Tuesday, 14 November 1967
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD (MR. CHARLES R. MORRIS) reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
Read a Second time; to be considered Tomorrow.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement on Government plans for the future of the hovercraft industry.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will take steps, by legislation or otherwise, to improve the guarantees given by motor car manufacturers to customers in the United Kingdom.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement on the progress of mergers between shipbuilding yards.
asked the Minister of Technology whether the new cost-control system on contracts, in use on Concord, will be extended to cover all future contracts.
asked the Minister of Technology what research his Department is doing into improving rock quarrying equipment of the type needed for massive construction projects on atolls, where the maximum...
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the assistance he has given to help industry equip itself with new plant.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the Minister of State's visit to Russia.
asked the Minister of Technology what decline in motor car production has occurred in the first 10 months of 1967 compared with 1966 and 1965; and what unfilled capacity in the motor industry has...
asked the Minister of Technology what studies have been made of the use of vertical take off and landing and short take off and landing aircraft for passenger and cargo intercity transport.
asked the Minister of Technology what progress is being made with the design of a nuclear reactor for surface ships; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Technology (1) what proposals he has received from the aircraft industry as to their share of financing the production side of the Concord project. (2) if he will make a...
asked the Minister of Technology what is the total amount spent on research by his Department; how much of this is spent in Scotland; and what plans he has for increasing that proportion.
asked the Minister of Technology when he intends to place a contract for a British variable geometry aircraft.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement on progress with the Anglicised version of the Phantom.
asked the Minister of Technology what progress has been made in the search for methods of large scale desalination of water; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Technology if he proposes that the Harwell five-year research programme on air pollution shall issue interim reports on particular aspects of the problem; and if he will...
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on his visit to the United States of America.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will reconsider his decision to halve the British research programme on the control of nuclear fusion.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will state the total payments for United States military aircraft in the first six months of 1967; how they compare with the same period last year; and what...
asked the Prime Minister when his proposed subsidies for nuclear power will be available for the large-scale aluminium smelting industry; how much these subsidies will cost per annum; and if he...
asked the Prime Minister what new policy he has in mind in view of the fact that Rhodesian sanctions have now failed; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Prime Minister whether, before introducing legislation in relation to the House of Lords he will first publish a White Paper.
asked the Prime Minister what reply he has had to the representations he made to the United States President about the decision to build an anti-ballistic missile system.
asked the Prime Minister when he proposes to visit Moscow.
asked the Prime Minister whether the speech of the President of the Board of Trade on 16th October at the luncheon of the Canadian Club in Toronto about the Government's fiscal measures to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement on South Arabia. Since my statement to the House on 7th November, the situation in South Arabia has become...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I should like to make a statement about my recent visit to Africa. I began by attending the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference at...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Statements affecting the future of the coal industry have been made during the past week, statements, which have caused considerable alarm and anxiety amongst...
First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Reports from the Select Committee on Procedure in the last Session of Parliament to be considered forthwith.—[Mr. Crossman.]
Ordered,
Ordered, That Standing Order No. 5 (Precedence of government business) be amended as follows:— Line 22, leave out 'the bills' and insert 'each bill'. Line 22, after 'presented',...
Ordered, That Standing Order No. 39 (Amendment on Second or Third Reading) be amended as follows:— Line 3, leave out from 'now' to 'stand' in line 4. Line 7, at end add— (2)...
Ordered, Questions on Amendments. That, when an amendment has been moved, the question to be proposed thereon shall be, that the amendment be made, except that, when to the question that a bill...
Motion made, and Question proposed,
Ordered,
Ordered, That Standing Order No. 31 (Closure of debate) be amended as follows:— Leave out lines 33 to 38 and insert— (4) This order shall be put in force only when Mr. Speaker...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That it be an Instruction to the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments to consider all general Statutory Instruments, with a view to determining whether...
Ordered, That Standing Order No. 18 (Business of Supply) be amended, as follows: Line 2, after 'August', insert 'of which not more than two may be taken in the form of four half days '. Line...
Ordered, That Standing Order No. 18 (Business of Supply) be amended as follows:— Line 41, leave out 'any question necessary to dispose' and insert 'in respect'. Line 46, at end insert...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That Standing Order No. 56 (Lords amendments) be amended as follows:— Line 4, at end add— (2) When the Order of the Day for the consideration of...
Ordered, That Standing Order No. 55 (Amendments on third reading) be amended as follows:— Line 3, at end add— (2) The question for the Third Reading of a public bill shall be put...
Second Reading deferred till Tomorrow.
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [9th November]: That the Lords Message [7th November] communicating the Resolution, That it is desirable that, in the present Session, the...
Select Committee appointed to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to the House, with the exception of such as are deposited in the Private Bill Office, and that such Committee do...
Motion made and Question proposed.That a Select Committee be appointed to advise Mr. Speaker on the control of the accommodation and services in that part of the Palace of Westminster and its...
Motion made, and Question proposed.
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