Mercher, 8 Ebrill 1964
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will henceforth call for tenders for the design as well as the construction of civil engineering works.
asked the Minister of Transport (1) what area is covered by, and what price was paid under a compulsory purchase order for, the land now occupied by the Farthing Corner service area on the M.2...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will seek powers to paint keep left guide lines on busy pavements to facilitate pedestrian movement in rush-hours.
asked the Minister of Transport when he expects to receive the report of the consulting engineers he appointed in 1962 to inquire into road communications between Hull and the Great North Road;...
asked the Minister of Transport, if he is aware that parking problems in residential roads and streets of the Greater London area are increasing; and what proposals he has for easing the road...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will conduct an experiment into the segregation of similar types of road vehicles on a given stretch of road by excluding other types.
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in connection with the enforcement of maximum weights for vehicles used henceforward for the maintenance of footpaths, it is intended that vehicles which...
asked the Minister of Transport what has been spent in the last three years on the resurfacing of the cycle track on the A.64 between York and Malton; and what was the number of cyclists found to...
asked the Minister of Transport what action he is taking to make the Summit Bridge, Roebuck Lane, Smethwick, less dangerous for pedestrians and road traffic.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will introduce legislation to increase the powers of local authorities to restrict parking outside school entrances.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will reconsider his refusal to erect signs advising drivers of the proximity of homes for blind, disabled and aged people.
asked the Minister of Transport what steps he proposes to take to encourage the drivers of long-distance and other forms of through-traffic to use by-pass routes where provided.
Mr. B. Taylor: asked the Minister of Transport if he will state the nature of the reply sent by his Department to the Mansfield Town Council in reply to the town clerk's letter of 11th February,...
asked the Minister of Transport how many prosecutions were instituted in 1961, 1962 and 1963, respectively, against A and B licence holders for using their vehicles in a manner other than that...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to improve rural bus services following the publication of the rural transport surveys he has had carried out.
asked the Minister of Transport what was the revenue of the British Waterways Board from sales of water in 1963.
asked the Minister of Transport how many enforcement officers there are for enforcing Section 73 of the Road Traffic Act 1960, limiting the number of hours during which lorry drivers may drive;...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the number of motor vehicles which have been abandoned on open land and public parking places; and if he is satisfied that the powers...
asked the Minister of Transport he is aware that small cars are often advertised to achieve, with safety, maximum road speeds at which they cannot in an emergency by suddenly braked without...
asked the Minister of Transport what research his Department is undertaking regarding the possibility of altering the construction and angle of the exhaust pipes of diesel lorries in view of the...
asked the Minister of Transport how many London Underground escalators descend on the right hand side and the left hand side, respectively.
asked the Minister of Transport if he has received the report of the Transport Users' Consultative Council on the Stranraer to Dumfries and the Stranraer to Ayr railways; and whether he will make...
asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the Transport Users' Consultative Committee for Scotland held a public hearing in the County Hall, Aberdeen, on 13th November, 1963, in...
asked the Minister of Transport what arrangements he has made for taking advice on the economic and social effects of railway closure proposals in Scotland submitted to him.
asked the Minister of Transport if he will now make a statement about the laying down of a British nuclear-propelled surface ship.
asked the Minister of Transport what progress he has made during the past 12 months to achieve agreement with other maritime nations on shipping restrictions, flags of convenience, flag...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 17th April, I shall call attention to the range of services provided by the Government for British exporters, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 17th April, I shall call attention to the health and welfare plan in relation to the mental health service, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 17th April, I shall call attention to the need to collect taxes from tax-free toll bridges, and move a Resolution.
3.48 p.m.
Considered in Committee [Progress, 25th March]
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Resale Prices Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Hughes-Young.]
Again considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Finlay.]
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