Thursday, 12 October 1944
The House met at Eleven o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in considering the proposals for demobilisation, he will examine the practicability of including in the first priority class those married men of or over 45...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will make clear the position as regards demobilisation of men of the Armed Forces who are serving on regular engagements; and whether the provisions of the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether in his interim plan for demobilisation, he will take into consideration the early release from His Majesty's Forces of as many as possible of those who are...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, as a result of his consultations with the Minister of Education, he is now in a position to state the procedure under which schoolmasters may be demobilised...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is in a position to indicate the terms of demobilisation to be applied to young men directed to the mines, to war-time police and to others who have been...
asked the Minister of Labour if full-time service in the A.F.S. or Civil Defence organisations will count as Army service in assessing the time for demobilisation from the Army or other services.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will consider the advisability of introducing legislation to make the decisions of joint industrial councils legally enforceable throughout the industry...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will arrange for compensating ex gratia payments to be made to officers employed by the Assistance Board who have been transferred daily within the London...
asked the Minister of Labour the present position with regard to the recognition by the railway companies of collective bargaining for certain grades of their employees; and whether the decision...
asked the Minister of Labour what steps he proposes to take to release or direct the necessary labour to enable the publishers to make use of the additional paper recently allocated to them by...
asked the Minister of Labour if he has considered the letter from the New Forest Trades Council, sent to him by the hon. Member for West Fife, regarding the case of Mr. Smith; and whether any...
asked the Minister of Labour if there has been any tightening of the scheme under which certain apprentices are deferred from military service to complete their apprenticeship: and for what reason.
asked the Minister of Labour if he will give instructions that greater leniency in call-up is to be shown in those cases where one-man businesses would be seriously prejudiced.
asked the Minister of Labour if, to avoid an unnecessary increase in the number of persons temporarily unemployed owing to the reduction in the demand for labour for various war-time purposes, he...
asked the Minister of Labour how many prosecutions have been undertaken to date under Regulation IAA; and whether, in view of the improved war situation and its relation to industry, he can now...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that many one-man businesses had to be closed through the owners having been directed to work in industry; and will he now consider the release of...
asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been drawn to the ruling of the chairman of a court set up under the Reinstatement in Civilian Employment Act, that Merchant Navy does not...
Miss Ward: asked the Minister of Labour in regard to the discussion which took place at the I.L.O. Conference on the recommendation of the desirability of paying the rate for the job...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he proposes to report to the governing body of the I.L.O. the nonobservance by the Government of India of the convention concerning the employment of women...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether he has any information to give the House as to the breakdown of the conversations between Mr. Gandhi and Mr. Jinnah; and whether there is any...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether he has considered the effect upon the sterling balances now held in London by India of the Government's declaration in favour of the principle of...
asked the Secretary of State for India if he is in a position to make a statement concerning the general food position in India.
Mr. Graham White: asked the Secretary of State for India if plans have been made or are being made for the reinstatement of soldiers of the Indian Army on demobilisation.
asked the Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that cabled messages from this country to the Free Press Journal of Bombay and other newspapers frequently have portions of the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in how many parliamentary divisions the returning officers are in a position to state the approximate number of Service men and women whose...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider the advisability of introducing the necessary legislation to enable local elections to be held once more.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made with paying out increased pensions due under the Pensions (Increase) Act to pensioners in the Metropolitan Police.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if part-time unpaid A.R.P. wardens and other Civil Defence workers will on retirement be allowed to retain their greatcoats and boots.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if, in view of the fact that some motor-cars use open or strong headlights, he will allow all motor-cars to use the same standard of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that women and children who, in response to the Government invitation to relieve the pressure on the official evacuation...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what is the total number of men between the ages of 18 and 38 who are engaged in full-time duties in Civil Defence at the present time;...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any decision has now been taken as to the issue of the King's Badge to personnel discharged from the National Fire and Civil Defence...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons the installation of klaxon horns as a local warning of the approach of flying bombs has been abandoned.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any attempt has been made to estimate what it would have cost the State had they had to pay at current rates for the work done...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now publish the complete list of members of the Right Club, the activities of which were the subject of police inquiries.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many British subjects are now detained under Regulation 18B; and how many of these were members of the British Union, of the Right Club...
asked the Prime Minister whether, as four years have elapsed since the Battle of Britain, he will consider the granting of a distinctive emblem to be worn on the ribbon of the 1939–43 star,...
Mr. Astor: asked the Prime Minister whether he will arrange for periodical meetings between London Members and Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the Gloucestershire Agriculture Committee is stocking and selling fencing wire; and whether it is part of the Government's policy to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the list of firms from whom steel sheets and bolts can be obtained, issued by his Ministry, was issued after consultation with the trade; and whether it...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he proposes to take to prevent the serious flooding of the river Ogmore and the danger therefrom to life and property at Bridgend; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he intends to define the agricultural land that must not be used for building sites adjacent to towns and cities which are expected to have a housing...
asked the Minister of Agriculture (1) whether he is aware that as the land-girls employed under the Ministry are recruited mainly from non-rural areas they are not as interested in animals as if...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the shortage of gardeners is grave; and whether he will consider using prisoners of war to help in gardens and teach them as soon as...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, as regards the plans of the Ministry which have been formulated for land settlement of ex-Servicemen and their post-war livelihood...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that, despite two recent decisions at the London Sessions, certain London clubs are still conducting poker games; and what...
Mr. Astor: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the Prison Commission last published an Annual Report; and whether, in view of the changes made in prison administration...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that the hon. and gallant Member for Peebles and Southern (Captain Ramsay) has circulated to certain hon. Members of this...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been called to the figures published by the Eire Department of Industry and Commerce, showing that the following...
asked the Minister of Education how far the shortage of textbooks required for schools has been met.
asked the Minister of Health what steps he proposes to take to encourage all local authorities to make use of their powers to supply essential furniture at cost price to the tenants of both...
Captain Duncan: asked the Minister of Health which local authorities in the London Civil Defence region have applied for Portal bungalows; and what were the requirements in each case.
asked the Minister of Health if local authorities are satisfied that they have in their service, or readily available, a sufficient number of professional and technical officers to enable them to...
asked the Minister of Health what is the reason for his refusal to sanction Barking Council's request to requisition 22 houses in Sheringham Drive, Barking, and complete them as 44 flats for the...
asked the Minister of Health whether the Rent Restrictions Committee is dealing with the difficult question of a large number of Service men and others who cannot recover occupancy of their own...
asked the Minister of Health if he is satisfied that the emergency houses, of which the prototypes are to be seen at the Tate Gallery, will be satisfactory from both constructional and hygienic...
May I ask the Deputy Prime Minister what will be the Business for next week?
On a point of Order. With regard to the Diplomatic Privileges Bill, which is put down for to-morrow, the Debate was adjourned because of the opposition to it from all quarters of the House. When...
That they have agreed to Amendment to:
Ordered: That the Proceedings on the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the...
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make temporary provision for the division of abnormally large constituencies, and permanent provision for the...
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
12.15 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 3, line 1, leave out "other than the City of London." The view of those associated with this Amendment is that the City of London should not have two Members. Our view...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Amendment made: In page 9, line 23, column 3, leave out "108,059," and insert "109,059."—[Mr. H. Morrison.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this be the Third Schedule to the Bill."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn." [Captain McEwen.]
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