Wednesday, 16 June 1965
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the development of the major railway trunk routes.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will give a general direction to the Railways Board to consult British European Airways and other airlines before undertaking development schemes on...
asked the Minister of Transport how many cases of sabotage have occurred on British Railways in the last year; how this compares with previous years; who has been responsible; and, in view of the...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will now give the estimated cost and completion date given to him by the British Railways Board, in seeking his approval for sanction of capital...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will introduce legislation with a view to reforming the present machinery for consumer consultation over rail fare increases.
asked the Minister of Transport to what extent, in authorising the British Railways Board to incur capital expenditure on liner trains, he took into account the results of experimental liner...
asked the Minister of Transport what proposals he has received with regard to the closure of the main express line from London, Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has received the report of the National Ports Council on the Portbury Dock proposals; and what is his policy on the future progress of this scheme.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will issue a general direction, in the public interest, to the British Railways Board that all ports under its control should issue yearly accounts to...
asked the Minister of Transport what proposals he has put forward for making the Yorkshire Ouse permanently navigable between Selby and Goole, and for making the latter harbour a constant-water port.
asked the Minister of Transport if he has yet received the Report of the Road Research Laboratory on the alcohol factor in road accidents at Christmas and the New Year 1964; and if he will make...
asked the Minister of Transport how he proposes to overcome the traffic problem at Okehampton in Devon.
asked the Minister of Transport what has been the result of his consultations with the Home Secretary in relation to vehicles written off by insurance companies and subsequently repaired and sold...
asked the Minister of Transport what steps he will take to enforce his arrangements to improve lane discipline.
asked the Minister of Transport what study he has made of the United States Bill to reduce air pollution from car exhausts starting with the 1968 models of United States and imported cars; and if...
asked the Minister of Transport (1) if he will give a general direction, in the public interest, to the London Transport Board to coordinate its policy in dealing with property left in its buses...
asked the Minister of Transport how many road accidents have occurred in the last five years at Blackford Hollow between Wincanton and Sparkford in Somerset on the A.303; what have been the...
asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that a large part of the carriageway in Cavendish Square which has been taken out of service during the construction of the Victoria line has been...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the tests which have been made on the M.2 with the use of rosa multiflora japonica bushes as anti-dazzle barriers and their...
asked the Minister of Transport how many road deaths occurred in the Tadcaster Police Division in the first quarter of 1965; how this number compares with the corresponding figure for 1964; and...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the experimental waiting and loading restrictions at road junctions in the London traffic area which began on 5th April.
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the recent widening of the western end of Broadmead Road, Woodford Green, and the consequent increase in the speed of traffic using the road,...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to reduce accidents and the possibility of accidents on the Coventry Road, Birmingham, between Church Road and Elmdon Airport.
asked the Minister of Transport what instructions or advice he has given to county and district council surveyors to keep him and one another informed about proposals to carry out maintenance...
asked the Minister of Transport what was the cost of the Cumberland Basin road improvement in Bristol; what was the cost of the opening ceremony and subsequent celebrations; and for how many...
asked the Minister of Transport when he expects the A.19 road improvements to be completed.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty as follows: Most Gracious Sovereign,We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects the Commons of the...
Considered in Committee [Progress. 15th June].
3.41 p.m.
12.30 a.m.
I beg to move Amendment No. 454, in page 78, line 27, after "authority" to insert: and a statutory water undertaker".
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
6.15 a.m.
7.30 a.m.
I beg to move, Amendment No. 650, in page 85, line 46, to leave out from "1952" to end of Clause and to add: the building society shall not be liable to pay corporation tax on its profits".
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
The first Amendment selected is No. 689, and with it we are to discuss Amendment No. 354, in page 89, line 32, to leave out "£25,000 nor"; Amendment No. 355, in page 89, line 33, to leave...
11.15 a.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mrs. Harriet Slater.]
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