Tuesday, 23 November 1948
The House met at Half-past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to Stornoway Harbour, presented by Mr. Woodburn, read the First time; and ordered (under...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I beg to present a Humble Petition signed by some 50,000 citizens of Newfoundland most loyal subjects of the Crown. The Prayer is as follows: Your petitioners...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if it is his practice to collect the charge when a cottage, being under the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1946, is occupied...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he is aware that on the death of British workers who had been insured under the National Health Service Acts, but who had transferred to work in...
asked the Minister of National Insurance on what date contributors since 5th July, 1948, to the National Insurance scheme will become eligible for sickness benefit.
asked the Minister of National Insurance if he has considered the hardship caused to old age pensioners in receipt of only 10s. weekly and who have continued in employment, when they fall sick...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he will consider raising the upper limit of 30s. which widowed mothers are permitted to earn without reduction of pension and allowance; and what...
asked the Minister of Labour what decision he has come to on the recommendation of the Inter-Departmental Committee on Social and Economic Research that he should obtain and publish information...
asked the Minister of Labour what additional steps he is taking to attain the labour target for the textile industry for 1948.
asked the Minister of Labour how many ex-officers and other ranks of the Fighting Services were registered as unemployed at the latest convenient date.
asked the Minister of Labour what instructions he gave to manufacturers of materials and semi-finished products for estimating in their monthly returns the number of employees engaged on work for...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether, in the case of those ex-prisoners of war who applied, and were allowed to stay here to help in agriculture, and who wish to continue in service after...
asked the Minister of Labour if he has considered the report of the Joint Committee on Conditions in Iron Foundries; and what action he proposes to take to have the recommendation contained...
asked the Minister of Labour whether in view of the fact that employees cannot be dismissed without his sanction, he was consulted by the Wolverhampton Council before their introduction of a...
asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons whom he has directed to remain within an industry since the coming into force of the present Control of Engagement Order.
asked the Minister of Labour why, by Regulation VII of the Youth Employment Service (Administrative Expenses) Regulations (S.I., No. 1742, 1948), he has excluded the jurisdiction of the courts of law.
asked the Minister of Labour what agreement has been reached between the American Officer-in-Charge of U.S. troops in Britain and his Department, respecting the employment of coloured workers at...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will define the scope of the limitation which he placed upon the assurance given by the Parliamentary Secretary on 24th July, 1946, that coal miners, who are...
asked the Minister of Labour what is the average wage now paid to the British workman as compared to December, 1938.
asked the Minister of Labour how many European Volunteer Workers are employed in Scotland; and of these how many are in agriculture.
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) when he proposes to reestablish the status of the infants' mistress as head of a department of the school; (2) if...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the progress of negotiations for the amalgamation of the police forces in Ayrshire.
Mr. Ross: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many mass radiography units are in operation in Scotland; and where they are.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the housing programme for Scotland for 1949.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what study is being made by his Department of recent inventions of new types of mechanised agricultural machinery in the U.S.A. with a view to their...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he has any statement to make on the results of the scheme initiated by the Don Suisse for the treatment in Switzerland of ex-Service men disabled by...
The people of Switzerland have shown their appreciation of the British war effort in many ways and in 1946 the Don Suisse offered to provide, for one year, 100 beds in sanatoria at Leysin, in...
asked the Minister of Pensions how many ex-members of the Polish naval detachment, the Polish armed forces or the Polish Resettlement forces are receiving pensions from his Department.
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will raise pensions granted to widows of those killed in the 1914–18 war in order to bring them into line with the increased cost of living.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether Private Richards, A.T.S., particulars of whose illness were supplied to him last August, has yet been transferred from Berlin to Hamburg as promised...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many applications for war medals have been received at the latest available date; and how many have been dealt with.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether any members of the Polish Resettlement Corps have been in that organisation for more than two years.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many National Savings Officers are employed; what are the numbers of their staffs; and what is the annual cost.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect the rearmament programme is likely to have on the housing plans for Scotland in the coming year.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will reconsider the application of the 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division for permission to remit £5,000 to France to be spent on erecting a War...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the position regarding compensation in respect of British-owned industries in Poland which have been nationalised; and what is holding up the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many cases have war credits been paid to entitled persons before the due date, on compassionate or other grounds.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered Mr. Justice Vaisey's strictures on the Inland Revenue Department's practice of harrying individuals to pay Income Tax promptly...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will introduce legislation to permit compensation in cases of war damage for loss of rent because of delays in rebuilding beyond the control of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered the communication sent to him by the Abercarn Urban Area Chamber of Trade; and if he will state the nature of his reply.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Poles are receiving pensions and allowances from public funds other than through the Ministry of Pensions.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an estimate of the number of additional district valuers which will be required because of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1947; and what...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his attention has been drawn to the printed circular issued by the Central Land Board entitled, "Advice on buying and selling a site for building a...
asked the President of the Board of Trade at approximately what rate dollar tobacco leaf is being re-exported to soft currency countries in the form of cigarettes or pipe tobacco.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now make a statement on the allegations concerning unsolicited football coupons set out in a letter, dated 18th August, 1948, from the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the fact that the effect of the obligation resting upon the Administrator of the European Recovery Programme to refuse delivery to...
Mr. Plaits-Mills: asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give particulars as to quantities and descriptions of the strategic raw materials supplied by Great Britain to the U.S.A....
asked the President of the Board of Trade in view of the recent falling off of British imports to Switzerland, what steps he is taking to ensure that imports to Switzerland from the bizone of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give an assurance that, in signing the recent trade agreement with Japan, His Majesty's Government gave consideration to its effect on...
The Government have decided to ask the House to consider a Time-Table Motion on Thursday for the Iron and Steel Bill. The terms of the Motion appear on this morning's Order Paper. If there is...
I am sure that I can speak for the whole House in saying that the announcement of His Majesty's illness has been received with the deepest regret. His Majesty has never spared himself in his...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees).—(King's Recommendation signified.)
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide, amongst other things, for the establishment of an Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain and for...
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for the construction of roads reserved for special classes of traffic, it is expedient to authorise—...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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