Wednesday, 30 April 1969
Morning Sitting
Question again proposed, That the Clause be read a Second time.
Mr. DEPUTY SPEAKER adjourned the House without Question put.
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
For Chichester, in the room of Walter Harris Loveys, esquire (deceased).—[Mr. Whitelaw.]
I rise to present a Petition on behalf of my constituents in the village of Sapcote, in Leicestershire, which has been signed by more than 800 of the approximately 1,000 adult residents. These...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the contributions to exports and to import saving made in the manufacturing process of producing cocoa from cocoa beans and the...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will seek powers to control restrictive practices by the organisers of international exhibitions in this country.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an undertaking to introduce legislation to reform company law during Session 1970–71.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the scope of the study of the effectiveness of the investment grants system which he is undertaking; when the examination will be completed; and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why investment in manufacturing industry is less buoyant than investment in the service and distributive trades in periods of cyclical downturn.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is his latest estimate of the level of investment by manufacturing industry in 1969 and 1970 compared with 1968.
asked the President of the Board of Trade why Great Britain's share of Indian imports dropped from 19 per cent. in 1960–61 to 8 per cent. in 1967–68 while the European Economic...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has for ensuring that promissory agreements issued by finance companies are not connected with unrelated trade agreements.
asked the President of the Board of Trade his latest estimate of the effect on the United Kingdom balance of trade of joining the Common Market on terms acceptable to Her Majesty's Government...
asked the President of the Board of Trade on what criteria it was decided that machinery used in the preparation of seed for sale in the factory which performs all the processes of cleaning,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will take further action to alleviate the effects of the decision now made to close, before the end of the year, the locomotive works at Inverurie.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will initiate discussions with the major fur importing and producing countries with a view to making trade in baby seal fur illegal.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the Textile Council's Productivity Study.
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will seek powers to control the door-to-door delivery of advertising material.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of industry in the United Kingdom economy is owned and controlled by United States interests; and in what way he estimates that this...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about his review of alternative safety measures following the withdrawal of helicopters from Manston, Kent.
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent the entitlement of companies to receipt of industrial development grant is related to the expected number of jobs to be created by the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of male and female workers, respectively, currently employed in factories in Scotland built under advance factory programmes...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when the apple import quota licence allocation was last reviewed; and when he intends further to review the allocation.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about his policy concerning industrial development certificates arising from the publication of the Government's review of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will facilitate efforts by British companies to participate in South African shipbuilding and aircraft industries.
asked the President of the Board Trade what is the percentage change in British exports to South Africa for the year to date compared with the corresponding period in 1968; and what is the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many industrial development certificates were applied for and how many were given to firms wishing to build a factory in Hull in the years 1966,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of the home market for textiles is taken up by importers from underdeveloped countries.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what reply he has given to the representations made to him by Messrs. Westerly Marine Limited, of Waterlooville, regarding the export of yachts to the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now make a statement on the report of the Edwards Committee.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the cost to the economy of the British Overseas Airways Corporation pilots' strike.
asked the President of the Board or Trade if he will make a statement on the progress of his talks with the United States and French aviation authorities on the establishment of aircraft noise...
asked the President of the Board of Trade which directors of British European Airways have notified him that they have a financial interest in firms engaged in chartering aircraft.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the settlement of the British Overseas Airways Corporation pilots' salary claim is within the terms of the prices and incomes policy.
asked the President of the Board of Trade why he has not issued a notice incorporating I.S.O. Recommendation R.799/68 on the safety of bulwark ladders and stanchion combinations.
With permission, I wish to make a Statement on the Humberside Feasibility Study which was published by the Stationery Office today. Copies are available in the Vote Office. This is the first...
Bill to make new provision in relation to the finances of the British Steel Corporation and certain of their subsidiaries; to empower the Minister of Power to vest property, rights, liabilities...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the registration and control of private detectives, investigators and certain other persons engaged in obtaining information...
Bill to provide for the registration and control of private detectives, investigators and certain other persons engaged in obtaining information about private citizens; and for purposes connected...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
Question again proposed, That the Clause be read a Second time.
(1) There shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Schedule (The Postal and Telecommunications Board) to this Act a Postal and Telecommunications Board (in this Act referred to...
(1) There shall be established in accordance with the provisions of this section a joint management committee for the management of local post offices within each of twenty-six areas to be...
To section 17 of the Post Office Savings Bank Act 1954 (Securities in which the Commissioners may invest) there shall be added the following sub-paragraph of subsection (1):— '(e) In equity...
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
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