Monday, 19 April 1948
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Food if he will make a full statement on the further efforts of the Government to purchase a part of the exportable surplus of livestock feeding-stuffs from the Roumanian...
asked the Minister of Food what quantity of last year's crop of swedes did his Department contract to buy from Scottish farmers, and at what price per ton; why were these contracts subsequently...
asked the Minister of Food what is the total aggregate of salaries and allowances paid to members of his staff employed in the United States, including those in the British Supply Office, for the...
asked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the repeated convictions for trading offences of barrow-stance holders in Glasgow, he will take steps to deprive those convicted of supplies in...
asked the Minister of Food what is the number of duplicate ration books issued to replace lost books during the ration year 1946–47.
asked the Minister of Food why he is importing carrots from Italy and France, when acres of Fen carrots could not be sold, and Yorkshire carrots are being fed to cattle.
asked the Minister of Food if he will state the price paid for flour by the Co-operative societies, and the price paid by other bakers.
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that there are many complaints about the quality of meat which is being served in the London area; whether he will take steps to ensure that only...
asked the Minister of Food if he will control immediately the price of imported tomatoes.
asked the Minister of Food if he will now make a statement on his investigation into the refusal on the part of Rules to supply a meal to a coloured person; and what steps he has taken.
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Food whether in view of the improvement in stocks, he will grant an additional ration of sugar to farm workers in order to sustain their energy through the...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will now consider abandoning sugar rationing.
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Food why it is proposed to link the trade in points goods to consumer registration.
asked the Minister of Food whether he can now announce any temporary increase in the ration of sweets.
asked the Minister of Food what have been the quantities of herring bought from Scots fishermen and Norwegian fishermen since 1st January.
asked the Minister of Food if he can now state whether, as a result of the examination by his Department of the consignment of snoek, brought to this country in the ss. "Novelist" at the...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will give a general direction to the Transport Commissioners that all vehicles, railway carriages and rolling stock shall be run under the name of the...
asked the Minister of Transport upon what date the appointment of Lord Inman as chairman of the Hotels Executive became effective for salary; why no other appointments have yet been made to this...
asked the Minister of Supply what progress has been made in building the Saunders Roe flying boat; and when does he expect this work to be completed.
asked the Minister of Supply in view of the fact that he has announced the contract prices for tin but not for copper, what is his policy in regard to the publication of prices he pays for...
asked the Minister of Supply whether the plans submitted by the British Iron and Steel Federation and the Joint Iron Council for increased production of crude steel and foundry iron have been...
asked the Minister of Supply if he will make a statement regarding the prospects of obtaining scrap from Germany in the next few months.
asked the Minister of Supply how much money has been spent on research as to how atomic energy can be used for industrial purposes in times of peace as compared with the sum spent on the atomic bomb.
asked the Minister of Supply if he has considered the use of the factory at Girvan for the purpose of manufacturing fertilisers for agricultural purposes; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Tinton: asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that there is a shortage of front wheel bearings for Fordson tractors in Yorkshire; and what steps are being taken to improve the...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware of the acute shortage of baling wire; and whether he will take action to improve supplies.
asked the Minister of Supply why stocks of zinc oxide in the United Kingdom are in excess of requirements.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will take steps to encourage the revival of the oyster industry and to make oysters once more a cheap and popular food.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if in view of the fact that during December, 1947, and January, 1948, 76 per cent. of the pigs slaughtered in this country were used for the private consumption...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is satisfied that material and other facilities are available to enable landowners and farmers to make progress with the improvement of fixed...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in order to give more adequate time for woolgrowers to consider the matter, he will extend the final date for the receipt of applications for change of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture why he has not entrusted the cultivation of Holme Moor R.A.F. to Mr. Loftus, a competent farmer who has all along been the tenant of the Church Commissioners.
asked the Minister of Works if he will make an Order amending S.R. & O., 1947, Nos. 1641 and 2821 to enable the liquidator of the Tamworth Brick Company Limited to sell 500,000 bricks below...
asked the Minister of Works whether he is aware of the shortage of cement in the Northern Region; and that, as a consequence, numbers of building trade workers are idle; and what steps he...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what further action has been taken to deal with the problems and needs arising from German women who have or have had children by British Service...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is aware that members of the Control Commission in Germany have not received a monthly statement of salaries since October, 1947, and that...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any further statement to make on the authenticity of the document known as Protocol "M."
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, under what instruments the air corridors through Soviet zones, linking the British zones in Germany and Austria with the British sectors in...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether he will give the names of the 16 Yugoslavs from Munster Lager who are to be forcibly repatriated to Yugoslavia as alleged war...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what progress he is making in his discussions with Guatemala concerning British Honduras.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what extent the International Children's Emergency Fund is affected by the decision to launch the European Reconstruction plan; and whether any...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what machinery he proposes to set up for negotiations with the Administrator appointed by the U.S.A. to co-ordinate the needs and the form it...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to what extent proposals for a truce between Arabs and Jews at the instance of the United Nations organisation have had sympathetic response; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if a decision has now been reached by the United Nations organisation on the appointment of a Governor for the city of Jerusalem and the Holy...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any members of the Diplomatic, Consular and Information Service suspected of membership of Fascist organisations have now been transferred...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Four Power Control Agreement of July, 1946, which guaranteed to Austria the free interchange of domestic products between the four...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, might I say that it may be convenient for me to inform the House that at the beginning of Business on Monday, 26th April, my right hon. Friend the Prime...
A fortnight ago today we heard with horror of the air accident over Berlin in which a Russian Yak fighter came into collision with a B.E.A.C. Viking passenger aircraft, and all the passengers and...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I beg to move, That a Committee of Privileges be appointed to investigate into and report on the circumstances in which a number of names of Members of this...
Ordered: That this day, the Business of Supply may be taken after Ten o'Clock and shall be exempted from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House) for One hour after Ten...
[10th ALLOTTED DAY]
Order for Committee read.
3.50 p.m.
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Postponed proceeding resumed on Amendment to Question, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair."
8.58 p.m.
Motion made and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £582,933, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Pearson.]
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