Former MP for St Albans
Is my right hon. Friend aware that a complaint of a similar occurrence to that mentioned in the Question has been made to me from my constituency and that, upon inquiry, I was informed that the canvasser in question was a representative from the Conservative Central Office? Has my. right hon. Friend any influence to ensure that Tory canvassers really look like Tories?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) why the United Kingdom representative at the United Nations General Assembly, on 15th November last, voted against a resolution, which was passed by 49 votes to 1, endorsing the Trusteeship Committee's recommendations asking that the indigenous inhabitants of Trust Territories be given a greater participation in the economic life of the...
Is my hon. Friend aware that while the explanation he has now given will go some way towards allaying the concern that the full announcement of this vote in the United Nations Press release caused to many people in this country, there is a necessity for reaffirming that the policy of the Government is as in the terms put down in the Question? Also, will he use his influence with the Lord...
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether the policy of the Government in regard to the possible transfer of the High Commission territories to the Union of South Africa, is still that stated by the then Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies in the House of Lords on 9th June, 1937, namely, that such transfer could only be effected with the full acquiescence of the...
Can my right hon. Friend say why it is not possible for him to go beyond that and, in accordance with the statement made on 9th June, give a pledge of consent as well as consultation?
Can my right hon. Friend say if he is in full consultation with the development corporation of Welwyn Garden City, as this airfield very much affects the development of that town?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will now appoint a commission to review all trade union legislation in Colonial territories and to make recommendations for revision and reform where such appears to be desirable.
Is my right hon. Friend satisfied that the various trade union ordinances in the Colonies are keeping pace with the practice in this country, and would it not be as well to have a complete review of trade union legislation?.
