Tuesday, 22 January 1974
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended, considered ; to be read the Third time.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many times he met the organisations representing the nursing profession to resolve the dispute over the salaries for regional and area nursing...
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what recent discussions he has had with representatives of NALGO concerning the transfer of staff from the local government...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is now able to publish the Lane Committee's Report.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, before he receives the report of the Finer Committee on one-parent families, he will introduce interim measures to help women who have been...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied with the operation of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present numbered of registered disabled people in Great Britain.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now increase the death grant to £75.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will instigate an investigation into the numbers of children under 16 years of age living rough, without parents or guardians caring for them.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what arrangements he has made to safeguard the neediest households as a result of recent increases in the cost of basic necessities.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many BE hearing aids he has contracted to buy in the first year of the scheme, and how many in subsequent years ; and what proportion of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what progress has been made in the new arrangements for preventing national insurance cards being issued to illegal immigrants ; and whether he...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will make a statement on the Sharp report on disabled drivers.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he now proposes to take on the Houghton Report.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make a statement on the progress of group practice.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he proposes to introduce legislation requiring travel companies to warn travellers of the risk of contracting tropical diseases in certain...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will now make a statement concerning the Government's policies on the recommendations contained in the Quirk Report on speech therapists.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how he calculates the figure of £130 million given as the cost to the taxpayer of abolishing the earnings rule ; and whether he has...
asked the Prime Minister when he next plans to meet the TUC.
asked the Prime Minister if he will pay an official visit to the Solway Firth area.
asked the Prime Minister how many times he has met representatives of the CBI.
Q5. Mr. William Hamilton asked the Prime Minister if he will pay an official visit to Scotland in the early part of 1974.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will now answer Questions Q1 and Q3. Six representatives of the TUC came to Downing Street at 4.30 p.m. yesterday afternoon to meet me and my right hon. Friends...
Mr. Healey (by Private Notice), asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the implications for British economic policy of the million workers have themselves accepted,...
I will, with permission, Mr. Speaker, make a statement about the rate support grants to local authorities in England and Wales for 1974–75. Details are set out in the White Paper, Cmnd...
5.8 p.m.
Bill to clarify the rights of patients to privacy when receiving hospital treatment under the National Health Service, and in regard to medical experiments on human beings, presented accordingly...
Order for Second Reading read.
I have to notify the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, that the Queen has signified Her Royal Assent to the following Act: Consolidated Fund Act 1974.
Question again proposed, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
Queens Recommendation having been signified—
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
' (1) In any case where a local authority— (a) are empowered under any enactment to carry out any works or do any other thing on or in relation to any land or building, and(b) by virtue of...
(1) Section 43 of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act 1958 (power of local authorities to make advances for certain housing purposes) shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of this...
' The following sections shall be inserted after section 17 of the principal Act:— "Liability to progressive surcharge in respect of unused office, &c., property 17A.—(1) If...
Ordered,
As amended (in the Standing Committee, further considered.
' A rating authority may by resolution operate within its area such financial schemes other than the levying of taxes which may be approved by the Secretary of State and in particular may derive...
' No proposal may be made in the case of hereditament which is a dwellinghouse or mixed hereditament within the meaning of section 48 of the principal Act for an increase in the gross value by...
Motion made and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Jopling.]
11.35 p.m.
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