Monday, 30 June 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what contribution he is proposing to make to the Government of Tonga in respect of the cost of the second airfield at Vava'u in Tonga ; and on what...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether, in view of recent increases in school fees, he will again increase allowances to members of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service serving abroad...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development how many representations from organised bodies in Scotland have been received this year about expenditure on overseas development.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will consult member and applicant States of the European Economic Community on the development of a multi-national European programme of technical...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what plans he has for development projects to assist the tourist industry in Mauritius.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what steps he is taking to implement the Estimates Committee's recommendation that overseas official aid should be increasingly concentrated on those...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what adjustment he proposes to make in the figure of £235 million, reported in Command Paper No. 3936 as planned overseas aid expenditure in...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development when it is proposed to initiate discussions on the next Replenishment of the International Development Association.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what further plans he has for systematic reporting on the work of his Department.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what assistance he is giving to make new educational methods and techniques available to the developing countries.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what assistance he is giving to British Honduras to build a new captial.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether he will now resume development aid and assistance to Tanzania.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much official aid has been sent to areas under Biafran control since June, 1967, to the latest convenient date.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much official aid has been sent to Nigeria since June, 1967, to the latest convenient date.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what attention is being given by his department to problems of loss during storage of foodstuffs donated under the World Food Programme arrangements.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development in view of the increasing demand for bread in the developing countries, what his Department is doing to find ways of using non-wheat flours in bread making.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether his Department will assist overseas governments in finding markets for their agricupltural produce in Great Britain and Europe.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether he will increase the level of technical assistance given to developing countries to assist that section of their population working in the field...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what is the average delay in transferring pensions paid locally in Commonwealth countries and which are ultimately required to be paid in the country in...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what arrangements he will now make regarding pensions payable to former members of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service or of the old Colonial Service...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans he has for increasing the value of disregards in assessing claims for supplementary benefits.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will institute an inquiry into the extent and effect of changes being made in the contracts of employed persons seeking to transfer...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will expedite plans to provide the Social Security office facilities at Chelmsley Wood.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is his estimate of the number of retirement pensioners and of other recipients of Social Security payments who next November will not receive...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement as to his intentions in respect of increasing pensions earned under the graduated pension provisions of the National...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement upon the progress of his discussions with representatives of the Life Offices Association in regard to contracting out...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, having regard to increased living costs arising from larger National Insurance contributions, whether he will advance the proposed maximum...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the financial settlement agreed upon relating to additional payments for nurses consequent on the introduction of...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he has yet received the report of his Ad- visory Committee on transplant surgery; and if he will publish their main conclusions.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will take steps to authorise the repayment of medical practice compensation to those doctors in the National Health Service who require...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total amount spent by the National Health Service in purchasing Ampicillin for the year ended 31st December, 1968 and what percentage...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to exempt all young persons receiving full-time education up to and including the age of 19 years from payment of...
asked Mr. Attorney-General whether he will arrange to have an investigation made into the operation and administration of the legal system with a view to expediting the procedure and lessening...
asked the Attorney-General if he will refer to the Director of Public Prosecutions the prima facie evidence of conspiracy on the part of the London County Council valuation officers in 1962 as...
asked the Attorney-General why he has issued instructions that no one owning land or employing labour shall be appointed as a justice of the peace ; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Attorney-General when he first received information concerning the illegal practices known as cube-cutting; when he first decided to hold an investigation ; and when he now expects to...
asked the Attorney-General (1) if he will take steps to end actions for enticement and breach of promise: (2) why the Civil Judicial Statistics do not include the number of actions for...
asked the Attorney-General why an inquiry made by Mr. B. J. Quirk, acting on behalf of Messrs. John Lovesay and Anthony Peterson, accused of murdering Mr. Sydney Epps on 24th January, 1968,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action Her Majesty's Government are prepared to take to alleviate the fresh threat of mass starvation in Biafra.
With permission, I shall make a statement about the structure of the textile industry. On 6th February, I told the House that Courtauld had agreed, at my request, to withdraw its bid for English...
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,...
4.6 p.m.
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As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) and (3) of this section, where a house belonging to an authority to which this section applies is let for any period, the rent payable to the authority under the...
The percentage of grant payable by the Secretary of State towards the costs incurred by local authorities in the strengthening of high tower blocks as a result of the Ronan Point disaster shall...
(1) It shall be the duty of every local authority to consider the needs of travelling households in their district with respect to the provision of housing accommodation and of properly serviced...
I beg to move Amendment No. 2, in page 2, line 41, leave out 'made by statutory instrument'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 6, in page 3, line 29, leave out from 'securing' to 'brought' in line 33 and insert: 'the carrying out of such works on the houses in the area that on the completion...
I beg to move Amendment No. 8, in page 5, line 3, at end insert: (5) Where a local authority purchase the land and themselves undertake, or otherwise secure. the demolition of the buildings in...
I beg to move Amendment No. 9, in page 5, line 19, at end insert: 'including use for recreational purposes'. Those hon. Members who served on the Committee will remember that when we discussed...
I beg to move Amendment No. 10, in page 7, line 2, at end insert: (4) Where a local authority exercise their power under subsection (1) of this section they shall make a return of houses so...
I beg to move Amendment No. 11, in page 8, leave out lines 8 to 12. This is in the nature of a probing Amendment. Under Clause 11 the local authority can make payments in respect of...
I beg to move Amendment No. 12, in page 11, line 21, leave out 'occupation' and insert 're-letting or sale'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 18, in page 17, line 15, after second 'in', insert 'such'.
Amendment made: No. 21, in page 17, line 40, leave out from 'the' to end of line 46 and insert: 'local authority may fix:Provided that there may from time to time be prescribed by the Secretary...
I beg to move Amendment No. 22, in page 18, line 22, leave out "seven" and insert "fourteen". I am by way of being a mediator in this matter, because in Committee the hon. Member for Roxburgh,...
Amendment made: No. 23, in page 24, line 38, leave out "him" and insert "to the applicant".—[Dr. Dickson Mabon.]
I beg to move Amendment No. 25, in page 27, line 18, leave out from 'unless' to end of line 24 and insert: 'the dwelling has all the standard amenities'. I am obliged to the Minister of State for...
Amendment made: No. 27, in page 28, line 3, leave out from beginning to 'a' in line 4 and insert: 'at the same time as they send a copy of the application to the person named in the application...
I beg to move Amendment No. 29, in page 29, leave out line 37. Subsection (3) provides that on any appeal under this section the sheriff shall have regard to the state of the dwelling at …...
I beg to move Amendment No. 32, in page 32, line 23, leave out from "circumstances" to end of line 29. The Clause spells out many of the circumstances which the sheriff must take into account....
Amendment made: No. 33, in page 62, line 38, at end insert: 1968 c. 42. The Prices and Incomes Act 1968. Section 12.
Amendment made: No. 34, in line 17, after 'tenancy;', insert: 'to provide for the increase of rents of houses belonging to certain authorities without notice of removal'.—[Dr. Dickson Mabon.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Walter Harrison.]
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