Tuesday, 18 November 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSE-HOLD reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows: I have received your Address praying that on the ratification by the Government of the Republic of...
I beg to move: That notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 231 (Presentation of Petition for bill under section 1(4) of the Procedure Act) the Promoters of the Australia and New Zealand...
On a point of order. On the Order Paper today there are two Questions in my name, Questions Nos. 57 and 58. I was able to table those Questions around midday on 28th October. Having discussed the...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what study he has made of the extent to which the occupancy of poor housing correlates with low competence in literate and linguistic...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) how many registrable commons and village greens remained unregistered to the last convenient date for which figures are available, giving a...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government by what date he has asked the Francis Committee to report on the operation of the Rent Act and the different codes affecting furnished and...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what progress is being made by the Working Party on Sewage Disposal.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what progress is being made on the Rivers Pollution Survey by his Department and the river authorities.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what progress is being made with the development of Runcorn New Town.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how much land has been made available for house building in the Greater London area by the Land Commission in the past year; how much is at...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what steps Her Majesty's Government is taking to combat hooliganism during and after football matches.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) what progress is being made in the reclassification of the Eldon Lane group of villages as recommended in the Lichfield Report, a copy of...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what number of houses have been built in the private sector to the latest convenient date this year; and what was the corresponding number in 1968.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what acreage of building land has been acquired by the Land Commission; and at what average cost per acre.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what progress is being made in establishing country parks and other places for recreation by local authorities under the Countryside Act.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what consideration is being given to the future use, for recreational purposes of closed railway lines.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will reconsider the amount of lending quota allocated to Heywood Council; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will state, for the County Borough of Oldham, the number of unfit dwellings planned for demolition during the municipal year...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government to what extent applications by tenants to rent officers for fair rents have increased since his recent publicity campaign; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning when he expects to publish a plan to combat environmental pollution.
asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning whether, in view of the high proportion of the inhabitants of Sherborne who have signed a petition against the proposal of...
asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning if he will state the unemployment figures at the nearest convenient date for the northern area, giving separately figures...
asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning what proposals he has for regional planning relating to Scotland.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make an official visit to the European Economic Community Commission in Brussels.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will arrange a further meeting with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
3.35 p.m.
Mr. Speaker: The House will remember that yesterday afternoon, immediately after I had ruled on an application by the hon. Lady the Member for Mid-Ulster (Miss Devlin) to move the Adjournment of...
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Ordered,
Ordered,
10.18 p.m.
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. McBride.]
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