Monday, 17 March 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I rise to present a Petition against motor taxation by some 5,000 people who live in and around Ilford. The Preamble to the Petition is as follows:
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what further consideration he has given to the setting up of an inquiry to make recommendations for getting rid of unnecessary secrecy.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what further studies he has initiated in connection with the implementation of the unified grading structure in the Civil Service.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the number of non-industrial civil servants, excluding Post Office, per 100 of the working population in the years 1964, 1965 and 1966; and what...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what steps have been taken towards the formation of a Civil Service College; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what steps have been taken in the last two years to encourage and to allow civil servants to obtain specific professional management qualifications; and...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of central control by his Department over Departmental staff matters from the levels previously adhered to by...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what proposals he has received for the application of improved cost control techniques to research establishments in the Civil Service.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will reduce the qualifying period during which, if men leave the Civil Service, they forfeit all entitlement to pension.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many women are employed in Government Departments as industrial civil servants, full time and part time, respectively; and what is his estimate of the...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what official statistics are maintained of the number of coloured staff employed in the Home Civil Service.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the current average annual cost to the Exchequer of a member of the Non-industrial Civil Service, taking all overheads into account; and what it...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will give details of the guidance he is giving to departments in staff development and training until such time as the Civil Service College is...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many public relations and Press officers, on the criteria laid down in reply to a Question on 7th March, 1966, were employed in each Government...
asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether the Civil Service admits for consideration applications in answer to Government advertisements for qualified accountants, which are submitted by...
asked the Paymaster-General (1) whether she has now initiated a study of the problems of devolution; (2) if she will now make a statement on her recent consultations on the subject of devolution.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in view of the new situation which now exists in the Middle East, whether he is satisfied that Egypt now accepts the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further consideration he has given to proposals for bilateral tariff reductions between the European Economic Community and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the total number of personnel attached to the British Embassy in Bonn.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had on the proposals of the United Nations Secretary-General for a meeting between the Foreign Ministers...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will resume discussions with the Argentine Government on the question of the Falkland Islands.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether it was with his approval that Her Majesty's Ambassador sought a meeting with President de Gaulle on 4th February,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what official protest he has received from the Portuguese Government regarding the entry into Great Britain in 1968 of Dr....
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Common wealth Affairs why the business community in Singapore was not given the opportunity to represent its views in private to the Duncan Committee...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of those occasions since 194? on which the Four Power Agreements relating...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will now initiate a conference involving jointly the European Economic Community and the European Free Trade Association...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what committees and other bodies within, or associated with, the United Nations are concerned, on a continuing basis, with the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which Arab States have indicated their support for the Security Council Resolution of 22nd November, 1967, sponsored by the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Common wealth Affairs in what ways public funds saved by the discontinuation of the Hebrew Service to Israel are being redeployed.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further inquiries he has made of the Nigerian Government concerning the bombing of civilians in Biafra.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what was the substance of his recent discussions with leaders of Arab States; and what conclusions were reached.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what communication was made to the British High Commission in Lagos by the Master of the "Tweedbank"; whether a specific request...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the unemployment rate for men at Stanley, County Durham, Employment Exchange.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she has now received the report from the National Board for Prices and Incomes on the question of top salaries referred to the...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many miners made redundant by the closure last year of Arley and Kingsbury collieries are still registered unemployed.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will refer the payment and expenses of Members of the House of Commons to the National Board for Prices and Incomes.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many labour disputes occurred in the motor industry in Scotland in 1968; how many man-hours were involved...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he proposes to take following the announcement of the Building Societies Association that they are going to increase the...
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 that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. 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 that should have...
Ordered,That this day Business, other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. Grey.]
[12TH ALLOTTED DAY],—considered.
4.3 p.m.
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed. That the Bill be now read a Second time.
[12TH ALLOTTED DAY]—again considered.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
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