Tuesday, 29 July 1947
The House met at half-past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
(King's Consent signified.) Bill read the Third time, and passed, with Amendments.
As amended, considered; Amendments made to the Bill.
asked the Minister of National Insurance why the concessions of allowances for the removal expenses, cost of travel and lodging, have been withdrawn from temporary civil servants who have, at his...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of ex-Service men and women employed in a temporary capacity in the Civil Service; and what prospects they have of establishment.
Lady Grant: asked the Minister of Labour how many postmen in Aberdeen have been discharged as redundant since 31st May; how many have been found jobs in industry; and how many of the remainder...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that some football pool promoters are employing full-time canvassers and opening shops for the distribution of their sheets; and if he will take powers...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the apprehension existent in the newspaper in dustry that the cut in newsprint may cause unemployment; and whether he is making any provision...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in order to augment our manpower, he will circularise all aliens who have come in on compassionate grounds calling on them to enter the essential undermanned...
asked the Minister of Labour how many appeals were made by his Department during the period April, May and June, 1947, against the decisions of military service hardship committees to call up men...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, during the present acute need for trained teachers, he will suspend the rule whereby retired teachers returning to duty must lose their pensions.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the Government Purchasing Mission to the U.S.A. in March this year purchased 240 rock drifter drills for use in the Scottish hydro-electric schemes,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how the housing achievements of Perth compared with the housing achievements of other large Scots cities since the end of the war; if he is aware that...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give the assurance that, in delimiting the areas assigned to the regional hospital boards, care will be taken to ensure that each shall...
asked the Minister of Pensions the numbers of those in receipt of disability pensions and allowances, by grades, from the maximum downwards, and the amount paid in each grade.
asked the Secretary of State for War what are the pay and allowances payable to members of the Polish Resettlement Corps holding, respectively, the rank of sergeant, first-lieutenant and captain;...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether a reduction has been effected in the amount of paper made available for the publication "Soldier," issued by his Department, proportionate to the...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will report progress in the matter of dealing with war graves by his Department and the War Graves Commission.
asked the Secretary of State for War to what purpose the land surrounding Agaton Fort, Plymouth, in the ownership of his Department and amounting to 12½ acres, is being used; if he is aware...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will arrange that men who have qualified for 30 days' leave through service in M.E.F. are not cut down to 19 days because of being transferred to...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that a substantial part of King's Links Corporation Golf Course, Aberdeen, though no longer used by the military authorities, is still under...
asked the Secretary of State for War what are the duties of the officer i/c Central Moribund Accounts
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the cash allowance issued by the officer in charge of Central Moribund Accounts in lieu of civilian clothing on demobilisation is...
asked the Secretary of State for War when the residents of Thatcham, Berkshire, may expect to re gain the use of the footpath closed during the war for the purpose of an ordnance depot; and if a...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to repeated burglaries at Longparish, Hampshire, by soldiers identified as coming from Barton Staceycamp; that camp...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will make a statement upon the future role and conditions of service of the Senior Training Corps in amplification of the Government's policy upon the...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many officers and men of the British Army have been killed,
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has yet completed the hand-over to the Ministry of Supply of the 10,000 motor vehicles referred to on page 31 of the May, 1947, Report...
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for War how many Territorial infantry battalions are not yet complete to peace establishment in weapons and transport.
asked the Secretary of State for War the number of Poles now in the Polish land forces in this country who have refused either to be repatriated to Poland or to join the Polish Resettlement...
asked the Prime Minister if he will give an assurance that figures relating to the country's economic position will not be divulged to outside bodies, such as the National Council of Labour and...
asked the Prime Minister what agreement has been reached between the Treasury and the Ministry of Food with regard to the period for which foreign tourists are to be allowed this year to enter...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent the drain on our dollar reserves has increased since 15th July.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to state when the concessions on cigarettes and tobacco already promised are likely to commence.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking to prevent the compensation to owners of industries about to be nationalised being vitiated by the recent fall in the value of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much foreign currency has been applied for, during the first six months of this year, for holiday expenditure abroad; and how many people he estimates...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the total value of the shares in the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company owned by the nation has risen since 1st January.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer with what countries arrangements have been concluded whereby sterling received by them from the International Fund becomes convertible; and whether such...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason no counterclaims were made by His Majesty's Government against the sterling balances held by Uruguay before the payments agreement dated 15th...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will arrange for tourists and visitors to this country to be issued with a supply of clothing coupons in order to assist in the export drive and at...
asked the President of the Board of Trade under what arrangement U.S. fiction is imported into this country; and what he estimates will be its cost to us in a whole year.
Motion made, and Question put, That this day, notwithstanding anything in 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 £50, be granted to His Majesty towards defraying the charges for the following services connected with Colonial...
3.41 p.m.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed, without Amendment.
Considered in Committee.
10.4 p.m.
The Chairman: I now propose to call the privileged Amendment not on the Order Paper but underlined in Clause 107 of the Bill.
I beg to move, in page 72, line 20, to leave out "or." This, and the next three Amendments that stand in my name, two of them to the next Clause, are consequential on the Fire Services Bill.
Amendments made: In page 73, line 38, leave out "or."
I beg to move, in page 87, line 6, to leave out "two thousand," and to insert 'seven hundred." This is another case where the existing legislation has been changed, and, in my view, without due...
I beg to move, in page 98, line 1, to insert: Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection, a resolution of a county council altering the boundaries of a special district or...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 276, to leave out lines 27 and 28.
I beg to move, in page 279, line 30, at the end to add: '28. The Fire Services Act 1947.Such period not exceeding sixty years as the Secretary of State may fix.29. The Town and Country Planning...
Resolved: That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, to the Urban District of Aldridge, a copy of which...
11.44 p.m.
11.45 p.m.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Joseph Henderson.]
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