Thursday, 26 June 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords Amendments considered, and agreed to.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROVISIONAL ORDER (TORQUAY) BILL
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time Tomorrow.
I beg leave to present a Petition, signed by 23,000 persons, who are either stockholders, employees or users of British railways. Your Petitioners believe that the Transport Bill will deprive...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many men from Leicester prison are going out to work on farms; what application has been made to him for more labour to be sent from the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he has completed his investigation into the allegations, sent to him, of serious malpractices at Shrewsbury prison, involving prisoners and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if, in view of the fact that 65,000 spectators recently attended a mid-week motor cycle speedway meeting at Wembley Stadium, where mid-week...
Mr. Baldwin: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are available to an applicant under the Channel Islands (Property) Rehabilitation Scheme where he is not satisfied...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has completed his inquiries into the case in which a married woman of British birth, whose visit from Germany to her sick sister in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been called to statements by the North London magistrate on Monday last, regretting that the police had not arrested a...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that it is the practice at the Orsett Hospital in Thur-rock, in common with many hospitals throughout the country, not to permit children to visit...
asked the Minister of Health which local health authorities have constituted health committees for the services to be provided in Part III of the National Health Service Act, 1946; which...
asked the Minister of Health whether, in selecting representatives of the medical profession for the local executive councils under the new Health Act, he is asking for nominations from the...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that a mental nurse of many years experience, who holds the diploma of the Royal Medico Psychological Association and who desires to increase...
asked the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to ensure that an adequate supply of frames and lenses are available to implement the provisions of the National Health Service Act in...
asked the Minister of Health whether any interim report will be issued to the House on the progress of negotiations with the negotiating committee of the medical profession; and when this interim...
asked the Minister of Health to what extent major local authorities are, at the present time, able to acquire land to enable them to build health centres when conditions are more favourable; and...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the drainage and sewerage arrangements at Martham, in Norfolk, appear to be below the standard aimed at by his Department;, and if he will cause...
asked the Minister of Health if his attention has been called to the condition of families living in the squatters' camp, Crabmill Lane Estate, Birmingham; if steps are being taken to provide...
asked the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to requisition large unoccupied houses and blocks of flats in West London for conversion into hostels and halfway houses for families made...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that applications for the financial grant in respect of cottages built privately for essential agricultural workers have been refused on the ground...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, owing to the inability of some owners of rent-restricted houses to pay for repairs at the present high costs, there is a danger of some...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the timber shortage facing contractors for the current housing programme in Blackpool; and what steps he is taking to ensure that sufficient...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that practically every set of ordinary architectural or housing drawings now submitted to Government Departments for approval is examined by not less...
asked the Minister of Health whether the circular letter from his Department with the reference No. 2(5)92056/7/110 relating to the pro vision of top-soil for gardens of tenants of temporary...
asked the Minister of Health if, in view of the bad housing conditions in many parts of the area concerned and the urgent need for new houses, he will expedite the delivery of pipes necessary for...
asked the Minis ter of Education, in view of the shortage of women teachers, particularly infants' teachers, what steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient places at training...
asked the Minister of Education if he is now in a position to state his policy on the recommendations of the Fleming Committee and the relations betwen the public schools and the State system of...
asked the Minister of Education what steps he is taking to enable and encourage local education authorities to set up their own boarding schools and so obviate the necessity of giving grants to...
asked the Minister of Education whether, in considering the applications of local authorities for compulsory purchase orders to secure land for the implementation of school building programmes,...
asked the Minister of Education for how long the school build- ing in Joel Street, Eastcote, Middlesex, has been vacant; and for what purpose it is intended the school shall be used.
asked the Minister of Education (1) whether he is aware that, in terms of men and women teachers required, there will be 11,500 too many men and 9,000 too few women in 1951; how this...
Mrs. Manning: asked the Minister of Education if he will announce the raising of the school-leaving age to 16 years and the introduction of county colleges by 1952 at the latest.
asked the Minister of Education if he will ensure that the standard record card to be issued by the Lancashire local education authority, or any other local education authority, will not require...
asked the Minister of Education whether his attention has been called to the shortage of science and mathematical teachers in secondary grammar schools, of art and domestic science mistresses...
asked the Minister of Education what is the number of students at British universities in receipt of financial aid from the State or from local authorities in December, 1939, and December, 1946,...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the great increase in both senior and junior public appointments due to nationalisation and other developments towards public enterprise under the...
asked the Lord President of the Council, in view of the desperate economic position of the country, what steps the Government propose to try next to improve it.
asked the Minister of Labour how many European volunteer workers it is proposed shall enter this country within the next six months for employment in the textile industry; and if such persons...
Gammans: asked the Minister of Labour to what extent opposition has been made by the trades unions to part time working by women in the wool textile industry; and what steps he is taking to...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on the recent strike of transport workers operating road passenger services in Lancashire; and if he has been asked to intervene.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the revenue he obtains from every bottle of whisky sold in America; and how much from every bottle sold in this country.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why, on the death of a person who has a joint account in a Post Office Savings Bank, the Inland Revenue Department request the Post Office not to transfer...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reasons His Majesty's Government propose to loan, or to sanction, a loan So Hungary of £500,000.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is satisfied with the present rate of net savings obtained by the National Savings movement.
May I ask the Leader of the House if he will tell us the Business for next Week?
7TH ALLOTTED DAY
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a further sum, not exceeding £40,be granted to His Majesty towards defraying the charges for the following services relating to the Board of Trade...
3.36 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. Snow.]
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