Wednesday, 24 April 1968
The House met at hall-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed, without Amendment.
I beg to ask leave to present a Petition on behalf of 367,312 persons living in various parts of the British Isles. The Petition has been signed by 221,691 persons in England, 59,243 persons in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is his policy towards the grant of industrial development certificates in the North-West of England outside development areas.
asked the President of the Board of Trade by how much imports of finished manufactures increased in 1967 compared with 1966.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the percentage change in capital investment by manufacturing industry in 1967 compared with 1966; and what was the percentage change in such...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he now expects to announce the Government's decision about the proposed construction of aluminium smelters.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what claims for investment grants have been received under the provisions of subsection (8) of Section 1 of the Industrial Development Act, 1966,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take powers to control inertia selling campaigns.
asked the President of the Board of Trade in how many cases in each of the last three years he has refused to issue industrial development certificates in the West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to encourage investment in non-manufacturing activities in development areas where the proportion of employed persons qualifying...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make available an analysis of investment qualifying for investment grant, showing qualifying expenditure in each economic region, and for each...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total square footage of new industrial building approved in development areas for each economic region in 1967, the square footage of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what increase in the volume of visible exports he estimates will be necessary in the second half of 1968 in order to achieve the same level of foreign...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the increase in the volume of the tourist trade of Great Britain necessary to offset the effects of devaluation; and what...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, having regard to the links between Electrical and Musical Industries, the Grade Organisa- tion, Associated Television, the Associated British Picture...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will introduce legislation to allow him to reverse a decision when a mistake has been made by his department, following the complaint of a...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many industrial development certificates have been issued for the South-Western Region in the last four years; how many have been refused; how many...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why he has refused to grant an office development permit to a firm of builders in New Malden to authorise the erection by them of offices at Frimley on a...
asked the President of the Board of Trade at what rate investment grants are payable to crane hirers in development areas, and to manufacturers in development areas who purchase cranes, respectively.
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what study he has made of the potential market for exports of British agricultural machinery to the United States of America;
asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the effect on the level of trade in the cotton textile industry of the proposals contained in the Budget.
asked the President of the Board of Trade why he twice refused the British Footwear Manuturers Federation's request that investment grants should be made available on knives, lasts and dies as...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with the Confederation of British Industry and other trade organisations and associations to bring about a more common...
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what is the extent of the increased import quotas of cotton textiles by the United States of America and the European Economic Community countries as...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is satisfied with the safety conditions laid down by Normandy Ferries Limited, under which cars and passengers are carried on its cross-Channel...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to place British shipping companies in a position to match competition from foreign shipping companies which enjoy special tax...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications have been received since 1962 for grants for the purposes of modernising and re-equipping the Furness shipbuilding yard; and how...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the details of the calculations made in arriving at the subsidy to be paid to British European Airways for operating Trident 3B aircraft.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has to review the number of aircraft operated by his Department.
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to publish the results of his departmental inquiry into air safety matters.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the nationalised Air Corporations, or any other British airlines, were consulted before the landing fees at Heathrow were raised with his consent.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many airlines have broken the noise regulations at London Airport in the last three months; which three airlines are the main offenders; which are...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total value of military and civil aircraft, aircraft engines and aircraft equipment imported from the United States of America in 1967; and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will carry out a noise level survey at the Leeds and Bradford Airport.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will initiate a review of the estimated growth of passenger and cargo by air to and from the United Kingdom during the 1970s, and the change in...
On a point of order. I understand, Mr. Speaker—although I was not in the Chamber at the time—that the President of the Board of Trade made reference to Question No. 50 in response to...
Sir Alec Douglas-Home (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if he will make a statement on the resolution which Her Majesty's Government have submitted to the...
On a point of order. I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 9, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter requiring urgent...
3.58 p.m.
Bill to amend the law relating to compensation for land acquired compulsorily, presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 1st May, and to be printed....
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
Wednesday, 24th April, 1968
10.30 a.m.
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