Llun, 11 Mai 1964
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Bill to confirm a Provisional Order relating to the rural district of Worthing, presented by Sir Keith Joseph; read the First time; and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what research studies have been made by his Department into the techniques of intensive animal husbandry.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what shares of Allied Ironfounders Limited he holds or has recently held in his official capacity on trust for universities or colleges; what...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the forecast annual decline in beef imports from the Argentine to little or nothing within a decade, he will take steps to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many vaccinations with strain 19 were given in the last 12 months compared with the previous three years, respectively.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when it is intended to introduce a programme to eliminate brucellosis; what estimate he has made of the cost; and how many years there would...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many factory farms he has visited; if he is satisfied with the conditions under which animals are reared in them for table use; and if...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that he is acquiring enough land to support the forestry programme outlined in his statement on 24th July, 1963; to what...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what efforts he is making to draw public attention to the Forestry Exhibition on 17th and 18th June at Blackbushe, near Camberley, in view...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he is taking on the complaint sent to him on 24th March by Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation regarding the low meat content of...
Mrs. Butler: asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the increased price, he will take steps to enable old-age pensioners to receive one pint of milk per day at a...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now make a statement on the welfare of livestock exported for slaughter.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the estimated quantities of meat imports from traditional suppliers for the period June, 1964, to December, 1964.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when Her Majesty's Government will announce their conclusions on the Verdon-Smith Report on the meat industry.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is aware of the proposals to curtail the train services for the distribution of fish and the economic repercussions this would have on...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are his plans to ensure that an adequate supply of milk will be produced for the rest of this year.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will detail the steps he is taking this year, in support of the agricultural industry, to promote interest in the agricultural...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will take steps to provide that those employees who seek other employment in advance of their being made redundant shall be entitled to the benefits of the...
asked the Minister of Labour what is the average case-load of each youth employment officer.
asked the Minister of Labour what consideration he has given to the publishing of regional cost of living indices, in view of the need for such indices when new wage rates are negotiated by...
asked the Minister of Labour how many disabled people are unemployed in the Leigh, Atherton, and Tyldesley area.
asked the Minister of Labour what were the average weekly earnings for men aged 21 years and over in the South-West for manufacturing and certain other industries in October 1963, as compared to...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will now make funds available to permit the continuance of the work of the Slough Occupational Hygiene Service.
asked the Minister of Labour what number of building and construction workers were registered at employment exchanges in the County of Durham at the latest available date.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that Messrs. Decorwall Limited, Wallpaper Manufacturers Retail Division, dismissed an employee in Coventry for joining the Union of Shop,...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will consider making available through the services of his Department details of employment vacancies which are at present only offered through the...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that the marine repair yard in Southampton Docks may be closed within the next fortnight; and what steps he is taking to find jobs for those who will...
asked the Minister of Labour what steps he is taking to lay down minimum standards of health and welfare in the building industry; whether he will apply to all building contractors, the standards...
asked the Minister of Labour to what extent labour training and retraining facilities in Scotland are being fully utilised; and what evidence there is of a growing demand for such facilities.
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a further statement on the operations in the Federation of Southern Arabia.
With permission, I wish to make a statement about British business schools in the universities. The importance of management studies for the future of our economy has been strongly emphasised by...
Bill to restrict the importation of live animals of certain kinds, presented by Miss Harvie Anderson; supported by Mr. David James, Sir Ronald Russell, Sir Fitzroy Maclean, Mr. James H. Hoy, Mr....
Order for Second Reading read.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: In page 1, line 8, after "charged" insert: with the duty of formulating and keeping under review, a national plan for the development of harbours in Great Britain and".
Lords Amendment: In page 3, line 32, leave out in such manner as may be so specified".
Lords Amendment: In page 5, line 16, at end insert: (c) provide for requiring a harbour authority to whom the scheme relates to furnish to the Council such information as the Council may require...
Lords Amendment: In page 8, line 13, leave out from "for" to end of line and insert: use in the execution of any such works as aforesaid or for use as mentioned in the last foregoing paragraph".
Lords Amendment: In page 10, line 46, leave out "constructing".
Lords Amendment: In page 13, line 17, leave out "harbour or pier" and insert: or pier elsewhere than at a harbour which is for the time being a fishery harbour or marine work or for the purposes...
Lords Amendment: In page 13, line 21, after "section" insert— and to the following provisions of this Act".
Lords Amendment: In page 21, line 11, at end insert new Clause "A": A.—(1) The Minister shall by regulations make provision requiring such person or body, being a person or body subject to...
Lords Amendment: In page 23, line 46, after "contravention" insert (i) of the infliction on him of imprisonment except in a case where the offence was committed recklessly or wilfully or, as...
Lords Amendment: In page 27, line 39, leave out "charges" and insert "dues".
Lords Amendment: In page 28, line 46, at end insert new Clause "B": B.—(1) In place of any limitation imposed, by a statutory provision made with respect to them in particular, on the...
Lords Amendment: In page 29, line 3, leave out "charges made" and insert: ship, passenger and merchandise dues chargeable".
Lords Amendment: In page 29, line 35, after "exigible" insert "(a)".
Lords Amendment: In page 45, line 10, leave out Clause 37 and insert new Clause "C": C.—(1) The following provisions shall cease to have effect, namely,— (a) sections 30 (power to...
Lords Amendment: In page 45 line 25, leave out subsection (3) and insert: (3) For paragraph 5 of Schedule 9 to the Transport Act 1962 there shall be substituted the following...
Lords Amendment: In page 45, line 46, after the words last inserted insert new Clause "D": D.—(1) A harbour authority shall have power to make the use of services and facilities provided by...
Lords Amendment: In page 50, line 25, after "section" insert "4 or".
Lords Amendment: In page 56, line 44, at end insert: (Compensation for loss of office, &c. in consequence of orders and schemes)".
Lords Amendment: in page 62 line 29 at end insert: (4) Any reference in this Act (elsewhere than in the foregoing provisions of this section or in section 38) to ship, passenger and goods dues...
Lords Amendment: In page 64, line 16, after "38" insert: (Certain charges of certain harbour authorities to be reasonable) and (Harbour services and facilities provided by certain harbour...
Lords Amendment: In page 67, line 3, after "them" insert: for the purpose of its being used".
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: In page 2, line 9, leave out from "affect" to "and" in line 13 and insert: legal rights or the prior rights of a surviving spouse".
Lords Amendment: In page 5, line 3, leave out Clause 8 and insert new Clause "A": (1) Where a person dies intestate leaving a spouse, and the intestate estate includes a relevant interest in a...
Lords Amendment: In page 9, line 24, leave out from "marriage" to end of line 27 and insert "executed after".
Lords Amendment: In page 9, line 35, leave out from "disposition" to "the" in line 36 and insert "executed after".
Lords Amendment: In page 11, line 4, after "confirmation" insert: (or where a certificate of confirmation relating to the property has been issued in pursuance of any act of sederunt, on the...
Lords Amendment: In page 14, line 11, leave out "in respect of heritable property".
Lords Amendment: In page 16, line 18, leave out "the" and insert: and in the following provisions of this Part of this Act any".
Lords Amendment: In page 18, line 22, leave out from "or" to end of line 24 and insert "a periodical allowance or both".
Lords Amendment: In page 19, line 35, leave out from "the" to end of line 38 and insert: defender from making any such settlement or disposition, or transferring out of the jurisdiction of the...
Lords Amendment: In page 20, line 20, at end insert new Clause B: A testamentary disposition executed after the commencement of this Act shall not have effect as to evacuate a special destination...
Lords Amendment: In page 20, line 29, at end insert: unless the next following subsection applies".
Lords Amendment: In page 22, line 27, leave out from "moveable" to "and" in line 29 and insert belonging to the deceased at the time of his death or over which the deceased had a power of...
Lords Amendment: In page 29, leave out lines 29 to 32.
Postponed Lords Amendment agreed to: In line 4 after "legal" insert "and other prior".
9.4 p.m.
9.35 p.m.
Motion made and Question proposed,That the Eggs (Guaranteed Prices) (Amendment) Order 1964 (S.I., 1964, No. 462), a copy of which was laid before this House on 26th March, be approved.—[Mr....
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Pym.]
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