Mercher, 2 Chwefror 1966
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Second Reading deferred till Tomorrow.
Second Reading deferred till Tuesday next.
Read a Second time and committed.
Second Reading deferred till Tomorrow.
Second Reading deferred till Tuesday next.
Read a Second time and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what increase has taken place in recent months in recruiting entrants for the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, from local education authority controlled...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution he proposes that military units should make towards home defence.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will seek to revise pension arrangements for the Armed Forces to ensure that those who retire voluntarily are no worse provided for than those...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will call for an immediate design study from the British aircraft industry for a heavy long-range jet transport aircraft to come into service...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he intends to invite tenders from suitable United Kingdom shipyards during 1966 for the construction of one or more new aircraft carriers; and if...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what action he has taken to establish a European Armament Board, as recommended by paragraph 3 on page 3 of Document 354 of the Western European Union...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will give an assurance that Her Majesty's Govern- ment will not take up the option to buy United States F111 fighters in order to avoid adding...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the Governments of Australia and New Zealand about defence policy in the Indian Ocean; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is intended to order Buccaneer Mark II aircraft for the Royal Air Force.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he has now placed a firm production order for the Kestrel vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence to what extent British forces in the Far East are now equipped with the Armalite rifle.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his policy with regard to the development or procurement of a surface-to-surface missile for the Royal Navy.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about progress in the Maritime Comet for Royal Air Force Coastal Command; whether a firm production order has now been...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what modification of his plan to establish defence facilities in the British Indian Ocean Territory he proposes to make following the resolution of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to build an ice-breaker for the Royal Navy; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence when he will make a statement on the future of H.M.S. "Centaur".
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if it is the practice that officers are required to become members of their respective officers' messes and to pay the appropriate mess subscriptions.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will defer legislation to implement proposals in Command Paper No. 2855 until the Defence Review and the Review of Civil Defence are completed, and...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is still the policy of Her Majesty's Government to retain the Aden base.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the parents of a young soldier killed in Aden were asked to pay for his body to be flown home; what charge was proposed; and what progress he has...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what proposals he has for a British military satellite communications system; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give a non-classified summary of the recommendations of the Bondi Report on space matters.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what employers and what employers' associations he consulted, other than the Confederation of British Industries, before arriving at the proposed...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he is satisfied with the living conditions of British Service men stationed in Zambia; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will safeguard recruiting to the new Army Volunteer Reserve by integrating the Regular Army reinforcement element wherever local conditions...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many persons are currently employed at the British base at Aden; and what is the total annual cost of their salaries and wages.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the defence budget is currently being spent on the nuclear deterrent; what percentage is being spent on defending deterrent bases; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) why the names of Army officers seconded to serve with the Sultan of Muscat's armed forces were published in the Army List for 1962 but not for...
Mr. Jeger: asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether it is intended to retain Gibraltar as a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation base.
Mr. Jeger: asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many awards of the Military Medal were made in World War I and in World War II; and whether any monetary grants are associated with these...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements are being made for annual camps for the Territorial Army this year.
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the 22 Admiralty Constabulary now stationed at the Royal Naval Armament Depot at Crossgar will be entitled to superannuation benefits if they are...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, in estimating the comparable delivery times of the F111 and the Mirage/Spey, he was allowing for the use of the Elliots nay/attack radar in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment he has now made of the prospective merits of the F111 and the Spey-Mirage IV as successors to the TSR2, and of their respective dates of...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many of the 735 medium range ballistic missiles that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has targeted on western continental countries are...
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what consultations he has now had with Great Britain's North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies about the shape and rôle of Great Britain's future...
asked the Attorney General in view of the statement by the Lord Chief Justice concerning the denials of justice caused by, inter alia, the shortage of appeal facilities to persons found guilty of...
asked the Attorney-General if he will state what is now the average period between the issue of a summons in the county court for possession of premises under the Rent Act, 1965, and the decision...
asked the Attorney-General what advice is given by the Lord Chancellor to his advisory committees for appointments to the Commission of the Peace to ensure that their recommendations, whilst...
asked the Minister without Portfolio whether he is aware that an illegitimate child has a right to succeed in intestacy to the estate of his mother only if she leaves no legitimate children; and...
asked the Minister without Portfolio how many meetings have taken place of the committee considering the law of succession in relation to illegitimate persons; for how long it has now been in...
asked the Minister without Portfolio if he is aware that a witness, of whose identity he has been informed, was subpoenaed, and attended court on 19th May, 1965, at considerable inconvenience to...
May I make a brief statement from the Chair? Today seems an appropriate day to make it since we have done so well. Up to today we have been losing much of the pre-Christmas gain and momentum at...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement on home defence. I am now able to state in general terms the outcome of the Government's review of home defence. We have...
In accordance with paragraph 4 of the White Paper on the Reorganisation of the Army Reserves, the Government have now completed their examination of the contribution that military units might...
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 18th February, I shall call attention to the need to amend the Traffic Regulations governing the responsibility of employers of road transport lorries, and...
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 18th February, I shall call attention to the needs of mentally handicapped children, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that on Friday, 18th February, I shall call attention to the Brambell Report on the Welfare of Animals kept under Intensive Livestock Husbandry Systems, and move a Resolution.
Bill to amend the law relating to companies, presented Mr. Douglas Jay; supported by Mr. George Brown, Mr. William Ross, Sir Eric Fletcher, Mr. Niall MacDermot, and Mr. George Darling; read the...
Ordered,That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. Fitch.]
[7TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Resolution reported,That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £149,068,000. be granted to Her Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
[27th January]
Bill to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the year ending on 31st March, 1966, presented accordingly and read the First time to be read a Second time Tomorrow and to be...
4.2 p.m.
10.15 p.m.
Library Sub-Committee of the Select Committee on House of Commons (Services) to have the assistance of the Librarian.—[Mr. Fitch..]
11.21 p.m.
Bill to make provision for the granting of mortgages upon personal chattels; and for purposes connected therewith, presented accordingly and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Fitch.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
