Thursday, 5 November 1970
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for Third Reading read.
Order for Third Reading read.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Ordered, That in the case of the Teesside Corporation (General Powers) Bill [Lords], notwithstanding anything in Standing Order 198 (Notice of Second Reading) the Agent for the Bill may give...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to restore discretion to magistrates in the manner of treatment of first offenders.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was to be his Department's future policy regarding the imprisonment of persons rated as top security prisoners.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to require criminal courts to keep records of the grounds for the refusal of applications for legal aid in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on the Government's plans for the future of the fire service in Great Britain, following publication of the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to increase the number of police officers throughout Great Britain with special training in race relations.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he intends to take to introduce new legislation concerning adoption following the Report, Adoption of Children.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take further steps to provide useful employment for prisoners in Her Majesty's Prisons during their periods of detention.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement concerning the operation of the Gaming Act, 1968.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to improve the design of Form A used in compiling electoral registers.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now make a statement on his proposals for changes in the law regarding immigration.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his official visit to Scotland on 11th July; and what was the cost to public funds.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on his most recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Government concerning the situation in Ulster.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the reasons for his decision to expel Mr. Rudi Dutschke from Great Britain; and whether he will reconsider the case.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will discontinue the ban on overseas visitors wishing to study Scientology, pending publication of the Report by the hon. and...
asked the Secretary of Slate for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to protect the public from dangerous wild beasts in private ownership.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in the development for use by the police of a method of monitoring the speeds of vehicles by radar which provides...
asked the Secretary of Stale for the Home Department whether he will order an inquiry into the operation of the present laws relating to obscenity.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will grant political asylum to United States forces deserters in Great Britain who have concientious objection to the war in Vietnam;...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set up an inquiry into the regulations governing the establishing of private zoos.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the unsatisfactory position arising from increasing abuse under Section 5 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952; and whether he...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average length of time now spent in Borstal institutions by offenders sentenced to Borstal training; and what was the length of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his estimate of the present shortage of policemen in England and Wales; and what plans he has for improving police recruitment.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will propose legislation to amend Section 6 of the Race Relations Act so as to make it illegal to advertise racially discriminated...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will institute an inquiry into the employment of children with a view to ascertaining to what extent the law is being broken and...
asked the Prime Minister when he will next take the chair at the National Economic Development Council.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will pay an official visit to the intermediate areas.
asked the Prime Minister what plans he has for continuing the work at present undertaken by the Ministry of Overseas Development.
asked the Prime Minister to whom he intends to transfer responsibility for the conciliation services of the Department of Employment and Productivity under his machinery of Government proposals.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his official talks with Mr. Gromyko in London.
asked the Prime Minister how many people are employed in the central capability unit of the Cabinet Office; and what is the cost to public funds.
May I ask the Leader of the House if he will state the business for next week?
I have received a statement from the Editor of HANSARD about the matter raised in the House yesterday, reported in C. 1111 of the OFFICIAL REPORT for today, which I undertook to look into. In his...
Ordered, That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[The Prime Minister.]
[4TH ALLOTTED DAY],—considered.
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [4th November]: That this House approves Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer's Statement of 27th October on Public Expenditure and Taxation and...
Ordered, That at this day's Sitting the Business of Supply may be taken after Ten o'clock; and that the Proceedings on the Civil Estimates 1971–72 (Vote on Account) and on the Motions...
Motion made and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding£4,835,616,500 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, on account, for or towards defraying the charges for the...
Resolved.That— (a) income tax for the year 1971–72 shall be charged at the standard rate of 38·75 per cent. and, in the case of an individual whose total income...
Motion made, and Question, That it is expedient to make provision for reducing the rate of corporation tax for the financial year 1969 except for such purposes as may be specified in any such...
Bill to fix the standard rate of income tax for the year 1971–72 and make an alteration in the marginal relief for persons with small incomes, and to reduce the rate of corporation tax for...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Rossi.]
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