Thursday, 4 December 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has received the reports of the Boundary Commissioners, and when they will be published.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why he has authorised the re-entry to this country of the Quaglino brothers, who returned to Italy in 1940 with other Fascist sympathisers in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, despite their unauthorised entry into this country, and taking into account their ill-treatment at the hands of the Poles, he will...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will take steps to stop the sale of glass wool because of the danger involved from glass splinters.
Mr. E. P. Smith: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department why Scotland Yard intervened to stop the Christmas Draw in aid of the funds of the County of London Branch of the British...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department the average number of hours of overtime worked by members of the C.I.D. for the week ending Saturday, 22nd November, 1947.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many police, and from which Divisions, were on duty on the evening of 27th November, at Wilmott Street, Bethnal Green, to protect Sir...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any conditions relating to political activity were attached to the release of Sir Oswald Mosley.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he hopes to publish the report of the Committee on proposed reforms in the Channel Islands, of which he is Chairman.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that numbers of prisoners are sleeping three in a cell in the Leicester prison; and what precautions are being taken against...
asked the Minister of Health what consultations have taken place with the War Office for the rehousing of tenants of property belonging to the Territorial Army and Air Force Association; and what...
asked the Minister of Health, if he will make a comprehensive statement on the proposed housing policy for 1948, as this is causing concern among local authorities.
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the delays which have taken place in Birmingham owing to the refusal of his Ministry to issue timber licences; that timber yards in Birmingham...
asked the Minister of Health if he will arrange for the immediate provision of essential services, including electricity, to Digswell Camp, Welwyn, Herts.
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the local opposition to his Department's assent to an agreement supplemental to a contract entered into by the Harrow Urban...
asked the Minister of Health if he will consider stopping the erection of temporary houses at £1,610, and concentrate on building permanent houses at about £1,300.
asked the Minister of Health whether, having regard to the fact that the absence of an adequate supply of water in the village of Langton Herring is causing hardship to residents and to farmers...
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the difficulty of implementing at an early date the provisions of the Ridley Committee on Rent Control, he will introduce legislation to...
asked the Minister of Health if he will publish a White Paper showing the detailed effect on individual local authorities of the rating proposals for Electricity and Transport Undertakings in...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is now able to announce the terms of reference to the proposed Committee on the Rating of Site Values and its constitution.
asked the Minister of Education what instructions he has issued for the purpose of saving petrol in regard to the transport of children to school; and what is his estimated annual saving as a result.
asked the Minister of Education if he will give the reasons for the delays now occurring in the admission of temporary teachers to colleges under the Emergency Training Scheme; and whether he...
asked the Minister of Education (1), whether he is aware that the present roll of children of primary school age in the county of Kent is 107,467 and that the present total primary school...
asked the Minister of Education (1) the numbers of petitions, protests and objections he has received from local authorities, school managers and other public bodies against the development plans...
asked the Minister of Education the number of rural schools in Devonshire in which the children are supplied with heat-treated milk, untreated milk, and dried milk, respectively.
asked the Minister of Education if he will sponsor a central organisation which would help individuals to find suitable vacancies when applying for admittance to universities and training colleges.
asked the Minister of Education if he will give details of any schemes for the exchange of teachers and students between this country and abroad for the year 1948.
The Exchange of Teachers
asked the Minister of Education if he will favourably consider the application of the Hanham Folk Centre Committee to purchase huts to house their various activities.
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations when a reply may be expected to the complaint of Major Morgan forwarded on the 25th April, 1947, by the hon. Member for the City of Oxford.
asked the Prime Minister why, in the negotiations with the Government of Burma, the recognised leader of the Anglo-Burmans, Mr. C. H. Campagnale, was not consulted; and why letters addressed to...
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he is aware of the financial difficulties in which retired British officers of the Indian Civil Service and the Indian Armed Services...
asked the Prime Minister why he has refused to grant an interview to a deputation from the Federation of Independent Trade Unions, a nonpolitical body; whether the T.U.C. is the only body...
asked the Prime Minister when a further White Paper on Government action in Wales is to be presented to Parliament.
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention had been drawn to the statement of the Lord President of the Council at his Press conference on 20th August, 1947, describing the condition of the...
asked the Prime Minister on what principles replies will be given by Ministers to Parliamentary inquiries on the work of socialized industries.
asked the Lord President of the Council how long the post of secretary to the Industrial Health Research Board has been vacant; and what steps are being taken to fill it.
asked the Minister of Labour the Government policy in respect of emigration; and particularly whether he will give an assurance that there is no desire to see the vigorous and able-bodied leave...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. SIDNEY SHEPHARD:
asked the Minister of Labour how many insurable workers are employed at the Palace of Westminster.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he proposes to protect conscientious objectors to his new code of labour direction and registration.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the date of the commencement of the new training courses at the Hull Government Training Centre; what numbers of men and women are to be...
asked the Minister of Labour how many of the 23,000 officers and men in the three Services covered by the Ministry of Labour classification, "Agricultural Trades," formerly lived in Scotland.
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that the ex-Service men threatened with eviction from the hostel near Cowdenbeath, Fife, have not been found suitable alternative accommodation; that a...
asked the Minister of Labour what are the respective capital costs, how many men have been trained, how many are now being trained, and what trades are being trained in Milngavie, Granton,...
May I ask the Leader of the House to tell us the Business for next week?
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House).—[Mr. H. Morrison.]
Considered in Committee.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order 69.—(King's Recommendation signified.)
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session (in this Resolution referred to as 'the Act') to amend the enactments relating to agricultural holdings in Scotland;...
Resolution reported:
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 Borough of Crosby, a copy of which Order was...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Hannan.]
8.37 p.m.
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