Mr Arnold Shaw: Would my right hon. Friend not agree that the vast majority of people in the country, and hon. Members, are in favour of the abolition of this so-called sport? Would not the Government use their own means of overcoming the methods by which people are using the procedures of the House to hold up Bills of this kind?
Mr Arnold Shaw: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in view of the danger of increased Arab terrorist activities throughout the world, what precautions he has taken to safeguard persons and property in this country.
Mr Arnold Shaw: Has my hon. Friend given thought to the safety of this place? Is she aware that it is reported that one hon. Member of this House is associated with the terrorist El Fatah organisation, and that there are certain other hon. Members who hold funds, as far as we know for no specific purpose, subscribed by a foreign Government who are sympathetic towards the terrorist organisations?
Mr Arnold Shaw: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what progress is being made by the Working Party on Sewage Disposal.
Mr Arnold Shaw: Is my right hon. Friend aware that the House welcomes the progress being made? While we have not got the report, I hope that when it comes he will act quickly on its findings.
Mr Arnold Shaw: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what progress is being made on the Rivers Pollution Survey by his Department and the river authorities.
Mr Arnold Shaw: Once again I welcome the progress which is being made, but again I take it that we shall have the report as quickly as possible.
Mr Arnold Shaw: asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many projects have received or been promised financial aid from the Housing the Arts Fund; what is the total commitment from the fund to date; and what is the comparable commitment by local authorities and the private sector.
Mr Arnold Shaw: I thank my hon. Friend for that reply and for the great effort made by the Government in this respect. Is my right hon. Friend entirely satisfied that sufficient is being given by local authorities and private funds?
Mr Arnold Shaw: The hon. Member for Morecambe and Lonsdale (Mr. Hall-Davis) will forgive me if I do not comment on what he has said. I should like to refer to the speech of the right hon. and learned Member for St. Marylebone (Mr. Hogg) the other day. He made a colourful speech giving his assessment of the contents of the Gracious Speech. He deplored the fact that it lacked colour and he lumped it with all...
Mr Arnold Shaw: I did not see anything sinister in it at all. I thought it was simply a question of the hon. Lady realising that comprehensives were a better form of secondary education and, having a new area in which to build, she would naturally build a comprehensive school there. The only question I would put is if the comprehensive school is suitable for the newly developed area, why is it not suitable...
Mr Arnold Shaw: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government what progress has been made regarding holding the public inquiry into the Redbridge Council's proposals for the Town Centre Redevelopment Scheme.
Mr Arnold Shaw: Does not my hon. Friend appreciate the anxieties of people who have been living in this blighted area for quite a long time? The development scheme has been going on for many years, and these people are constantly being fobbed off with one excuse or another. Can he do something to expedite the procedure, perhaps by egging on the authorities concerned, and may I have the assurance that once...
Mr Arnold Shaw: Does my right hon. Friend agree that this problem is a very serious one and that a great deal of preparation is required before he can come to a firm decision? I think that the whole House will agree that it is necessary to take every conceivable offer made to my right hon. Friend to solve the problem.
Mr Arnold Shaw: I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I do not propose to keep the House for any length of time. There is little to be added to the arguments I put forward on Second Reading. The Bill simply corrects an anomaly which has arisen from Section 14 of the Architects Registration Act, 1931. I also remind the House that the Bill substantially widens the scope whereby the funds...
Mr Arnold Shaw: asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will seek powers to stimulate tree planting in urban areas, especially where redevelopment is taking place.
Mr Arnold Shaw: That is good as far as it goes. Will not my hon. Friend regard this as being urgent in order to prevent the further spread of deserts of bricks and mortar? Is there not a need for legislation, and even for financial incentives for those authorities that co-operate?
Mr Arnold Shaw: I congratulate the hon. Member for Ilford, North (Mr. Iremonger) on giving the House an opportunity to debate this matter. It is apposite that the debate should be held in this Chamber, since historically this country has always taken a leading part in the abolition of slavery. As a non-lawyer, I do not intend to go into legal arguments; I speak as an ordinary man in the street who looks...
Mr Arnold Shaw: It is a pity that members of the Opposition should object to the discussion of a Motion on so important a subject. I am sorry that so few hon. Members on the other side of the House have taken part in the debate. They obviously have not the interest in this subject that they should have. I object to any Member opposite having the impertinence to try to prevent any hon. Member speaking on this...
Mr Arnold Shaw: On a point of order, Sir Beresford. I question that statement.