Thursday, 17 April 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the President of the Board of Trade, if he is aware that Colonel Harold S. Tate, chief of the Textile Division, S.C.A.P., Japan, forecasts that textiles will probably provide 80 per cent....
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many square yards of rayon piece goods are represented by the figure of £3,520,000, which, under a recently concluded agreement with France,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps have been taken to acquire the 500 standards of Finnish timber suitable for making herring barrels which were offered to the Timber Control...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many tons of tinplate have been shipped to Malaya since 1st January, 1947, to meet the requirements of the fruit-canning industry; and whether these...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why furniture manufacturing firms who use coir fibre for upholstery purposes were compelled to take over between 2,500 and 3,000 tons of fibre at...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to make a statement on the surrender of clothing coupons for secondhand goods bought at bazaars and sales of work, in view of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why the permitted importation of books and periodicals from Australia has recently been reduced; and by how much.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that manufacturers of types of paper quoted by his Department as being of primary importance are unable to work at more than 30 per...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what value of electric transformers have been exported to Poland during 1947 to date; and what further contracts remain to be fulfilled.
asked the President of the Board of Trade why his Department refuses to disclose to industrialists the basis of the present allocation of urea and butyl alcohol; why British Resin Products,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the production of milk bottles by one of the largest suppliers fell by 30 per cent. in the week ended 22nd March and by 50 per cent....
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange for an increase in the allocation of cloth to British clothing manufacturers, thereby permitting fuller employment in the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why no cotton hosiery is being imported from Hong Kong; and whether he will arrange for token imports in order to help rehabilitate this industry.
asked the President of the Board of Trade how much timber has been imported from Canada during the last year to the latest available date; what price was paid for it; and how does that price...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to an announcement by the Caterers Association advising overseas visitors to stay away from Britain this year; and...
Lieut.-Colonel Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: asked the President of the Board of Trade if the large quantity of high quality unbleached calico now being made into flour bags will be issued for making...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that street vendors in the West End regularly sell elastic at three to four times the controlled price; and how many prosecutions of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that rooms in hotels in Newport and South Wales are unable to be made available because of the shortage of bed linen; and if he will...
Mr. Vane: asked the President of the Board of Trade on what basis and according to what priorities, the surplus equipment of the home-grown timber supply and production branches of his...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether his attention has been drawn to a poster, dated February, 1947, printed by the West Midland Coal Board over the signature of G. H. Jones and...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how long an entrant into the mining industry takes under the new training regulations to be trained for work at the coal face; and how this period compares...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if, when imposing restrictions on the use of solid fuel for heating houses during the summer, he will instruct his local fuel overseers to have special regard...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many additional men can be absorbed in the mines during 1947; and if he will indicate the number for each coalfield.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many ex-miners who had commuted their compensation claims have been re-employed in the mining industry in 1947; how many of these men have been refused...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many coalmines have been sunk during the last 25 years, giving the name of each mine, the county and the year of sinking.
Lieut.-Colonel Dower: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will make a statement with regard to the fire at Himley Hall, headquarters of the National Coal Board; and what the cost of the...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what factors govern the allocation of Polish mining volunteers to the separate districts of the coalfield; and if he will give the numbers so far allocated to...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power why the selling price of opencast coal does not cover the costs of production and marketing; and what prospects there are of these costs being reduced.
asked the Minister of Supply if he is aware that the manufacturers of mining machinery and mechanical coal cutters are having to accept export orders because the National Coal Board is unable to...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what are the prospects of hydro-electrification schemes in the rivers Mersey, Thames and in the Lake District; what are the prospects of harnessing the tides;...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is yet in a position to make a statement on the restricted use of gas and electricity by domestic users.
Mr. E. P. Smith: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power (1) if he will take steps to ensure that, during the coming summer, all available peat is cut in this country to alleviate next winter's...
Mr. E. P. Smith: asked the Prime Minister what is the latest estimate of the recent fire damage to Himley Hall; whether this was covered under any insurance policy; and if it is the intention of...
asked the Minister of Labour why there was a delay in payment of unemployment benefit to miners and other workers during the recent inclement weather in many areas of South Wales which is causing...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will explain the means whereby he calculates that the number of male domestic servants in Britain is relatively small.
asked the Minister of Labour (1) how many vacancies have been notified to the employment exchanges in each coalfield; and how many miners are drawing unemployment benefit in each coalfield; (2)...
asked the Minister of Labour how many farm workers and farmers aged 25 years and less have been granted suspension of call-up for military service.
asked the Minister of Labour how many men will he liable to be called up for military service under the terms of the National Service Bill in each of the years from 1949 to 1954, inclusive.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why he refused an exchange licence for £70,000 to enable the British Aluminium Company to complete, at their works in Norway, a project for the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the cost value and the estimated present value of stocks and fixed assets belonging to the three Services in India which His Majesty's Government is prepared...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the annual cost to the taxpayer of the subsidy on eggs.
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if all the accountants in the Civil Service are fully qualified; or what steps he is taking to see that they are.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why it is proposed to increase substantially the number of full-time employees of the N.F.S.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what periodicals are allowed to be read by prisoners in Wakefield gaol; and why "News Review," "Cavalcade" and "Truth" are banned
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that Mr. Robert Eisinger, a Polish subject married to an Englishwoman and at present resident in this country, has been...
asked the Minister of Health if he will give particulars of the restrictions in the housing programmes announced by an official of the Welsh Board of Health at a Caernarvon conference of local...
asked the Minister of Health what provision he proposes to make in the new National Medical Service for the institutional treatment and training of spastics.
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the representations made to him by local authorities, he now proposes to amend the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1946.
asked the Minister of Education if he will give an estimate of the extra number of teachers, Civil Service staff and other personnel which are needed in connection with the raising of the...
ased the Secretary of State for War how many Polish recalcitrants it is proposed to send to Germany; when, and over what period, they will be sent and in what areas; with what passports or other...
May I ask the acting Leader of the House the Business for next week?
Considered in Committee. [Progress. 16th April.]
Question again proposed, That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance."—[Mr. Dalton.]
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.—(King's recommendation signified.)
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69. (King's recommendation signified.)
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make further provision for fire services in Great Britain, to transfer firefighting functions from the National...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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