Monday, 3 November 1975
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. Speaker in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement about Concorde's noise levels, in view of the conflict of evidence produced by different reports from his Department and elsewhere.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what representations he has received from the TUC and the CBI regarding import controls; and what response he has made.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what response he has been able to gauge from consumers in the United Kingdom to his recent "Buy British" exhortation.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what criteria the Government are using in deciding whether imports from Communist non-market economies are being dumped.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied that there is sufficient liaison with, and understanding of his policy by, the tourist industry and the various organisations...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what recent representations he has received about the level of shirt imports; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what further action he will take in 1976 to promote the export of British books.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade why it was necessary to issue notice to importers No. 1513.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade why he is refusing to make available the guarantees to British firms on export orders of less than £2 million which he provides to similar orders...
asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will make a further statement on motor car exports and imports.
Ordered,That the draft Compensation for Limitation of Prices (Scottish Electricity Boards) Order 1975 be referred to a Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments.—[Mr. Edward Short.]
I beg to move, That Mr. Tom Pendry and Mr. William Shelton have leave of absence to present on behalf of this House a Mace to the House of Assembly of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The House...
3.35 p.m.
Ordered,
Ordered,That Standing Order No. 60 (Constitution of standing committees) be amended as follows:
Ordered,That Standing Order No. 62 (Nomination of standing committees) be amended as follows:Line 12, after 'instruments', insert 'or Commission Documents as defined in Standing Order No. 3...
Motion made, and Question proposed,
7.28 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Dormand.]
11.24 p.m.
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