Iau, 23 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.
Consideration, as amended, deferred till Tuesday next at Seven o'clock.
asked the Minister of Power if he will give a general direction, in the public interest, to the National Coal Board to use British computers where such machines are available.
asked the Minister of Power if he will give consideration to relieving the National Coal Board of the whole or part of the financial burden of compensation for mining subsidence damage.
asked the Minister of Power what steps he is taking to increase the production of coke and smokeless fuels in Scotland.
asked the Minister of Power if he will give a general direction, in the public interest, to the National Coal Board not to engage in the retail distribution of coal on its own lorries.
asked the Minister of Power if he will state the number of pits closed in the County of Durham since January, 1960, and the number of coalminers those closures caused to be unemployed.
asked the Minister of Power when he last had consultations with the Chairman of the National Coal Board about coal prices; to what extent the reduction of certain coal prices in selected areas...
asked the Minister of Power if he is aware of the shortage of smokeless fuels in the Leigh, Atherton and Tyldesley area; and what action he proposes to take to ensure adequate supplies.
asked the Minister of Power if he will take steps, similar to those he has taken in north-east England, to ensure that main contractors for coal-gas plant in Scotland subcontract only to Scottish...
asked the Minister of Power whether he will introduce legislation in this session to provide for the underground storage of gas.
asked the Minister of Power what is the current cost of coal shipments to power stations in Great Britain and what are the relative costs per ton between shipments made by Central Electricity...
asked the Minister of Power what financial guarantees are being provided for the three nuclear power consortia to enable them to prepare plans and tenders for the nuclear power types envisaged in...
asked the Minister of Power what research into the reduction of the cost of underground cables in place of overhead pylons has been settled by his Department with the electricity industry.
asked the Minister of Power whether he will now publish as an appendix to Command Paper No. 2335 a mole detailed summary of the technical and economic arguments used by the Power Committee in its...
asked the Minister of Power, in view of the new evidence sent to him by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, regarding the problem of compensation for money stolen from gas and electricity...
asked the Minister of Power if, in view of the proposed reduction in the price of coking coal for the steel industry, he will now direct the Iron and Steel Board to reconsider the maximum prices...
asked the Minister of Power if he will state the percentage increase since 1951 in the price of coal, oil, electricity, gas and steel, respectively.
asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development (1) whether he is aware that discriminatory practices exist among some insurance companies against non-European and...
asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development whether, in his regional studies, special consideration will be given to so called market towns, many of which have lost...
asked the Prime Minister whether the public speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Barnet on Saturday, 14th March, on economic matters represents the policy of Her Majesty's Government.
asked the Prime Minister what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government in Southern Arabia.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will approach the Prime Ministers of all governments in the Commonwealth with a view to a collective Commonwealth approach being made to the Government of...
asked the Prime Minister if he will ask all Ministers to report to him on the extent to which companies in which their Departments have, or are responsible for, shareholdings are known by them to...
asked the Prime Minister if the public speech by the Secretary of State for Scotland, at Aberdeen on Tuesday, 14th April, on slum clearance in Scotland, represents the policy of Her Majesty's...
Mr. H. Wilson: May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will state the business of the House for next week?
On a point of order. As I mentioned to you this morning, Mr. Speaker, I handed in a Question yesterday as follows: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, now that Gordon Lonsdale has...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 22nd April].
3.49 p.m.
Amendment made: In page 5, line 35, at beginning insert: (1) It shall be the duty of the Registrar to prepare, compile and maintain for the purposes of this Act a register of goods in respect of...
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. Redmayne.]
Again considered in Committee.
I beg to move Amendment No. 202, in page 6, line 38, after "order", to insert or the court refused to discharge an order previously made". At this point the Committee is concerned with the...
I beg to move Amendment No. 183 in page 7, line 5, to leave out from "regulations" to "and" in line 7 and to insert for the purposes of registration under section 6 of this Act and for purposes...
I beg to move Amendment No. 170, in page 8, line 34, at the end, to insert: seasonal sale" means a sale held not more than twice a year for periods of not longer than two consecutive weeks in...
Question proposed, That the Clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move Amendment No. 192, in page 9, line 24, after "months", to insert: and not more than nine months". It is an odd fact at this stage of the Committee's consideration of the Bill that,...
(1) Where in proceedings under sections 20 or 22 of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956, the Restrictive Practices Court has declared that a restriction relating to any goods is not contrary...
I beg to move, in page 10, line 8, after "injunction", insert "or other relief". The point which arises out of these transitional provisions, which are rather elaborate in character, concerns...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. McLaren.]
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