Monday, 31 March 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many men, women and juveniles are registered as unemployed at the Brixton Employment Exchange; and what were the comparative...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will legislate to bring in a scheme whereby each group of workers in an industry or company may choose which union is to...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will bring in a Bill to implement the White Paper "In Place of Strife", during the current Session of Parliament.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what further talks she has had with the Trades Union Congress concerning a non-statutory incomes policy; and what consideration has...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what action she proposes to take on the Report by the National Board for Prices and Incomes on the pay of senior executives.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will introduce legislation controlling the hours of employment of young persons working in offices so that the same limitations...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will consider introducing legislation enforcing industrial and commercial firms to pay the wages and salaries or part thereof...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will investigate recent developments in management practices in British industry with a view to introducing legislation to curb...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many men are expected to be redundant following the closure of Crag-head Colliery, County Durham; and what action she proposes to take.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Producivity if she will now appoint one or two women members to the Commission on Industrial Relations.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what progress has been made in her consideration of action to reduce injury to health from excessive noise in factories.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what plans she has for extending and improving the usefulness of her Department's Professional and Executive Register; and if she will...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity when she plans to publish the survey about the incidence of low pay throughout the economy.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will state the latest monthly figures of unemployed persons on the Disabled Persons Register; and what measures she is taking...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will seek powers to enable Government training centres to recover part of their costs by way of grant from relevant...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if, following her acceptance of the criteria laid down in the Doctors' and Dentists' Tenth Report, she will now invite the National...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the total cost of gathering the information and of printing and publishing Command Paper No. 3858 of December, 1968.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether, in view of the anomalies in the Redundancy Payments Scheme relating to the benefits paid to redundant employees, she will...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many unemployed persons received earnings-related unemployment benefit during the last 12 months; and what has been the average...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she is satisfied with the progress the industrial training boards are making in developing group training schemes; and if she...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will make a statement about her policy with regard to mergers and their effect upon employment.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what has been the decline in employment in coalmining, railways, iron and steel and cotton between 1965 and 1968.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what studies she is making of the problems of framing legislation to protect pension rights by procuring transferability in all cases...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what study she is making of the methods by which the value of assets held in trust for employees by the trustees of occupational...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many companies have had or are receiving assistance from the Manpower and Productivity Service of her Department.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what plans she has to expand or develop the facilities services provided by the employment service of her Department.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what progress she has made in her discussions on labour-only sub-contracting and self-employment in the building industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what steps she has taken in pursuance of her policy of getting companies to register collective agreements; and what response she has had.
asked the Attorney-General whether, in view of the conviction in the Minehead Magistrates' Court of Mr. Robert H. Nancekivell, he will take steps to remove him from the list of magistrates.
asked the Attorney-General why the Director of Public Prosecutions authorised proceedings against Mr. Robert Winter of the Tiger Club for alleged low flying.
asked the Attorney-General whether he has yet received the report from the Director of Public Prosecutions on his investigations into the practice known as cube-cutting; and whether he will make...
asked the Attorney-General if he will introduce legislation to amend the law of contract so as to permit the recovery of punitive damages.
Mr. Corfield (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will make a statement in regard to the strike of B.O.A.C. pilots.
I am sure that I speak on behalf of all Members of this House in paying tribute to the late General Eisenhower. The House, too, will wish to extend its deep sympathy to Mrs. Eisenhower and the...
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. Pearl.]
[16TH ALLOTTED DAY],—considered.
I have selected the Amendment which stands in the name of the Prime Minister and the names of his right hon. Friends. Every farming constituency Member wishes to speak in this agricultural debate...
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Nuclear Installations Bill, the Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Bill and on the Motion relating to Transport may be entered upon and proceeded...
As amended (in the Standing Committee) considered.
In section 26 of the principal Act (Interpretation) there shall be inserted after the definition of 'cover period' the following words—
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
10.42 p.m.
Resolved,That this House do now adiourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
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