Mawrth, 25 Tachwedd 1958
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to the Church of Scotland Trust, presented by Mr. John Maclay; and ordered (under...
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, presented by Mr. John...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the opportunities existing in the United States of America, Canada and Africa for the sale of the products of Scottish trade and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what figure he aims to reduce the red deer population in Scotland; what percentage of the present red deer population he estimates this to be; and how...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will call for a report from the chief constable concerned on the disappearance of Moira Anderson from Coatbridge on 23rd February, 1957, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress is being made with the prevention of pollution in the River Forth and estuary; and whether he will take steps to ensure that pollution will...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make more money available to Lanark county for road work and absorb many of the unemployed men now signing the unemployed register.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will consider making more generous grants to persons willing to give up their employment to train for the teaching profession.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has received a memorandum from the Hermitage Parent-Teacher Association with regard to the conditions prevailing at the Hermitage Secondary School,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why, in view of the unemployment situation in Scotland and of the importance of education, he has authorised education authorities to exempt school...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to prevent further motor accidents at the junction of the Kingsway and the Forfar Road in the City of Dundee.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps have been taken to find a successor or successors to the dentist now relinquishing his appointment in the Invernessshire Outer Isles.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the financial burden upon National Health Service patients from the Western Isles having to pay the cost of travel to distant centres...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many public projects additional to those in the normal programmes have been commenced specifically to relieve unemployment in Scotland; and what is...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will indicate the date on which the Duke Street Prison site was made available to Glasgow Corporation; and if he has yet received from that local...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has yet completed the research which he undertook to make into the questions raised by the hon. Member for the Western Isles on 21st January...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is taking to ensure that the provisions of the National Assistance Act, 1948, concerning welfare services for the physically-handicapped,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the concern about unemployment in, and the future of, the aircraft industry in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent, in the public sale of islands and parts of islands in Scotland, there are controls exercised by the Government to see that they do not...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now authorise a start to the construction of the new maternity hospital in Glasgow originally intended to begin in 1958–59.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the proposal to establish a clinic at St. Bartholomew's Hospital for free examination for early diagnosis of cancer; and if he will ask...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the First and Second Reports of the Law Reform Committee for Scotland; and whether it is his policy to introduce legislation to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether it is now his policy to reconstitute the Committee on Land Registration in Scotland, the McMillan Committee.
asked the Lord Advocate why the charge against Police Constables Gunn and Harper for assaulting and injuring John Waters, aged 15 years, was not proceeded with after the Procurator Fiscal, Wick,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the need for foreign orders by Aberdeen engineering firms, what efforts he has made, and with what success, in conjunction with the Secretary...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many applications for industrial development certificates were received by his Department during the six months ended 31st October, 1958; and how...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has considered the representations made by women's organisations with regard to his proposed Regulations concerning the weight marking on...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has formed of the effect on United Kingdom exports of the new import restrictions imposed by the New Zealand Government.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of United Kingdom exports to the six Common Market countries will be liable to duty after the common external tariff comes into operation...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the increasing tendency of machine tool manufacturers in this country to act as agents for foreign manufacturers...
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent the current level of trade between the United Kingdom and China is higher now than it was twelve months and two years ago, respectively;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what considerations he had in mind when excluding the towns of Lowestoft and Beccles, in the area of north-east Suffolk, under the Distribution of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the unemployment in West South Wales, what plans the Government have to establish new industries in the area.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he proposes to take by way of introducing preferences or quotas to protect the legitimate interests of Commonwealth producers of tung oil in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the number of claims received in each of the last ten years from owner-occupiers of residential property for relief from Income Tax,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date he recently appointed the British Economic Minister in Washington; on what date this Minister takes office; and whether he will give the name...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he is aware that the British share of the export trade in goods vehicles by the principal producing countries has fallen from 45·4 per cent....
asked the Prime Minister, in view of the recent official statement of the Soviet Prime Minister, to what extent it remains the policy of Her Majesty's Government to participate in a Summit Conference.
asked the Prime Minister the nature of the communications he has recently received from local authorities in Ayrshire on the future of the aircraft industry in the country and its effect on local...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will propose an amendment to Standing Order No. 105 to ensure that the power of the House to exclude strangers should be extended to permit of the House by...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the education grant given to the daughter of Violette Szabo, G.C., who was shot by the Nazis in the last war, is in danger of being reduced on...
asked the Prime Minister by what method the Atomic Energy Authority is obtaining sufficient beryllium for its requirements; and to what extent there exists a partnership between the Atomic Energy...
Patrick Wolrige-Gordon, esquire, for East Aberdeenshire.
Proceedings on the Development of Inventions Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[The Prime Minister.]
Order for Third Reading read.
Resolution reported,That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to extend the period during which advances may be made to the National Research Development Corporation out of the...
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time and passed.
Read the Third time and passed.
Resolution reported,That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make as respects Scotland new provision for safety, health and other matters in respect of the construction of...
Resolution reported,That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend the Factories Acts, 1937 and 1948, and make further provision as to the health, safety, and welfare of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Chichester-Clark.]
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