Wednesday, 18 February 1948
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Second Reading deferred till Thursday, 26th February.
Read a Second time, and committed.
asked the Postmaster-General if new premises have yet been chosen for the post office at Thornliebank, Renfrewshire.
asked the Postmaster-General how many operatives are engaged on the Clissold Exchange after 7 p.m.
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware of the delay in the delivery of gift food parcels arriving in this country from East Africa; and whether in view of the fact that such parcels...
asked the Postmaster-General what plans he has for the provision of television in Wales; and when the Service will be inaugurated.
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he proposes to re-establish the aerial bombing range at Calshot.
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that several recent cases of death and serious injury to domestic animals have occurred in the vicinity of the village of Melchbourne,...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if, at the conclusion of the inquiry into the disaster caused by an aeroplane crashing into a trolley bus in the Edgware Road on 9th February he will give a...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that people living in the vicinity of the Hendon Aerodrome are much disturbed by the continual low flying of aeroplanes; and will he arrange...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation to what extent British European Airways Corporation have been consulted by the Irish Air Line, Aer Lingus, regarding their...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation which countries have agreed to operate weather ships in the North Atlantic and to what extent they have fulfilled their obligations.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation how many seats were wasted during the past year's operations of the Civil Aviation Services, as a result of Departmental...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation the target date to which the B.O.A.C. are working, by which they can give an undertaking that the maintenance base at Montreal...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether he is aware that a Tudor IV aircraft of B.S.A.A.C recently landed at Bermuda with insufficient petrol remaining to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what reciprocal rights were secured by British Airlines, in respect of the facilities given by the British Government to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether it is proposed to sanction the introduction of an air service in the near future between London and Errol
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what were the financial arrangements upon which the British South American Airways terminated the services of Air Vice-Marshal...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he will inform the House of the number of aircraft accidents which have occurred in each of the three aircraft corporations...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what means of communication he has with the U.K. Consul-General in Korea; how this officer is kept informed of Press or Parliamentary references...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what have been the results since 1st December of his circular to 500 British subjects in Shanghai who had not paid back sums required for their...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps are being taken to ensure that the plans of the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations are made effective so far as preserving...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has now received details of the organisation of the U.N.O. Naval, Air Force, Army and Police units on whom responsibility for the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the calorie value of the called-up normal consumer ration for with Period in North Rhine—Westphalia and Hamburg, respectively.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what percentage of washing powder expressed in terms of 1936 domestic consumption has been provided for in the revised Level of Industry plan.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the Government refused a proposal of the Soviet Government that the latter's experts should collaborate with British and American experts in...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can now state whether His Majesty's Government feel able to make a grant to the International Children's Emergency Fund.
asked the Lord President of the Council if it is the intention of the Government to set up a representative national advisory council for the Central Office of Information along the lines of the...
asked the Minister of Defence whether, in attempting to equalise Service and civilian rations, he has taken into account the fact that camp or barrack cook-houses have not usually as good access...
asked the Minister of Defence why the service medical history of a demobilised man cannot at his request be made available for life assurance purposes.
asked the Minister of Defence if he will state in each case the personnel totals of the armies, navies and air forces, with the numbers of war vessels and military aircraft, of Great Britain, the...
asked the Minister of Defence what effect discharge by purchase from the Services will have on any gratuity or bounty accruing to the person concerned.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether he can now make a statement regarding the date of his intention to abolish bread rationing and the B.U. system having special regard to...
asked the Minister of Food how many letters have been received by his department this year accusing named individuals of black market deals in food and feedingstuffs; what proportion of these is...
asked the Minister of Food whether the advantages arising from turning Mikindani into a lighterage port instead of a more expensive deep water pier port have been considered before the decision...
asked the Minister of Food when he hopes to conclude his investigations into the dinner held by the Bow and Bromley Labour Party at Poplar Town Hall, on the 8th January, 1948.
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware of the experiments of fish albumen being used in the manufacture of sweets in South Africa; if he is aware that this process has potential uses in...
asked the Minister of Food what steps he is taking, in view of the fact that the importation of Italian broccoli has recommenced, to clear the Cornish broccoli crop at the earliest moment, as...
asked the Minister of Food how many of his Ministry food enforcement officers and inspectors are employed in North Staffordshire; and what, when inspecting farms, is the normal number of their...
asked the Minister of Food what were the net amounts handed over by his Department to the Meat Importers National (Defence) Association Limited and the Wholesale Meat Supply Associations...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that soap powders are in short supply in the St. Ives district of Huntingdonshire; and what steps he is taking to ensure that distribution of soap...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he has any statement to make about Friday's Business?
Motion made, and Question put: That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting,
Order read for consideration, as amended (in Standing Committee B and in the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills).
Before we begin, Major Milner, I had in mind to ask Mr. Speaker before you took the Chair whether my Amendment to Clause 3 can be taken at this stage. It is in page 2, line 40, leave out from...
I beg to move, in page 7, line 38, at the end, to insert: if immediately before the said change an equalisation grant was payable to that authority. This is a curious and striking Clause in that...
I beg to move, in page 6, line 21, at the end, to add: subject to the following modifications, that is to say— (a) the reference in paragraph (a) of Subsection (1) of that Section to the...
I beg to move, in page 7, line 20, at the end, to insert: (3) Any payment under a scheme made under this Section shall, if the scheme so provides, be effected in whole or in part by making the...
I beg to move, in page 15, line 10, at the end, to add: subject to the following modifications, that (a) the reference in paragraph (a) of Subsection (1) of that Section to the discharge of...
Amendment made: In page 19, line 44, leave out Subsection (3), and insert: (3) Any reference in any enactment to grants under Part III of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929, shall be...
I beg to move, in page 34, line 41, after "rates," to insert: and Section fifteen of that Act (which relates to the recovery of arrears of rates from tenants and lodgers). This Amendment fulfils...
I beg to move, in page 41, line 11, to leave out from "Section," to "fifty-nine," in line 13. This Amendment should be taken together with the following Amendments: In Clause 71, page 41, line...
Amendments made: In page 41, line 19, at beginning, insert: Subject to the provisions of this Section. In line 31, at end, insert: Provided that the preceding provisions of this subsection shall...
Amendment made: In page 43, line 33, leave out from beginning, to "what," in line 40, and insert: "(a) assume that the cost in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-eight of constructing houses or...
I beg to move, in page 45, line 30, to leave out "and a half." There was a good deal of discussion in Committee in regard to the figure of 5½ per cent. We were under considerable pressure...
Amendment made: In page 46, line 8, leave out "and a half."—[Mr. J. Edwards.]
Amendments made: In page 46, line 42, leave out "and a half."
I beg to move, in page 47, line 21, after "value," to insert: "for the time being." This is a point of particular interest to the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Mr. Turton). I think that our...
Amendment made: In page 48, line 47, after "section," insert: or if the dwelling-house is one to which Section seventy-two of the Local Government Act, 1929 (which relates to agricultural...
Amendment made: In page 49, line 14, at beginning, insert: Subject to the provisions of this Section." —[Mr. J. Edwards.]
I beg to move, in page 51, line 23, to leave out "reduced." This Amendment and the two following Amendments are of a drafting nature and are put down to meet points raised by the hon. Member for...
I beg to move, in page 53, line 42, at the end, to insert: Provided that this Subsection shall have effect subject to the provisions of the Section (Hereditaments shown as railway hereditaments,...
I beg to move, in page 59, line 24, to leave out "electricity sales,' and to insert: the amount of electricity supplied. There seemed to be some alarm during the Standing Committee proceedings...
Amendment made:
I beg to move, in page 61, line 46, to leave out "electricity sales," and to insert "the amount of electricity supplied." This is a drafting Amendment.
I beg to move, in page 66, line 39, to leave out "nine," and to insert "fourteen."
I beg to move, in page 73, line 35, at the end, to insert: (2) Where, by or under any statutory provision other than this part of this Act, a body to which this Part of this Act applies has power...
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I beg to move, in page 84, line 21, after "committee)," to insert: and in Subsection (3) of Section sixty of the London Government Act, 1939 (which makes similar provision in relation to county...
I beg to move, in page 84, line 46, at the end, to add: (4) In the application of this section to Scotland the expression "local authority" includes the town council of a small burgh, a district...
Amendment made: In page 94, line 7, leave out "forty-nine," and insert forty-eight."—[Mr. Bevan.]
Where the right to use any land (including any hoarding, frame, post, wall or structure erected or to be erected on the land, and including also any wall or other part of a building) for the...
(1) Where a building which was constructed or has been adapted for the purposes of a single dwelling house, or as to part thereof for such purpose, and as to the remainder thereof for any purpose...
(1) A local authority may do, or arrange for the doing of, or contribute towards the expenses of the doing of, anything necessary or expedient for any of the following purposes, that is to...
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Part III of this Act, a local authority may, if they think fit, employ, either whole time or part time, a competent person to give advice or assistance in...
(1) In Section one of the War Memorials (Local Authorities' Powers) Act. 1923 (which enables local authorities, as defined in that Act, to incur reasonable expediture in the maintenance, repair...
Appropriate assessments shall be created in any valuation list in respect of those portions of Electricity Undertakings as are only indirectly productive, and the sum total of contributions in...
(1) Subsection (1) of Section eleven of the Rating and Valuation Act, 1925 (which imposes a limit on the rateable value of hereditaments outside London in respect of which owners may be rated...
The provisions of section one hundred and seventeen of the Local Government Act, 1929 (which provides for the transfer to a county council of property and liabilities relating to roads vested in...
I beg to move, in page 95, to leave out lines 12 to 16. This Amendment is consequential.
Amendments made: in page 97, line 17, at end, insert:
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. G. Wallace.]
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