Monday, 3 February 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Burma whether he will make a statement on the disturbances in Yamethin and elsewhere in Burma.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Burma whether the wearing of para-military uniforms is permitted in Burma; and, if not, what steps are being taken to check its growth.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what restrictions are placed upon military, naval and air attachés of the U.S.S.R. in this country; and if a comparable measure of freedom is...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement with reference to the elimination of undesirable persons from local government bodies now proceeding in Japan;...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the many postponements by the Japanese Government of the date of the municipal elections in Japan, he will instruct our...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the desirability of State owner-ship and control of broadcasting stations and services in Japan, he will instruct our...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has yet drawn up a programme of relief to needy countries in accordance with Clause 5 of the General Assembly resolution of nth...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Anglo-French Economic Committee has yet met to discuss the implications of the Monnet Plan; and when it is anticipated that any...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the facts recently brought to his attention of the case of the subsidiary company of E. Green & Sons, Wakefield, he will...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the attitude of His Majesty's Government to the incorporation of the Saar territory in the French customs system.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will instruct His Majesty's representative in Madrid to protest to the Spanish Government at the continued detention, in Ondarreta...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what organisation is going to take over from U.N.R.R.A. the responsibility for the Jewish displaced persons in camps in Italy; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that M. Kolankowski, employed by His Majesty's Government through the Interim Treasury Committee...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has now received a report from the British Ambassador in Warsaw with regard to the irregularities that have taken place m the recent...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has now received a reply from the Rumanian Government to his protest against the falsification of the recent general election; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the new Greek Press laws affect the freedom of expression of British publications issued for the benefit of British troops, or for other...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the negotiations for a commercial treaty taking place between the British and Chinese Governments have now been concluded; and if he is in a...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made in reaching agreement with the U.S. authorities on the maintenance of the children in this country of U.S. Servicemen.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the continuing deportation of Magyars from Slovakia; and, as this is in contravention of decisions recently taken at the Paris...
Sir P. Harmon: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what extent a plan for European economic federation has been the subject of consideration by His Majesty's Government; if any...
asked the Minister of Food why, in the case of Mr. Rod well, Grimsby, a licence was granted to trade in white fish and subsequently an allocation of fish was refused, though persons who had never...
asked the Minister of Food the arrangement now operative between the Instituto Argentino de promocion del Intercambia and His Majesty's Government for the purchase of surplus Argentine products;...
asked the Minister of Food what quantity of olive oil has been imported to this country since 1st January, 1946, and what are the future prospects of obtaining further supplies.
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that a farmer in North Lincolnshire has been offered the following amounts of vegetables in the last five months: cabbage 83 tons, savoy 240 tons,...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will institute a departmental inquiry into the ration scales in Service messes and canteens with a view to a diversion of supplies from Service channels into...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware of the loss he is causing to be sustained by home manufacturers, and the damage to future trade prospects, by refusing export licences for mixed yeast...
asked the Minister of Food what is the present arrangement with regard to the payment of commission to U.S. meat importers in this country; on what basis the commission is arranged; and what has...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will give a list of those fruits and vegetables from which price control has been removed; and whether he will state the average retail price of those fruits...
asked the Minister of Food what action he is proposing to take, in view of the observations of the Lord Chief Justice of England, on the obscurity and incompre-hensibility of the Eggs (Control...
asked the Minister of Food what is the estimated potato tonnage available for public consumption in this country between now and August, 1947; whether he estimates that this will be sufficient...
asked the Prime Minister whether the general assurances given by him as to the procedure to be followed when land is acquired by, or permanently retained after temporary wartime use by, the...
asked the PrimeMinister what specific proposals for bilateral military cooperation, similar to the bilateral arrangements which have been made, or are in contemplation with, the U.S.A., have been...
asked the PrimeMinister whether he will now consider in structing all Departments to dispense with their Public Relations Officers, permitting in their place the staffs of the Press to obtain and...
asked the PrimeMinister whether, in the future, notice will be given in advance to the House when Ministers intend to make important state ments on such subjects as Burma or Palestine.
asked the PrimeMinister, whether the speakers for the pro posed broadcast talks on the facts and figures contained in Cmd. 7018 will be nominated by the Central Office of Information.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will now make a statement as to what steps are to be taken during 1947 to derequisition and return to their owners all smallholdings at present...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will pay to farmers, whose herds have been slaughtered owing to foot-and-mouth disease, compensation to cover consequential losses incurred by them,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, with a view to the better control of disease among live stock and an improved standard of meat, he will make arrangements in the near future to ensure a...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he intends to serve directions for the growing of wheat for the 1948 harvest.
asked the Minister of Agriculture why his Department abitrarily secures payment of any sum alleged to be owed by a farmer to an A.E.C. by arranging with the Ministry of Food to deduct the sum...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the fact that there is only one commercial producer of bamboo canes in the United Kingdom and in view of the country's critical foreign...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps are being taken by his Department in conjunction with the Ministry of Transport and the British Beet Sugar Corporation to indemnify farmers for loss...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the importance of the poultry industry to this country and the Government's policy to further its expansion in due course, he will ensure...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the shortage of fertilisers which is threatening the success of the spring sowing campaign; and whether he will take action to increase...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his pest officers have now been able to deal with the infestation of foxes in the Stanford battle-training area, which is driving the poultry farmers of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has been able to secure the better agricultural use of the land previously used for bomb-aiming by the R.A.F. at Saham Grove, Norfolk.
Lieut.-Colonel Corbett asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will serve cropping orders for the sugar-beet and potato crops in 1948.:
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will announce the details of proposed forestry development for the North-East of England.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the fact that exports of agricultural machinery from this country were more than three times greater in 1946 than in...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Supply what steps he is taking to avert a protracted shut down of the Austin motor works.
"Proceedings on the Electricity 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. Arthur Greenwood."]
Order for Second Reading read.
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session (in this Resolution referred to as the Act') to make further provision for agriculture, it is expedient to authorise:...
Resolution reported: That where under any Act of the present Session to make further provision for agriculture the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries takes possession of land for the purpose...
Resolved: That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, to the Urban District of Ashford, a copy of which...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. Snow.]
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