Tuesday, 18 March 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
WALSALL CORPORATION BILL (By Order)
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Minister of Power if he will consult with the Minister of Housing and Loal Government on the use of refuse disposal incinerators to heat whole towns or large districts within towns; and...
asked the Minister of Power if he will take steps to stop the usage of connecting charges as an instrument of competitive marketing by the nationalised fuel industries.
asked the Minister of Power what representations he has received from the oil industry objecting to the Government's proposals for nationalising the ports; and what reply he has sent.
asked the Minister of Power what progress has been made with the feasibility studies of the possible use of one meter reader for both gas and electricity.
asked the Minister of Power (1) in view of the difficulties being experienced in the nuclear power programme, if he will consider the further immediate use of low cost coal for power generation...
asked the Minister of Power whether he will arrange for the issue each year of a Green Paper containing commercial and financial forecasts, investment plans, and other relevant information about...
asked the Minister of Power when his Energy Advisory Council last met; when it will next meet; what decisions or recommendations it has made in the past 12 months; and whether he will make a...
asked the Minister of Power to what extent the estimates in the Fuel Policy White Paper of November, 1967, formed the basis of the energy assumptions embodied in the general economic forecasts...
asked the Minister of Power which years will be covered in his 1969 review of the nationalised fuel industries' forward plans.
asked the Minister of Power whether in future he will offer opportunities for Members of Parliament to participate at some stage in the annual review of investment for the nationalised fuel...
asked the Minister of Power what research he is supporting into the utilisation of solar power for industry.
asked the Minister of Power what is the current level of steel production in 1968–69; how much steel continues to be imported in 1968–69; what imports reduction is planned; and...
asked the Minister of Power what are his present methods of comparing performance with forecast year by year for each of the nationalised fuel industries; and what changes he proposes to make in...
asked the Minister of Power whether, in view of Her Majesty's Government's new policy on financing of nationalised industries, he plans to raise a loan in an overseas market for the nationalised...
asked the Minister of Power what directive he has given to the Central Electricity Generating Board about the purchase of natural gas, on normal commercial terms, from the gas industry for...
asked the Minister of Power if he is aware of the growing number of complaints from members of the public that their gas bills have increased since conversion to natural gas; what action he...
asked the Minister of Power whether he intends to accept the proposal contained in the National Board for Prices and Incomes Report No. 102 on Gas Prices that the gas industry should be relieved...
asked the Minister of Power what coal equivalent is represented by estimated North Sea gas of £15 million landed in 1968–69, £36 million in 1969–70 and £62 million in...
asked the Minister of Power if he will seek power to vary the 4 per cent. interest rate laid down in Section 71 of the Schedule to the Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act, 1899.
asked the Minister of Power what average annual rate of growth of electricity demand occurred over the last five years; and upon what annual rate of growth he is planning for the next five years.
asked the Minister of Power what progress he has made in his plans for the reorganisation of the electricity industry in Wales.
asked the Minister of Power what is the margin between the maximum recorded demand on the electricity grid system for the present winter so far and the total of generating plant and interrelated...
asked the Minister of Power what assistance his Department is giving to the National Coal Board in the development and application of the fluidised bed system of coal combustion.
asked the Minister of Power if he will make a further statement on the development of coal derivates.
asked the Prime Minister if he will now appoint a Minister of Health from among the Members of the House of Commons.
asked the Prime Minister if he will seek powers to establish a joint unpaid committee of medical doctors, technologists, industrialists and recognised representatives of the disabled or...
asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech made by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs at Homchurch on Great Britain's relations with France on 22nd February...
asked the Prime Minister what plans he has for visiting Scotland officially in the next six months.
asked the Prime Minister what new proposals have been received from the illegal régime in Rhodesia since new constitutional plans were published by that régime.
asked the Prime Minister if he will state the criteria which guide him in the division of responsibility for the handling of foreign affairs as between the Secretary of State for Foreign and...
asked the Prime Minister if he will appoint a Minister with special responsibility for keeping under review the operations of American and other foreign-owned companies in order to benefit the...
Mr. Maudling (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the situation in Anguilla.
Mr. W. H. K. Baker: Mr. W. H. K. Baker (by Private Notice) asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the Longhope lifeboat reported missing and now overdue.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a short business statement. Tomorrow, there will be, until about seven o'clock, a debate on an Opposition Motion on the rising costs of home...
Mr. Crosland—statement.
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,...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for compulsory motor vehicle insurance against liability for damage to the property of third parties; to give third parties a...
Bill to provide for compulsory motor vehicle insurance against liability for damage to the property of third parties; to give third parties a right of action against insurance companies in...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 26th February].
Amendment proposed: In page 4, line 4, to leave out from 'than' to '(other' in line 5 and insert: 'two-thirds of the total number of days on which the House meets during the Session to debate any...
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. Elystan Morgan.]
Again considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Dr. Miller.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.