Wednesday, 29 January 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN of the HOUSEHOLD (Mr. MICHAEL STEWART) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address, as followeth:
I beg to ask leave to present a Petition on behalf of a large number of persons in the East Midlands traffic area against the nationalisation of the road transport industry. The Petition has been...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is satisfied with the administrative arrangements of his Department in connection with the demobilisation of W.R.N.S. ratings;...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty for how long the officers' uniform allowance, for Income Tax purposes, has been fixed at £35 per annum; and whether consideration will be...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the maximum income that admits a naval warrant officer's widow to a full Royal Warrant pension of £35 a year.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what compensation it is proposed to pay to the widows and orphans of the officers and men lost as a result of the sinking of H.M.S. "Saumarez"...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many of the 47 candidates, declared successful for entry as naval cadets in consequence of the November, 1946, Common Entrance Examination,...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Return of Fleets, or some other official notification of relative naval strength, will be published this year.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether it is proposed to give or lend any more war ships to Powers which are not members of the British Commonwealth.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he is aware that the firm who purchased Rosneath Estate, Dumbartonshire, collected compensation from his Department for damage done to drains...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of engineer officers of the ranks of commander and lieutenant - commander, respectively, who have applied for permission to retire...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the purposes for which the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, requires a Service motor cyclist escort when proceeding on official business within...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty in view of Mr. Justice Pilcher 's judgment that negligence on board H.M.S. "Curacoa" was responsible for the collision on 2nd October, 1942,...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that R.M. under training in H.M.S. "Ramillies" are informed that the Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth, does not believe in...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty why it was considered necessary to recruit 22,609 men to the R.N. and 2,037 men to the R.M. on emergency engagements in the first 11 months of...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General what arrangements he is considering for postmasters' holidays with pay, and for making trained staff available to take over from postmasters, particularly...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General what plans are contemplated for the return, in the near future, of Savings Department staff who have been evacuated to Harrogate since the beginning of the war.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General if he will reconsider the question of providing a Crown post office in Friern Barnet, having regard to the need for improving the postal facilities in that...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the yearly saving in road transport costs which his Department expects to effect through the termination of Messrs. Macnamara's contract for the carriage of...
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General if he is aware of the poor reception of the B.B.C. in the West Indies; and what steps he proposes to take to improve it.
asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the estimated aggregate number of outstanding applications for telephone service; at what rate new applications are being received; at what rate telephones...
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many W.A.A.F. officers and non-commissioned officers are holding R.A.F. officers and non-commissioned officers posts and performing the appropriate duties...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that, at the police court at St. Columb, Cornwall, a defendant was recently charged with taking for his own use some goods marked for dumping,...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what arrangements have been made with the U.S.A.A.F. for the pooling of the results of research and the common study of tactics.
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that work has been offered by his Department at £5 a week on Shobdon aerodrome to agricultural workers; and, in view of the fact that...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that ranks stationed in Southern Rhodesia are called upon to pay 6d. for each letter they send home by air-mail; and why this expense has...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he is now able to bring the release groups for electricians into line with those for other trades.
asked the Secretary of State for Air why Polish nationals serving with the R.A.F. in the United Kingdom are being informed that they must sign on for another two years or return to Poland.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what types of aircraft are operated by British South American Airways Corporation; what is the cost of operation per passenger...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what is the reason for the purchase of three Sikorsky helicopters by B.E.A.; whether these helicopters are required for...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on what basis were applicants selected as commandants of the London, Northolt and Prestwick airports.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation the present payload of the Tudor II aircraft, and the estimated payload when the order for the aircraft was placed.
asked the Prime Minister the total cost to be borne by Government funds as a result of the mistake of the Ministry of Civil Aviation in failing to inform Government Departments concerned of the...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the proposed withdrawal from Prestwick Airport of the ground control approach machinery and crews; and, in...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the Minister of Education will contribute an article on manpower to the "Evening Standard," he will indicate what are the rules now in...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has considered proposals for the award of a General Service Medal to those who have recently served in Palestine, or are now serving there, and who have not...
asked the Minister of Defence what are the present regulations with regard to the wearing of plainclothes by officers appointed to the Service ministries in London.
asked the Minister of Defence how many civil servants, civilians and serving officers are at present employed by, or seconded to, his Department.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he is aware that citizens of Eire, who have no residence permit, are employed in a civil capacity in substantial numbers by all three Services in Northern...
asked the Minister of Defence whether he intends to secure, where practicable, joint user of military training areas in order to relieve the heavy demands now being made by the separate Service...
asked the Minister of Food to what extent the selling price of sugar or sweetening substances supplied to sweet, confectionery, chocolate, soft drinks and ice cream manufacturers during 1946...
asked the Minister of Food why Australian Sturmer Pippins are allowed to be sold at 1s. 4d. a lb., when English-grown apples must be sold at 8d. a lb.; and how the price to the English grower...
asked the Minister of Food the number of individuals with a medical qualification who sit on the Food Rationing (Special Diets) Advisory Committee; how many times they met during the last six...
asked the Minister of Food if his attention has been called to the trial at the East Sussex Quarter Sessions, on 31st December, 1946, at which evidence was given to the effect that his...
asked the Minister of Food if he will now make an announcement about the allocation of barley for distilling in 1947.
asked the Minister of Food what quantity of soap has been exported during the past 12 months and what increase in the soap ration would result if the quantity exported had been retained in this...
Proceedings on the Town and Country Planning Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House) for One hour after Ten o'clock.—[Mr....
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, 'That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. Pearson.]
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