Mr Frederick Gough: That is what I was coming to. The learned Attorney-General said that these were plain, ordinary English words. My wife uses plain, ordinary English words, but she does not say to me, "Would you like some commodities and bacon for supper?" Commodities cover a very wide field indeed. To be serious for a minute, would my right hon. and learned Friend think again about this? I believe that both...
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Minister of Transport (1) how many accidents have taken place, fatal and otherwise, on the A.3 road between the Flying Bull public house at Rake and Adhurst Corner since 1st January, 1959; (2) what steps he is taking to minimise the danger of accidents on the A.3 road between Rake and Petersfield.
Mr Frederick Gough: Will the Leader of the House give serious consideration to giving another day, and preferably two days, to a debate on the Common Market as soon as possible after the Whitsun Recess? May I draw attention to three short points? First, in yesterday's debate, which lasted for five minutes less than six hours, 72½ per cent. of the time was taken by Privy Councillors. Secondly, on this subject...
Mr Frederick Gough: Would my hon. Friend be surprised to learn that to my certain knowledge the Ministry has been dickering about on the question of garaging at London Airport for the last six years, and so far as I know they have not yet come to a conclusion?
Mr Frederick Gough: Further to that point of order, Mr. Speaker. I wonder whether you are aware that among the first 26 Questions today there were no fewer than 16 from Scottish Members. Could not Scottish Members be invited to table their Questions on a Scottish day and thereby help us make faster progress?
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Minister of Transport when he expects to build a by-pass on the A.3 between Liphook and Petersfield.
Mr Frederick Gough: Does my right hon. Friend agree that this stretch of road contains practically every known hazard that a public highway can contain, including a particularly dangerous hairpin bend under a railway bridge on a very narrow road, and several dips that are completely blind? If it is impossible to make a by-pass, will my right hon. Friend give the assurance that a further survey will be made in...
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware of the continuing nuisance being caused by organised motor rallies between the hours of midnight and 4 or 5 a.m.; and if he will now take steps to deal with this ever-growing problem.
Mr Frederick Gough: Would my right hon. Friend therefore be surprised to hear that in the last six weeks there have been rallies practically every weekend in my constituency? Would he further agree that the trouble nowadays is that these rallies are not organised by the normal organisations, like the R.A.C., and they constitute a very serious menace between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.?
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the proposed Horsham by-pass road provides for a roundabout at the A.281 crossing of approximately 620 feet in length and 435 feet in breadth; and how many other roundabouts of this size or larger are at present in use in the United Kingdom.
Mr Frederick Gough: Whilst appreciating that a public inquiry has taken place, may I ask my right hon. Friend whether he thinks that the fifteen acres which will be taken up will provide a really modern solution? Will he please press for consideration of a road that will stall be up-to-date in about ten years' time?
Mr Frederick Gough: In that context is my right hon. Friend aware of the programe "Z Cars" which puts the police in an extremely bad light? It brutalises the police and has a bad effect on children.
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Postmaster-General what steps he is taking to simplify the complicated automatic dialling system which has recently been installed in West Sussex.
Mr Frederick Gough: Is my right hon. Friend aware that that reply will give a good deal of satisfaction to people in West Sussex? This six-figure code really does not work, and it is almost a stone-cold certainty that after dialling three of the figures one gets a horrible noise in one's ear. Is my right hon. Friend aware that for four weeks running I have reported the matter to the Horsham exchange, but that...
Mr Frederick Gough: Every hon. Member will have the greatest sympathy with the hon. Member for Gloucester (Mr. Diamond) and, indeed, with any hon. Member who speaks on behalf of his constituents when they face unemployment. However, I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I do not follow his line of argument. I have an interest in this matter in that I do a great deal of business with the Hawker...
Mr Frederick Gough: I hope that the hon. Member and I have been able to put a jerk into this matter. I was pleased to hear my right hon. Friend say that he was glad to have the co-operation of the Americans and the Germans in the P1127, but are we being a little naïve about it? Are we certain that we shall get our fair share of it? The Government gave an order for six aircraft and then a further order for...
Mr Frederick Gough: Would it be mischievous of me to suggest that the hon. Gentleman is making a very long speech tonight because so few of his colleagues can fill in the time?
Mr Frederick Gough: I am grateful to the hon. Member for those words. If I may keep in order, in addition to conveying that message to my aged and distinguished uncle, I remind the hon. Member that at that time the products of Bristols, Faireys and, I think, Hawkers were used very much in that great battle.
Mr Frederick Gough: I join with my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Sir A. V. Harvey) in saying that my hon. Friend has been much too specious and light-hearted in dealing with the suggestion to abolish the Ministry of Aviation. He said nothng about the question of airfields and relieving his Ministry. I suggested this because I was hoping to help my right hon. Friend relieve himself of duties which are...
Mr Frederick Gough: Perhaps it would be better described as, "Words, not deeds."
