Monday, 20 November 1972
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I beg to present a petition signed by 53 housewives and others of Bournemouth. The petition states briefly that there is grave concern...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made by Her Majesty's Government to the Government of Argentina to ensure that British interests...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Smith régime about the conditions of detention of political opponents of the régime.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his discussions with the Chinese Government on the exchange of students between Great Britain and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will seek to arrange a meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on Anglo-Australian relations.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations have been made to him and by which Embassies in London as to the inadequacy of police protection in Great...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what policy he will adopt at the International Law of the Sea Conference over the width of the territorial sea.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on recent talks his Department have had with the countries of the European Economic Community on the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimate, from information available from international sources, of the acreage of crops grown suitable for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what particular rôle he and other Ministers in his Department will play in the Fanfare for Europe activities.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to make an official visit to Libya.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether, following his recent official visit to the People's Republic of China, he will continue to consult with the Chinese...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the latest developments in the departure of Asian United Kingdom passport holders from Uganda.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what date Her Majesty's Government gave the agrément for the new Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa to the Court...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will seek to pay an official visit to Turkey.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in the ministerial talks with the Icelandic Government on the imposition of 50-mile limit about Iceland.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs whether, in the interests of promoting firmer Scottish-European relationships, he will make a grant to the Scottish...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his policy regarding raising at the United Nations, as matters of international concern, conduct by national Governments...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what communications Her Majesty's Government have received from the United States of America and the Union of Soviet...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the recent official visit of the Minister for Overseas Development to countries in Southern Asia.
Mr. Carmichael (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the fire at St. George's Cross, Glasgow, on Saturday in which two people lost their lives.
Mr. Judd (by Private Notice) asked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will establish an immediate public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the recent catering fraud case in the...
3.38 p.m.
[4th ALLOTED DAY]
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
9.41 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. John Stradling Thomas.]
10.16 p.m.
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