Thursday, 29 March 1945
The House met at Eleven o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
For the Borough of Middlesbrough (West Division), in the room of the right honourable Harcourt Johnstone, deceased.—[Sir Percy Harris.]
asked the Minister of Labour whether his attention has been called to the shortage of staff at the Dovenby Hall Colony Institution for Mental Defectives, Cockermouth; whether this institution...
asked the Minister of Labour why on Sir Frank Newson-Smith's Committee to advise on training for business administration there is no representative of small independent traders; and if he is...
asked the Minister of Labour whether architects and surveyors now in the Forces will get special emergency releases as soon as regular demobilisation commences.
asked the Minister of Labour the present position with regard to the negotiations with the Trade Union Congress and the employers' federations on the future of joint production committees and the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the concern felt by foundries and engineering firms Scotland that similar firms in England are now offering immediate delivery of cookers and...
Sir Robert Younģ: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that men released from the Army to work underground in coalmines and placed in W. T. Reserve, are being notified to hold...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning the position with regard to the proposal of the Leicester Corporation to erect a new reservoir in the Manifold Valley; and whether he will take...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning when it is proposed to publish the Report on National Parks by Mr. John Dower.
asked the Minister of Pensions how many men who have served in the present war and have been discharged and granted a pension have since had their pensions reconsidered following medical...
Mr. Keelinģ: asked the Minister of Pensions whether he allows the adoption of war orphans not already in the care of relatives; how long is the waiting list of persons who wish to adopt them;...
asked the Secretary of State for India if he is aware of a severe shortage of cloth in Bengal; what action is being taken to meet the need; what contracts for cloth have been given by die...
asked the Secretary of State for India if he is aware that there is no scheme of repatriation for temporary officers in the Indian Army similar to that in force for British Army officiers...
Captain Ganunans: asked the Secretary of State for India if his discussions with Lord Wavell will include consideration of the political situation in India.
asked the Secretary of State for India the amounts paid to Reuters and the Associated Press by the Central Governments and the Provincial Governments either as subsidies, fees or subscriptions...
Mr. Keelinģ: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the expenditure per prisoner on books for prison libraries has been or will be raised to cover the increase since the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware of the strong public feeling that the sentences being imposed by magistrates in cases of cruelty to children are...
Mr. Driberģ: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to ensure that British prisoners of war returning to this country between now and the General...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that a gradually increasing number of street musicians and other mendicants are making their appearance in London; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has considered the copy sent to him of a leaflet, signed Alexander Ratcliffe, advertising a publication called "The Vanguard,"...
Sir R. Younģ: asked the Minister of Education whether newly-qualified teachers, with reference to the scale of salaries, are those who have 20 plus years of experience; whether that means...
asked the Minister of Education what conclusions were reached at his recent interview with the school authorities to whom Scheme B of the Fleming Report may apply; whether that scheme has his...
Dr. Russell Thomas: asked the Minister of Education if he is now satisfied with arrangements made to return the use of the Southampton schools to the education committee before the summer term.
asked the Minister of Health (1) what steps he proposes to take to provide tuition for the large number of women medical students who are unable to obtain entrance to hospitals, pending a change...
asked the Minister of Health the number of cases of tuberculosis notified in Wales during the past year; what is the number of persons now awaiting admission to sanatoria; and what steps are...
Mr. Driberģ: asked the Minister of Health in how many clinics and by how many physicians are experiments now being conducted in the artificial insemination of women; how many children have...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that hardship is caused to some bombed-out people when their billeting allowance stops and they are called upon to pay rent and other expenses...
asked the Minister of Health if members of the London Ambulance Service will be entitled to wear war service chevrons in view of the fact that under the Civil Defence (Employment), No. 2, Order,...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the decision of the Ampthill, Bedfordshire, rural council to increase the rents of their houses by 1s. per week to meet the increased cost of...
asked the Minister of Health if it is with his approval that newspaper and B.B.C. advertisements are being issued calling for architects and surveyors to serve in occupied Germany; and how this...
Mr. Bosom: asked the Minister of Works whether he has considered installing assembling plants for prefabricated materials so enabling a saving of time and cost in post-war housing schemes.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the first issue of the designs now in use of £5, £1 and 10s. notes was made; and the nominal value of forged currency notes of each...
Dr. Russell Thomas: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any company, promoted with the object of guaranteeing builders and engineering firms against disbursements in connection with...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will inform the House of the estimated probable cost involved by the Education Act when fully in operation and other schemes recently approved in...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is yet in a position to state whether arrangements will be made to enable those members of the W.L.A. who would like to make a career in agriculture at the...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the decrease in the poultry and pig populations of this country since the commencement of the war and the importance of...
Mr. De la BÄ£re: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, with a view to increasing food supplies, he will give encouragement to home producers to market fat cattle at smaller weights; and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many acres of land have been taken for opencast mining; how many have been restored; and how many complaints he has had from farmers since restoration about...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now prepared to give the House detailed information of the scope and object of the discussions between Lord Keynes, a number of Members of this...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to a contract for the supply of night-shirts and pyjamas entered into with Messrs. Hodgkinson, Limited, and Messrs....
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that a number of fishermen from the Fife coast are being paid off from Admiralty service, and have no boats with which to earn a living;...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will consider the introduction of an age limit for men serving in the Army being sent to the Far East; and if men of 40 years of age and upwards will...
(by Private Notice) asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he can state the cause of the explosion that occurred on Thursday, 22nd March, to a southbound train...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Sir CHARLES EDWARDS:
I ask leave of the House to make a brief statement about the advertisement issued recently by the Ministry of Labour appealing for technical and scientific staff to deal with future industrial...
That they have agreed to,—
Read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Tuesday, 10th April, and to be printed [Bill 43].
Lords Amendments to be considered upon Tuesday, 10th April, and to be printed [Bill 42].
Third Report from the Select Committee, brought up, and read; to lie upon the Table and to be printed [No. 65].
"to provide for the establishment of a Local Government Boundary Commission; to make further provision for the alteration of local government areas in England and Wales exclusive of London; and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. James Stuart.]
2.15 p.m.
3.12 p.m.
3.56 p.m.
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