Monday, 19 November 1973
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of Sir Gerald Nabarro, Member for Worcestershire, South, and I desire on behalf of the House to express our sense of the loss we have sustained...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will refer to the Director General of Fair Trading for investigation the practice of printing "xp off" on goods for sale.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will seek to incorporate the Take-over Code in statutory form in his coming review of company law.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress has been made in his discussions about the Sea Horse marine engine.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what powers he has to restrict the use of aviation fuel by the limitation of the services of British and foreign carriers; and if he will make...
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many take-overs and mergers were referred to the Monopolies Commission in 1971 and 1972; and how many have been...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will seek powers to ensure that, where private companies or businesses seek cash from the public, the full names of all directors or...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many complaints he has received about the activities of firms dealing in trade directories.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will outline the arrangements made for the expansion of coal use in power stations arising from the limitation of oil supplies.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will now make a statement on the supplies of indigenous sources of energy available for the oncoming winter.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress he has made in implementing the recommendations of the IMEG Report.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress is being made in research into quieter aeroplane engines.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the United Kingdom intends to impose tariffs on manufactured jute imports from India and Bangladesh on 1st January 1974.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans he has to meet the leaders of the National Union of Mineworkers.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on Concorde.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the recent trade talks with Japan.
x asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total amount of Government aid in all its aspects to industry in the last 12 months.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received concerning the plan to transfer Companies House from London to Cardiff; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a statement on the world-wide shortage of newsprint, with particular reference to the situation in the United Kingdom, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will list the unfair trade practices which he is initially proposing to ban or curb in accordance with his new powers under the Fair...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recommendations have been made by the Nuclear Power Advisory Board on the choice of reactors for the next stage of the nuclear power programme.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will introduce legislation making it illegal for firms to impose services charges for services which are not in fact supplied.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many householders living in the inner area around London Heath row and London Gatwick airports have been allotted 100 per cent. noise...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will direct the British Steel Corporation to ensure that when steel is in short supply it should be rationed, with particular regard to...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry for how long the steam generating heavy water reactor, as completed at Winfrith, has been in operation and with what results; and what...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I wish to put to you a point on which I would not necessarily expect an immediate ruling. It concerns the reply which the Under-Secretary of State for Trade and...
In my statement to the House on 24th October, I informed the House that, in view of the potential dangers to our Middle East oil supplies, the Government had decided to take controls over the...
3.45 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. David Walder.
10.13 p.m.
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