Wednesday, 19 February 1969
Morning Sitting
Again considered in Committee.
Question again proposed, That the Amendment be made.
The Business having been concluded, Mr. DEPUTY SPEAKER adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Order.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution was made by all Royal Ornance Factories and the Royal Ordnance Factory, Barn-bow, respectively, to Great Britain's export earnings in...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about negotiations for the building of the multi-rôle combat aircraft.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent he has studied the requirement for the purchase of the Lockheed C5A transport aircraft; and with what result.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the British defence facilities remaining in Malta; and what plans he has to renegotiate the defence treaty with the Maltese...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what studies are being made of flat tops operating vertical or short take-off aircraft.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he now expects the Royal Navy's first nuclear-powered surface warship will be laid down.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for building a further Polaris submarine.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that arms supplied to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies are not used outside Europe.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the negotiations undertaken by his Department for the sale of warships to the Argentine.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when, according to his plans, the capability based in this country for the purpose of assisting our friends and allies in the Middle and Far-East will be...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is now the shortfall in Army recruiting; and what action he is now taking to secure an improvement.
asked the Secretary of State for defence whether, arising out of the 11 per cent. purchase tax imposed by the German Government, he will reconsider the rates of local overseas allowances made...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what action he proposes to take after publication of the forthcoming White Paper on Defence to ensure the fullest possible consultation between his...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence why armaments are supplied by Great Britain to Portugal.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the balance of naval power in the Mediterranean.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will propose the stationing of Royal Air Force units in Malaysia until approximately 1971, in return for Great Britain supplying Harrier jet...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value of export orders for British arms or military equipment, including military aircraft, in the years 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an undertaking that cuts in defence will neither affect the work-load nor the number of persons employed in Chatham Dockyard in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what naval training facilities are currently being provided by this country to other European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has completed his review of present practice regarding the publication of military aircraft accident statistics; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he is now in a position to give the total number of Army personnel who were court-martialed for absence without leave during 1968; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how much public money is being spent on the development by his Department of special grenades for disseminating CS riot gas; and if he will now order this...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make arrangements to transfer the Western Hill (Malaya) and Singapore military radar stations to Malaysia and Singapore; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the £25 million in dollars agreed as a cancellation charge for the F111 will be charged to the defence budget; and whether other defence...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence by what percentage the average earnings of general duty medical officers in the forces exceed the present average net earnings of general practitioners...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the pensions of retired Servicemen will be increased and by what percentage.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many units in 1969 will be training overseas in the Middle East, in the Far East, other than Hong Kong, and in other areas, respectively; how they...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make an interim increase in forces' pay in advance of the completion of the review by the National Board for Prices and Incomes.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether a British Serviceman who becomes the captive of a foreign Power is still required by Service Regulations to state only his name, rank and number.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for increasing the numbers of, and equipment for, the squadron for the protection of fishing vessels in the North Sea and in fishing...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence in how many cases, and where, British merchant ships have been molested by foreign warships during the last 10 years; and what plans, he has for...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what increases he now envisages in the number of infantry battalions to be stationed in Germany after 1970 above the number planned at the Defence Review...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has now considered what alternative rôle can be given to the 1st Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders so that it can be...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether a decision has now been reached on an alternative use for the Royal Air Force Station at Acklington, Northumberland; and whether he will make a...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what consideration he gives, in deciding which one of any two home defence establishments may be scheduled for closure, to the relative value of the land...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what decisions have been reached about the composition of the elements comprising the integrated air defence system covering Malaysia and Singapore after 1971.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will now give details of the programme for the withdrawal of British forces from the Persian Gulf.
Sir Barnett Janner, to raise a point of order.
The following hon. Members were chosen in the Ballot:
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Bill to extend to all persons employed the right to enjoy the benefits of customary holidays, presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 25th April and...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 18th February].
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on the Parliament (No. 2) Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. O'Malley.]
Again considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed,
Again considered in Committee [Progress, 19th February].
Mr. George Lawson discharged from the Select Committee on the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration; Mr. Will Griffiths and Mr. Stanley Henig added.—[Mr. O'Malley.]
Mr. Robert Maclennan and Mr. Will Griffiths discharged from the Estimates Committee; Mr. Fred Evans and Mr. W. Howie added.—[Mr. O'Malley.]
Mr. Gregor Mackenzie discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts; Mr. Kevin McNamara added.—[Mr. O'Malley.]
The Business having been concluded, Mr. DEPUTY SPEAKER adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to Standing Order.
Wednesday, 19th February, 1969
[First Sitting]
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