Monday, 22 November 1948
The House met at Half-past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Supply when the decision to sell the Rolls Royce Nene jet engine to the U.S.S.R. was taken; how many such engines have been sold to the U.S.S.R. and, separately, to...
asked the Minister of Supply what were the total quantities of iron and steel involved in the 11 cases constituting breaches of the Iron and Steel Orders already investigated by his price...
asked the Minister of Supply what expenditure has been incurred on the development of turbine engines for aircraft since 1st January, 1941; and what types of turbine engines are now in production...
asked the Minister of Supply in what quantity and for what purpose are steel bolts being imported from the U.S.A.
asked the Minister of Supply if he will make a statement on arrangements for encouraging standardisation in the engineering industry.
asked the Minister of Supply what are the present arrangements with regard to the supply of typewriters to the boards recently set up to operate nationalised industries; and to what extent these...
asked the Minister of Supply what reserve was placed on items to be sold by auction at the recent sales of machine tools.
asked the Minister of Works what steps are being taken, in view of the recent elimination of controls on a number of building materials, to reduce to the utmost the number of officials in his...
asked the Minister of Works whether he is aware that numerous sites of former British and U.S. hutted camps on good agricultural land are now covered with concrete and weeds; that the clearing...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on what grounds permission has been given for the association of German exiles recently established at Hanover to include officials alleged to be...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on what grounds exit permits have been refused to Inga Birgit and her father, Dr. Walter Zimmermann, of Kiel, who wish to rejoin the latter's wife...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give the names of the trustees who will control the Ruhr coal, iron and steel industries.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply has been received from the Soviet authorities by the British representative on the Control Commission of Austria to his protests...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what response he has had from other Governments to his offers that the British Government would advance £1 million for the relief of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the principles on which his Department acts in deciding whether or not to make representations to foreign Governments in relation to trials in...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will instruct our representatives at U.N.O. to propose the abolition of conscription in all countries as a reply to the proposals on...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what assistance in the shape of planes, equipment and personnel has been given to the Transjordan Government in connection with the recent...
asked the Minister of Food if there is now a possibility of increasing the milk ration to old people.
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that the production of fish meal fell by 32 per cent. between 1937 and 1947; what is the reason for this decline; and, in view of the high protein...
asked the Minister of Food how many new licences have been issued to fish friers in Blackpool since 1st September; and how many have been given allocations of fat up to 3 cwt. and how many have...
asked the Minister of Food if, in view of the 1948–49 world record crop of sugar and the Marshall Aid appropriation of 25 million dollars for purchase of sugar by Britain, he will increase...
asked the Minister of Food what additional quantities of maize meal he has arranged to have exported to Eire as pig food; and whether this involves any diminution of the supply to pig producers...
asked the Minister of Food how the price of bacon bought from Denmark compares with that of United Kingdom bacon.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will now decontrol the supply of glucose to manufacturers of confectionery.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether he will now allow potatoes to be supplied to the fish friers throughout the country in order to expedite the utilisation of potato stocks...
asked the Minister of Food what proportion of available supplies of bacon are allocated to catering establishments and canteens in the country; and if he will give an estimate of the extent to...
asked the Minister of Food how many eggs are produced annually to the egg stations for distribution by the 458,700 persons who are registered for pig and poultry rations; what is the total number...
asked the Minister of Food in how many cases the extra cheese ration has been refused to self-employed workers in the building trade in rural areas who must necessarily take a packed midday meal...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether he will consult the National Chamber of Trade and all other appropriate organisations which are representative of large sections of the...
asked the Minister of Food when he proposes to make an order to amend S.I., 1948, No. 2319, as promised on 10th November.
asked the Minister of Food the cost of imported snoek, as compared with the cost of other imported fish and British herring, respectively.
asked the Attorney-General whether he will take steps to enable petitions for declaration of legitimacy to be heard in camera.
asked the Minister of Agriculture what evidence he has received of the difficulties in harvesting linseed this year; and whether he considers that the present price is giving sufficient...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what acreage of land is now administered by the Land Commission; what acreage of land they have taken over and re-let or re-sold; and how many people are there...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will restore to farmers the right to receive coupons in exchange for oats they sell for seed.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will inquire into the extent to which foxes are preserved for purposes of hunting; the acreage devoted to artificial coverts for the harbouring of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will make a statement regarding the issue of bonus rations for pigs and poultry.
asked the Minister of Agriculture when he intends to bring the Food and Drugs (Milk and Dairies) Act, 1944, into operation.
asked the Minister of Transport if, in view of the recent decision with reference to red or white petrol for utility cars, he will state whether these will now be classified as private vehicles...
asked the Minister of Transport why he is delaying his consent to the street lighting application of the Hound Parish Council.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies approximately what percentage of all babies born in Jamaica are illegitimate.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many public hospital beds are available free in Jamaica; and to what extent this accommodation falls short of the estimated need.
asked the Minister of Health whether in view of the shortage of houses for agricultural workers, he is prepared to waive the present restrictions on the granting of licences to persons wishing to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to announce a relaxation of controls affecting the furniture industry.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will amend the Export of Goods (Control) (Amendment No. 3) Order, 1948, so as to preclude the export of all machine tools that can be used for...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the present number of undischarged bankrupts; what check is kept on their financial activities; and whether he will consider taking action to...
(by Private Notice)asked the Minister of Labour what steps he is taking to secure a resumption of work by the crew of the Cunard White Star liner "Queen Elizabeth," and whether he can give some...
"to make legal aid and advice in Scotland more readily available for persons of small or moderate means and to enable the cost of legal aid or advice for such persons to be defrayed wholly or...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision as to the payment, and the distribution or application, of any prize money granted by His Majesty...
Considered in Committee.
3.42 p.m.
5.30 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
6.15 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Motion made, and Question put, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
(1) Sums which at the passing of this Act are standing to the credit of the Supreme Court Prize Deposit Account in respect of ships or goods (within the meaning of the Naval Prize Act, 1864) not...
Mr. Dugdale: I beg to move, in line 9, after "bounty," to insert: to authorise the payment into the Exchequer of certain unclaimed sums in prize courts. This is consequential on the last Clause...
Considered in Committee.—[Progress, 12th November.]
Amendment proposed, in page 2, line 38, to leave out Subsection (4), and insert: (4) Every notice served otherwise than by registered post shall require the person upon whom it is served to...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 44, at the end, to add: and his service pension shall not be withheld or reduced by reason of his being in receipt of any such pay or emoluments. This Amendment...
I beg to move, in page 3, line 22, to leave out "the pension or." I move this Amendment on behalf of my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Brixton (Lieut.-Colonel Lipton) and I also desire...
"No person recalled for service under this Act shall be liable, without his consent, to be appointed, transferred or attached to any military body to which he could not, without his consent, have...
Any person recalled for service under this Act shall be granted a substantive rank not more than one grade below the substantive rank he held immediately prior to his discharge on...
I beg to move, in page 4, to leave out lines 4 and 5. I think we should have some explanation from the Under-Secretary before we pass this Schedule. According to this Schedule, there are three...
10.35 p.m.
Resolved: That the Draft Happisburgh to Yarmouth Coast Protection Order, 1948, a copy of which was presented on 26th October, be approved."—[Mr. J. Edwards.]
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.
