Thursday, 5 October 1944
The House met at Eleven o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Labour the names, addresses and occupations of members of the hardship tribunal for the Wigan area.
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that Fred Colbran, Eastbourne, was recently prosecuted by his Ministry for lateness at work; that he was fined; that the doctor who examined him had...
asked the Minister of Labour if he intends to release a sufficient supply of labour forthwith in order that development work and post-war products can now proceed.
asked the Minister of Labour under what legal provision the existence of substituted appeal boards in Government factories is sanctioned; and whether he is satisfied that managements of such...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that some employers, in order to avoid their legal responsibilities when men are discharged from the Forces of re-employing them, dismiss them...
asked the Minister of Labour what arrangements are made by him to assess the labour requirements of firms in this country manufacturing scientific research apparatus; to what extent the Director...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will consider whether under existing circumstances he can now allow all married women who have homes of their own to look after but who have been directed to...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is satisfied that the work allocated to building operatives working on bomb damaged houses is as near as possible to their places of residence in order to...
asked the Minister of Labour what changes have been made, or are pending, in the members and officers of the Catering Wages Commission.
asked the Minister of Labour the amount of money standing to the credit of the Unemployment Fund on 30th June, 1944.
asked the Minister of Labour whether it is proposed to call up to the Forces young men at present deferred to replace those released from the Forces under the demobilisation plan on an age group...
asked the Minister of Labour whether the urgent reconstruction employments, mentioned in Cmd. 6548, paragraph 11, include civil engineering.
asked the Minister of Labour if his attention has been drawn to the arrangement made between the confectionery trade organisation and the British Legion, by which ex-Service men may obtain free...
asked the Minister of Labour whether Recommendation 9, embodying the principle of the rate for the job, was supported by vote at the recent I.L.O. Conference by the British delegates, the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will reconsider, in consultation with the departments, the existing arrangement whereby no girl over 19 years of age is given permission to enter teacher's...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will permit lights to be shown in factories and industrial buildings situated in the Midlands between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in order to do...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has any statement to make on the future work of Regional Civil Commissioners and their staffs.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make enquiries of all, or of a sufficient sample of, constituency returning officers so as to enable him to say,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has yet furnished the Auxiliary Police Association with a reply to their request for arbitration on their pay claim.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will now withdraw those Defence Regulations which empower him to detain British subjects and citizens of Allied Nations without...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will stop the discharge of police war reserves, for disposal by the Minister of Labour, having regard to the consequent strain upon...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is in a position to make a statement on the subject of hard labour in prisons.
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Minister of Education what is his policy in regard to the unanimous recommendations of the Fleming Committee contained in Scheme A; and how he proposes that places at...
asked the Minister of Education whether he is satisfied that all children of school age in the London and the Greater London area are now able to receive full time education; what percentage are...
asked the Minister of Education whether any arrangements are being made to provide special agricultural courses for urban children and, in particular, for those children who, as evacuees, have...
asked the Minister of Education why permission has been refused for the purchase of land in connection with the needs of the South Hornchurch Council and Romford intermediate schools.
asked the Minister of Education if it is his policy that the junior schools attached to maintained and aided secondary schools shall be allowed to continue to exist provided that they are self...
Miss Rathbone: asked the Minister of Education how long he estimates it will take to extend the system of school dinners for all children over the whole of the schools, elementary and secondary,...
asked the Minister of Education the rule to be applied to students whose studies have been interrupted by war service and, seeing that many were in this position when called up, what rule is to...
asked the Prime Minister if, in view of the appointment of Lord Soulbury as Chairman of the Commission to consider a new Constitution for Ceylon, new chairmen are to be appointed to the...
asked the Prime Minister whether a decision has now been reached as to the payment of gratuities to officers and other ranks of the Army, Navy and R.A.F. who are released from service.
asked the Prime Minister whether, in fixing the armistice terms, the desirability will be borne in mind of organised bodies of Germans being sent to make good the devastation, other than...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can now state the Government's long-term policy for the future of the agricultural industry.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if his attention has been called to the fact that the Essex County Branch of the National Farmers Union are refusing to allocate permits to obtain Thermos flasks...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can now make some pronouncement as to what steps the Government are taking to assist the ex-Service men to obtain small holdings...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the 70 outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Great Britain during the present year and as in almost every instance the original outbreak in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he has made arrangements, either by manufacture or import, for an increased supply of tracklaying tractors for agricultural use.
asked the Minister of Agriculture by what means a dispossessed owner-farmer may, after a reasonable period, exercise his right as landlord to recover possession of his farm when it becomes...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will now issue instructions to war agricultural committees so that they shall cease to order small growers to grow compensation...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the Government will now consider withdrawing the Horticultural Cropping Order restricting the use of glasshouses and land for the...
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that rations on the civilian scale are issued instead of Service rations to wounded patients in E. M. S. hospitals;...
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the recently issued Report by the National Federation of Women's Institutes on Water and Sewerage Survey in Villages; and what...
asked the Minister of Health if he will state the amount of money standing to the credit of the Approved Societies in this country under the National Health Acts on 30th June, 1944.
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that Barking has been supplied with only 700 extra workers to carry out house repairs whereas at least 1,500 are required; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that billeting officers can requisition accommodation or billets for evacuees, refugees or munition workers, but cannot thus help the families of...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the number of families without homes due to flying bomb damage in the Harrow district area; the number on the waiting list for homes for Service...
asked the Minister of Health how many requests he has received from local authorities for permission to build permanent houses in preference to accepting the temporary ones; what was his reply;...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that a number of wounded men who are now walking cases have been detained at a hospital, the name of which has been sent to him, and are unable to go...
asked the Minister of Pensions if he is aware that the formation of charitable organisations for the assistance of ex-Service men is strong evidence that the present scale of pensions to...
On a point of Order. I would like to ask how it is that a Question that I put down to the Home Secretary for to-day has been surreptitiously relegated to the Attorney-General, with the result...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he will tell us the Business for next week, and the hour at which we shall sit on Monday, if it is decided to sit on that day?
I have a statement to make. I am sure that I am expressing the feelings of the House, as well as those of His Majesty's Government, in paying tribute to the heroic stand of the Polish Home Army...
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Group D of Private Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Group D of Private Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Ordered: That the Proceedings on the Town and Country Planning Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. Eden.]
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 4th October.]
I beg to move, in page 19, line 6, to leave out "twenty-one days," and insert "six weeks." We consider that this period of 21 days is really quite inadequate—
I beg to move, in page 19, line 38, to leave out "to any necessary adaptations and." Though this Amendment and the next Amendment standing in my name—in page 19, line 42, to leave out"...
The following Amendment stood on the Order Paper in the name of Sir RICHARD WELLS.
4.0 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 23, line 30, after "servitude," to insert: (not being an easement or servitude held for the purpose of the carrying on of a statutory undertaking). This is really only a...
I beg to move, in page 24, line 41, after "Act," to insert: on application being made to him by such an authority.
May I discuss the three Amendments standing in my name together, Sir Douglas?
I beg to move, in page 27, line 32, to leave out from "imposed," to end of line 33, and to insert: reasonable compensation for any damage sustained by him by reason of such extinguishment or...
I beg to move, in page 28, line 7, at end, to insert: or necessitated by a decision on an interim development application made by the person carrying on the undertaking for permission to develop...
I beg to move, in page 30, line 6, to leave out from the beginning, to "the," in line 8, and to insert: (3) The provisions of the Schedule (Procedure for dealing with objections) to this Act...
I beg to move, in page 31, line 16, after "such" insert "reasonable." I have a later Amendment—on page 31, line 24, at end, to insert: and if any question shall arise as to the...
6.45 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Pym.]
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