Tuesday, 19 November 1974
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects the report of the Houghton Committee on teachers' pay to be completed.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will take steps in the coming year to end the direct grant schools system and to extend comprehensive secondary education.
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will have discussions with the local education authorities to find out how many of them have issued instructions...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what effect on the services for which he is responsible he expects as a result of the Chancellor's Budget Statement of 12th November.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will inquire into the adequacy of present arrangements for enabling students to obtain accommodation in university cities.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he intends to take to improve the educational facilities available for apprentices.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether it is his policy, in accordance with administrative memorandum 21/73, that nursery assistants with the NNEB qualification and with...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what reports he has received from Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools about violence, truancy and absenteeism in schools; and if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will take steps to restore the cuts in educational spending on replacing slum schools in the Bolsover constituency imposed in November...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will expedite the administrative processes necessary for the inquiry into the objection to the compulsory purchase order for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on his policy towards the reorganisation of secondary education in Ormskirk.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to publish his recommendations on adult education arising from the Russell Committee's report.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will propose to establish an independent polytechnic grants committee, thus removing these institutions of higher education from...
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will revise the system under which grants for married mature students are assessed in order to eliminate the spouse's contribution.
asked the Prime Minister if he will pay an official visit to Orkney.
asked the Prime Minister if he will arrange for an interdepartmental committee from the Departments of Employment, Industry, Trade and Defence to plan the bringing of employment on oil rigs,...
asked the Prime Minister if he will recommend the appointment of a Royal Commission to consider the working of the constitution.
asked the Prime Minister which of his Ministers is primarily responsible for administration of the social contract.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received a request from the chief constable concerned in relation to the proposed IRA funeral procession in the Midlands and...
I now have to rule on the complaint made yesterday by the hon. Member for Orpington (Mr. Stanbrook). My ruling is that I consider that the matter of the complaint made by the hon. Member...
Order for Second reading read.
Ordered, That the Motion relating to Ways and Means may be proceeded with at this day's Sitting, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Dormand.]
Queen's recommendation having been signified—
Resolved, 1. That, in pursuance of any provision included in an Act of this Session to provide for the acquisition by the Secretary of State of land in Scotland for purposes relating to...
10.10 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Dunn.]
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