Oral Answers to Questions — Environment

– in the House of Commons on 5 July 1972.

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    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether the consultations on proposals to control the emissions from petrol-engined vehicles with interested organisations have been completed;...

  • Thames Estuary (Industrial Concentration) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will order an inquiry into the total effect on the local environment of the concentration of oil refineries and other industrial plant,...

  • Pollution (International Monitoring) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what part Great Britain will be playing in the global monitoring programme agreed at Stockholm.

  • Ocean Dumping (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress was made at Stockholm towards a global agreement on ocean dumping.

  • Computerised Information (Confidentiality) (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement about the personal information being processed by his Department's vehicle licensing computer at Swansea, and its...

  • United Nations Conference (13 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will place in the Library a copy of the public speech he made to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm on 6th June.

  • Heavy Vehicles (Port Weighbridges) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will seek powers to make it obligatory for all car ferry terminals to make available in close proximity to the docks weighbridges...

  • Building Land (22 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation for the public ownership of building land.

  • Land and House Prices (29 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a further statement on his assessment of the results of the measures taken about land prices.

  • Rivers (International Pollution Control) (9 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he is putting forward on an international basis for the cleaning up of big river systems which pollute the seas; and if he will...

  • Driving Licences (Photographs) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to require every driving licence to carry a photograph of the licence holder.

  • Local Government Districts (Size) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will instruct the Boundary Commission-designate to withdraw its letter of 25th April, 1972, in which it states its policy towards local...

  • Small Properties (Rent) (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek powers to enable the rents of small properties to be fixed with a view to enabling their owners to keep their property in repair...

  • Specialist Work Teams (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will advise local authorities to take steps to keep together specialised work teams such as the West Riding County Council land clearance...

  • Housing (Southampton) (6 speeches)

    Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many starts in local authority housing in Southampton have taken place in 1971 and up to the present time in 1972; and if...

  • Motorways (Maintenance Costs) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how maintenance costs of black top and reinforced concrete on motorways compare on a lane-mile basis in the first five years after construction...

  • Corby New Town (Industry) (5 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will make a statement on his discussions with the Chairman of the East Midlands Economic Planning Council on the encouragement of new...

  • Highway Maintenance (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends, in view of the Loft house Report and the Marshall Report on Highway Maintenance, to introduce legislation to amend the Public...

  • Emsworth Bypass (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what consultations he has with delegations from Emsworth and from Havant and Waterloo Urban District Council on his decition to reject the...

  • Convicted Women Motorists (Age) (8 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment for what administrative purposes the age of a woman is required to be given when she is convicted in the courts for a motoring offence.

  • Use Classes Order (Restaurants and Cafés) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will amend the Use Classes Order so that planning permission is required for a change of use from a shop to a restaurant or café.

  • Local Government Members (Allowances) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment when he expects to announce the scale of attendance allowances to be paid to members of the new local government bodies.

  • Housing Accommodation (Personal Preference) (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what research his Department is undertaking into the type and size of accommodation of dwellings in which families prefer to live.

  • Motor Vehicles (Insurance Discs) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will introduce legislation to make compulsory the display of insurance discs on motor vehicles.

  • Road Casualties (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what proposals he has to reduce the number of road casualties, in the light of the latest figures.

  • Motor Vehicles (Seat Belts) (6 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will now introduce legislation to make the wearing of safety belts for front-seat passengers in motor vehicles compulsory unless...

  • Waste Dumping (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek powers to control fly dumping, by compelling the owners of vehicles to identify the drivers of the said vehicles.

  • Street Lighting (4 speeches)

    asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the Government will reduce the maximum limit of 200 yards between lights in built-up areas for all future installations; and if he will allow...