Wednesday, 11 March 1964
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
Mr. Gilmour: asked the Secretary of State for War if he will take steps to remove the condition barring from pension rights the widows of Regular officers who marry after they have become...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will consult the management of Coatbridge Engineering Factory, with a view to making fuller use of these premises for the repair of War Department...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the difference in the weekly pay of a Maltese gunner in the Royal Malta Artillery serving in the British Army of the Rhine and a Royal Artillery...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Secretary of State for War if he will reconsider the sentence of three years' imprisonment passed in August on Gunner B. C. Smith by a court martial as a result of...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the result of his consultations with the local planning authority about the disposal of the unused portion of the site of the former Royal Ordnance...
asked the Secretary of Slate for War (1) whether he will recommend that a distinctive medal or clasp to the general service medal be issued to all ranks of military forces who have taken part in...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will release the ground at Dumbreck Road and Dumbreck Avenue, Glasgow, to Glasgow Corporation for housing purposes.
asked the Secretary of State for War to what extent the reorganisation of the British Army of the Rhine will reduce the number of British troops in Germany.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimates for school building were submitted to him by Dunbarton education authority for the years 1963–64 and 1964–65, respectively;...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much factory space is available for letting in the new town of Cumbernauld; and what steps he is taking to speed up the occupation of this available...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many psychiatric beds are now provided in hospitals for children and adolescents; and what is the waiting period after referral before a child or...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what changes he proposes it the ambulance service to ensure that no patient is unduly delayed either on the journey to hospital or from hospital to his home.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to prohibit the use of the gin trap in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) when section 1 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act, 1963, making it mandatory for the courts to call on reports before sentencing young first...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the concern in Glenrothes, Fife, at the lack of hospital maternity accommodation in the new town; and, in veiw of the fact that the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects legal aid in criminal causes in accordance with the Criminal Justice Act, 1963, to be made available.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consultations he has had with the University Grants Committee on the siting of the proposed new university in Scotland; and what steps he intends to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he is taking to encourage the use of branching teaching machines in teachers' training establishments; and if he will state the amount of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he last reviewed the regulation which requires a five-year old child to walk two miles before transport to school is provided; and whether he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what criteria he has based his assessment of the prices which would need to be paid for the herring catch to bring about an increase in the number of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the method of classification of prisoners in Scottish prisons according to age, sentence and record; what psychiatric and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the growing need for increased remand home accommodation for girls; and what steps he is taking to provide such facilities.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was paid in interest on the capital debt in respect of local authority housing; and what was the average rate of interest charged for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farmers stopped producing milk during the years 1962 and 1963.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what assistance has been given by the Carnegie Trust in the last two years to higher educational establishments for which he is responsible.
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether he will make a statement as to the action taken against and threats offered to British troops on duty in Nicosia and Ktima by Greek...
I am sure that the House would like to have an opportunity of conveying its congratulations to the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh on the birth of a son yesterday. I therefore give notice that...
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock, and that if the first six Resolutions proposed shad have been agreed to by the Committee of...
3.44 p.m.
Bill to make insurance against third party risks a prerequisite for the issue of gun and game licences, presented accordingly and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 20th...
[12TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Resolved,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £216,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of...
Resolved,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £209,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of...
Resolved,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £3,991,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of...
Resolved,That a further Supplementary sum, not exceeding £267,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day...
Resolved,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £1,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £1,779,406,100, be granted to Her Majesty, on account, for or towards defraying the charges for the following Civil Departments...
4.55 p.m.
That a sum, not exceeding £77,331,000 be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 1965, for...
That a further Supplementary sum, not exceeding £48,902,600, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of...
That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £616,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1964,...
That a sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to Her Majesty, to make good an excess on
Considered in Committee.
9.45 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Hughes-Young.]
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