Wednesday, 18 June 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the President of the Board of Trade why, in view of the contribution of after-sales service to the export drive and to general consumer satisfaction, his Department refused to be...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many industrial development certificates have been granted since 1st January 1965 to companies already operating in the West Midlands: and how many...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will set up an independent inquiry into the effects of the selective employment tax on the tourist industry with instructions to report in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give his latest estimate of the level of fixed investment in 1969, expressed as a percentage increase or decrease on the 1968 figure.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will pay investment grants to firms in the textile waste processing industry.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many prosecutions have been initiated since the Trade Descriptions Act came into force.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the three-monthly average of the visible trade balance for the three-monthly periods ending with each of the months from January to May, 1969.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will set up an inquiry into the activities of trade protection associations and the methods they employ to seek recovery of alleged debts.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the expected total expenditure on investment grants during the current year; and what plans he has to vary the rates of investment grant.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the value of United Kingdom exports to Greece for the current year to date; what percentage change this represents over the corresponding...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what studies he has made or has in progress of the relative profitability of home and export sales; and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that growers of radishes in the Vale of Evesham and elsewhere have been prevented from marketing their early spring crops grown under...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, having regard to the trade deficit in 1969 to date, if he will revise the regulation of imports of foreign fruit and vegetables and all horticultural...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what progress is being made in the liquidation of Davies Investments Limited; and whether another creditors' meeting will be arranged.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what were the net foreign exchange earnings of the consulting engineering industry in 1968.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation to ensure the rights of a workman as a preferential creditor for wages owing him, even if the assets of the firm for...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has yet received any request for Board of Trade assistance towards the establishment of a petro-chemical plant in the Highlands of Scotland.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if, in view of the recommendations of the Northumberland Committee on the importation of carcase meat from countries where foot-and-mouth disease is...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many licences have been granted for exports to Southern Rhodesia since the commencement of sanctions.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now announce the date on which he will introduce the registration of hotels in Great Britain; and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement on the latest developments within the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he has taken to correct the balance of payments between the United Kingdom and Canada.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement on his official visit to Moscow and on the future of Anglo-Soviet trade.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will institute a study into the cost effect of money offers in the various fields of retail distribution.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now introduce an Order under the Hovercraft Act 1968 giving local authorities control over the siting of hoverports as defined in Section 4(1)...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will submit to the Roskill Commission on the location of a Third London Airport Departmental evidence on the development of vertical take-off...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what assistance his Department is giving to municipal airports setting up consultative committees under Section 8(2) of the Civil Aviation Act 1968; and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to receive the complete report of the Roskill Commission.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what consultations he has had with the Chairman of British European Airways concerning the corporation's future aircraft requirements; and if he will...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he now expects to publish the White Paper on the proposals of the Edwards Committee.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what facilities are normally provided by his Department at airports in British overseas territories.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about the meeting of the Commonwealth Air Transport Council.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will institute discussions with the controllers of municipal and private airports on the question of aircraft noise, in order that they may have...
On a point of order. I yield to none in my admiration of the daily miracle of HANSARD and when I do find an error, which is rare, my only reaction is one of astonishment. But I have to draw your...
Mr. Speaker, I recollect that on one or two occasions in the past you have expressed the view that it is undesirable that late Questions should be tacked on to earlier Questions by Departments....
Bill to provide for the making of a special report by the Boundary Commissions for England, Scotland and Wales constituted by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949, for the...
3.35 p.m.
Bill to register certain sections of the travel trade and to introduce a code of conduct for the travel trade; and for purposes connected therewith, presented accordingly and read the First time;...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
The benefit of an approval, by a local authority, of a grant under Part I of this Act may be transferred (subject to the obligations arising therefrom) by the person entitled to that benefit to...
The Minister shall annually lay before Parliament a Report and Accounts of Contributions made under sections 20 to 25 of this Act; and such Report and Accounts shall show the relationship between...
Rent officers, holding appointments as such by virtue of Part IV of the Rent Act 1968, shall have the duty of giving advice concerning grants under Part I of this Act to persons (upon reasonable...
Any person who effectively elected that a loan to him should be subsidised in accordance with Part II of the Housing Subsidies Act, 1967 may by notice in writing to the lender (in such form, at...
In section 30 of the Housing Subsidies Act, 1967 (Guarantee of advances in excess of normal
The percentage of grant payable by the Minister of Housing and Local Government towards the costs incurred by local authorities in the strengthening of high tower blocks as a result of the Ronan...
I beg to move Amendment No. 4, in page 2, line 18, at end insert: (3) The Minister shall lay before Parliament from time to time the draft of a booklet to be entitled House Improvements Code...
I beg to move Amendment No. 7, in page 3, line 10, leave out from first 'a' to second 'of' in line 11 and insert term of years absolute'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 12, in page 4, line 13, leave out from '£1,000' to end of line.
I beg to move Amendment No. 20, in page 5, line 38, leave out from beginning to end of line 40 and insert '2nd October 1961'. The Bill as drafted provided that houses and dwellings built after...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
Wednesday, 18th June, 1969
10.30 a.m.
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