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Bills Presented

Volume 722: debated on Wednesday 8 December 1965

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Criminal Law

Bill to amend the law of England and Wales by abolishing the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours, to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or related to that division or the abolition of it, and for purposes connected therewith, presented by Sir F. Soskice; supported by Miss Bacon, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. George Thomas; read the First time; to be read a Second time tomorrow and to be printed. [Bill 25.]

Estate Agents

Bill to make provision with respect to persons who negotiate for or otherwise act in relation to the acquisition or disposal by others of estates, interests or rights in or over land; and for purposes connected therewith, presented by Mr. Arthur Jones; supported by Sir G. de Freitas, Mr. Grant, Mr. Hawkins, Sir H. Legge-Bourke, Mr. Lubbock, Mr. Mawby, Mr. Monslow, Mr. Murton, Mr. Pargiter, Mr. Winterbottom, and Mr. Woodhouse; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 28th January, and to be printed. [Bill 26.]

Sexual Offences

Bill to amend the law of England and Wales relating to homosexual acts, presented by Mr. Humphry Berkeley; supported by Mr. Grimond, Mr. Strauss, Mr. Chataway, Sir G. de Freitas, Lord Balniel, Mrs. Shirley Williams, Mr. Ridley, Mr. Taverne, Mr. Kirk, and Mr. Blenkinsop; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 11th February, and to be printed. [Bill 27.]

National Insurance (Further Provisions)

Bill to make provision for the payment of pensions out of the National Insurance Fund for certain classes of person not eligible for pensions under the National Insurance Act 1946, presented by Mr. Mathew; supported by Mr. Neave, Mr. Turton, Sir A. V. Harvey, Dame Edith Pitt, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Kershaw, Sir J. Eden, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Eldon Griffiths, and Mr. Wingfield Digby; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 25th March, and to be printed. [Bill 28.]

Doorstep Selling

Bill to regulate the conduct of itinerant salesmen, presented by Mr. Charles Morrison; supported by Mr. Peter Walker, Mr. Gilmour, Mr. W. T. Williams, Mr. Curran, Mr. J. H. Osborn, Mr. Atkins, Mr. Alfred Morris, Mr. Ioan L. Evans, and Mr. Walters; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 25th February, and to be printed. [Bill 29.]

London Cab

Bill to extend the power of the Secretary of State to prescribe fares in respect of journeys by cab within the Metropolitan Police district and the City of London, and to make provision for extending the length of such journeys which the driver of a cab is obliged by law to undertake, presented by Mr. Monslow; supported by Mr. Raymond Fletcher, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Ioan L. Evans, Mr. Perry, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Weitzman, Mr. Manuel, Mr. Probert, and Mr. Alldritt; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 25th March, and to be printed. [Bill 30.]

National Sweepstakes

Bill to provide financial support for pioneer work in hospitals and for other approved purposes by authorised sweepstakes on the result of prescribed horse-races; and for purposes connected therewith, presented by Mr. Graham Page; supported by Sir J. Foster, Mr. Kitson, Mr. Maude, Mr. Woodnutt, Sir D. Glover, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Neave, and Sir S. Summers; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 11th March, and to be printed. [Bill 31.]

Transferability Of Pension Rights

Bill to provide for the preservation of all occupational pensions and other superannuation benefits, whether statutory or otherwise, on change of employment; and for purposes connected therewith, presented by Sir B. Craddock; supported by Mr. Patrick Jenkin, Mr. Kershaw, Mr. Onslow, Mr. Biffen, and Sir R. Russell; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 22nd April, and to be printed. [Bill 32.]

Medical Termination Of Pregnancy

Bill to amend and clarify the law relating to termination of pregnancy by registered medical practitioners, presented by Mr. Wingfield Digby; supported by Mrs. Renée Short, Mr. Percival, Mr. Strauss, Mr. Lubbock, Miss Quennell, Mr. Hamling, Viscount Lambton, Mr. Pavitt, and Mr. Kirk; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 25th February, and to be printed. [Bill 33.]

Place Of Marriage

Bill to eliminate the qualifications regarding residence and place of worship required for the grant of a common licence for the solemnisation of marriage, presented by Sir S. Summers; supported by Mr. Graham Page, and Sir J. Eden; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 28th January, and to be printed. [Bill 34.]

Employment Agencies (Regulation)

Bill to regulate fee-charging employment agencies, presented by Mr. Raphael Tuck; supported by Mr. Hugh Jenkins, Mr. Blenkinsop, Mr. Floud, Mr. Lubbock, and Mr. Ensor; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 11th March, and to be printed. [Bill 35.]

Teachers Of Nursing

Bill to amend section 17 of the Nurses Act 1957 and section 6(1)( f) of the Nurses (Scotland) Act 1951, presented by Mr. Strauss; supported by Dr. David Kerr, Mr. Lubbock, Mr. Longbottom, Sir J. Vaughan-Morgan, Mr. Pavitt, Dame Edith Pitt, and Dr. Summerskill; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 25th March, and to be printed. [Bill 36.]

Protection Of Birds

Bill to amend the law relating to the protection of birds, presented by Colonel Sir Tufton Beamish; supported by Sir G. de Freitas, Lady Tweedsmuir, Mr. G. Campbell, Mr. Blenkinsop, Sir D. Renton, and Mr. Kimball; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 28th January, and to be printed. [Bill 37.]

Crippled Persons (Miscellaneous Provisions)

Bill to empower the Minister of Health, in such circumstances as he shall deem proper and subject to such regulations as he may make, to issue to crippled persons any form of powered vehicle; to require appropriate authorities to take account of the needs of crippled persons when considering and approving plans of buildings to which it is intended that the public shall have access; and for purposes connected therewith, presented by Mr. Paget; supported by Mr. Wilkins, Mr. J. T. Price, Mr. Blenkinsop, Mr. Boston, Mr. Michael Foot, Mr. Hugh Fraser, and Sir A. V. Harvey; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 28th January, and to be printed. [Bill 38.]

Travel Concessions

Bill to facilitate the granting of travel concessions to persons of pensionable age, and blind and disabled persons, by public service vehicle undertakings other than those operated by local authorities, presented by Sir M. Stoddart-Scott; supported by Sir Harmar Nicholls, Mr. Hirst, Mr. Wall, Mr. Albert Roberts, Mr. Kenneth Lewis, Mr. Jopling, Mr. Alison, and Mr. Hiley; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 22nd April, and to be printed. [Bill 39.]

Local Government

Bill to reform the structure, boundaries, functions and organisation of local government in England and Wales, presented by Mr. Ian Gilmour; supported by Mr. Charles Morrison, Mr. Kimball, Mr. Walters, Mr. Walder, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Onslow; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 22nd April, and to be printed. [Bill 40.]

Slaughter Of Animals (Scotland)

Bill to make further provision with respect to methods of slaughter of animals in Scotland; and for purposes connected therewith, presented by Mr. Baker; supported by Mr. Wylie and Miss Harvie Anderson; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 11th March, and to be printed. [Bill 41.]

Postal And Proxy Voting

Bill to amend section 12 of the Representation of the People Act 1949 so as to enable persons unable or likely to be unable to go in person to the polling station by reason of their absence from their qualifying address to vote by post or by proxy at parliamentary elections, presented by Mr. Frederic Harris; supported by Sir S. McAdden, Sir R. Thompson, Mr. Weatherill, Sir A. V. Harvey, Sir J. Langford-Holt, Mr. A. E. Cooper, and Sir T. Beamish; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 11th February, and to be printed. [Bill 42.]

Housebuilding (Protection Of Purchasers)

Bill to provide for the observance of certain standards by housebuilders; to secure safeguards for purchasers; and for connected purposes, presented by Mr. Wise; supported by Mr. Stainton, Sir L. Thomas, Mr. Miscampbell, and Mr. Lubbock; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 11th February, and to he printed. [Bill 43.]

Local Authorities (Expenditure On Special Purposes) (Scotland)

Bill to amend section 339 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 with respect to the approval required for payments thereunder and to the purposes for which such payments may be made, presented by Mr. Adam Hunter; supported by Mr. James Hamilton, Mr. Doig Mr. McInnes, Mr. Dalyell, Mr. Gregoe. Mackenzie, Mr. William Hamilton, MI. Buchan, Mr. Small, Mrs. Cullen, and Mr. Garrow; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 28th January, and to be printed. [Bill 44.]

Control Of Ice Cream, &C, Vans

Bill to regulate the waiting of vehicles from which ice cream or other foods are sold, presented by Mr. Lagden; supported by Mrs. Braddock and Sir J. Langford-Holt; read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 11th February, and to be printed. [Bill 45.]