Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland

– in the House of Commons on 24 June 1964.

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    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he now proposes to take in order to restore confidence in the herring industry.

  • School Building (14 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated value of school building at present under construction.

  • Housing (14 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses he now expects to be completed in Scotland in 1964.

  • School Pupils (Age Groups) (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many pupils remain at school in Scotland after attaining the age of 17;

  • Succession (Scotland) Act (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are being taken to make the provisions of the Succession (Scotland) Act known to the public.

  • Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (10 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when legal aid in criminal cases will start operating.

  • Highlands and Islands (15 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the current investment figures in the Highlands and Islands through public investment, loan or grant under the following headings, namely,...

  • Factory Farm Products (9 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to ensure that food grown by factory farm methods has its source designated for the benefit of the consumer by the retailer, in...

  • Road Safety (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will set up a committee to examine and report on the provisions made for road safety in Scotland.

  • Typhoid Outbreak, Aberdeen (14 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when and where the inquiry into the typhoid epidemic in Aberdeen will hold its sittings; and what evidence it will call.

  • Tuberculosis (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hospital patients in Scotland were suffering from tuberculosis during each of the years 1951, 1957 and 1963.

  • Cancer (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many-cases of cancer were notified in Scotland in each of the past five years.

  • Cockenzie Power Station (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has about the progress of the construction of the Cockenzie power station.

  • Magistrates (Training Scheme) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to arrange for training and instruction of magistrates in Scotland, and if he will make a statement.

  • Combine-Harvesters (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many combine-harvesters there were at work in Scotland during the 1963 harvest; and what was the equivalent figure 10 years previously.

  • Gin Traps (7 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is yet satisfied that a humane substitute has been found in Scotland for the gin traps: and if he will make a statement.

  • New Hospital, Airdrie (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give an approximate starting and finishing date for the new general hospital to be built in Airdrie; and if he will make a statement.

  • Health and Hygiene (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in cooperation with other interested bodies, he will launch a health and hygiene campaign, with a view to giving the general public greater...

  • Store Cattle (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state, for the latest year available, the average cost of store cattle produced by farmers in the East of Scotland; what was the average...

  • Roads (Expenditure) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the expenditure for the year 1963–64 per head of population in new construction and major improvements on roads in Scotland.

  • A.74 (Dual Carriageway) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many miles of the A.74 dual carriageway from Glasgow to the English Border have been completed; how many are at present under construction; on how...

  • Probation Service (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now set up a single negotiating body for the Probation Service; and if he will make a statement.

  • Day-release Classes (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of working persons under 18 years of age attended day-release classes in Scotland in 1956–57 and in the latest year for which...

  • Crimes of Violence (10 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how the figures for 1963 compare with the previous year in respect of crimes of violence against the person, including sexual offences.

  • Highland Development Authority (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now take steps to set up a Highland Development Authority.

  • A.9 (Conon River Bridge) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will give authority for a permanent bridge to be erected to replace the temporary Bailey bridge on the A.9 trunk road which passes over the Conon...

  • Church of Scotland Training Centre (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will increase his proposed grant of £4,000 in respect of Carberry Tower youth leadership training and conference centre of the Church of Scotland.