Mawrth, 12 Mai 1964
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD reported Her Majesty's answer to the Address, as follows:
For Faversham, in the room of Percy Lawrence Wells, esquire, deceased. —[Mr. Bowden.]
Lords Amendments considered and agreed to.
Read the Third time and passed.
Read a Second time and committed.
Clergy (Ministration to Non-Resident Electors) Measure 1964, withdrawn.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions members of the Civil Service have been attached to private industry for a limited period to gain wider experience of industrial and...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much profits and earned incomes, respectively, have increased since this time last year.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much speculative gains tax has now been collected.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether Government Departments and public bodies are situate in Northern Ireland, other than those used for local administration; and if he will state the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what decisions have now been reached about methods of disposing of redundant bank notes in Scotland and the provinces instead of sending them to London for...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications have been received from landlords by the valuation office in Liverpool in the last 12 months for an increase in the rateable value of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will authorise the installation of duty-free shops in the incoming, as well as the outgoing, lounges of international airports in the United Kingdom.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will review public service pensions in order to make the necessary adjustments to meet the increase in the cost of living since the last review in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to train technical costs officers for service in all branches of the Civil Service.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many temporary civil servants are involved in the new settlement for pensions; and what is the estimated cost.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an approximate estimate of the cost of making an Income Tax concession in favour of the physically and mentally handicapped and for...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the total grant to the Arts Council was allocated to the London Opera Centre.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will advise the appointment of a Royal Commission to examine the most effective way of helping the arts.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the anticipated loss to the revenue in a full year as a result of the tax relief schemes now being offered by hire purchase companies which have the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer which Government Department is responsible for the forward planning of external economic policy.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in view of the amount of money paid to Messrs. Ferranti for the Bloodhound missile, what further steps he will take to scrutinise and supervise such...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will give the amounts spent on roads in 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963, respectively, as percentages of the revenue received from road users by way of fuel...
asked the Postmaster-General if lie will require the Independent Television Authority, under Section 9(2) of the Television Act, 1954, to refrain from broadcasting misleading medical advertising.
Mrs. Butler: asked the Postmaster-General what discussions he has had with the British Broadcasting Corporation about the continued use of Alexandra Palace for television, and about putting...
asked the Postmaster-General, in view of the fact that tendering by companies for reservation clause business materially alters the condition of tendering and the risks involved for non-ring...
asked the Postmaster-General (1) what examination he has made of the advantages of Moulton bicycles in connection with postal delivery services; (2) how many Moulton bicycles his Department has...
asked the Postmaster-General on how many occasions during the past five years the Post Office has paid compensation in respect of parcels damaged as a result of inadequate repacking by Customs...
asked the Postmaster-General what plans he is making to give free telephones to elderly disabled persons.
asked the Prime Minister what conversations he has now had with British shipping lines about their refusal to carry British exports to Cuba.
asked the Prime Minister what action the Minister of Labour and the Chancellor of the Exchequer are taking with a view to preparing a joint scheme for placing before the National Economic...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has now considered the proposal for earmarking British contingents for use in United Nations peace-keeping operations; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Prime Minister what steps are taken to coordinate, in areas of the world where British forces are on active service, the political responsibilities of the Foreign Office, the...
asked the Prime Minister if he will approach President Johnson and Premier Khrushchev with a view to getting their agreement to Great Britain being linked with the direct telephone line now...
asked the Prime Minister, in view of the fact that the performance of the proposed British nuclear warhead for Polaris missiles may prove superior to that used by the United States, whether he...
asked the Prime Minister if he will seek a meeting with President de Gaulle either before or after the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference to discuss the subject of Great Britain and the...
3.31 p.m.
As amended, considered.
(1) Where, prior to the date on which this Act was passed, the Restrictive Practices Court has declared in proceedings under Part I of the Restrictive Trade Practices Act 1956 that a restriction...
I beg to move, Amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 6, to leave out "applies" and to insert "shall not apply".
I beg to move Amendment No. 9, in page 3, line 9, at the beginning to insert: Where it is established that a dealer has acted as described in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section or is...
I beg to move Amendment No. 17, in page 4, line 5, at the end to insert: For the purposes of this section goods shall be deemed to be used as loss leaders where they are sold by a dealer at a...
I beg to move Amendment No. 20 in page 4, line 38, at end insert: Provided that this subsection shall not apply where the proof that supplies were withheld consists only of evidence of...
I beg to move Amendment No. 23, in page 5, line 26, at the end, to insert: (c) the prices at which the goods are sold by retail would in general and in the long run be increased to the detriment...
Considered in Committee.
Resolved,That it is expedient to authorise charges to income tax arising from amendments of Chapter II of Part II of the Finance Act 1963 (taxation of rents, etc.) relating to payments made or...
I beg to move, That Mr. David Renton, Mr. Martin Maddan, Mr. Arthur Woodburn and Mr. Brian O'Malley have leave of absence to present, on behalf of this House, a Mace to the National Assembly of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Finlay.]
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