Wednesday, 19 October 1949
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 Aberdeen Harbour," presented by Mr. Woodburn; and ordered (under Section 7 of the Act) to...
Mr. Lisbon: asked the Secretary of State for Air if he will arrange for transit camps to be provided in the Middle and Far East to enable wives to sail with their husbands when they are posted...
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that no progress is being made with the provision of a main supply of electricity for Lambourn Woodlands and Woodlands St. Mary in Berkshire...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can now give an assurance that he will not interfere with the haunt of anser albifrons albifrons by establishing a range for heavy bombers at...
asked the Secretary of State for Air how the scale of rations issued to His Majesty's Royal Air Force vessel "Bridlington" compares with that issued to Royal Naval vessels.
asked the Secretary of State for Air how many workers employed at Burtonwood have recently been moved out to other places such as Handforth, 20 miles away; and what is the explanation for causing...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. PLATTSMILLS:
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what steps are being taken to stimulate the development of the services mentioned in the agreement made with the United States...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if, in publishing the periodical statistics of civil air lines operation results, he will include information indicating not...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what salaries and allowances are paid to pilots and navigators employed in his Department's communication unit at Gatwick.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if the inquiry into the cause of the accident between the Dakota and the Anson trainer, near Coventry, last February is now...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the United Kingdom has yet signed the United Nations convention on genocide; and when it is intended that this convention shall be ratified.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether payment has yet been received from Albania as the result of the decision of The Hague Court in the case of His Majesty's ships mined by...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the United Kingdom agreed to permission being given to Japan to pay Siam and Indo-China debts incurred during the war; and why these debts...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will now make a statement about the attitude of the United Kingdom concerning reparations from Japan.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has yet received notification from the Yugoslav Government of the date on which three of the six Yugoslays forcibly repatriated to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in view of the recent order issued by the Military Government in Germany, how many newspapers were found to be published in Western Germany using...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what representations he has recently received from German trade union leaders on the question of dismantling factories that could be used for...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply he has received from the Soviet authorities in respect of the detention by them of Private R. Tirell, Queen's Royal Regiment; whether...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he will take to clear the character of British officials officially accused of taking part in the alleged plot against the Government...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the establishment of the People's Republic of China at Peking and the announcement by its Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why the British representative in the Political Committee of the United Nations voted against the proposal that the United Nations intervene to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what courses are now being held at Wilton Park; how the students from Germany are chosen; and what is the estimated cost of running the college to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on his recent discussions with the Government of Malta.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total of the financial assistance given or allocated to Malta since the end of the European war; and how many Maltese are employed by the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) what steps are being taken in Malaya and the Pacific area to combat the destructive effects of the giant snail, Achatina Fulica, and similar...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can now indicate by what date it will be possible to complete the arrangements for the distribution of war compensation in Malaya; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the increasing number of African students from Kenya now reaching university degree standard in appropriate subjects, he intends...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement on the new Trades Union (Re-registration) Bill, which has been introduced into the Kenya Legislative Council; and if...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of African dissatisfaction with the policy of sending prisoners from Nyasaland to. Southern Rhodesia to serve their sentences...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action he is taking on the conclusions reached by the International Commission on swollen-shoot disease in the Gold Coast and endorsed by the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement in regard to the proposed date of the General Election.
asked the Minister of Defence if he will give an estimate of the increased cost of defence in the current year as a result of the devaluation of the pound.
asked the Minister of Defence what has been the expenditure on the reinforcements to Hong Kong up to 30th September, 1949.
asked the Minister of Defence what steps he is taking to ensure that Service men in each of the Services who failed to complete a fresh Service declaration on Form J before 10th June, 1949, and...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether, with a view to assisting the asparagus growers throughout the country and to provide for the public, he will now consider amending the...
asked the Minister of Food how much oil is required to maintain the present margarine ration; how much has been received by his Department so far from the East African groundnut scheme; and how...
asked the Minister of Food the values of the fancy cheeses imported from dollar and non-dollar sources in the six months ended 30th September; and the values of the Stilton and other cheeses made...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware of the loss of food to the consumers during August and September this year as a result of the canners being unable to get...
asked the Minister of Food why the words "Britain says 'thank you for food gifts'" are stamped by his Department on letters sent to addresses in Italy.
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[The...
Order for consideration, as amended (in the Standing Committee), read.
Where a person has travelled from a place in the area of one local health authority to a hospital in the area of another local health authority for the purpose of attending at, or being...
I beg to move, in page 22, line 4, at the end, to insert: In subsection (1) of section five (which provides for accommodation for private patients) after the words 'the whole cost,' the words 'or...
Subsection (1) of section forty of the Act of 1946 and subsection (1) of section thirty-nine of the Act of 1947, (which require Executive Councils to make arrangements in accordance with...
A person under sixteen years of age shall not be received as a boarder in a mental hospital under section fifteen of the Lunacy (Scotland) Act, 1866, as amended by section fifty-nine of the...
No dental practitioner who is on the list of a Local Executive Committee and is accepting patients under the National Health Service shall be entitled to accept remuneration from private...
After subsection (7) of section forty-two of the Act of 1946 and subsection (7) of section forty-three of the Act of 1947 (which relates to the disqualification of practitioners), the following...
(1) Regulations may provide for such charges as may be prescribed to be made to persons not normally resident in the United Kingdom for services provided under the Act of 1946 or the Act of 1947.
Regulations may authorise the Minister, if he thinks fit, to publish particulars of any disciplinary action taken by him in respect of any breach of any Regulation under the Act of 1946 or the...
I beg to move, in page 19, line 10, after "or," to insert: in respect of an examination carried out or any certificate or recommendation given. The purpose of this Amendment is very simple. It is...
I beg to move, in page 20, line 24, to leave out "and Maternity Homes." This is a drafting Amendment.
I beg to move, in page 22, line 9, at the end, to insert: In subsection (2) of section five (which provides for accommodation for private patients), leave out the words 'serving whether in an...
Order for consideration (as amended in the Standing Committee) read.
I beg to move, in page 28, line 10, at the end to insert: ( ) Subject to such conditions as aforesaid the Minister may make grants to the Seaford Urban District Council for the provision of funds...
I beg to move, in page 35, line 37, at the end, to insert: (b) in relation to an order or agreement varying the constitution of such a board or committee, the board or committee, the constituent...
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I beg to move, in page 6, line 40, at the end, to insert: and shall serve a like notice on any river board or other drainage authority in whose area any of the work is to be carried out. This is...
Amendments made: In page 9, line 45, leave out from "if," to first "that," in line 46, and insert "on any such arbitration it is determined."
I beg to move, in page 10, line 28, to leave out "subsections (3) and (4)," and to insert "subsection (3)." This Amendment, together with certain following Amendments, provides again, as we...
I beg to move, in page 14, line 19, after "may," to insert: at any time after it has fallen due. This, and the succeeding ones, are a further series of drafting Amendments to make it clear that...
The Attorney-General and Mr. Herbert Morrison discharged from the Committee; Mr. Ede and the Solicitor-General added.—[Mr. Popplewell.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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