Monday, 12 May 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what aid is proposed for schools and roads in the British Virgin Islands.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will make a statement about aid for Anguilla.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether he proposes to assist the construction of a deep-water harbour in Montserrat.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development why financial sanctions, such as the withholding of pensions, lump sums compensation and other retiring benefits, have been imposed by Her Majesty's...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will make a statement on the continuation of the compassionate farm purchase scheme for British subjects in Kenya.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will make a statement on aid to Malta.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development (1) what is the policy of the Government in regard to the giving of grants in place of loans to India and to other territories facing difficulties in...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much development aid will be granted to St. Kitts for the financial year 1969–70; and how much of this will be spent in Nevis.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether he will make a statement on the work so far of the Population Bureau of his Department.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will commission a study to assess the effect on countries in receipt of publicly-financed overseas aid of the imposition of tariffs or further...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much aid he estimates will be allocated to India and Pakistan, respectively, in the financial year 1969–70; in what form and on what terms the...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether he will seek to establish an Overseas Development Fund into which repayments by developing countries of interest and capital can be paid.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development when he plans to resume negotiations with the Republic of South Yemen about future British aid to that country.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what proposals he had made for giving aid to the Indian Government to increase her exports to this country of cotton goods.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will initiate, through the National Health Service, an inquiry into the adverse effects of oral contraception.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make a statement on the cost of National Health Service contributions.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what effect the changes in pension benefit and contributions forecast in the Budget will have upon the proposals set out in the White Paper on...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress he has made in his discussions with representatives of the Life Offices Association and other bodies responsible for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now reconsider the position of widows under 50 years of age so as to allow a pension right to be determined in accordance with the...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he expects to be able to permit vaccination against rubella under the National Health Service following the clinical trials which commenced...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now announce the names of the persons he proposes to appoint to serve on the Medicines Commission; when the first meeting will be held;...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now make a statement on the financing of the proposed retirement pension increase proposed in the Budget and the extent to which other...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what instructions are given to officers of his Department when the need to verify the accuracy of claims for supplementary benefits by widows or...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is aware that pensioners claiming social security payment of a few shillings a week incur the loss of local council rent and rate rebates;...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what consultations he has had with the appropriate medical authorities about the need for overseas doctors who seek employment in this country to...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what study he has given to information available to him from international sources about the access of the families of men who withdraw their...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will give an estimate of the cost of implementing the proposals of the Royal College of Nursing for an increase in pay of student and...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what representations he has received in the last month concerning the operation of the pay-as-you-eat scheme for hospital nurses; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is now the waiting list for admission to Wesham Park Hospital; what was the waiting list on 31st December, 1964; and what plans he has for...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now take action to increase the facilities within the National Health Service for operations under the Abortion Act, 1967, in view of...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how much extra revenue he plans to allocate to mental hospitals in order to improve their standards.
asked the Attorney-General what representations he has recently received about the appointment of blind persons to the lay magistracy; and what reply he has sent.
asked the Attorney-General if he will make an ex-gratia payment to cover the costs of Mr. Robert Winter of the Tiger Club, who was prosecuted for low flying and acquitted.
asked the Attorney-General why there is delay in the conduct of the investigation into the practice known as cube cutting; when he now expects the report will be published; and whether he will...
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 9, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House, under Standing Order No. 9, for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely,...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
I beg to move Amendment No. 22, in page 6, line 36, leave out from first 'The' to end of line 37 and insert— 'Post Office shall have power, for the purpose of securing the effective...
I beg to move Amendment No. 48, in page 11, line 16, after 'Minister', insert: 'or it is suggested to him by the Post Office Users National Council'. This Clause relates to the powers of the...
I beg to move Amendment No. 57, in page 13, line 13, after first 'the', insert: 'independent accountants appointed by the'.
Amendment proposed, No. 60, in page 13, line 29, leave out Clause 13.—[Mr. Stonehouse.]
I beg to move Amendment No. 61, in page 16, line 18, leave out from 'Council' to end of line 24.
I beg to move Amendment No. 74, in page 22, line 44, leave out paragraph (j). The authorship of paragraph (j) is quite clearly in dispute between the Parliamentary draftsmen and Lewis Carroll....
I beg to move Amendment No. 75, in page 23, line 2, leave out 'difficulties or'. Speaking of difficulties, I hardly know what to say since I am addressing a member of a Government who are...
I beg to move Amendment No. 77, in page 25, line 22, leave out from 'Board' to first 'to' in line 25 and insert: 'and certain other bodies which provide transport services'. This is a minor...
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The next Amendment is No. 91, with which it might be for the convenience of the House to discuss Amendment No. 92, in page 31, line 18, after 'reception', insert: 'or to operate a broadcast...
Amendment made: No. 102, in page 36, line 30, leave out "for" and insert "of"—[Mr. Stonehouse.]
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Amendment made: No. 112, in page 49, line 21, after 'for', insert 'the purposes of'.—[Mr. Joseph Slater.]
I beg to move Amendment No. 113, in page 56, line 2, after "provision", insert "for another". This Amendment is linked to the change which we have already considered to Clause 7(1)(c). In this...
I beg to move Amendment No. 116, in page 65, line 13, at end insert "by post". In Committee the hon. Member for Leicester, South-West (Mr. Tom Boardman) queried the width of the definition of...
I beg to move Amendment No. 118, in page 68, line 37, leave out subsection (4) and insert: (4) Subject to the provisions of subsection (5) of this section, this section shall not apply to the...
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I beg to move Amendment No. 124, in page 98, line 37, leave out second 'of' and insert 'to'. This is a correction, and I rather regret that the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Peyton) is not in his...
I beg to move Amendment No. 125, in page 104, line 38, after 'been', insert 'at any time'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 129, in page 144, line 47, leave out from 'in' to end of line and insert: subparagraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) above'. This is a drafting Amendment.
Amendments made: No. 132, in page 153, line 45, at end insert: 7 Edw. 7. c. cxxxi. The Birkenhead Corporation Water Act 1907. Section 23.
Amendments made: No. 140, in page 173, line 12, at end insert: 'as from the appointed day'
Amendments made: No. 226, in page 199, line 29, after 'force', insert 'by'.
Amendments made: No. 183, in page 229, line 36, at end insert: 31 & 32 Vict. c. cxxviii. The Portsmouth Camber Quays Act 1868. In section 23, the words from 'nor of any ship' to...
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Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. McBride.]
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