Thursday, 1 April 1965
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
Ordered,That the Amendments to Standing Orders relating to Private Business hereinafter stated in the Schedule be made.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement on Gibraltar, following the visit there of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what study he has made of the possibility of bringing in and housing workers from outside Gibraltar to replace Spanish workmen who have been warned...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what measures are taken to ensure the protection of political refugees escaping to British Protectorates from South Africa; and what steps he is...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the danger of the extermination of the bushmen of the Kalahari district of Bechuanaland, what arrangements are being made to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proposals he has for developing the health services in Colonial Territories in the next financial year.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will enumerate and identify the number of occasions in the last five years on which gas has been used as a weapon to maintain order in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are his plans for implementing the conclusions of the Basutoland Constitutional Conference of 1964.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has studied the Final Report of the Seamen's Recruitment Committee appointed by the Governor of Hong Kong on 14th March, 1963, in the light of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the policy of the Hong Kong Government with regard to changing the marriage laws for women in order to conform with the United Nations...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what discussions are taking place regarding the textile quota from Hong Kong; and if he will give an assurance that the Colony's position will be...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what discussions he has had with the French Government about constitutional advance for the New Hebrides.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what arrangements he makes in his Department for dealing with correspondence from Members of Parliament and others.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if the Commission proposed to visit Commonwealth territories to investigate and discuss immigration issues will visit Mauritius.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action he is taking to improve the efficiency of the fishing industry of the Seychelles Islands.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what measures are being taken by Her Majesty's Government to negotiate a political solution to the conflict in South Arabia.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what consideration he has given, with the Federal Government, to the closing of the main road from Aden to the Yemen.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the further recent grenade and bazooka incidents in Aden and the surrender of Egyptian mercenaries and their arms in Dhala, he...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many applications for licences to publish newspapers in Aden have been rejected during the past three months; how many have been granted; and how...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what restriction applies to the holding of public meetings in Aden.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what new schools are to be built in Dominica in the coming year; when a new primary school is to be provided north of Portsmouth; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what basis of representation he proposes for the Fiji Constitutional Conference due to be held on 26th July, 1965.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when he proposes to convene a conference to consider the grant of independence to British Guiana.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement on the situation in British Guiana.
asked the Prime Minister if he is aware of the recent practice in newspapers and periodicals of attributing opinions to individual civil servants who are unable to issue a repudiation or take any...
asked the Prime Minister what plans Her Majesty's Government have for the underground testing of Polaris warheads.
asked the Prime Minister how many independent commissions or inquiries have been set up by Her Majesty's Government since October, 1964; and how many independent advisers have been employed by...
asked the Prime Minister if he is aware that, as the end of each financial year approaches, public money is sometimes spent unnecessarily because Departments and Services fear that, unless they...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will propose to the Commonwealth Prime Ministers policies to increase, for each of their countries, the proportion of their total trade carried on within the...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business of the House for next week?
Bill to amend the law so as to establish statutory conditions as to the quality of materials and work in new or converted houses and fiats intended for sale, presented by Mr. Alfred Morris;...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Edward Short.]
3.49 p.m.
10.0 p.m.
10.31 p.m.
Mr. Bellenger, Mr. Herbert W. Bowden, Mr. Roderic Bowen, Sir Robert Cary, Colonel Sir Oliver Crosthwaite-Eyre and Mr. Arthur Tiley appointed Managing Trustees of the House of Commons Members'...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Howie.]
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