Thursday, 19 December 1963
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. Speaker in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Education if he will detail the costs of the various extensions and additions to the Sunderland Technical College in each of the last 10 years; and how much of these costs...
asked the Minister of Education how many students in Wales were unable in 1963 to gain admission to university college or to training college, respectively, although they had obtained the...
asked the Minister of Education whether local authorities have to guarantee to him that they are ready and able to proceed with projects which have been allocated to them under the major school...
asked the Minister of Education if, in the light of the report of the Robbins Committee, he will introduce legislation to remove further education from the sphere of local authorities' responsibility.
asked the Minister of Education when he expects to receive the report of the Plowden Committee on primary school education.
asked the Minister of Education how many new primary school places he expects to be provided between 1964 and 1968; and what increase in the primary school population is forecast for 1968...
asked the Minister of Education if he will include the replacement of Friarswood School, Newcastle-under-Lyme, in the school building programme forthwith.
asked the Minister of Education what plans he has to establish a national recreation centre in Cardiff on the lines mentioned in the Wolfenden Committee Report on Sport, 1960.
asked the Minister of Education if he will make a statement on the working of the quota system for teachers; and to what extent authorities are employing unqualified teachers.
asked the Minister of Education how many new nursery schools have been established so far this year; and how many are planned for 1964 and 1965.
asked the Minister of Education how many day training colleges were established in 1963; and how many are planned for 1964 and 1965.
asked the Minister of Education whether he is aware of the hardship caused to solicitors' articled clerks wishing to attend courses at the College of Law by the refusal of many local authorities...
asked the Minister of Education whether he is aware of the hardship caused to the dependent children of university students by the existing university award regulations; and whether he will amend...
asked the Minister of Education, in view of the importance of education for the children of gypsies and other travellers residing in caravans, and the statutory obligation that all children of...
asked the Minister of Education how many full-time first year apprenticeship courses and recognised pre-apprenticeship courses are now being conducted in local colleges; what were the comparable...
asked the Minister of Education what short-term steps he is taking, pending the implementation of the proposals in the Robbins Report, to assist those who fail to secure admission to universities...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Minister of Education what progress is being made in the use of teaching machines; how many schools and colleges have installed them; and what encouragement he is...
asked the Minister of Education what reply he has given to Cardiff Trades Council's letter of 5th December dealing with the provision of school transport in the City of Cardiff.
asked the Minister of Education whether he will make a further statement on the raising of the school leaving age from 15 to 16 and also on the other recommendations of the Newsom Committee.
asked the Minister of Education when he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy on the proposals contained in the Newsom Report; and what estimate has been made of the total...
asked the Minister of Education if he is aware that Conservative Party pamphlets have been used for teaching at primary and secondary schools in many parts of the country; and what steps he has...
asked the Minister of Education if he will state the number and amount of grants made to Lindsey County Council for youth services building in 1961, 1962, and 1963; and what grants are proposed...
asked the Minister of Education when he proposes to introduce legislation on public libraries.
asked the Minister of Education if he will now introduce legislation so that parents of handicapped children will have the right to apply for a maintenance grant when the child reaches the age of...
asked the Minister of Education whether in view of the success of educational cruises on chartered liners like the "Dunera", he will seek powers to make grants towards such cruises earmarked for...
asked the Minister of Education if he will allocate to members of Her Majesty's Inspectorate responsibilities for encouraging studies in world citizenship in the school curriculum.
asked the Prime Minister if he has now been informed whether, and when, the proposed French nuclear tests in the South Pacific are to take place; and what representations on the health hazards to...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make it a condition of accepting Ministerial office in future that the office holder undertakes on relinquishment of office not to engage in any firm or...
asked the Prime Minister what consultations he is now proposing to have with Commonwealth Prime Ministers about the future of Southern Rhodesia.
asked the Prime Minister (1) what steps he has taken to co-ordinate the work of the Departments concerned in carrying out Her Majesty's Government's policy in regard to the export of arms to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will now publish the technical report on the implications of the televising of the proceedings of the House of Commons that was prepared at the request of his...
asked the Prime Minister what steps he is taking to co-ordinate the activities of the various Government Departments affected by the official blacklisting of 49 British companies by the...
asked the Prime Minister what steps he intends to take to co-ordinate the policy of Her Majesty's Government arising from the recommendations of the Crowther Steering Group to the Buchanan...
Mr. H. Wilson: (by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement arising out of the discussions which have been held on the remuneration of Ministers and Members of Parliament.
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will name the three men now charged in connection with the bomb outrage in Aden, and what steps he is taking to obtain...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Labour if he will intervene and offer his good services to try to resolve the industrial dispute at the Steel Company of Wales plant at Port Talbot.
Mr. H. Wilson: May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business of the House for the first week after the Adjournment?
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will now make a statement. On 5th December I made a preliminary statement about a National Memorial to President Kennedy. I have since had further discussions...
I will, with your permission, Sir, and that of the House, make a statement about the case of Mr. Herman Woolf. On the instructions of the Commissioner of Police a thorough investigation was...
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, the immediate threat to...
Ordered.
[4TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Resolved,
4.25 p.m.
Ordered,That the Proceedings of the Committee of Ways and Means may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Hughes-Young.]
Considered in Committee.
Resolution reported,That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision with respect to England and Wales for grants to rating authorities, it is expedient to authorise the...
10.14 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Chichester-Clark.]
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