Tuesday, 10 June 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed with an Amendment.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Consideration, as amended, deferred till Tomorrow.
Second Reading deferred till Tomorrow.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works (1) whether he will illuminate suitable parts of St. James's Park; and
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what plans he has for cleaning the facade of the Palace of Westminster.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what progress has been made with studies of labour-only contracting in the building and civil engineering industry.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will issue a statement outlining the result of the meeting his head of purchasing organisation had with the Federation of British Carpet...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works how many notifications of price increases he has received under the early warning arrangements since the Budget; and what is the policy of Her...
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will make a statement on the availability of bricks in Scotland.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works on what criteria the selection of the pictures which are at present hanging in the Harcourt Room is based.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will institute a regular system of guides for conducting parties round the Tower of London.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is the current size of the national brick stockpile; and what steps he is taking to reduce it.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works how many committees sponsored by his Department are currently in existence which have as members persons outside the Civil Service, and, in...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what further steps he has taken to estimate the effect on productivity in the civil engineering industry of British Standard Time; and whether he...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what steps he now proposes to take to ensure continuing financial stability in the civil engineering industry.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what representations he has received from the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors in regard to the effect of...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what representations he has received to set up a Government Building Corporation; and what reply he has sent.
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he is aware that the importation of foreign marble into this country amounts to approximately £2 million worth a...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works what progress he has made in his studies of the relationship between his Department's directly-employed labour force and the maintenance workers...
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will now review the terms of reference of the National Consultative Council: and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Geoffrey Wilson: asked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will make a statement on the future of the Construction Industry Research and Information Association.
asked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will make a statement on the progress of his Working Party on Events in 1971.
asked the Minister of Power whether he will introduce legislation affecting the gas industry in the present session of Parliament.
asked the Minister of Power whether he has yet approved the investment programme of the British Steel Corporation; and if he wil make a statement.
asked the Minister of Power whether he will make a statement on his policy regarding the recommendations of the Hunt Committee that the National Coal Board's Opencast Executive should be used as...
asked the Minister of Power what measures he has now considered to increase public awareness of the maximum resale price of electricity.
asked the Minister of Power how many representations he has received in the last 12 months from electricity consumers on the prices which they are paying for electricity through privately...
asked the Minister of Power if he will take steps to ensure that unofficial strikes in the gas industry do not create a situation in which life and property are endangered.
asked the Minister of Power what are the current average weekly earnings of the employees of the National Coal Board.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what progress has been made towards implementing the recommendations of the Joint Review Body on Local Authority Purchasing.
asked the Prime Minister which of the countries of the Common Market he proposes to visit this year.
asked the Prime Minister what steps he is taking to improve the co-ordination of the work of the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation, the Monopolies Commission, the Restrictive Practices Court...
asked the Prime Minister what further communications he has received from the illegal régime in Rhodesia; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Prime Minister if he will transfer supervision of the Land Commission from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government to the Treasury.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I seek your guidance on a matter of grave public importance. Is there any way in which the Christian right hon. Member for Wolverhampton, South-West (Mr. Powell)...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will make a statement about improvements in national insurance and industrial injuries benefits, supplementary benefits and war pensions and about increases in the...
Christopher John Chataway, esquire, for Chichester.
Bill to amend the provisions of the National Insurance Act 1965, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1965 and the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1967 as to the rate...
4.10 p.m.
Bill to provide for the labelling of cigarette packets in such a way as to inform the public of the health hazards resulting from cigarette smoking, presented accordingly, and read the First...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
I beg to move Amendment No. 10, in page 10, line 31, leave out 'and a psychological examination'. Perhaps it would be convenient to discuss at the same time, Amendment No. 11, in page 10, line...
I beg to move Amendment No. 57, in page 23, line 15, at end insert: (5) Before making any regulations under this section the Secretary of State shall consult with the managers of any grant-aided...
I beg to move Amendment No. 21, in page 23, line 25, leave out 'on the date on' and insert: 'at the end of the school term during'. This is an important Clause for those teachers in posts of...
The next Amendment selected is No. 23, with which we may discuss Amendment No. 24, in page 24, line 23, at end insert: (3) No order under subsection (2) above shall be made unless a draft of the...
Amendment made: No. 27, in page 26, line 9, leave out 'subject to subsection (6) below'.—[Mr. Millan.]
Amendment proposed: No. 32, in page 30, line 25, leave out from 'until' to 'and' in line 27 and insert '1st August, 1970'.—[Mr. Millan.]
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: I beg to move Amendment No. 34, in page 33, line 33, leave out paragraph 5. In Committee, with the support of the hon. Member for Ross and Cromarty (Mr. Alasdair...
Ordered,That the Proceedings on Government Business may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Concannon.]
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
Amendments made: No. 48, in page 42, line 39, column 3, at end insert ', and subsection (2)'.
Amendments made: No. 54, in page 45, line 40, at end insert: (2) In this paragraph the expression 'local authority' shall have the same meaning as in the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968:Provided...
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment No. 3: In page 1, line 13, leave out "the foregoing section" and insert "section 1 of this Act".
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment No. 1: In page 2, line 21, at end insert— () The Minister shall not make an order under the foregoing subsection with respect to the transfer of premises appearing to him to...
Lords Amendment No. 2: In page 9, line 7, leave out "of duty" and insert: by reference to which duty was".
Lords Amendment No. 4: In page 12, line 34, leave out "earlier" and insert "first-mentioned".
Lords Amendment No. 8: In page 15, line 30, leave out from "means" to second "of" in line 31 and insert: any such test of competence as is mentioned in section 99(1)(a).
Lords Amendment No. 24: In page 22, line 15, leave out "prescribed" and insert: determined by or under the regulations".
Lords Amendment No. 31: In page 30, line 12, after "Act" insert: or a part of any other records maintained by the Minister with respect to vehicles.
Lords Amendment No. 35: In page 41, line 46, at end insert— … At the end of paragraph 1 of Schedule 15 (which contains transitional provisions for the grant of drivers' licences for...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
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