Iau, 28 Ebrill 1955
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I beg to move:
Read the Third time and passed.
Read a Second time and committed.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now take steps to grant the same rights to British women subjects who marry foreigners as are available to British male...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the Report of the working party set up to examine the hackney carriage laws is going to be published as a White Paper.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that unauthorised obstructions have been placed on the footway outside the Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane and in the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the day trips from London to France and Belgium, without passports, are one-way traffic only or if reciprocity is intended, thus increasing...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce legislation to enable electors attending an assembly of the established Churches in England and Scotland to appoint a...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that a medical report by the Principal Medical Officer of Brixton Prison, dated 14th February, 1953, stated that a prisoner,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now announce the decisions he has taken on the Report of the Departmental Committee on the adoption of children.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Committee investigating the law relating to homosexual offences and prostitution is likely to report.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he has not yet made any detailed reply to the proposals relating to action by Her Majesty's Government for overcoming Northern Ireland...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the reason for the delay in rebuilding the Magistrates' Court at Balham; when work will start; and when the new court will be completed.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representatives of his Department will attend the atomic Civil Defence exercise to be held in Nevada this week.
asked the Minister of Education what progress has been made in the efforts to improve educational facilities for Service men's children.
asked the Minister of Education what decisions have been reached in the consideration given to the recommendation of the Central Advisory Council for England in respect of early leaving at...
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the Minister of Education why his Department instructed the Lancashire County Council that it could not accept on a 50 per cent. grant basis the church hall in Huyton,...
asked the Minister of Education what representations he has received regarding the state of the buildings at Haverfordwest Grammar School and Tasker's High School for Girls, Haverfordwest; and...
asked the Minister of Education the percentage fall in the number of primary schools under construction between 1st January, 1952, and 1st January, 1955; and the percentage rise in the number...
asked the Minister of Education what proportions of local education areas had percentages of more than 50 and less than 20, respectively, of grammar to total secondary places, at the latest date...
asked the Minister of Education the number of new primary and secondary schools approved for building in the County of Stafford and the excepted district of Newcastle-under-Lyme, respectively,...
asked the Minister of Education what changes he proposes in the award and conditions of State scholarships.
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the Minister of Education whether he is aware that, in the new township of Kirkby, near Liverpool, voluntary schools to a total cost of £250,000 have been completed or...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is yet able to make an announcement about Government policy for the Lancashire textile industry.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will permit firms in this country to purchase Calcutta hessian at world prices, provided the hessian so imported is used exclusively in the export...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how much newsprint was saved during the non-publication of the national newspapers.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that unemployment and under-employment have now arisen in the furniture industry, largely as a result of the recently imposed...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the 2,400,000 who will be relieved from paying Income Tax under the Budget proposals are agricultural workers.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give an assurance that he will refuse to complete his negotiations for purchase of six million dollars worth of United States oranges as long...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement about the current position regarding coracle fishing on the River Teifi between Llechryd Bridge and Cenarth...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a further statement on the crisis in the hake fishing industry.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will provide a list of the research institutes which receive a grant-in-aid for working on matters of interest to the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what response he has received from manufacturers to provide adequate guards to power take-offs and driving shafts on agricultural equipment.
asked the Prime Minister on what date he proposes to meet Marshal Bulganin.
asked the Prime Minister what further steps he is taking to improve Sino-British relations following the recent official declaration of the Prime Minister of China.
asked the Minister of Labour the number of vacancies notified to employment exchanges in Lancashire, and remaining unfilled, on the last convenient date, in the chemical, engineering, electrical...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will now specify the steps taken during the first four months of 1955 by the British Government to secure agreement for international...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why Her Majesty's Government have given the French Government assurances of support for their policy in North Africa.
asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation how many persons were killed or seriously injured on zebra crossings during the first quarter of 1955.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if agreement has now been reached with the Prime Minister of Eastern Nigeria regarding the payment and status of the higher officials of his Government.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if, in view of the recommended acceptance, with only minor amendments, of the Hancock constitutional reforms by the Lukiko Committee, he will...
asked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance whether he has considered a letter from the Lincoln Branch of the British Legion pointing out that a widow who is to have her widow's...
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal to state the business of the House for next week?
Ordered, That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[The Prime Minister.]
[12TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £12,200,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
3.36 p.m.
10.0 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. R. Thompson.]
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