Results 161–180 of 381 for speaker:Mr Frank McLeavy

Orders of the Day — Road Traffic Bill: New Clause. — (Amendments as to Suspension or Revocation of a and B Licences.) (31 May 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I beg to second the Motion. I do not propose to reiterate the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Enfield, East (Mr. Ernest Davies). I think it fair to say that the old Clause was one-sided and designed to affect the Transport Commission rather than private road hauliers. We on this side of the House made clear that this was unreasonable, and in fairness to the Minister one should...

Orders of the Day — Road Traffic Bill: Clause 33. — (Constitution of London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee.) (31 May 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I beg to second the Amendment. It is evident that London taxicab drivers. with their special knowledge of all London's traffic problems, could with advantage be given representation upon the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee. It would be of extreme value to the Committee to have at first hand the knowledge and experience of a working taxicab driver. They would get at first...

Orders of the Day — Road Traffic Bill: New Clause. — (Obligatory Test Certificates.) (30 May 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I ask the Minister to reconsider this matter. What we are asking is that the Minister should at least take power, so that if and when the time arrives when it is possible to deal with this type of second-hand vehicle, he will be able to exercise that power, first of all in the interests of public safety, and, secondly, in order to prevent many decent people being swindled by those who sell...

Part Iii: New Clause. — (Maximum Speed of Goods Vehicles.) (30 May 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: As the hon. Member for Kidderminster (Mr. Nabarro) has told the House, we had a very long discussion of this matter in Standing Committee, when the hon. Member made a very long speech containing some of the arguments he has adduced tonight in favour of increasing this speed limit. I object, and have always objected, to increasing the speed limit for heavy vehicles because, first, our roads...

Part Iii: New Clause. — (Maximum Speed of Goods Vehicles.) (30 May 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: If the hon. Member will read HANSARD tomorrow he will find that what I said was perfectly true. The hon. Member said that 95 per cent. of the vehicles were exceeding the speed limit, and I have quoted precisely what he said. I was very surprised at the speech of the hon. Member for Twickenham (Mr. Gresham Cooke). If anyone gave the game away, it was he. He said that the Minister should...

Orders of the Day — Transport (Rural Areas) (24 Apr 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I join with other hon. Members on both sides in congratulating the hon. Member for Westmorland (Mr. Vane) on giving us an opportunity today to discuss the important matter of rural transport. We do not discuss that question here as often as we should, but at the same time we must not get it out of proportion. Transport for rural areas has been a problem for many years. It is aggravated...

Orders of the Day — Transport (Rural Areas) (24 Apr 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I agree that there are certain additional charges, but what I was saying was substantially true. There is a loss even when farmers have paid the extra cost, and that loss has to be borne by people in more thickly populated areas. I know that this problem of the cost of transport has been a matter which previous Chancellors of the Exchequer have had under review, and I want to recall a speech...

Orders of the Day — Transport (Rural Areas) (24 Apr 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: It depends on the type of rural area. If the countryside is flat, the cost per mile may be lower than the figures I have given; if it is hilly, the cost may be higher and even as much as 4d. a mile. The point is that if we are to help passenger transport in rural areas, we must review the incidence of fuel oil taxation. I can understand private enterprise omnibus companies, which obviously...

Orders of the Day — Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Bill: Clause 1. — (Disposal of Property to Companies Remaining Under Commission's Control.) (16 Apr 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I beg to move, in page 2, line 40, to leave out "three-fortieths" and to insert "one-fortieth." The purpose of this Amendment is to reduce the number of unlicensed vehicles from the figure in the Bill, 7½ per cent., to 2½ per cent. While we on this side of the House do not think it is wise to stipulate in the Bill the precise number of vehicles which the Transport Commission should have...

Orders of the Day — Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Bill: Clause 1. — (Disposal of Property to Companies Remaining Under Commission's Control.) (16 Apr 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I am much obliged to the hon. Member for giving way. I was not unjust to the Minister at all. What I referred to—and I am sure that the hon. Member, on reflection, will agree with this—was the original decision of the Government to invite the Chairman of the Disposal Board to examine the position as to how many vehicles were required to allow the Transport Commission to carry on its...

Oral Answers to Questions — Coal: Prices and Grading (Bradford Experiment) (20 Feb 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he has yet reviewed the Bradford experiment which provides for the inspectors of weights and measures to act as enforcement officers in respect to price and grading of coal; and if he will make an early statement to the House upon this experiment, and consider applying this method of public safeguard throughout the country.

Oral Answers to Questions — Coal: Prices and Grading (Bradford Experiment) (20 Feb 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: Is the Minister aware of the tremendous success of the experimental scheme at Bradford, as a matter of protection of the community? Would it not be in the public interest for the scheme to be applied throughout the country as soon as possible? Will the Minister be good enough to look into the matter personally and consider whether it would be possible to make an early statement to the House?

Orders of the Day — Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Bill ( 9 Feb 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I am sure that hon. Members on both sides of the House will join with me in congratulating the hon. Member for Glasgow, Pollok (Mr. George) upon a very able maiden speech. It may well be that all he has said this afternoon will not find support on this side of the House. Indeed, he may find himself in some difficulty if he repeats the same arguments at a later date in the House or in...

Orders of the Day — Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Bill ( 9 Feb 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I am sure that the hon. Gentleman does not wish to misrepresent what I said. I made no such statement. I referred only to the question of making a contribution towards the common pool. If the hon. Gentleman misunderstood my speech, I am sorry. No one, by any stretch of imagination, could suggest that a mere contribution from the profits of the road haulage side would meet all the costs of...

Orders of the Day — Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Bill ( 9 Feb 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: Is the hon. Gentleman not aware that that also applies to the big combines and trusts in the industrial field? Because of their size they can purchase requirements much more cheaply than the smaller man. If he is proposing some limitation on the British Transport Commission, does he propose to apply it to the Unilever combine and all the other big combines in the country?

Orders of the Day — Transport (Disposal of Road Haulage Property) Bill ( 9 Feb 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: Where is the unfairness?

Oral Answers to Questions — Pensions and National Insurance: United Kingdom-New Zealand (Reciprocal Agreement) ( 6 Feb 1956)

Mr Frank McLeavy: asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether negotiations have now been concluded with the Government of New Zealand for a reciprocal agreement upon the payment of pensions; and when a statement is likely to be made to Parliament.

Oral Answers to Questions — Pensions and National Insurance: Reciprocal Arrangements (New Zealand) (14 Nov 1955)

Mr Frank McLeavy: asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether negotiations have now been resumed with the Government of New Zealand for a reciprocal agreement upon the payment of pensions; and when Parliament is likely to have a statement upon the matter.

Oral Answers to Questions — Pensions and National Insurance: Reciprocal Arrangements (New Zealand) (14 Nov 1955)

Mr Frank McLeavy: Is the Minister aware that a number of widows who have returned to this country from New Zealand, and possibly from other Dominions, have lost their pensions because they have taken up permanent residence in England, and that the New Zealand Government, in particular, say that the pensions will be paid when agreement is arrived at with Her Majesty's Government? Will the Minister regard this...

Orders of the Day — Public Service Vehicles (Contract Carriages and Special Travel Facilities) Bill (18 Feb 1955)

Mr Frank McLeavy: I should like, in the first place, to congratulate the hon. Member for Walton (Mr. K. Thompson) upon his speech, which at least has been helpful and understanding and has indicated a line of thought which is characteristic of the Merseyside area. Most of us who know Liverpool believe that the system of free travel and reduced fares which has been applied in that city is an indication of the...


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