Wednesday, 16 January 1974
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give the number of houses built in the United Kingdom during 1973.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on the Government's policy towards road building and public transport in the light of the latest developments in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many persons were killed and seriously injured on the roads in the first month after the introduction of a maximum speed limit of 50 mph ; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now have discussions with representatives of the motor cycle trade regarding road accidents affecting motor cyclists and moped riders.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his policy regarding granting permission for the location of warehouses in the Greater London area.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he now expects the proposed Maplin airport to be operational.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what percentage of houses built in 1972 was factory-built ; and if he will take steps to encourage the construction industries to make better use...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a further statement on the Manchester Piccadilly-Victoria railway scheme.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will introduce legislation to amend the Housing Finance Act so as to relieve council tenants of paying all rent throughout any period...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether, on the latest evidence available to him, he is satisfied with the operation of the rent rebates system.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the total amount of subsidy paid on local authority housing in each of the last five years ; and how much is expected to be paid in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the land made available for local authority housing by outer London to inner London boroughs from 1971 to 1973.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now allow improvements to thermal insulation and double glazing on existing property to qualify for grants, in the interests of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is now the average level of council rents compared with June 1970.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will announce the date of starting work on the Malton bypass on the A64.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will authorise local authorities to receive and consider applications for upward revision of improvement grants previously approved where...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. In view of the possibility of Parliament being dissolved in the near future, I rise to ask what is the position about Questions which appeared on the Order Paper...
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Ordered,
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Bill to provide for the further regulation of caravan sites ; for the security of tenure of owners of mobile homes ; for the control of purchasing transactions between caravan owners and site...
Order for Second Reading read.
Before I call the hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton (Mr. Marks), I point out to the House that, taking into account the Ministers who will seek to reply, well over 60 hon. Members will be...
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Motion made and Question proposed,
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