Mercher, 16 Rhagfyr 1964
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time and passed.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the total approved police establishment for Scotland, and the actual numbers in post at the latest convenient date.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the need to overhaul the control, administration and finance of Scottish education, he will advise the setting up of a Royal Commission to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will mike a statement concerning those hydroelectric schemes proposed by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board which have been postponed.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he proposes to act on the recommendations of the Mackenzie Committee and make an interest-free loan of £8 million available to the North of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will arrange for the half-yearly agricultural returns, which are at present made on 4th June and 4th December, to be made instead on 27th May and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will reaffirm the guidance issued to public authorities in Scotland to make provision, in their housebuilding programmes, for a proportion of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent it is his policy to continue the principle of growth areas put forward in the programme for Central Scotland published in November, 1963.
Mr. Edward M. Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the burden of local rates per head of population in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Greenock, respectively, in...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the results of his consultations on the new town in the Irvine area with the local authorities concerned.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if it is his policy to end the system of planned early discharge of women after confinement in maternity hospitals; if he is aware of the urgent need for...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will initiate consultations with local authorities for the purpose of creating a unified and comprehensive welfare service for the care of old people.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is carrying out a review of the hill farming and winter keep schemes.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what dates it is proposed to start construction of the dual-carriageways from Underwood-house to Hill Tollbar and from Hill Tollbar to Mossband...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware of the loss and damage inflicted on the Aberdeen fishing industry by trespass on their fishing grounds by foreign fishing fleets; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the number of mechanically-propelled vehicles which were supplied for the use of seriously disabled persons in Aberdeen during each of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that the new lime subsidy scheme penalises Highland limestone quarries and favours English shippers of limestone; and if he will take...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has to increase the rate of school-building in Scotland in order to meet the raising of the school-leaving age in 1970.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for improving the present system of fishery protection for inshore waters.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the practice of trawling for herring by inshore and near-water vessels.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects work to commence on the completion of the Ayr bypass.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average rent of local authority houses.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland to what extent it is his policy to encourage the building of private houses for letting.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what major improvements he proposes to make to the A.75 trunk road between Dumfries and stranraerduring1965–66.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many general managers of new town development corporations have been appointed since 1946; how many were military men; how the posts were...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received to discontinue state management of premises for the sale of liquor; and what replies he has sent.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he will take to implement the recommendations of the Guest Committee Report on Scottish Licensing Laws, Command Paper No. 2021.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether publication of the Government's plan for north-east Scotland will be delayed by the establishment of the proposed new Scottish planning board.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to introduce legislation on leasehold reform in Scotland during the present Parliament.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received about the United States nuclear Polaris base in Holy Loch.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received about the recovery of peatlands and the possibility of increasing the cattle-carrying capacity of Scottish uplands...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new hospitals have been built in Glasgow since 1920.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the prospects of a new secondary high school for Govan.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what action he is taking to improve the tourist industry in Scotland.
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper:
The Objectives
Bill to make as regards England and Wales further provision for the continuation of criminal trials notwithstanding the death or discharge of a juror, presented by Mr. John Wells; supported by...
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. Ifor Davies.]
3.37 p.m.
Bill to make further provision for rehearing of applications for service disability pensions; for amending the law in connection with onus of proof and limitation of time in relation to service...
[2ND ALLOTTED DAY]
Motion made, and Question proposed,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £60,723,000, be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year...
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Ifor Davies.]
4.12 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Lawson.]
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