Thursday, 6 April 1967
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that representations by retirement pensioners have been rejected for installation of a post-box in the Old Hollow and Lower Road area, West...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will make a statement concerning a fraudulent conversion by a Post Office employee of moneys officially deducted from pay slips, which has led to the...
asked the Postmaster-General why no rise in letter and parcel traffic is expected in 1967–68.
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Postmaster General whether he will issue instructions that in all towns of over 50,000 population at least one post office should remain open until 6 p.m. from...
asked the Postmaster-General what consideration he had given to a reduced charge for parcels offered in bulk for postal delivery; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will make a statement on the pay negotiations relating to Post Office staff; and how they will be affected by the prices and incomes policy of Her...
asked the Postmaster-General what replies he has had to his inquiries about the establishment of local radio stations.
asked the Postmaster-General if he will introduce legislation to make consultation with him obligatory before the award of contracts with the Independent Television Authority.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he proposes to issue directions to the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Television Authority not to send broadcasts containing obscene...
asked the Postmaster-General what loss of revenue occurred in the year to 5th April, 1967, in respect of evasion of payment for radio and television licences what further steps he is taking to...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will direct the British Broadcasting Corporation to refrain from sending current affairs features containing interviews given in confidence or obtained by the...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that many householders in Stranraer are unable to receive British Broadcasting Corporation television except by subscribing to a piped relay...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will arrange for telephone box machinery to be manufactured in such a way as to ensure that the voice of the answering user is audible long enough for the...
asked the Postmaster-General (1) if he will invite both management and the trade unions involved in the telephone service to consider with him the recent international survey of these services by...
asked the Postmaster-General what statistics are available of the number of private telephone subscribers in 1964 and 1966; and what forecasts are available of the numbers of telephone...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made towards a new agreement on teachers' salaries in the Burnham Committee.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what discussions have taken place, and with what result, about the possibility of the appointment of vocation officers in schools or...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science by what means and to what extent the pamphlet, "The Commonwealth in Education", prepared by his Department is being circulated to the...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he has taken to encourage greater transferability between students and teachers studying scientific and technical subjects in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when his decision on the petition for a free pardon on the grounds of new evidence having become available since conviction will be conveyed...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state his plans to amend further the Merchant Shipping Acts and the Merchant Shipping (Load Lines) Bill so as to deal effectively with the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the number and value of live monkeys imported into the United Kingdom month by month since January, 1965.
asked the Minister of Social Security if she is aware that increasing family allowances will be one of the only ways in which the extra cost in food, following a successful entry into the...
asked the Minister of Technology for what reasons the estimate for research and development of the Anglo-French variable geometry aircraft has risen from £200 million to £250 million...
asked the Prime Minister what has been the total cost to public funds of his decision in 1964 to set up a separate Ministry of Land and Natural Resources; and what saving in annual cost of...
asked the Prime Minister what progress he has made with his policy of a national dividend.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the Rhodesian situation.
asked the Prime Minister what study he has given to alternative courses of action open to Her Majesty's Government if membership of the European Economic Community proves impossible at the...
May I ask the Leader of the House to state the business of the House for next week?
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I should like to make a statement. A Bill has been published today which, if it receives the approval of Parliament, will give me power...
Order for Second reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
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