Wednesday, 5 February 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from local authorities about British Standard Time.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered the Hibbs Report, a copy of which has been sent to him, on the Waverley railway route in relation to the economic future of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest estimate of the capital cost of the Hunterston B nuclear power station, including the initial fuel charge and of the cost per unit...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement arising from the Freeman-Fox Transportation Study commissioned by his Department with particular reference to the county of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he will now make a statement regarding current proposals submitted to him for industrialisation on the Clyde.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average rent for council houses in Scotland; and by how much it is lower than the economic rent as a result of subsidies from the Treasury or...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in view of the doubt as to the ultimate need for a wider Great Western Road in Glasgow, if he will advance funds so that the Clyde and Kelvindale...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to reform the divorce law in Scotland in view of the present proposals for England and Wales and the recommendation of the Scottish Law...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what increase there has been in the number of pupils in private schools in Scotland from 1964 to date.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to deal with the increase in the costs of legal aid.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is now satisfied that the damaged roofs in Glasgow from the January 1968 gale will be wind and watertight in a permanent or semi-permanent...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will seek to amend the Prices and Incomes Act, 1968, so as to bring the rents of new local authority houses within the control provisions of the Act.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he proposes to take to give to caravan dwellers similar protection to that which the Rent Act gives to the occupiers of houses.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects Professor Gaskin's Report on North-East Scotland to be published.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total cost of housing subsidies; what estimate he has made of the effect on the average council house rent of their abolition; what proposals...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when it is expected to make a start on the construction of the Fife regional road linking the Forth and Tay Road Bridges.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the inadequacy of the modernisation scheme of the Scottish Special Housing Association in Rosyth, he will instruct the Scottish...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consider the building of a new hospital in the Dunfermline and West Fife area to replace the present complex of separate units making up the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland by what machinery his Department will submit evidence to the proposed Commission on the Constitution and to its sub-committee on Scotland; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will seek to make the Council of the Scottish Special Housing Association an elected body.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied on the extent to which small burghs were consulted by regional water boards before transitional financial arrangements were approved...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to remove the pit bings at Dumbreck Kilsyth and the bings at Cowie.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action has been taken by the Highlands and Islands Development Board to promote the industrial development of Caithness following the report of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the shortage of geriatric beds in the city of Glasgow; and what action he proposes to increase the provision of such beds in the city.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations have been made to him by the Educational Institute for Scotland, Senior Secondary Teachers Association and the Scottish...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland in view of the steps taken by other countries to induce Scottish doctors to seek medical practice abroad, whether he is satisfied with the content of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many qualified and experienced teachers have been dismissed from teaching, and have received notice of dismissal, respectively, for failure to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make a statement on the progress made since 1965 towards achieving the employment targets set in the Scottish Economy, Command Paper No. 2864.
I have a statement to make to the House. I have looked into the question of the disappearance of the Glasgow Herald yesterday from the Members' Tea Room, the issue having been raised by the hon....
Bill to prescribe a tolerable standard for houses and to make provision for the treatment of houses and areas, and for payments in respect of houses purchased or vacated, which do not meet that...
3.32 p.m.
Bill to abolish the verdict of not proven in the Scottish criminal courts, presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 9th May and to be printed. [Bill 79.]
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment.
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee.
9.0 p.m.
Ordered, That the Proceedings on the New Towns Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. K. Robinson.]
Again considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
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