Wednesday, 26 November 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give his estimate of the value of world trade in 1969 compared with each of the previous three years; what has been the value, with export and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the number and aggregate value of contracts between United Kingdom manufacturers and foreign buyers which the Overseas Marketing...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what study he has made of the evidence supplied to him by the hon. Member for Bedfordshire, South showing that passengers in coaches were frequently not...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the relationship between the size of the gross national product and the level of imports; how this compares with the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what recent discussions he has had with the Chairman of British European Airways on the airline's future requirements for aircraft.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what progress he has made in his discussions with the United States and French authorities on international noise certification standards for aircraft;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what changes he proposes to make in theBoard of Trade Journal.
asked the President of the Board or Trade what value of apples have been imported into Great Britain during the 12 months ended 31st October or the latest convenient date: and what contribution...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what contribution to the balance of payments has been made by import substitution; and whether he will make a statement as to achievements of that...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he proposes to introduce legislation to amend the rules governing limitation of liability for goods at sea.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has for altering the law relating to the hallmarking of gold and silver wares; what representations he has received for and against...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has to increase British-German Democratic Republic trade from 1970.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what his present policy is regarding International Air Transport Association fare restrictions.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make special arrangements to mitigate the damage caused to India and Pakistan by the proposed 15 per cent. tariff against their cotton textile...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will introduce legislation to prevent toy manufac- turers from advertising toys between now and Christmas Eve.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what reply he has sent to the Liverpool City Council to its recent request for financial assistance for Liverpool Airport.
asked the President of the Board of Trade when the White Paper on the Report of the Edwards Committee on Civil Aviation will be published.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the increase in export orders resulting from British participation in the Asian Fair held in Teheran in October, 196.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about his proposals for new ways of encouraging invisible exports.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he proposes to publish the Study of Export Profitability which the Economic Research Intelligence Unit of his Department has undertaken; and when this...
asked the President of the Board of Trade by how much he estimates that imports will increase when the rate of import deposits is reduced from 50 per cent. to 40 percent.
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to reach a conclusion regarding the national exhibition centre.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is his policy with regard to transfer of companies registered in this country to other countries where that company has interests in Rhodesia; and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what progress is being made in the modernisation of Turnhouse Airport, Edinburgh.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give a general direction to British European Airways to ensure that spare parts are available at all airports.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if Her Majesty's Government accept Article 113 of the Rome Treaty under which the European Economic Community Commission conducts all trade talks with...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why he has not taken action to stop continual viola- tions of the minimum noise routeings laid down in the United Kingdom in the Putney-Roehampton area;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many prosecutions there have been for serving beer in short measures under the Weights and Measures Act, 1963.
On a point of order. 1 notice, Mr. Speaker, that Questions Nos. 60, 61 and 65 today have been taken with earlier Questions on the Order Paper. I seem to recall that at one time you stated it as...
Mr. Iain Macleod (by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement on the payment of excise betting duties under the Finance Act, 1969, in view of the...
Mr. Frederick Mulley, supported by Mrs. Secretary Castle, Mr. Secretary Ross, Mr. Secretary Thomas, Mr. Roy Mason, Mr. John Diamond, and Mr. Albert Murray, presented a Bill to make, for Great...
Mr. Alfred Morris, supported by Mr. Jack Ashley, Dr. Shirley Summerskill, Mr. Neil Marten, Dr. Winstanley, Mr. Will Griffiths, Mr. John Astor, Mrs. Lena Jeger, Mr. George Darling, Mr. Lewis...
Mr. Walter Clegg, supported by Mr. Hugh Rossi, Mr. Anthony Grant, Mr. Timothy Kitson, Mr. Edwin Brooks, Mr. James Allason, and Mr. Tom Boardman, presented a Bill to amend the law relating to town...
Mr. John M. Temple, supported by Mr. Burden, Mr. Deedes, Sir Hugh Munro-Lucas-Tooth, Mr. John Page, Sir George Sinclair, Mr. Archie Manuel, Mr. Arnold Shaw, Mr. Alfred Morris, and Mr. Patrick...
Mr. David Steel, on behalf of Mr. Jo Grimond, supported by Dr. Winstanley, Mr. Russell Johnston, Mrs. Winifred Ewing, Sir George Sinclair, Mr. John P. Mackintosh, Mr. Brian Walden, and Mr. Esmond...
Mr. Brian Walden, supported by Mr. Douglas Houghton, Sir Edward Boyle, Mr. Eric Lubbock, Mr. Alexander Lyon, Mr. Gilbert Longden, Mr. S. C. Silkin, Mr. Kenneth Baker, Mr. Stanley Orme, Mr. Emlyn...
Mr. Arthur Davidson, supported by Mr. Tony Gardner, Mr. Tom Bradley, Dame Joan Vickers, Mr. James Wellbeloved, Mr. Montgomery, Dr. Winstanley, Mr. W. T. Williams, Mr. William Hamilton, Mr. Lewis...
Mr. Victor Goodhew, supported by Mr. Michael Alison, Mr. John Biggs-Davison, Sir Cyril Black, Sir Eric Bullus, Mr. James A. Dunn, Sir Robert Grant-Ferris, Mr. Norman St. John-Stevas, Mr. Brian...
Miss Quennell, supported by Sir Brandon Rhys Williams, Miss Mervyn Pike, Mr. John Pardoe, Mr. Simon Wingfield Digby, Mr. Charles Fletcher-Cooke, Mr. Tim Fortescue, and Mr. Edward du Cann,...
Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine, presented a Bill to amend the Abortion Act 1967: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon Friday, 13th February, and to be...
Mr. Arnold Shaw, supported by Mr. John Ellis, Mr. Kevin McNamara, Mr. Eric S. Heffer, Mr. James Wellbeloved, Mr. Laurence Pavitt, Mr. Edwin Brooks, Mr. Denis Coe, Mr. Robert Sheldon, Mr. Richard...
Mr. Nicholas Scott, supported by Mr. Airey Neave, Mr. Turton, Dame Irene Ward, Dame Joan Vickers, Mr. Peter Emery, Colonel Sir Tufton Beamish, Mr. Terence L. Higgins, Mr. Richard Hornby, Mr. Tom...
Sir Neill Cooper-Key, supported by Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine, presented a Bill to abolish stamp duty on receipts: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time upon...
Mr. Raymond Gower, supported by Mr. Hugh Jenkins, Sir Stephen McAdden, Mrs. Jill Knight, Mr. William Wells, Sir John Langford-Holt, Mr. George Darling, Mr. Eric Lubbock, Mr. David Crouch, Mr....
Mr. Godber, supported by Mr. Bryant Godman Irvine, Mr. Anthony Stodart, Mr. Peter Mills, Mr. Ian MacArthur, Mr. Michael Jopling, Mr. Hector Monro, Mr. Timothy Kitson, Mr. Deedes, and Mr. Keith...
Mr. David Ensor, supported by Mr. Julius Silverman, Mr. Garrett, Mr. David Watkins, Mr. Norman Miscampbell, and Mr. Jack Dunnett, presented a Bill to abolish actions for breach of promise of...
Dr. Winstanley, supported by Sir Gerald Nabarro, Mr. Peter M. Jackson, Mr. Eric Lubbock, Sir Harmar Nicholls, and Mr. Brian Walden, presented a Bill to amend the Representation of the People Acts...
Mr. Anthony Berry, supported by Mr. Jasper More, Mr. David Crouch, Mr. Deedes, Mr. David Waddington, Mr. John Page, Mr. Eldon Griffiths, Sir Ronald Russell, Mr. John Astor, and Mr. Percy Grieve,...
Mr. Donald Coleman, supported by Mr. Leo Abse, Dame Irene Ward, Mr. James A. Dunn, Dr. Shirley Summerskill, Dr. Winstanley, Dr. Miller, Mr. W. T. Williams, Dame Joan Vickers, Mr. Ifor Davies, Mr....
Colonel Sir Tufton Beamish, supported by Mr. Jack Ashley, Mr. John Astor, Mr. Lewis Carter-Jones, Mr. James A. Dunn, Mr. James Griffiths, Mr. Alasdair Mackenzie, Mr. Neil Marten, Mr Jasper More,...
Mr. Peter Emery, supported by Sir Ian Orr-Ewing, Mr. Deedes, Sir Ronald Russell, Mr. Charles Fletcher-Cooke, Sir Douglas Glover, Mr. Peter Mills, Sir Eric Errington, Mr. John Osborn, Mr. David...
Mr. Marcus Worsley, supported by Mr. David Marquand, and Mr. Philip Goodhart, presented a Bill to encourage the preservation of collections of manuscripts by controlling and regulating their...
Sir Frank Pearson, on behalf of Mr. Michael Jopling, presented a Bill to amend the law relating to the administration and provision by parish councils of allotments and signs and of burial...
Mr. Tom McMillan, supported by Mr. Gregor Mackenzie, Mr. William Small, Mr. Adam Hunter, Mr. John Robertson, Mr. George Willis, and Mr. Cyril Bence, presented a Bill to confer on local...
Mr. Keith Stainton, supported by Mr. Jasper More, Miss Quennell, Sir Ronald Russell, Mr. Bruce-Gardyne, and Mr. Raymond Gower, presented a Bill to amend the law affecting unit trusts and to make...
Mr. Turton, supported by Sir Donald Kaberry, Mr. Michael Clark-Hutchison, the Earl of Dalkeith, Mr. John Farr, Sir Ronald Russell, Mr. Julian Ridsdale, Mr. Bruce Campbell, and Mr. Alasdair...
Mr. George Currie, supported by Mr. Ray Mawby, Mr. Victor Goodhew, Mr. John E. Maginnis, Sir John Langford-Holt, Mr. Donald Williams, Mr. John Nott, Mr. Drayson, and Mr. James Dance, presented a...
Mr. Ray Mawby, supported by Sir Frederick Bennett, Mr. Drayson, Mr. Victor Goodhew, Sir John Langford-Holt, and Mr. James Dance, presented a Bill to restrict exemption from liability to actions...
Considered in Committee.
Considered in Committee.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Rent (Control of Increases) Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Freeson.]
Again considered in Committee.
The next Amendment selected is Amendment No. 5, with which it may be convenient for the Committee to discuss Amendment No. 9, in the Schedule, page 7, line 5, leave out from 'of' 'to 'one' in line 7.
I beg to move Amendment No. 11, in page 7, line 30, after 'sixpence', insert 'a week'. This Amendment rectifies an error on our part, for which I apologise. Without it, the 7s. 6d. could be a...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.— [Mr. Armstrong.]
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