Wednesday, 15 June 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 next.
Read a Second time and committed.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has for the reorganisation of police forces in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects the North-East Consultative Group to complete preparation of specific proposals for industrial development; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to assist major improvements on the A94, Stonehaven to Perth road.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received about the effect of the proposed Selective Employment Tax on agriculture in Scotland; and what replies he has sent.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what sum of money is available this year from Government sources to further the arts and music in Scotland.
Mr. Munro: asked the Secretary of of State for Scotland whether he will make an Order under Section 3(5) of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Act, 1963, to reduce the...
Mr. Wolridge-Gordon: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what assistance he will give towards the establishment of a technical training college in East Aberdeenshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why he is not yet in a position to announce the extension of the farm business recording scheme to the whole country.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons stood trial for murder in Scotland in the last full year before, and in the first full year after, the introduction of the Homicide Act,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress is being made by the Scottish Housing Advisory Committee in their consideration of the methods whereby local authorities allocate their houses.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he has taken in the last six months to encourage local authorities to introduce home loan schemes.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice his department have given to Edinburgh Corporation about traffic problems.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will introduce legislation to remove anomalies in the rating system.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the annual increasing loss to the nation's potential exports by fire; and if he will take the opportunity in forthcoming legislation to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he now expects to receive the Report of the National Board for Prices and Incomes on teachers' salaries in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to approve the scale of charges for freight and passenger vehicles on the Tay Road Bridge.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much extra he estimates the Selective Employment Tax will add to the cost of building the average council house and to the cost of an average private...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the cost of dualling the Ayr Road from Eastwood Toll to the end of the 30 m.p.h. limit.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will publish a revised version of Command Paper No. 2864, the Scottish Economy, 1965–70, in view of the failure to fulfil the housing...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has to assist the tourist industry in Scotland to make a larger contribution towards a favourable balance of payments.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the dependence of the Highlands area on service industries, he is yet in a position to announce proposals to offset the effects of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress being made with the house building programme.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now give the date for the start of the Fife regional road linking the Forth and Tay road bridges.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make an estimate of the amount of Selective Employment Tax to be paid in a year by the Scottish Opera Society and the Scottish National...
Earl of Dalkeith: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many licensed gaming clubs there were in Scotland on 1st January, 1964, 1965 and 1966, respectively.
Earl of Dalkeith: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what increase there has been in the number of non-industrial civil servants for whom the Scottish Office has direct responsibility...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the nature of the official meeting held on Thursday, 19th May, 1966 between representatives of local authorities and the Joint Under-Secretary...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will refer the housing allocation system of the Burgh of Cockenzie-Port Seton to the Scottish Housing Advisory Committee under Section 143 of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the fact that tenants appearing before the rent panels on appeal are confronted with Queen's Counsel briefed on behalf of the landlords,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consult with the appropriate authorities with a view to providing adequate centres for the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics; and if...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will introduce amending legislation to enable local authorities to provide roads and pavements without direct charge for persons providing their...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received, and from what sources, following his invitation to the public for observations after the publication of the Hunter...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what administrative arrangements he has made for maintaining and running his official residence in Scotland.
asked the Lord President of the Council if he will introduce legislation to enable him to take action in respect of governors of corporations having Royal Charters in instances in which the...
asked the Lord President of the Council whether the working conditions of journalists and members of the staff in the Commons part of the Palace of Westminster meet the requirements of the...
Bill to provide for payments in certain circumstances in respect of persons in respect of whom selective employment tax has been paid; and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. Gunter;...
Bill to make further provision for the protection and improvement of buildings of architectural or historic interest and of the character of areas of such interest; for the preservation and...
Bill to amend the National Insurance Acts 1946 and 1948 in respect of industrial diseases; and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. S. O. Davies; supported by Mr. G. Elfed Davies, Mr. Harold...
Bill to amend and clarify the law relating to termination of pregnancy by registered medical practitioners, presented by Mr. David Steel; supported by Dr. Winstanley, Dr. David Kerr, Dame Joan...
Bill to make provision for the payment of pensions out of the National Insurance Fund for certain classes of person not eligible for pensions under the National Insurance Act 1946, presented by...
Bill to facilitate the borrowing of money by registered societies within the meaning of the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965, and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. Derek Page;...
Bill to establish a Commission to review public service and armed forces pensions, and for purposes connected therewith, presented by Mr. Robert Carr; supported by Mr. Cranley Onslow, Sir Arthur...
Bill to secure the provision, as part of the National Health Service, by local health authorities of services in connection with family planning, presented by Mr. Edwin Brooks; supported by Mr....
Bill to provide for the registration of persons engaged in giving instruction in tie driving of motor vehicles and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. Will Owen; supported by Colonel Sir...
Bill to make provision with a view to the ratification on behalf of the United Kingdom of the Convention on Offences and certain other Acts Committed on board Aircraft, signed in Tokyo on 14th...
Bill to amend section 17 of the Nurses Act 1957 and section 6(1)(f) of the Nurses (Scotland) Act, 1951, presented by Mr. Tom McMillan; supported by Mr. Archie Manuel, Mr. Sydney Bidwell, Mr. G....
Bill to amend section 12 of the Representation of the People Act 1949 so as to enable persons unable or likely to be unable to go in person to the polling station by reason of their absence from...
Bill to make provision for securing compliance with the requirements imposed by law as to the use of motor vehicles and trailers on roads and their construction, equipment, weight and condition,...
Bill to amend the law relating to discrimination on racial grounds so as to prohibit housing, employment and other economic discrimination; to strengthen and give statutory authority to the Race...
Bill to empower local authorities in England and Wales to require the registration of buildings used by clubs and kindred bodies for purposes of entertainment, dancing and the playing of games...
Bill to ensure the representation of employees in the establishment and maintenance of standards and conditions of safety and health in employment; to provide for the co-operation and...
Bill to provide a pension out of the National Insurance Fund to certain widows unable to qualify under the National Insurance Acts, presented by Mr. R. Bonner Pink; supported by Dame Irene Ward,...
Bill to regulate fee-charging employment agencies, presented by Mr. Hugh Jenkins; supported by Mr. Arthur Blenkinsop, Dame Joan Vickers, Mr. Eric Lubbock, Mr. Raphael Tuck, Sir Tatton Brinton,...
Bill to amend the Representation of the People Act 1949 by extending the franchise to all persons of eighteen years or over, presented by Mr. Ioan L. Evans; supported by Mr. Paul B. Rose, and Mr....
Bill to enable effect to be given to measures for the conservation of Antarctic fauna and flora which, in pursuance of the Antarctic Treaty signed at Washington on 1st December 1959, have been or...
Bill to give greater freedom of publication of matters of public interest by clarifying and amending the law relating to contempt of court, official secrets and libel, presented by Mr. Jasper...
Bill to make provision with respect to the export and sale of ponies and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. Anthony Stodart; supported by Mr. Body, Mr. Burden, Mr. Robert Carr, Mr. John...
Bill to set up a department of world security in the United Kingdom to coordinate and inform Her Majesty's Government's efforts to strengthen the United Nations and its agencies and to supplant...
Bill to provide for the abolition of the suspension of certificates for the sale by retail of exciseable liquor, and for the amendment of the procedure for the removal of existing certificates...
Bill to authorise the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Scotland to make regulations for securing humane conditions and practices in connection with the...
Bill to make special provision for safeguarding clients' money or deposits; and for purposes connected therewith, presented by Mr. Anthony Grant; supported by Mr. John Hall, Mr. John Hunt, Mr....
Considered in Committee.
Question proposed, That Clause I stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move Amendment No. 132, in page 5, line 18, to leave out "twopence" and insert: "one penny". The taxation of hydrocarbon oils is both onerous and complicated. I have found it extremely...
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move Amendment No. 155, in page 6, line 37, to leave out "and will not be".
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move Amendment No. 163, in page 57, line 27, to leave out sub-paragraph (2). Unlike some of my hon. Friends, I was disposed to accept the right hon. Gentleman's arguments and...
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Resolution reported,
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
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