Wednesday, 2 April 1969
Morning Sitting
Again considered in Committee.
Amendment proposed: No. 167: In page 4, line 29, at end insert: 'provided that the number of such offices does not exceed four'.—[Mr. Sheldon.]
The Business having been concluded, Mr. DEPUTY SPEAKER adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to Order.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that the price of milk will result in expanded output at the rate planned in his November statement on the expansion of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that the price of lamb will result in expanded output at the rate planned in his November statement on the expansion of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in view of the undertaking given by him to the farmers of Shropshire and Cheshire concerning the pound-for-pound contribution to be made by...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to what extent this year's Annual Price Review implements Her Majesty's Government's long-term policy for the expansion of British Agriculture.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what plans he has to improve methods of consultation with the National Farmers' Union.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he intends to take to help farmers recoup the drop in farm incomes.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by what percentage food imports have risen since January, 1966: and how the rate of increase of home production compares.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food by how much he estimates capital investment in agriculture will rise in 1969 in real terms as a percentage of 1968 figures.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of total United Kingdom farm production he estimates is being lost through exports of calves, store pigs and sheep.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what incentives he now proposes to give British agriculture to increase beef production in order to reduce imports from the Argentine.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the result of his discussions with the Irish Government to reduce the amount of carcass beef coming into this country from Ireland...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what measures he proposes to take to control the marketing of this year's home-grown early potato crop.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he is satisfied with the present level of profitability of cereals; and what steps he is taking to increase the margin.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimate he has made of the cost of the increased Bank Rate to the agricultural industry.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proportion of additional costs due to devaluation was borne by agriculture for the year 1967–1968 and are estimated for...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a further statement on imports of dairy produce.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals he has to implement the interim recommendations of the Northumberland Commission on foot-and-mouth disease.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce legislation making compulsory the stamping of non-battery eggs with the farmer's licence number in red.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what further steps he is taking to encourage the replacement of imported foodstuffs by increased home production; and what extra sum he...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what representations he has received on the need to provide further credit to enable the agricultural expansion programme to continue; and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, whether, following upon the Price Review, he will now gradually phase out the existing system of deficiency payments and substitute levies...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why the Beef Recording Association has not yet been formally wound up when its functions have already been taken over by the Meat and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give an assurance that no wild or tame animals coming into the possession of pest control officers of his Department will be...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what measures he intends to take to help the agricultural industry bear the increase in costs incurred by it during 1968–69 which...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the proposed reorganisation of the deep-water section of the British fishing industry; and what...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the effects on the British fishing industry of the breakdown of European Free Trade Association talks on...
asked the Lord President of the Council if he will arrange to have erected in the Members' Lobby a life-sized statue of Keir Hardie; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Lord President of the Council why there has been a 30 per cent. drop in the number of meals per session served in the Members' Dining Room since 1964.
asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will consider arranging for Questions to the Treasury to be answered on a Wednesday rather than a Tuesday.
asked the Lord President of the Council if he will seek to amend the Standing Orders of the House to ensure that at Question Time hon. Members shall declare any pecuniary interest in Questions asked.
asked the Lord President of the Council on what criteria the Government base the decision to move to set up a new specialist Committee; and what consultations take place with interested bodies...
Mr. Speaker, with permission, I should like to make a statement on my visits to Nigeria and to Addis Ababa. My main purpose in Nigeria was to see at first hand and to discuss with the Federal...
Bill to prohibit in certain circumstances the sale or resale of any ticket for entry or admission to any sporting event or entertainment; and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. Alfred...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make further provision for contributions by local authorities in Scotland towards the expenses of the National Mod. The National Mod is...
Bill to make further provision for contributions by local authorities in Scotland towards the expenses of the National Mod, presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second...
Considered in Committee [Progress 1st April].
Amendment proposed: No. 31, in page 4, leave out lines 30 to 32.—[Mr. John Lee.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Second Readings deferred till Tomorrow.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
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