 92 of the Treaty of Rome.
asked the Lord Privy Seal what is now the policy of Her Majesty's Government regarding the creation of a zone of controlled disarmament in Central Europe.
asked the Lord Privy Seal what proposals have been made, in the context of United Nations Charter revision, to delete self-determination from the principles of the United Nations Organisation.
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether Her Majesty's Government have yet decided to recognise the Government of the Yemen.
asked the Lord Privy Seal what British missionaries and other British subjects have been expelled from the Sudan in recent months; what representations have been made; and whether he will make a...
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will publish the terms of the agreement concluded between the Danish Government and Her Majesty's Government regarding the "Red Crusader" incident; to what extent...
asked the Lord Privy Seal what were the actual contributions by the French Government to the military strength of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in troops and aircraft in the last five years.
asked the Lord Privy Seal if, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Ministerial meeting, Her Majesty's Government will oppose the United States proposal that Polaris submarines should be...
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will instruct the United Kingdom representative on the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Council to inquire what weapons are in the possession of the North...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the Soviet Government policy expressed by Mr. Khrushchev of a wish for peaceful coexistence with the West, and their willingness to disagree openly...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the fact that the total strength of the West German land and air forces already exceed the limits laid down under Article I of Protocol II of the...
asked the Lord Privy Seal what opportunity was given to the persons named on pages 1062–1069 of Series C Volume IV of Documents on German Foreign Policy 1918–1945 to see the proposed...
asked the Lord Privy Seal what conditions were attached to the release of ex-Admiral Doenitz from Spandau Prison in 1956.
asked the Lord Privy Seal the total expenditure incurred by the Foreign Office in connection with the negotiations to enter the Common Market.
asked the Lord Privy Seal what further action he is now taking to secure agreement on a nuclear test ban.
asked the Lord Privy Seal (1) what was the nature of the protests he made to the Spanish Government over the arrest of a British subject, Miss Chloe Vulliamy, on 14th January, 1963, her detention...
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will raise in the North Atlantic Council, as a matter affecting the defence policy of the organisation, the official American proposals that the Canadian...
asked the Lord Privy Seal what action he took following the protest he received from the Czech Ambassador in London regarding a microphone discovered in his desk; and what was discovered by the...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the renewal of tension between the United States and Cuba, he will bring the matter before the Security Council and propose the adoption of an...
asked the Lord Privy Seal why the British delegate at the United Nations has not raised the subject of the Congo during the 40 meetings of the Security Council of the United Nations Organisation...
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he is aware that a party of 28 Russian teachers and students, whose educational tour was arranged by the British Council, were compelled to share four and five in a...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether Her Majesty's Government are now prepared to grant visas to people from East Germany who desire to come to this country for the purpose of taking part in...
asked the Lord Privy Seal why the British Broadcasting Corporation discontinued their broadcasts to Portugal in 1957; when the intention to transmit a daily half hour programme is likely to be...
asked the Lord Privy Seal when he intends to consult the European Free Trade Area countries following the breakdown of the Common Market negotiations; and what policy Her Majesty's Government are...
asked the Lord Privy Seal if he will advise the political agent in Bahrain to allow the two children of Mrs. K. V. Abrahams, holding an unconditional residence permit in Bahrain, to visit their...
asked the Minisster of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated amount of potatoes that will be licensed for import into this country during the next six months.
Mr. Lee: asked the Minister of Aviation whether he will now make a statement on the possibility of British Overseas Airways Corporation and British European Airways competing for trooping contracts.
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will make a statement on the future of the joint agreement between the British Aircraft Corporation and Sud Aviation to build the prototype of a supersonic...
The Earl of Dalkeith: asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how much has been spent by his Department in Scotland as a direct consequence of unemployment in 1961 and 1962.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if, in view of the continuance of the inclement weather, he will give publicity to the fact that people suffering from minor ailments who...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what is the capital value to a single person and to a husband and wife, respectively, of the retirement pension on becoming eligible for the...
asked the Minister of Health how many beds are obtained by hospital authorities in private institutions for subnormal and severely subnormal patients; and if he will give the figures for each...
asked the Minister of Health if he will issue a standard form and envelope for general practitioners to use in referring patients for hospital treatment.
asked the Minister of Health what are the shortages of nursing staff at each of the Nottingham hospitals.
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement on Iraq. Her Majesty's Ambassador in Iraq has had an interview with the new Foreign Minister, Talib Hussein...
3.35 p.m.
Resolution reported,That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to continue with amendments the provisions relating to the payment of Exchequer Equalisation and Transitional Grants...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Hughes-Young.]
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