Tuesday, 20 April 1948
The House met at Half past two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read a Second time, and committed.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether he can now announced his decision on the appeal of John Barker and Company, heard by his inspector last July, against the refusal of the...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether European volunteer workers in the United Kingdom are treated as entitled to family allowances for their children in the same way as British subjects.
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether, in view of the increase in prices since old age pensions were fixed at the present level, he contemplates any increase or supplementation to...
asked the Minister of National Insurance (1) what is the reason for the delays in payment in the cases of Mr. F. C. Bailey, 82, Princes Street, Kettering, who has submitted weekly medical...
asked the Minister of National Insurance why and by what authority officers of his Department have rejected applications for registrations compulsorily made under the provisions of the National...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he will amend the regulations to enable married women not employed and who have not previously been insured to insure themselves under the...
asked the Minister of Labour what success has attended his Department's effort to obtain suitable accommodation for European volunteer workers in Heywood.
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Minister of Labour whether persons who were conscientious objectors during the recent war are eligible for grants under the Further Education and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the position of complaints put forward by recipients of "buy or quit" notices prior to the issue of instructions contained in circular letter No....
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland under what terms Gordon Castle, Fochabers, has been leased; for what purpose; and to whom.
Lady Grant: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he intends to bring forward legislation to incorporate the recommendations of the Taylor Report on Shop Tenancies in Scotland.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered a letter from Messrs. Alexander Hall & Son, Builders, Limited, stating that shortage of cement seriously retards their output of...
asked the Minister of Pensions (1) if he is aware of the present difficulties of pensioners who require stump socks and of the inadequate of the issue of six socks per year; and what steps he is...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Pensions what was the total number of N.C.Os. and O.Rs. on the pensions in payment roll as at 31st March, 1948, and the annual cost of their pensions;...
asked the Minister of Pensions what was the number of claims made for pension and allowed for pension, respectively, by members of His Majesty's Forces in 1947, showing the number made on account...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is now in a position to make any announcement about the application to partially disabled pensioners of the 1914 world war of the provision for special...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many German women have married British soldiers in Germany; how many have been permitted to come to Britain for this purpose; and whether any steps have...
asked the Secretary of State for War if the statement issued by Field-Marshal Montgomery to the Press, on returning from his recent visit to Germany, regarding his negotiations with Marshal...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement showing the approximate acreage in each command of the land required for training.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will describe the steps taken by the anti-tank unit, whose camp was raided by Jewish terrorists at Pardus Hanna recently, and by other units, to recover...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the death of two schoolboys at Gibraltar Point, near Skegness, on 5th April, who were killed by an explosion when...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether rubber truncheons are part of the normal equipment of interrogating officers of the British Army in Germany; and how many have been issued since the...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give an assurance that all classes of material, steel and timber, machinery, implements and tools which are being allowed...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will announce in regard to the ammunition and explosives stored in the depot in Perthshire and contiguous counties, the details of the schedule of...
asked the Secretary of State for War what quantity of petrol has been consumed and what Service and civilian labour employed in conveying turfs from Dartmoor and Coypool to Crown Hill Barracks...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the Lewis Committee on Court Martial Procedure has yet reported; and whether the report will be published as soon as possible after its receipt.
asked the Secretary of State for War when he will enforce the interim injunction against the squatters occupying the Empire Hotel, Buxton; and whether he is aware that conditions in the hotel...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that, in the past two and a half years, the Reverend F. Branney, of Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, has incurred expenses totalling £26 in...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement as to the future salaries and emoluments of the chairmen and members of the boards of nationalised industries, in view of the uncertainty...
asked the Prime Minister whether, when considering the measures proposed for the nationalisation of the steel industry, His Majesty's Government will include in the necessary legislation...
asked the Lord President of the Council what progress is being made by the Committee on Industrial Productivity; and when its first reports may be expected.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the recent tour of Africa by the Paymaster-General; and what advantages have accrued thereform.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the practice of His Majesty's Customs and Excise to charge Purchase Tax on gross value of parcels sent by post from wholesale...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will arrange for payments under his capital levy proposals to be made in British Transport, British Electricity and Treasury 2½ per cent. stocks...
Is the Leader of the House yet in a position to make a statement about the Motion appearing on the Order Paper in the names of the hon. Member for King's Norton (Mr. Blackburn) and other hon....
Mr. Speaker, I understand that this would be a convenient moment for me to ask you to give a Ruling on the principles governing the rejection by the Table of two Questions which I sought to put...
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 [Progress, 24th March.]
3.50 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 17, line So, at the end, to insert: "by all the candidates." The Clause to which this Amendment relates provides that a candidate's deposit shall be forfeited if he is...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 18, line 16, at the beginning, to insert: subject as in Subsection (3) of this Section provided.
Amendment made: In page 20, line 33, after "Mayor's," insert "and City of London."—[Mr. Ede.]
Amendments made: In page 22, line 17, leave out "discharging," and insert "under a duty to discharge."
I beg to move, page 23, line 10, at the end, to insert: (iii) make application to the Registration Officer for the area concerned on a form of declaration to be issued, on request, by the...
7.0 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 25, line 2, after "prepare," to insert "and publish." There are two further Amendments standing in my name and the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Mile End (Mr....
I beg to move, in page 25, line 45, to leave out: or as non-residents. The proposal here to give the opportunity of a postal vote to non-residents is quite unjustifiable. There is a provision in...
Amendments made: In page 27, line 12, at end, insert: (b) the fact that the applicant is returning officer, deputy returning officer or acting as returning officer in some other electoral area; or.
I beg to move, in page 28, line 6, to leave out Subsection (4). I think I can describe quite briefly the point we raise here. Under Clause with respect to Parliamentary elections, a Service...
8.30 p.m.
Amendment made: In page 29, line 28, leave out from "ground" to "otherwise" in line 29, and insert: of his being or having on the qualifying date or the date of his appointment, as the case may...
I beg to move, in page 30, line 38, at the end, to insert: Provided that the said amounts may be varied from time to time by regulation in such manner as may appear to the Secretary of State to...
I beg to move in page 33, line 12, at the end, to insert: provided that the cost of any such damage shall not be included in a candidate's election expenses. The purpose of this Amendment is to...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
9.45 P.m.
I beg to move, in page 38, line 34, after "candidate," to insert "or." Perhaps we might also discuss the following Amendment—in line 34, leave out "and persons" and insert "unless the said...
Resolved: That the Draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Minister of Fuel and Power, under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Mayor, Aldermen and...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
Debates in the House of Commons are an opportunity for MPs from all parties to scrutinise government legislation and raise important local, national or topical issues.
And sometimes to shout at each other.
