Mawrth, 17 Gorffennaf 1973
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords Amendments considered and agreed to.
[Queen's Consent, on behalf of the Crown, signified]
Read the Third time and passed, with amendments.
Read the Third time and passed, without amendment.
Considered; to be read the Third time tomorrow.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied with the administration and publicity designed to ensure that elderly persons entitled to benefits receive them.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will make a statement on the Government's policy towards children in care as the result of homelessness.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services, in view of the rise in cigarette consumption by 6½ per cent. during 1972, if he will now take steps additional to the publication of tar ...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will establish a committee of inquiry into the causes and consequences of the staff shortages at the City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is aware of the shortage of health visitors in Huntingdonshire; and what steps are being taken to overcome this shortage.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the Supplementary Benefits Commission has agreed to his request to review its criteria for increasing benefit where a family's income is...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the current retirement pension as a percentage of the national average wage and the equivalent percentage in June 1970.
asked the Secretary or State for Social Services if Circular 36/71 issued by his Department stating that the Family Planning Act draws no distinction in the giving of contraceptive advice between...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what action he intends to take following the recommendations of the Medicines Commission in regard to products containing vitamin A and vitamin D;...
Mr. R. C. Mitchell: asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to recruit and train more speech therapists.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many applications have been received for grants from the Government's £3 million fund in respect of congenitally disabled children; how...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will review the procedure whereby information regarding aids for the disabled can be made more readily known to the medical profession and...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will investigate the efficiency of security arrangements for mental patients who might constitute a danger to the public if not kept under...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people received earnings-related unemployment benefit in the last convenient period for which figures are available.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what estimate he has made of the cost to date of supplementary benefit payments made to those involved in industrial disputes resulting from wage...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when work is expected to commence on the new hospital to replace the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he is taking to recruit suitably trained doctors to carry out the expanded domiciliary family planning service.
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he will invite nominations for membership of community health councils; when these councils will start operating; and when regional and...
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he is satisfied with the level of proposed capital expenditure in the Birmingham Regional Hospital Board area during the late 1970s.
asked the Prime Minister if he is satisfied with the coordination between the Department of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on the regulation and control of...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on the comments which he invited from the joint Cancer Research Campaign, the Medical Research Council and the Imperial Cancer Research...
asked the Prime Minister what consultations he has had with representatives of the trade union movement and the CBI on the question of works council legislation.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will place in the Library a copy of his public speech on prices at Sidcup on 29th June.
Motion made, and Question proposed,
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Bill to make provision for retired persons to purchase annuities for themselves and their surviving spouses in respect of premises partly leased to lessees and partly occupied by themselves...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Kenneth Clarke.]
3.48 p.m.
As Amended (in Standing Committee), considered.
(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint an officer to be known as the Insurance Commissioner.(2) The Insurance Commissioner may appoint such staff as he thinks fit.(3) It shall be the duty of...
'The documents to which subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act of 1958 applies (annual accounts and balance sheets) shall include a statement showing the remuneration of each of the directors...
I beg to move Amendment No. 2, in page 3, line 9, at end insert: '(a) the wife or husband or minor son or daughter of that person;'
I beg to move Amendment No. 43, in page 6, line 21, after 'applies', insert: 'or subordinate company within the meaning of section 10 below of any such company'
I beg to move Amendment No. 6, in page 7, line 43, at end insert: '(5) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that money from a fund maintained by a company in respect of its long term...
I beg to move amendment No. 41, in page 11, leave out lines 23 to 27 and insert: 'and for the purposes of this subsection share capital held for any person by a nominee shall (except where that...
Amendment made: No. 11, in page 13, line 4, after 'Act', insert: 'or that a company of which it is a subsidiary has failed to satisfy an obligation to which it is subject by virtue of section...
I beg to move Amendment No. 15, in page 14, line 32, at end insert: '(c) not to vary in such a manner as to increase the liabilities of the company any con- tracts of insurance of a specified...
I beg to move Amendment No. 16, in page 15, line 12, leave out 'maintained elsewhere than in the United Kingdom shall' and insert 'shall or shall not'. It is now the turn of the hon. Member for...
I beg to move Amendment No. 17, in page 18, line 21, leave out 'or controller' and insert 'controller or auditor'. The purpose of this amendment, which has been introduced following a similar...
Amendment made: No. 18, in page 19, line 27, at end insert: '(6) This section shall not apply in relation to the exercise of the power conferred by section 13 above where, by virtue of subsection...
I beg to move Amendment No. 46, in page 22, line 19, after 'Gazettes', insert: 'and, except where the court has otherwise directed, in two national newspapers'. I understand that it will also be...
Amendment made: No. 21, in page 25, line 14, at end insert 'and an order under that subsection may make different provision in relation to different cases or circumstances'.—[Mr. Anthony Grant.]
I beg to move Amendment No. 23, in page 30, line 30, leave out have ' and insert 'has'. This is another effort on the part of the Opposition to improve the Bill. In this case we seek to improve...
I beg to move Amendment No. 25, in page 31, line 20, leave out 'director, controller or manager' and insert 'controller'.
I beg to move Amendment No. 29, in page 35, line 23, leave out from 'to' to end of line 24 and insert: 'give the prescribed information with respect to his connection with the company to the...
I beg to move Amendment No. 31, in page 39, line 23, at end insert: '(e) requiring insurers under the contracts to furnish to the Secretary of State, in such manner and at such times or intervals...
Amendment made: No. 47, in page 41, line 31, after 'section', insert '6, 8(5).'—[Mr. Anthony Grant.]
I beg to move Amendment No. 36, in page 42, line 31 leave out from 'instrument' to 'House' in line 32 and insert: 'and no such order shall be made unless a draft of it has been approved by...
I beg to move Amendment No. 37, in page 44, line 34, at end insert 'Amendment'. The effect of the amendment is that the Bill when enacted will be entitled the Insurance Companies Amendment Act...
Amendment made: No. 42, in page 50, line 30, leave out from '10' to '(7)' in line 32.—[Mr. Anthony Grant.]
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: No. 1, in page 17, line 31, leave out "section" and insert "subsection".
Lords Amendment: No. 2, in page 25, line 32, at end insert: (5) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision with respect to the appointment of lord-lieutenants, lieutenants and deputy...
Ordered,
Question again proposed, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
Lords Amendment: No. 3, in page 26, line 18, leave out from "by" to end of line 22 and insert: or under any Measure or Act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or Order in Council under section...
Lords Amendment: No. 4, in page 33, line 7, after "Ireland" insert: , the Court of Criminal Appeal in Northern Ireland,".
Lords Amendment: No. 9, in page 36, line 20, column 3, at end insert: and the words" and pending proceedings".
Order read for consideration of Lords Amendments.
Lords Amendment: No. 4, in page 4, line 8, leave out "three" and insert "four";
Lords Amendment No. 9, in page 6, line 43, at end insert: and their functions with respect to the preparation, review and provision of plans under section 23 below".
Lords Amendment: No. 11, in page 8, line 39, at end insert: but before giving a direction to water authorities generally, the appropriate Minister or Ministers shall consult the Council about the...
Lords Amendment: No. 12, in page 10, line 4, leave out "other than a subcommittee)".
Lords Amendment: No. 18, in page 11, line 14, leave out from "desirability" to end of line 27 and insert in the interests of rationalisation, of doing either or both of the following, that is to...
Lords Amendment: No. 22, in page 12. line 25, at end insert: (2) The reference in this section to action for the purpose of augmenting water resources includes a reference to action for the...
Lords Amendment No. 33: in page 14, line 7, after "1973" insert: or such later date as the Secretary of State may authorise in the case of that authority generally or in any particular case".
Lords Amendment: No. 50, in page 20, line 31, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—
Lords Amendment: No. 65, in page 25, line 41, at end insert:
Lords Amendment: No. 67, in page 26, line 44, leave out "natural beauty of the countryside" and insert beauty of, or amenity in, any rural or urban area".
Lords Amendment: No. 70, in page 27, line 16, leave out from beginning to end of line 21 and insert— (1) For the purpose of exercising the functions conferred on them by this section there...
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Lords Amendment: No. 76, after Clause 23, in page 30, line 33, at end insert new Clause A:
Lords Amendment: No. 77, after Clause 24, in page 31, line 9, at end insert new Clause B:—
Lords Amendment: No. 78, in page 32, line 22, leave out "and (5)" and insert "to (5A)".
Lords Amendment: No. 88, in page 36, line 30, at end insert— (3) An order under section 2(5) above altering the boundaries of a water authority area and an order under section (Discharge of...
Lords Amendment: No. 124, in page 61, line 10, leave out "sub-paragraphs (8) and (9) below" and insert: the following provisions of this paragraph.Motion made, and Question proposed, That this...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Murton.]
11.46 p.m.
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