Tuesday, 27 April 1948
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Read a Second time, and committed.
asked the Minister of National Insurance what was the proportion of unemployed persons to the total population of insured in Northern Ireland for 1947, and what were the like figures for Great...
asked the Minister of National Insurance by what weekly amounts the old age pension of Mrs. Salisbury of 12, Cemetery Road, Darwen, has been reduced since she returned to work as a weaver; and...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he is aware that childless widows aged 50 to 60 receive a pension of 26s. a week and are allowed to earn 30s., while spinsters of the same age are...
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he will arrange for contributions under the National Insurance Act, 1946, to be payable, if desired by the insured person, on the...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether having regard to the large surplus in the Unemployment Fund, he will arrange to increase substantially the rates of pay to unemployed persons and...
asked the Minister of Labour what is the number of registered unemployed farm workers in Cheshire at the latest convenient date.
asked the Minister of Labour (1) how many European voluntary workers have been introduced into the United Kingdom; (2) of the total number of European voluntary workers permitted into the United...
asked the Minister of Labour what were the five major classifications of unemployed men in Scotland; and what was the total of unemployed males at the last convenient date.
asked the Minister of Labour the total number of working weeks lost through unemployment over the two and a half years immediately following World War I and World War II, respectively; and the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that Messrs. Platt Bros., Barton, have recently dismissed 112 employees on the grounds of redundancy; and whether, in view of the importance of...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that some students of the Leeds College of Technology were awarded two-year grants to enable them to study for the Ordinary Diploma of Building, but...
asked the Minister of Labour what is the percentage of unemployed disabled ex-Service men in Wales and in England at the latest known date; and what further steps he is taking to find employment...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a statement on the strike of vehicle builders.
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of Labour in what conditions men employed in mining or agriculture are allowed to volunteer for the Police Force.
asked the Minister of Labour how many persons registered as unemployed in the boroughs of Kingston-upon-Thames, Surbiton, and Malden and Coombe respectively, with separate figures for men and...
asked the Minister of Labour what progress has been made in Scotland in the establishment of joint production committees in industry.
asked the Minister of Labour if he will now give a date for final winding-up of the Polish Resettlement Corps.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has considered the resolution passed at a conference of local authorities in Clydebank on 20th March, a copy of which has been sent him by the hon....
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why he has refused to sanction the request of Cumnock Town Council for wooden floors in certain rooms in its new housing scheme, in view of the fact that...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of cases in which he has exercised his authority under the Emergency Powers to protect shopkeepers and others against the demands to purchase...
asked the Minister of Pensions if he is aware of the difficulties which ex-Service men are suffering due to the long time taken by private manufacturers to supply and repair artificial limbs; and...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will immediately release the firing range of 700 acres, at Nettleton, North Lincolnshire, which has not been used since last June, is now full of weeds...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will make a full statement on the circumstances of No. 3461764 Bandsman K. Bowden serving with the Lancashire Fusiliers and stationed at Bury, whose...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that a number of men in age-and-service group 69, serving in the Army Postal Services (R.E.), B.A.O.R., have been notified that their release...
asked the Secretary of State for War what political direction has been given by his Department to the Commander-in-Chief in Palestine relating to defence of military stations and camps and also...
asked the Secretary of State for War if, in view of the facts disclosed in a recent case, with which he is familiar, he will make a new rule detailing an officer to be present when a member of...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will make a statement regarding the re-organisation of the Middle East Land Forces Command.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give details of the military equipment and material recently passed over to the Arab Legion; and whether, in view of the declaration of King...
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his consultations with regard to the powers and constitution of the House of Lords.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what women's organisations were invited to attend the meeting of the Economic Information Unit of the Treasury, held in the office of the Scottish Home...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has any statement to make on his latest talks with the T.U.C. Crisis Committee on wage freezing and profit limitation.
Mr. De la Bére: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any estimate of the difference in payment that would be made between the contribution of the Co-operative societies in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to allow tobacco to be freely cultivated in this country, in order to save foreign exchange.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether sterling earned by Germans trading in the Anglo-American zone of Germany is freely convertible.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many cases ex-officers of His Majesty's Forces have been permitted to set off Post-War Credits against claims for arrears of Income Tax.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will arrange that such of the remaining Polish assets in this country as are claimed by the Polish Government are used for part settlement of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the annual profits of the licensed trade for the year ended December, 1939; and for each subsequent year to December, 1947.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent His Majesty's Government are free to spend the £331,000,000 of Marshall aid; to what extent that expenditure is already decided by the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that £80 million has beers released from sterling balances to Egypt between 14th July, 1947, and 1st February, 1948; and how much of...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has any statement to make on the reported declaration of war by the King of Transjordan.
May I ask you, Mr. Speaker, whether you will consider giving some further directions to the Clerks regarding the handing in of Motions with lists of names attached; namely, that the Clerks be...
On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. In view of the fact that tomorrow is being devoted to Scottish Business, two items of which are of great interest and importance, might I ask my right hon....
Considered in Committee [Progress 26th April].
3.38 p.m.
Amendment made: In page 144, line 22, leave out "591," and to insert "613."
I beg to move, in page 146, line 19, column 3, to leave out "last." I would like to mention also the following Amendment—in line 20, column 3, to leave out "a day." Both these Amendments...
I beg to move, in page 159, line 2, after "officer," to insert "or mayor." This is a drafting Amendment to cover cases where there is a borough council election in a borough which is divided...
Amendments made: In page 166, line 8, leave out "retirement," and insert "election."
Amendments made: In page 168, line 27, column 2, leave out from "forty-nine," to end of line 39, and insert: and after paragraph (e) there shall be inserted the following paragraph:—(f) The...
Amendments made: In page 170, line 6, after "borough," insert "metropolitan borough."
Amendments made: In page 172, line 5, after "George," insert "the Sixth."
Amendments made: In page 175, line r8, leave out "whose clerk is registration officer," and insert: of any county or county borough in which the constituency in question is wholly or partly...
Amendments made: In page 178, line 21, column r, after "17," insert "and subsection."
I beg to move, in page 180, line 34, at the end, to insert:
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Simmons.]
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