Tuesday, 3 May 1966
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:
Read a Second time and committed.
Considered; to be read the Third time Tomorrow.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will make a statement on the contribution being made by projects financed by Great Britain towards the relief of famine in India; and when such...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will make a statement about the progress of discussions between the British and Kenya Governments regarding the continued valuation and purchase...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether he will make a statement about future aid to Nigeria, following his recent visit there.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development how the amount of British Government aid to the territories of the Eastern Caribbean compares with that allocated to other colonies and independent...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what was the approximate amount spent last year on projects which were identifiable as being for the extension or promotion of co-operative societies.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what target he has set, within the context of the five year plan, for the proportion of the national income to be spent on overseas aid and development.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what plans he has, and what discussions he has had with overseas bodies to create training facilities in Africa for agricultural experts, who are...
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Overseas Development, how much has been given or promised in aid or loans since October, 1964, to Tanzania, Zambia, and Malawi, respectively.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will take steps, in consultation with the voluntary organisations concerned, to extend the period for which the majority of young qualified...
asked the Minister or Technology what was the percentage change for net export orders for machine tools between the second half of 1965 and the corresponding period in 1964.
asked the Minister of Technology what estimate he has made of the cost of non-atomic work to be carried out by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in the years 1966–70; and what...
Dr. Bennett: asked the Minister of Technology what has been the total expenditure of public funds on Hovercraft development in each of the last five years; and what are his estimates for each of...
asked the Minister of Technology if he will state the terms of the research contract he has recently placed with Imperial College of Science and Technology for the development of a general...
asked the Minister of Technology when he will launch his co-operative scheme involving industry, universities, and Government establishments to develop and apply new techniques of computer-aided...
asked the Minister of Technology if he will list the areas of the electronics industry where Government action is expected to be urgently required.
asked the Minister of Technology what action he has taken, or is proposing to take, to fulfil his responsibilities as the sponsoring Minister for the telecommunications industry.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will grant a dispensation, by way of averaging or otherwise, to those aged taxpayers whose total income for 1965–66 is for tax purposes...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will alter the accounting procedure applicable to hospital boards and other Government agencies which at present induces them to spend more money...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether it was with his authority that Professor Kaldor stated to the Economic Research Council that cash earmarked by close companies for expansion will not...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the amounts spent on roads in 1963, 1964 and 1965, respectively, as percentages of the revenue received from road users by way of fuel tax and...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take the necessary steps to ensure that a married woman, whose husband has qualified for repayment of his post-war credits, shall also be able to...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he is aware of the financial hardships being experienced by many elected members of local authorities; and whether he will take action...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will make a statement on the radioactive isotope which is missing from the firm of Kent Alloys, Strood, Rochester.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if, when considering persons to serve on the Royal Comission on Local Government, he will seek to obtain a cross-section of experienced people...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many rents have been determined to date by rent officers in the London Borough of Lambeth; how many have been reduced, unchanged or...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will take steps to see that the Greater London Council do not introduce urban slab blocks eight storeys high in its development plans for...
asked the Minister of Power if he is aware that current manpower and output trends in the coalmining industry will result in the production of 130 million tons of deep-mined coal in...
asked the Minister of Power, in view of the evidence given to the Select Committee on the Nationalised Industries by the Chairman of the National Coal Board, what consultations he has had and...
asked the Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the amount of oil being obtained by Rhodesia from South Africa; and if he will make a statement on his recent talks, with the South African...
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Prime Minister whether he will recommend the establishment of a Royal Commission to investigate the structure and organisation of the steel industry before...
asked the Prime Minister when he intends to introduce legislation to establish the Parliamentary Commissioner.
asked the Prime Minister whether, in the interest of greater expedition, he will consider as an alternative to the proposed specialist committees, after consultation with the Opposition, the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will instruct Departments to report to him the number of their officials who have the right of entry into private homes without permission of the occupier; and...
asked the Prime Minister to what extent the special responsibilities for the County Palatine will be covered by the Minister responsible for the Duchy of Lancaster; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Prime Minister if he will introduce legislation to appoint a council, analogous to the Press Council, to whom those aggrieved by bad taste, distortion or faulty judgment of the British...
asked the Prime Minister what representations the United States Government have made to the British Government over the past two months asking for the participation of British forces in Vietnam;...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's present policy with regard to on-site inspection of seismic events of suspected nuclear origin, in relation...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Health if he will make a statement about the twelve cases of smallpox now notified and the action to be taken by members of the public resident in or...
Considered in Committee.
Before I call the Chancellor of the Exchequer, it will be for the convenience of the Committee if I intimate that I propose to follow the precedent set by my predecessor last year. It used to be...
The Government has been returned with a mandate to carry on the process of change and modernisation that began in the last Parliament. Our mandate is to achieve three separate objectives all at...
I am sure the Committee will prefer me to be brief in expounding the more technical proposals. I therefore do not propose to mention them all this afternoon. My right hon. Friend the Chief...
I propose a number of relatively minor amendments to the Capital Gains Tax, mostly of a relieving character. I will mention a few of them now.
The Finance Bill will contain the detailed provisions about the management and administration of the Corporation Tax.
On the matter of avoidance, we took a long step forward last year when the introduction of the Corporation Tax automatically put an end to some forms of avoidance by companies. But others remain,...
Next I come to share options granted by companies to their directors or executives.
I have been reviewing the tax exemptions enjoyed by friendly societies in the light of recent developments, in particular the spate of single premium business. Income Tax exemption was given to...
I now mention a miscellaneous group of proposals, without detail, nearly all of which will require a Resolution.
The Bill will contain a number of technical provisions, some of them arising out of other legislation.
Now an easement on buying postage stamps. The law still contains an antiquated provision that shopkeepers who wish to sell postage stamps must obtain a licence from the Postmaster-General. That...
The Finance Bill will give effect to an agreement in E.F.T.A. to limit the application of the export rebate scheme so that it will no longer apply to goods which are to be imported into those...
Customs controls will be applied to hover-vehicles and pipeline traffic.
There will be a provision to help the export trade by widening the scope of the arrangements for the repayment of sugar surcharge on exported beer; also to provide for a product known as "high...
My proposals for taxing betting and gaming have been very well received on the whole. I am grateful for the many different points of view that have been put to me; but, having thought them over,...
This is the Golden Jubilee Year of the National Savings Movement, and I am confident that it will be celebrated with new records.
The Exchequer outturn for 1965–66 shows that total revenue at £9,145 million produced £119 million more than the Budget estimate, the main increase being on Income Tax because of...
The Exchequer figures for the coming year show that, before allowing for Budget changes, the total revenue which I may expect is £9,838 million. The increase of £693 million over last...
There have been no striking changes in the economic situation since I gave the House a review two months ago. The most recent figures confirm this.
The action I took last year on the capital account has been of major benefit to our balance of payments. Although the new policy was introduced only in April, and in July modifications were made,...
Now, Corporation Tax.
I now turn to other forms of taxation. The direct attack on the foreign balance which I have described eases our problem but cannot be a substitute for an improvement in the balance of visible...
But having stripped myself of this valuable armoury I need a new source of taxation. It must be able to do three things. First, avoid the adverse effects of increases in Purchase Tax and Income...
The measures I have announced will, in total, increase the revenue by £386 million in 1966–67.
Sir Eric, the message of this Budget is clear and unambiguous.
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Resolutions reported,
Bill to provide money for the purchase of military aircraft, and parts, equipment and other articles for, or for use in connection with, military aircraft, and for the making of payments in...
Resolution reported,
Select Committee appointed to consider every Statutory Instrument, every Scheme, or Amendment of a Scheme, requiring approval by Statutory Instrument, and every Draft of such an Instrument,...
Lords Message [28th April] communicating the Resolution, That it is desirable that, in the present Session, all Consolidation Bills (whether public or private), Statute Law Revision Bills and...
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Walter Harrison.]
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