Wednesday, 22 January 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that police action has been taken in Sibu, east of Kuching, against the free expression of opinion by those opposed to the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement on the resignation, on or about 20th December, 1946, of 21 of the leading officials in the Sarawak Government; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why he made a statement on 2nd January denying the offer by his Department of a house to Mr. Anthony Brooke.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if the system of holding land from the Sultans in the Malayan States on payment of a quit rent is to be retained, in view of the changes to be made...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether in view of the fact that the labour ordinance in the Malayan Union and Singapore is now out of date, he will institute a redraft of this...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will instruct the Singapore Government to assist in the allocation of supplies to the co-operative society recently established in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the strong black market operating in Singapore, he will urge the adoption of a rationing system through the rice ration card for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will arrange that selected trades unionists from the Malayan Union and Singapore shall come to England in order that they may gain by training,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many cases of tuberculosis were reported in British Malaya in 1946; how many people were certified to have died from this disease during the same...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many public meetings were held by the electoral committee appointed by the governor of Singapore in April last to deal with the procedure for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have been, or are being, taken to implement the pledge that all sections of opinion will be consulted before any final decisions are...
asked the Secretary for the Colonies why coconut oil produced in Malaya is subject to export control.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will now make a statement on' constitutional changes in Mauritius.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is satisfied that the military authorities in Palestine have, during the last 12 months, had all the powers they required in order to protect...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will arrange for those Members of this House, who wish to do so, to visit the British officials, police and troops in Palestine.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the total casualty rate in Palestine during 1946, indicating killed and wounded separately, and to which forces they were attached, or in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the persons who flogged British soldiers in Palestine have been arrested; what punishment they received; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what arrangements are being made to identify in British Malaya and Sarawak those Asiatics who, at great personal risk, assisted European prisoners or...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the Executive Committee for Home Affairs in Ceylon, by whom appointed, and with what terms of reference.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many British and Sinhalese officials, respectively, are holding administrative posts in Ceylon, in each of the nine provinces.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the Governor of Ceylon, on 3rd December last, refused to pardon Dr. S. A. Wickremasingh, a man of good character and a...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many ex-Servicemen in Ceylon are unemployed; and what schemes have been formulated by the Government of Ceylon for the employment, resettlement...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how much of the original £10,000,000 voted as a gift to Malta, for purposes of reconstruction, has been spent; how much has been spent in the...
Vice-Admiral Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on the general strike at Mombasa, Kenya Colony, by African employees.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that there is a considerable demand in the Presidency of St. Christopher-Nevis that public ownership and operation of the St....
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give an estimate of the current cocoa crop from the Gold Coast and Nigeria, as compared with those of the last three years.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is yet in a position to make a further announcement concerning the payment of prize money
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty (1) why the Director of Navy Accounts has given notice to owners of requisitioned premises that, in future, rental compensation will not be paid...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty (1) how many of the 57 officers promoted to the rank of captain and commander, respectively, as announced in the half-yearly list of 1st...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention has been drawn to the case of Petty-Officer Jack Mantle, who was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment at a court-martial...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether the cooperation for training of officers in the R.A.F. taking place between Great Britain and the U.S.A. is also to be extended to the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether his regulations allow men serving sentences in R.N. detention barracks to be made to wear gas masks while doubling.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General if he is aware that food parcels sent from Australia, addressed to homes in this country, have been delivered to Czechoslovakia, Belgium and Holland: and...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General if he will now arrange for a daily distribution of mails to Yell and Unst.
asked the Prime Minister if he will detail those parts in British territory where the U.S.A. have military or naval bases; and those parts where the bases are used jointly by British and U.S. Forces.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he will make an announcement arising from the review by the Service Departments of the problem of deserters.
Brigadier Maclean: asked the Minister of Defence what prospect there is of the British Commonwealth zone of occupation in Japan being increased to take in at least one large town, which would...
asked the Minister of Food (1) from which countries, including countries within the British Commonwealth of Nations, butter is obtained at the present time at prices below the price of Danish...
asked the Minister of Food why Mr. Davies, on leaving Sheffield to reside at 31, Primley Park Avenue, Alwoodly, Leeds, has been made to purchase his milk from the cooperative society, when the...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will modify his announcement to permit an increase in the production of whisky and devote, during the present food crisis, the amount of grain which he...
asked the Minister of Food to what extent in the past year his Department has declined to buy food supplies offered by the British Dominions.
asked the Minister of Food why the quantity of lemons imported from Italy during 1946 was only approximately 75 per cent. of the 1945 figure; what action he has taken, or proposes taking, to...
asked the Minister of Food what proportion of the turkeys brought to this country in the s.s. "Highland Monarch" were sold to consumers before Christmas.
Mr. E. P. Smith: asked the Minister of Food the total tonnage of animal feedingstuffs which has been exported from this country during the year ended 31st December, 1946; and indicate the...
asked the Minister of Food what is the result of his consultation with jam manufacturers to ensure that the product is labelled to show what the fruit content really is.
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Food if he has yet taken a decision whether the trading licence of the Colchester Co-operative Society is to be revoked, subsequent upon its conviction for...
asked the Minister of Food if he will arrange for the immediate withdrawal of ration cards from all men and women who indulge in unofficial strikes, or deduct the number of days on unofficial...
asked the Minister of Food if he is satisfied that human food becoming unsuitable for general consumption is despatched immediately to manufacturers for conversion into cattle food.
asked the Minister of Food in how many cases in the last six months his medical advisers have overruled advice as to dietetic and other requirements given by medical practioners in actual charge...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that supplies of household soap and soap flakes are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain; and what steps he is taking to increase supplies.
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware of the disgust caused by recent revelations regarding the conditions prevailing in slaughterhouses; if he will give permission to local authorities to...
May I ask the acting Leader of the House whether he has any statement to make on Business specially affecting the suspension of the Rule?
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted at this day's Sitting, from
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (in this Act referred to as the Minister) shall establish an agricultural wages committee for each county in...
4.30 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 6, line 44, to leave out "use of land for any garden," and to insert "production of any." I think it would be for the convenience of the House if this and the next three...
Not amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
(1) The Minister may make regulations providing that persons falling within the scope of paragraph (e) of Subsection (1) of Section two of this Act shall be required to pass a medical test of...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 37, to leave out from "made," to the second "and." The purpose of this Amendment is very simple. Under the Road Traffic Act, 1934, the fee paid by an applicant for...
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.
7.11 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. Coldrick.]
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