Monday, 8 April 1968
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Social Security what is now the value in terms of Canadian and Australian currencies, respectively, of the war pensions paid to a British war pensioner resident in Canada...
asked the Minister of Social Security what plans she has for closing local offices of her Department in small country towns; and whether she will take into account the importance of a local...
asked the Minister of Social Security if she will make a statement on her plans for a general entitlement campaign to ensure that low-income families are aware of the various forms of help...
asked the Minister of Social Security by how much the purchasing power of the retirement pension has decreased to date since it was last raised.
asked the Minister of Social Security if she will take steps to help those retirement pensioners above the supplementary benefit level against the effects of devaluation.
asked the Minister of Social Security what her inquiry into fuel costs relating to retirement pensioners has shown.
asked the Minister of Social Security what administrative machinery will be set up in her Department to deal with matters arising from prescription charges.
asked the Minister of Social Security whether she will seek to introduce arrangements whereby a man on reaching retirement can opt to forego his state retirement pension payable under the...
asked the Minister of Social Security whether she will consider taking steps to remedy the anomaly whereby employers pay full insurance contributions for part-time workers.
asked the Minister of Social Security what studies have been made as to the desirability of compiling a comprehensive register of all those of pensionable age and over.
asked the Minister of Social Security what estimates she has made of the effect of the Government's measures during the last year on the standard of living of retirement non-pensioners.
asked the Minister of Social Security when the last increase in the National Insurance contribution was made without an increase in benefit.
asked the Minister of Social Security whether she will list the number of means tests at present operating in the social security field.
asked the Minister of Social Security whether the recommendations of her Department's pamphlet, "Administration of the Wage Stop", have now been fully implemented.
asked the Minister of Social Security whether she will now end the present ruling which prevents a widow with children whose husband died without paying at least 156 insurance contributions from...
asked the Minister of Social Security if she will make a statement on the progress made to protect the poorer sections of the community from the worst effects of devaluation; and what further...
asked the Minister of Social Security if, in view of the reduced value of the £ sterling overseas and the consequent effect on the standard of living of State old-age pensioners living...
asked the Minister of Social Security in view of the Government's policy of allowing increases in rents, rates, fares and prices, which fall heavily upon those in receipt of social security...
asked the Minister of Social Security if she will seek to make available allowances for constant attendance and other benefits, as large as those payable under the Industrial Injuries Scheme, to...
asked the Minister of Social Security what steps she intends to take to protect families with one child living at or below supplementary benefit level from the increases in prices following...
asked the Minister of Social Security what research is being carried out at present within her Department; and what plans she has for more research in the future.
asked the Minister of Social Security whether she will consider taking steps to increase the additional pension earned by staying on at work after pensionable age.
asked the Lord President of the Council if, when powdered milk is used in tea and coffee in the Refreshment Rooms of the House of Commons, he will display warning notices to that effect.
asked the Lord President of the Council whether, for an experimental period until the end of the current Session, he will move to amend Standing Orders to enable certain morning Sittings of the...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works for what reason inquiries are being made in Finland by his Department with regard to obtaining suitable timber for the construction of...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what has been the capital cost of the new bar provided in the Palace of Westminster; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Technology what discussions he has had in connection with the General Electric Company-Associated Electrical Industries merger on the effects of the reorganisation of the...
asked the Minister of Technology what discussions he has had on the proposed closure of the Furness shipyard; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Technology what he is doing to synchronise the pension schemes of those in his establishments employed by the Atomic Energy Authority and the Science Research Council,...
asked the Minister of Labour what estimate he has made of the number of those workers, who, apart from their extra earnings from working overtime in their regular jobs, would be classified by his...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
(by Private Notice)asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the recent disturbances in Gibraltar.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government by what percentage the price of houses is estimated to have increased between the second half of 1966 and the corresponding period for 1967; and...
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (I) if he will seek a meeting with the Building Societies Association to discuss the possibility of stabilising mortgage...
Bill to make fresh provision with respect to discrimination on racial grounds, and to make provision with respect to relations between people of different racial origins, presented by Mr....
House to meet on Thursday at Eleven o'clock; no Questions to be taken after Twelve o'clock; and at Five o'clock Mr. Speaker to adjourn the House without putting any Question.—[Mr. Peart.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House, at its rising on Thursday, do adjourn till Tuesday, 23rd April.—[Mr. Peart.]
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. John Silkin.]
Referred to a Second Reading Cornmittee.—[Mr. Peart.]
[18TH ALLOTTED DAY],—considered.
The following Motion stood upon the Order Paper:That this House takes note of the Eleventh Report from the Estimates Committee in the last Session of Parliament and of the Fifth Special Report...
Lords Amendment considered and agreed to.
6.58 p.m.
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [27th March],
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
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