Monday, 17 November 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Hon. Members will find on the Order Paper a Prayer for the annulment of the Exchange Control (Import and Export) Order, 1947. I must apologise to the House and explain that it has been put down...
asked the. Minister of Transport what prospect there is of action being taken this winter to deal with the problem of dazzling headlights.
asked the Minister of Transport on what grounds the allocation of petrol to hearses has been, reduced by 25 per cent.
asked the Minister of Transport the average number of road lorries supplied to the road haulage organisations in this country in prewar years; the number supplied in the war years; the number...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will prevent the waste of petrol and manpower caused by the regulation under which a transport contractor is allowed to serve one customer only, and is...
asked the Minister of Transport if he will allow the delivery of farm produce, including firelogs, to be carried out by tractors holding a 5s. licence.
asked the Minister of Transport when does he propose to commence implementing the Trunk Roads Act, 1946, particularly with respect to such areas as Merthyr Tydfil where there are still some...
asked the Minister of Transport what action is being taken as a result of the Road Safety Committee's report on road safety.
asked the Minister of Transport how many first-class sleeping berths were reserved on an average every week between the Munich crisis and the outbreak of war; and why it is necessary to reserve...
asked the Minister of Transport if he is aware that on 1st January, 1948, when the railways will come under his control, the special Atomic Scientific Exhibition Train will be in or near Dundee,...
asked the Minister of Transport the average number of railway wagons produced in this country in prewar years; the average number produced in the war years; the number being produced this year;...
asked the Minister of Transport what number of new coal wagons which have been assembled in Royal Ordnance Factories have been stopped for defective and hot axle boxes and for other defects, such...
asked the Minister of Transport how many locomotives will be converted to oil burning between now and the end of the year, and in the next six months, respectively.
asked the Minister of Transport the gross receipts from railway working on the four main line railways in 1947 to the nearest convenient date, and the comparable periods in 1946 and 1945,...
asked the Minister of Transport the freight traffic tonnage originating on the four main line railways, including free hauled, for 1947 to the nearest convenient date, and for the comparable...
asked the Minister of Transport when the report of fog problems on the railways will be published.
asked the Minister of Transport how many tankers have been or will be released as a result of the abolition of the basic petrol ration; and for what purpose is it intended to use them.
asked the Minister of Supply whether he has sanctioned the importations from America of bearings for agricultural tractors; and what is the total cost involved.
asked the Minister of Supply the total number of men employed on aircraft production in 1946, with an estimate of the total wage bill, and the total value of aircraft produced.
asked the Minister of Supply whether he has any statement to make on the future of the Brabazon I.
asked the Minister of Supply whether, in view of the decreased number of motor cars available for the home market, he proposes to allocate these to persons in the greatest need, or if he intends...
asked the Minister of Supply how many civil servants and other personnel are employed in his Department in performing duties on behalf of the War Office and Air Ministry, respectively.
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that many people would be glad to be rid of their purchased air-raid shelters now lying useless in their back gardens; whether these are of any...
asked the Minister of Supply why cast-iron bottom door fastener brackets are being used for the 16-ton steel coal wagons now being assembled in Royal Ordnance Factories; and whether he will now...
asked the Minister of Supply how many surplus pipe-screwing machines are lying in Ministry of Supply pools; how many requests for these machines are at present unsatisfied; and how many have been...
asked the Minister of Supply when he will publish a list of new and secondhand excavators purchased in America since 1st January this year, showing sizes and types; and when delivery of the 367...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the decline of the willow-growing industry and the consequent dependence of basket makers on imports; and whether he will encourage the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he is taking to restore the potato acreage; and if he has now received assurances from county agricultural executive committees that the full acreage...
asked the Minister of Agriculture to what extent his Department has encouraged the use of D.D.T. or similar preparations for spraying livestock both with the object of pre serving their hides and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps are being taken to provide shelter for sheep and cattle in order to prevent a recurrence of the losses which took place last winter.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that serious damage is being done to newly sown corn crops by pheasants, and will he instruct the county agricultural executive committees...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what quantities of maize and other imported feedingstuffs will be required to implement his livestock programme for the next twelve months; and what quantities,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture why he has authorised the ban on the ancient right of public access to the Rewel Woods near Binstead in West Sussex and if he will restore to the people this...
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the hardship to hill farmers with little or no arable land, resulting from the regulation by which the entitlement to poultry...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the shortage of power-lifts and linkages in the West Riding of Yorkshire; and whether he will take immediate steps to speed up their...
asked the Minister of Agriculture when he is going to issue wrought iron or steel ploughshares instead of the present cast-iron ones; and, in the interval, what arrangements he has made for the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he has taken or is pro posing to take towards establishing a farm institute to meet the needs of the county of Norfolk.
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he has taken to bring all suitable land under cultivation for crop ping in 1948 in the district between Swaffham and Brandon outside the Stanford...
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of Agriculture how many vacancies in the Land Service have been filled since 1st January, 1947; and of those candidates who have been selected whether all are...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that when agricultural workers apply for Thermos flask permits to the Somerset county organiser of the National Union of Agricultural...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has now considered the copy of the July issue of the journal of the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants sent to him by the hon. Member for...
asked the Prime Minister how many delegations of hon. Members other than official Government delegations, went from Great Britain since October, 1946, in connection with different Government...
asked the Minister of Works whether the reports made by the Committee appointed on 5th June, 1947, to keep under review the prices of building materials will be published.
asked the Minister of Works what is his present policy towards the building of the new House of Commons.
asked the Minister of Works what is the approximate cost of maintaining the flower boxes now outside Government buildings in Whitehall; and whether he will arrange that they shall become a...
asked the Minister of Works for what reason in S.R. & O., 1947, No. 1641, provision is made for an increase in the stacking charges for bricks at a rate of 100 per cent. above the aver age...
asked the Minister of Works what allocations of steel for industrial building purposes have been made during 1947; how much has been allocated to firms in the West Riding of Yorkshire; what...
asked the Minister of Works if he will state the total deliveries of cement to Scotland for August, September and October; and what proportion was allocated to works in connection with the North...
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of Works whether he is aware of the lengthening delays experienced by local merchants in obtaining supplies of cast iron spouting and rainwater guttering; and when...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of British soldiers now engaged in training the Greek regular forces; and what cost is incurred by this country.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reports he has received from our representatives in Greece concerning the barbaric conduct of Greek regular soldiers trained by the British...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made by the British Police Mission in training the Greek police and gendarmerie to a satisfactory standard of impartiality...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make available to hon. Members the survey of the economic situation of Germany, prepared under the authority of General Clay, U.S....
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware of the apprehension occasioned by the expressed intention of blowing up air raid shelters at Lubeck, which have been adapted...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any part of the £1,250,000 which will be received by His Majesty's Government from the Siamese Government for the sale of the Siamese...
asked the Minister of Food what arrangements he proposes to make to ensure that the receipt of the permitted quantity of potatoes will not in future depend entirely on securing the good will of...
Mr. Jeger: asked the Minister of Food when he hopes to restore the bacon ration to its pre-Canadian strike amount, now that the strike is over.
May I ask the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to a Notice of Motion which stands on the Paper in my name, and in the name of other hon. Members, on the subject of a Select...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a short statement on the arrangements which I propose for making public the detailed results of the tariff negotiations at Geneva, the...
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 13th November.]
Question again proposed: That— (a) interest at three per cent. per annum shall be payable on unpaid excess profits tax;(b) paragraph (a) of this Resolution shall be deemed always to have...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
