Thursday, 27 March 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the water pressure and supply at the de Aston school, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, is inadequate; that during the last month there has only been...
asked the Minister of Health what provision he is intending to make under the National Health Service Act for the general practitioner care of bargemen, caravan dwellers and other persons who are...
asked the Minister of Health if he will state the damage by floods at the Lea Bridge waterworks; what steps were taken to deal with the danger of a contaminated water supply; how many were...
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the disclosures in the report of a survey of charitable trusts in Great Britain providing funds for the accommodation, care and comfort of old...
asked the Minister of Health how much money was raised in rates in England and Wales last year, and how much is expected to be raised this year owing to increases in rates levied by county and...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the hardship caused by the recent flooding in Lincoln; and whether he will arrange for financial assistance through the local authority to alleviate...
asked the Minister of Health what has been the saving to date, or the estimated saving for the year, by reducing the 100 per cent grant to municipal authorities in respect to day nurseries.
asked the Minister of Health if his regulations compel local authorities to include the Fair Wages Clause in any contracts in which a Government grant is involved.
asked the Minister of Health whether he contemplates the issue of a revised identity card to include particulars of the holder's marriage.
asked the Minister of Health if he will publish a list of the mining areas to which prefabricated houses have been allocated over and above their normal allocation; the numbers allocated to each;...
asked the Minister of Health whether, having regard to the importance to the community of an efficient service of district nurse mid-wives, particularly in rural areas, and of the housing...
asked the Minister of Health if he will make a statement on the progress of the manufacture of building blocks from china clay waste; and whether, in view of the importance of china clay for...
asked the Minister of Health whether the 1947 targets of 240,000 permanent and 60,000 temporary houses have been broken down to the various regions; if he will state the allocations of these...
asked the Minister of Health what has been the result of his Department's review of the house-building programmes of the various local authorities in Norfolk; and if he will indicate the reasons...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will explain the purpose of the zonal confer- ences now being held on housing; and why the Press and local builders are excluded from these meetings.
asked the Minister of Education what are the reasons for the delay in dealing with the correspondence from Mr. Ellingham, 4, Brookside, Orpington, Kent, particulars of which have been sent him.
asked the Minister of Education whether, having regard to the present inadequacy of school buildings and shortage of teaching staffs, and to the urgent need of recruits for industry, he will...
asked the Minister of Education whether he is now in a position to indicate his policy in regard to State scholarships and other awards in 1947 for the purpose of enabling students to follow...
asked the Minister of Education whether visits by schoolboys to courts of justice are part of the educational curriculum in civics laid down by his Department; and what steps he has taken to see...
asked the Minister of Education what further progress has been made toward securing adequate accommodation for the school population in Essex during 1948 and thereafter; to what extent huts will...
asked the Minister of Education what is the policy of his Department with regard to junior technical schools under the Education Act, 1944, and the forthcoming raising of the school age; and what...
asked the Minister of Education in how many areas allowances for posts of special responsibility have not been paid; and whether the West Riding of Yorkshire is one of such areas.
asked the Minister of Education if he will make a statement about the deductions made from the vacation earnings of students who are in receipt of Government grants.
asked the Attorney-General if he will inform the House in detail why a justice of the peace has to resign on being appointed a full-time political agent.
asked the Attorney-General whether he will now make a statement about the allegation that the National Trust committed a breach of trust at Crowlink Farm, near the Seven Sisters, Sussex.
asked the Attorney-General whether a decision has yet been made to abolish special juries.
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he will relax the restrictions on import licences, which prevent new firms from developing activities overseas.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many clothing coupon books were issued in 1946 to replace those said to be lost or stolen; how many were subsequently recovered; and what precautions...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider increasing the amount of coal allocated to paper mills who are finding difficulty in maintaining even their present low output of paper.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to prevent a shortage of milk bottles arising because of the curtailment of deliveries of soda ash to the bottle manufacturers.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the Newsprint Supply Company's Rationing Committee has decided not to restore pre-crisis paging to the large provincial newspapers,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give an estimate of the increased output of coal which would be required to run our industries to their full capacity where labour, plant...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the demand for more tractors and other farm machinery to be allocated to the home market; and whether, in view of the necessity of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the short coal supplies to the cotton industry are interfering with the minimum clothing needs of the nation and what urgent steps...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why the collection of waste paper has fallen by half since 1942.
asked the President of the Board of Trade the names of the British delegates to the forthcoming United Nations Conference on trade and employment.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider commissioning small teams of Members of Parliament to give factory and other talks in the industrial areas of the country, with a view to...
asked the Minister of Labour, in view of the announced restriction of summer services upon the railways, if he will refer to his Staggered Holidays Committee the question of workpeople and...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will announce any removal of restrictions on the employment of foreign domestic servants.
asked the Minister of Labour how many Italians are now employed in iron foundries in this country under the scheme announced by him on 15th October, 1946.
asked the Minister of Labour the number of Poles actually in employment in this country at the latest convenient date.
asked the Minister of Labour the conditions as to employment imposed by him on foreign labour imported into this country under the schemes announced by his Department; and the sanctions which he...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the short age of skilled labour for repairing watches, clocks and spectacles; and whether, in view of the fact that such repairs can be carried...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will give an estimate of the number engaged in industry who are working three-day and four-day weeks; and the number who are employed below three days a week.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what negotiations have been commenced to re-value Australian and New Zealand £'s. and to put them on parity with English £'s; and if he has any...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why Purchase Tax on fuel economy appliances other than fire bricks was reimposed by officers of the Customs and Excise on 29th January, 1947.
asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether he has considered the additional information, forwarded to him on 15th March by the hon. Member for Colchester, about the inconvenience which will be...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will identify the powers included in the expression "all other powers enabling," contained in the Regulation of Payments (General) Order, S.R. & O.,...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware that coal supplies to Laceby, near Grimsby, are unsatisfactory, as indicated by the correspondence sent to him; and if he will consider...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will arrange for a special allocation of coal to those whose homes have been flooded to enable the houses and contents to be dried out quickly to save...
asked Minister of Fuel and Power whether, with a view to increasing the nation's fuel supply, he will consider schemes for converting peat into carbon for smelting and for general heat and power...
May I ask the acting Leader of the House the Business for next week?
I propose, with Mr. Speaker's permission, to make a statement about the constitution and functions of the Inter-departmental Planning Staff, and the appointment of a Chief Planning Officer. The...
I propose, with Mr. Speaker's permission, to make a further statement on the fuel position. The House will be aware, from the statement which was made by my right hon. Friend the President of...
By your leave, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a personal statement with regard to an incident in which I was concerned, which took place in the House yesterday. I should be deeply grateful if...
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: In page 3, line 13, at the beginning, insert: (1) Subject to the provisions of this section.
Order for Second Reading read.
6.5 p.m.
Question again proposed, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.—[King's Recommendation signified.]
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 Blaydon, a copy of which...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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