Commons Sitting of 16 December 1968 Series 5 Vol. 775

    c843
  1. Preamble 8 words
    2. c843
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
        2. cc843-6
      1. Nigeria 1,207 words
        2. cc846-7
      2. Imports (Deposits) 192 words
        3. cc847-8
      3. Commonwealth Countries (Foreign Secretary's Visits) 112 words
        4. cc848-9
      4. European Unity 377 words
        5. cc849-52
      5. Falkland Islands 948 words
        6. cc852-3
      6. Departmental Officials (First Class Air Travel) 301 words
        7. cc853-4
      7. Persian Gulf States (External Affairs and Defence) 376 words
        8. c854
      8. International Court of Justice 159 words
        9. cc854-6
      9. Suez Canal 476 words
        10. cc856-7
      10. Middle East (Security Council Resolution) 286 words
        11. c857
      11. Nigeria (Mr. Joseph Combes) 88 words
        12. cc857-8
      12. Mediterranean (Naval Task Force) 185 words
        13. c858
      13. Coastal Waters (Soviet Vessels) 162 words
        14. cc858-9
      14. European Economic Community 355 words
        15. cc859-61
      15. Antigua (Electrical Power Plant) 357 words
        16. cc861-2
      16. International Institute of Technology in Europe 396 words
        17. c862
      17. Latin-American Countries (Technical Co-operation Agreements) 182 words
        18. cc862-5
      18. Rhodesia 677 words
        19. c865
      19. United States (Supply of Arms) 221 words
        20. cc865-6
      20. Human Rights Convention 196 words
        21. cc866-7
      21. Anglo-Polish Relations 215 words
        22. cc867-8
      22. Middle East 340 words
        23. cc868-9
      23. Federal Republic of Germany (Relations) 332 words
        24. cc869-70
      24. Export Promotion 282 words
        25. cc870-1
      25. British Honduras 210 words
        26. cc871-2
      26. Pakistan and India (Secretary of State's Visit) 334 words
        27. c872
      27. Middle East (Development Organisation) 195 words
      cc872-3
    2. Iceland (European Free Trade Association) 125 words
      3. c873
    3. Nordic Customs Union 95 words
      4. cc873-4
    4. QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS 315 words
    cc874-5
  4. OFFICIAL REPORT (CORRECTION) 131 words
    5. cc875-9
  5. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 1,413 words
    6. cc880-906
  6. DEFENCE (ARMY) 10,064 words
    7. c907
  7. DEFENCE (ROYAL AIR FORCE) 18 words
    8. cc907-1013
  8. ARMED FORCES AND RESERVES (RUN-DOWN) 40,923 words, 1 division
    9. cc1013-8
  9. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 1,891 words, 1 division
  10. ORDERS OF THE DAY
      11. cc1019-32
    1. ELECTRICITY (SCOTLAND) BILL 4,689 words
      2. c1032
    2. PROCEDURE 40 words
      3. cc1033-47
    3. ENTERTAINMENTS (CHILD PERFORMERS) 5,565 words, 2 divisions
      4. cc1047-56
    4. RESIDENTIAL ROADS, WEMBLEY (THROUGH-TRAFFIC) 3,234 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 16 December 1968 Series 5 Vol. 775

  1. FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
      2. c235W
    1. Guyana 68 words
      c235W
    2. U.S.S.R. (N.A.T.O. Communiqué) 84 words
      cc235-6W
    3. Nigeria 269 words
      cc236-7W
    4. Rhodesia 333 words
      cc237-8W
    5. E.F.T.A. Countries (Consultation) 73 words
      c238W
    6. Zambia (Deported United Kingdom Citizens) 171 words
      c238W
    7. Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong (United States Naval Vessels) 91 words
      cc238-9W
    8. Hong Kong (Proposed Ombudsman) 96 words
      c239W
    9. Mr. Anthony Grey 163 words
      cc239-40W
    10. Kai Tak Airport (Extension) 50 words
      c240W
    11. Organisations (Grants) 92 words
      cc240-1W
    12. Falkland Islands 235 words
      cc241-2W
    13. Hong Kong (Emergency Regulations) 274 words
      c242W
    14. Argentine (Naval Vessel Contracts) 53 words
      cc242-3W
    15. Czarist Debts 458 words
      cc243-4W
    16. United Nations Relief and Works Agency (United Kingdom Contribution) 94 words
      c244W
    17. Italy (Arrested British Citizens) 90 words
      c244W
    18. Germany (British Forces) 86 words
      cc244-5W
    19. Anglo-Japanese Consultations 72 words
      c245W
    20. South America (Royal Visit) 134 words
      cc245-6W
    21. St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla 285 words
      c246W
    22. Diplomatic Missions, London (Immunities) 157 words
      cc246-7W
    23. Conference, The Hague (Parliamentary Delegation) 125 words
      c247W
    24. North Atlantic Assembly 85 words
      cc247-8W
    25. Byelorussian Language Broadcasts (Cost) 77 words
      cc248-9W
    26. Hong Kong (Detainees) 400 words
      c249W
    27. Associated States of the Eastern Caribbean (Commissioner) 90 words
      c249W
    28. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation 40 words
      cc249-50W
    29. Antigua (British Representative) 57 words
      c250W
    30. Seychelles 154 words
  2. EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY
      3. cc250-1W
    1. National Board for Prices and Incomes (References) 211 words
      c251W
    2. Lost Working Days, Scotland 215 words
      cc251-2W
    3. Selective Employment Tax Refund (Hotel Keepers) 72 words
      cc252-3W
    4. Disabled Persons 424 words
      c253W
    5. British Eagle Airlines Employees (Redundancy Payments Applications) 68 words
      cc253-4W
    6. Company Directors (Incomes) 138 words
      c254W
    7. Construction Industry (Interim Pay Settlement) 155 words
      cc254-5W
    8. Edinburgh-Carlisle Railway Service (Closure) 92 words
      c255W
    9. St. Helen's (Unemployment) 554 words
      cc255-6W
    10. Inverurie Railway Workshops 169 words
      cc256-7W
    11. Disabled Persons, Wales 203 words
      c257W
    12. Unfilled Vacancies, Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline (Females) 125 words
      cc257-8W
    13. Imperial Tobacco Company Employees (Pay Settlement) 141 words
      c258W
    14. Redundancy Payments Act (Review) 63 words
      c258W
    15. Bakery Employees (Pay Settlement) 94 words
      cc258-9W
    16. Unemployment, Scotland 70 words
  3. SOCIAL SERVICES
      4. c259W
    1. Family Allowance 55 words
      cc259-60W
    2. Prescriptions 183 words
      c260W
    3. Drug Addiction 40 words
      c260W
    4. Methedrine 145 words
      c260W
    5. Doctors (Emigration) 115 words
      cc260-1W
    6. Indian and Pakistan Doctors 241 words
      cc261-3W
    7. Influenza (Vaccine) 768 words
      cc263-4W
    8. Water Supplies (Fluoridation) 79 words
      c264W
    9. National Insurance Commissioners (Appeals) 78 words
      c264W
    10. Married Women 90 words
      cc264-5W
    11. Unemployment Benefit (Abatement) 97 words
      c265W
    12. Mail (Postage) 136 words
      c265W
    13. War Disablement Pensions 54 words
      cc265-6W
    14. Lapsed Benefits 141 words
  4. HOSPITALS
      5. c266W
    1. Severely Disturbed Adolescents 61 words
      cc266-7W
    2. Manchester Regional Board (Accommodation) 226 words
      c267W
    3. St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey 61 words
      cc267-8W
    4. Hospital Facilities, Barry 176 words
      c268W
    5. Nursing Home, Hextol (Hexham) 123 words
      cc268-70W
    6. Shelton Hospital, Shrewsbury (Fire) 816 words
      c270W
    7. Birmingham Regional Board 42 words
      cc270-1W
    8. Unused Beds (Lack of Staff) 86 words
      c271W
    9. Nurse Training Schools 167 words
      c271W
    10. George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton 44 words
      cc271-2W
    11. Hospital Service (Doctors) 46 words
      c272W
    12. South-West Metropolitan Region (Voluntary Building Schemes) 65 words
      c272W
    13. Part-time Staff (Superannuation) 77 words
      c272W
    14. Supplementary Estimate (Hospital Services) 35 words
      cc272-3W
    15. N.W. Surrey Hospitals (Staff Vacancies) 70 words
      c273W
    16. South Wales 61 words
  5. ROADS
      6. c273W
    1. Dipped Headlights 53 words
      c273W
    2. Parking (Underground Stations) 88 words
      cc273-4W
    3. Accidents 83 words
      c274W
    4. A21 London to Hastings (Improvements) 110 words
      c274W
    5. South Wales Motorway M4 107 words
  6. TRANSPORT
      7. c275W
    1. Liverpool—Leeds Canal 122 words
  7. RAILWAYS
      8. c275W
    1. Locomotive Works (Comparative Costs) 73 words
  8. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT
      9. cc275-6W
    1. El Salvador (Technical Assistance) 72 words
      c276W
    2. Ex-Colonial Service Officers Pensions 229 words
      cc276-7W
    3. "FREE PALESTINE" PUBLICATION 85 words
      c277W
    4. PUBLIC LEGAL ASSISTANCE 75 words
  9. NATIONAL FINANCE
      10. c277W
    1. Post-War Dollar Loans (Service Payments) 36 words
      cc277-89W
    2. Companies (Dividend Distributions) 4,413 words
      cc289-90W
    3. Selective Employment Tax 106 words
      c290W
    4. Public Expenditure 142 words
      c290W
    5. Debt Repayment 59 words
      c290W
    6. Exchange Equalisation Account 49 words
  10. COAL
      11. c291W
    1. Smokeless Fuels (Borders and Eastern Dumfriesshire) 80 words
  11. ELECTRICITY
      12. c291W
    1. Central Electricity Generating Board (Staff) 91 words
  12. HOME DEPARTMENT
      13. cc291-2W
    1. Guyana (Voters' Lists) 143 words
      c292W
    2. Children in Care 216 words
      c292W
    3. Prison Clothing (Belts and Braces) 71 words
      cc292-3W
    4. General Election Polling Hours 67 words
      c293W
    5. Police Federation Regulations 59 words
      c293W
    6. Voluntary Civil Aid Service Conference (Resolution) 63 words
  13. SCOTLAND
      14. cc293-4W
    1. General Teaching Council 203 words
      c294W
    2. Direct Labour Departments (Costs) 28 words
      c294W
    3. Crofts 80 words
      c294W
    4. House Allocation Methods 63 words
      cc294-5W
    5. Municipal and Private House Building, Glasgow 309 words
      c295W
    6. Police Forces (Applicants) 77 words
      cc295-6W
    7. Bankruptcies and Voluntary Liquidations 102 words
      c296W
    8. Eggs (Market Requirements Survey) 102 words
      cc296-7W
    9. Scientific Research (Civil Servants) 110 words
      c297W
    10. Reflective Armbands (Supply) 90 words
  14. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
      15. c297W
    1. Royal Armoured Corps (Reduction) 66 words
      cc297-8W
    2. Stationing Costs, Germany 361 words
      cc298-9W
    3. H.M.S. "Condor", Arbroath 111 words
  15. POST OFFICE
      16. c299W
    1. General Election, Guyana 85 words
      cc299-300W
    2. Staff Salary Structure 252 words
  16. WIRELESS AND TELEVISION
      17. c300W
    1. Content of Programmes 71 words
      cc300-1W
    2. Radio and Television Programmes (Cost) 204 words
      c301W
    3. BUSINESS STATISTICS OFFICE 207 words
  17. ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
      18. cc301-2W
    1. Economic Development Committees 105 words
      c302W
    2. Economic Development Office and Prices and Incomes Board 153 words
      cc302-3W
    3. Economic Development Council 245 words
  18. EDUCATION AND SCDIENCE
      19. cc303-4W
    1. School Leavers, Wales (University and Further Education) 246 words
      c304W
    2. Teaching Profession (Pay Offer) 135 words
      cc304-5W
    3. Postgraduate Students (Awards) 123 words
      c305W
    4. Teacher Training Colleges (Size) 74 words
      c305W
    5. St. Matthias College, Fishponds, Bristol (Students) 141 words
      cc305-6W
    6. Mentally Handicapped Children 79 words
      c306W
    7. Full-time University Students 258 words
  19. HOME DEPARTMENT
      20. cc306-8W
    1. Female Penal Establishments 468 words
  20. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
      21. c308W
    1. Rent Officers 83 words
      c308W
    2. Building Costs 114 words
      cc308-9W
    3. Thornhills, Farway (Planning Permission) 256 words
      c309W
    4. Oldbury (Redevelopment Plan) 57 words
  21. HOUSE OF COMMONS
      22. cc309-10W
    1. Stationery 147 words
  22. PUBLIC BUILDING AND WORKS
      23. cc310-1W
    1. British Standard Time 404 words
  23. AVIATION
      24. c311W
    1. B.O.A.C. Advertising Policy 71 words
  24. BOARD OF TRADE
      25. c312W
    1. West Aberdeenshire 46 words
  25. WALES
      26. c312W
    1. Rents (Monmouthshire) 157 words
      c312W
    2. Houses 32 words