Tuesday, 8 July 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 the Third time and passed, with Amendments.
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
Read a Second time and committed.
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will seek statutory power to enforce his policy upon the joint stock banks with regard to overdraft levels.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the present policy of the Government on the supply of money.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has now made of the out-turn of the balance of payments in 1969.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he intends to restore the recent cut in the rate of interest paid to the London clearing banks on their special deposits with the Bank of England.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total of company profits in 1964 and 1968, respectively.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from the Chairman of the Economic Development Corporation for the distributive trades about the recent increase in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to raise the test rate of discount for appraising investment in nationalised industries.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will set up an inquiry into ways of insulating domestic interest rates from fluctuations in international interest rates.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a further statement on bank lending.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the proportion of Government research devoted to military development, health, agriculture, housing and industry, respectively, in the latest...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now satisfied that the Inland Revenue organisation in Scotland is coping with matters affecting income tax claims; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give figures showing the private basic balance for the years 1958 to 1968, respectively.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will seek powers to control the money management policies of large companies whose actions adversely affect the position of sterling.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why he has agreed to give a preferential foreign travel allowance to holders of tickets for the 1970 World Cup competition in Mexico.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why nonresidents working in the United Kingdom are allowed by regulation to remit to non-scheduled territories up to £1,000 per annum; and why residents...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the result of his investigation into speculation by city banks in this country which covered the week in early May when speculation on a Deutsche...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his latest estimate of the rate of economic expansion in the United Kingdom in 1969–70.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what further steps he proposes to reduce the outflow from the United Kingdom of private investment abroad.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to control gilt-edged prices in the light of current international interest rates.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to discuss with the Italian monetary authorities the present arrangements for settling international debts.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has completed consideration of the naturist magazines seized from Mr. Jack Gray, the publisher; why they were seized in view of the fact that they...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the scale of the continuing West German payments surplus on current account, he will initiate discussions with the Federal German...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what studies he has made with a view to introducing self-assessment as the basis for personal tax collection.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will seek to convene a conference, under his chairmanship, of Prime Ministers in the European Economic Community and the European Free Trade Association...
asked the Prime Minister when he next proposes to pay an official visit to Luxembourg.
asked the Prime Minister if he will seek to hold discussions with President Nixon about security arrangements at United States military air bases in Great Britain.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement. The House will recall that earlier this year the Tate trustees presented their proposals for a substantial expansion of the Gallery on...
Wallace Leslie Lawler, esquire, for Birmingham, Ladywood.
3.45 p.m.
Bill to permit marriages on unlicensed premises; and for purposes connected therewith, presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time Tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 191.]
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move Amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 9, leave out from '1969' to end of line 11. I understand that we are taking, at the same time, Amendment No. 2 in page 1, line 11, at end insert:...
Motion made, and Question put,That the Proceedings on the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) (No. 2) Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though...
Again considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
11.31 p.m.
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