Mr John Stonehouse: Is my hon. Friend aware that there will be a general welcome for that answer, as what matters is the welfare and progress of the children concerned? Will he assure the House that if a headmaster decides that there must be grammar streaming in a comprehensive school, no Ministry or committee interference with that decision will be allowed?
Mr John Stonehouse: Does not the word "university" imply that such an institution is open for all expressions of view, however controversial, to be made within them? Is it not deplorable that the right hon. Member for Down, South (Mr. Powell) cannot accept a long-standing invitation to Brunei University because of the activities of a minority of members of the student union there who have threatened to create...
Mr John Stonehouse: asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the expected deficit in the Post Office for the current year; and what changes in tariffs in telecommunications and postal services he expects in consequence.
Mr John Stonehouse: I welcome the prospect of a small surplus, but is it not true that two of the main reasons for setting up the Corporation eight years ago were, first, to achieve greater efficiency and, second, to achieve closer touch with the consumer? Is it not plain that neither of those two objectives has yet been achieved, so how can the Minister afford to stand aside and allow the Post Office to...
Mr John Stonehouse: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what further adjustment is required in the green pound and other factors affecting domestic prices of food in view of the continual decline in the value of sterling; and what effect these changes will have on the prices of staple foods during the next 12 months.
Mr John Stonehouse: Does my right hon. Friend agree with the figures given by Commissioner Lardinois last Tuesday— that the Community paid a subsidy to Britain of £190 million last year, which is equivalent to about one third of the subsidies paid on food, and that currently the Community is subsidising British food to the extent of £15 million per month? As the fall in the value of sterling against European...
Mr John Stonehouse: Has the Foreign Secretary at any stage conveyed a guarantee to Mr. Smith that he and his colleagues will in no circumstances be charged with high treason or other crimes against the Crown?
Mr John Stonehouse: Could not the Secretary of State deal with this proper claim for increased representation from Northern Ireland and also with the problem he has just mentioned by introducing a system of proportional representation, so that all communities could be represented?
Mr John Stonehouse: asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current level of unemployment in the United Kingdom in Scotland and in the West Midlands, respectively; and what steps he is taking to reduce these levels.
Mr John Stonehouse: Is it not a fact that unemployment has been growing at a faster rate in the West Midlands than in almost any other part of the United Kingdom? Does this not make a lunacy of the policy of stealing jobs from the West Midlands in order to take them elsewhere? Will the Minister press, within his Department and elsewhere, for the bureaucratic system of the IDCs to be scrapped?
Mr John Stonehouse: asked the Secretary of State for Trade what were the foreign car imports in numbers and value into the United Kingdom for the last convenient year; what proportion of the total market they took; how this compares with the last month; and what were the numbers of Japanese cars in these periods.
Mr John Stonehouse: Do not these serious figures predicate the collapse of the British motor car industry in 10 or 15 years' time, apart from specialised cars? I appreciate what the Secretary of State said in support of the British car industry, but what does he intend to do immediately to improve its efficiency and performance, so that this trend can be stopped?
Mr John Stonehouse: Since New York, New Jersey and New York Port Authority have no authority with regard to international landing rights, will the Secretary of State make representations to the United States authorities to the effect that they should deal with this opposition rather than that it should be dealt with in the courts by way of appeal?
Mr John Stonehouse: If the dispute continues, could not arrangements be made for hon. Members or their representatives to go to the printing works and get their Hansards and other documents they require? Why cannot that be done?
Mr John Stonehouse: Is there not a very important point of principle involved here? If it is right for Sir Robert Mark to make controversial political speeches, why should not every other public servant or senior civil servant make political speeches as well? What Sir Robert Mark was making was a highly controversial political speech attacking the jury system of this country, and surely it is improper for a...
Mr John Stonehouse: What representation has the United States Secretary of State made about the need for Britain to wind up its dispute with Iceland, which is a partner in the Alliance?
Mr John Stonehouse: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress he has made in his discussions with EEC Foreign Ministers in obtaining European investment in Great Britain in nuclear and other projects.
Mr John Stonehouse: As British nuclear technology is ahead of the rest of the EEC put together, will my hon. Friend in the discussions continue his attempts to have the JET investment in Britain? What more does he intend to do to achieve that?
Mr John Stonehouse: Will my right hon. Friend resist moves towards arms standardisation if it means complete dependence on the United States for the provision of arms? Will he work for commensurate procurement from the United Kingdom in future?
Mr John Stonehouse: Is the Leader of the House aware that we require not only statements and questions on the situation in Rhodesia but a full day's debate, in view of the continuing responsibility of Her Majesty's Government for the constitutional position in Rhodesia?