Mercher, 17 Gorffennaf 1963
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords Amendments considered and agreed to.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the percentage of non-graduate and non-certificated teachers in the employment of the Dunbartonshire education authority.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what school building programmes, set down as essential priorities by the Dunbartonshire Education Committee, are being postponed because of limited...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when work will start on the new maternity unit at the Vale of Leven Hospital, Alexandria.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has approved the scheme for the piping of the Monkland Canal at Coatbridge; if he will state the amount of the grant he will authorise; and if he...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the general dissatisfaction felt at the operation of the not proven verdict in Scottish courts; if he will introduce legislation to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people in Scotland spoke during each of the last 10 years the Gaelic language; how many spoke or speak only Gaelic; and how many spoke or speak...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland at what age children in the new town of East Kilbride are being admitted to primary schools.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for the extension of secondary school provision in Scotland for maladjusted children.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the overall period of waiting for treatment at the children's psychiatric unit at the Crichton Royal Mental Hospital, Dumfriesshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is satisfied that the provision of roads, houses, and education services is sufficient to facilitate and speed up the growth of the motor car...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now grant permission to Glasgow Corporation to build on the remaining 633 acres at Summerston and the 615 acres at Darnley.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated cost to the local authorities concerned for the provision of roads, sewers, water and electricity and the other social services...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for the provision of school accommodation for the children of naval personnel to be stationed at Faslane.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he takes to ensure that the most up-to-date and efficient designs are used for the construction of road bridges in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many cases of venereal disease have been reported at Greenock during the last three years.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consultations he has had with local authorities' associations regarding his proposals to increase the authorised land prices for new town...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the grave concern expressed by the Glasgow police during a recent High Court case at the growth of drug trafficking in the Glasgow area...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consultations he has had with respect to the interruption of the Tay Ferry services; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what measures he proposes to take to ensure that equitable valuations as between subjects in various valuation areas will result at the quinquennial...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated percentage and number increase in the male population of Scotland, aged between 20 and 40 years, from 1951 to the latest available...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will appoint an expert committee to consider proposals for amending the existing conveyancing statutes as recommended by the Reid Committee.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how long it will take to clear the slums, on the basis of the policy set out in the recent White Paper on Housing.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to publish the proposed toll charges for the Forth Road Bridge.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of Scotland's 18,946,694 acres of land are still under private ownership.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what further schemes of cross-river communication he proposes for the city of Glasgow, particularly in the Govan division.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimated percentage and number increase in the female population of Scotland, aged between 20 and 40 years, from 1951 to the latest...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if gliding is included in the official training curriculum for air crews.
asked the Secretary of State for Air (1) what were the reasons for the transfer of his Department's Works Services organisation to the Ministry of Public Building and Works. (2) on what date the...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if it is intended to adapt the Zell take-off system for the V-bomber force.
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will make a statement about the future of St. Eval Airfield in Cornwall.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has yet received the report of the Road Research Council dealing with safety belts; and whether he intends to publish it.
asked the Minister of Transport if he is satisfied that the restrictions on Form D.L.2C on drivers between the ages of 17 and 21 years who hold provisional licences are printed sufficiently...
asked the Minister of Transport what progress he has made in his conversations with highway authorities about classification and percentage grants for the road improvements necessitated by...
asked the Minister of Transport what discussions have taken place between his officials and representatives of the London County Council and the Kent County Council on the implications of the...
asked the Minister of Transport how much land he has acquired in Porthill, Newcastle-under-Lyme, for future road schemes; if he is aware of the nuisance emanating from one of the sites he has...
asked the Minister of Transport how many shipyards in Great Britain are now fully equipped for the building of ships for the carriage of methane gas; which they are; and what steps he is taking...
I returned yesterday from a short visit to British Guiana, and I think that the House would like to hear my frank impressions of the situation in that unhappy country. Wherever I went, in town...
Ordered, That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock; and that if the first Resolution reported from the Committee of Supply of 15th July shall have...
3.47 p.m.
Bill to repeal certain obsolete provisions of the law relating to hackney carriages in the Metropolis, presented accordingly and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday next and...
[26TH ALLOTTED DAY]
CIVIL ESTIMATES AND SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1963–64; MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ESTIMATE, 1963–64; NAVY ESTIMATES, 1963–64; ARMY ESTIMATES, 1963–64; AIR ESTIMATES,...
1. That a sum, not exceeding £2,679,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
2. That a sum, not exceeding £104,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending era the 31st...
3. That a sum, not exceeding £59,175,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
4. That a sum, not exceeding £102,483,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
5. That a sum, not exceeding £101,782,900, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
6. That a sum, not exceeding £467,443,800, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum neccessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
7. That a sum, not exceeding £264,059,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
8. That a sum, not exceeding £1,695,150,600, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
9. That a sum, not exceeding £113,897,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
10. That a sum, not exceeding £4,263,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
11. That a sum, not exceeding £194,809,900, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
12. That a sum, not exceeding £4,873,400, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
13. That a sum, not exceeding £56,271,800, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
14. That a sum, not exceeding £13,380,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
15. That a sum, not exceeding £303,092,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1964, for...
16. That a sum, not exceeding £273,920,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1964, for...
17. That a sum, not exceeding £129,880,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1964, for...
18. That sanction be given to the application of the sum of £9,537,863 2s. 0d. out of surpluses arising out of certain Votes for Navy Services for the year ended 31st March, 1962, to defray...
19. That sanction be given to the application of the sum of £2,872,588 11s. 5d. out of surpluses arising out of certain Votes for Army Services for the year ended 31st March 1962, to defray...
20. That sanction be given to the application of the sum of £1,460,592 9s. 8d. out of surpluses arising out of certain Votes for Air Services for the year ended 31st March, 1962, to defray...
3.59 p.m.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution, reported in respect of Class I of the Civil Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class II of the Civil Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class III of the Civil Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class IV of the Civil Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class V of the Civil Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class VI of the Civil Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolutions reported in respect of Class VII of the Civil Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class VIII of the Civil Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class IX of the Civil Estimates,
Question,That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class X of the Civil Estimates,
Question,That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of Class XI of the Civil Estimates,
Question,That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of the Ministry of Defence Estimate,
Question,That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of the Navy Estimates,
Question,That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of the Army Estimates,
Question,That this House doth agree with the Committee in the outstanding Resolution reported in respect of the Air Estimates,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the Resolution relating to Navy Expenditure, 1961–62.
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the Resolution relating to Army Expenditure, 1961–62,
Question, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the Resolution relating to Air Expenditure, 1961–62.
[15th July]
Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March 1964, and to appropriate the supplies granted in this Session of Parliament presented...
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: In page 26, line 11, at end insert: being a container which is delivered with the goods".
Lords Amendment: In page 27, line 19, after "26(2)" insect "and (2A)".
Proceedings on the Lords Amendments to the Weights and Measures Bill and on the Order relating to Malaya (Gift of a Speaker's Chair) exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of...
Question again proposed, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment.
Lords Amendment: In page 44, line 19, after "urban" insert "or rural".
Lords Amendment: In page 46, line 11, leave out subsection (1) and insert: (1) The arrangements made by a local weights and measures authority to give effect in their area to the purposes of this...
Lords Amendment: In page 48, line 41, at end insert: and any document displayed with any goods offered or exposed for sale which relates to the price or quantity of the goods and which the...
Lords Amendment: In page 57, line 10, leave out from "shall" to "are" in line 16 and insert: until the repeal of that Act by virtue of section 63(1)(b) of this Act have effect subject to the...
Lords Amendment: In page 58, line 8, at end insert: (1A) No contract for the sale or carriage for reward of any goods shall be void by reason only of a contravention of any provision of, or of...
Lords Amendment: In page 68, line 39, leave out paragraph 5.
Lords Amendment: In page 83, line 37, at end insert: (1A) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) of this paragraph, solid fuel made up in containers in the quantity of one and a quarter hundred-weight...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, That this House desires formally to record that the assumptions which prompted the honourable Member for Brixtonto make a personal statement on 10th November, 1955, regarding Mr....
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. I Fraser.]
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