Tuesday, 4 February 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women who have been unemployed for six months, 12 months and 18 months, respectively.
asked the Minister of Labour how many of the men unemployed in South Wales are regarded as
asked the Minister of Labour how the total number of persons employed by the State and local authorities in 1913 and 1938 compares with similar figures for 1946.
asked the Minister of Labour in which trades in the building industry men are most urgently required for training.
asked the Minister of Labour how many strikes have occurred in Great Britain since the end of hostilities with Germany; how many of these strikes were unofficial; how many working days were lost...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) the number of workers in all types and grades of industry which it was found necessary to stand off during the period 1st to 14th January owing to the shortage of...
asked the Minister of Labour how many ex-Servicemen are now being trained for new jobs at his Department's training centres, stating the various occupations for which they are to be trained; how...
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING: Blacksmiths, bricklaying, carpentry, civil engineering construction course, maintenance fitting, painting (house), paviors and flag dressers, pipe jointers,...
asked the Minister of Labour how many ex-Army officers of the last war, between 35 and 50 years of age, are at present unemployed.
asked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women, respectively, who have been registered as unemployed in Scotland for more than six months.
asked the Minis ter of Labour the volume and quality of surplus labour available in Italy, Austria and Hungary which could be introduced into this country to supplement deficient manpower in...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) how many of the 58,000 Poles in this country who are still in uniform are employed, respectively, on Polish administration, maintenance of their own camps, other...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on the conditions governing the release of students from the Forces who wish to resume their studies in October, 1947.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will arrange for the period spent in the mines of optants for that form of national service at the time they were originally called up, who are now in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland in respect of how many temporary houses completion during the last four months of 1946 was delayed because sites were then under tillage; how many other...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his attention has been drawn to the action of Messrs. Spiers and Knox, House Factors, Bridgeton Cross, Glasgow, who sold two or three 2-room and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that the proposed rentals for Scottish Special Housing Association's houses are so much in excess of present rentals as to give concern to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered the letter of Mrs. Susan Campbell, 64, Sunnybank Street, Glasgow, which has been sent to him complaining that on four occasions...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement regarding the alleged deposits of chromite, magnesite, asbestic and allied materials at Killin, concerning which he has...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his attention has been called to the plight of shopkeepers who are being asked to pay 300 per cent. increases in Glasgow or quit their...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he is aware of the delay in the issue of Civil Service certificates to auxiliary prison officers in Scotland who have qualified for the...
asked the Minister of Pensions the average time taken from the date of order to supply surgical boots and shoes; and what steps he is taking to accelerate manufacture and delivery.
asked the Minister of Pensions if he will make a statement on the progress of appeals made to the Arbitration Tribunals; and whether the administrative work involved in these appeals is carried...
asked the Secretary of State for War when the hon. Member for Kingston-upon-Thames can hope to receive a final reply to the question raised in his letter dated 27th August, 1946, on the subject...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will make a statement on the terms and conditions of service for the Territorial Army.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress had been made at the end of 1946 towards the expenditure of £3,272,350 shown under the Civil Estimates as being required for departmental...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider the position of those receiving an allowance for maintenance of dependent relatives in view of the increase of pensions given to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what demands upon the World Bank for Reconstruction have been made from this country.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is prepared to propose any remedy to overcome the hardship suffered by certain taxpayers who, under Section 3 (2) of the Income Tax(Offices and...
Mr. De La Bère asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the substantial fall in tonnage of agricultural machinery imported into this country in 1946 as compared with 1945, he...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer with what countries negotiations are now proceeding relative to the liquidation of blocked sterling balances.
May I ask the acting Leader of the House a question about Thursday's Business? I want to ask whether he is aware that the Food and Agriculture Organisation's Report was only available in the Vote...
"to authorise deductions under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act, 1865, for the maintenance of wives and children; to restrict the discontinuance of allotments of pay; and for purposes...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings in Committee on Electricity [Money] be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the...
Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Amendment to Question [3rd February], "That the Bill be now read a Second time."—[Mr. Shinwell.]
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.
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 Whit by, a copy of which...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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