Tuesday, 25 February 1975
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Order for consideration read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
Order for Second Reading read.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action she has taken to implement those parts of the EEC social action programme which fall within her Department's responsibility.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will now consider making adequate supplies of Factor VIII (AHG) available to the National Health Service so that it is self-sufficient in...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the level of family allowance payable to first or only children in the nine countries of the EEC.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children in care are members of one-parent families; and what proportion of all children in care they represent.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many community hospitals she has authorised for the year 1975–76.
asked the Secretary ot State for Social Services if she will pay an official visit to Keighley.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish a White Paper setting out in detail the effects of the latest cuts in public expenditure by her Department.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will make a statement on the future of the Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is her policy on increasing existing charges or introducing new charges in order to expand the social services to give greater help to those...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many patients are on the waiting list of the North Staffordshire hospitals; what is the average delay in receiving treatment; what are the...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will make an official visit to the hospitals in the city of Chester.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will take steps to raise social security entitlements so that parents receiving supplementary allowances are enabled to benefit from the...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what evidence she has of cases where disabled people are unable to continue in employment as they are unable to afford the petrol to get to and...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will introduce legislation to give relief from national insurance contributions for self-employed blind persons.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether she will make a statement on the possibility of a new general hospital being built in the Mid-Sussex area.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she is satisfied that sufficient publicity is given to the membership and powers of the community health councils.
asked the Prime Minister whether the broadcast statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 8th February about the economic situation represents the policy of Her Majesty's Government.
asked the Prime Minister if he will now answer Questions concerning the membership of Cabinet committees.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will place in the Library a copy of his public speech on Friday 7th February in Liverpool on the National Enterprise Board.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will dismiss the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection.
Mr. Skinner, on a point of order.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about petroleum revenue tax. On Second Reading of the Oil Taxation Bill I indicated that any relief for marginal fields would be...
3. 57 p.m.
[11TH ALLOTTED DAY],—considered.
4.28 p.m.
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 Acts: 1. Education Act 19752. Arbitration Act 19753....
Question again proposed,That the salary of the Secretary of State for Energy should be reduced by the sum of £1,000.
Ordered,That the Motion relating to the Town and Country Planning (Industrial Development Certificates Exemption (No. 2) Order 1974 (S.I., 1974, No. 2028) may be proceeded with at this day's...
Before calling on the Minister to move the motion standing in his name, I must say that I have selected the amendment in the name of the hon. Member for Hackney, South and Shore-ditch (Mr. Brown).
Ordered,That Mrs. Lena Jeger be discharged from the Select Committee on Violence in Marriage and that Mrs. Audrey Wise be added to the Committee.—[Mr. Walter Harrison.]
Ordered,That, notwithstanding the Order of the House of 21st November relating to nomination of members of the Select Committee on Science and Technology, Mr. Airey Neave be discharged from the...
Ordered,That, notwithstanding the Order of the House of 14th January relating to nomination of members of the Select Committee on Race Relations and Immigration, Mr. Norman Fowler be discharged...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Stoddart.]
11.31 p.m.
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