Monday, 16 December 1963
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the conclusion of the International Sugar Council in April, 1963, that sugar requirements were considerably in excess of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the Covent Garden Market Authority has now made recommendations to him about the re-siting of Covent Garden Market; and if he will make a...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has yet received the Report of the Advisory Committee on Poisonous Substances on the use of chlorinated hydrocarbon in agriculture and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimates he has made of the total requirements for bacon and ham on the United Kingdom market for 1964, 1965, and 1966; and what his...
Mrs. Slater: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has about future movements in the price of bread; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. J. Wells: asked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food if he will inquire into the causes of flooding on the Medway with a view to giving special assistance to the Kent River...
asked the Minister of Agricuture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the danger to animals and birds, he will introduce legislation to make it an offence to discard nylon fishing line in waters in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what regulations in regard to the length of journey by sea, rail and road, and to ensure that cattle exported for slaughter are humanely...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he has taken on the report of the Food Standards Committee on the contents of meat pies.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many companies in England and in Scotland are now in areas on their payments under the White Fish Authority grants to loans schemes; and,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has completed his review of the problem of creating economic farms out of uneconomic holdings.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many acres of land are now in the charge of his Department; how many are retained for research; and how many he intends to transfer to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, in connection with the recent agreement reached between Great Britain, Japan, Norway, the Soviet Union and the Netherlands with...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what additional steps he is taking to promote interest in the Agricultural Apprenticeship Scheme, in view of the fact that the number of new...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why 350 baby seals were slaughtered on Fame Island recently.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is his intention to approve the proposal made to him by the British Egg Marketing Board to ban the sale of second quality eggs to the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware that sheep are being exported by air for slaughter; and what regulations govern the transport of such animals by air.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by how much he estimates pig producers will be underpaid in the present year as compared with the guarantees given in the 1963 Price Review;...
asked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food what quantities of turkeys have been imported from Hungary and Argentina in 1962 and up to the latest available date in 1963; and whether it...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has for giving incentives to farmers to make forward contracts.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to what extent the costs of agricultural production have risen in the latest convenient period.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when his attention was first drawn to the request of the fishermen of Newlyn and Mouse hole for a light and a fog signal on the south coast...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what additional precautions he is taking this year to reduce the risk of death and starvation suffered by livestock on Dart moor during the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many orders for vessels have been placed with foreign shipyards under the Sea Fish Industry Act, 1962; what was the value of these...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is proposing to take to stop the artificial discolouration of meat.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what bodies he is consulting in preparation for the forthcoming General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what conversations he has had with the inshore fishing industry about an extension of British fisheries limits.
asked the Attorney-General if he will announce the names of the persons appointed to inquire into the rights of illegitimate persons, and the terms of reference of the inquiry.
asked the Attorney-General what proposals he has for initiating proceedings under Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act, 1959, against the publishers of the paper backed edition of "Fanny...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the unemployment figure, expressed as a percentage of the insured population, for the Bideford and Torrington Employment Exchange area at the last...
(by Private Notice)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what decision he has made concerning the application of Mr. Denes Gyevi to remain in this country with his six year old...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I would like to make a statement. With one exception during the last war, a census of population has been taken every tenth year since...
SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES ACT, 1923 (AMENDMENT)
3.41 p.m.
9.59 p.m.
Resolution reported,
[12th December]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Hugh Rees.]
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