Wednesday, 26 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.
Read the Third time and passed.
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria are used to judge the standard of accuracy of the 30-day weather forecasts.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what communications he has had from the United States Defence Secretary on problems of the emplacement of nuclear weapons on the seabed, such as the...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the recent negotiations with other European partners for the building of the multi-rôle combat aircraft.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will seek to arrange jointly with the Governments of Eire and Yugoslavia simulated peacekeeping exercises by the forces of the three countries as a...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with all levels of Staff in Her Majesty's naval dockyards following the decision to reduce manpower and to streamline...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he will appoint the Chief Executive for Her Majesty's naval dockyards.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in finding an alternative to the Shoeburyness firing range.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Military Hospital, Millbank.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now name the university with which he is hoping to establish links for Sandhurst.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is the total cost of the blockade of Beira since its inception.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what additional training will be given to the Royal Air Force pilots who operate with the fleet once Royal Navy fixed-wing aircraft have been phased out.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the average mileage steamed by destroyers/frigates during the year 1967–68.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence by what date he expects that Her Majesty's Government will place an order for an additional Fleet submarine.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will now announce the starting date of the increase of pensions; and if he will state the scales.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will send a detachment of Royal Engineers to Anguilla on a training exercise with the object of providing the islanders with roads, an...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what rôle Gibraltar plays in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation strategy in the defence of Western Europe and the maintenance of free shipping lanes...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the total labour force at Rosyth are engaged on the servicing of nuclear submarines; and to what extent this number is expected to increase in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will consider an amendment to the present potato marketing scheme in order to permit a rebate or relief of the levy in the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement on his recent meetings in London with members of the Government of the Irish Republic on the export of meat...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will now announce the results of the recent survey of comparative production costs and farm incomes in Northern Ireland and Great...
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the nature of the work being carried out by uncertificated teachers whose appointments have been disapproved by reference...
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he now has to establish passenger transport authorities in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now make a statement on his investigations concerning the trading operations connected with the practice known as cube-cutting and its...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many businessmen have now obtained copies of the leaflet issued by his Department entitled, Security Advice About Visits to Communist Countries.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will hold a local inquiry into the River Trent Authority's consent under the Clean Rivers (Estuaries and Tidal Waters) Act 1960 to the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why the average annual cost per prison inmate in 1967 was lower than the comparable figure in 1966; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of children aged below 10 years who have been assessed as ineducable in each of the last five years in each of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what facilities exist for parents living in the Wirral peninsula to have their pre-school children diagnosed and treated for severe mental...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what study she has given to the National Board for Prices and Incomes' Report No. 108; and whether, in view of the Board's...
Mr. Anderson (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is satisfied that all necessary measures have been taken for securing the safety of...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement. The House will recall that on 4th March I was asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Fife, West (Mr. William Hamilton) whether,...
3.53 p.m.
Bill to prevent employers from refusing employment to persons on the sole ground that they are aged 45 years or over; presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon...
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment.
I have suggested that we discuss together the two Motions on the Post Office and I will put them separately at the end of the debate.
6.24 p.m.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: No. 1, in page 1, line 14, leave out "by the 1st November preceding" and insert "six months before".
Lords Amendment: No. 3, in page 3, line 15, at end insert new Clause "A": A.—(1) The following subsection shall have effect where, under section 28 of the Act of 1963 (assessment of...
Lords Amendment: No. 4, in page 4, line 38, at end insert new Clause "B": B.—(1) In consequence of the amalgamation of the Jockey Club and the National Hunt Committee, section 24 of the Act...
8.31 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Ernest G. Perry.]
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