Wednesday, 23 July 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Ordered,
Motion made, and Question proposed, That, in the case of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Bill, returned by the House of Lords with Amendments, Standing Order 208 (Notice of...
Ordered,That so much of the Lords Message [21st July] as relates to the Welland and Nene (Empingham Reservoir) and Mid-Northamptonshire Water Bill be now considered.
So much of the Lords Message [21st July] as relates to the Calderdale Water Bill [Lords] to be considered forthwith.
I beg to move, That the several Amendments to Standing Orders relating to Private Business hereinafter stated in the Schedule be made. These Amendments are largely consequential on changes in...
Standing Order 31, line 6, after 'Trade', insert at the office of the Crown Estate Commissioners'.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if, following his discussions with the interests concerned, he will now abandon his proposal to reduce the customs duty on boned and boneless beef...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what account he is taking of the existing system of Commonwealth preferences in his plans for implementing the scheme for a generalised system of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why he will not in all circumstances pay grant under the Industrial Development Act, 1966, on the air conditioning equipment necessary for the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what plans he now has to provide a helicopter rescue service on the South Coast of England; and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what study he has made of the effect on the economy of the trend towards the granting of longer trade credit for overseas transactions; and if he will...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he will announce his decision about the establishment of a National Exhibition Centre.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what was Great Britain's share of world trade in 1967, the first half of 1968, the second half of 1968 and the first five months of 1969.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the decline in motor-car production for the home market which in May was 20 per cent. below the figures for May, 1968, he will now...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what income elasticity of demand his Department estimates now attaches to United Kingdom imports and United Kingdom exports, respectively.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how much of the loan capital made available to the Overseas Marketing Corporation has been drawn upon; and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will initiate a programme to encourage young management to acquire a greater understanding of European marketing problems as a means of stimulating...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give a general direction to the Monopolies Commission to hear oral evidence before making a report on the professions.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now publish the results of the departmental study on the effectiveness of the investment grants system.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications have been received for financial assistance under the Local Employment Act from applicants whose business involves the sale of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now announce the conclusion of his review of the control of inertia selling.
asked the President of the Board of Trade which non-Commonwealth countries at present receive Commonwealth preference trading benefits.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a further statement on the plans Cunard has for the disposal and future use of s.s. "Queen Elizabeth I".
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many prosecutions there have been to date in Scotland under the Trade Descriptions Act.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what further progress has been made in the negotiations with Greece on the sale of a nuclear power station.
asked the President of the Board of Trade by what means he collates the findings of his Department on expected changes in industrial investment with broadly similar surveys conducted by other...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that local weights and measures authorities are not prosecuting those responsible for advertisements for eggs produced under battery...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is satisfied that the level of investment in retail distribution is adequate in relation to consumer expenditure; and if he will make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an estimate of the value of exports lost through official and unofficial strikes, respectively, during each of the past four years.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the cost of the Roskill inquiry; and if, in view of the consensus of evidence already submitted to the Commission in favour...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on his plans to improve Turn-house Airport, Edinburgh.
asked the President of the Board of Trade which airports in Great Britain are equipped to receive Trident airliners, using automatic landing equipment, installed by British European Airways at a...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what requests he has received for financial assistance for the airport of Liverpool.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now make a statement on the Holland-Martin Report on safety at sea.
At the end of Questions—
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a statement on Continental Shelf licensing. As the House knows, great success has been achieved in the first stages of exploration and development of...
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,...
On a point of order. I did not seek to raise this point of order earlier, Mr. Speaker, because you have said that if an hon. Member has a point of order at Question Time it is better to leave it...
On a point of order. I would have warned you that I intended to raise this point of order, Mr. Speaker, if I had had an opportunity. I wonder whether we are to have a statement from the Leader of...
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Order for Second Reading read.
Hon. Members may wonder why it is necessary to seek a debate on this subject at this time. They will know that, as a result of a Bill brought in by my hon. Friend the Member for Bebington (Mr....
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Mr. Speaker: We are now embarking on the ninth of 40 debates. I have very much in mind the hon. Members who are waiting well down the list, hoping against hope that they will get in their...
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Ernest G. Perry.]
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