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The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when Her Majesty's Government will ratify the Tokyo Convention, 1963.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government have now started discussions with the States of the Persian Gulf about the proposed withdrawal of British Forces.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what negotiations have taken place between Her Her Majesty's Government and Argentina about the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement about the British Army of the Rhine offset talks in Bonn.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement about the progress of discussions within the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation of mutual balanced forces reductions...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the offer of resignation by Sir Con O'Neill, Deputy Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will consider the progressive abolition of the Diplomatic Service, and its replacement by a purely consular service, in view of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what clarification he has obtained, as co-Chairman of the Geneva Agreement, of the official proposals of the North Vietnamese Foreign Minister of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what visits he proposes this year to countries in Eastern Europe.
asked the Secretary of St to for Foreign Affairs what restrictions are placed on the use of the graint-in-aid of £7,500 made to Britain in Europe Limited of Chandos House, S.W.1.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the composition of the respective claims which are the subject of the Agreement on Mutual Financial and Property Claims between Great...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what further progress has been made in the 18-Nation Disarmament Committee at Geneva towards agreement on a non-proliferation Treaty; and if he...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a further statement on the progress of the Anglo-Spanish talks about Gibraltar.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a further statement about the United Kingdom's relations with the Republic of South Yemen.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why he approved the decision of the Bank of England to participate in the loan to Egypt.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply Her Majesty's Government have received to their further approach to the Soviet Government with a view to securing the release of Herr...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now in a position to announce the United Kingdom's contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for the Agency's next...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what decision has now been reached regarding raising the matter of the treatment of Greek political prisoners with the International Committee of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what proposals he intends to make either with the United Kingdom's partners in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation or unilaterally for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what further proposals he has received from the French Government for increasing trade between the European Economic Community and the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he now intends to take in order to set up a European technological community open to all States.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what proposals he has to increase the commercial staff of the British Embassy in the Republic of South Africa.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will call a conference of all interested parties with a view to an agreement securing access for members of all faiths to the sacred...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what representations he has made to the Japanese Government about the chrome at present being purchased by Japanese firms from Rhodesia and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will take the necessary steps to seek to have the legal status of South-West Africa determined by the International Court of Justice.
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper—
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement on Vietnam. The House will be aware of the statement about the Vietnam war which the President of the United...
With permission, I wish to make a statement. Hon. Members will already know that Rolls Royce Ltd. has been successful in gaining a most valuable order in the United States to supply RB.211...
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
(1) Section 42(6) of the 1946 Act (disqualification for inclusion in lists prepared under Part IV of the 1946 Act and removal therefrom of persons disqualified under provisions in force in...
(1) The Minister of Health may, in accordance with arrangements made by him with the approval of the Treasury, make payments, at such rates as may be determined under those arrangements, to...
No patients may be refused admission or denied treatment at a teaching hospital or a university hospital because they refuse to be used for teaching purposes.—[Mrs. Joyce Butler.]
For the purposes of sections 32, 46, 47 and 48 of the Patents Act 1949: (a) 'the services of the Crown' shall be deemed to include any sale or supply of a patented invention for the purpose of...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [14th March.] That the Amendment to the Standing Orders relating to Private Business hereinafter stated in the Schedule be made:
Order read for consideration of Lords Amendments.
Postponed Proceeding on Consideration of the Bill, as Amended (in the Standing Committee), resumed.
The Minister may make regulations extending the provisions of section 67 of the 1946 Act to such classes or categories of registered opticians providing general ophthalmic services, and on such...
8.0 p.m.
I beg to move Amendment No. 3, in page 15, line 13, leave out from 'provision' to end of line 18 and insert: 'by persons of each of the descriptions aforesaid of such (if any) other ophthalmic...
I beg to move Amendment No. 4, in page 17, line 23, leave out from beginning to end of line 27 and insert: 'by persons of each of the descriptions aforesaid of such (if any) other ophthalmic...
I beg to move Amendment No. 5, in page 18, line 24, at end insert: () A local health authority shall not, in the performance of the duty imposed on them by subsection (2) of the said section 21...
I beg to move Amendment No. 7, in page 23, line 23, leave out 'produce or manufacture such goods' and insert: 'in the case of goods such as aforesaid which are prescribed for the purposes of this...
Amendments made: No. 10, in page 26, line 24, leave out 'under' and insert 'by virtue of'.
Amendments made: No. 13, in page 27, line 29, leave out 'under' and insert 'by virtue of'.
8.30 p.m.
I beg to move, Amendment No. 17, in page 33, line 44, leave out from 'thereof' to second 'and' in line 2 on page 34 and insert: 'the words "except as respects the councils of county districts"...
I beg to move Amendment No. 28, in page 39, line 44, to leave out 'or'. Subsection (7) of the Clause requires that an application for registration under Section 1 of the Nurseries and...
Amendment made: No. 30, in page 47, line 2, leave out from 'if' to end of line 28 and insert: 'for subsections (3), (4) and (5) thereof, there were inserted the following subsections:—(2A)...
I beg to move Amendment No. 31, in page 47, line 36, leave out 'he may determine' and insert: 'may be agreed between him and them'. The intention of the Amendment, as its wording makes clear, is...
Amendments made: No. 32, in page 53, line 22 leave out 'within the meaning of' and insert: 'and joint port local authorities constituted under'.
Amendments made: No. 34, in page 54, line 16, after '1968', insert: 'and the National Health Service Acts 1946 to 1967, the National Health Service (Family Planning) Act 1967'. No. 35, in line...
Amendments made: No. 38, in page 62, line 17, column 3, leave out from 'Wales' to end of line 20.
Resolved,That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Double Taxation Relief (Shipping and Air Transport Profits) (Brazil) Order 1968 be made in the form of the draft laid...
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Ernest G. Perry.]
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