Wednesday, 21 May 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the shipbuilding industry on the Clyde.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement about the future of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Orfordness, Suffolk.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the present order book of Clyde shipyards.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement about the future of Blue Streak.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement about the Black Arrow programme.
asked the Minister of Technology what progress has been made with regard to desalination of sea water; which pilot schemes are in operation or have been planned; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Technology what additional data have emerged following the recent test flights of Concorde to determine whether or not there will be sufficient commercial demand to enable a...
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement on the progress made by the French and German Governments on the A300B airbus project and reported to him in accordance with the...
asked the Minister of Technology what research and development work is being undertaken with the Short SC1 vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement about his proposals for technocentres.
asked the Minister of Technology what steps he takes to ensure that recommendations from the Computer Aided Design Committee are adequately considered by a representative body or range of firms...
asked the Minister of Technology if he will prohibit the issue of licences to enable military aircraft of British design to be manufactured in the United States of America for sale to the...
asked the Minister of Technology how much public money has now been given, lent and promised to British shipyards in total.
asked the Minister of Technology what progress is being made in the designing of machines for light engineering; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on his official visit to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will state the progress made in the study commissioned by his Department with the Underwater Engineering Group of the Construction Industry Research and...
asked the Minister of Technology at what stage his Department became involved in the siting of new technological industry in the county of Midlothian.
asked the Minister of Technology what is now the current rate of production per month of motor vehicles and passenger cars, respectively; and how this figure compares with the average to date...
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the result of the negotiations with the Rohr Corporation to take an equity interest in Short Brothers and Harland Limited.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will list the nuclear power stations in Great Britain operated by the Atomic Energy Authority which have been subject to breakdown during the last five...
asked the Minister of Technology why the Dounreay materials testing reactor was closed down after 11 years; where and when its unfinished work will be resumed; what employment will be offered to...
asked the Minister of Technology what consideration has been given to assisting the development of a jump-jet airliner.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will publish a Green Paper showing the Government's proposals for the future of the British aerospace industry; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received about the effects in Scotland of the proposed increase in selective employment tax; and what reply he has sent.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the situation concerning Rhodesia following Mr. Ian Smith's broadcast...
With your permis- sion, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement about the supply of Government publications to Parliament and members of the public. There was a delay...
On a point of order. I gave notice to your office earlier this afternoon, Mr. Speaker, that I wished to put this point of order to you immediately following the Treasury statement. Last...
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 move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to companies so as to require that the agenda of annual general meetings shall include consideration of the...
Bill to amend the law relating to companies so as to require that the agenda of annual general meetings shall include consideration of the appointment of shareholders' committees, presented...
(Clauses 7, 8, 36, 38, 43 and 44, and Schedule 6)
4.35 p.m.
I beg to move Amendment No. 44, in page 74, line 20, leave out paragraph 1. I think that it would be as well if I were to explain the precise content of the Amendment. Earlier today the Chief...
So much of the Lords Message [20th May] as communicates the Resolution, That it is desirable that, in the present Session, all Bills prepared by one or both of the Law Commissions to promote the...
12.47 a.m.
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