Wednesday, 13 December 1972
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many live cattle and sheep have been exported from Scottish ports in each month of this year; and what number was exported for slaughter in this total.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now proceed to establish formal consultation machinery between the Government, the fishing industry and any oil company with proposals to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the official contacts between his Department and the Institute of Geological Sciences.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a White Paper giving his analysis of the particular advantages likely to accrue to Scotland in consequence of the United Kingdom's...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can now announce his promised proposals for the abolition of feuduties; and when he proposes to introduce legislation.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons in Scotland are now paying more in rent than they are legally required to do because of the failure by certain local authorities to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the total number of houses under construction fell from 42,997 in the first quarter of 1971 to 38,788 in the first quarter of 1972.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will consider acting on the recommendations contained in the recently published Shelter report, entitled "No Place to Call Home", a copy of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a general direction to the South of Scotland Electricity Board to revise its policy on the recovery of debts for electricity supply.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now make a statement on future developments at Edinburgh airport linked with the report of the public inquiry he now has before him.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he hopes to complete his consideration of the revised proposals for the opera house, sent to him by Edinburgh Corporation, involving a substantial...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total coal consumption per year of coal-fired electricity power stations in Scotland; and what percentage this is of the total amount of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will seek a further meeting with the Scottish Council (Development and Industry).
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects the toll income from the Forth road bridge to begin to pay off the accumulated debt.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from Ayr County Council about future industrial developments at Hunterston.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will call for reports from chief constables as to the steps they have now taken to deal with future strike picketing.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when Her Majesty's Government intend to set up a Scottish Assembly.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what amount of land in Scotland has gone out of agricultural use for development in each of the last five years.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will specify, and state the number of, the Statutes containing provisions in respect of fire prevention requirements.
asked the Lord President of the Council whether it is still expected that the new parliamentary building will he completed in 1978; and if he will make a statement.
3.33 p.m.
Mr. Patrick Cormack presented a Bill to amend the Weights and Measures Act 1963 to give power to the Secretary of State to require by order made under section 21 of that Act that goods should be...
3.49 p.m.
Bill to provide for the establishment of a Football Betting Levy Board with powers to impose levies on football betting and allocate such moneys to the sport of football in general; and for...
Order for Second Reading read.
Ordered,That the National Theatre and Museum of London Bill and the Post Office (Borrowing) Bill may be proceeded with at this day's Sitting, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Murton.]
Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
Ordered,That a Select Committee be appointed to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to the House, with the exception of such as are deposited in the Private Bill Office, and that such...
Ordered,That a Select Committee be appointed to examine the reports laid before the House by the Parliamentary Commissioner far Administration, and matters in connection therewith:And the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr.Murton.]
10.16 p.m.
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