Iau, 18 Chwefror 1954
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
Second Reading deferred till Thursday next.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Second Reading deferred till Tuesday next at Seven o'Clock.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in order to encourage the production and exhibition of British films, he will now introduce discriminatory relief from entertainments tax when...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what inquiries he has made since September, 1949, into the administration of the Tate Gallery; and what action he has taken in consequence.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the present state of negotiations for a double taxation agreement with the West German Government; and when he expects a convention will be signed.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what statistics are avail able to him to enable some estimate to be made of the proportion of income spent, respectively, on food, rent, and fuel, by the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what purposes, other than the purchase of Canadian barley, unlimited amounts of dollar currency are available on application by private individuals.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much it cost to print and distribute "Broadsheet on Britain No. 32"prepared by the Information Division of the Treasury; and to whom it was distributed.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the unsatisfied public demand for crown pieces, more of these coins will be minted.
Mr. I. O. Thomas: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of a shortage of shillings in Shropshire and other Midland counties, and of the difficulties such shortage is causing to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his attention has been drawn to the fact that following the increase in the Bank rate, building societies in general throughout the country, increased...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the failure of the offer for sale of Lancashire Steel Company shares, he will now take steps to terminate the sale to private interests...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider imposing a capital levy in order to raise funds to pay off the outstanding post-war credits.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated cost, in dollars, would be this year of allowing a travel allowance for the United States of America at the same rate as for non-dollar...
Sir G. Lloyd: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is now in a position to allocate sufficient foreign exchange to allow of the import of Canadian newsprint to meet the proper needs of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now give details of the commodities which will be bought with the recently announced allotment by the United States of America of dollars for...
Miss Ward: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount of money allocated as grants in aid to the Arts Council, since its formation to date, has been made available for the acquisition of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when it is proposed to bring the Currency and Bank Notes Act of 1954 into operation.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much net ordinary dividends were raised in 1953; and if he will give an estimate of how much per week the average basic wage rate would have been...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the delay in adjusting the scale of pay of senior assistant collectors of taxes following recent pay awards; and whether he will...
Miss Ward: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many women deputy secretaries are drawing equal pay.
asked the Secretary to the Treasury why Her Majesty's official Opposition are not allowed to send out their written whips and other official documents in franked envelopes, similarly to Her...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will now state the policy of his Department with regard to the importation of Swedish Landrace pigs.
asked the Minister of Agriculture the total number of horses, for the year 1953, returned by owners of horse-carrying vessels, under Section 13 of the Horses (Sea Transport) Order, 1952, as...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will make a statement on the results of the trial of the Imbra humane rabbit trap.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will make a statement on the prospects in respect to the supply of green vegetables in the late spring.
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many outbreaks of bacterial blight of peas there have been in this country recently; and what steps are being taken to eliminate the risk of infection...
Mr. Watkins: asked the Minister of Agriculture what reply he has had from the Welsh Agricultural Organisation Society about the proposal in Command Paper No. 9014, paragraph 59 (5), to consider...
Mr. Slater: asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of volunteer agricultural camps to be set up for 1954; and if he will give the areas of placing.
Mr. Slater: asked the Minister of Agriculture what consideration is being given to the training schemes which have operated since the end of the war by his Department; and if he will state the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he can now give further details of the Government's proposals for the marketing of agricultural produce outlined in the White Paper Command No. 8989.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give the names of all areas referred to the Agricultural Land Commission for investigation and report under Sections 84, 86 and 87, respectively, of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been drawn to the Caldra system of netting rabbits, upon which favourable reports have recently been received in Scotland; and what...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give the areas which were requisitioned under War Emergency Regulations, and have been acquired by him under compulsory powers granted under Section...
asked the Minister of Agriculture the cost to the taxpayer of the promotion and administration to date of the Apple and Pear Marketing Scheme.
asked the Minister ofAgriculture when he expects to receive the report of the Gowers Committee on foot-and-mouth disease.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will set up a committee to inquire into the subject of common land.
asked the Minister of Agriculture why, in a case to which his attention has been drawn by the hon. Member for Reigate, his Department gave consent to a local authority for a change of user for a...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has yet completed his review of the problem of maintaining the concrete roads laid down in the Fens by his Department during the war; and if he will...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is satisfied that the price of the standard ration of feeding-stuffs for pigs calculated by his Department have been reduced from 33s. 6d. a hundredweight...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has yet completed his consideration of the practicability of using coal and chemical refuse dumps for rebuilding sea walls; and what conclusion he has...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
asked the Prime Minister whether he will state the Government's policy with regard to the colour bar; and whether he will instruct all Ministers to take action within their Ministerial and...
asked the Prime Minister if he will move to appoint a Select Committee to join with a committee of the Lords to consider the desirability of arranging that future State Openings of Parliament...
asked the Prime Minister if, in view of the failure of the four Foreign Ministers to reach an agreement at Berlin, he will now invite heads of States to a conference without a rigid agenda and...
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal to state the business for next week?
Order for Third Reading read.
Order for Third Reading read.
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
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