Wednesday, 24 November 1948
The House met at Half-past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether he is aware that the buildings at the civil airport terminus at Nutt's Corner in Northern Ireland are inadequate,...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he is being consulted on the detailed scheme and its application for the reorganisation of B.O.A.C. and B.E.A.C. now...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation how much has been spent on the development of airfields at Castel Benito and Malta respectively, since 1st January, 1946.
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation how many passengers for London have been carried by motor from Edinburgh to Renfrew by...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether he can give an assurance that the proposed alterations and additional navigational aids at Turnhouse Aerodrome will...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he will cause an inquiry to be made into the circumstances which led to the recent cessation of British European Airways...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether he will now make a statement about the procedure for investigating accidents to civil aircraft; and if he will...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he will now make a statement giving the estimated date of delivery of six Boeing Stratocruisers ordered for B.O.A.C.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is now prepared to withdraw the British Police Mission from Greece.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps are being taken in accordance with Article 54 of the United Nations Charter to keep the Security Council fully informed of activities...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what arrangements for the receipt of medical attention are available for British subjects now residing in Roumania.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement about the future of Jubaland.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why, in view of the decision to stop extradition of alleged war criminals from the British zone of Germany as from 1st September, except in cases...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Dominions were consulted before the decision to reject the proposal made by Dr. Evatt and Mr. Trygve Lie.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what form of diplomatic relations His Majesty's Government have with Byelo-Russia.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the letter sent by the Israeli Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the personal representative of the U.N....
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have been taken to prevent the use of Hong Kong by Chinese Communists as a safe base for their activities against the Chinese Government.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many women and how many children are employed in the sugar industry in Mauritius; what are their rates of pay; and whether he is satisfied with...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies which of the recommendations of the Mauritius Economic Commission have been accepted by the local Government and what action has, so far, been taken.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now in a position to make a statement on the result of his investigations into the circumstances in which a telegram was sent to his...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made with the scheme for the game-free zone along the Tanganyika- Northern Rhodesian border; how many head of wild game have...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the approximate percentage of illiteracy in Jamaica among adults; among young people between the ages of 14 and 21; among children under 14;...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware of the overcrowded and squalid conditions in which large numbers of people in Jamaica have to live, especially in Western Kingston,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if, in view of the large sums of money spent on the construction of luxurious tourist hotels in Jamaica and the greater desirability of modernising...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when it is proposed to set up a legislative council for Gibraltar.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is yet in a position to make any statement about the progress of the Committee set up in Malaya to deal with the question of what...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement regarding the position in Cyprus.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on what charge, and under what law, the mayor of Famagusta, Cyprus, was recently fined £100.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what British films other than "A Tale of Two Cities," have been banned at Singapore; who is the film censor; what are his qualifications; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why 50 U.S. geologists are being permitted to visit the Colonies; what facilities are being granted to them; why this work cannot be undertaken by...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many square miles of the Colonial Empire have been air-surveyed since January, 1946, by private companies; and whether he will publish details.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement on the recent acquisition of the Island of St. Anne's in the Seychelles for public purposes; from whom it was bought...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the present unemployment figures for Malta.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will state the measures which His Majesty's Government is taking in order to implement the resolution of the Political Committee of the United Nations General...
asked the Minister of Defence what has been the average cost to those Service men who have obtained their discharge by purchase, since the reintroduction of this practice after the war, excluding...
asked the Minister of Defence if he will make a statement on pay and allowances for officers and men in the Armed Forces.
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware of the strong resentment expressed by distributors and retailers in Scotland of imported turkeys, poultry, rabbits, etc., at his recent directive...
asked the Minister of Food if he will give an assurance that no retailer of any rationed food will be prosecuted under S.I., 1948, No. 2319, for employing in a managerial capacity a scheduled...
asked the Minister of Food what element of export subsidy is contained in the prices for butter and cheese agreed with the Government of New Zealand.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will consider giving preferential rations to single persons living alone and to adolescents.
asked the Minister of Food how many chauffeuses are employed to drive his regional officers round visiting farms to inspect potatoes; and why this inspection is not carried out by the local staff...
asked the Minister of Food when he intends to publish a further report on the East African Groundnut Scheme; and what acreages of groundnuts and other crops the Overseas Food Corporation expect...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether he will now consider taking sugar off the ration altogether as from the 1st January, 1949.
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that many soap substitutes in the form of powders are highly injurious to clothing; and what steps he proposes to take to enforce his regulations...
At the end of Questions—
"to substitute eighteen months for twelve months as the term of whole-time service under the National Service Act, 1948, and five and a half years for seven years as the aggregate of the terms of...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Whiteley.]
10.0 p.m.
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