Wednesday, 15 January 1975
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he has any proposals to assist domestic ratepayers whose rates increase by more than 20 per cent. in 1974–75.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will invite local authorities to designate land specifically for system-built low-cost housing.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what principles he applies in deciding the level and distribution of local transport expenditure for transport supplementary grant in each county...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek powers to assume responsibility for all road construction and repair including secondary roads which are at present the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how he intends to implement his policy of transferring freight from road to rail.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now abandon the proposals for taking development land into community ownership in view of the fact that local authorities have...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he can now say when he intends to introduce legislation to nationalise the ports; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will announce the motorway projects that are now to be abandoned; and if he will introduce measures to end blight in those areas affected.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many railway lines have been reopened in each of the past five years; and how many proposals he is currently considering.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what effect he expects the increases in petrol prices to have on demand for public transport services.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has in connection with the number of authorised sites for gipsies and other travelling people in England and Wales.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects the public inquiry into the routing of the M16 to be completed; and what is the programme of its construction.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if it is still the Government's policy to create a National Housing Finance Agency; what its functions will be in relation to first-time house...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he can now say what rate support grant for 1975 will be available to the Dorset County Council.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has for establishing a network of lorry parks.
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress he has made in his discussions with the building society representatives concerning new initiatives to help young people to buy...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will now remove the exemptions which have been granted to exclude motor invalid tricycles from the safety requirements of the Motor Vehicles...
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now consider extending home improvement grants to include the installation of insulation schemes.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a Statement. Just before Christmas the Burmah Oil Company approached the Government and the Bank of England about its difficulties in meeting...
I will with permission, Mr. Speaker, make a statement on public ownership of the aircraft industry. It was announced in the Queen's Speech that legislation would be introduced this Session to...
4.7 p.m.
Mr. Giles Radice accordingly presented a Bill to amend the Companies Act 1967 and to make further provision, in regard to companies and nationalised industries, for trade union representation on...
Clauses 5, 14, 16, 17, 33 and 49 referred to in the Order of the House [17th December 1974].
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Coleman.]
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