Thursday, 22 February 1945
The House met at Eleven o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time, and passed.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will take into consideration a gratuity being given to the boys directed to work in mines, in view of the fact that had they not been so directed they...
asked the Minister of Labour what provision he is making for releasing labour in order to accelerate the manufacture of the 3,000,000 kw. of new electrical plant that is to be installed before...
asked the Minister of Labour how many women he has directed into the W.L.A. from civil employment; and what steps are proposed to assist them to rehabilitate themselves in their former...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that numbers of building operatives are unwilling to be demobilised from the Forces because they object to the condition of release, that they are to...
asked the Minister of Labour whether demobilised men and women who are offered employment by his Department will be required to become members of the appropriate trades unions.
asked the Minister of Labour if lie is aware of the dissatisfaction felt by Scottish representatives who attended the recent meeting convened by his Department in London to consider the problem...
asked the Minister of Health how many children of or under school age are awaiting admission to anti-tuberculosis sanatoria in England and Wales, each separately; what is the average length of...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Health whether he is now in a position to accede to the requests that have been made to him from the Defford Parish Council, in view of the hardship and...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that dwelling-houses and flats suitable for occupation as such are being used in various parts of London for storage purposes; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Health whether, before approving the Hampstead Borough Council's proposal to acquire and pull down numbers 7 and 9, Well Walk, he will consult the Minister of Town and...
asked the Minister of Health which person, or what body, decides who shall be the inhabitants of the new houses; under what system of priority are they allocated; and is he satisfied that the...
asked the Minister of Health whether it is proposed to give early sanction for the construction of a workable disposal unit, by the Colne Valley Sewerage Board, so as to permit the Amersham Rural...
asked the Minister of Health how many hutments and what types are being or will be erected on sites whose vicinity has been conveyed to him; how many persons these will accommodate; whether these...
Captain Duncan: asked the Minister of Health under what conditions the loans were made to the Metropolitan boroughs in order to prevent a serious increase in rates.
asked the Minister of Health the total number of departments and authorities who are required to give permission before either a housing development can be approved or normal commercial buildings...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether, in view of the inaccessibility of Roehampton, he will consider having a fitting and refitting centre for artificial limbs situated in some suitable place...
asked the Minister of Pensions if he has considered the claims for pensions of dependants of the officers and crew of the s.s. "Ashbury," which was lost with all hands on or about 8th January,...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether, in view of the strain upon the resources of the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture in the West Indies, he will afford special encouragement...
asked the Secretary of State for India if he is aware there is need for information on the following points to our troops in India: the rate of exchange of rupees to £ sterling paid to a...
asked the Secretary of State for India if he has considered a statement made at a meeting in Washington by Mrs. Pandit, a delegate to the Pacific Relations Conference, of which a copy has been...
asked the Secretary of State for India whether his attention has been called to the action of wholesale milk dealers in Bombay who poured large quantities of fresh milk into the streets as a...
asked the Secretary of State for India how many Indian officers of the Indian Army now hold command and staff appointments.
asked the Secretary of State for India if he will make a statement respecting the present food situation; and what progress has been made respecting the campaign to increase the production of...
asked the Secretary of State for India if the Government of India have taken any steps to encourage Indians, who could do so, to offer hospitality to British troops in India.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can now name the members of the committee which is to inquire into the provision made for children deprived of a normal home life.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many charitable homes for children are not inspected by Government officials; and how many children are resident in these homes.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements have been made for the disposal of C.D. vehicles, surplus to requirements, with particular reference to fire pumps and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if any decision has been come to as to the eligibility of the N.F.S. and Civil Defence services for war gratuities.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the large number of beds and blankets which are not in use in certain parts of the country since the fire guards were...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is in a position to make any further statement on conditions in the Channel Islands.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to be able to make a statement on the future of the N.F.S.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will reconsider the release of the fireman of whose name he has been informed, in view of the fact that his employers are at least four...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will ask the directors of the B.B.C. to give publicity to the fact that it is necessary for the professional and business vote to be...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has considered the statement of the Attorney-General in the Northern Ireland Parliament on 25th January, during the discussion on...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many remand homes there are in the counties of Essex, Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Warwickshire; and if he has done anything to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the transcription of the evidence at the Vick inquiry or place a copy in the Library and make it available to the Members.
asked the Prime Minister if he will consider directing that in the public interest, the political heads of Government Departments, both civil and Service, alone give or authorise Press interviews...
asked the Prime Minister if he has considered the resolution adopted at the 1944 Trades Union Congress in which it was suggested that a full public inquiry should be made into cartels, trusts,...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will bear in mind when imposing peace terms upon Germany the use which has been made by that country of deliberate indiscriminate bombing of the civilian...
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to a recent announcement in Australia to the effect that the Commonwealth aims to increase its population to 20,000,000; and, in...
asked the Prime Minister if he will give time for a discussion of the Motion on the Order Paper standing in the names of the hon. Member for Faversham and 156 other hon. Members.
asked the Prime Minister whether it is proposed to continue in force the House of Commons Disqualification Act, 1944, which expires on 5th March next.
asked the Prime Minister whether the terms of reference of the Royal Commission on Equal Pay specifically include the power to make recommendations.
The following Question stood on the Order Paper in the name of Major-General Sir ALFRED KNOX:
Mr. De la Bère: On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. May I ask you whether, in view of the fact that not a single question addressed to the Minister of Agriculture has been reached to-day,...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he can tell us the Business for next week, and also whether he has any statement to make in regard to the future hours of sitting?
I am glad to inform the House that the Vote Office will resume daily delivery of the Votes and Proceedings as from Tuesday, 27th February, to Members who reside within a radius of three miles of...
First Report from the Select Committee brought up, and read; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed [No. 45].
In pursuance of Standing Order No. 80 (4), Mr. SPEAKER has nominated Sir Cyril Entwistle Chairman of Standing Committee A, in respect of the Water Bill.
Resolutions reported from the Chairmen's Panel: (1) That where, on two successive sittings of a Standing Committee called for the consideration of a particular Bill, the Committee has to be...
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House).—[Mr. Eden.]
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee [Progress, 8th February].
Question again proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
In the case of pedal bicycles fitted with dynamo equipment exhibiting a red light when the bicycle is in motion no offence shall be committed by reason only of the fact that the machine when at...
As amended, considered.
(1) In this Act the expression "local planning authority" means such a council as is mentioned in Sub-section (1) of Section two of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1932.(2) Where there is in...
I beg to move, in page1, line 20, at end, insert: from among persons prominent in the public life of the area. I should like to thank the Minister for what he has just done in regard to the new...
I beg to move, in page 3, line 14, after "area," insert: the accommodation provided thereat, and the facilities given thereat for obtaining food. The purpose of this Amendment is to implement the...
Amendment made: In page 9, line 35, leave out Sub-section (2).—[Miss Wilkinson.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Buchan-Hepburn.]
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