Thursday, 15 May 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order of the Minister of Housing and Local Government relating to the borough of King's Lynn, presented by Mr. Anthony Greenwood; read the First time; and referred...
asked the Postmaster-General (1) what increase or decrease there has been, since the introduction of the two-tier post, in the amount of internal air mail; (2) what increase or decrease there...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will publish details of the agreement between the Post Office and Thomson Organisation for mutual assistance on advertising.
asked the Postmaster-General what steps he is taking to promote the improvement in the accuracy of addressing of letters.
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Postmaster-General when he will issue a British motor racing stamp to mark the world-wide achievements of British racing motor drivers and cars.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is satisfied with the standard of the postal service in Westmorland since the introduction of the two-tier system; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Postmaster-General if he will make a statement about the proposed new L.A.C.E.S. computer for London Airport.
asked the Postmaster-General what will be the salaries of the Chairman and members of the Post Office Board when the Post Office becomes a nationalised industry.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is now satisfied that the new postal arrangements are working according to plan and with the measures taken to make them understood by the public; and if...
asked the Postmaster-General why a minimum initial deposit of £5 is required to open an account with Giro.
asked the Postmaster-General on what criteria he decides the amount of compensation to be awarded to those people who are injured in resisting raids on post offices.
asked the Postmaster-General when he proposes to extend the mini postal bus service to rural Norfolk.
asked the Postmaster-General when he will announce the name of the Chairman of the Post Office; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will now make a statement on the investigation into and report on the Post Office and its postal services, carried out and compiled by Denis Wesil, the...
asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the letter sent to him by the Dalton and District Owner Occupiers Association, he will inquire into the extent to which people have to wait to be...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he has considered the further representations from the hon. Member for West Ham, North about letters carrying first-class postage taking two and three days to...
asked the Postmaster-General what was the total value of contracts placed by his Department in Scotland in each of the last 10 years; and what were the comparable figures for Fife.
asked the Postmaster-General what consultations he has had with the British Broadcasting Corporation regarding the financing of the future of sound radio; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Postmaster-General if he will make a statement about the progress of the local radio experiments.
asked the Postmaster-General what estimate he has made of the effects upon the advertisement revenue of newspapers of the granting of a fourth television channel to commercial contractors.
asked the Postmaster-General how much was paid by the Government to the British Broadcasting Corporation in return for the broadcasting at 12 noon on 2nd May of advertisements put out by...
asked the Postmaster-General on what date the full colour television service will commence: and if he will make a statement.
asked the Postmaster-General how many people are on the waiting list for telephone connections in the Derbyshire area of Nottingham and Sheffield telephone areas.
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Postmaster-General, in view of the inconvenience in making long-distance calls from public telephone kiosks by means only of 6d. and 1s. pieces, if he will take...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will now allow the public to purchase telephone apparatus directly from the manufacturers.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will seek powers to initiate an annual Marching Week to be held at some convenient place in the United Kingdom, similar to that held...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will invite the Pre-School Playgroups Association to submit proposals on changes in the law to be incorporated in the proposed...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now make a statement on the case of Dr. A. E. Laurence.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will seek to set up a Royal Commission to inquire into the pay and conditions of all nursing staff in National Health Service hospitals.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper—
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what consideration he has given to requesting Professor Reddaway to publish an interim report on the selective employment tax.
asked the Prime Minister if he is satisfied with the co-ordination between Ministers responsible for sponsoring the service industries as defined in the regulations relating to selective...
asked the Prime Minister if he will seek to establish a Department to handle immigrant problems and improve liaison between the Government and the local authorities where there is a large...
asked the Prime Minister if he will take steps to improve the co-ordination among Ministers responsible for public research establishments.
asked the Prime Minister what action he has taken to prepare a conference on European Secu- rity as proposed in the joint communication published at the end of his Moscow visit in January, 1968,...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will now announce the date on which the transfer of Ministerial responsibility for the education of mentally-handicapped children in England and Wales will be...
asked the Prime Minister on what date he first heard from Colonel Ojukwu, or his representative, that he was willing to meet him.
asked the Prime Minister from what areas of the country representations were sent to him on the probable consequences of the reports of the Parliamentary Boundary Commissions.
Mr. Gresham Cooke: On a point of order. May I have your guidance, Mr. Speaker? If Questions to Ministers other than the Prime Minister are dealt with by, say, five minutes past three, is it...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business of the House for next week?
Bill to amend sections 37 and 38 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963; and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. Hugh Jenkins; read the First time; to be read a Second time Tomorrow and...
Bill to regulate fee-charging employment agencies in entertainment; and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. Hugh Jenkins; read the First time; to be read a Second time Tomorrow and to be...
Bill to amend the law relating to divorce and matrimonial causes in England and Wales, presented by Mr. Bruce Campbell; supported by Sir Lionel Heald, and Dame Irene Ward; read the First time; to...
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. Peart.]
[19TH ALLOTTED DAY],—considered
3.56 p.m.
7.22 p.m.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: No. 4, in page 6, line 42, leave out subsection (2).
Lords Amendment: No. 7, in page 13, line 16, at end insert new Clause "A"— "A.—(1) In subsection (2)(b) of section 2 of the Act of 1962 (under which a woman may not be refused...
Lords Amendment: No. 8, in page 13, line 16— "B.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, where directions are given under paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Act of 1962 for the...
Lords Amendment: No. 9, in page 14, line 3, at end insert— 'employment voucher' means a voucher of the kind described in section 2(3)(a) of the Act of 1962;".
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. McCann.]
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