Mawrth, 8 Rhagfyr 1964
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Consideration, as amended, deferred till Tuesday next.
I beg leave to present a Petition signed by 53,000 people in the North Devon area drawn from the North Devon division and parts of the Torrington and Tavistock constituencies relating to the need...
asked the Minister of Power if he will undertake a complete review of the capital structure of the National Coal Board, in view of the interest charges which are at present borne by the industry.
asked the Minister of Power what is Her Majesty's Government's policy toward allowing the National Coal Board to manufacture the machinery and equipment it needs; and what proposals he has for...
asked the Minister of Power how stocks in November of opengrate and other solid smokeless fuels compare with those in November last year; and whether he is satisfied that supplies are adequate to...
Mr. Fletcher-Cooke: asked the Minister of Power if he will make a statement on the extent to which the impetus behind the drive for clean air and smokeless zones is being arrested by the dearth...
asked the Minister of Power how many horses were employed below ground in the mines throughout the country last year.
asked the Minister of Power if he will give a general direction, in the public interest, to the National Coal Board to increase its output of bricks, and to modernise its plant for this purpose.
asked the Minister of Power whether he is aware of the general concern felt at the quality of coal reaching the domestic consumer; and what action he proposes to take to help solve this problem.
asked the Minister of Power whether, in view of the continuing concern expressed in West Sussex over the decision to construct a 400 kilovolt overhead line from Bolney to Lovedean. he will order...
asked the Minister of Power whether the White Paper, the Second Nuclear Power Programme, Command Paper No. 2335, remains the policy of Her Majesty's Government.
Mr. Gresham Cooke: asked the Minister of Power what consideration he is giving to the production of electricity through peripheral generators placed in tidal barrages in suitable estuaries,...
asked the Minister of Power how many 160-ft. towers for 400 kW. lines have now been erected; and what representations he has received from the areas affected.
asked the Minister of Power if he will now give a general direction to area boards to use their powers under Section 29 of the Electricity Act, 1957, to control the price at which electricity...
asked the Minister of Power whether he will take steps to alter the conditions of connecting groups of isolated cottages to mains electricity, so that occupiers who refuse to join a scheme are...
asked the Minister of Power what would be the extra cost of carrying out the recommendations of the Central Electricity Generating Board's inspector to adopt the blue route in the Fernhurst...
asked the Minister of Power what is his policy concerning financial objectives for those nationalised industries for which he is responsible.
asked the Minister of Power what steps he is taking in order to ensure that, in future, facilities for the import of iron ore into South Wales will be considered as a whole.
asked the Minister of Power whether he will make a statement on the future of firms which have substantial interests outside steel.
asked the Minister of Power if he will give the volume and value of natural gas imported this year; how much has been fed in to the natural gas pipeline grid between Canvey Island and the North;...
asked the Prime Minister what is to be the practice of Ministers regarding the priority they are to give to making Departmental statements to the House of Commons, or to the Press.
asked the Prime Minister how long is the tenure of office of the Governor of the Bank of England.
asked the Prime Minister when he will announce the special measures Her Majesty's Govern- intend to take to offset the effect of the Government's deflationary policy upon the economy of Northern...
asked the Prime Minister if he will give instructions to all Government Departments to increase the output of information, statistical and otherwise, for the benefit of Members of Parliament and...
asked the Prime Minister if he will consider conserving manpower by using dogs to guard Chequers in future.
asked the Prime Minister in view of the fact that the Ministry of Technology is to be the sponsor department for the machine tools, electronics, telecommunications, and computer industries,...
asked the Prime Minister when he will appoint an Ombudsman.
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I will now make a short statement. As the House will recall, I promised that as soon as I was able to do so I would provide further details of my proposals for a...
With permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on leasehold enfranchisement. This is a subject which is causing concern to many people. The Government have already announced...
The following Member took and subscribed the Oath:—
As amended, considered.
(1) Section 17 of the Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restriction) Act 1920 (which provides for the making of rules of procedure for purposes of that Act, and extends the jurisdiction of...
I beg to move Amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 16, to leave out from "person" to the end of line 18 and to insert: leaves no such widow or widower, then to such member of his family residing...
I beg to move Amendment No. 11, in page 3, line 20, after second "premises", to insert: or of other suitable accommodation". This is a very simple Amendment, and an obvious one. In Clause 2(4)...
I beg to move Amendment No. 17, in page 3, line 36, at the end to insert: (a) a contract to which the Rent of Furnished Houses (Scotland) Act 1943 and the Furnished Houses (Rent Control) Act 1946...
I beg to move Amendment No. 21, in page 4, line 31, at the end to insert: (3) Where, by virtue of section 1(3) of this Act, it is not lawful for the owner of any premises to enforce against the...
Ordered,That the Proceedings on the Protection from Eviction Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Lawson.]
Question again proposed, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
10.12 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Ifor Davies.]
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