Wednesday, 6 July 1966
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Consideration, as amended, deferred till Tomorrow.
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Minister of Aviation what conclusions he has come to as a result of the Plowden Committee Report.
asked the Minister of Aviation what nav-attack system is to be fitted to the British version of the F111A; whether it will meet the full British operational requirement; and what the basic price...
asked the Minister of Aviation what applications he has received from airlines for assistance in re-establishing air services to South-West England, in view of the fact that there is no direct...
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will make a statement on the anticipated effects of supersonic boom over Greater London and other parts of the British Isles.
asked the Minister of Aviation what regulations are in force in his Department with regard to the means of delivery to be employed for goods or supplies that are ordered by the Department.
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will institute an inquiry into the partial breakdown in internal air services during the month of June; and if he will give further consideration to the...
asked the Minister of Aviation what are the arrangements made by the European Launcher Development Organisation for the inspection and control by that Organisation of the purposes to which its...
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will take steps to stop the loss of skilled designers from the aircraft industry.
asked the Minister of Aviation if he will make a statement about the failures in the PX parachute.
asked the Minister of Aviation what steps he is taking, in the interests of maintaining the sales at home and abroad of the British aerospace industry, to publicise its achievements.
asked the Minister of Aviation whether he will publish six-monthly reports on the progress of the Concord project.
asked the Minister of Aviation what proposals have been put to him by British European Airways regarding their future needs for new aircraft and whether he has yet made a decision regarding these...
asked the Minister of Aviation whether he will make a statement regarding the present position of the negotiations for the production of a European airbus.
asked the Minister of Aviation what action he is taking to encourage the development of the electronics industry in the north-east of England.
asked the Minister of Aviation whether Her Majesty's Government will now permit the sale of British manufactured aero-engines and civil aircraft, respectively, to Indonesia; and if he will make...
asked the Minister of Aviation what support he is giving to research and development into multi-jet and deflected jet vertical take-off and landing aircraft, respectively, with a view to...
asked the Minister of Aviation what discussions he has had with the industry on the part to be played by Great Britain in meeting the longterm world demand for civil transport aircraft.
asked the Minister of Aviation what steps he is taking to encourage further development of the Decca omnitrac navigation system to enable it to be accepted as the standard long range safety...
asked the Minister of Aviation whether he will give an assurance that no further development at the radome site at Steamer Point, Friars Cliff, Christchurch, will proceed without consultation...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will revive the practice of granting a single broadcasting licence to cover all broadcasting instruments used in an old people's home.
asked the Postmaster-General what estimate he has made of the annual loss of revenue from the evasion of television and radio licence fees; and what action he is taking to reduce the loss.
asked the Postmaster-General when the B.B.C.2 programme network promised to the Newcastle-on-Tyne area for September, 1965, is to be implemented.
asked the Postmaster-General (1) what decision the Government has made about the proposal to set up local radio stations;
asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware of the effects upon British exporting industries of the abolition of the commercial papers category of mail by the Universal Postal Union in 1964; and...
asked the Postmaster-General (1) if he will have consultations with builders of houses with front gardens to ascertain if it would be possible to have post boxes at the gate or entrance to the...
asked the Postmaster-General how often during the past six months there have been delays on telephone lines between London and Belfast; and how this compares with a year previously.
asked the Lord President of the Council (1) whether, to ensure greater effectiveness and efficiency of the House of Commons, he will move to set up a Select Committee of Members from all sides of...
asked the Lord President of the Council when the Catering and Accommodation Sub-Committee will be submitting a scheme for air conditioning in the kitchen, cafeteria and dining areas of the House...
asked the Lord President of the Council if he will initiate joint arrangements by which wider-used accommodation might be made available in another place for use by the House of Commons.
asked the Attorney-General whether he will refer recent events at Shivering Sands to the Director of Public Prosecutions for investigation, with a view to instituting criminal proceedings; and...
asked the Attorney-General how many obscene novels and obscene magazines, respectively, were seized by the police and customs authorities in 1965.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now give an estimate' of the increase during the next 12 months in the retail price of meat as a result of the Selective...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the decision of the Monopolies Commission to disallow the proposed merger of the Ross Group of fishing companies and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the protective injections now available, he will take steps to reduce the time dogs entering this country have to spend in...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement. I promised on 23rd May that I would make a statement about the structure of the Scottish Police Service. I have been...
I wish to make a statement. The House was good enough to grant me leave of absence to attend the ceremonial sitting of Tynwald in the Isle of Man yesterday, to mark the centenary of the...
Message from Her Majesty brought up, and read by Mr. SPEAKER, as follows:
Bill to amend section 18(2) of the Police (Scotland) Act 1956, presented by Mr. William Ross; supported by Mr. George Willis; read the First time: to be read a Second time Tomorrow and to be...
3.47 p.m.
Bill to deprive the House of Lords of any power to delay the passage of any public Bill, presented accordingly and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 22nd July, and to be...
3.58 p.m.
As amended (in the Standing Comittee), considered.
As soon as may be after the end of March 1968 and after the end of March in each subsequent year the Minister shall prepare a report on the performance of his functions under this Act, and shall...
Unless Parliament otherwise determines, this Act shall cease to have effect at the end of three years beginning with the date on which this Act is passed.—[Mr. Chichester-Clark.]
I beg to move Amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 22, at the end to insert: or, in the event of his death, at the expense of his personal representatives acting as such". This Amendment covers a...
I beg to move Amendment No. 2 in page 5, line 32, at the end to insert: (d) for storing in the course of a trade or business anything which is to be or has been subjected to, or has resulted...
Amendment made: In page 13, line 22, after "The", insert "United Kingdom".—[Mr. Boyden.]
Resolution reported,
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
(1) The power of the Minister to give assistance by way of grant under section 12(1) of the 1964 Act (grants to harbour authorities for execution of harbour works, etc.) shall include power to...
(1) If it appears to the Minister that there has been a serious or persistent failure on the part of any person to comply with one or more of the requirements imposed on and notified to that...
For the purposes of section 14(iii) and section 18(2)(i) of the 1964 Act, the Transport Act 1962 shall be deemed to be of local application insofar as it relates to the powers of the British...
I beg to move Amendment No. 1, in page 3, line 44, to leave out from "he" to "the" in line 45 and insert: makes or is likely to make efficient use of the services of". This is mainly a drafting...
I beg to move Amendment No. 51, in page 5, line 25, at the beginning to insert: with the consent of the Minister". This Amendment deals with a point which was discussed in Committee, this being...
10.30 p.m.
I beg to move Amendment No. 48, in page 11, line 44, to leave out "year" and to insert "two years". We return now to an argument which we had in Committee about the time before the date of...
I beg to move Amendment No. 3, in page 12, line 32, to leave out from "that" to "of" in line 33 and to insert: there has been a serious or persistent failure on the part of the holder of the...
I beg to move Amendment No. 4, in page 16, to leave out lines 28 to 31. This is one of a group of Amendments concerning the question of the two-year registration condition and the possibility of...
Amendment proposed, in page 18, line 37, at end insert: (6) In relation to an arbiter appointed under subsection (4) of this section the following provisions shall apply— (a) any arbiter so...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 10, in page 19, line 14, to leave out "payment" and to insert: sums so paid, together with a reasonable amount in respect of interest thereon from the date of...
Amendments made: No. 20, in page 20, line 36, leave out "(a) or (b)".
I beg to move, Amendment No. 22, in page 22, line 28 to leave out from "maintenance" to "port" in line 30 and to insert: whether by registered employers or by harbour authorities in the port, of...
Amendment made: No. 54, in page 26, line 9, after "section", insert: and section (Revocation of licence on failure to comply with welfare amenity scheme) of this Act".—[Mrs. Shirley Williams.]
Amendment made: No. 26, in page 28, line 4, at end insert: (e) supply of protective clothing, that is to say, clothing suitable for the protection of the wearer against inclement weather or...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 28, in page 28, line 16, after "or" to insert: with the consent of the Minister".
Amendments made: No. 29, in page 29, line 4, at beginning insert: Subject to the provisions of this section".
I beg to move, Amendment No. 32, in page 36, line 30, to leave out from "Board" to "and" in line 35 and to insert: or a licensing authority that there is a dispute between the Board or the...
Amendments made: No. 38, in page 37, line 27, at end insert: and(b) any proposal to exercise his power to revoke a licence under section (Revocation of licence on failure to comply with welfare...
Amendment made: No. 43, in page 41, line 36, at end insert: 'dock business' means so much of a business or undertaking as relates to dock work, including any ancillary activities which it is...
I beg to move Amendment No. 45, in the Title, line 11, after "provision", to insert: for giving financial assistance in connection with the construction and improvement of harbours and the...
11.35 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Ioan L. Evans.]
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