Monday, 22 July 1968
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKERin the Chair]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what further steps he is now taking to encourage provision to be made for assisting the disabled in the design and construction of public buildings.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what machinery exists for liaison between his Ministry, the Ministries of Housing and Local Government, Technology, and Education and Science for...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what are the considerations which have caused the removal of construction firms, without their knowledge, from his Department's approved lists.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what progress he has made since sterling devaluation, eight months ago, in imports substitution, by British produced building and construction...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works in relation to 1969, how many houses in the aggregation he has advised producers of building materials, notably bricks, to budget for; what...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is his estimate of the total expenditure to be incurred at Caernarvon Castle for the investiture of the Prince of Wales; what alternations are...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works how the arrangements for enabling pedestrians, especially sightseers, to cross the road in the neighbourhood of Buckingham Palace are working; and...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what estimate he has made of the area of Government office requirements in 1969; and how this compares with 1965.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he has now completed his discussions with the trade unions on the Mann Committee Report; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will now make a statement on his policy regarding the refund to contractors engaged on public sector contracts of the Selective...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works how many projects of between £50,000 and £99,999 in value were refused a building licence between 11th August, 1966, and 31st March,...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will now make a statement on his policy regarding the use of serial contracting by public sector building owners so as to keep together...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether, in the light of the announcement of a 14½ per cent. increase in the pre-tax profit by Tunnel Portland Cement for 1967–68, he...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what studies he has initiated into the effect on productivity in the building industry of the introduction of British Standard Time; and what have...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what was the total value of output on new work by contractors in Great Britain in 1967; what is the approximate annual value of licensable work...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will now make a statement on his policy regarding competition between public and private enterprise in the system building sector.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what special arrangements he is making to make available finance to small builders unable to obtain overdrafts.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works why picture postcards depicting King William III are not available to the public at Hampton Court Palace; and if he will ensure that supplies of...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is the machinery for liaison with the Board of Trade in publicity for ancient monuments for the furtherance of tourism in Great Britain.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what public response there has been to the sale of statuettes at the Tower of London.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether necessary works during the coming Summer Recess will result in disturbance to Members' rooms.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the work of his Department arising from the Industrial Expansion Act.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he is satisfied with the operation of the machinery for cooperation between his Department, the Department for Economic Affairs and the Industrial...
asked the Minister of Technology what studies he has made of the implications for British nuclear technology of the decision to withdraw British participation from the proposed CERN 300 GeV...
asked the Minister of Technology if he will now make a further statement on the A300 Airbus project.
asked the Minister of Technology if he is satisfied with the co-operation of British industry with the grant-aided Scientists Appointment Service, designed to attract British scientists back from...
asked the Minister of Technology what is the forecast price for Concorde upon which airlines have based their decisions to place options; and if he has now calculated what revision of the price...
asked the Minister of Technology how much had been paid to the contractors responsible for the TSR2 by 6th April, 1965; what calculation was at that time available regarding further payments,...
asked the Minister of Technology what further consideration he has given to the deteriorating situation of the shipyards outside development areas; and if he will propose measures for assisting...
asked the Minister of Technology how many qualified engineers, technologists and scientists are employed in his departments; and what percentage each of these represents of total staff.
asked the Minister of Technology how long his negotiations with Mallory Batteries Limited have now lasted; what action he now proposes to take to secure the implementation of Report No. 64 of the...
asked the Minister of Technology what plans he has to assist co-operation between industry and higher educational establishments in order to ensure that the professionally qualified recruits in...
asked the Attorney-General whether he will take steps by legislation or otherwise to allow alleged infringements of individual human rights to be brought before the Court of Appeal in accordance...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will refer to the National Board for Prices and Incomes the increase of approximately 8 per cent. over the past 12 months in...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what machinery exists for consultation between her Department and the Ministry of Health to restrain increases in the prices of...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will make a statement on the outcome of her investigations into the increase in remuneration of the Chairman of Hambro's Bank...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the cost of the recent investigation of council house rents.
(by Private Notice)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he would make a statement about the disorderly events in the West End yesterday afternoon.
I apologise to the House for a second statement. The Government have now completed the first stage of their study of urban areas facing acute social problems in the fields of education, housing,...
Ordered, That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[The Prime Minister].
[28TH ALLOTTED DAY],considered.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
4.7 p.m.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
9.1 p.m.
11.48 p.m.
Housing Subsidies (Representative Rates of Interest) (Scotland) Order 1968 [draft laid before the House, 10th July],approved.—[Dr. Dickson Mabon.]
I beg to move. That the Scottish Special Housing Association (Limit of Advances) (Scotland) Order 1968, a draft of which was laid before this House on 11th July, be approved. The purpose of this...
Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act 1932 to the Rural District of Pock-lington [copy laid before the House, 17th...
Order read for resuming adjourned Debate on 19th July, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
Consideration, as amended, deferred till this day.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
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