Thursday, 27 November 1969
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what have been the proportions of tied and untied official aid expended since November, 1967.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what discussions she had with the Indonesian Foreign Minister on the question of the provision of coastal shipping and marine spare parts to Indonesia.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she has concluded her study of the Pearson Report on Overseas Aid; and if she will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what was the total value of United Kingdom overseas aid, both official and private, in the past five fears together; and if she will estimate how many...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what Government assistance is offered to local pensioners of the Zanzibar Government, resident outside Zanzibar, whose pensions are in default.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what progress has been made with the representations made to the Pakistani Government about the extinguishment of the pensions of former Pakistani Navy...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will seek to initiate discussions on the next replenishment of the International Development Association.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what plans she has for increasing the aid given to the International Planned Parenthood Federation; and what other steps are being taken by Her...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will make a statement on British aid to Tunisia following the recent flood disaster.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will make a statement on the future policy of her Department towards development assistance in Tanzania.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will make a statement about the progress on the land resettlement, 400,000 acres, scheme in Kenya.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will make a statement on aid to Malta.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development how much the United Kingdom has contributed to date to the building of the new capital of British Honduras; and how much is the estimated total...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what measures have been taken, or are being considered by Her Majesty's Government to establish a British association with the Organisation of American...
Mr. W. H. K. Baker: asked the Minister of Overseas Development how many requests she has received, and from which Governments, in the past two years, for agricultural technical advisers,...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what schemes she has for co-operation with German institutions in the provision for aid in developing countries of the Commonwealth; and if she will...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if the £8 million development loan offered to the Zambian Government has been accepted by them; and what were the terms for repayment.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she is satisfied as to the accuracy of the previous official figures showing that the flow of resources from Great Britain to developing...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development if she will make increased grants to Gibraltar to provide additional playing and sports facilities to assist the local population and to promote the...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development whether she will make a statement on the future arrangements about responsibility for the payment of pensions to former colonial civil servants by...
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what help she is giving to the Government of Malawi in connection with the building of their new capital at Lilongwe.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what sums were paid in aid to the Governments of Malaysia and Singapore during the years 1967 and 1968.
asked the Minister of Overseas Development what was the effect on Great Britain's balance of payments for the years 1967 and 1968, rounded to the nearest £1 million, taking account of...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the percentage increase in average weekly earnings in the exhibition contracting industry implicit in the agreement signed...
asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will make arrangements for an examination of manufacturing costs and retail prices in the main field of consumer spending, with...
asked the Secretary of State and Productivity what is the unemployment rate for men and for women in the Consett-Stanley travel-to-work area of County Durham at the latest convenient date.
asked the Prime Minister if he will take an initiative and approach both General Gowon and General Ojukwu with the aim of ending the Nigerian war.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission to examine the problem of caring for old people.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a Ministerial television broadcast on New Year's Eve on Government policies for 1970.
asked the Prime Minister what arrangements for dealing with policy matters by Her Majesty's Ministers have been made as a result of the prolongation of the war in the Middle East.
Would the Leader of the House please state the business of the House for next week?
I will, with permission, make a statement about the present difficulties which are preventing the operation of the O.C.L./A.C.T. modernised terminal at Tilbury. Overseas Containers Limited and...
With the permission of the House, I would like to make a statement on the future programme for overseas aid. The House will know that the Second United Nations Development Decade begins in...
On a point of order. Are you aware, Mr. Speaker, that the hon. Member who arrived first at the Public Bill Office today put in 70 Ten-Minute Rule Bills, thus taking all the possible available...
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,...
[2ND ALLOTTED DAY],—considered.
5.13 p.m.
7.16 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Armstrong.]
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