Wednesday, 26 February 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the conditions of employment of German nationals as domestic servants by the British occupational Forces, so far as they affect the notice required...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster the number of British and German nationals employed in the Control Commission at 1st May, 1946; and the number so employed at 1st December, 1946, or...
Mr. Vane: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will arrange that when prisoners of war are interrogated by P.I.D. with a view to assessing their political grade, a British...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans there are for the redistribution of agricultural land in the British zone of Germany; and whether productivity in the near future is the...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what food, clothing and pay are provided for, and what restrictions are placed upon, the Yugoslav military at present in a displaced persons camp in...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster under what provision of the Quadrupartite Agreement this country is barred from discontinuing the dismantling of plants in Germany without further...
Mr. Vane: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much demolition work has been carried out on Heligoland; and what is the future of the island.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to what extent the domestic coal allocation in Berlin has been honoured; and what further deliveries will be made to domestic consumers and when.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster why the rations of displaced persons in the British zone have been reduced to the level of the German population; and whether he will give...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will give an assurance that no displaced person will be required to work against his will under the Germans.
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, in the courts to be established by us in Germany, it will be possible for Germans to take action or to apply that action should be taken...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how soon he expects the ration scale laid down in the Anglo-U.S. bi-zonal food programme to be fully implemented; and why expectations about the...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will publish the Report made covering the Spartan plan of bidding for consumer goods for the ordinary civilian population in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply he has received to his communication of 30th January with regard to the arrest of Madame Marie Marynowska, employed as interpreter at...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that Janush Kazimierezak has been condemned in Warsaw to eight years' imprisonment by the military tribunal for having acted...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider publishing as a White Paper the Report of the Tripartite Conference of Berlin, Potsdam Agreement, of 2nd August, 1945, in...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has now been made in his negotiations for British traders to return to Japan; whether he is aware that the ban penalises only the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what are the terms of reference, composition and annual cost of the British Economic Mission now in Athens; and from whom it takes instructions
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he intends to take to house members of the British Embassy staff when the Hotel Chatham and other Paris centres are
asked the Secreraty of State for Foreign Affairs if he will now say when the Siamese Government will recommence payment of interest to British bondholders, together with arrears of interest due...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has a statement to make on the work of the Preparatory Commission of the International Refugee Organisation; and what are the present...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has a statement to make regarding the confiscation by the Yugoslav Government of British-owned properties in that country, including the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which countries have now agreed to accept refugees from Europe; what numbers have already embarked; and to which countries.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that an important letter from Mr. John Snyder, Secretary to the U.S. Treasury, dated 31st October, 1946, did not reach the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign. Affairs if he will consider proposing a charter of human rights to be adopted by the United Nations, including the right of the illegitimate child and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the personnel of the board of the public company which he has appointed to develop the Cameroons under British Mandate.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what assistance is to be given to the Governments of Northern Rhodesia, Tanganyika, Kenya and Uganda in constructing the proposed trunk road between...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, pending construction of a broadcasting station at Lagos, he will arrange for broadcasts to be made in Hausa to the 10,000,000 of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies which of the West Indian Colonies now have development officers; and if he will take steps to appoint a development officer to each such Colony who...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the fact that part of the cost of the administraion of British Honduras has been borne by the United Kingdom Treasury for more...
asked the Secretary 3 t State for the Colonies if he is aware that corporation employment, except in unskilled work, is reserved to the white population of Bermuda; and if he will ensure that...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many British people in Palestine are known to have neither come into the compounds nor to have been evacuated; where these people now are; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether 'he has any statement to make about ex-members of the Palestine Police Force receiving a free credit of unemployment insurance contributions;...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will set up a committee to plan action designed to minimise the dislocation which may be caused by the recurrence of adverse weather conditions next winter and...
asked the Minister of Defence whether the defence of the Suez Canal is now the sole responsibility of the British Empire.
asked the Minister of Food the date, quantity, and price of each purchase of oilcakes from the Argentine during the past nine months.
asked the Minister of Food what quantities of maize have been shipped or are in course of shipment from the United States to the United Kingdom in this crop year.
asked the Minister of Food if he will state, approximately, the number of shell eggs likely to be allocated to non-priority classes between 1st March and the end of June.
asked the Minister of Food how many wine stores have commenced operations in the West End of London since the end of hostilities with Germany; and whether licences to these establishments have...
Mr. Speaker, you did me the honour of appointing me the Chairman of Standing Committee E which is considering the Electricity Bill, and we sat once in Room No. 8. I am not going to refer to...
The Government have decided to introduce legislation to adopt an extension of single summer time in 1947 from i6th March to 2nd November and the introduction of double summer time from 13th April...
Motion made, and Question put,
Motion made, and Question proposed. "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. William Whiteley.]
Resolutions reported:
That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding f,20,000,000, be granted to His Majesty, to de- fray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1947,...
2. "That an additional number of Land Forces, not exceeding 65,000 all ranks, he maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom at Home and Abroad, exclusive of those serving in India on the...
Resolutions reported:
4. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £40,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
5. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1947, for such of...
6. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1947,...
7. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding Lao, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 3rst day of March, 1947, for...
8. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 3rst day of March, 1947,...
9. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £102,900, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 3rst day of March,...
10. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £20 000, he granted to His Majesty, to dray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 3rst day of March,...
11. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £23,140, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 3rst day of March,...
12. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £750,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
13.,"That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £96,500, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
14. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £550,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
15. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £10, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1947,...
16. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £107,021, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
17. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £105,250, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
18. "That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £1,321,942, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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