Monday, 9 July 1973
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and industry if, in view of the increasing expense and inconvenience imposed on other public utilities in taking counter safety measures and the loss of...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, in view of the fact that the building societies have not reduced mortgage interest rates at a time when record sums have been invested, he...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will seek powers to enable him to control the prices charged in duty-free shops at airports and on ships.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to introduce measures to comply with the Consumer Protection Charter adopted by the Council of Europe on 28th May 1973.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will now grant intermediate status to North Staffordshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what reduction in electric power station construction programmes there will be for the five years 1974–78, inclusive, or other convenient...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement on the present position regarding the establishment of a Concorde simulator in Great Britain.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will now take steps to ensure that all pre-packed foods and other goods are sold in prescribed standardised quantities.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many British shoe manufacturers have closed down each year since 1970; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps are being undertaken to deal with the problem of industry leaving the West Middlesex and London area; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a general direction to gas boards that no person employed in giving advice to consumers on changeover to natural gas shall be...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the increase in total value of United Kingdom imports from the rest of the EEC, and of United Kingdom exports to the rest of the EEC,...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he now expects to find a tenant for the advance factory at Lochlands, Falkirk.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry under what Act he has powers in relation to proposed mergers of public companies after the proposals have been abandoned by the boards of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will hold urgent discussions with the travel and tour operators' industry on the creation of a draft code of conduct for consumer...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has any plans to limit imports of Japanese-made colour television sets into the United Kingdom.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of beer sales go through managed public houses; and what was the figure five years ago.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what reply he has sent to the letter from the hon. Member for Bothwell concerning the factory of Ranco Motors Ltd.; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the consumption of oil by the CEGB for each of the last five years.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement on Government aid for the shipbuilding industry.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement concerning the revised code for the guidance of the Price Commission that is planned for the autumn, in the light...
Mr. Healey (by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the fall in the value of the £sterling and the international currency crisis.
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement. As the House will be aware, I represented the United Kingdom at the first stage of the Conference on...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement on behalf of myself and my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland and Wales about important...
I beg to ask leave to move the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 for the purpose of discussing a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration, namely the...
On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. I, too, apologise for the short notice I was able to give you. I wish to draw attention to an article in yesterday's colour supplement of the Sunday Times...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to order [22nd March],
4.22 p.m.
7.53 p.m.
Ordered,
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
12.42 a.m.
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