Wednesday, 3 November 1948
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I beg leave to present a Petition addressed to this House and signed by over 2,300,000 old-age pensioners and others in Great Britain. The Petitioners stress that old-age pensioners are suffering...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he has yet received a report on the death of Second-Class Boy Gordon Ernest Lindsey, drowned during a compulsory swimming test at H.M.S....
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty at what age it is now possible for Sea Cadets to join the R.N.V.R.; and what proportion are guaranteed that they will serve as National Service...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the present estimated intake of National Service men into the Royal Navy for 1949 and 1950, respectively; and how many of these will be...
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty when the distribution of prize money is likely to start.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty when campaign stars and medals are to be issued to ex-Naval personnel.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether a decision has yet been taken to grant commissions in the Royal Naval Reserve to suitably qualified Merchant Navy officers.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware of the proposal to re-condition H.M.S. "Implacable" and put her in dry dock at Greenwich on permanent exhibition as one of...
asked the Postmaster-General how many letters in transit have been opened by, or with the connivance of, his Department since 1st January, 1948.
asked the Postmaster-General if, in the case of redundancy for employment, selection for dismissal is made on the basis of merit or is the policy of last in, first out invariably followed, with...
asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that the air-mail service to Islay has been most unsatisfactory during recent weeks; and if he will take steps to ensure that mails are not left behind...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the air mail postage charges for letters and cards from Singapore to the United Kingdom are the equivalent of one shilling and twopence and...
asked the Postmaster-General how many applications for telephone installations are outstanding in the county borough of Swansea; and if he will take steps to expedite the delivery of...
Colonel Dower: asked the Postmaster-General if he will consider the desirability of changing the present emergency telephone number 999 to one more easy to dial in the dark.
asked the Postmaster-General when the 15 per cent. surcharge on telephone postal charges is to be taken off.
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many United States bomber and fighter aircraft are at present based in the United Kingdom; how many air bases have been allotted for their use; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many applications for permanent commissions from ex-officers are now under consideration.
asked the Secretary of State for Air if, in view of the need for trained men in the R.A.F.V.R., he will withdraw the regulation by which ex-R.A.F. officers are not permitted to join.
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many courses of instruction, and in what classes, are available to officers and other ranks in the R.A.F.
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many R.A.F. officers have resigned their commissions since 1st January, 1947; and what are their ranks.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he is aware that it is necessary on occasions to remove patients by air ambulance from some of the Hebridean islands to...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether he has any statement to make concerning financial aid to flying clubs.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he will make a statement on the withdrawal of the Edinburgh—London air service.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation on what dates were advertisements by the International Civil Aviation Organisation for important positions published in the...
Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many persons were unemployed in the British sector of Berlin on 1st January last; and what is the comparable figure today.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why there is so much delay in issuing permits to German ex-prisoners of war to visit England after permission has been given.
Colonel Dower: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what percentage of the air lift load to Berlin is borne by the United Kingdom and the U.S.A., respectively.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he now has any statement to make regarding the trial of the six Yugoslays who were handed over by the British authorities in Germany to...
Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action he is taking concerning British oil refineries at Haifa seized by the Jews on 22nd July last.
Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the policy of His Majesty's Government in relation to the recent request made by the Soviet Government of the immediate...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what assurances he received from the Government of Burma, before the agreement was signed under which Burma will he entitled to draw up to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if His Majesty's Government have replied to the communication addressed by the U.S. Government to the Governments of the United Kingdom,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many British troops are now in Greece; in what part of that country they are stationed; what expense is involved; what they are doing; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has yet received any reports from his representatives instructed to observe the conduct of the current trial in Athens of 37 Greek seamen.
asked the Minister of Defence whether, in view of the present situation, he will reconsider the decision not to open recruiting for a foreign legion.
asked the Minister of Defence what steps he is taking to alleviate the burden of Purchase Tax on uniforms and necessary equipment of newly-commissioned officers.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he will now make a statement as a result of his investigations into cases of hardship under the present pay code.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he will allow those men who would have been demobilised before 1st January, 1949, if demobilisation had not been retarded by three months, to receive the...
asked the Minister of Food what were the United Kingdom's total requirements of coarse grains for the year 1947–48, as estimated by the Committee of European Economic Co-operation; and what...
asked the Minister of Food if he will now implement the recommendations of the Bodinnar Committee about the sale of poultry and rabbits.
asked the Minister of Food to how many members of the staff of his Department was a circular letter dated 12th October, 1948, sent by his Establishment Department of the Ministry at Colwyn Bay;...
asked the Minister of Food what are the prospective supplies of oils and fats available for fish frying establishments in this country during the next 12 months; to what extent these supplies...
asked the Minister of Food how the present production of fish meal for feeding to farm livestock compares with the prewar production; and what steps he is taking to increase the supply of this...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that there is a glut of home-grown onions and that growers without suitable storing accommodation are anxious about the slow sale of their crops;...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that there is an acute shortage of points goods such as dried fruit and biscuits in the country districts around Leeds while these goods are...
May I ask the Leader of the House whether he has any statement to make about an alteration in Business?
[SEVENTH DAY]
3.32 p.m.
Resolved: That this House will, Tomorrow, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the Supply to be granted to His Majesty."—[Mr. Whiteley.]
Resolved: That this House will, Tomorrow, resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the Ways and Means for raising the Supply to be granted to His Majesty."—[Mr. Whiteley.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn.—[Mr. Snow.]
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