Monday, 1 August 1966
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To be read the Third time Tomorrow.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will give details of how the extra 1 million square feet of office space occupied by Government Departments within the London area compared...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what works he contemplates completing within the Palace of Westminster during the Summer Adjournment.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works why the "No Trade Vehicles" sign at the Hyde Park Corner entrance to Constitution Hill is sited in the way it is; and if he is aware that drivers...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will now make a further statement on the current stockpiles of bricks.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works how much money has now been spent on the Polaris submarine Missile depot near Faslane; and if he will state the estimated amount to be spent on...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether, in order to release scarce building labour and materials for more essential purposes, he will now order a standstill on all work currently...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what effect he estimates recent financial measures will have upon the building programme of 1967.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will state the average percentage rise in the price of new dwelling mortgages by private owners in each of the years 1961–62 to...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what estimate he has formed of the number of operatives in the building industry directly employed by public authorities.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works when the Agrément Board will begin to issue certificates.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what will be the effect of the present economic policies on his plans for the Foreign Office building.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what contingency plans he has for the redeployment of personnel in his Department at present serving in the Far East to meet a large withdrawal of...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is the current delivery period of plasterboard.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will make a statement of the progress of the committee set up in 1965 to examine the deployment of labour in building maintenance.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance when she anticipates being able to introduce constant attendance allowance or other financial provision for severely disabled people living...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what further steps she will take to provide social benefits for the elderly dependants of single women.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what proposals she will make to end the operation of the wage stop.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if she will seek to re-negotiate the social security agreement between Belgium and the United Kingdom so that contributors to the social...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what is the amount of overtime necessary in the National Assistance Board to implement the provisions of the Ministry of Social Security...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what action she will take in the light of the recent report, "Financial and other circumstances of Retirement Pensioners", to ensure that...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance when she intends to introduce the Government's scheme for wage-related pensions.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance what action she is proposing to take to integrate tax allowances and cash benefits paid under National Insurance.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance on what evidence she based her decision to fix the rate of supplementary benefit for a single person at approximately 60 per cent. of that of...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance when she will receive the report of the National Insurance Advisory Committee on the Earnings Rule for retirement pensioners.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance if she is satisfied with the workings of the subsidiary occupation rule; and if she will make a statement.
asked the Paymaster-General if he will take steps to improve the co-ordination of home information services; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Health whether he will take steps to ensure, by legislation or otherwise, that dispensing facilities for prescriptions, either private or local health authority, should be...
asked the Minister of Health what study he has made of the recent report prepared by the pharmaceutical industry, a copy of which has been sent to him, which draws attention to the relative...
asked the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to make brucellosis in humans notifiable; and what is the estimate of the number of people affected by this disease during the years 1964 and 1965.
asked the Minister of Health if he will give the total number of general practitioners in practice in England and Wales at the latest available date and the corresponding figure for 31st January,...
asked the Minister of Health if he will given an assurance that National Health Service hospitals for the mentally subnormal have not got on their staffs drug addicts, alcoholics or...
asked the Minister of Health what further representations he has received concerning the chaplaincy at Crumpsall Hospital, Manchester; and what action he proposes to take.
asked the Minister of Labour what requests have been made for advice or help from his Department in the dispute between Sheffield United Tours Ltd. and the Clerical and Administrative Workers'...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that the National Union of Mineworkers have not refused to let their members work at Bevercotes Colliery, Nottinghamshire; and if he will take this...
Mr. Sandys (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement about the air attack which has been made upon the territory of the Federation of...
Mr. Tilney (By Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs how many Britons have lost their lives during the very recent disturbances in Nigeria, and whether there has...
On a point of order. I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, the...
Order for Second Reading read.
[3rd Allotted Day]
I beg to move Amendment No. 349, in page 8, line 36, to leave out from "section" to "registration" in line 37 and to insert: for any contribution week falling wholly or partly before the date...
Amendment made: In page 11, line 21, at end add: unless the sum was paid under a mistake of law".—[Mr. Gunter.]
I beg to move Amendment No. 100, in page 11, line 37, at the end to add: (d) add to or remove from or amend the definition of a "qualified household" for the purpose of section 6 of this Act in...
I beg to move Amendment No. 240, in page 12, line 37, after "mainly" to insert "(a)". May I take Amendment No. 241 with this one, Mr. Irving?
Where any employer who is not a charity to which section 5 of this Act applies has paid selective employment tax for any contribution week in respect of any man over 65 years of age or any woman...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
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