Wednesday, 9 July 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to Dundee Corporation," presented by Mr. Westwood; and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act)...
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to Inverness Burgh," presented by Mr. Westwood; and ordered (under Section 9 of the Act) to...
I beg to ask leave to present a Petition on behalf of 71 British women, known as "B.A.O.R. Wives, Daughters and Sisters, aged 21 and Over." The Petition showeth that after two months' residence...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will make a statement about the shortage of registered envelopes.
asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that a package posted by the Hillington works of Mirrless Engineers, Limited, on Thursday, 26th June, just after 5 p.m., was delivered at their...
asked the Postmaster-General for what reasons he is unwilling to sanction an issue of air mail stamps.
asked the Postmaster-General why reception of the B.B.C. Third Programme is so difficult in many foreign countries and British territories overseas; and what steps he proposes to improve it.
asked the Postmaster-General, if he will include, in the category of those entitled to priority in the installation of telephones, certified mid-wives whose houses are registered as nursing homes.
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he has consulted with the War Office and the Admiralty on the hardships caused to air personnel due to inadequate allowances because of the present rate of...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the position as regards the retention or otherwise of Blackbushe and Lasham aerodromes; whether Blackbushe aerodrome is now to be released; and if...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what steps he proposes to take to publish the reports of the Brabazon Committee since it was set up on 23rd December, 1942.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, when he anticipates being able to publish, with complete detail, full statistics of operations for the three civil aviation...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation how many Atlantic arrivals and departures, to and from Prestwick, took place during the month of June by British and foreign...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation in connection with the various committees on civil aviation set up in the Ministry, on what grounds is a distinction made...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what steps are being taken to ensure that an adequate service of spare parts is readily available for the maintenance of civil...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what are the duties and salary of the Director of Amenities; and what staff assist him in his work.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether he is now in a position to state what airfields in the United Kingdom are to be acquired by the State for civil aviation.
Mr. Vane: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation when he expects that a regular air service between London and Carlisle, or some other centre in North-West England,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received any further communication regarding recent events in Hungary, either from the Government of the U.S.S.R. or from the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that, at the Italian Consulate-General in London, British applicants are required to complete an elaborate form in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Arabic and Hebrew translations of books by English authors have been published in Palestine during the past five years; what assistance was...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why Major R. A. Farran, of the Palestine police, was recently arrested.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what opposition to the draft Palestine Water Ordinance was expressed when it was first published in 1942; what steps have been taken to meet such...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how it is proposed in future to meet the cost of camps in Cyprus for illegal Jewish immigrants, which already exceeds £1,000,000.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if there is any likelihood of initiating a scheme of State development of part of the hinterland of British Guiana on the lines of the East African...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will offer sanctuary in Hong Kong to those Chinese professors, lecturers and students from the National Wuhan University, Wuchang,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the Department of Broadcasting of the Malayan Union and Singapore refused to allow Mr. Anthony Brooke to broadcast on the situation in Sarawak...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total expenditure on the personal emoluments and other annual recurrent charges of the Governor-General of Malaya, the Governor of the...
Vice-Admiral Taylor: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that Mrs. Meredith, the widow of the late Registrar of Vehicles under the Singapore Municipality who was...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement indicating the extent to which unemployment and hardship are being caused in Malaya through the embargo which the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement on the latest developments in the constitutional negotiations in British Malaya; and, in particular, whether...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the British Caribbean Airways, Limited, a British company registered in Jamaica, has been refused Jamaican designation as a scheduled carrier...
asked the Secretary f State for the Colonies whether the Proclamation recently issued by the Governor f Jamaica prohibiting public demonstrations has now been withdrawn.
asked the Secretary of state for the Colonies what action is being taken by the Government of Jamaica to subsidise the prices of essential commodities; what is the level of the cost-of-living...
asked the Prime Minister, if, in view of the fact that in the appointment of regional hospital boards, hon. Members of this House from one party only have been appointed, although hon. Members...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is satisfied with the present arrangements within the Ministry of Labour, the University Grants Committee, the Ministry of Education and other departments for...
asked the Minister of Defence what progress has been made towards merging the three Service medical branches.
asked the Minister of Defence what opportunities are given to conscripts to choose in which arm they wish to do their national service.
asked the Minister of Food why a greengrocery licence has been refused to Mr. Lloyd Abbott, 23, Newbridge Hill, Louth, who gave up his greengrocery business at Tetney on volunteering for service...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware of the complaints made by the Mayor of Lincoln about the inadequacy of food supplies for the Royal Agricultural Show; and whether it was a local or a...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that Italian tomatoes are being imported into this country at 2d. per pound and retailed at the maximum price of 1s. 4d. per pound; and what steps...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what replies have been received from Colonial Governments to his inquiry whether they would wish, under the terms of Article 5 of the Convention on...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to what extent have West and East African ex-Service men been placed in jobs where they can usefully employ the training and experience they gained...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in view of the undesirability of this country receiving financial assistance from Colonies whose peoples are far poorer than the people of this...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what are the terms of reference of the Manpower Economy Committee under the chairmanship of His Honour Tom Eastham, K.C.; and whether its report...
asked the Minister of Supply what is the cost of converting a J.U.52 into a Jupiter passenger aircraft.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the proportion of ex-Service students to those coming direct from school in the universities, giving separate figures for each university and...
Ordered, That the Finance Bill, as amended, may be considered immediately after the re-committal of the Bill and report thereof, notwithstanding the practice of the House as to the interval...
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
3.31 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 7, line 14, after "operation," to insert: (a)except in so far as they relate to road vehicles. This is the point at which we can most conveniently deal with this subject....
(1) The rate of the duty of excise chargeable under Section thirteen of the Finance Act, 1920, in respect of a mechanically propelled vehicle of a description specified in paragraph 6 of the...
(1) The powers of the Treasury, by virtue of paragraph 12 of the Third Schedule to the Finance Act, 1939, by order to vary certain provisions of that Schedule (which relates to the customs duties...
I beg to move, in page 61, line 37, at the end, to add: 3. Mechanically propelled road vehicles constructed or adapted solely or mainly for the carriage of passengers, or having, to the rear of...
I beg to move, in page 63, line 33, at the end, to add:
(i) The Treasury may by regulations provide— (a) for mitigating, in the case of pensioners satisfying the conditions of the regulations (whether as to age, class of pension or otherwise),...
(1) Section thirteen of the Finance Act, 1920 (which imposes duties of excise. in respect of mechanically propelled vehicles) shall have effect as if in paragraph 1 of the Second Schedule to that...
"Whereas on the fifteenth day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, a Resolution was passed by the Committee of Ways and Means of the House of Commons providing for the charge of purchase...
The sums known as training expenses allowances payable out of the public revenue to members (whether men or women) of the reserve and auxiliary forces of the Crown, and the sums payable by way of...
(1) Subject to the exemptions and provisions contained in the next succeeding section, where pursuant to a scheme for the provision of future retirement or other benefits for persons consisting...
(1) The following payments shall be exempted from the operation of Subsection (1) of the last preceding Section, that is to say— (a) payments made pursuant to a statutory superannuation...
(1) Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding section the Commissioners of Inland Revenue shall approve a retirement benefits scheme for the purpose of subsection (2) of the last preceding...
(1) References in this section, in the last three preceding sections, and in the next succeeding section, to a retirement benefits scheme shall be construed in accordance with the following...
(1) In this and the last four preceding Sections, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Pearson.]
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