Thursday, 18 November 1965
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement about constitutional progress and financial assistance for Gibraltar.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action Her Majesty's Government propose to take to assist Gibraltar in her difficulties arising from the Spanish frontier restrictions.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, if he will make a statement about security and the constitutional situation in Aden.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many acts of terrorism causing personal injury have taken place in Aden during the last three months; what additional security precautions have...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what increase or decrease there was in the staff of the department under his control in the period 16th October, 1964, to 15th October, 1965; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state the names of the Colonies which come under his jurisdiction and which do not have a compulsory school leaving age.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement about the future of Diego Garcia.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action he has taken as a result of the representations by the Banabans made to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State during her visit to Fiji.
asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs whether he has completed his examination of the South-East Study; and what effect the conclusions he has reached...
asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs to what extent the Electrical Engineering Economic Development Council has taken into consideration the importance...
asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs whether he will appoint some women to economic boards or councils; and if he will take into consideration the fact...
asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what proposals he has for restraining demand for labour in the regions of the country where it may be too high,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now accept proposals for industrial development in Royston, in view of the proposed expansion of the town.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation to amend section 129(4) of the Companies Act, 1948, whereby private companies are at present exempt from public...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation to make directors of companies personally responsible for their companies' debts and liabilities in cases where...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many new jobs have been created on the Donibristle Industrial Estate in Fife; how many of those jobs are for males and females, respectively; and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has for the establishment of publicly-owned industries in those areas likely to suffer from the expedited closure of uneconomic coal mines.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an assurance that there will be no further erosion of Hong Kong's position regarding the import of textiles into the United Kingdom.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make an estimate of the extent to which the introduction of Western European time for Great Britain throughout the year would stimulate...
Mr. Geoffrey Wilson: asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will seek powers to prohibit the import of walkie-talkie sets operating in the 27 megacycles band, which it is illegal to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade which of the considerations which led to the present tariff classification of methane imported from Algeria have since changed.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many new jobs have been made available in The Hartlepools since October, 1964; and what is the estimated provision during the year 1965–66.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will review the regulations governing the provision of free transport for schoolchildren under the age of 12 years who live, in...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made in providing places at teacher-training colleges and similar institutions for mature students.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now give an estimate of the additional cost which would have to be borne by local authorities if all the recom-menations in...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of secondary school places in England and Wales at the beginning of the 1965 school year; what percentages of...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission to report upon all aspects of education in this country involving costs,...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science on what date grant aid for the purchase and equipping of village playing fields was suspended; and on what date this suspension became operative.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give an estimate of the number of Ph.Ds. awarded in mathematics and physics in 1963–64; and if he will state the number of...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why his decision to cancel the bachelor of science degree course in applied physics at the Woolwich Polytechnic was not conveyed to the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in view of the substantial increase in bathing fatalities, what measures he proposes in order to give warning to bathers in holiday resorts.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he has again refused admittance into Great Britain to Mr. Bert Bensen.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) why he has ordered medical tests on Prisoner Holmes, and what information he has from these tests; (2) when he expects to be able to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that under the surrender of firearms amnesty some people are handing in antique weapons or firearms which can be regarded as...
asked the Prime Minister (1) whether he will introduce legislation to translate hereditary peerages into life peerages, thus removing the hereditary factor from the legislature; (2) whether he...
asked the Prime Minister how many official journeys abroad he has made since accepting the Queen's commission; and which countries he has visited.
asked the Prime Minister what arrangements are made to co-ordinate the activities of the Ministries of Health, Education, Transport and Housing and Local Government in those areas of rapid town...
asked the Prime Minister if he is satisfied that all necessary steps are being taken to ensure that the nuclear warheads for Great Britain's Polaris submarines will be fully effective; and if he...
asked the Prime Minister if the date for Mr. Kosygin's visit to Great Britain has now been fixed.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will lay a White Paper setting forth his correspondence with Mr. Ian Smith and other documents relative to their efforts to achieve a settlement in Rhodesia.
asked the Prime Minister if he will list the Departments which have official responsibility in regard to residential homes for mentally deficient children.
Mr. Handing: asked the Prime Minister whether he will introduce legislation to bring the Crown Commissioners within the control of a Department of State.
[by Private Notice]asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement about the purported dismissal of H.M. Governor in Rhodesia by the Smith regime in Salisbury.
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business of the House for next week?
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will make a statement about the Inner London Education Authority. The London Government Act transferred to this Authority responsibility for education and the...
Order for Second Reading read.
[Queen's Recommendation signified]
Read a Second time.
[Queen's Recommendation signified]
10.20 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. O'Malley.]
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