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Commons Hansard for 30 June 1955 (Volume 543)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 3.01pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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PRAYERS
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NORTH WALES HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER BILL [Lords] (By Order)
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MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONAL ORDER (COLNE VALLEY SEWERAGE BOARD) BILL.
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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NATIONAL FINANCE
£ Sterling (Value)
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Post-War Credits
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Personal Incomes
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Taxation of Profits and Income (Royal Commission's Recommendations)
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Civil Service (Royal Commission's Report)
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Income Tax Assessments (Schedule A)
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Profit-sharing Schemes (Inland Revenue Advice)
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Employees (Shareholdings)
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Old Age (Financial Provision)
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Sterling-Dollar Exchange Rates
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Dollar Earnings (Shipping Industry)
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Motor Vehicle Excise Duties (Revenue)
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British Companies' Shares (U.S. Purchases)
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Music and Drama Schools (Students)
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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Fish Prices (Costings Investigation)
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Tuberculosis Eradication, Gloucestershire
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Pigs (Progeny Testing)
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Compulsorily Acquired Farms (Tenants' Compensation)
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Rabbits
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Artificial Insemination Centres (Bulls)
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County Committees (Pest Officers)
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Heneage Committee's Report
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Farmers (Supervision)
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Forestry Commission (Timber Sales)
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NATIONAL SERVICE
Merchant Seamen (Call-up)
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Apprentices (Deferment)
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Agricultural Workers (Call-up Suspension)
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Extended Deferment (Categories)
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Discharged National Service Men (Medical Condition)
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HOUSE OF LORDS (REFORM)
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EMIGRATION (MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY)
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NATIONAL SERVICE (PERSONAL CASE)
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JUNIOR MINISTERS (SALARIES)
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NORTHERN IRELAND (UNEMPLOYMENT)
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PALACE OF WESTMINSTER FACILITIES (SELECT COMMITTEE)
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CROWN LANDS ORGANISATION (COMMITTEE'S REPORT)
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POLICE
Cadets
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (INVITATION TO GREECE AND TURKEY)
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QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS
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ORDERS OF THE DAY
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RATING AND VALUATION (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL
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Clause 7.—(OTHER RELIEFS FROM RATES.)
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Clause 8.—(CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF RATES BY POLICE AUTHORITIES.)
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Clause 10.—(FINANCIAL PROVISIONS.)
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New Clause.—(REPEAL OF SECTION 68 OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1929.)
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Clause.—(REDUCTION OF RATEABLE VALUE OF BUSINESS HEREDITAMENTS.)
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New Clause.—(RATING OF UNOCCUPIED HEREDITAMENTS.)
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New Clause.—INCREASE OF CONTROLLED RENT IN CONSEQUENCE OF REVALUATION.)
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New Clause.—(PROVISIONS AS TO WATER RATES IN CONNECTION WITH NEW VALUATION LISTS.)
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New Clause.—(RATING OF HEREDITAMENT OF UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND SCHOOLS.)
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New Clause.—(ADOPTIVE RATING OF SITE VALUES.)
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First Schedule.—(AMENDMENT OF SECTION FORTY-ONE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1948.)
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Fourth Schedule.—(TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO GAS BOARDS.)
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Fifth Schedule.—(CONSEQUENTIAL AND MINOR AMENDMENTS.)
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New Schedule.—(CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF RATES IN RESPECT OF POLICE PROPERTIES IN FIRST YEAR OF NEW VALUATION LIST.)
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HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR POLLOK (SELECT COMMITTEE)
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POLICE (SCOTLAND) BILL] [Lords]
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WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
University Teachers (Salaries)
Cost of Living
European Economic Co-operation (Discussions)
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Irish Eggs (Box Markings)
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Broccoli (West Country Production)
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Horticulture (Assistance)
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Bulls (Licensing)
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Merchant Seamen
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Remploy Limited
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Civil Defence (Nuclear Bombs)
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Police (Pay Claim)
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Italian Nationals
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Railway Strike (Police Duties)
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Stock Car Racing
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Traffic Offences (Police Inquiries)
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Continental Day Trips
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Music and Drama Students
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School Meals Service
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Mathematics and Science Graduates
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Teachers' Salaries
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Boarding School Places (Service Children)
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U.N.E.S.C.O. (Information)
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Domestic Science College, Oxtalls (Inquiry)
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Commonweal Grammar School, Swindon (Complaint)
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Fee-paying Pupils
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BECHUANALAND, BASUTOLAND AND SWAZILAND (HIGH COMMISSIONER'S VISITS)
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Furniture Industry (Hire-Purchase Restrictions)
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Lime Oil
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Tariffs and Trade Agreement (Apples and Pears)
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NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTS
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Mining Industry (Recruitment)
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Newbiggin by the Sea
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Prescriptions (Average Costs)
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Doctors' Patients (Under-manned Areas)
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Holiday Resorts (Explosive Objects)
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East Kilbride (Houses for Sale)
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