Mr Frederick Gough: I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for that reply, but will he be good enough to consider the particular aspects of this case? First, as these increased charges are very largely due to the heavy losses incurred by British Railways, is it not a little unfair that this section of taxpayers has to pay their contributions out of taxed as opposed to untaxed incomes? Secondly, will he bear in...
Mr Frederick Gough: I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, 'because I realise that he has very little time at his disposal. What he has said is perfectly true. Dr. Morrison-Scott now happens to be a constituent of mine, so I should be rather careful in what I say, but some four or five years ago in the Science Museum practically the same situation took place. Dr. Morrison-Scott had just come to...
Mr Frederick Gough: Surely, this is just denying ordinary, reasonable liberty to a person? I gather that if Dr. Tucker is denied this access he has got to go to the United States of America to get the sort of information he wants. Surely, this is denying reasonable liberty to a person.
Mr Frederick Gough: I apologise for intervening again, but my hon. Friend the Financial Secretary has mentioned that he has some recollection of the case of Mr. Hartley. I pressed him at the time very hard and I would say that Mr. Hartley was completely denied opportunities of making any sort of appeal. Whatever judgment my hon. Friend has made in this case, and whatever freedom he denies to Dr. Tucker, may I...
Mr Frederick Gough: Is my right hon. Friend aware of the total inadequacy of passenger accommodation at Prestwick, particularly in regard to jet passengers coming from Canada destined for London who are cooped up in aircraft for half an hour because there is nowhere else in Prestwick for them?
Mr Frederick Gough: It might help us in following the deployment of the hon. Gentleman's argument if I were to point out what has happened in the case of Worthing, where there is a lack of uniformity in regard to the local planning authorities. It happened with regard to one particular street, and I could give the hon. Gentleman details of it. In this particular avenue, there are already flats developed at a...
Mr Frederick Gough: Does the argument which the hon. Gentleman is deploying really mean the compulsory purchase of land at below its market value?
Mr Frederick Gough: The hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (Mr. Skeffington) deserves the gratitude of the Committee for at least bringing some punch into the debate. I have been in the Chamber for the whole afternoon and I have not heard a speech from any hon. Member opposite comparable with the standard required far a debate on what is supposed to be a Motion of censure of the Government. I imagine that the...
Mr Frederick Gough: I am grateful to the hon. Member for his intervention, because he has referred to another delay. These people can appeal to the Minister and, with great respect to my right hon. Friend, a further delay of some months will ensue. I have already pointed out that there will be a two year's delay in the case I have mentioned, and to that we must add another two months for an appeal to the...
Mr Frederick Gough: The hon. and learned Member said that he wants to see factories and offices moved out of central London. What guarantee can he give that other firms will not come into London to fill those places?
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what authority police in the Metropolitan area have refused permission for motor vehicles to be cleaned whilst they are parked against parking meters.
Mr Frederick Gough: Will not my hon. and learned Friend agree that that Act of Parliament is somewhat archaic in this day of parking meters? Will he not further agree that in many cases the only opportunity that car owners have of cleaning their cars is whilst they are at parking meters? Provided that it does not create a nuisance to neighbours and others, does he not think that the time has come to look at this...
Mr Frederick Gough: Does my hon. and learned Friend really believe that only a very few people clean their cars in the street? A large number of people have nowhere else to clean their cars. This happens not only in London, but in every busy city in this country. A large number of people will be astounded by my hon. and learned Friend's reply.
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Postmaster-General what are the reasons for the delay in his negotiations with the West Sussex County Council regarding the lease of Post Office premises for use by the proposed county library at Crawley; and if he will make a statement.
Mr Frederick Gough: While I thank my hon. Friend for that reply, may I ask whether she is aware that there is very strong local feeling that the Post Office authorities have delayed this matter quite unnecessarily? Is she further aware that there is a strange coincidence between the agreement finally come to and the date on which I originally put this Question on the Order Paper?
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Minister of Aviation if he is yet able to make a statement in regard to the Government's plans for finding a suitable replacement for Croydon Airport, with Customs facilities for the use of private aviation.
Mr Frederick Gough: Would my hon. Friend agree that this long delay is creating a great handicap to private and business flying, and would not Gatwick meet the purpose for the time being?
Mr Frederick Gough: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that moneys deposited in this country by foreign nationals resident abroad are subject to Estate Duty in the event of the death of the depositor, even though such death occurs outside the limits of the United Kingdom; and what consideration he has given to an amendment of the law in this matter.
Mr Frederick Gough: Does my right hon. Friend agree that this situation creates an unnecessary handicap on our balance of payments situation? Further, does he agree that considerable sums of money—particularly from people from the Middle East—are now leaving the sterling area because of this situation and are being deposited either in Swiss francs in Zurich or in dollars in New York? Will he see whether it...
Mr Frederick Gough: Would my right hon. Friend be surprised if I told him that a certain individual from the Middle East deposited as much as £3 million in this country? [HON. MEMBERS: "Why?"] Because of the strength of this country. He then died in the Middle East and this deposit suffered the full Estate Duty. The result of this sort of thing will be that no further money will come from that country.
