Tuesday, 9 December 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he has now reconsidered the claim of Mr. E. Burgess, of Daggett House, Pickhill, to a disability pension in consequence of gunshot wounds received in the...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether consideration has been given to the Petition presented to this House, on 26th March last, on behalf of the Next-of-Kin of War Deceased Organisation of...
asked the Minister of Pensions if he will give an estimate of the approximate cost of increasing the unemployability supplement to the level of unemployment insurance benefit.
asked the Secretary of State for War what recent inquiries he has made into the extent of military requisitioning of residential property in Germany; and what reduction there has been.
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Secretary of State for War when it is intended to clear the site at Wester Newlands Farm, Grangemouth, at present used as a dump for surplus...
asked the Secretary of State for War if, in view of the fact there are four Army apprentice schools in the United Kingdom but none located in Scotland, he proposes to establish such a school...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Manpower Economy Committee have advised him how manpower economies may be achieved; in what way he has acted on the advice received; and whether...
asked the Secretary of State for War where the full dress uniform of the Brigade of Guards is stored; in what condition it is now; and how often it is examined and precautions taken against...
asked the Secretary of State for War when it is expected that the Report of the Committee on Courts-Martial will be published.
asked the Secretary of State for War what amount has been expended on the construction of the Ordnance Depot at Bicester since 1945; and what is the estimated future expenditure on construction.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he intends to proceed with the acquisition of 22,000 acres of land for a practical training area in Roxburghshire; if he is aware that this means a...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that in a number of camps, where recruits are domiciled in damp huts, there are no fires except on inspection day; and will he see that...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the large unsatisfied demand for married quarters, he will investigate the possibility of using for this purpose, suitable buildings, at...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is th2 average time required to effect compassionate release for German prisoners of war in this country.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement about the make-up of and conditions attaching to the extra post-free parcels he is allowing prisoners of war to sent to...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will rescind the regulation under which P.O.W's. are at present banned from participating in concerts or other entertainments where an admission...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what is the cost of the salaries, office accommodation and administration of the Harlow Development Corporation, of 13, Grosvenor Square; and, in...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning when the undertaking given by the Prime Minister on 25th February, 1947, that no agricultural land will be involved by the requirements of the...
asked the Minister of National Insurance how many copies of the "Family Guide to National Insurance" have been printed; how much paper was used; and what was the cost.
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether it is intended that the new Assistance Board should absorb those employees of the Birmingham Corporation at present employed on outdoor assistance.
asked the Minister of National Insurance if he will consider increasing the amount of the weekly allowances paid to unemployed men and women, as they bear no relation to the present cost of living.
asked the Minister of Labour what is the number of men and women registered as unemployed with the employment exchanges in the Dover constituency; and what proportion of these men are disabled...
asked the Minister of Labour the date and terms of the agreement with the High Commissioner from Eire and the nature of the arrangements made thereunder for the purpose of effecting the direction...
asked the Minister of Labour if the 1,000 Polish workers employed in the engineering industry, largely on making coal-cutting machinery, whose trade union cards were taken away from them last...
asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of unemployed signing on at the Brunel Road (Rotherhithe) Employment Exchange at the present time; and what were the comparative figures at the same...
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that an ex-Serviceman, Mr. T. W. Hall, of 33, Beltinge Avenue, Herne Bay, has been refused facilities to complete a course of...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will now make available to hon. Members the report of the Fact-Finding Committee set up as a result of the Grimethorpe Colliery dispute.
asked the Minister of Labour how many persons are registered on the Disabled Persons Register; how many are employed and how many unemployed on the most recent convenient date.
asked the Minister of Labour if he will estimate the number of building trades workers who will be unemployed as the result of the proposed cuts in the Scottish housing programme; and how he...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made in reducing the arrears of work in the administration of P.A.Y.E.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make an order permitting parents of Service men stationed overseas to remit small sums of money to their sons.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much paid publicity was taken by his Department in the Manchester edition of the "Daily Mail" to publicise the total ban on sending sums of money abroad,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider a plan by which all betting and pool transactions shall be made on an approved form bearing a revenue stamp as is required in bank cheques.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of Scottish Members of Parliament who have refused to accept all or part of the recent increase in salary when it was raised from £600 to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is prepared to arrange a voluntary weekly contribution by workers for the purpose of providing for house purchase, marriage, furniture or other capital...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) the total net amount of Income Tax, Surtax, National Defence Contributions and Excess Profits Tax outstanding where agreement has been reached between...
Mr. De la Sère: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants there were on 1st September, 1939; how many were added during the war up to 1st September, 1945, when this...
Right Honourable Malcolm Stewart McCorquodale, for the County of Surrey (Epsom Division).
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting,
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment.
Order for Third Reading read.
Resolution reported: That, for the purpose of any Act of the present Session relating to local loans, it is expedient to authorise the remission of all arrears of interest due to the Public Works...
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Considered in Committee.
I think it would be convenient if the four Amendments on the Order Paper in the name of the Minister were discussed together.
8.0 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn." —[Mr. Watkins.]
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