Wednesday, 1 July 1964
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
asked the Minister of Transport whether the work on the Darlington bypass is up to schedule; and when it is hoped the by-pass will be in operation.
asked the Minister of Transport what plans he has to extend the three-lane traffic on each of the dual roads used by traffic in one direction only on the M.4 between Langley and Maidenhead.
asked the Minister of Transport what plans he has in order to remove the danger caused by three-lane traffic on a single road used by vehicles in both directions.
asked the Minister of Transport what steps he is taking to improve the road conditions from West HartlepoolviaGreatham to the A.1.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will indicate the sources from which he obtained his information concerning the ownership of certain tax-free toll bridges.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will take powers to require local authorities to provide adequate off-street parking facilities where these do not at present exist.
asked the Minister of Transport what percentage of the local authorities which in 1961 had decided to install parking meters have now decided to introduce instead other forms of parking control.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will now publish the proposed route of the Farnborough to Croydon link of the South Orbital Road, and of the South Orbital Road itself.
asked the Minister of Transport when it is proposed to lay before Parliament the new traffic signs regulations implementing the Worboys Report and to publish the Traffic Signs and Markings Manual.
asked the Minister of Transport what reply he has made to the further representations received this year from the County Councils Association in regard to the improvement of lighting of trunk...
asked the Minister of Transport (1) if he will make a statement on the causes of the accident which occurred at 11 p.m. on Monday 7th June at the junction of Bridge Street and Whitehall involving...
asked the Minister of Transport when he intends to authorise the length of the proposed Sale-Altrincham bypass from M.62 to Carrington Lane B.5166.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will expedite the construction of that part of the proposed M.4 motorway which will run from Liddington westwards to the Severn Bridge in view of the...
asked the Minister of Transport what reply he has sent to the National League of the Blind in reply to its letter dated 5th May regarding concessionary fares for the blind, the disabled and...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the fact that a large number of lorries of over 30 cwt. carrying capacity on the roads are mechanically unsound, he will now introduce...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will arrange for comprehensive data and expert assessments of every serious road accident to be collated and studied by a special branch of his Department,...
asked the Minister of Transport whether the recent experiment with yellow box crossings has resulted in speeding the flow of traffic in the West End of London.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will now propose legislation to make the fitting of seat belts in all new cars compulsory.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will introduce legislation amending the Road Traffic Act, 1960, to permit car owners who take passengers to work by car on an expense-sharing basis, to...
asked the Minister of Transport what action he intends to take to see that there are adequate bus services in all industrial areas and in cases where railway lines or stations have been closed.
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the desirability of providing more rapid and efficient transport services between London and Gatwick Airports, he will study the possibility of...
asked the Minister of Transport how many C licence holders are now registered; and in respect of how many vehicles in all they hold licences.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he authorised a journey along the A.4 of a prefabricated cylinder having an overall length of over 120 feet which passed through Chippenham on its market...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the position concerning the Channel Tunnel as at the end of June; and what arrangements have been made about financing the...
asked the Minister of Transport how many main line stations have car-parking facilities provided by the Railways Board; and how many new car parks of this type have been provided in the past five...
asked the Minister of Transport, in view of the proposed experiment of moving August Bank Holiday, if he will give a general direction, in the public interest, to the British Railways Board to...
asked the Minister of Transport in view of the errors, details of which have been sent to him, made in the figures produced by the British Railways Board with regard to the proposal to close the...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will give a general direction, in the public interest, to the Railways Board to prevent disused railway lines from becoming unsightly and overgrown with weeds.
asked the Minister of Transport what applications for capital investment have now been made to him for the modernisation of Stoke-on-Trent station; for what other stations of the North...
asked the Minister of Transport (1) what information he has obtained regarding the reduction in the past 12 months in the level of subsidies, direct and indirect, paid to foreign shipbuilders by...
asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the need for more dry and floating docks in Aberdeen harbour for the purposes of the shipbuilding and ship-repairing industry, and that this...
On a point of order. Has the Minister of Transport asked you for permission to answer Question No. 104, Mr. Speaker? If not, but if he now asks for permission, would you give it to him, or has...
With permission, I will now answer Question No. 36. The British and French Governments have decided that the further geological survey for the Channel Tunnel should begin this summer....
Bill to make provision for, and in connection with, the establishment of Northern Rhodesia, under the name of Zambia, as an independent republic within the Commonwealth, presented by Mr. Sandys;...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I ask, through you, why the Motion of the hon. Member for Louth (Sir C. Osborne) for a Bill to deal with immigration has not been moved? Is it as a result of...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee.
Resolved, That it is expedient to authorise such charges to income tax and estate duty as may arise from replacing existing diplomatic privileges and immunities by those provided for by the...
Order for Second Reading read.
[Queen's Recommendation signified]
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Finlay.]
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