Monday, 9 June 1969
The House—after the Adjournment on 23rd May for the Whitsun Recess—met at half-past Two o'clock.
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of Mrs. Alice Cullen, Member for Glasgow, Gorbals, and of Benjamin Theaker Parkin, esquire, Member for Paddington, North and the right hon....
For Birmingham, Ladywood, in the room of Victor Francis Yates, esquire, deceased.—[Mr. Mellish.]
asked the Minister of Transport if he will institute a technological inquiry into the feasibility of standardising safety features in motor vehicles to harmonise with the safety requirements of...
asked the Minister of Transport what plans he has to publicise the need for parents to ensure that children wear safety belts in cars.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the progress of the further studies he is conducting on the cost of a Channel link.
asked the Minister of Transport how many of the 32,900 road freight vehicles and trailers transferred to the National Freight Corporation on the 31st December, 1968, have been now submitted for...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Minister of Transport if he will give a general direction to British Railways that they should provide every day a sailing during daylight hours of car-carrying...
asked the Minister of Transport if he proposes to alter his method of publishing road accident statistics during holiday periods following representations by the motoring organisations.
asked the Minister of Transport what discussions he is having with the motor-cycle industry and motorcycling associations about his proposal for compulsory passenger insurance.
asked the Minister of Transport what proposals he has to improve co-ordination between transport services covering Greater London and particularly the commuter services; and if he will make a...
asked the Minister of Transport what conditions he laid down before agreeing to the fares increases proposed by London Transport to be brought into effect in the autumn of this year.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will alter the regulations governing the use of horns by motor vehicles so as to prohibit the use of two-tone horns by the police, fire and ambulance...
asked the Minister of Transport what response he has from the Liverpool City Council to his proposal contained in a letter to local authorities urging that training areas be set up for learner...
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Transport how many trains were derailed in 1968; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous three years.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will issue a general direction to British Railways instructing it to formulate a more equitable basis for the refunds of unused portions of season tickets.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will give a general direction to British Railways that they should re-examine the speed limits on sharp curves on all main-line routes with a view to...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, as a result of recent inquiries, he has found a common cause in the recent fires in the diesel trains of British Railways.
asked the Minister of Transport when he expects to receive proposals for the extension of the Fleet Line into South-East London.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Transport if he will make a further statement on his plans to nationalise the ports.
asked the Minister of Transport what talks he had with the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board recently when he visited Merseyside; and what future plans are being prepared for the port.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will send a circular to county councils and other local authorities giving guidance with a view to ensuring that all towns, villages and hamlets in England...
asked the Minister of Transport how many miles of motorways he now expects to be completed during 1969.
asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that inconvenience is caused to residents of towns on the periphery of London by commuters from more distant parts who ignore local authority car...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that internally illuminated bollards designed in accordance with British Standard 873/1959 constitute a road hazard; and if he will take steps...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in the light of the report of the East Anglia Economic Planning Council and of the recent Ministerial decision affecting Cambridge roads, he will now give...
asked the Minister of Transport what machinery exists for the co-ordination and planning of bridge building and repair work between British Railways, British Waterways, local authorities and his...
asked the Minister of Transport what steps he intends to take next winter to minimise underbody corrosion caused by the spreading of salt on roads in icy weather.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to ensure that all advance warning triangles carried by vehicles of this country comply with the appropriate British standard specification;...
asked the Minister of Transport when he estimates the Basingstoke motorway will be completed.
asked the Minister of Transport what will be the total expenditure in the current financial year on the A30 and A303 roads to the South-West.
asked the Minister of Transport what is the normal interval between service areas on motorways.
asked the Minister of Transport when it is his intention to give approval to the scheme for the South Docks Road in Hull.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service (1) whether he is satisfied with the terms on which established civil servants are being retired early with the offer of another job at a lower salary;...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, since 1969 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Labour Organisation, he will now ratify those...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what requests Her Majesty's Government received from Malaysia for military assistance in connection with the restoration of law...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of the negotiations about the increases in wages proposed for the crewmen employed by the Caledonian Steam...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to reinstate forthwith teachers who were dismissed from teaching for failure to register with the General Teaching Council in...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will make a further statement about the position of teachers in teaching posts who have failed to re-register with the General Teaching...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his latest estimate of the date of publication of the report of the Royal Commission on Local Government in Scotland.
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement about the situation in Gibraltar.
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is aware that Mr. Philip Golding, a British citizen, has been held incommunicado without charge in...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Technology whether he will make a statement on the latest proposals which he has made to Upper Clyde Shipbuilders.
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I should like to make a further statement about the industrial dispute at the Cornwall House publications warehouse of Her Majesty's...
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 which should have urgent attention, namely, the...
Referred to a Second Reading Committee.—[Mr. Concannon.]
Referred to a Second Reading Cormmittee.—[Mr. Concannon.]
Referred to a Second Reading Committee.—[Mr. Concannon.]
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered. New Clause 1 RESTRICTIONS ON CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS FOR OFFENCES BY YOUNG PERSONS (1) A person other than a qualified informant shall not lay...
(1) Part IV of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 (which relates to legal aid in criminal proceedings) shall have effect subject to the provisions of Schedule (Modifications of Part IV of Criminal...
Chief officers of police as defined in section 62 of the Police Act 1964 shall have power to divulge to local authorities and to their officers such information as they may possess concerning the...
I beg to move Amendment No. 2, in page 2, line 2, leave out from the beginning to "then" in line 4. The Amendment raises again one of the major issues of controversy on the Bill, one which was...
I beg to move Amendment No. 8, in page 3, line 11, leave out from 'unnecessary' to end of line 14. This Amendment is similar to one which was moved in Committee by the hon. Member for Cambridge...
I beg to move Amendment No. 18 in page 6, line 12, at end insert: (6) Where in any care proceedings the court finds the offence condition satisfied with respect to the relevant infant in...
I beg to move Amendment No. 23, in page 6, line 36, after 'homicide', insert: 'or any other offence which is committed by an adult would be punishable with imprisonment for fourteen years or...
Amendment made: No. 24, in page 6, line 38, leave ourt Clause 5.—[Mr. Callaghan.]
Amendment made: No. 25, in page 8, line 36, leave out commit the accused' and insert: 'if it is of opinion that there is sufficient evidence to put the accused on trial, commit him'.—[Mr....
I beg to move, Amendment No. 26, in page 9, line 15, leave out 'seventeen' and insert 'twelve'. This Amendment concerns the age at which people can be put on probation. The House will know that...
Amendments made:
I beg to move Amendment No. 36, in page 11, line 13, leave out subsection (1).
I beg to move Amendment No. 49, in page 11, line 33, leave out from beginning to 'subsection' in line 34 and insert 'In'.
I beg to move, Amendment No. 52, in page 12, line 38, after 'decided', insert: 'whether and to what extent he exercises any power to give directions conferred on him by virtue of the preceding...
I beg to move Amendment No. 62, in page 14, line 27, after 'exercising', insert 'or has exercised'. I make no secret of the fact that I dislike subsection (2) of this Clause and would prefer it...
I beg to move Amendment No. 63, in page 15, line 22, at end insert: (2) If on an application in pursuance of the preceding subsection, in a case where the supervised person has attained the age...
Amendments made: No. 68, in page 18, line 7, leave out 'is a young person' and insert: 'has attained the age of fourteen'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 70, in page 19, line 39, at end insert: 'any person who has ceased to be the supervisor by virtue of the order; and (c) to any local authority who is not entitled by...
I beg to move Amendment No. 71, in page 22, line 14, leave out from the beginning to 'when' in line 17. This is an equally short Amendment, although I suspect that it may not be quite as...
I beg to move Amendment No. 75, in page 23, line 40, at end insert: ', so however that the said provision shall, if the court making the order considers it appropriate so to direct by reason of...
I beg to move Amendment No. 76, in page 26, line 5, at end insert: (6) While a care order other than an interim order is in force in respect of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen,...
I beg to move Amendment No. 77, in page 26, line 31, after 'may', insert: 'bring the child before a Juvenile Court and may if the Court so orders'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 80, in page 27, line 40, at end insert: 'and inform him, and take such steps as are practicable for informing his parent or guardian, of his right to apply to a...
Amendments made: No. 82, in page 29, line 3, at end insert: (4) Where an officer decides in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section not to release a person arrested without a warrant and it...
Amendment made: No. 86, in page 30, line 33, after 'remand', insert 'or legal aid'.—[Mr. Elystan Morgan.]
Amendments made: No. 87, in page 32, line 1, leave out '5 of this Act' and insert: '(Restrictions on criminal proceedings for offences by young persons) of this Act (except subsection (8))'.
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I beg to move Amendment No. 99, in page 39, line 35, leave out from beginning to 'proper' in line 36 and insert 'keep'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 101, in page 41, line 32, at end insert: 'and of a Juvenile Court'. The Amendment deals with Clause 40(c), which requires the approval of the Secretary of State to...
I beg to move Amendment No. 104, in page 44, line 42, after 'section', insert: 'or such earlier date (if any) as may be specified for the purposes of this paragraph in the order'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 106, in page 57, line 17, after 'period', insert 'exceeding three days'. The Clause relates to contributions in respect of children and young persons in care....
I beg to move Amendment No. 109, in page 61, line 20, at beginning insert: 'A statutory instrument containing'.
Amendment made: No. 113, in page 63, line 10, leave out 'may be exercised' and insert 'shall also be exercisable'.—[Mr. Elystan Morgan.]
1.—(1) In section 73(1), after the word proceeding', there shall be inserted the words and the proceedings mentioned in subsections (3A) and (3B) of this section'.
Amendment made: No. 115, in page 74, line 12, leave out '5' and insert: '(Restrictions on criminal proceedings for offences by young persons)'.—[Mr. Elysian Morgan.]
Amendments made: No. 116, in page 79, line 12, at end insert: (3) Section 107(2) of the Act of 1933 shall cease to have effect.
Amendments made: No. 123, in page 85, column 3, leave out lines 16 and 17.
Select Committee on Overseas Aid to have power to appoint Sub-Committees and to refer to such Sub-Committees any of the matters referred to the Committee:
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Concannon.]
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