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The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I have to notify the House in accordance with the Royal Assent Act, 1967, that The Queen has signified Her Royal Assent to the following Act:
Lords Amendments to be considered Tomorrow.
Read the Third time and passed.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement on the route options which will be open for future deployment of Her Majesty's Forces outside Europe.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how long it will take to transport and deploy the one British Army of the Rhine brigade stationed in the United Kingdom to its war station on the...
asked the Secretry of State for Defence what are the responsibilities to be fulfilled by the garrison in Hong Kong.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what staging posts he now expects to be available to the United Kingdom forces in 1972 in the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will reconsider the proposed cancellation of Chinook helicopters.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent the Shoeburyness firing range was moved to Llandudno during the 1939–45 war; what was the cost of the move; on what other occasions...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will now reconsider his policy of stopping recruiting Fleet Air Arm pilots for fixed-wing aircraft.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what agreement Her Majesty's Government have with the Kenyan Government about facilities at Mombasa for Royal Navy ships taking part in the Beira patrol;...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the Royal Navy will have in service a surface-to-surface guided missile capable of matching those known to be possessed by other navies.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will order the design and development of a strike/reconnaissance aircraft which would replace the Canberra and certain V-bombers.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in negotiations to transfer Northolt Airport and environs to civil authorities: and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence, in view of the political uncertainty which surrounds the sovereign base in Cyprus, if he will now seek to transfer the base from Cyprus to Malta, where...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what quantities of nails were bought by his Department in the years 1965, 1966 and 1967, and what quantities were sold in the same period.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what are the respective percentages of total serving person nel having a General Service Medal in the Royal Navy excluding the Royal Marines, the Royal...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what estimates he has made of the comparative costs of constructing a merchant-type ship with a flat top and of converting an aircraft carrier for...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will now discuss with the Australian Government plans for British forces to use Australian bases in any future emergency.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects to publish his next review of the rôle of the Armed Forces.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what guidance he gives to assist British officers serving with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation in deciding how to comply with North Atlantic Treaty...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now announce details of his plans to reorganise the Royal Observer Corps.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, in the light of the recent official United States reappraisal of the need for reserve forces in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what will be the strength of the paid Regular Army Reserve in 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1974.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the proposed future programme for fleet hunter-killer nuclear-powered submarines.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will investigate the circumstances in which a group of scouts from Eltham, Kent, took part in an interrogation exercise with the 43 Army Youth team;...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, in view of the recent intensification of hostilities in Vietnam, he will now reconsider his decision to withdraw all British forces from...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will now make available currently unused resources of his Department for the purpose of training voluntary service personnel seeking to work in...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what proposals he now has for reducing the manpower of the British Army of the Rhine.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what requests he has received in the past three years from Portsmouth City Council for the release of Service land for housing, industrial, commercial and...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has initiated with other appropriate Government Departments, local authorities and all other interested parties about the reducing...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how much was spent on advertising to encourage recruitment in the Armed Forces in 1967; and how much he estimates will be spent in 1968.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the aircraft which crashed at Harty Ferry, Kent, on Friday, 16th February, 1968, was tracked by his Department's radar establishments.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence, whether, in view of the renewed hostilities in the Middle East, he will now reconsider his decision to withdraw all British Forces from the Gulf after 1971.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total value of naval contracts placed by the Government in 1967; what percentage of this total was placed in Scottish...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent and on what occasions his department have directly or indirectly censored regimental magazines, and why.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will abandon all charges for desertion against former National Servicemen, and grant amnesty in all these cases.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what limit is placed on the amount of pay which a member of the Armed Forces may spend overseas.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has studied a proposal, a copy of which has been sent to him, made at a recent international conference in London relating to the work of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will reconsider the punishment awarded to a civilian official of his Department, Mr. W. G. Johnson of York, for disclosing to the Press...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether nuclear weapons are targeted on centres of population or on nuclear bases.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many British officers are seconded to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation headquarters; what is the number representing other North Atlantic Treaty...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will ensure that all units stationed in this country are trained in riot control.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Australian and American Governments about the use of the Gan landing field in the future.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence why he refuses to disclose the value of arms supplied by Great Britain to individual countries; and if he will make an exception in the case of Portugal,...
asked the Minister of Transport if she will give a general direction to the British Railways Board to take action at an early date to alleviate the position of former employees of former railway...
asked the Minister of Transport what proposals she has for lowering transport charges in Scotland; and if she will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will initiate action to control wood pigeons in areas where brassica crops predominate.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will initiate an independent inquiry into the retail price of beef in Scotland, in view of its continuing escalation.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
Bill to raise the limits imposed by section 22 of the Air Corporations Act 1967 on the amounts which the British European Airways Corporation may borrow to authorise the Corporation to borrow...
Bill to increase family allowances under the Family Allowances Act 1965 and make related adjustments of certain benefits under the National Insurance Act 1965 or the National Insurance...
3.36 p.m.
Bill to prohibit the export of animals for vivisectional research abroad; and for purposes connected therewith, presented accordingly and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [19th March]
That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance, so, however, that, without prejudice to...
3.44 p.m.
Mr. Kenneth Lomas to have leave of absence, in place of Mr. John Ellis, to present, with the other Members appointed on 25th January and 27th February, a Parliamentary Library and Silver Inkstand...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Armstrong.]
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