Monday, 7 July 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether any date prior to June, 1948, has been fixed for the transfer of power; and whether officers now on leave in England and not due to return for...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what will be the position of Indian Government railway officers who are serving under an agreement with the Secretary of State for India should they...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he is now in a position to make an announcement on the subject of the pension terms for officers of corps of the Indian Army not governed by the...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he is aware that Lieut.-Colonel F. V. Stonham, I.M.S., applied for an extension of leave until the middle of November to enable him to sit for...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India why persons on the India Office establishment who were transferred to the office of the High Commissioner for India under the Order in Council of 13th...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present amount of Indian sterling balances; and, in view of the probable postponement of Anglo-Indian discussions about them, what arrangements...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Burma what sum is now owed to Britain by the Government of Burma.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Burma whether he has approved the decision by the Defence Department of the Government of Burma to invite personnel trained in the Japanese Military Academy...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the recent discussions of the Atomic Energy Commission with the U.S.S.R.
Mr. P. Reid: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made by the deputies of the Foreign Ministers in arriving at a decision about the lawful ownership of the 200...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of the embargo placed on the import of natural rubber by the U.S. Government, with its serious effects on the economy of British...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has now received any recommendations in regard to pay and allowances to members of his Department serving in South American countries.
Mr. Baker White: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that in articles in the French Press, and by other means, much damage is being done to Anglo-French relations by...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many titles to ownership of land have to be surrendered in the British zone of Germany under the ordinance on land reform; what is the basis...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why the proposal of the German Economic Administration in Minden, for the handing over of the management of the German coal industry to a...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has seen a printed circular issued by the Passport Control Officer in Berlin stating that his correspondence is overwhelming, and that...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in how many cases British women married to Germans have been evicted from their homes in Germany to satisfy British requirements for...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why Krupp's works at Essen are to be blown up instead of being dismantled in such a way as to conserve the large amount of steel used in its...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any steps will be taken to consult the spinning industry in this country about the plan for importing cotton into the British and U.S. zones...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many wives and children of members of the Polish Resettlement Corps are awaiting promised passages to this country from India, East Africa,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give an assurance that His Majesty's Government will not reject the Report of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine...
asked the Minister of Food what amount of potatoes, measured in tons, has been used in the manufacture of flour for bread and similar products during the month of May, 1947.
asked the Minister of Food what facilities are allowed to farmers, dissatisfied with the live-weight grading of their cattle and sheep, to have the value assessed on the actual dressed carcase weight.
asked the Minister of Food whether moneys collected throughout the Dominion of Canada in boxes marked "Milk for Britain" are received in this country in dollars, or in the form of dried milk or...
asked the Minister of Food whether agreement has yet been reached with the East Coast fishermen to accept the offer of 30s. per cran for surplus herring to be processed into margarine, so as to...
asked the Minister of Food the total amount of food subsidies now being paid at the last convenient, date.
asked the Minister of Food if he will give the total value in dollars of tinned fish and oysters imported from the U.S.A. during the last six months; and the reason for permitting these goods...
asked the Minister of Food (1) how much beer from European countries has been licensed for import in the last year; (2) what answer has been given to the application made to import beer into the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture, how many inshore fishing vessels have been built under the terms of the Inshore Fishing Industry Act, 1945.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is satisfied that the Herring Industry Board has made adequate arrangements to deal with abnormal catches of herring during the East Anglian fishing...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps the Government propose to take to ensure that the small dairy farmers and mixed farms throughout the country have adequate working...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is satisfied that everything possible is being done to put a stop to the cruel practice of over-stocking dairy cows prior to sales; and if he will...
asked the Minister of Agriculture the quantity of baling wire allocated through the county A.E.Cs. during the current quarter as compared with a year ago; the prospective allocation for the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will consult with the Agricultural Wages Board to ensure that, in future, proposals for changes in minimum farm wages will coincide with the year for which...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the recent notice issued by his Press department that there is danger of over-production of some kinds of grass seed, he will state what is...
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of Agriculture what losses of ewes and lambs have occurred in hill flocks since lambing; and how these losses of ewes compare with the earlier losses due directly to...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that the Import of New Carrots (with Foliage attached) Order has caused inconvenience; whether he has decided to adhere to the instructions that the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if his attention has been directed to the recent report of the British Field Sports Society, a copy of which has been sent to him, concerning pollution of...
asked the Minister of Transport why, by paragraph 9 of S.R. & O., 1947, No. 1148, he has made it obligatory for applicants for a pilotage order to send a copy of the ad vertisement of their...
asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that the River Severn Catchment Board cannot proceed with urgently needed plans to combat flooding and erosion of the river banks until they know...
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Minister of Transport when he anticipates that the Report of the Committee on Ferry Services will be published.
asked the Minister of Transport what progress has now been made for the staggering of hours in London.
asked the Minister of Transport in order to save time, money, labour and material, if he will arrange for season tickets on the London omnibuses.
asked the Minister of Transport what steps have been taken to make Lyttelton Road, Finchley, safer for pedestrians crossing the road and particularly for children who have to cross it on their...
Lieut. - Commander Hutchison: asked the Minister of Transport if he will issue a progress report showing developments undertaken to improve the national road system since the passing of the...
asked the Minister of Transport what steps he is taking to reduce the average period of more than a year which elapses between applications by disabled ex-Service men for reconditioned motor cars...
asked the Minister of Transport what progress is being made with the provision of standard forms of lighting on main and trunk roads.
asked the Minister of Transport when tenders are to be invited for the construction of the Forth Road Bridge.
asked the Minister of Transport by what percent age passenger train miles have been reduced since 1st January, 1947; and whether this reduction is primarily due to lack of fuel or shortage of...
asked the Minister of Transport to what extent surplus capacity at the railway creosoting plants could be utilised for the impregnation of electricity and telephone poles; and to what extent it...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will consider the restoration of the 10.25 a.m. train from Lime Street, Liverpool, to Birmingham, as passengers who formerly depended on that train have now...
asked the Minister of Supply what steps he has taken to ensure that the present shortage of small farming tools is relieved in time for the corn harvest.
Mr. Norman Smith: asked the Minister of Supply what is the actual personnel at the royal ordnance factory, Nottingham; what was the maximum personnel during the late war; and what is the optimum...
asked the Minister of Works how many man-hours have lately been spent in structural or decorative work at the Argentine Embassy, London; whether a licence was issued for this work, and for what...
asked the Minister of Works how much timber and other materials in short supply will be used in the work covered by the £22,000 licence granted to Edinburgh Varieties, Limited, in respect of...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I propose to make a statement about the functions and membership of the Economic Planning Board. The primary task of this body will be to advise His Majesty's...
Mr. Speaker, may I respectfully inquire whether you are now ready to give your ruling on the question whether the extreme urgency rule applies to reports of the Committee of Privileges as well as...
Motion made, and Question put. That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting.
Order for consideration, as amended (in the Standing Committee), read.
3.50 p.m.
Development Included in Existing Use for Purposes other than Compensation under s 17."
Development Included in Existing Use for All Purposes."
(1) A local planning authority may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, enter into an agreement with any person interested in land in their area (in so far as the interest of that person...
(1) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that the provisions of this Act, and any restrictions or powers thereby imposed or conferred in relation to land, apply and may be exercised...
(1) For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that the powers of acquiring land conferred by the New Towns Act, 1946, on a development corporation established for the purposes of a new...
(1) Where any land is designated by a development plan as subject to compulsory acquisition, then if at the expiration of twelve years from the date on which the plan, or the amendment of the...
I beg to move, in page 1, line 10, to leave out Subsection (2), and to insert: (2) The Board shall have an office in Scotland and shall maintain there such staff as may be necessary for the...
I beg to move, in page 3, line 14, to leave out "commencement of this Act," and to insert "appointed day." As the existing planning Acts have been repealed as from the appointed day, and as the...
Amendment made: In page 5, line 38, leave out "a reference," and insert"references."—[Mr. Buchanan.]
I beg to move 111 page 6, line 22, to leave out "other district," and to insert: neighbouring district or any other local planning authority who appear or the Secretary of State to have an...
I beg to move, in page 7, line 36, at the end, to insert: (a) that before preparing a development plan or proposals for alterations or additions to any such plan the local planning authority...
I beg to move, in page 9, line 48, at the end, to insert: (5) Where under paragraph (c) of the proviso to Subsection (4) of Section three of this Act any land to which a development plan relates...
8.30 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 12, line 10, to leave out from the beginning, to the end of line 11. This Amendment should be read together with the two following Amendments in page 12, lines 15 and 24....
Mr. Deputy-Speaker: The Lord Advocate.
I beg to move, in page 17, line 7, to leave out "purposes," and to insert "class or classes of purpose." This was a matter which was raised in Committee, and it was thought, I think in all...
I beg to move, in page 53, line 25, after "section", to insert: or the interest to be acquired is the interest of an Owner-occupier of a building within the meaning of this section. I think it...
I beg to move, in page 19, line 28, after "in," to insert "Part II of." This Amendment and the following Amendments are necessary because of the alterations which have been made to the Third...
I beg to move, in page 21, line 44, to leave out from beginning, to end of line 5, page 22, and to insert: has otherwise sustained loss or damage which is directly attributable to the revocation...
I beg to move, in page 23, line 35, at the end, to insert: within two years after such development is carried out. There was considerable discussion upstairs as to whether there should not be...
Amendment made: In page 26, line 3b, leave out "twenty-one," and insert "twenty-eight."—[The Lord Advocate.]
Amendment made: In page 28, line 2, after "section," insert "and subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of the Fourth Schedule to this Act."—[The Lord Advocate.]
I beg to move, in page 30, line 28, at the end, to insert: Provided that nothing in a tree preservation order shall render unlawful the felling or lopping of any tree if such felling or lopping...
I beg to move, in page 34, line 44, at the end, to insert: Provided that no person having any pecuniary interest in the business of advertising shall be a member of such tribunal. The purpose of...
10.15 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 38 line 37, to leave out Clause 31. This Amendment has to be read together with the new Clause which was moved as a substitute to Clause 31.
I beg to move, in page 39, line 12, to leave out from "acquisi- tion," to the second "any" in line 13, and to insert "by." This Amendment is consequential upon others that have already been...
I beg to move, in page 40, line 23, to leave out from "acquisition," to "he," in line 36, and to insert: by the appropriate local authority, then it the Secretary of State is satisfied— (a)...
I beg to move, in page 43, line 26, at the end to insert: and where any such building is acquired under this Subsection the local planning authority shall not execute, or cause or permit to be...
10.30 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 50, line 11, after "permission," to insert: or to be carried out by a government department. This Clause provides that the Minister of Transport, if he is of opinion that...
I beg to move, in page 52, line 35, to leave out from "development," to the end of line 39. This Amendment should be read with the Amendment in page 53, line 4. The effect of the Amendment is to...
I beg to move, in page 58, line 18, to leave out the first "on" and to insert 'immediately before.' This Amendment and the following two Amendments on the Order Paper are for the purpose of...
I beg to move, in page 60, line 9, to leave out from "interests" to "of," in line 10. In this Clause we now pass to Part IV of the Bill, which deals with payments in respect of depreciation, and...
I beg to move, in page 61, line 20 to leave out from "that," to the end of line 25, and to insert: by reason of the prospects of development other than the making good of the war damage, the...
I beg to move, in page 62, line 32, to leave out from the second "the," to the end of line 34, and to insert: settlement of any dispute arising in relation to such determinations by an arbiter...
I beg to move, in page 64, line 21, to leave out "on," and insert "immediately before." This and the next Amendment are to correct a minor slip. The same slip appeared earlier in the Bill, but...
I beg to move, in page 71, line 5, to leave out "on application being," and to insert: as soon as may be after an application has been. In this Amendment we have tried to meet a suggestion made...
I beg to move, in page 74, line 25, to leave out Subsections (2) to (5) and to insert: (2) Where, after the amount of the development charge has been determined under this Part of this Act in...
I beg to move, in page 77, line 16, to leave out "twenty-one," and to insert "twenty-eight." This Amendment is consequential on the acceptance in Committee of the Amendments which similarly...
I beg to move, in page 78, line 30, to leave out "date" and insert "day." This is purely a drafting Amendment to correct a printer's error.
I beg to move in page 83, line 31, to leave out from beginning to "in" in line 32, and insert: immediately before that day those works could have been completed.
I beg to move, in page 84, line 36, to leave out from "has," to end of line 42, and to insert: otherwise sustained loss or damage which is directly attributable to the refusal or conditions,that...
I beg to move, in page 85, line 29, to leave out from "satisfied," to end of line 31, in to insert: on application made to him within one year after the appointed day or within such extended...
Amendment made: In page 91, line 3, to leave out "at," and insert "on"— [Mr. Buchanan.]
I beg to move, in page 93, line 11, after "to," to insert: and shall be determined, in default of agreement, in like manner as. Clause 81 provided that a purchase notice may not be served under...
I beg to move, in page 93, line 38, leave out from "has." to first "with," in line 39, and to insert "become operative." This is consequential on Clause 8 which was added to the Bill, and which...
Amendment made: In page 95, line 12, to leave out "Defence Regulations," and to insert: regulations made under the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act. 1939"—[Mr. Buchanan.]
I beg to move, in page 96, line 23, to leave out Subsection (3) and to insert: and—(c) subject as hereinafter provided, nothing in this Part of this Act shall be construed as exempting from...
Amendment made:
The following Amendment stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. WESTWOOD: In page 99, line 14, leave out "-sixty" and insert "fifty."
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Amendment made: In page 104, line 5, leave "been approved or made," and insert, "become operative."—[Mr. Buchanan.]
I beg to move, in page no, line 43, after "class," to insert:" specified in the Third Schedule to this Act." This is a drafting Amendment. The provisions in the Bill will now say that planning...
I beg to move, in page 1ll, line 22, at the end, to insert: other than an enactment specified in Part 1 of the Ninth Schedule to this Act. This Amendment goes together with the succeeding...
Amendments made:
I beg to move in page 118, line 20, at the end, to insert: (2) This Act shall come into force on the appointed day:Provided that— (a) section one of this Act, and(b) subsection (2) of...
Brought up, and read the First time.
I beg to move, in page 122, line 31, to leave out "suspended," and to insert, "excluded or modified." This is a drafting Amendment consequential on one which the House accepted in page 12, line 24.
I beg to move, in page 123, line 37, to leave out from ?pay able," to "under," in line 38. This Amendment and the subsequent Amendments in page 124, line 1, and page 124, line 30, deal with the...
Amendment made: In page 125, line 5, leave out "twenty-one," and insert "twenty-eight."—[Mr. Buchanan."]
I beg to move, in page 128, line 33, at the end, to insert: Provided that where any such order is subject to special Parliamentary procedure, then— (a) if the order is confirmed by Act of...
I beg to move, in page 128, line 47, after "under," to insert: "paragraph (b) of Subsection (2) of." This is a drafting Amendment.
Amendment made: In page 131, line 24, column 2, leave out first "any,? and insert "the."—[Mr. Westwood.]
Might I make a suggestion, Mr. Speaker? Could we not adopt similar procedure to that in connection with the Eighth Schedule? We have certainly no objection to any of the Amendments to this Schedule.
Amendments made:
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Collindridge.]
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