Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Defence

– in the House of Commons on 24 November 1965.

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  • Home Defence (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what forces he has immediately available for home defence, other than the Territorial Army; and what is the present strength of these forces as a...

  • Commissions (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about Her Majesty's Government's decision not to allow persons with a non-British born parent or a British naturalised parent...

  • Fleet Air Arm (Aircraft Carriers) (14 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the Fleet Air Arm.

  • Departmental Staff (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what increase or decrease there was in the staff of the Department under his control in the period 16th October, 1964 to 15th October, 1965; and what...

  • Territorial Army (33 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the promised White Paper on the Reorganisation of the Territorial Army will be published.

  • ss. "Richard Montgomery " (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the report of the working party which has been inquiring into the wreck of the ss." Richard Montgomery "lying off Sheerness.

  • Defence Review (Publication) (11 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the Defence Review will be published.

  • Volunteer Reserve Units (Scotland) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many volunteer reserve units there will be in future in the Highlands and north of Scotland.

  • Army Primary School, Malaysia (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he is aware that the British Army Primary School at Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia, is closing down; and what arrangements are being made...

  • Defence (Economies) (11 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what economies he hopes to make as a result of the reorganisation of defence commitments; and if he will make a statement.

  • Royal Navy (Future Rôle) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the future rôle of the Royal Navy.

  • Dorset Regiment (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give an undertaking that the Dorset Regiment, however reorganised, will be preserved.

  • Beaches, Trimingham and Sidestrand (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence when the beaches of Trimingham and Sidestrand will be open to the public; and if he will make a statement.

  • Property Auctions (Sales Particulars) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is satisfied with the arrangements to ensure the accuracy in the sales particulars of properties offered at public auction by his department, in...

  • Forces, Germany (Piped British Television) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the cost of piping British television to Her Majesty's forces in Germany.

  • Atlantic Nuclear Force (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what modifications there have been in the Government's proposals for an Atlantic Nuclear Force.

  • Former Air Ministry Establishments (Dilutee Craftsmen) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many men employed by his Department at former Air Ministry establishments are registered as dilutee metal working craftsmen; and how many have upwards...

  • Regular Army (Premature Retirements) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many Regular Army officers and non-commissioned officers, shown separately, would be prematurely retired as a result of the reorganisation of the...

  • Civil Defence (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence, what financial account he has taken of the added cost to other Government departments of providing the necessary command structure, communications and...

  • Ambulances, Germany (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is aware of the unsatisfactory state of some of the ambulances serving the forces stationed in Germany; and what early action he is taking to...

  • Meteorological Office (Assistance to B.B.C.) (4 speeches)

    Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Secretary of State for Defence what assistance the Meteorological Office gives to the British Broadcasting Corporation in the compilation of weather forcasts on...

  • Kestrel and Maritime Comet (Production Orders) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether firm production orders for the Kestrel and the Maritime Comet have now been placed.

  • F111A and Phantom Aircraft (12 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what decision he has made concerning the purchase of the F111A; and if he will make a statement about the progress made with the Royal Air Force Phantom.

  • Drill Halls, Kent (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many drill halls in Kent are used exclusively for Territorial Army purposes; and how many will be released for civil social purposes subsequent to the...

  • Armed Forces (Pay and Conditions) (9 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is aware of the connection between the disappointing recruiting figure for the last few months and the present state of pay and conditions of...

  • Regular Army (Amalgamations) (5 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has for any further amalgamation of regiments, battalions or units of the Regular Army.

  • Gurkha Recruitment (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he is satisfied with the measures being taken to safeguard Gurkha recruiting in the unsettled conditions which now exist in the Indian sub-continent;...

  • B.A.O.R. (Length of Tour) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence the average length of tour of major units of the Army in the British Army of the Rhine.

  • British Army (Unaccompanied Overseas Tours) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of major units of the Army is serving on unaccompanied overseas tours.

  • India-Pakistan (Hostilities) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what study he has made of, and what military lessons have been learned from, the recent hostilities between India and Pakistan.

  • Defence Equipment (U.S. Tariff Barriers) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence, in view of his decision to buy United States aircraft, what representations he has made to the United States Defence Department against their decision to...

  • Single Staff College (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions are taking place on the principle of establishing a single staff college for the three Services.

  • Infantry Brigades (Conversion to Large Regiments) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish a list of those infantry brigades converting to large regiments within the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

  • Fairfield Shipbuilding Yard (Orders) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Department's policy with regard to the ordering of ships from the Fairfield shipbuilding yard.

  • Southern Rhodesia Bill (Orders) (4 speeches)

    Mr. Hamilton: asked the Lord President of the Council whether, in order to provide for full debate, he will seek to arrange for the Orders arising from the Southern Rhodesia Bill to be taken at...

  • British Broadcasting Corporation (Obscene Language) (10 speeches)

    asked the Attorney-General if he will instruct the Director of Public Prosecutions to institute proceedings for obscene libel against the British Broadcasting Corporation, as a result of the...

  • Limited Liability Companies (Libel) (4 speeches)

    asked the Minister without Portfolio if he is aware that serious libels are regularly perpetrated under the cover of the limited liability company structure, in circumstances where the injured...

  • Inheritence (Family Provisions) Act, 1938 (2 speeches)

    asked the Minister without Portfolio whether he is aware of the hardship that may be caused to a widow abandoned by her late husband as a consequence of the strict time limits of the Inheritence...