Monday, 29 April 1968
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what further steps he has now taken to induce the use of home-produced materials instead of imported materials for building construction.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what plans he has to plant creepers that will grow properly on the north face of the Citadel in the Mall.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what plans he has to improve the north face of the high wall at Hyde Park Corner.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he is aware of the export opportunities within the construction industry; and what action he is taking to encourage such exports.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what action he is taking to encourage the production of sand and gravel from the sea to supplement supplies from the land.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what discussions he has had with representatives of the construction industry following the Budget; and what was the outcome of these discussions.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what consideration he is giving to appropriate ways to mark the 50th anniversary of the Building Research Station in 1971.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he is satisfied that production and stocks of bricks and cement are adequate for the seasonal increase in building which is expected, and...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will state the number of pedestrians killed or injured by vehicles in the Royal Parks in any convenient recent period.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will publish the evidence given to the Reddaway Inquiry by his Department on effects on the construction industry of the Selective...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what representations he has received from builders about the level of credit available for overseas construction contracts; and what reply he has sent.
Mr. A. Hoyle: asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what proposals he has to strengthen the Agrément Board; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what plans he has for the further cleaning of buildings within his responsibility.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will now make a statement on his plans for increasing productivity on construction sites where contracts being let by his Department are...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what further representations his Department is making to the Phelps Brown inquiry into labour-only subcontracting.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what proposals he has for the improvement of public parks under his controls.
asked the Minister of Public Building and works what restriction of office building is in existence under his regulations.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what factors he has taken into account in estimating an increase by 1970 of the percentage of new construction work being carried out for the...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works how many forms are in use by his Department; how many staff are involved in compiling and distributing them; and what administrative arrangements...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will give comparisons of output by private contractors and direct labour on council houses; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he is satisfied with progress being made by the Construction Industry Research and Information Association in increasing its membership;...
asked the Minister of Technology if he will now place in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the various cancellation charges for all the United States aircraft ordered by Great Britain.
asked the Minister of Technology what was the total cost to United Kingdom public funds of foreign-built military aircraft during each of the past five years; and what is the estimated cost for...
asked the Minister of Technology (1) what steps he has taken to improve the security arrangements at the Aircraft and Armaments Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down;
asked the Minister of Technology when he expects a revised date for the first flight of the Concorde 001 to be announced by the manufacturers.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will state the present composition of the board of the Upper Clydeside Shipbuilders Limited; what divisions on Clydeside are represented on the board, and...
asked the Minister of Technology whether he is satisfied with progress on development of the A300 airbus; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Technology what further action has been taken by the Shipbuilding Industry Board regarding the merger of the Wear shipyards; and what is the position regarding any...
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement on the future of the Furness shipyard.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement on the work situation at the Bristol Engine Division of Rolls Royce Limited, Coventry; and what are his plans to ensure that a...
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement on further action taken or pro- posed to be taken to increase the range of research and development work being undertaken by...
asked the Minister of Technology whether he has given further consideration to the recent representations made to him about the difficulties of the smaller shipyards situated outside...
asked the Minister of Technology what proposals he has for a greater expansion of the technological industry in Scotland.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
asked the Attorney-General what county courts make use of voluntary welfare officers in cases involving racial or other social difficulties.
asked the Attorney-General what organisations sponsored the arrangements for the German students to take part in the Grosvenor Square demonstration on Sunday 17th March.
asked the Minister of Labour if she will publish the survey on women's employment which has been prepared on behalf of her department.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
Mr. James Johnson (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the situation in Hamilton, Bermuda.
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I should like to make a statement concerning the United States mediation in the dispute between Guatemala and the United Kingdom over...
With permission, I would like to correct a slip I made last Thursday afternoon, when we were discussing the week's business. In reply to a question by the hon. Member for Louth (Sir C. Osborne),...
3.47 p.m.
Order for Second Reading read.
Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act 1932 to the Urban District of Pickering [copy laid before the House 25th March],...
9.50 p.m.
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Motions relating to Scottish Standing Committees and Procedure may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though...
Question again proposed.
10.34 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Armstrong.]
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