Mr William Taylor: I mentioned officers' children as being the main class affected by this difficulty, but I included warrant officers, senior N.C.O.s and other ranks in my remarks.
Mr William Taylor: It is not a question of a local authority accepting responsibility for a ratepayer, but for a citizen. Any citizen is entitled to free education for his child under whatever authority it may be.
Mr William Taylor: It is very late, and I will not delay the House, but the case which I want to place before the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, to whom I apologise, is one in which he may be able to assist. I am trying to get an argument settled; an argument which has been going on in the City of Bradford since 1947. It refers to the speed limit on a length of main...
Mr William Taylor: I am dealing with that section of the road to the city boundary up to Queen's Hotel in Apperley Lane and over the bridge to the city boundary.
Mr William Taylor: I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the trouble he has taken to give me such a detailed reply.
Mr William Taylor: Is my right hon. Friend aware that representations for the upgrading of Bradford Technical College have been going on for many years, and that his present announcement will cause profound dissatisfaction in that city? Can he say how long it will be before he will be able to review this matter, with a view to giving some kind of priority to these institutions over a period of years?
Mr William Taylor: asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation when he expects to be in a position to make a statement with regard to the adoption of a scheme for the training of civil air pilots following representations made to him by the Air League of the British Empire; and whether he is aware of the growing anxiety of operators, and particularly the two national air corporations, that a scheme of...
Mr William Taylor: Is the Minister aware that this matter has been under consideration by his Department since March of this year? Is he further aware that the continuing delay is bound to cause increased difficulties to operators, including the nationalised corporations, and will he do something to expedite a decision on this matter?
Mr William Taylor: I can well understand the affection of the right hon. Member for Battersea, North (Mr. Jay) for retrospective legislation, but it was not clear from what he said what action was to be taken after the registration of the practice which may have been in existence on 1st January, 1956. The right hon. Gentleman did not say what he would do with that information, which I submit, would be purely...
Mr William Taylor: Or if the beer were good.
Mr William Taylor: First, I should like to express my gratitude to my hon. Friends the Members for Harwich (Mr. Ridsdale) and for Maldon (Mr. B. Harrison) for giving me notice of the main points that they intended to raise in the Adjournment debate. I can well understand why they wish to raise the matter, because for several years the constituents of my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich have pressed him to...
Mr William Taylor: By nuclear explosions. I mean explosions which would release fissile material into the atmosphere. All the explosions are of the conventional type and gun ammunition, and in this connection reference has been made to the reply given in another place by the Lord President of the Council on 7th April. 1954. The Lord President then said: The Foulness Range has been used over some years by the...
Mr William Taylor: Since the dates in the Questions, 1,011,715 safety razors and 593,965 shaving brushes have been sold for £3,698 and £10,791, respectively. These articles were all bought during the war and it is not now possible to ascertain the original cost.
Mr William Taylor: These goods are mostly of very cheap quality and in poor condition. My Department has no machinery for selling these goods by penny numbers or in small lots. The only way in which my Department can dispose of these goods when they are made surplus by a Service Department is by sale at auction. This procedure has been followed in this case. Whether anyone has been sacked or not, I am not...
Mr William Taylor: We will certainly look into this matter to see whether the arrangements can be improved, but I do not hold out very much hope that they can be improved. These goods were bought at the beginning of the war when they were issued free to the troops. That practice has now been discontinued and the goods are surplus to requirements.
Mr William Taylor: Certain inquiries were made of the manufacturers of these goods and they were asked whether they would be prepared to take them back. They were not so prepared. Many of the goods are obsolete.
Mr William Taylor: It is the responsibility of the occupiers to take any necessary precautions against fire, but my right hon. Friend has arranged for them to be reminded of this.
Mr William Taylor: That Question anticipates consideration of the Reports referred to by my hon. Friend the Joint Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department on 7th March, 1957, in reply to the hon. Member for Coventry, South (Miss Burton), but I would say that, as regards the factories which are operated by the Ministry of Supply, countermeasures have been taken in all the Royal Ordnance Factories in...
Mr William Taylor: I am sure that it would be improper for me to anticipate any future legislation in this House.
Mr William Taylor: Since 1st January, 1955, 7,513,580 razor blades have been sold for £3,680, approximately one-eighth of a penny per blade. The blades were offered in lots varying in size from 6,080 to 500,000.
