Monday, 24 November 1975
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many farms in Wales, currently receiving hill farm subsidies or grants, will be ineligible for EEC grants and subsidies under the less favoured areas...
Mr. Tom Ellis: asked the Secretary of State for Wales what consultation he has had with the Central Electricity Generating Board about the making of tar macadam roadways in parts of Snowdonia...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what representation he has received from Rhuddlan Borough Council regarding the financing of the proposed all-weather entertainments centre at Rhyl; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the estimated expenditure per 1,000 population of the Welsh counties on consumer protection and trading standards compared with: (a) the English...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what progress has been made in relation to the establishment of the Welsh Development Agency; and in how many projects the powers of the Welsh Development...
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to restructure local government in Wales simultaneously with the creation of the proposed Welsh Assembly.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of houses built by all local authorities in Wales in 1974; and if he will express the total per 1,000 population.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is his policy in regard to the costs of the Cleddau Bridge; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he proposes any increase in the availability of local authority mortgages to private home purchasers.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how much is being spent on the road programme in Wales in the current year; and what is the estimated expenditure for next year.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales what representations he has received about the need for additional interchanges on the M4 to serve Cardiff and South Glamorgan.
asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many square feet of space in Government factories in Wales has been allocated this year; and how many square feet of space in Government factories in...
asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will make a statement on the Chrysler situation.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what discussions he has had with the Civil Service trade unions on terms of employment for civil servants responsible to a Scottish or Welsh Assembly.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service if, in the light of the demands to cut public expenditure, he will reconsider the policy of providing inflation-proof pensions to civil servants.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the number of civil servants at present; and what were the numbers one and two years ago.
asked the Lord President of the Council when he now hopes to publish his White Paper on devolution.
asked the Lord President of the Council what proposals he has concerning the future of the House of Lords.
asked the Lord President of the Council what would be the saving to public funds if 50 per cent. of Members of Parliament's outward correspondence were sent by second-class mail.
asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will make a further statement about the Government's plans for devolution.
asked the Lord President of the Council what measures the Government intend to lay before Parliament in the current Session, in addition to those specified in the Gracious Speech.
Mr. Wall(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of State for Defence if he will now provide naval protection for British trawlers fishing off Iceland.
Mr. Neave (by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether he has any statement to make on the death of three soldiers at an Army observation post in South Armagh on...
Mr. Secretary Jenkins, supported by Mr. Secretary Crosland, Mr. Secretary John Morris, Mr. Alexander Lyon, Mr. Attorney General, and Dr. Shirley Summerskill, presented a Bill to establish a...
Mr. Secretary Varley, supported by Mr. Secretary Crosland, Mr. Secretary Benn, Mrs. Secretary Williams, Mrs. Secretary Castle, Mr. Edmund Dell, Mr. Gregor Mackenzie, and Mr. Gerald Kaufman,...
[FOURTH DAY]
I wish to inform the House that I have selected for today's debate the amendment in the name of the right hon. Member the Leader of the Opposition. It is printed at the bottom of page 170 of the...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I wish to present a petition, signed by 252,439 citizens from all parts of the United Kingdom, which claims that to restrict the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Snape.]
10.18 p.m.
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