Monday, 3 March 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I beg leave to present a Petition from the British Railway Officers' Guild. This Guild, representing some 4,000 officers employed by the main line railway companies, the London Passenger...
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of Supply (1) what system of accounting is adopted by his Department to enable managers of housing estates to account for the income and annual expenditure,...
asked the Minister of Supply what action is taken by his Department to ensure that goods made at royal ordnance factories are produced at economic prices as compared with outside production.
asked the Minister of Supply whether manufacturers of electrical generating equipment are now being given the highest priority; and when was this decision made.
asked the Minister of Supply what he intends to do with the Anderson shelters and the bolts and nuts connected with them which are now rusting away in the possession of local authorities.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Supply whether, in connection with the supplies stored in the open, consisting of hospital stores worth £1,000,000, X-ray apparatus and operating...
asked the Minister of Supply if he is aware that electric fittings required to finish ships built in Aberdeen are, in many cases, eight months in arrear; that this prevents the completion of...
asked the Minister of Supply why members of the public who had not in their possession sale catalogues were refused admission to a sale of public property at Hinton areodrome; and to whom...
asked the Minister of Supply if he will restrict the manufacture of omnibuses and coaches to about six or eight types because, at present, the large diversity of models is impeding the output.
asked the Minister of Supply whether, when disposing of Government surplus stocks, preference is given to firms tendering for re-sale to hard currency areas.
asked the Minister of Supply the numbers employed at the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, at 31st January, 1947, and at the latest available date.
asked the Minister of Supply what contracts have recently been agreed upon for the delivery of steel from Belgium to this country; and how far these additional supplies are estimated to meet the...
asked the Minister of Works whether, in view of the shortage of lead, he will encourage the use of wrought-iron piping with screw joints for housing work generally, seeing that it has proved...
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Works the present monthly output of breeze blocks; and what output is required to meet present housing needs.
asked the Minister of Works what effect the exhaustion of coal stocks and the reduction of electrical power to industry has had upon the supply of materials for the housing programme.
asked the Minister of Works why publication of the Report of the Committee on Amenities in the Brick Industry was delayed for five months; and what action he proposes to take arising from the Report.
asked the Minister of Works what was the cost of the last purchase of Belgian bricks by his Department; what was the cost of haulage to Darlington from the unloading port; and what was the...
asked the Minister of Works if he is aware of the undue delay in dealing with applications for timber licences; and whether he will take steps to reduce this delay
asked the Minister of Works if Circular E.W. 40, Civilian Building Control, was issued by the Willesden Borough Council by his order; and if similar instructions were sent to all local authorities.
asked the Minister of Works whether he is considering the establishment of new Government offices on the South bank of the river in the region of County Hall.
asked the Minister of Works if he will facilitate the provision of village halls and community centres in rural areas by enabling promoters of schemes to secure possession of Government surplus...
asked the Minister of Works when the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Welsh slate industry will be published; and what action he proposes to take on its recommendations.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he has yet any announcement to make in regard to compensation payable for chaplains of the Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India how many charges have, since 1st January, 1946, been brought against Indian members of the Secretary of State's services in India arising out of the...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what are the reasons for the suspension of Nawao Sheikh Mahbub Ali Khan, Khan Bahadur, O.B.E., the political agent, Malakand.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Burma whether the Karens were at the Panglong Conference attended by the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs; and what steps have been taken to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that the amnesty for the Poles only applies to those now living in Poland and not to Poles abroad; and if he will make...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the Trusteeship Council of U.N.O. will be established; if its membership will be confined to the representatives of major powers; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Kiel Canal has been dredged since coming under British occupation; and whether it is intended to let it silt up.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what recent appointments have been made to the Executive Committee of the British Council.
asked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the large increases in the prices of vegetables, he will reintroduce price controls for these foods.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Prime Minister whether he will find time for a discussion on the Motion standing in the name of the honourable Member for Evesham in connection with International...
asked the Prime Minister how many British citizens have applied for, and how many have been granted, emigration facilities since the end of the war; and into what age groups do they fall.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give an estimate of the number of British fishing vessels operating in 1913, 1938 and 1946, respectively.
asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of fruit trees of each variety of fruit and the percentage increase that is being provided by nurseries in this country; and the numbers and variety...
asked the Minister of Agriculture how long it is anticipated that Windsor Great Park and forest will be closed owing to foot and mouth disease; and how many cattle have been slaughtered in the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he has obtained recent information from county A.E.C.s about farmers' needs of new machinery, particularly combine harvesters and potato lifters, for this...
asked the Minister of Agriculture to what extent the supplies of potash fertilisers for use this spring will fall short of the permits already issued to farmers.
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many German prisoners of war were employed on harvest work in September, 1946; and how many he anticipates will be available for harvest work in September, 1947.
asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made in training ex-Servicemen for work on the land; and what plans he has for enabling those who are successful and suitable to become...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if his attention has been called to the grave disquiet felt among Lancashire farmers regarding the hay shortage aggravated by the abnormally wet summer of 1946...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he consulted with the representatives of the farm workers before withdrawing any objection on the part of agriculture to the operation of double summer time.
asked the Minister of Agriculture, why it is necessary to employ an administrative and clerical staff costing £280,000 per annum to manage the W.L.A., which now numbers only 30,000, when in...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make on the latest outrage in Palestine.
I desire, Mr. Speaker, to ask for the guidance of the Chair in respect of a Private Notice Question which J put down to the Colonial Secretary, but which I understand has been ruled out of...
"to make provision for the acquisition of a site for public offices in Westminster, to amend the Westminster Hospital Act, 1913, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid," presented...
The question of the later Adjournment of the House for today's Debate was raised last week and in accordance with what was said then, I beg to move, That the Proceedings on Government Business be...
4.25 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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