Mercher, 19 Chwefror 1964
The House met at half past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Defence what percentage of the total working population is at present engaged on defence work.
asked the Minister of Defence what percentage of the gross national product is now being spent on defence.
asked the Minister of Defence if, in accordance with his intention to see that Transport Command will continue to have adequate means to carry out its rôle, he intends the strategic...
asked the Minister of Defence how many helicopters were in operational service in the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force, respectively, one year ago; how many are in service now; and...
asked the Minister of Defence what consideration has been given to putting some British overseas combined headquarters afloat.
asked the Minister of Defence what defence expenditure was incurred in Cyprus from 1952 to 1963; and what is now the strategic purpose of maintaining a base in Cyprus.
asked the Minister of Defence what decision has been reached about the replacement of Sea Vixen aircraft for the Royal Navy.
asked the Minister of Defence if he will give details of the proposed increase in arms expenditure of £265 million a year by 1967–68.
asked the Minister of Defence if he will introduce legislation to place a contingent of British military forces at the disposal of the United Nations, under conditions similar to those contained...
asked the Minister of Defence what effect the recent announcement on the lengthening of the life of the V-bomber force will have upon the Polaris programme.
asked the Minister of Defence what further measures he intends to take in order to meet British commitments by raising land forces to a higher level.
asked the Minister of Defence how many civil servants in all Ministries involving defence have left since 1951 to take up senior posts with companies with contractual relations with those Ministries.
asked the Minister of Defence why he has agreed to 18 months as the period for his experiment in a mixed-manned force.
asked the Minister of Defence if he will state the criteria on which he assesses the nuclear damage a potential aggressor would accept.
asked the Minister of Defence how many military and civilian staff will be transferred in the current year from the Service Departments to the Ministry of Defence under the scheme for the...
asked the Minister of Defence what revision has been made of the information in the possession of his Department regarding the anti-aircraft defences of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,...
asked the Postmaster-General what formula or calculation his Department employs to anticipate demands for the installation of telephones.
asked the Postmaster-General when he expects subscriber trunk dialling to begin in Banbridge, County Down.
asked the Postmaster-General whether the installation of pay-on-answer telephone boxes is being restricted until a decision is made on decimal coinage.
asked the Postmaster-General if he will take steps to facilitate the sale of telephone directories to the general public.
asked the Postmaster-General what would be the cost per telephone to fit all new telephones on the subscriber trunk dialling system with a meter which will readily indicate the charge for each...
asked the Postmaster-General if, in view of the cost and frequent difficulty of travelling to post offices authorised to pay retirement pensions, he will provide facilities for the payment of...
asked the Postmaster-General what steps he is taking to ensure that General Post Office stamp machines are maintained in working order at all times.
asked the Postmaster-General what proportion of the staff of the Post Office Savings Bank will be expected to move permanently out of London when a new location for the offices has been decided.
asked the Postmaster-General whether, with the introduction of the Household Delivery Service, he will ensure a second daily delivery of addressed mail in rural districts.
asked the Postmaster-General if he will print more stamps with illustrations from other plays by William Shakespeare in connection with the 400th anniversary.
asked the Postmaster-General, whether he will give a direction to the British Broadcasting Corporation, under Section 14(4) of the Licence and Agreement to refrain from broadcasting sound...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will now authorise the educational television experiment for which application has been made by the Independent Television Authority in conjunction with Ulster...
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. A few moments ago the hon. Member for Bristol, West (Mr. Robert Cooke) rose to put a point of order on a supplementary question and gave notice that he would...
Yesterday the hon. Member for Dudley (Mr. Wigg) raised a complaint of breach of privilege founded on words used by the Minister of Aviation in his reply to the debate on Monday, words which...
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 6th March, I shall call attention to the machinery of planning appeals, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 6th March, I shall call attention to the need for further development of the services for the care of children and young persons, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 6th March, I shall call attention to the Report of the Royal College of Physicians on Smoking and Health and move a Resolution.
3.40 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, 24th...
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
I beg to move, in page 4, line 14, to leave out subsection (2) and to insert: (2) The right of any issue entitled to share in an intestate estate by virtue of the foregoing subsection to be...
I beg to move, in page 5, line 10, after "that", to insert, (i). Would it be convenient if with this we discussed the next Amendment?
I beg to move, in page 7, line 14, after "wife" to insert: who is the first husband or wife of the intestate". My object in moving the Amendment is to seek clarification of an implication. I want...
I beg to move, in page 9, line 8, to lave out subsection (3). I am moving the Amendment because I should like to have just a little clarification about the question of collation of advances in...
I beg to move, in page 10, line 42, after "property", to insert "(a)". Perhaps it would be for the convenience of the House, Mr. Deputy-Speaker, to discuss the three following Amendments at the...
I beg to move, in page 11, line 34, after "year" to insert: or such longer period as may be fixed by agreement between the landlord and the executor or, failing agreement, by the sheriff on...
I beg to move, in page 13, line 38, to leave out from "otherwise" to the first "the" in line 39. The words proposed to be left out by the Amendment are a forward reference to Clause 35(2). I...
I beg to move, in page 15, line 2, to leave out from "who" to "intromits" in line 3. This is a drafting Amendment. It does not have any effect on the meaning of the Clause. Subsection (8)...
I beg to move, in page 15, line 21, to leave out from "evidence" to "that" in line 22.
I beg to move, in page 15, line 35, to leave out "and without" and insert: (2) Without. This is a drafting Amendment, intended to meet a criticism which was made in Committee. The hon. Member for...
I beg to move, in page 17, line 5, to leave out subsection (4). This Clause deals with the rights of adopted persons, and its purpose is to provide that an adopted child shall have the same...
I beg to move, in page 18, line 6, to leave out from "ground" to has "in line 8. We are now dealing with a Clause which concerns property rights arising on divorce. As I understand the present...
I beg to move, in page 18, line 25, to leave out paragraph (b).
9.0 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 20, line 23, to leave out "such deaths shall" and to insert "then". Perhaps it would be for the convenience of the House if we discussed with this Amendment the Amendment...
I beg to move, in page 21 line 39, to leave out from the beginning to the end of line 6 on page 22. I wonder whether it would be for the convenience of the House to take with it the Amendments...
I beg to move, in page 31, line 49, at the end, to insert: 7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 58. The Wills (Soldiers and Sailors) Act 1918. Section 3(2). This Amendment includes Section 3(2) of the...
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
9.30 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 1, line 18, to leave out from "dwelling" to the end of line 2 on page 2. I think that it might be convenient, Mr. Speaker, if we were to consider with this Amendment the...
Amendments made: In page 3, line 11, leave out "and (6)" and insert "(6) and (7)".
I beg to move, in page 4, line 16, at the end to insert: (2) No action under the foregoing subsection shall diminish the relief granted to any ratepayer unless the circumstances of that ratepayer...
Amendment made: In page 6, line 10, after "fell", insert "or would have fallen". [Sir K. Joseph.]
Resolution reported,That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend the law relating to hire-purchase and credit-sale, and to make further provision as to the registration and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Chichester-Clark.]
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