Monday, 21 April 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Transport what study he has made of the feasibility of underground motorways passing underneath London from north to south and east to west with access to the centre of...
asked the Minister of Transport what figures are available of the number of accidents resulting from collisions with fixed objects on roadsides; what study he has made of the use of folding...
asked the Minister of Transport with which outside bodies he has discussed his proposals for the M6 motorway at Levens Park, Westmorland.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has now received an interim report arising out of the project feasibility study of alternative routes north and south of Preston designed to resolve the...
asked the Minister of Transport what percentage of the total mileage of trunk roads now under construction will have continuous hard shoulders.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Transport how many persons were injured or killed in road accidents in 1968; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Transport by what percentage work on motorway and major roads projects in 1968 fell short of the planned programme; and what were the comparable...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will now give instructions for a crash barrier to be erected on the central reservation of the Ml between markers 53 and 55 in the two miles north of the...
asked the Minister of Transport what major road developments are planned which will affect the constituency of the hon. Member for Putney; and to what extent they will involve the destruction of...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will now announce his decision on the road improvements to the A5 trunk road in the borough of Tam-worth; and when he estimates work will start on them.
Mr. Geoffrey Wilson: asked the Minister of Transport what, in money terms, was the amount of planned road construction in the county of Cornwall in the road programme for 1968; what was achieved...
asked the Minister of Transport what was the estimated cost of the programme for building motorways and other roads in the South-Eastern Region in 1968; and how much was actually spent in that year.
asked the Minister of Transport, in view of the difficulties experienced in securing the observance of road safety regulations, if he will introduce further amending regulations with a view to...
asked the Minister of Transport what studies he has made of traffic flow from the M6 along the A34 into Birmingham when the Great Barr interchange is completed; and what steps he is taking to...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the concern of citizens of many towns about the proposed destruction of homes to make way for urban motorways, he will prepare and publish a...
asked the Minister of Transport what plans he has to rationalise the use of the various bus undertakings throughout Wirral, Cheshire; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will publish a Green Paper setting out his Department's proposals for implementing the Report of the Merseyside Land Use and Transportation Study.
asked the Minister of Transport what factors he takes into consideration in appointing members of transport users' consultative committees.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will take steps to encourage research into the reduction or elimination of noise from internal combustion engines, by producing sounds of a frequency...
asked the Minister of Transport what additional lending there has been by the joint stock banks to the National Freight Corporation and the National Bus Company since 1st January, 1969.
asked the Minister of Transport what estimate his Department has made of the percentage of drivers now regularly using their safety belts; and what further steps he proposes to encourage the...
asked the Minister of Transport how many vehicles were tested in his Department's heavy goods testing station at Brechin to the nearest convenient date.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the decimalisation of speed limits, road signs, milestones, road maps, and speedometers on motor vehicles; what the cost of the...
asked the Minister of Transport when he proposes, under the Transport Act, 1968, to reduce the hours worked by transport drivers.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will introduce regulations to institute a statutory limit to the height of fully-loaded commercial vehicles and to impose a speed limit of 50 miles per hour...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will take steps to make available to disabled drivers a special identification disc which will entitle them throughout the United Kingdom to the same...
asked the Minister of Transport how many passengers were carried by British Railways in 1968; and what were the comparable figures for 1967 and 1966, respectively.
asked the Minister of Transport what consultations he had with users of the railway service or local authorities before recommending the diversion of the High Wycombe-Marylebone service to Paddington.
asked the Minister of Transport what further plans have now been submitted to him for constructing underground lines in London.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will give a general direction to British Railways to supply copies of Press notices to any association of passengers which may ask for them.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will issue a general direction to British Railways and London Transport to co-ordinate their advertising policy.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will request the Transport Users' Consultative Committees to publish punctuality statistics supplied to them by British Railways.
Mr. Geoffrey Wilson: asked the Minister of Transport if he will estimate the cost to British Railways of changing to the metric system of measurement.
asked the Minister of Transport why he has directed British Rail to refuse to make public a breakdown of costs and earnings on the Wickford-Southminster branch line; and if he will publish the...
asked the Minister of Transport what discussions he has had with organisations interested in developing a major port complex at Foulness; and if he will make a statement.
3.32 p.m.
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [15th April].
That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance, so, however, that— (a) without...
Before the debate opens, may I remind the House that we are begining this last day's debate on the Budget late. Twenty-eight right hon. and hon. Members wish to speak, including seven back-bench...
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Motions relating to Ways and Means and to Procedure, the Army Reserve Bill and the Customs Duties (Dumping and Subsidies) Bill [Lords] may be entered upon and...
The House must listen carefully. I am now required under Standing Order No. 90(2) to put successively without further debate the Question on each of the three remaining 39 Ways and Means...
Motion made, and Question,That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House precluding the inclusion in Finance Bills of proposals coming into force in a future year,...
Motion made, and Question,That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters which may be included in Finance Bills, provision may be made in any...
Motion made, and Question,That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters which may be included in Finance Bills, provision may be made in any...
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance, presented...
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Ernest G. Perry.]
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