Thursday, 19 July 1973
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household: The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household reported Her Majesty's Answer to the Addresses, as follows:
Mr. Taverne: I beg to move, That Mr. Speaker do issue his Warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new Writ for the electing of a Member to serve in this present Parliament for Berwick...
Ordered,That the Promoters of the Zetland County Council Bill shall have leave to suspend Proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of...
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on his meetings with political parties in Northern Ireland since 28th June 1973.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the exports of live sheep from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland in the 12 months to the latest available date and in...
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about agricultural expansion in Northern Ireland.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will make a statement on the security situation since the Assembly elections.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage proportion of the total votes cast in the recent Assembly elections was postal votes.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he is satisfied with his Department's relations with the mass media.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will now make a statement on increased pay for the Royal Ulster Constabulary during the present emergency.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what have been the sums paid in investment or equivalent grants, excluding amounts in compensation, to companies for new development in Northern...
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is his estimate of the cost to EEC funds arising from the smuggling of livestock between Northern Ireland and Eire.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether the extra personnel of the Royal Military Police now in Northern Ireland work under the operational control of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he will make a statement on the success of the Government's efforts to apprehend members of the Ulster Freedom Fighters.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the total number of civilian and military casualties in Northern Ireland in the last three years.
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will give the most up-to-date figures available for compensation paid to relatives of members of the RUC and the UDR who have been killed...
asked the Prime Minister if he is satisfied with the co-ordination between the Departments of Employment. Education and Science and the Home Office in respect of the Government's methods of...
asked the Prime Minister if he will now seek to arrange an official visit to the Isle of Man.
asked the Prime Minister if he will dismiss the Minister for Trade and Consumer Affairs.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make an official visit to Portmouth.
asked the Prime Minister if he will pay an official visit to Northern Ireland.
asked the Prime Minister if he will seek to pay an official visit to Albania.
Mr. Robert Hughes (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what reply he sent to the Commission of the EEC in response to the directive that a 4 per cent. grant...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to make a statement. I promised the House that I should make a further progress report on efforts to settle the Rhodesian problem...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about a scheme of assistance for the wool textile industry under Part II of the Industry Act 1972. The wool textile industry, most...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. May I ask whether you have received any request from the Government to make a statement this afternoon about their intention to allow the sale of Shepperton Film...
May I ask the Leader of the House to state the business for next week?
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...
4.37 p.m.
Motion made and Question proposed,
Motion made, and Question proposed,
8.24 p.m.
Order for Second Reading read.
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Ordered,
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Order [22nd March],
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Order [22nd March],
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Order [22nd March],
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.— [Mr. Rossi.]
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