Wednesday, 26 July 1972
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I beg to move, That the several Amendments to Standing Orders relating to Private Business hereinafter stated in the Schedule be made.
Standing Order 1, line 86, at end insert: 'Where under Standing Orders 48 to 59 a length or distance is required to be stated, marked or described in Imperial measurements it may be stated,...
I beg leave to present a Petition on behalf of the fishermen of Langstone and district, signed by 33 people.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give a general direction to the Railways Board to improve the standard of crowd control on British Railways stations when large numbers...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will advise local authorities to use compulsory purchase powers when it appears that a large number of houses within their area, which...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when it is his intention to modernise and rationalise the Building Regulations into a more simplified and national application.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the reason for the multiplication of wiggly and other white lines on Her Majesty's Highway; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce safeguards to prevent exploitation of the Government grants for improving old houses and flats for profit-making purposes,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now introduce legislation to eliminate middle men from transactions concerning land with development prospects.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will specify the developments at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment which have provided an opportunity for better...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he was consulted by the owner of Durrington Walls before the deep ploughing of the prehistoric site.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many claims for compensation his Department have now had arising out of the minimum age for motor cyclists being increased; and how many of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what steps he is taking to reduce casualties among child pedestrians; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what financial help is given by his Department to firms which install special equipment to prevent pollution of air or water by their processes.
asked the Sec retary of State for the Environment what plans he has for making an official visit to Hackney.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he proposes to review the attendance allowance paid to members of London borough councils.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the proportion by which house prices increased in the last 18 months, and the amount by which house prices increased more than that of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will consider introducing legislation to control profit margins in the house building industry.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has to increase the percentage of the parking fine imposed by traffic wardens which is at present retained by local authorities;...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will encourage the creation of new villages as well as new towns.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is satisfied with progress to date on the Maplin Airport project; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will set up vehicle noise check points on motorways and other main arterial roads.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will introduce legislation to set up a system of licensing for property development in urban areas.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he intends to make a statement on the Channel Tunnel feasibility report before the House rises for the Summer Recess.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he has completed his consultations with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office about the provision of accommodation for that Department which...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, in view of his Department's failure adequately to publicise the public inquiry into the proposed Mosborough expressway, he will review...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek powers to restore subsidies for municipal housing in areas in which the housing list includes persons representing more...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he is satisfied with the rate of progress in erecting central barriers on motorways; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what recent representations he has had in the past regarding the need to prohibit long lorry loads from the roads, in view of the hazard they...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I should like to make a statement on the conclusion of the Special Relations Agreements between the European Communities and each of the...
3.44 p.m.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: No. 1, in page 2, line 1, leave out "at the end of" and insert "in".
Lords Amendment: No. 3, in page 7, line 42, after "year" insert "by order"
Lords Amendment: No. 6, in page 34, line 36, after "writing" insert: signed by the landlord and the tenant".
Lords Amendment: No. 10, in page 54, line 27, at end insert: ( ) Where a registration is by virtue of this section a provisional registration, the reference in section 40(4)(b) of the Act of 1971...
Lords Amendment: No. 11, in page 58, line 9, at end insert: ( ) In subsection (1) for the words from "there has" to "this Act" there shall be substituted the words "a local authority— (a)...
Lords Amendment: No. 14, in page 64, leave out lines 35 to 38.
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
I beg to move Amendment No. 1, in page 1, leave out line 8.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
Considered in Committee.
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
"The Secretary of State shall, one month after the passing of this Act, appoint a Committee to examine and report on the possibility that the general medical and dental services of the National...
Ordered,
Bill, as amended (in the Standing Committee) further considered.
I beg to move Amendment No. 2, in page 2, line 2, after 'patient', insert 'or his place of work'. The object of this Amendment is quite clear, namely to empower the Secretary of State to proceed...
11.15 p.m.
I beg to move Amendment No. 7, in page 6, line 18, leave out "may" and insert "shall". This is a traditional Scottish Amendment to alter "may" to "shall", but it is an important change which was...
I beg to move Amendment No. 9, in page 7, line 13, leave out "Subject to subsection (2) below". This is a paving Amendment for Amendment No. 10 which will be moved by the hon. Member for...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 12, in page 9, line 4, leave out 'shall' and insert 'may'.
I be to move, Amendment No. 21, in page 10, leave out lines 28 to 31. In Committee the Opposition, particularly the hon. Member for Aberdeen, North (Mr. Robert Hughes), pressed very hard that...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 22, in page 17, line 26, leave out paragraph (a) and insert: '(a) to reassess in consultation with the trade unions and other representative organisations concerned,...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 24, in page 26, line 29, leave out from first 'or' to end of line 30 and insert 'in consequence of having been unfairly or unreasonably treated'. This is a technical...
I beg to move Amendment No. 27, in page 27, line 39, leave out from 'than' to 'but' in line 41 and insert: 'twelve months from the day on which the matters alleged in the complaint first came to...
I beg to move Amendment No. 30, in page 38, line 19, leave out from 'medical' to 'and' in line 20 and insert: 'dental, nursing, pharmaceutical and ophthalmic professions'. This again was an issue...
I beg to move Amendment No. 32, in page 68, column 3, leave out lines 42 to 44. This Amendment was particularly requested after consultation with the Mental Welfare Commission. In view of the...
Resolved,
Resolved,
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Gray.]
1.30 a.m.
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