Wednesday, 20 July 1949
The House met at Half-past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read the Third time, and passed, with an Amendment.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how much London allowance is paid to officers and ratings; and whether he considers this adequate after deduction of Income Tax.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty how many Women's Royal Naval Service personnel are employed at Chequers; and on which Vote their cost is borne.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what arrangements are made to ensure that men serving overseas, and nearing the completion of their first continuous service engagement, are...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what is the anticipated duration of the present commission of H.M.S. "Birmingham" from the date of her departure from the United Kingdom to her...
asked the Postmaster-General, in view of the desirability of increasing television lineage above the 405 at present in use, what alterations will be necessary to transmitters and receivers when...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that the postal services in Aberdeen have not been restored to their pre-war effectiveness and are insufficient, that the Chamber of Commerce, the...
asked the Postmaster-General when it is expected that the new telephone exchange at Cardiff will be in operation.
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will state with regard to the Crabbe Tree Camp Depôt, near Longleat, Warminster, Wilts, the purposes for which the depot is being used; the amount...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what is the present strength of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force and the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve; and how many recruits have joined both branches...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) on whom does the obligation rest in respect to the losses caused by the war to the Burma Oil Company; by whom these losses have been made...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that for the new Edfina barrage in the Nile Valley, estimated to cost £3,000,000, not a single British firm was able to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for what purpose the British delegation was sent to the International Red Cross Conference which has been sitting at Geneva; and what instructions...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he intends to allow Joachim von Ostau and Pastor Goebel, leaders of the League of Independent Germans and the Action Committee of Free...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what recent protests he has received from the leaders of the Social Democratic Party of Germany on the question of dismantling in Germany; and how...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why a copy of the Icelandic Fish Contract has not yet been placed in the Library.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now in a position to say what action has been taken to implement Article III of the Brussels Treaty.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply has been received from the Soviet Government to the aide-mémoire addressed to it by the British Government on 27th April with...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the magnitude of the Greek refugee problem and humanitarian problems involved, he will support the advocacy of direct...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make available copies of the two Reports on Amerindian conditions laid before the Legislative Council of British Guiana in February...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to what extent members of the Makusi tribe in British Guiana, who have declined to move from their present lands to facilitate rancher settlement,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total sum given or promised since 1st January, 1944, to Colonies on behalf of the British taxpayer.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the fact that the taxation of uncultivated land in St. Kitts-Nevis has the useful effect of causing more land to be brought under...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what progress has been made towards the provision of a water works scheme for the island of Trinidad; whether the report made in 1947 to the Colonial...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if it is with his knowledge and approval that Mr. N. W. E. McDermott, of Arusha, Tanganyika, has been given notice to quit an ex-enemy farm which he...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the Governor of Sarawak has been transferred from Sarawak to the Gold Coast; to what extent it is his intention only to keep Governors in Sarawak...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what town planning legislation has now been enacted in Aden; and whether special measures can be taken to speed up the implementation of the plan in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what legislation to control immigration has been passed by the Government of Aden; and whether he will regard legislation of this kind as a matter of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the purpose of the raid, by plain clothes police, on the home of Fang Fang, a leading Hong Kong citizen, on 13th June; and what was...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) why Hong Kong trade unions are not allowed to keep documents which arrive from outside Hong Kong; (2) why the Hong Kong trade unions are being...
Mr. Braddock: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what conclusion was reached by the Sachs Commission set up to investigate irregularities in the Gold Coast Customs Department with...
Mr. Braddock: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that, on 15th June, 1949, King Metesa interviewed and intimidated the Bataka one by one; that he informed them he would...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the present state of the divorce law; and to make recommendations.
asked the Minister of Defence how much leave will normally be granted during the 18 months military service of National Service men.
asked the Minister of Food if, in view of the good fruit crop, he will now reconsider his decision not to grant a further allocation of sugar to housewives to enable them to use homegrown fruit...
asked the Minister of Food what has been the loss on the recent movement of potatoes from Devon to East Anglia.
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that his regulations have been contravened by the consignment of seven boxes containing 49 salmon sent on 6th July to David Kind, Birmingham, by Boyd...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether, in connection with the purchase of cocoa beans by the Government, and the prices charged by his Department to the chocolate manufacturers,...
asked the Minister of Food why the National Federation of Meat Traders, which has in its membership upwards of 25,000 manufacturers of meat products in England and Wales, was not asked to submit...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the periods at which he intends to grant open general licences for the imports of fruit and vegetables between now and 31st December;...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Labour why he has amended his original terms of reference to the Railway Conciliation Board in view of the fact that the trade unions representing the...
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Labour whether he has any statement to make about the present position at the London Docks?
I wish to tell you, Mr. Speaker, that on Third Reading of
Ordered: That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'Clock."—[The Prime Minister.]
[23RD ALLOTTED DAY]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a further sum, not exceeding £35, be granted to His Majesty towards defraying the charges for the following services connected with Colonial Affairs...
4.5 p.m.
Order for Second Reading read.
10.10 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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