Thursday, 29 April 1948
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD (MR. POPPLEWELL) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
Read the Third time, and passed
asked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of the "Board of Trade Journal" is given to advertisements.
asked the President of the Board of Trade the reason for the short supply of suitable leather for manufacture into footwear for the export market; to what extent he estimates that hides of the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why stocks of shoes are accumulating in the hands of the factors and retailers; if he is aware that in consequence of these stocks boot and shoe...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether there are conditions attached to the import of any American goods into this country under the European Recovery Programme which would preclude...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will exercise requisitioning powers for the protection of tenants threatened with eviction, under buy-or-quit notices, from offices and workshops...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if it is his intention to revoke Statutory Instrument No. 698 of 1948 since the announcement that Purchase Tax will not now be charged on children's clothing.
Colonel Wheatley: asked the President of the Board of Trade if he proposes in the near future to introduce legislation with a view to reducing the cost of taking out patent rights.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to encourage the establishment of further light industries in West Cornwall; and, in particular, the proposal of Messrs. L. and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade for what purpose an economic and financial mission has recently been sent to Spain.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he proposes to take, in view of the accumulation in the hands of wholesalers and retailers of boots and shoes, underwear and shirts, etc., by...
asked the President of the Board of Trade which film companies with parent organisations in the U.S.A. at present own, or have on lease, film studios in the United Kingdom; and how many first...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he has any statement to make as to the future of the Petroleum Pool Board.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether, in view of the fact that holders of E and S coupons are not to receive the standard ration, he will authorise them to use their cars forthwith for...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware that many workers in Birmingham who have accepted the advice of the Government and have staggered their annual holiday, will suffer by reason...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if any oil is now being refined at Haifa; and how many tons he expects will be refined there for the remainder of this year.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware of complaints arising from pollution of the atmosphere from Ham's Hall Power Station; how many complaints he has received from adjacent...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what moneys Mr. Sylvester, the Chairman of the Gas Council, will receive from the nationalised gas industry in addition to his salary already announced.
asked the Minister or Fuel and Power whether he will exclude motor fuel, supplied to overseas visitors, from his computations of consumption by private motor vehicles in the United Kingdom.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power on what grounds coal supplies to the ex-Service men's families now squatting in the Waltham, near Grimsby, R.A.F. huts, has recently been cancelled, and,...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what quantities of coal and coke have been shipped during 1948 to date from each of the Scottish ports; and what percentages that total represents of the...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power (1) what he proposes to do to avert the critical situation now arising in the small licensed coalmines, owing to their inability to dispose of their product;...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power when a screening plant for opencast coal installed by his Ministry at Chatterley near Tunstall in Staffordshire became operational; how many tons of opencast...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will now allow a separate allowance of coal to subtenants.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department in view of the recent decision of the House on the death penalty, if he will introduce legislation radically to alter the period and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the circumstances relating to the part-time employment of schoolchildren; whether he is satisfied that county and local authorities...
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for he Home Department whether there is any consumers' advisory committee appointed in connection with the Carlisle State Management Schemes; who are the...
Mr. Jeger: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the normal hours during which trials at quarter sessions are held.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that Sir Oswald Mosley intends to speak at an open-air rally of Fascists in Hackney on 1st May; and as this is calculated...
asked the Lord President of the Council whether he will now make a statement about the Reports on the Conservation of Nature in England and Wales, Command Paper 7122, and Scotland, Command Paper...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, in order to assist merchants contemplating triangular transactions, he will state whether the Exchange Control regards Egyptian pounds as a more valuable...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, to enable Southern Rhodesia to provide Britain with additional tobacco, and as Britain has saved recently £4,000,000 of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost in a full year of exempting stationery from Purchase Tax.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider paying compensation to firms who have suffered financial loss as the result of obeying orders given by the Government in pursuance of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the acceptance of the Marshall Programme by His Majesty's Government is to be considered by the House.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what amount was earned and remitted to the U.S.A. during the year 1947, as earnings on U.S. films shown in the United Kingdom, by each of the following U.S....
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the fact that copies of many statutory rules and regulations are not available at the Stationery Office, he...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many typewriting machines have been supplied to, and ordered for, Government Departments during the past year.
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to what extent it is now the policy of the Government to mention individual firms by name in Government-sponsored advertisements; and in how many...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether motorists, of whom it is certified that they have delivered up unused all coupons except standard ration coupons, will be entitled to reclaim...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, in view of the economic plight of the country as shown by the Economic Survey, 1948, what new steps he proposes to take to compel the nation to face...
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give an assurance that no preference over other applicants for British citizenship will be given to illegal Jewish...
May I ask the Lord President of the Council if he has a statement to make about the Business for next week?
"to amend the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act, 1946, in relation to increases of disablement benefit under Section fourteen of that Act," presented by Mr. James Griffiths; supported...
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House) for One hour after Ten o'Clock.—[Mr. H. Morrison.]
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
The Minister shall secure the inspection and examination of a licensed stallion at such intervals as he may consider proper for the purpose of ascertaining that there is no ground for revoking...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 36, to leave out "prescribed age," and to insert "age of four years." This Amendment is made following the request during the Committee stage of the hon. Member...
I beg to move, in page 4, line 27, to leave out "or may revoke a permit." I think it would be convenient for the House if we could discuss at the same time the further Amendment standing in the...
Amendment made: In page 5, line 27, leave out "prescribed age," and insert "age of four years."
Amendments made: In page 8, line 21, leave out "that age," and insert "the age of four years."
Amendment made: In page 9, line 20, at end, insert: (4) In computing the age of a stallion for the purposes of this Part of this Act, the stallion shall be treated as having attained the age of...
Order for Second Reading read.
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Question again proposed, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.—(King's Recommendation signified.)
10.34 p.m.
Motion made, and Quesion proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Joseph Henderson.]
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