Thursday, 23 March 1972
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of total public expenditure on penal custody of all kinds for convicted persons the Government's present budget on research...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects that the report of the Criminal Law Revision Committee on life sentences will be received; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received this year about the protection of the public against obscenity.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable on the number of police required to attend the fund-raising meeting in Bolton addressed...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he now has to bring in legislation to amend the Ireland Act, 1949.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now make a further statement on his examination of means to counter the terrorist activities of the Irish Republican Army in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what future housing projects are planned for married officers' accommodation at Wandsworth Prison.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will express as a percentage of the maximum penalty the average fine imposed by the courts in implementing Section 20(2) of the Firearms...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will take steps to categorise separately, in the crime statistics, the specific offence of supermarket shoplifting.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will seek powers to make the planting of explosives, attempted or actual political assassination and the hijacking of aircraft...
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many new recruits joined the police forces in England and Wales during 1971; how many left the police forces during...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ban the sale of toy guns and bullets, particulars of which have been sent to him by the hon. Member for Wood Green; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimates or investigations he has made of the effect on the prevention of crime of easier international travel, following Great...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received for amendments in the law affecting confidentiality and privacy in gathering market research information.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has as to the number of juveniles who have been tried in adult courts, when charged jointly with adults, during the last...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of illegal entry by Commonwealth immigrants have been detected in the last 12 months.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions for bigamy took place in each of the last two years.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will, at an early date, introduce legislation to remedy the discrimination currently practised against British women who marry...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for legal aid in 1970 and 1971, respectively, were granted by magistrates sitting in the county of Derbyshire and the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give consideration to financial help towards the Family Advice Centre, adjacent to Winson Green Prison, Birmingham.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present state of preparation for nuclear war in terms of maintenance of Government; what personnel it is intended to locate in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will expedite the investigation being carried out by the Home Office into the remand situation in the United Kingdom; and if he...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will ensure that next year British Summer Time is brought back into force over the last weekend in February.
asked the Prime Minister if he will go to Southern Rhodesia after the return of the Pearce Commission to seek to meet the African spokesmen who have opposed the proposed settlement.
asked the Prime Minister what reply he has given to delegations that have recently come to see him to request the total or partial withdrawal of the Housing Finance Bill.
asked the Prime Minister if he will issue an official invitation to the Leader of the Opposition to attend his next official meeting with the Confederation of British Industry.
asked the Prime Minister whether he is satisfied with the co-ordination between the Secretaries of State for Education and Science, for Scotland and for Wales on the instructions which they give...
asked the Prime Minister if he discussed future arrangements for the defence of Western Europe in his recent talks with M. Pompidou.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his talks with the Trades Union Congress.
May I ask the Leader of the House to state the business for next week?
Order read for resuming adjourned debate on Question [21st March].
Motion made, and Question proposed, That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance; but...
3.48 p.m.
Mr. Deputy Speaker: I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act, 1967, that the Queen has signified Her Royal Assent to the following Acts: 1. Consolidated Fund Act,...
Ordered,
Order for Second Reading read.
10.4 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Weatherill.]
11.30 p.m.
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