Thursday, 29 July 1965
The House met at half-past Two oclock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the value of the stock in hand and work in progress for the latest available period.
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will give details of the discussions he has had on the relocation of factories displaced by development in various parts of London; with whom...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the practice of retail distributors of coke of putting a water hose on their coke at depots; and what legislative or other steps he...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is his policy regarding safety in small boats; and how many such boats were involved in inshore casualties in United Kingdom waters in 1964.
asked the President of the Boa rd of Trade whether he will give the figures for the importation of goods covered by the 15 per cent. or 10 per cent. import surcharge over the last available seven...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he intends to take to assist the British film industry.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement about the present position of the Kennedy Round of tariff reductions.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what new action or initiative he has taken within the last six weeks to stimulate exports.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many groups of cases, covering how many individual cases, seeking exemption from the ban on Resale Price Maintenance have been brought by the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he is taking to stimulate further agreements on trade and tariff problems between the nations of the European Economic Community and the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he intends to appoint new members to the Monopolies Commission; how many cases are waiting to be heard by the Commission; and how many reports by...
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what is the total number of pin-table and fruit machines imported in the last five years; (2) what was the cost in dollars in each of the last five...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation to prevent insurance companies rejecting proposals for motor insurance from individuals with British parents on the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to stop the sale of arms to Peru.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received for the nationalisation of the shipping industry and whether he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he will take to ensure employment for technicians in the Merseyside area; and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will arrange for export statistics, other than those normally supplied by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, to be available to manufacturers free...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider the use of investment reserve certificates, similar to tax reserve certificates, in order to stimulate a level growth of industrial...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish or make available a fully-detailed and comprehensive breakdown of machine tool imports, further to the information provided in the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to prohibit the type of sales technique in which a customer is persuaded to pay for a home tuition course for which the necessary...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is his policy on granting industrial development certificates for those parts of the South-East which do not enjoy the prosperity of the region as a...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made in the negotiations in respect of the import of cotton textiles for 1966 onwards; and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the supply of waste paper is barely sufficient to maintain reasonable stocks at the Mills; and what action the Government is now...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the present imbalance of British trade with Denmark; and what is being done to step up British exports, particularly of coal.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it a general practice of his Department to issue leaflets on any legislation and regulations concerning consumer protection.
asked the Prime Minister what representations he has now made to the President of the United States of America with a view to persuading that country to subscribe to a more liberal shipping...
asked the Prime Minister what plans Her Majesty's Government have for the reclassification of secret Government papers.
asked the Prime Minister which Minister is responsible for determining whether land should be used for agriculture, housing or the construction of reservoirs.
asked the Prime Minister what plans he has for keeping the House informed of developments in the Far Eastern situation in so far as Her Majesty's Government's responsibilities are involved during...
asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech of the Postmaster General in Cardiff on 19th June on rising prices represents the policy of Her Majesty's Government.
asked the Prime Minister what steps he is taking to ensure co-ordination of the efforts of the Ministers of Defence, Aviation and the Treasury, in securing reductions in miliary commitments...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business of the House for next week?
With the permission of the House, I will make a statement about the Government's plans to reorganise the Reserve Army. It has become clear that the tasks of the Reserve Army have changed so...
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock and, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 18 (Business of...
[26TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Resolution reported,That, towards making good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1966, the sum of £4,434,965,450 be granted out of...
Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on 31st March, 1966, and to appropriate the supplies granted in this Session of Parliament, presented...
4.15 p.m.
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Bill [Lords] and on consideration of the Lords Amendments to the Highlands and Islands Development...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
10.28 p.m.
I beg to move, in Clause 14, page 9, line 23, to leave out from "mother" to the end of line 25 and to insert: (i) any relative of either parent of the child, being a relative who has knowledge of...
I beg to move in Clause 37, page 22, line 6, after "payment", to insert "to him".
Amendments made: In Clause 38, page 22, line 21, after "payment", insert "to him".
Amendment made: In Clause 47, page 28, line 8, after "payment", insert "to him".—[Mr. Hannan.]
10.52 p.m.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment No. 1: In page 3 line 12, at end insert: ( ) In the exercise of their functions under this Act the Board shall have regard to the desirability of preserving the beauty of the...
Lords Amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 2, after "required" insert: by the occupier or anyone acting on his behalf".
Lords Amendment No. 6: In page 8, line 3, leave out "any" and insert "such".
Lords Amendment No. 11: In page 9, line 6, leave out "accounts of" and insert: statement of account prepared by".
11.45 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed. That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
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