Monday, 31 March 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Food if he will arrange for a higher supplementary ration of sugar for fruit preserving and jam making this summer than last year.
asked the Minister of Food what the subsidy on British cheese will be per pound now that the retail price is being reduced from 1s. 1d. to 10d.; and whether he intends to maintain a retail price...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will authorise the provision of milk on the occasion of the regular monthly meetings of the local branches of the Women's Institute.
asked the Minister of Food whether any arrangements are being made to open trade relations with Indonesia, in view of the supplies of sugar, fats and rice which are available in that country.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will remove restrictions in respect of the movement of carrots between England and Scotland after 31st March of this year.
asked the Minister of Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the U.S. Government proposes to destroy, owing to glut, 20,000,000 bushels of potatoes in 1947 and a similar quantity...
asked the Minister of Food why frozen salmon prices are fixed at 6s. 8d. per pound when pre-war it was sold at 1s. 2d. to 1s. 4d. per pound.
Lieut.-Colonel Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: asked the Minister of Food what proportion of the weekly meat ration is composed of categories of meat which all butchers were not used to selling in...
asked the Minister of Food if he will state with regard to each of the 10 cases during 1946, in which the defendants were acquitted after their goods had been seized under the Seizure of Food...
asked the Minister of Food if he will make available some of the turkeys from the U.S.A. to butchers in the rural areas for cooking and selling in sandwiches and by so doing help the farmworkers'...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will now stop the importing of luxury fruits such as pineapples, pomegranates, etc., which are beyond the reach of the working-class purse, with a view to...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will ensure that music-hall artistes and other holders of emergency travellers' ration books get the egg ration to which they are entitled.
asked the Minister of Food if he will state the total quantity of edible oils and fats on the ration issued to fish fryers and caterers for the year ended December, 1946.
asked the Minister of Food why officers of his Department are calling at houses in Greenend, Coatbridge, asking to see contents of cupboards and weighing jam found therein; and under what...
asked the Minister of Food when East Dorset is likely to receive an allocation of bitter oranges; and if he will give an assurance that those parts of the county which get no allocation this...
asked the Minister of Food what estimated damage has been done by frost to potatoes stored in clamps in Scotland.
asked the Minister of Food if he will state the cost in dollars of dried eggs, and of shell eggs produced from foreign feeding stuffs.
asked the Minister of Food if he will make an immediate allocation of soap and any other urgent and necessary commodities to the local authorities in the flood areas for cleaning purposes...
asked Minister of Transport what progress been made towards the solution of headlight dazzle problem.
asked the Minister of Transport to what extent he has called upon the B.B.C. to take part in the Safety-first Campaign; and how frequently has the B.B.C. made announcements on this question at...
asked the Minister of Transport if the cost of clearing snow off the roads of the country will rank for the same Government grant as the cost of maintenance and repair.
asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that two special trains for National Coal Board staff are running daily between Ebbw Vale and Six Bells; and, in view of the coal crisis, if he will...
asked the Minister of Transport, in view of the recent announcement that restricted summer services will operate upon the four main line railways, what arrangements he proposes to cope with the...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will give the cost per engine for the conversion from coal to oil burning; the length of time taken to carry out such conversion; and the comparative cost...
asked the Minister of Transport the number of engine miles run on passenger trains, merchandise trains and coal class trains by the four main line railway companies for each week in 1947 to the...
asked the Minister of Transport what machinery his Department employs to enable River Thames pilots to present their grievances to the Elder Brethren of Trinity House; and whether he is satisfied...
asked the Minister of Transport if he has considered the report of his officers on the Schermuly life saving distress signal; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Transport if he is satisfied that, if coal has to be imported this year, the necessary facilities are available at the ports for unloading and handling it.
asked the Prime Minister whether he has considered the statement sent from the Liaison Committee of Transport and Industry, representing a large proportion of trade and industry of the United...
asked the Prime Minister if he will state to which political parties the members of the recently appointed Commission to inquire into the Press belong.
asked the Prime Minister if he will end the unconstitutional practice of certain Ministers in refusing informaton to Welsh Members of Parliament on issues of great importance to the people of...
Mr. E. P. Smith: asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the dismissal and transfer of scientific civil servants as a result of inquiries by M.I.5; and if he will issue...
asked the Prime Minister what diplomatic or other contacts will be initiated with the Indonesian Republic now that the agreement between the Indonesian Republic and the Netherlands has been signed.
asked the Minister of Agriculture (1) what arrangements he is making to find out which farmers are prepared to accommodate and employ prisoners of war; and what response he has so far had to the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has any information on the acreage of spring wheat planted up to the present; how far this falls short of the target; and whether he proposes to issue...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the unavoidable shortfall in the 1947 potato acreage, he will initiate a Press campaign to secure the maximum planting of potatoes in gardens...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will investigate the possibility of providing short-term loans, free of interest, to farmers who have suffered stock and crop losses in the recent...
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Agriculture what reductions have been made since 1st January, 1947, in allocations of steel to agricultural machinery manufacturers.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the evidence recently given by one of his officials at Coalville, Leicestershire, to the effect that foot-and-mouth...
Mr. Baldwin: asked the Minister of Agriculture, whether, in order to encourage egg production he will grant a ration of one cwt. of poultry food for every case of 360 eggs delivered to a...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the inadequate agricultural labour available to meet the exceptional conditions created by the recent floods and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will make a statement regarding the arrangements he has made for the disposal of the 1947 wool clip; and whether the producer will have the right to...
Lieut.-Colonel Clifton-Brown: asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps are being taken by his Department to increase the importation of John Deere sugar beet harvesters, which have proved...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what action he is taking on the recommendation of his Agricultural Emergency Advisory Committee to overcome the handicap to full food production this season.
Mr. Baldwin: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the shortage of steel joists available to agricultural engineers in Herefordshire is holding up the erection of farm...
May I ask the acting Leader of the House whether he will tell us about the rearrangement of Business for this week?
May I ask you, Mr. Speaker, whether you are yet in a position to make any statement in regard to the difficulties in connection with the printing of the OFFICIAL REPORTS of the House and of...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Civic Restaurants Bill and in Committee on Fire
Order for Second Reading read.
Lords Amendments considered.
Lords Amendment: In page 1, line 15, after "that," to insert: (i) where the Minister of Food is satisfied that the council of any county in Scotland are unreasonably refusing to exercise their...
Lords Amendment: In page 1, line 18, at end, insert: and(iii) a justices' licence granted under the Licensing Acts, 1910 to 1934, for the sale of intoxicating liquor in any such restaurant in...
Considered in Committee [Progress, 27th March].
Resolved: "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Collindridge.]
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