Tuesday, 20 January 1948
The House—after the Adjournment on 19th December, 197, for the Christmas Recess—met at Half Past Two o'Clock.
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of Lieut.-Colonel Sir William Allen, K.B.E., D.S.O., Member for the County of Armagh, and I desire on behalf of the House to express our sense of...
Mr. SPEAKER acquainted the House that he had issued, during the Adjournment, a Warrant for a new Writ for the Burgh of Glasgow (Camlachie Division), in the room of Campbell Stephen, Esquire, deceased.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he will receive an deputation from the Merton and Morden Urban District Council to discuss his refusal to allow the use of the site known as...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether he is able to announce the appointed day under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning for what reason he has delayed for six months an announcement of his decision on the appeal of John Barker & Co., Ltd., against the refusal of...
asked the Minister of National Insurance if, when making regulations under the provisions of the National Insurance Act, he will give consideration to reducing the weekly contribution required...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he is aware that present scales of supplementary pensions and allowances are inadequate, in view of increasing prices of coal and other things;...
asked the Minister of National Insurance for what reason Mr. Rideout, of 5, Sunny Hill Lane, Oare, near Marlborough, when applying for an increased unemployment benefit in respect of his child,...
asked the, Minister of National Insurance what pro- cedure was followed in selecting personnel from among the employees of the Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company at Treborth Hall, Bangor,...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered the resolution of the City of Oxford Conservative and Unionist Association Executive Council viewing with alarm the notices of termination...
asked the Minister of Labour why Mr. John Selfridge, of 65, Clydesdale Street, Hamilton, was directed to the mines on the 10th December, 1947, despite a doctor's certificate.
asked the Minister of Labour, what plans his Department has for providing hostel accommodation for European Volunteer Workers in the Heywood district; and when he expects that these plans will be...
asked the Minister of Labour how many foreign girls, including those from Eire, have come to this country in 1947 as domestic servants or hospital staff, whose fares have been paid, and who have...
asked the Minister of Labour what progress has been made in Scotland in the establishment of joint production committees industry.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has now considered the letter addressed to his Department on 16th December, 1947, by the Association of Health and Pleasure Resorts calling attention to...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is satisfied that his higher appointments bureaux continue to fulfil a useful function; and if he will give relevant figures for the past year.
asked the Minister of Labour if, in view of the continued evidence that the obligation to employ a percentage of disabled men is not fully appreciated by all employers, he will require the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many meetings have been held of the Council of Former Secretaries of State for Scotland; and what was the date of the most recent meeting of this body.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give an undertaking that the Scottish Hydro-Electric Project will not be affected in 1948 by any revision arising from the White Paper on...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are being taken to increase the output of agricultural machinery in Scotland.
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is yet in a position to make a statement on the administration of Scottish affairs.
Lieut.-Commander Hutchison: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to introduce legislation to implement the suggestions contained in the Report of the Committee of Inquiry...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in view of the Government's proposal to reduce labour for road maintenance, what steps he intends to take for the proper upkeep of roads in Perthshire...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what arrangements he has made to distribute linseed seeds to farmers.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many persons in Scotland were declared bankrupt in 1947; and what was the average number yearly between 1919 and 1939; (2) how many farmers in...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will make a statement as to what is the position of a war disability pensioner who, having become a widower, marries for the second time.
asked the Minister of Pensions whether, in view of the rise in the cost of living, he is now prepared to consider a commensurate increase in the war widows' pension.
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) how many married quarters at the latest convenient date were appropriated for purposes other than family accommodation; what these purposes were; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for War at what date the sum of £10 was fixed for the annuity associated with the Meritorious Service Medal; and what steps are proposed to bring the sum into...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that it is proposed to establish a permanent small arms range on Burley Moor which is part of the famous Ilkley Moor, that such a range will...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the tonnage of Army stores and equipment now in Palestine and Egypt; and how much is to be evacuated prior to August, 1948.
asked the Secretary of State for War when he intends to relinquish Donington Park.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is now in a position to make a statement as to the provision of facilities for visits by relatives to war graves in Germany.
asked the Secretary of State for War how many of the vehicles parked on the Hamburg-Bremen Autobahn have been deprived of one or all their wheels; and how many, wheeled vehicles there are...
(by Private Notice)asked the Secretary of State for War, whether his attention has been called to the recent disaster which occurred at Saxelby, Leicestershire, when an explosion of mine fuses...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the exact number of German prisoners of war in Egypt at the moment.
asked the Secretary of State for War why no issue of civilian clothing, or clothing coupons, is made to prisoners of war released in this country for work as civilians in agriculture.
asked the Secretary of State for War how many prisoners of war were repatriated from Great Britain and the Middle East, respectively, during December; and how many are expected to return from the...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in an effort to prevent any further deterioration in the international situation, he will take steps to bring about an early conference between himself and the...
asked the Prime Minister to state the names of individuals who have been appointed to more than one national or regional board of a nationalised undertaking or State corporation of a commercial...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that instructions have been issued by the Ministry of Food that communications received by local Food Executive Officers from Members of Parliament...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the percentage of unestablished civil servants.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware of the shortage of silver in the North Staffordshire area; that large firms are finding it difficult to make up wages; why this is so; and if...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the Commissioners of Customs and Excise informed S. Smith and Sons (England) Limited by letter, dated 14th August, 1946, that car radios were chargeable...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason he fixed the redemption date of the Transport Stock as 1978–88.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a profit or loss arose from the preparation and publication by the Central Office of Information and His Majesty's Stationery Office of the first six...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the weekly cost and total for 1947 of the expenses, including advertising, of publicity concerts and dances of the National Savings committees; and...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the annual cost of paper, printing and distributing application forms for renewal of licences for mechanically-propelled road vehicles.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an assurance that the Government have no intention of introducing a capital levy.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the over-all cost of maintaining military forces and supplies in Palestine from August, 1945, to the nearest date.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will make a statement giving the reason for increasing the rate of interest to be paid by local authorities to the Public Works Loan Board from...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what agreement has been reached with the United States of America, or is contemplated, whereby this country will concentrate on the building of tankers at...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. MARLOWE:
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the long delays occurring at the Patent Office; and what steps are being taken to improve the situation.
(by Private Notice)asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the anti-British demonstrations in China.
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House).—[The Prime Minister.]
Order for Second Reading read.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
6.15 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 2, line 33, after "Kingdom," to insert: other than in Colonial territories. This and the next two Amendments—in line 36, at beginning, insert: Notwithstanding...
Mr. Strachey.
I beg to move, in page 5, line 14, to leave out from "all," to end of line 15, and to insert: practicable steps to secure. This Amendment, and the next Amendment, namely, to leave out lines 26 to...
I beg to move, in line 35, to leave out "make an annual," and to insert: as soon as possible after the end of each financial year of the Corporation make a full. This Amendment is designed to...
I beg to move, in page 8, line 42, at the end to insert: Provided that no person shall be qualified to be so appointed unless he is a member of one or more of the following bodies: The Institute...
I beg to move, in page 12, line 7, after "death," to insert "injury." This is a very obviously self-explanatory Amendment, since the word "injury" in line 7 should be included so that the...
10.10 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. R. J. Taylor.]
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