Wednesday, 10 November 1948
The House met at Half-past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the postage rate of 2d. for postcards has a discouraging effect upon the use of postcards as compared with letters, with consequent wastage...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he has yet been able to devise cheap postal services to East Africa for newspapers.
asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that food parcels sent by persons in the U.S.A. to their relatives and friends in this country are often tampered with, as a result of which goods...
asked the Postmaster-General if he will make a full statement on the recent steps which have been taken and which are contemplated regarding the showing of television programmes to public...
asked the Secretary of State for Air in which countries British air attaches are provided with Service aircraft to he used in carrying out their duties; and which air attachés are without...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will state the number of officers' commissions granted during 1947 to ex-university students and those who have public school qualifications; and the...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will reduce the number of solo flying hours required by Air Ministry Pamphlet 236 for eligibility for the W.A.A.F./V.R., Flying, from 100 to 60 in...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will give a list of the R.A.F. aerodromes which have been placed wholly or partly at the disposal of the U.S. Air Force; and if he will state the number...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will consider reducing the period of service in the Regular forces that is required to be served by officers before qualifying for the Long Service and...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what steps have been taken to reorganise the Aden Protectorate Levies, in the light of the comments on their conduct made in the Report of the Commission of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation when he proposes to start an air service to the West of England and Cornwall.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he is now in a position to make a statement regarding financial assistance to flying clubs.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what steps are being taken to ensure that no unnecessary modifications are being insisted upon when purchasing the fleet of...
Mr. Emrys: Hughes asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if an inquiry was made into the recent crash of the Dutch air liner near Prestwick; and if he will make a...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what developments have recently been carried out at the Japanese naval base of Yokosuka; whether these developments have had the consent of His...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the draft proposals for an Atlantic Defence Pact now under discussion between the Governments of the nations adhering to the Brussels...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will instruct the British delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations to support the proposal now before the Political...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made in respect to the policy of a West Indian customs union or federation.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Jamaicans or other West Indians have emigrated to Liberia.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the Gold Coast Governor's proposal to appoint two Africans to his Executive Council was declined.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what payment is being made by the U.S. authorities for the use of the airfield at Accra, Gold Coast, as a refuelling base for B29 Superfortresses.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that import licences for beer and stout from the United Kingdom have been refused by the Gold Coast Government, whereas these...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he was asked to approve the text of the speech broadcast by the Commissioner-General from Singapore on 6th October.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the film of "The Tale of Two Cities" has been banned in Singapore.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what reply he has sent or proposes to send to the representations made to him by the Occupation Back Pay Committee in the Federation of Malaya.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many locomotives and goods trucks have been supplied to Nigerian railways since 1st January, 1946.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many doctors there are per head of the population in Nigeria; and what is being done to train Africans for the medical profession.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he proposes by means of the Maritime and Commercial Law Ordinance of 1948 in the Seychelles, to apply the law of England in all commercial...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why taxpayers in the Seychelles have been asked to produce full statements of their living expenses between 1927 and 1947.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what plans are in hand for the economic development of the Seychelles with a view to raising the standard of life of the people in the colony.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how long there has been a fisheries research worker in the Seychelles; and when he is expected to report.
Mr. H. D. Hughes: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to develop adult education and mass education in the Seychelles.
Mr. H. D. Hughes: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the terms of the recent agreement between the Seychelles Government and a religious denomination concerning the control...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give details of the project to establish pig and poultry production in the Gambia, including the amount of expenditure involved; the area...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that ex-members of the Palestine Police Force have had to wait several months for their gratuities and leave and disturbance...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in what circumstances F. Kibuke Musoke was sentenced to six months imprisonment in Uganda for publishing a sedious document; what was the nature of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the charges against the editors of the vernacular newspapers "Gambuze" and "Mugobansonga" in Uganda; and what is the nature of the seditious...
asked the Minister of Defence if he will consider the raising of an army of Africans in order to strengthen the Empire's strategic reserve and fill the place left vacant by the Indian Army.
asked the Minister of Defence if, when considering the pay and allowances of junior officers, he will also bear in mind the pay and conditions of the junior officers in the Women's Services.
asked the Minister of Defence whether he is yet in a position to make a statement on the conclusions reached through the investigation into cases of hardship under the Services Pay Code.
Mr. De la Beré: asked the Minister of Food whether he will consider purchasing the surplus potatoes before they deteriorate and converting them into potato meal suitable for pig feeding.
asked the Minister of Food why Sir William Rook, one of his officers, informed the "Evening Standard," about 26th October, that an announcement about sugar was expected soon; and why the...
asked the Minister of Food what contracts or arrangements are now in existence for the provision of snoek.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will direct food executive officers to report what proportion of applications for catering licences have in the last 12 months been granted and refused for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many senior Government officials in Kenya own or lease land in Kenya; whether he is aware that if an official buys land he is regarded by public...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how far it is the practice of his Department to grant exclusive use to particular newspapers of information forwarded through official channels by...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what special steps are being taken to fill the large number of vacancies in the Colonial Service, and particularly in East and West Africa.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to improve and unify vocational training for Colonial ex-Service men; why no rehabilitation scheme or vocational training...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that luggage of Jewish refugees who had been permitted to proceed from Cyprus to Israel had been broken open and the contents...
"to authorise the Treasury to guarantee certain loans by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to the Governments of colonial territories," presented by Mr. Creech Jones;...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84. —(King's Recommendation signified.)
7.55 p.m.
8.8 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. R. J. Taylor.]
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