Iau, 26 Mawrth 1964
The House met at Eleven o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I must express my regret to the House that force of habit overcame the printers, who have put on the Order Paper the time of the Prime Minister's Questions as 3.15 p.m., but, as we resolved some...
I wish to present a Petition on behalf of some 3,000 residents of the Boroughs of Altrincham and Sale. The Petition refers to the increased volume of traffic along three highways, the A.56,...
asked the Minister of Power if he will give a direction in the national interest to the Iron and Steel Board under Section 10(1) of the Iron and Steel Act, 1953, authorising the Board to reduce...
asked the Minister of Power what steps the Government are taking towards a national fuel and energy policy; and whether he will now reconsider the policy of Her Majesty's Government on the...
asked the Minister of Power whether he will take the necessary steps to oblige petrol distributors to display clearly the octane rating of the various brands of petroleum as well as the...
asked the Minister of Power if he will introduce amending legislation to provide for comprehensive compensation for consequential damage in cases of mining subsidence.
asked the Minister of Power what research is at present being carried out into dust conditions in coal-mining; how many persons are concerned in this research; what funds are devoted annually to...
asked the Minister of Power what is the present payment per year by the National Coal Board in standing interest charges.
asked the Minister of Power why he will not issue a general direction to all gas boards prohibiting the practice of general managers circularising employees in their departments on behalf of...
asked the Minister of Power what consultations he has had with the Central Electricity Generating Board on the Powell Report; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Education if he will give the estimated numbers of boy and girl school leavers in The Hartlepools at Easter.
asked the Minister of Education if he will sponsor through the Ministry of Education research fund a number of small research projects in co-operation with Her Majesty's inspectors of schools,...
asked the Minister of Education how many students who have been to, a teachers' training college have been admitted to read for a university degree during the last three academic years; and what...
Miss Lee: asked the Minister of Education when the proposed new school at School Lane, Coven, Staffordshire, will be begun; when completion can be expected; how many additional places will be...
asked the Minister of Education if he will make a statement on the educational possibilities of local sound broadcasting.
asked the Minister of Education when Sunderland's technical college will be recognised as a college of advanced technology.
asked the Minister of Education what conversations he has had with the Saudi Arabian Government about the possible supply of English teachers to Saudi Arabia.
asked the Minister of Education, in view of the fact that recommendation 104 of the Robbins Committee stated that the work for adult education undertaken by extra-mural departments and the...
asked the Minister of Education what steps he is taking to ensure that all five-year-old children in Middlesbrough will be able to start school in the term beginning at Easter.
asked the Minister of Education how many French-speaking assistants are currently teaching in English schools; how many are French, Belgian and Swiss, respectively; and how these numbers compare...
asked the Minister of Education what steps he is taking to see that the anti-litter campaign is supported in schools and colleges.
asked the Minister of Education what arrangements are made to grant recognition to a teacher who is fully qualified, but who has obtained these qualifications by means of part-time study.
Mr. Lewis: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that, after a five-week campaign, the police in West Ham ascertained that in the Forest Gate area alone there...
asked the Prime Minister whether, to aid the deliberations of the Committee on Members' pay, he will institute an actuarial inquiry as to the expectation of life of Members of the House of...
asked the Prime Minister, in view of his willingness to consider the matter with the allies, and of the recent official joint announcement by the three Scandinavian countries, if he will instruct...
asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech of the Minister of Public Building and Works in London on 10th March on the subject of the National Economic Development Council represents the...
asked the Prime Minister what arrangements he has made to co-ordinate the work of the Ministers of Housing and Labour and of the Secretary for State for the Home Department on integrating...
asked the Prime Minister what co-ordination he proposes between the Ministers concerned to provide the housing, schools, hospitals and transport required by the findings of the report on the...
12.1 p.m.
With permission, I would like to make a statement about the cases of Halloran and Cox; and Tisdall, Kingston and Burton. During the proceedings in Standing Committee on the Police Bill on 13th...
Bill to penalize the possession, and restrict the importation, of drugs of certain kinds, presented by Mr. Brooke; supported by Mr. Noble, Mr. Anthony Barber, Mr. Woodhouse, and Miss Mervyn Pike;...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Hughes-Young.]
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