Tuesday, 7 April 1970
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
Motion made, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
Read the Third time and passed.
As amended, considered.
Bills read a Second time and committed.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will now take steps to reorganise his Building Regulations Advisory Committee, in order to give the structural engineering profession...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will have discussions with the Institution of Structural Engineers about the re-structuring of the Building Regulations.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the amount of housing subsidy given in the last year for which figures are available to the London Borough of Brent.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the amount of housing subsidy given in the last year for which figures are available to the London Borough of Ealing.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the estimated rate support grant paid to the County Borough of Barrow-in-Furness for 1969–70; and what was the corresponding...
Mr. Alan Lee Williams: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the amount of housing subsidy given in the last year for which figures are available to the London Borough of...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the estimated rate support grant paid to the County Borough of Bradford for 1969–70; and what was the corresponding figures for...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many rent rebate schemes have been introduced and improved by local authorities in England and Wales since he recommended rent rebate...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what guidance he has given to local authorities about the operation of the new provisions in the Countryside Act, 1968, enabling any mistakes on...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what proportion of planning appeals are currently being decided by inspectors.
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the estimated rate support grant paid to the County Borough of Southampton for 1969–70; and what was the...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what was the amount of housing subsidy given in the last year for which figures are available to the London Borough of Waltham Forest.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) what is his latest estimate of the number of houses that will be started and the number that will he completed in Great Britain during...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what proposals he now has regarding the disposal of the housing stock of the Commission for the New Towns.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will allow the costs of obtaining planning consent to be taken into account in calculating Land Commission levy.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what further information he has now obtained regarding the cost to public funds of the proposed Thames flood barrier.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will call a conference of housing authorities in London to discuss the housing programme in the Metropolis.
Mr. Hugh: Jenkins asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what is the relative contribution in terms of housing building and local authorities, private builders and housing associations.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many houses Wandsworth Borough Council built in 1969; and what measures he is taking to encourage a better performance in 1970.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will now state the outcome of his consideration of measures to restore the house building programme.
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will estimate the approximate proportion of home-owners who changed their residence during 1969, and the average cost of the legal...
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government whether he will estimate the approximate proportion of tenants in privately and publicly rented accommodation, respectively, who change their...
asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning if he will make a statement about the timing and implementation of the Government's proposals to reform local government...
asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning what action he has taken to develop co-operation between regional planning councils and local planning authorities to...
asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning what recent representations have been made to him from North-East Essex about the Government's proposals over the Maud...
asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning if he will now introduce legislation to provide for the appointment of Parliamentary Commissioners to investigate...
asked the Prime Minister if he will invite the Italian Prime Minister to visit Great Britain.
asked the Prime Minister which clauses of the Nassau Agreement, Command Paper No. 1915, he informed President Johnson he reserved the right to renegotiate without any time limit.
asked the Prime Minister if he will take steps to amalgamate the Departments of the Inland Revenue responsible for the direct taxation of individuals with the departments of the Ministry of...
asked the Prime Minister, what further consultations he has had with other heads of Governments regarding the application to join the European Economic Community.
asked the Prime Minister which areas he proposes to visit when he goes to Scotland on 24th April.
asked the Prime Minister if he will now make an official visit to Northern Ireland.
asked the Prime Minister whether he is satisfied with the co-ordination between the Home Office and the Law Officers in implementing the recommendations of the Law Commission on matters affecting...
3.40 p.m.
3.52 p.m.
4.9 p.m.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), further considered.
Section 16 of the Rent Act 1965 (recovery of dwelling-house held for occupation by a person employed in agriculture) shall have effect as if for the words "under the terms of his employment as a...
Where any interest in land is compulsorily acquired or is sold by agreement to a party possessing compulsory purchase powers, and— (a) the land is used for the purposes of agriculture...
By a date not more than six months from the passing of this Act the Ministers shall make regulations for the purpose of establishing a register of chemical substances which may not be used at...
10.15 p.m.
I beg to move, Amendment No. 2, in page 3, line 1, leave out 'twelve' and insert: 'not less than twelve and not more than fourteen'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 9, in page 4, line 4, leave out 'for any purpose'. The provision "for any purpose" is too wide-ranging and we are not happy about it. It is conceivable that eggs...
I beg to move Amendment No. 11, in page 4, line 19, leave out from beginning to end of line 21 and insert: (ii) activities ancillary to the production of eggs, being activities comprised in the...
Mr. Goner: I beg to move Amendment No. 15, in page 5, line 35, leave out: including imported eggs and imported egg products". In Committee we did not seek to move Amendments to this Clause...
I beg to move Amendment No. 16, in page 12, line 9, leave out subsection (6). This again is an Amendment with which we were concerned in Committee. We feel that the authority should not be...
I beg to move Amendment No. 17, in page 19, line 36, at end add: (2) After the passing of this Act, nothing in the said scheme shall have effect so as to require the election of new members to...
Amendment made: No. 18, in page 22, line 31, leave out 'and 31' and insert: ',31 and (Amendments as to grants in connection with alterations of farm structure)'.—[Mr. Hoy.]
I beg to move Amendment No. 20, in page 26, line 34, leave out '1973' and insert '1976'. The Act referred to in Clause 32 is the Hill Farming Act, 1946, which ended in 1963. When an Amendment...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 22, in page 29, line 15, leave out subsection (2).
Amendment made: No. 25, in page 30, line 39, leave out from beginning to end of line 5 on page 31 and insert: 'being persons who satisfy the requirements of subsection (2) and of any regulations...
Amendments made: No. 26, in page 32, line 21, leave out 'of a standard' and insert 'for a'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 29, in page 37, line 42, leave out from 'promotion' to 'and' in line 43 and insert: 'of efficiency in the conduct of smallholdings through co-operative methods, and in...
I beg to move Amendment No. 30, in page 52, line 7, at end add— (5) For the purposes of this Act, the appropriation of any material by one person for use— (a) in the performance for...
I beg to move Amendment No. 32, in page 53, line 34, leave out from 'given' to 'but' in line 35 and insert: 'not later than the time when the material is delivered to the purchaser and, if given...
I beg to move Amendment No. 36, in page 61, line 38, after 'manner', insert 'then, subject to subsection (2) of this section'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 42, in page 66, line 25, leave out 'seven' and insert 'twentyone'. It may be for the convenience of the House to consider Government Amendment No. 43 at the same...
I beg to move Amendment No. 44, in page 68, line 28, leave out from 'section' to 'shall' in line 33 and insert 'if any person discloses to any other person— (a) any information with respect...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 45, in page 74, line 25, leave out 'that Act' and insert 'the Act of 1963'. I think that it would be for the convenience of the House if we also discussed Amendment...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 60, in page 78, line 34, after 'other', insert 'no less'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 48, in page 80, line 33, leave out from 'shall' to end of line 41 and insert: 'not be so raised, but— (a) subject to subsection (5) of this section, the...
I beg to move Amendment No. 50, in page 82, line 6, at beginning insert— Subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section.
26.—(l) The appropriate Minister may in accordance with a scheme approve, and (subject to section 47 of the Agriculture Act 1970) make grants out of money provided by Parliament towards...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Harper.]
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