Llun, 27 Ebrill 1970
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a further statement about Concorde costs.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a further statement about the BAC3-11 proposal.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will now carry out an inquiry into the working of the regional employment premium; and if he will publish the results.
asked the Minister of Technology what was the total value of contracts placed in Scotland by his Department in each of the last eight years; and what was the figure expressed as a percentage of...
asked the Minister of Technology what percentage of the machine tools in use by British industry is less than 10 years old; and what, according to information available to him from international...
Mr. Boardman: asked the Minister of Technology what is his latest estimate of the trend of investment by manufacturing industry in 1970.
asked the Minister of Technology what has been for each year since 1958 the percentage of total world merchant shipbuilding orders obtained by United Kingdom yards.
asked the Minister of Technology why the official scheme for encouraging manufacturers to buy numerically controlled machine tools is to end.
asked the Minister of Technology by how much the value of ships built overseas for United Kingdom registration exceeded the value of ships built in the United Kingdom yards for registration...
asked the Minister of Technology what is the usual interval between the completion of design stage and commissioning of major plants in the principal categories of process and manufacturing...
asked the Minister of Technology which industries he has identified will find their output limited by plant capacity in the next six months.
asked the Minister of Technology what study he has made of the evidence supplied to him by the hon. Member for Bedfordshire, South, that the United States motor manufacturers are to stop putting...
asked the Minister of Technology what representations he has received following his decision on the Imperial Chemical Industries' take-over bid for Viyella; and if he will make a further statement.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on discussions he has had about the possible provision of public finance for the commercial development of a hovercraft.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will institute a Departmental inquiry into the errors and omissions in various advertisements relating to the intermediate areas recently published by...
asked the Minister of Technology whether he will instruct the committee which is considering the effectiveness of the investment grant scheme to advance the date of its report to July, 1970.
asked the Minister of Technology what directions he has given to the Central Electricity Generating Board in the choice of fuels for power stations.
asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the latest position regarding the shortage of smokeless fuel and the arrangements made for the distribution of available supplies.
asked the Minister of Technology whether he is satisfied with the adequacy of official figures about stock accumulation in manufacturing industry, and how the ratio of raw materials, work in...
asked the Minister of Technology, in view of the declining motor-car exports, if he will now take steps to stimulate total production and to recover the drop of 10 per cent. in export figures,...
asked the Minister of Technology what reply he has sent to representations made to him by the Scottish area of the National Union of Mineworkers regarding the availability of coking coal for the...
asked the Minister of Technology what total of deep-mined coal he estimates will be produced in Scotland in 1970; and what manpower will be employed.
asked the Minister of Technology what will be the financial target for the steel industry in 1970–71.
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I should like to return to the subject of the grouping of Questions by Ministers, which is, I think, a point of considerable substance, and in regard to which I...
I would like to make a statement about the present position concerning aid to Malta. I will deal, first, with the substance of the offer we have now reaffirmed. Britain's capital aid to Malta is...
Ordered,
Order for Second Reading read.
Queen's Recommendation, having been signified—
Resolved,
Order for Second Reading read.
9.1 p.m.
9.16 p.m.
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed,That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. loan L. Evans.]
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