Wednesday, 3 August 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:
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
Second Reading deferred till Wednesday next.
Lords Amendment considered and agreed to.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what decision has been reached about the future of Leconfield aerodrome; and whether it will be made available to civil airlines as well as to the Royal...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the planning and preparation of an Anglo-Australian base on the continent of Australia.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many troops it is proposed to withdraw from Borneo; and when they will be withdrawn.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he next proposes to visit Borneo.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the cost to public funds of a luncheon at Quaglino's given by the Army Board and the Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Army on 11th...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many British Service men he proposes to bring back from the Far East, following the ending of confrontation between Malaysia and Indonesia; what will...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on progress made towards reduction of arms expenditure.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence for how many P1127 aircraft he has now placed a firm order.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what undertakings he gave to the Government of the Southern Arabian Federation concerning the British base in Aden, prior to the publication of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what public funds are being provided for the military training of schoolchildren and other young persons under 18 years of age; and if he will release...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the cost to public funds of a travel warrant for a Service man on leave between London and Belfast and the cost of the same journey by air,...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the extent of the delay between an officer being gazetted for the award of the Territorial Decoration and its presentation to him.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will conduct an inquiry into the present system of obtaining release from the Armed Services; and if he will end the practice of encouraging young...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what sales have now been successfully negotiated to offset the purchase of F111 aircraft from the United States of America.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what tasks are at present carried out by aircraft carriers in the British Far East Fleet.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he applies the same and what principles to the sale of arms to countries taking an active part in resisting Communist aggression in South Vietnam.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the first F111 aircraft purchased for the Royal Air Force will become operational; where they will be based; and in what rôle they will be used.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will now make a statement on the progress of the Polaris submarine programme.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, in view of recent changes in naval building programmes, he will make a further statement on the rôle to be played by the Royal Navy in...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what representations to retain the Joint Antisubmarine Training School at Londonderry he has received; and what action he will take.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what aircraft will be used in the 1970s for air defence of maritime forces; and what arrangements have been made to train the Royal Air Force for this...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence, in view of its new responsibilities for longdistance maritime warfare, what proposals he has made to change the name of the Royal Air Force.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the latest estimated monthly cost of the Royal Air Force airlift to and from Zambia; and what is the total cost so far, up to the latest date for...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will arrange for property and land at Hilsea Barracks, Portsmouth, to be released to the Portsmouth City Council for educational or housing...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether any units of the Army, Royal Navy or Royal Air Force are receiving special training for service, if required, as part of an international United...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence why women in the British Armed Forces are paid only 85 to 88 per cent. of the basic pay rates for men of equivalent rank and trade.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what part of the firm programmes decided on by the Government which will reduce our overseas Government expenditure, military and civil, by at least...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what he estimates will be the capital cost of the new facilities to be provided at Sharjah; what sum will be paid to the Ruler in consideration of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the recruiting figures for the Territorial Army for the six months' periods ended 30th June, 1965, and 30th June, 1966.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the estimated figures for recruitment and re-engagement, shown separately, in terms of man-years for 1966 if...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the British contribution to the British Army of the Rhine.
asked the Lord President of the Council how many rooms in the Palace of Westminster and adjacent buildings under the control of the House of Commons are occupied by Labour party officials; what...
asked the Attorney-General whether, he will now announce the dates of the Easter and Trinity Law Terms for 1967.
asked the Attorney-General whether he is aware of the practice in which firms describing themselves as industrial accident consultants write to the injured or next-of-kin concerned in road...
asked Mr. Attorney-General if, in view of the long delay of the Inns of Court in reaching a decision on the joint education of the two legal professions, he will introduce legislation to deal...
asked the Attorney-General how many prosecutions for industrial espionage there have been in the past 18 months, and with what results.
3.31 p.m.
3.43 p.m.
Bill to enable the Postmaster-General to establish a Television and Radio Authority for the purpose of running the fourth Television Channel, setting up a National Popular Radio Programme and...
[6TH ALLOTTED DAY]
1. That a sum, not exceeding £154,985,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
2. That a sum, not exceeding £137,485,250, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
3. That a sum, not exceeding £139,633,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
4. That a sum, not exceeding £126,353,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
5. That a sum, not exceeding £767,269,600, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
6. That a sum, not exceeding £199,344,900, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
7. That a sum, not exceeding £2,073,957,800, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
8. That a sum, not exceeding £293,928,900, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
9. That a sum, not exceeding £6,190,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
10. That a sum, not exceeding £245,906,800 be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
11. That a sum, not exceeding £5,750,400, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
12. That a sum, not exceeding £70,342,800, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
13. That a sum, not exceeding £19,641,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
14. That a sum, not exceeding £357,568,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1967, for...
15. That a sum, not exceeding £329,080,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1967, for...
16. That a sum, not exceeding £750,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the expense of operating the Royal Ordnance Factories, which will come in course of...
17. That a sum, not exceeding £1,000,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the expenditure incurred by the Army Department on the supply of munitions,...
18. That a sum not exceeding £322,120,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1967, for...
19. That sanction be given to the application of the sum of £3,207,750 15s. out of surpluses arising out of certain Votes for Navy Services for the year ended 31st March, 1965, to defray...
20. That sanction be given to the application of the sum of £11,878,504 19s. 4d. out of surpluses arising out of certain Votes for Army Services for the year ended 31st March, 1965, to...
21. That sanction be given to the application of the sum of £39,107 4s. 11d. out of surpluses arising out of certain Votes for Air Services for the year ended 31st March, 1965, to defray...
Resolution reported, That towards making good the Supply granted to Her Majesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1967, the sum of £5,251,306,450 be granted out...
Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on 31st March, 1967, and to appropriate the supplies granted in this Session of Parliament, presented...
3.58 p.m.
4.12 p.m.
6.0 p.m.
Question again proposed.
Ordered, That the Proceedings on the Singapore Bill [Lords] and on consideration of the Lords Amendments to the Building Control Bill and the Docks and Harbours Bill may be entered upon and...
Order for Second Reading read.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: In page 3, line 21, leave out from "that" to end of line 23 and insert: at the time when the work was carried out he did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that it...
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: In page 15, line 30, after "expenditure" insert other than payments of income tax (including surtax), capital gains tax or corporation tax.
Lords Amendment: In page 24, line 38, leave out from beginning to "Subsections" in line 41 and insert: The Board may at any time after a welfare amenity scheme has been approved prepare an...
Lords Amendment: In page 26, line 37, after second "any" insert "other".
Lords Amendment: In page 40, line 4, after "may" insert subject to the provisions of the next following subsection
Lords Amendment: In page 47, line 16, at end insert new Clause "B": (1) The appropriate Minister may, after consultation with any harbour authority appearing to him to be concerned, by order...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. R. W. Brown.]
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