Thursday, 17 February 1972
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
To be read a Second time upon Thursday next.
To be read a Second time upon Tuesday next.
asked the Minister of State for Defence why his Department is returning accounts rendered by suppliers for payment in decimal currency on the grounds that the amounts stated in the original...
asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the technological research undertaken, by bodies responsible to his Department, on the problems involved in the construction...
asked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will now organise a round-table conference with all the appropriate local authorities to discuss the co-ordination of civil and military air...
asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the arrangements by which the Government of Northern Ireland indicate to the British Army in Northern Ireland the tactical...
asked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will place with Royal Air Force maintenance units some of the engine overhaul work at present carried out by Rolls-Royce.
asked the Minister of State for Defence what plans he has for reduction of paper work within the Army.
asked the Minister of State for Defence what work was done by his Department in the last year on the dangers of bird strike to aircraft.
asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will report on the progress of the scheme to commission young men into the Army while they are waiting to go up to university.
asked the Minister of State for Defence if he is satisfied that freedom for shipping in the entrance to the Baltic Sea can be maintained by the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces; and if...
asked the Minister of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of the United Kingdom's contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to enable it to negotiate from...
asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on the progress of sea trials of the Harrier; and when he will be in a position to announce the order for up-rated...
asked the Minister of State for Defence if he now has plans for building a further Polaris submarine.
asked the Minister of State for Defence what representations he has received that the depôt at Cwrt-yGollen should be retained as a Welsh focus for infantry recruiting in Wales; and what...
asked the Minister of Sate for Defence what is his estimate of the availability of air power for strike, air defence, anti-submarine, and airborne early warning operations to the fleet consequent...
asked the Minister of State for Defence, in view of the fact that there have been strikes recently in shipbuilding yards, if he will consider transferring some of the orders placed by Her...
asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on the progress made in the talks concerning the future defence provisions in Malta.
asked the Prime Minister if the public speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 27th January at Leeds on economic matters represents Government policy.
asked the Prime Minister if he will now appoint one senior Minister to supervise and coordinate research, and to implement research findings over the whole field of coastal pollution, as...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on his recent official talks with the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make it a practice of his Administration not to bring forward proposals for legislation which require parties to break contractual agreements.
asked the Prime Minister if he will now pay an official visit to Bolton.
asked the Prime Minister when he next expects officially to meet Mrs. Bandaranaike.
May I ask the Leader of the House to state the business for next week?
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement on the subject of restrictions on electricity. No major change has taken place in the rate of deterioration in...
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Second Reading [15th February].
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Speed.]
10.24 p.m.
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