Former MP for Ilkeston
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that no telephone or other form of communication is provided on the Doncaster by-pass to help motorists when breakdowns occur to obtain assistance, particularly at night; and if he will take steps to remedy this omission.
Can the Minister say how long it will be before this road is connected with the M.1? Will he remember that it is almost impossible at night to contact police cars and other people using the road, particularly if an accident occurs late at night? If he intends to install telephones or another form of communication on this road, will he get a move on quickly?
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will give further consideration to the accommodation at the employment exchange at Ripley, Derbyshire, in view of the need to give a much longer period for the payment of benefits to avoid long queues in the street and secure more privacy at the counter.
Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will ask his right hon. Friend how he knows that the time for payment is adequate. If the extension of the time for payment would enable more people to be attended to instead of their having to stand in the rain when the weather is bad, the local complaints are justifiable and should be looked into to.
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether he is aware of the disparity in a large number of cases between the pre- and post-accident earnings of injured workmen within the provisions of the Industrial Injuries Act, notwithstanding the addition of the special hardship allowance; and whether he will take steps to ensure that earnings plus allowances after injury approximate...
Would the Minister be goad enough to see if the Government can get any information on this problem from the employers or the trade unions? Is the Minister aware that, under the computation of loss, many highly paid workers who meet with a minor injury, but one sufficient to prevent a man going back to his original job, lose between £5 and £8 a week when resuming their work, because they...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, having regard to the added danger in the use of three-lane roads, he will ensure that no more of these will be built and that existing ones will be converted into dual highways.
Has the hon. Member seen the statement made in the other place by the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, who introduced the question of road accidents, that he himself had investigated 104 cases on the Oxford by-pass and had found that 20 per cent. were due to head-on collisions in the middle lane?
