Monday, 6 May 1963
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has now assessed the effectiveness of the use of narcotic baits for the purpose of controlling wood pigeons; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many sheep have been exported on the hoof to Africa for sacrificial purposes at religious festivals over the last twelve months.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware that in the 1962–63 Antarctic whaling season British, Norwegian, Russian and Dutch whalers were unable to catch...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many pig herds were slaughtered as a result of swine fever during the past six months; how many pigs were involved; how much was paid in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much was paid in compensation to poultry keepers in Norfolk arising from fowl pest during each of the last four financial years.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consideration he is giving to the need for far reaching reform of the agricultural support system in order to provide a managed market...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the ratio between the quantities of imports of Argentine beef and homegrown beef marketed in the first three months of 1959, 1960 and 1961,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture', Fisheries and Food what representations he has received from county branches of the National Farmers' Union about the Annual Farm Price Review and what action...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will give Government assistance to the shellfish industry similar to that given to other sections of the fishing industry in view...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many applications have been submitted for grants and loans in respect of trawlers; and how many trawlers have been granted loans since...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to legislate for patent rights on agricultural and horticultural produce.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has formed of the loss in income of the agricultural industry over the last five years; and how this compares with the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what discussions he has had with the fishing industry about the proposed conference on limits and markets; and whether representatives of the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he is taking on the report of the Food Standards Committee on the contents of meat pies.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in view of the urgency of the matter, he will ask the Verdon-Smith Committee on Meat Marketing to issue an interim report before...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware of the case of 457 sheep, purchased in Carlisle by a Dutch dealer, and conveyed from there by road to Dover, after which...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to what extent soft wheat can be reasonably substituted for maize in the feedingstuff rations of poultry, pigs, dairy cows and fat cattle.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress he is' making in his efforts to prevent further exposure of animals wintering on Dartmoor to the hazards of a severe winter.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reconsider his refusal to grant aid to the Lincolnshire River Board on part of the contract sum for the Witham Improvement Scheme.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will seek immediate consultations with the Federation of British Port Wholesalers' Association on the antibiotic treatment of fish; and...
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
Miss Harvie: Anderson asked the Minister of Aviation what progress is being made in the construction of alternative airport and landing facilities, to enable Renfrew Airport to close.
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will now publish his estimate of the total cost of the TSR 2 nuclear weapons system.
asked the Minister of Aviation which firms are engaged in the manufacture of aircraft and aircraft equipment for South Africa.
asked the Minister of Aviation when he expects to sign a contract for the supply of Avro 748 military transport aircraft required by the Royal Air Force; and when he expects delivery to commence.
asked the Minister of Aviation whether he has yet arrived at a decision on the engines to be used in the Armstrong Whitworth 681 military transport aircraft.
asked the Minister of Aviation what progress has been made in the evaluation of the system of multi-jet vertical take-off and landing pioneered by Short Brothers and Harland in the SC1.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how much sickness benefit was paid out in 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1962, respectively.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance (1) in view of the anomaly of denying industrial injury benefit to those who suffer the same injuries by process as those by accident, if he...
Mr. Paget (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has a statement to make with regard to the military riots in Nairobi.
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House. I should like to make a statement about the light aircraft project known as the Beagle B206. The House may recall that British Executive...
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for consideration, not amended (in the Standing Committee), read.
[Queen' s Recommendation signified]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.-[Mr. Chichester-Clark.]
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