Monday, 28 July 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Transport if he will now make a statement with regard to the negotiations for the purchase of Selby Toll Bridge.
asked the Minister of Transport what are the reasons for the continued delay in. the transfer of the Cookham Toll Bridge to the local authorities concerned.
asked the Minister of Transport whether it is proposed to repair and reopen the Canadian By-pass, Red-hill, in view of the fact that this road links the two main roads out of Redhill, thus...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that casualties outside Osterley Station, on the Great West Road, where the approach of motor traffic is masked by a hump, have been reduced by...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that, owing to the reduction of road maintenance grants, two important road improvements at Healey and Leavengreave, near Whitworth, have been...
asked the Minister of Transport what is the policy of his Department as regards the provision of omnibus shelters at factory gates.
asked the Minister of Transport when it is proposed to remove the temporary bridges over the Thames in the London area.
asked the Minister of Transport what special steps are being taken to speed up the repair of crippled wagons loaded en route and at wagon works.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is satisfied that the number of sailings of cross-channel vessels now permitted from Great Britain to Northern Ireland can meet all reasonable demands...
asked the Minister of Transport the number of tickets of each denomination issued on the L.P.T.B. for any typically average day, at the nearest convenient date, showing road and rail services,...
asked the Minister of Supply if he will undertake that all surplus Government motor cars of a size suitable for reconditioning for disabled ex-Service men will be made available for them and will...
asked the Minister of Supply why it is intended to introduce a magazine covering the royal ordnance factories; and the weight of paper which will be involved per annum in this publication,...
asked the Minister of Supply (1) if it is intended, when all United Kingdom requirements have been met, to use the five factories, now operating, for the production of aluminium houses for...
asked the Minister of Supply what the procedure is for the disposal of ex-W.D. motorcycle tyres; whether distribution of these tyres is confined to recognised tyre dealers; whether all dealers...
Lady Grant: asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware of the shortage of steel tubing for dairy byre fittings; and if he will arrange a special immediate allocation of steel.
asked the Minister of Works when the various concrete product manufacturers in south Devon may expect to receive an adequate and regular supply of cement.
asked the Minister of Works when it is proposed to repair the bomb damage to the Richard Cœur de Lion statue outside the Palace of Westminster.
asked the Minister of Works how many workmen are employed in repairing the roof of Westminster Hall; and how long it will take to complete the job.
asked the Minister of Works whether he has consulted the Ministry of Town and Country Planning on the representations made to him by the Surbiton Borough Council in connection with his...
asked the Minister of Works whether he is aware that if the system of barrel vault roofing is employed in factory construction about two-fifths of the steel required for a steel-frame roof can be...
asked the Minister of Works what steps are being taken to implement the recommendations of the Welsh Slate Inquiry Report
asked the Minister of Works if he is aware that, whilst there are thousands of houses in Birmingham requiring repairs to roofs, slating firms ordering slates from quarries in North Wales are told...
asked the Minister of Works if he will state the expenditure which has been licensed for alteration and decorations at Pasturewood House, Abinger Common; what is the purpose of these alterations;...
Lieut.-Colonel Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made in repairing the damage to Fen banks during the past two months; and when repair work will...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what is the present period in delay of delivery of new farm tractors in the South Buckinghamshire area.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if, in the special review of farm produce prices now required to meet prospective increases in farm wages, full weight will be given in fixing new prices for...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he has taken note of the increase in the number of calves slaughtered from 1,004,384 in 1941–42, to 1,441,889, in 1946–47; and if he intends to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if, in view of the success of the grass-drying scheme sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board in Gloucestershire, which is providing local dairy farmers with a...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, since 87 per cent. of the farms throughout this country are of 150 acres, or less, and many of these farms urgently need additional...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in connection with the compensation paid to farmers for their losses due to blizzards and floods in the worst affected areas in this...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the exceptional slaughter of horses throughout this country which is taking place, he will now give the official figure...
asked the Minister of Agriculture why the agricultural workers in Cornwall, who require a minimum of 1,500 permits a week for vacuum flasks, have been granted only between 150 and 200 permits; if...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will now make a statement with regard to the reconstitution of the White Fish Commission.
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many utilisation officers are being appointed by the Forestry Commission; what are the duties of such officers; and whether their services will be available...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Sir WALDRON SMITHERS: 62. "To ask the hon. Member for Waltham-stow. West, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, how much Kitchen...
asked the Minister of Works (1) the numbers and financial amounts of building licences granted to the Savoy Hotel, Limited, Strand, for the past 12 months; (2) if he will give an assurance that...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Deputy Military Governor in Germany asked for instructions from his Department before accepting the invitation of the U.S. Government...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the amount, by weight, of spare parts for agricultural machinery still remaining at the firm of P. D. Rasspe, Sohne, Solingen, see...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether all authority for de-Nazification has now been handed over to the German authorities; whether their decisions can now be reversed by...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what principles have been laid down by the Far Eastern Commission for the sharing of reparations from Japan and, in particular, if each country...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why the trial of General Tojo and other Japanese leaders for war crimes has been adjourned: and on what grounds the Russian Government has...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply he has made to representations from the Spanish Government regarding the exclusion of Spain from the Paris Conference on European recovery.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many British subjects and how many persons employed by British missions in Greece were detained during the recent wave of arrests in Athens.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will call for a report from the British Police Mission in Greece regarding the way in which the recent arrests of political suspects were...
I am glad to be able to take advantage of this first opportunity of informing the House upon the course of the recent trade negotiations in Moscow The House will be aware that following the talk...
Motion made, and Question put, That this day, notwithstanding anything m Standing Order No. 14, Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock and that the Proceedings on
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Motion made, and Question proposed, That a further sum, not exceeding £20, be granted to His Majesty towards defraying the charges for the following services connected with Housing for the...
3.51 p.m.
Considered in Committee (on recommittal). [Progress, 25th, July.]
Amendment proposed, in page 43, line 18, at end, insert: (3) Where an application for an investigation under this Section with respect to particular shares or debentures of a company is made to...
Motion made, and Question "That the Clause stand part of the Bill" put, and negatived.
(1) If, at any time all the issued shares in a company, or all the issued shares therein of a particular class, are fully paid up and rank pari passu for all purposes, none of those shares need...
I beg to move: In page 4, line 25, leave out "their expense," and insert "the expense of the requisitionists." This is a drafting Amendment to avoid an ambiguity.
I beg to move, in page 5, line 44, after "members," to insert: having the right to vote at the meeting. I hope this Amendment will commend itself to hon. Members on all sides. As the Clause...
I beg to move, in page 8, line 3, after "company," to insert: as defined in Subsection (4) of Section fifty-four of this Act. This is really a drafting Amendment which gives effect to an...
I beg to move, in page 8, line 29, to leave out "petitioner's shares," and to insert: shares of any members of the company. This Amendment is to give effect to an undertaking given to the right...
I beg to move, in page 16, line 28, to leave out "money lent," and to insert: the purposes of a transaction entered into. Subsection (3) provides that in determining whether one company is the...
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I beg to move, in page 20, line 40, at the end, to insert: Provided that copies of the representations need not be sent out, and the representations need not be read out at the meeting, if, on...
I beg to move, in page 21, line 36, at the end, to insert: nor shall any company— (a) have as secretary to the company a corporation the sole director of which is a sole director of the...
I beg to move, in page 22, line 40, at the end, to insert: (5) In subsection (1) of the said section one hundred and forty-four the words 'or managers' shall cease to have effect. Section 144 of...
I beg to move, in page 24, line 15, at the end to insert: and the director (whether or not he is a member of the company) shall be entitled to be heard on the resolution at the meeting.(3) Where...
I beg to move, in page 24, line 32, to leave out "other than a private company," and to insert: which is subject to this section. This Amendment and the following Amendment are designed to pave...
I beg to move, in page 25, line 39, to leave out Subsection (1), and to insert: (1) Any person who is appointed or to his knowledge proposed to be appointed director of a company subject to the...
I beg to move, in page 26, line 27 after "convicted," insert "on indictment." This Amendment is designed to meet a contention which was advanced by a number of hon. Members in Committee. I was...
Amendment made: In page 28, line 19, after "company," insert: as defined in Subsection (4) of Section fifty-four of this Act."—[The Solicitor-General.]
I beg to move, in page 31, line 5, at end, to insert: Provided that the register need not include shares in any body corporate which is the wholly-owned subsidiary of another body corporate, and...
Amendment made: In page 43, line 27, leave our "the Section of this Act relating," and insert: section forty-two of this Act (which relates."—[Mr. Belcher.]
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Amendment made, in page 47, line 45, at end insert: and in the said sections one hundred and eight and one hundred and nine references to the particulars required by that Act to be contained with...
I beg to move in page 53, line 10, to leave out Subsections (5) and (6), and to insert: (5) Section ninety-four of the principal Act shall have effect as if in subsection (1) thereof (which...
Amendment made: In page 57, line 23, after "company," insert "as defined in Subsection (4) of Section fifty-four of this Act."—[Sir S. Cripps.]
Amendment made: In page 63, line 26, leave out "(1) and (2)." and insert "(2) and (3)."—[Sir S. Cripps.]
I beg to move, in page 63, line 43, to leave out from beginning, to end of line 4, page 64. This Amendment goes with the Amendment in page 64, line 6, and it deals with the point that was made...
Amendment made: In page 73, line 28, leave out from "for," to end of line 29, and insert: the purposes of a transaction entered into by it in the ordinary course of a business which includes the...
I beg to move, in page 82, line 16, at the end, to insert: (4) For the purposes of the said sections two hundred and sixty-four and two hundred and ninety-eight any remuneration in respect of a...
Amendment made: In page 100, line 30, to leave out from "had," to "extended," in line 31, and to insert: section fifty-four of, and the Third Schedule to, this Act."—[Mr. Belcher.]
I beg to move, in page 101, line 4, at the end, to insert: (2) In paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of the said section three hundred and forty-four, the reference to such particulars as are by the...
I beg to move, in page 101, line 18, to leave out "and (2)," and insert "to (6)." This Amendment, which really goes with the next Amendment in page 101, line 21, is designed to bring the...
Amendment made: In page 107, leave out lines 37 to 40.—[The Solicitor-General.]
I beg to move, in page 109, line 33, to leave out from the beginning, to the end of line 43, and to insert: and for the purposes of this paragraph the net amount at which any assets stand in the...
I beg to move, in page 120, line 28, to leave out "money lent," and insert: the purposes of a transaction entered into. This is little more than a drafting Amendment. This point has been dealt...
Amendments made: In page 127, line 25, leave out "eighteen, sections twenty to."
Amendments made: In page 130, line 9, at end, insert "and subsection (5) of that Section."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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