Mercher, 18 Mawrth 1964
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many houses the Scottish Special Housing Association has under construction; and what further contracts have been awarded to it.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many objections have been lodged against the proposal of the Forth Road Bridge Joint Board for a uniform toll charge of 2s. 6d. per vehicle; and if...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to equip traffic police with tape recorders, as an experiment for charging drunken drivers, with a view to facilitating convictions...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the contract for the two new training colleges of education was given to an English firm without competitive tender, when Scottish firms who have...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will institute an inquiry into the problem of the transportation of pulpwood chips in pipelines as a means of helping the development of Scottish...
Mr. J. Hill: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will name the oil company which received the contract to supply the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and the Western General Hospital with...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received about the possibility of providing a site in Scotland for the proposed new World Health Organisation Research...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will instruct procurators fiscal not to waive prosecutions against diplomatic or consular personnel who break or ignore parking or other...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has held an inquiry into the cause of the fire which destroyed the recently constructed building at Jordanhill Training College; and if he...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is satisfied with the supply of artificial limbs to National Health Service patients in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many persons in Scotland in the last 12 months have, under the First Offenders Act, been held in prison pending consideration of sentence; and how...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress made with the plan for the development of Central Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if as part of the development plan for Central Scotland, he has yet made the reappraisal of the need for continued and improved transport facilities to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the size of the Scottish herring drift net fleet in 1946; and what is its size today.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why a tower crop-store receives under the Farm Improvement Scheme a one-third grant which may amount to upwards of £1,000 if intended for grain...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consultations he has had with the local authorities concerned regarding the designation of the Burgh of Irvine and the surrounding districts as a...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects work to start on the new Hermitage Academy at Helensburgh.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which authorities employ road safety officers; and how many are employed full time on this work in his Department.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the total interest charges repayable on completion of the 60-year loan period on a local authority four-apartment house built in 1951 at a cost...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will seek to amend the Protection of Animals Act, 1911, to bring within its ambit modern methods of livestock rearing.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that there is a shortage of teachers in Scotland and that there are many qualified married women teachers awaiting employment; if he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish his estimate of the sums paid by farmers in rent to their landlords.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many farmers are likely to qualify for hill cattle subsidy, as a result of the introduction of the Winter Keep Scheme, who did not qualify before.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action the police are taking in Scotland to control the use and circulation of drinamyl and durophet pills, known respectively as purple hearts and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in view of the fact that industrial development in the central Scottish belt has always tended to attract people from the Highland areas, what...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in the light of his decision not to proceed with the establishment of a Scottish Tourist Fund, he will reconsider his decision with regard to the...
Mr. Milan: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many slum houses were demolished or closed in Scotland in the year 1963; what is his estimate of the total stock of pre-1880 houses in...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total amount collected in National Health Service charges in the financial year 1962–63; what is the estimated amount for...
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
I will, with permission, make a statement about this year's Annual Agricultural Review. Before coming to the actual determinations, I would remind the House of the progress made in adapting our...
4.10 p.m.
Bill to control the price at which gas and electricity may be resold in houses in multiple occupation and elsewhere; and for purposes connected therewith, presented accordingly and read the First...
Read a Second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House.
4.17 p.m.
Resolved, That the Postmaster-General be authorised, as provided for in section 5 of the Post Office Act 1961, to make payments out of the Post Office Fund in the financial year ending with the...
Resolution reported, That the rate of the salary which may be granted to the Comptroller and Auditor General under Section 1 of the Exchequer and Audit Departments Act 1957 be increased from...
[17th March]
Resolution reported, That it is expedient to authorise any increase in the sums payable into the Exchequer under the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Act 1949 which is attributable to any...
10.24 p. m.
Motion made, and Question proposed,
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