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Prorogation-
25 OCTOBER 1968 Her Majesty's Speech
Legislation has been passed to assist the exploitation of natural gas from the North Sea.
Major new developments have been promoted in the production in the United Kingdom of primary aluminium.
Legislation has been passed to strengthen the law on misleading trade descriptions and on restrictive trade practices.
Legislation has been passed to clarify the law in its application to hovercraft ; and to enable further measures to be taken to control aircraft noise and supersonic flight,
An Act has been passed enabling provisional action in accordance with international agreement to be taken against dumping.
My Government took steps to stamp out the very serious epidemic of foot and mouth disease and to ensure that the farms affected could resume pro- duction on a sound basis.
An Act has been passed to enable additional payments to be made to tenant farmers whose land is needed for development, to safeguard the welfare of farm animals, and for other agri- cultural purposes.
My Government have taken steps to protect the most vulnerable members of the community from the effects of price increases by improving supple- mentary benefits, rate rebates and family allowances.
Legislation has been passed to pro- mote the better provision and develop- ment of health and welfare services; and to make new comprehensive arrangements for controlling the safety, quality and description of medicines.
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Office have been merged. An Order has been made for the amalgamation of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Security. My Gov- ernment have welcomed the report of the Fulton Committee on the Civil Service; and an Order has been luid before you for the transfer of the necessary functions to a new Civil Service Department which will be closely engaged in the reshaping of the Civil Service following the recom- mendations of the Committee.
An Act has been passed providing for more effective planning control of development in England and Wales and for increased public participation in local planning.
Legislation has been passed to estab- lish a Countryside Commission, to provide for the conservation of the countryside and for greater opportuni- ties for leisure and recreation there; and for the appointment of a Welsh Committee of the Commission.
An Act has been passed strengthen- ing control over immigration from other parts of the Commonwealth.
An Act has been passed to make discrimination on racial grounds unlawful in employment, housing and the provision of goods, facilities and services, and to encourage the develop- ment of harmonious community relations.
An Act has been passed to reform the law on gaming and to strengthen control over commercial gaming clubs and gaming machines.
Further progress has been made in the systematic reform of the law, in- cluding that relating to theft, evidence and justices of the peace in England and Wales and to succession and evidence in Scotland.
Legislation has been passed to estab- lish a comprehensive social work service in Scotland; and appropriate My Lords and Members of the House of provision has been made wherever necessary in other Acts to meet dis- tinctive Scottish needs.
An Act has been passed to improve the governmert of colleges and special schools.
My Ministers have continued the re- vision of the machinery of government to meet the changing requirements which are placed upon it. The Foreign Office and Commonwealth
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I pray that the blessing of Almighty God may attend you.
Then a Commission for proroguing the Parliament was read; after which the Lord Chancellor said:
"My Lords and Members of the House of Commons:
By virtue of Her Majesty's Commission under the Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed and now read, we do, in Her Majesty's
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