Mercher, 7 Rhagfyr 1960
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether a decision has yet been made as to the date of commencement of providing new permanent living accommodation for the artificer apprentices at Rosyth.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what are the criteria on which decisions are taken regarding commutation of the pensions of naval personnel.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty how many naval vessels are laid up; what is the cost of their maintenance; and how many are due for break-up.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what plans he has for the reorganisation of the naval base at Hong Kong.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what arrangements are being made to improve the living conditions of H.M.S. "Terror" at the naval base at Singapore.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty to what extent the increasing complexity of equipment makes necessary more frequent examination, repair, and refitting; and what effect this has on the...
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty to what extent the navy radiation monitoring team will co-operate with the civil defence authorities in the neighbourhood of the Holy Loch.
Mr. Slater: asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what applications his Department has received for work to be assigned to the Furness Shipyard at Haverton Hill.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will give an assurance that the torpedo production factory at Alexandria will not be moved to Portland.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he is now in a position to make a statement about the future of the Royal Naval Air Station, Brawdy, Pembrokeshire.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what plans he has for the future of the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether any of the submarines launched in 1959 have joined the Fleet.
asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty whether he will make a statement as to the exercise resulting in the death of Marine Greenstreet.
Mr. H. Wilson: asked the Secretary of State for War what decision he has reached about the future of ex-Royal Ordnance factories houses in the Gillmoss area, Liverpool; and if he intends to...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the proposed duration of training in Portugal of the cadets from Sandhurst who will shortly be leaving for this purpose.
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the number of soldiers who have been employed in potato picking since 1st October; what rate of pay is received for their services from the farmers;...
asked the Secretary of State for War what acreage in the Stanford battle area in Norfolk is now reserved exclusively for military exercises.
asked the Secretary of State for War what messing arrangements he has made for those soldiers who are vegetarians.
asked the Secretary of State for War, in view of the dissatisfaction in Gibraltar at the slow progress being made in respect of the provision a new military quarters in the South, thereby holding...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many battalions there are composed of Fijians.
asked the Secretary of State for War what steps he has taken during 1960 to arrange for the formation of a British Foreign Legion.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the number of raincoats, slip on, demobilised Servicemen, held in stock; and to whom, and for what purpose, this garment is now to be issued.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the analysis of active strength, as defined in Annex 1, Table 1, page 15, of the Defence White Papers, 1960, Command Paper No. 952, at the...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will instruct the Household Brigade to allow non-commissioned officers and guardsmen to walk out in London wearing scarlet tunics.
asked the Postmaster-General what arrangements are being made this year to meet the demands of the Christmas mail within the Crook and Willington Urban District, County Durham.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will consult the appropriate Post Office workers' trade union before coming to any decision affecting Post Office uniforms.
asked the Postmaster-General if he will provide a list of the Scottish schools which have been approached to exempt children from attendance to work in local post offices in December; how many...
asked the Postmaster-General what additional steps he is taking to protect Crown post offices from robberies.
asked the Postmaster-General if he will so amend the Television Act, 1954, as to prevent changes in the nature of shareholdings in programme companies without the approval of the Independent...
asked the Postmaster-General if the British Broadcasting Corporation is now planning Stage III of its satellite station plan; and if he will make a statement with particular reference to the...
asked the Postmaster-General what consultations he has had under Section 4 (5) of the Television Act, 1954, with the Independent Television Authority concerning the nature of the newspapers and...
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the increase in juvenile delinquency and to avoid encouragement to young persons to carry firearms for unlawful purposes, he...
asked the Postmaster-General why there is still considerable delay in obtaining an answer from the operator when 100 is dialled.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that some telephone exchanges can handle only three 999 calls at any one time, and that in some, 999 calls do not get priority automatically; and...
asked the Postmaster-General how many of the 1,300 people who have a special telephone line receive it free; what is the cost to the remainder; and what is the delay when an application is made...
Bill to authorise the Secretary of State to contribute to the expenses incurred in connection with the employment of persons in the public services of overseas territories or in respect of...
3.34 p.m.
Bill to make illegal discrimination to the detriment of any person on the grounds of colour, race and religion in the United Kingdom, presented accordingly and read the First time; to be read a...
Order for Second Reading read
[Queen's Recommendation signified.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Chichester-Clark.]
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