Thursday, 19 January 1967
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Mr. Bob Brown: asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if he will introduce legislation to make the University Grants Committee responsible to Parliament in respect of public...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on the future of voluntary service by young people within Great Britain.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will seek power to ensure the satisfactory use of university, college, and school facilities and accommodation during the vacations.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what public provision is now made to meet the need for nursery school teachers; and what steps is he taking to increase the supply.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will include St. John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Mixed and Infant's School in the next educational building...
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what estimates he has made of the numbers of young people who will be seeking admission to British universities for...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is aware that clinical teachers in the universities continue to be dissatisfied with the failure to keep their salaries in line...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schools in the country do not yet conform to the principles laid down in paragraph 8 of his Department's Circular 7/65 on the...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to ensure that Commonwealth immigrants admitted to this country on school-teacher vouchers receive suitable training...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what action he proposes to take to remedy the educational deficiencies disclosed in the first report of the National Child Development Study.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he has made, is making, or will make comparability studies of the educational progress and achievement of the abler children in...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is aware of the handicaps suffered by widows, separated and divorced wives in relation to student awards; and whether he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now review the existing regulations for nursery schools.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on his policy towards the playing of games in schools.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the net increase in the number of full-time teachers in primary and secondary schools between January, 1965, and January, 1966, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many primary school classes in England and Wales contain more than 50 pupils.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will consider publishing regular detailed progress reports of the steps being taken by each local education authority to...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is satisfied with the proportion of women to men students entering colleges of education in 1966; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what guidance is given by his Department to teachers in secondary schools responsible for sex education and instruction in adult relationships.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many local education authorities have now opened nursery classes; how many others intend to do so in the foreseeable future; and how...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Sciénce how many schools have been visited by the Public Schools Commission; and to what extent reports on public schools by inspectors of his...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what reports he has received on the work for young people performed by the training ship "Foudroyant"; and if he will increase the grant...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what further steps he is taking to implement the Albermarle Report; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science to what extent it is Government policy that integration of direct grant schools into the comprehensive system will involve their being...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science in the forward planning of allocation of resources to the schools, if it is his policy that a large enough increase is to be allocated to...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will amend the rules of the committee responsible for the granting and withholding of export licences for works of art so as to...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about his visit to Rome.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about the progress of his negotiations about the possibility of British entry into the European Economic Community and what discussions have...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will now make a further statement about the Rhodesian situation.
May I ask the Leader of the House to state the business of the House for next week?
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
(1) The Minister shall keep the Corporation, the publicly-owned companies and such organisations as appear to him to he appropriate and to he representative of the interests of iron and steel...
(1) The Minister shall by regulations provide for the establishment of a Tribunal to determine— (a) applications by companies not coming into public ownership to restrain the Corporation or...
(1) If it appears from the statements, notes or information prepared under section 22 of this Act or under any regulations made under the said section 22 or by virtue of any directions given to...
Notwithstanding anything in sections 2 and 34 of this Act, neither the Corporation nor a publicly-owned company shall, without the consent of the Minister, make any substantial alteration in the...
It shall be the duty of the Corporation, in formulating any recommendations to the Minister relating to the activities that have fallen to be carried on under their ultimate control whether by...
I beg to move Amendment No. 2, in page 1, line 11, at the end to insert: Provided that the Minister may by order change the name of the Corporation. I trust that the Minister or the Parliamentary...
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Iron and Steel Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[The Prime Minister.]
Bill, as amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. McBride.]
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