Mercher, 6 Ebrill 1955
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he has yet received the Report of the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory Committee on the possible use of the Kingsway Tunnel.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether, in view of the representations made to him by the Halesworth Urban District Council and by the hon. Member for Lowestoft, in respect of...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the present position with regard to the proposed motor racing track in the area of the Peak Park Planning Board; whether any information on the...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he will increase the width of the proposed new road which will replace the permanently closed portion of road A9 at Turnhouse Airport; and...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation when the proposed one-way system in Great Portland Street will be introduced.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how far discussions and plans have proceeded for the proposed construction of the underwater crossing of the Forth near Queens-ferry; and...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation when work is likely to proceed on the improvements of the Glasgow-Stirling road; and what estimate he has made of the time required to complete...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will inquire into the causes of the increased numbers of killed and injured on zebra crossings.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has been made in the negotiations, in which representatives of his Department have participated, about the future repair and...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what progress has been made in the consideration given to the provision of a helidrome built on pontoons on the Thames opposite Battersea Park...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation his policy in regard to the future of Renfrew Airport.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether, in view of the great increase since the war in the tonnage of export goods handled at British docks, and, in particular, the proportion...
Miss Ward: asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation which countries have ceased practising flag discrimination against this country's shipping as a result of his representations.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he is now able to announce his decision in reference to car owners leaving their cars without lights on the street if within 100 yards...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many of the recommendations, on matters within the responsibility of his Department, made by Metropolitan Essex local councils to his...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what action he proposes to take in regard to the Road Haulage Disposal Board on the expiry of terms of office of its Chairman and members.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he is aware that many private motor vehicles have windscreens of toughened glass; and, in view of the number of cases of the surface...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many persons passed driving tests in 1954; and the total number of driving licences now current.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will issue regulations requiring private companies who apply to the Traffic Commissioners for licences to run omnibus and coach...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation if he is now in a position to make a statement on the proposals to supplement the allowances of railway superannuitants.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many A special licences granted in accordance with the provisions of the Transport Act, 1953, have been revoked under Section 9 (4) of that Act.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what request he has received from the Surrey County Council to make regulations to enforce no-waiting restrictions in Station Road, East, and...
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation whether he will consider making regulations to give special priority in public transport queues to members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade...
On a point of order. In a Question which I submitted. I requested some information as to the future of the Renfrew maintenance base. in addition to the airport. That part has been excluded, and...
asked the Minister of Defence whether, in view of the shortage of instructors in the Cadet Forces, he will arrange for men who have had previous service in cadet units and have completed their...
asked the Minister of Defence his estimate of underspending by the defence Departments in 1954–55; and how this compares with 1953–54.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he will make a statement on the decision of the French Government to withdraw two divisions from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation for service in North...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will now state his policy towards the holding of a United Nations Charter review conference; and what instructions he has given to our...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the United Nations High Commissioner's Advisory Committee is likely to have concluded its consideration of Dr. Edward Hambro's proposals in...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what further consideration the Security Council of the United Nations has given to the questions of the interference by the Egyptian Government...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will negotiate with other countries with a view Lo defining the areas where thermonuclear explosives may, or may not, be tested.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now in a position to make a statement regarding the inquiry by the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation into the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which European countries discriminate between British-protected persons in possession of British passports and United Kingdom citizens.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the British trawler "Churchill," out of Grimsby, was arrested on 29th March by the Icelandic authorities for alleged...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in order that British commitments resulting from the United Kingdom's accession to the Turco-Iraqi Pact may at all times be precisely...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will appoint a committee to inquire into the conditions of coloured persons in Great Britain.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if a person born in Singapore who has spent three years or more as a student in Great Britain is eligible under the electoral regulations to vote...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that some of the newly-established villages in Malaya are situated a great distance from the rubber plantations; that the workers are...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) the number of staff now with the East African Co-operative Training College; the desired establishment; and what steps are being taken to recruit...
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the outcome of the disagreement between the Executive Council and the Governor of Eastern Nigeria on appointments and allowances for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proposals he is considering for constitutional reform in the several smaller Colonial Territories.
Mrs. White: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on constitutional developments in Nyasaland.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement on the quantity of land
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what grants and loans were made to the Jamaican Government as a relief measure after the 1951 hurricane; to state in detail the purpose for which...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make arrangements so that two Members of Parliament may visit the Turks and Caicos Islands to investigate conditions there and make a...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Africans have been executed in Kenya since the emergency began; how many of these were charged with murder; how many have been charged with...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of Mau Mau adherents who have laid down their arms in Kenya under the surrender terms.
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he can state the business for the first week after the Recess?
Mr. Speaker, I ask leave of the House, before we proceed to the business of the day, to refer to the event which is in all our minds, the change of Prime Minister. I recall very well speaking...
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 22nd April, I shall call attention to the need for a North Atlantic Assembly, and move a Resolution.
Brigadier Clarke: I beg to give notice that on Friday, 22nd April, I shall call attention to the need to bear in mind the possible future use of flying boats, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 22nd April, I shall call attention to the need to improve university grants and to make them uniform, and move a Resolution.
Proceedings of the Committee on Rating and Valuation [Money] and on the British Museum Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the...
House to meet Tomorrow at Eleven o'clock; no Questions to be taken after Twelve o'clock: and at Five o'clock Mr. Speaker to adjourn the House without putting any Question.—[The Prime Minister.]
House, at its rising Tomorrow, to adjourn till Tuesday, 19th April.—[The Prime Minister.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Considered in Committee and reported, without Amendment.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Kaberry.]
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