Thursday, 20 March 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that in competitions by many commercial firms the winning line or solution is not published, although lists of winners are...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the latest statistics available of accidents to children resulting from swallowing medicines and other compounds in tablet form; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to complete his review of the effects of CS smoke in cases of riot control.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women on remand from Birmingham have been sent to Holloway and elsewhere since the closure of Brockhill Remand Centre to women: and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to restore the compensatory grant, corresponding to payments in lieu of rest-days, to officers of the Metropolitan...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) why he authorised expenditure on a new police station at Crediton, Devon, in view of the need to economise in Government expenditure;
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when payment for loss of earnings to justices of the peace will commence.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on when he now expects the Commission on the Constitution to start its work.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements are made to achieve standard reading of breathalyser tests under different coloured artificial lights at night.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many dependants of immigrants have been admitted since the passing of the Immigration Act, 1962, giving men, women and children,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will seek to amend the law so as to ensure that when dangerous wild animals such as pumas, jaguars and snakes are kept as pets by...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he has given his consent to Mrs. Barbara Frances Browne being granted occasional leave from Fairmile Hospital near Wallingford.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to provide for the observance of 21st March, Sharpeville Day, as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps by legislation or otherwise to expedite the bringing to trial of defendants in criminal causes.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to bring up to date and republish the Home Office Research Unit Report on murder in order that the public may be fully...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable on the action taken in respect of the cock-fighting that has recently taken place at a...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will implement the provisions of the Easter Act, 1928.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action the Metropolitan Police at King's Cross Station took as a result of the breaking of the law requiring a vehicle to be licensed by...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he ordered an investigation at Parkhurst Prison on the basis of alleged evidence supplied by felons to a newspaper; and why he did not...
asked the Postmaster-General for how long the practice of using a time and date stamp for postage collection has been in existence; and why, in many instances since the introduction of the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the factors that caused Her Majesty's Government to borrow £1,300 million in 1967–68; to what extent these factors ceased to operate to...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Russian military aircraft have been detected by radar from Royal Air Force Bentley Priory in each of the last convenient 12-month periods; and...
asked the Lord President of the Council if he will arrange for the chimes in the closed circuit television sets, showing which right hon. or hon. Member is speaking and the business being...
asked the Prime Minister what plans he has to visit the new Royal Mint premises in Wales.
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Final Communiqué of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' meeting, he will take steps to secure a standstill agreement on...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the discussions he had with the Federal German Chancellor on the recent conversations between President de Gaulle and the British...
asked the Prime Minister what recent consultations he has had with the Prime Minister of Nigeria about steps towards the achievement of a peace settlement there.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will include in his proposed review of hon. Members' relations with extra-parliamentary bodies the conditions governing the movements of retiring Ministers and...
asked the Prime Minister what proposals he has received for setting up commercial radio stations; and what action he is taking.
On a point of order. May I ask your guidance Mr. Speaker? Last week, you very kindly allowed the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to answer a Question after the hour had...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business of the House for next week?
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a brief personal statement. I am persuaded that courtesy does not come amiss in the conduct of our business in this House, and I should...
I have one useful statement to make to right hon. and hon. Members about the Consolidated Fund Bill. It will help right hon. and hon. Members if I remind them that, for the debate on Tuesday next...
Ordered,
[14TH ALLOTTED DAY],—considered.
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £102,882,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, to defray the expenses of the pay, &c., of the Royal...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £202,363,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, to defray the expense of new construction, repair, etc., of...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £14,335,000 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, to defray the expense of miscellaneous effective services,...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £187,500,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, to defray the expense of the pay, &c, of the Army,...
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £9,930,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, to defray the expense of the Regular Army Reserves (including...
Motion made and Question proposed,That a sum, not exceeding £8,420,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, to defray the expense of miscellaneous effective services,...
Resolved,That a sum, not exceeding £59,170,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, to defray the expense of non-effective services, including a grant in aid, which will...
10.0 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
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