Monday, 7 July 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, relating to East Green, Aberdeen (to be proceeded with under section 9 of the Act), presented by...
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, relating to the Forth Ports Authority (to be proceeded with under section 9 of the Act), presented...
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1936, relating to the Clyde Port Authority (to be proceeded with under Section 9 of the Act), presented...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he will now institute an inquiry into the increase in the cost of unemployment benefit in the last few years.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated cost in working man-hours lost for mental illness to the nation for the years 1966, 1967, 1968, and to the latest available...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of social security payments that have been made during the current year to official and unofficial strikers,...
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proposals 'he has to improve the pensions of those people who elect to continue working until after their 70th birthday.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will set an upper limit to the total amount of the Exchequer contributions to the National Insurance Fund in his proposals to reform...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to prevent a reduction in the proportion of employed people contracted out of the State graduated pension schemes following...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has considered the case submitted to him by the hon. Member for South Bedfordshire concerning a pension reduced by 6d., due to the...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to enable men to draw Social Security benefit for themselves and their families when they have to stay off work due to the...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to ensure that oral contraceptives issued by the Family Planning Association are provided only under qualified medical...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many of the private nursing homes relicensed at the end of April for the termination of pregnancy operation for two months only have now been...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has now made an assessment, in the light of the representations submitted to him, of the need for increased facilities under the National...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services in view of the fact that environmental conditions influence mental breakdowns, in particular relapses, what plans he has for special resources to...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to encourage hospital management committees to admit the Press to their meetings.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what increased expenditure he is proposing for 1969–70 on research into the causes and treatment of mental illnesses.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what plans there now are for the provision of special facilities for the treatment of psychopathic patients; whether he is satisfied with this...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many special units there now are for the treatment of adolescents with psychiatric problems; whether he is satisfied with this provision; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients were admitted to mental illness hospitals in 1958–59 and 1968–69; respectively; how many new outpatients and day...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients categorised as being treated as drug addicts were patients in all types of hospitals on 1st January, 1969, 1st January, 1964,...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated expenditure on dental health education for the current year.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will define his policy regarding the provision of dental facilities in health centres.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to increase facilities for the domiciliary care of geriatric patients.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in view of the varying amounts of money spent by local authorities on community care services, whether he will set up an operational research...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the appropriate ratio of mental welfare officers per thousand population.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what number of out-patients per psychiatrist he estimates to be the maximum for effective treatment; and how far the present out-patient services...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether, in view of the fact that 40 per cent. of deaths from coronary attacks take place within the first hour, he will take steps to encourage...
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will issue instructions that medical examinations required by the adoption regulations should be obtainable under...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he is satisfied with the efficacy of the fixed combination drugs albamycin T, cremostrep, ivax, orastrep, penicillin v sulpha, as used in...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) whether he will make a statement on the future administrative structure of the National Health Service in the light of the recommendations of...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the local health expenditure on the mentally ill and on the mentally subnormal.
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement on the relief situation in Nigeria. In the communiqué issued on 1st July after talks with the relief...
3.50 p.m.
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. Concannon.]
[26TH ALLOTTED DAY],—considered.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Concannon.]
3.57 p.m.
7.1 p.m.
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Air Corporations Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Mellish.]
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
(1) The Board of Trade may by order made by statutory instrument direct that as from such date, not being earlier than 1st April 1972, as may be specified in the order, the following provisions...
Amendments made: No. 1, in page 3, line 15, leave out 2 ' and insert: '(Power to provide for investment of public dividend capital in B.E.A.)'.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
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