Tuesday, 25 February 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for War when he anticipates removing the Army huts which disfigure Nettlebed Common, Oxfordshire, and which interfere with the amenities; and for what purpose the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that personnel of the Polish military forces now in Palestine who are being evacuated to this country are not permitted to take their dogs...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many Polish troops are stationed in Northern Ireland; and whether members of the Polish Resettlement Corps will be found employment in that part of the...
asked the Secretary of State for War in what way it is proposed to dispose of the Polish Military Welfare Funds collected from the Polish forces in this country, in view of the gradual...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many times Mr. Justice Lewis's Committee, set up last October to inquire into the court martial system, has met; and how soon a report may be expected from it.
asked the Secretary of State for War why the men on the staff of Darua camp, H.B.T.D., Deolali, India Command, have to complete two years' overseas service before qualifying for L.I.A.P. leave,...
asked the Secretary of State for War what plans have so far been completed to secure adequate training areas in this country for the new Territorial Army.
asked the Secretary of State for War why British troops on the day prior to the visit of Press representatives to the camp at Xylotymbu, Cyprus, were ordered to clean up the filth of the camp...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the shortage of accommodation for officers' families in Malaya; and what steps are being taken to remedy this.
asked the Secretary of State for War how many troopships are now used to transport soldiers between this country and India and the Far East; to what extent the type of accommodation, meals and...
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) why the parents of 2888492 Private John Auchterlourie, Cameron Highlanders, have been refused payment of gratuity in respect of their son who was killed...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will arrange, in the event of the death of a soldier away from home, for an escort of at least one soldier when the body is taken home for burial.
asked the Secretary of State for War if household goods are being supplied to British families in Germany according to the scales mentioned in the pamphlet for the guidance of B.A.O.R. families,...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will cause an instruction to be issued to all units of the Army making it clear that all ranks are entitled to write to Members of Parliament...
asked the Secretary or State for War what progress he has to report in the preparation of the education scheme for the post war Army.
asked the Secretary of State for War the total strength of the British Army on 31st December, 1946, and its estimated strength on 31st December, 1947, on the basis of the estimates contained in...
asked the Secretary of State for War when the hon. Member for Silvertown will have an opportunity of reading the evidence submitted at the court martial of the three non-commissioned officers at...
asked the Secretary of State for War the tonnage, by categories and types, of ammunition and explosives removed from the depot in Perthshire since 1st September, 1946; the amount of each category...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the total of allied occupation currency issued in lire, marks and francs, respectively, by English authorities.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will extend beyond six months the period for which suitable German prisoners of war are allowed to volunteer to remain for work in this country after...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will make arrangements to enable German prisoners to obtain shaving materials, cigarettes, etc., at times when they draw no pay owing to illness or...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is satisfied that the conditions at the prisoner-of-war camp at Ditchingham, Suffolk, are up to standard.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in those cases where there is proof that German civilians helped our own prisoners of war, the same rewards and privileges can be extended to them as...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement about the service rendered by Poles and prisoners of war in helping to resolve the fuel crisis.
asked the Secretary of State for War, how many German admirals and generals are detained in this country as prisoners of war.
asked the Secretary of State for War under what provision of the Geneva Convention German prisoners of war are still detained in this country.
asked the Secretary of State for War how many officer prisoners of war at No. 20 Prisoner-of-War Camp, Llanover Park, have volunteered for work outside the camp; how many are actually working;...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the present policy of the Government with regard to training areas
asked the Prime Minister if he will hold a public inquiry into restrictive practices, both in respect of labour and of trade.
asked the Prime Minister whether, analogously with his appointment of a Minister of Defence, he will appoint a Minister of Production charged with the responsibility for coordinating those...
asked the Prime Minister if, since the use of industrial electricity is to be resumed in some areas only, he will ensure that all weeklies and similar periodicals shall be suppressed or allowed...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will confirm that His Majesty's Government intend to maintain responsibility for the security of India from external attack after June, 1948.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount of money has been expended in the U.S.A. since 1st January, 1946, on the purchase of coal-cutting and mine-loading machinery, and other mining...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is satisfied that the machinery for dealing with all claims for a rebate of tax already paid under Pay As You Earn is working satisfactorily, in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider giving some form of financial assistance to small firms and businesses who had no E.P.T. standard in the past, and who were...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what interest is being paid on the sterling balances which are held by overseas creditors.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what methods it is proposed to collect Income Tax on the pay, training expenses allowance and annual bounty recently announced for the reconstituted T.A.;...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of dollar credits was spent on the purchase of capital goods during January, 1947, or during the last month for which figures are available.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a war-disabled person who, by reason of his civil occupation, has been assisted to obtain a motor car instead of an invalid chair, can claim...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to which countries loans have been made by the British Government since the end of hostilities; and if he will give details.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent restrictions on the amount of money taken out by travellers will be relaxed for those countries where visas have been, or may be, abolished.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that production graphs kept by most collieries throughout the country show good outputs of coal on Monday and Tuesday...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to ensure that invoices and other documents covering goods re-exported from this country correctly describe the goods so re-exported.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the classes of goods that have been purchased from proceeds of the Canadian Loan; and the amount expended on each class.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in terms of sterling, the anticipated additional expenditure in kroner during 1947 as a result of the ratification of the Anglo-Danish trade negotiations.
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will state, with reference to the latest convenient period, the proportion of National Saving Certificates bought through the savings group...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the report of the Joint Committee of the Post Office Departmental Whitley Council on the employment of disabled persons in the Departmental grades of the...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many public libraries take the daily and weekly HANSARD; and how many do not.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of civil servants employed by his Department in London and the provinces on 1st January, 1946, and 1947.
asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of new projects completed in Scotland at the latest available date; and the number of jobs thus provided for men and women, respectively.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now cease exporting locomotives and wagons, having regard to the fact that the shortage of such rolling stock has contributed to the failure...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what reply he intends to give to the application for a paper licence from an organisation known as National Football Pools; and if he will state the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why, in Form T.C.3/8/CPL to be completed in triplicate, the green and pink copies omit sections vii and viii which appear on the buff form.
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he is aware that the hon. Member for Brighton has received over 50 complaints during the last 14 days from constituents who have been kept for...
asked the Minister of Labour how many Poles are there now in Scotland; how many are in the city and county of Aberdeen, respectively; how many are still in uniform and how are they employed; and,...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will enumerate the claims made by dockers in the past six months for special extra payments for unloading cargoes.
asked the Minister of Labour when it is anticipated that building operations will commence for the disabled persons' factory at Cleator Moor and how many men this factory will employ.
asked the Minister of Labour, with regard to the proposal to use the Egremont Army huts for a training centre, when this training centre will be opened; how many are to be trained as a first...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that eight ex-Servicemen with more than five years temporary Government service, will be declared redundant at the Maintenance Unit, R.A.F....
The Government have under close consideration the demands of the Service Departments for land for training and defence purposes. Particular matters under examination are the amount of land...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. William Whiteley.]
10.0 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do new adjourn."—[Mr. Arthur Pearson.]
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