Wednesday, 25 May 1966
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended considered; to be read the Third time.
Consideration, as amended, deferred till Wednesday, 15th June.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what arrangements he has made for consultations with the Ministers of Agriculture of the Common Market countries.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware of the fall in pig gilts from 119,000 to 71,000 and a 10 per cent. drop in all breeding stock; and if he will take steps to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assistance his Department has offered to the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Republic of Ireland in identifying the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the national beef herd of suckler cows will receive the £6 10s. grant in full; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what machinery he intends to introduce into his department to determine a fair method of recoupment of the selective payroll tax by...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will hold an autumnal Price Review.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a further statement on battery farming and the possibility of cruelty to animals involved; and what action he will take...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what steps are being taken to make brucellosis notifiable; (2) what estimate he has made of the cost of eradicating brucellosis from cattle.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what recent discussions have been held with the Danish Government concerning salmon fishing in Greenland waters; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will announce details of the extension of the Horticultural Improvement Scheme.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will now introduce further legislation to protect live animals exported for the purposes of slaughter.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he intends to implement the recommendations of the first report of the Departmental Committee of Inquiry into Statutory Smallholdings.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the rate of the introduction of centralised payments by the Egg Marketing Board; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what discussions he has had with the Cereals Marketing Authority with a view to instituting a two-tier system of levies on producers; and if...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many contracts the Cereals Marketing Authority made for the 1965 crop for wheat and barley; how many tons were involved; and what...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is satisfied with the effects of charges imposed in January for the veterinary certification of chicks for export; and if he will...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why farmers in the Abbotsley area are being refused improvement and production grants; and how long it is proposed to continue to refuse to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is aware of the increased prices now being asked of wholesale fruiterers and greengrocers by certain merchants in Covent Garden...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what he estimates to have been the increase in farmers' rents in England and Wales during the last year.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the value of meat exports in the first quarter of 1966 compared with the same period in 1965.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress he has to report in the research into hypomagnesia anaemia, its cause and cure, particularly in relation to beef breeds of cattle.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how far it remains the policy of the Government that agriculture should release 140,000 men during the period covered by the National Plan.
asked the Lord President of the Council if he will introduce legislation to amend the law regarding Privilege and communication between Members of Parliament and Ministers as pronounced by the...
asked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the unsatisfactory state of the divorce laws, he will now seek to give their reform higher priority.
asked the Attorney-General whether he will seek to amend the law of defamation in such a way as to enable all cases to be decided by a judge alone.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will approve for grant purposes the equipping of every police officer on duty with a personal radio which is effective in combating outbreaks of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland of the 24,000 acres of reserve for planting, held by the East Scotland Conservancy, how much is arable and grazing land, how much is unplantable, and how...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details of Government proposals for providing a residential school for trainee fishermen during their pre-sea training.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has made to link the north end of the Tay Road Bridge with Aberdeen and the north by means of a motorway or four-lane trunk road.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board are arranging to sell fishing rights on Scottish rivers affected by their operations;...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many store cattle have been imported from Eire to Scotland in each month of this year; and what is his estimate of the number to be imported each...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent it is Her Majesty's Government's policy to reduce the numbers employed in non-manufacturing industry in the Highlands and Islands.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the percentage increase in the total amount of rates which he estimates will be paid by ratepayers in Scotland in 1966 compared with 1965.
Mr. Maudling (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Common. wealth Relations what steps have been taken to safeguard the lives and property of British subjects in Uganda, and if he...
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Motion relating to Alexandra Palace may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour for a period of One hour after they have been...
Order for Second Reading read.
12.36 a.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. R. W. Brown.]
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