Wednesday, 19 November 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
Considered; to be read the Third time Tomorrow.
Considered; to be read the Third time Tomorrow.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress has been made in his negotiations with the United States and Canadian Governments regarding the payment of allowances to mothers of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many Germans are at present employed in factories which are scheduled for demolition.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will exhibit in the tea room a copy of the notice posted in the British zone of Germany warning members of the Control Commission not to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will take immediate steps at the meetings of U.N.O. to insist on full reciprocity of travel, freedom of movement, Press, and conscience...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Atomic Energy Commission of the United Nations has received any recent communication from the Soviet Government regarding the progress...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what are the duties of the Military Attaché at Moscow; and what expenditure is involved in maintaining this office.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will publish the communication received by the Foreign Office from the French Government in March, 1940, on the proposed bombing of Baku,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the conduct of the trial of Dr. Maniu in Roumania, and say what is His Majesty's Government's view of the processes...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is yet in a position to amplify his reply to the hon. Member for Hornsey of the nth June, 1947, regarding the representations made to him by...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware of the hardship being caused to many claimants from Malaya for compensation for war damage; and when he expects to be able to make a...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement setting out the facts known to His Majesty's Government, concerning the financing and organisation of illegal immigration...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if, in view of the further murders of British soldiers and civilians in Palestine, he will arrange for the evacuation of British personnel from...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the main function of the Co-operation Adviser now appointed at a salary of £1,350, appearing in the 1947–48 Estimates.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in which colonies dependencies and mandated territories the basic petrol ration has been abolished.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether consideration has been given to the possibility of growing carnauba and curicuri wax within the Colonial Empire; and what action is contemplated.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of officers who have retired from the Colonial Service to the United Kingdom since September, 1939, and who have received no increase of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if in staffing the overseas corporations he will consider the employment of suitable administrative and engineering officers who have had experience...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many stowaways from the Colonies have arrived in this country during the past twelve months; how much has been spent on their behalf by the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, what the stocks of groundnuts in the Kano area were during the period 1st November, 1946, to 1st November, 1947; what were the total shipments...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what attempts have been made to organise the export of cottonseed cake from Uganda.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he will give a statistical classification, according to motives, of the 157 cases of murders committed by secret Leopard Societies in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress is being made towards the establishment of the new University of West Africa at Ibadan; and when it is expected that the first of its...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the reasons for the opposition of the Sierra Leone Protectorate Assembly to the Sierra Leone Protectorate (Acquisition of Lands) Ordinance;...
Skinnard: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to what extent the Northern Rhodesian Government is considering plans for the direction of labour; and what kind of scheme is proposed.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he has yet received in a common form returns from all Empire Prize Courts; and whether he can now give an estimate of the amount of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty when rebuilding of the Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport, is likely to be completed.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many Reserve officers for training were carried by ships of the Home Fleet during the recent summer cruise to the Baltic.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty when he intends to derequisition the stretch of beach along the shore of the River Orwell between the R.A.F. station and the Old Stone Pier at...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, since provision was made under the Appendix to the Navy List, page 93, paragraph 5 (f) for widows' pensions, under certain circumstances...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the present size of the Pacific Fleet; and how many of these ships are now in or east of Singapore.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will consider making some re-allocation of duties of counter officials in some of the larger post offices, so that such things as postage stamps,...
asked the Postmaster-General why he recently increased the postage on air mail to Palestine; and whether he will reduce it from 6d., as this causes hardship to families of men in the Forces...
asked the Prime Minister whether any decision has yet been taken as to a future Civil Defence organisation.
asked the Minister of Defence what reports he has received from chaplains regarding attendances at religious worship since church attendance was made voluntary in the Forces; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Defence what approximate acreage of land in the United Kingdom is occupied by the Service Departments under D.R. 51, D.R. 52 and through renting and ownership, respectively;...
asked the Minister of Food what method is employed for distributing food sent through commercial channels to this country from Australia; and what proportion of food exports from Australia to...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will grant the supplementary cheese ration to working builders on the same basis as it is at present granted to building trade workers.
asked the Minister of Food why 33,000 tons of refined sugar have been sold to the Persian Gulf from the United Kingdom refineries, when the sugar ration to United Kingdom consumers has been reduced.
asked the Minister of Food how his announcement of a saving of 4 per cent. in deliveries of flour for human consumption in the first six months of 1947 compared with the first six months of 1946...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware of the hardship caused to elderly people, invalids and infants forced, through lack of housing accommodation, to reside in small catering...
asked the Minister of Food what was the total importation of dried bananas for 1946; and, in view of their great dietetic value and convenience of transport and storage, as compared with fresh...
asked the Minister of Food whether, in order to sustain, as far as possible, the diet of families with young children, he will increase from 1½ lbs. to 3 lbs. the potato ration of infants...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that the price of mackerel has risen by 300 to 400 per cent. since the control price was lifted; and what steps he proposes to take in order to...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that the removal of the control price of pheasants has resulted in an increase of price to the consumer of from 19s. per brace to 42s. per brace...
asked the Minister of Food at what date he expects to restore the ration of bacon, sugar and dried eggs.
Mrs. Manning: asked the Minister of Food if the committee controlling the distribution of fruit and vegetables is yet operating; and what steps it is taking to control the price of root...
It has been brought to my notice by some hon. Members that there was a statement in the Press, I think yesterday, about closing Westminster Station tomorrow. Therefore I thought I would make some...
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House).—[Mr. H. Morrison.]
I beg to move, That a Select Committee be appointed to consider His Majesty's Most Gracious Message of the 18th day of this instant November relating to Provision for Her Royal Highness the...
I beg to move: That upon the occasion of his forthcoming visit to France, Mr. Speaker do present as a gift from this House to the Library of the University of Caen, the 231 volumes of 'La...
REPORT [12th November.]
1. "That, as from the thirteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the rates of the duty of excise charged in respect of beer under Section one -of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1939,...
2. "That, as from the thirteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the rates of the duty of customs charged in respect of beer under Section one of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1939,...
3. "That, as from the thirteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the rate of the duty of excise charged on spirits by Section three of the Finance Act, 1920, in addition to the...
5. "That, as from the thirteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the duties of customs charged on wines under paragraph (a) and paragraph (c) of Subsection (1) of Section three...
4. "That, as from the thirteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the duties of customs charged on spirits of the descriptions set out in the first column of the following Table...
6. "That, as from the thirteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, the duty of excise on sweets shall be charged at the rates set out in the following Table: Description of...
7. "That, in the case of purchase tax becoming due on or after the thirteenth day of November, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, in respect of any goods other than mechanically propelled road...
8. "That an excise duty of ten per cent. of the stake money paid shall be charged on pool betting (including coupon and other similar betting and totalisator betting), except betting by means of...
9. "That— (a) the rates of twelve and a half per cent., seven and a half per cent. and three per cent. mentioned in Sections thirty, thirty-six and forty-two of the Finance Act, 1947, shall...
10. "That— (a) interest at three per cent. per annum shall be payable on unpaid income tax (including surtax);(b) the said interest and any interest payable on profits tax or excess profits...
11. "That half only of the advertising expenses which would otherwise be allowable shall be allowed to be deducted in computing the profits or gains, or the losses, of a trade, profession or...
"to grant certain duties, to alter other duties and to make certain amendments in the law relating to the Public Revenue," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time...
Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Amendment to Question [18th November], "That the Bill be now read a Second time."—[Mr. A. Bevan.]
Considered in Committee, under Standing Order No. 69 [King's Recommendation signified].
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make further provision with respect to the Defence Regulations continued in force by the Emergency Laws...
Considered in Committee.
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 Bicester, a copy of which...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—
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