Tuesday, 25 October 1949
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
2.35 p.m.
Standing Order 10, page 108, line 61, leave out 'are intended to be.' and insert 'have been.'
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether he can give an estimate of the amount of agricultural land which it will be necessary to use during the next decade if the present plans...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he is now able to make a further statement with regard to the proposed new town at Congleton.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what action has been taken by his Department to find a suitable site for the proposed engineering workshop of Messrs. F. H. Burgess, Ltd., in...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether, arising out of his recent interview with the deputation interested in the matter, he has yet examined the question of his power to...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what are the aggregate amounts of claims of specified sums for loss of development rights in respect of properties in England and Wales and in...
asked the Minister of National Insurance if he will review the ruling of his department that persons casually employed by local authorities in the preparation of electoral lists are self-employed...
asked the Minister of National Insurance if he is aware that when a child is sent to an approved school, its parents, though thereby excluded from receiving any family allowance, may nevertheless...
asked the Minister of National Insurance what has been the percentage increase in claims for sick benefits in the first year of the scheme as compared with the year earlier.
asked the Minister of National Insurance if he is aware of the anxiety caused by the Form C.F.41 which he has sent out to certain classes of insured persons and which provides for loss of benefit...
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Minister of National Insurance how many disabled ex-Service men employed as temporary clerks in the Central Pensions Branch of the Ministry of...
asked the Minister of National Insurance how many centres there are in Bristol where appeals for supplementary allowances are heard; and if he will consider establishing more of these in order to...
asked the Minister of National Insurance, how many people are insurable under the National Insurance Act; how many such persons were insured during each of the four weeks in August; what steps...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he is aware that an official of his Department at Slough recently cross-questioned an applicant for sick benefit, whose name and address have been...
asked the Minister of National Insurance what was the number of persons receiving public assistance in the months of August, 1949, and August, 1948, respectively; and the total amounts paid in...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, with a view to preventing a recurrence of trouble in the docks, he will consider the appointment of a committee to make recommendations on the composition,...
asked the Minister of Labour how many workers are covered by agreements providing for automatic increases in wages or other remuneration in the event of a rise in the cost of living.
asked the Minister of Labour what action he is taking to check the decline in manpower in the coal industry.
asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the average weekly earnings for the last pay week in April, 1949, for the same Scottish industries as are provided on page 300 of the September issue...
asked the Minister of Labour if, in view of recent increased charges for residents, he will cause an inquiry to be made into the administrative costs of National Service Corporation hostels.
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Secretary of Slate for Scotland (1) whether he is aware that many chemists in Edinburgh are being faced with serious financial difficulties owing to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what stage has been reached in his inquiry into the right of the Dean of Guild and Deacon Convenor to sit as members of Glasgow Corporation and similar...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what approximate acreage will rank for ploughing subsidy in Scotland for autumn, 1949.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of retired schoolteachers who are in receipt of pensions from his Department; the average amount per annum of such pensions; and the number of...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his intention to wind up the Polish Resettlement Corps at the end of September has been carried out; and what is now the position of ex-members of the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will publish a summary showing the reforms instituted in the Army since the end of the war affecting pay, status, conditions of service, and...
asked the Secretary of State for War what arrangements are made for the welfare, education and recreation of young women serving with all Forces abroad, especially in Austria.
asked the Secretary of State for War why the Union Jack has been hauled down at 12 cemeteries in Germany where 21,500 British casualties of the last war are buried.
asked the Secretary of State for War why soldiers of the Highland Light Infantry were employed in connection with grouse shooting between 14th and 30th September.
asked the Secretary of State for War what period of local training is given to national service men sent to Malaya after completing their 16 weeks' basic training; and whether this training is...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many Press representatives and official nonmilitary observers were present at the recent military manœuvres in Germany; and what was the cost of...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the unsettled condition of the world and the consequent importance of the closest co-operation with the other States of the Commonwealth, Western...
asked the Lord President of the Council the total estimated cost of all the permanent and temporary developments in anticipation of the 1951 Exhibition that are being undertaken, either by the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that aged persons, not in receipt of an old age pension, do not qualify for the concessional tobacco and extra tea allowances; and if he will...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer under what statutory powers he is enabled himself to deal with individual hardship cases in regard to Income Tax as distinct from arrears of Income Tax of...
On a point of Order. At the beginning of Question Time today, Sir, the Chairman of Ways and Means dealt with certain Business, thereby diminishing the time available for answers to Questions....
I am sure that all Members of this House, and particularly older Members, will have heard with regret of the death of Mr. J. R. Clynes, who has passed away at the ripe age of 80 years after a...
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from
As amended (in the Standing Committee and on re-committal), further considered.
3.48 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 20, line 5, to leave out subsection (1), and to insert: (1) No person shall be liable, by reason only that he is subject to an obligation to which this section applies, to...
I beg to move, in page 20, line 35, to leave out "this," and to insert: "the next following." This is one of a series of Amendments put forward in an attempt to tidy up the Clauses of the Bill...
I beg to move, in line 32, after "work," to insert: "(a) by a coast protection authority;(b) by any body or person upon whom any powers or duties relating to the protection of land have been...
I beg to move, in page 23, line 22, at the end, to insert: Provided that where, at the time of the passing of this Act, a person is entitled to excavate or remove any materials as aforesaid by...
I beg to move, in page 26, line 42, to leave out "interest and sinking fund charges," and to insert: "principal and interest." This is merely a drafting Amendment relating to county council's...
I beg to move in page 29, line 10, to leave out "three," and to insert "fourteen." This Amendment is to meet a point raised in Committee when it was suggested that the time to be given to an...
I beg to move, in page 29, line 18, to leave out from "to," to the first "Rules," in line 20, and to insert "the Lands Tribunal. (2)" This Amendment and the four following are of a drafting...
I beg to move, in page 30, line 14, to leave out: "used for residential purposes." The Bill as drafted makes it essential that 24 hours' notice shall be given by the coast protection authority...
rose—
I beg to move, in page 33, line 8, at the end, to insert: or across which the rights in question are required to be exercised. This Amendment and the next two Amendments are purely drafting,...
I beg to move, in page 36, line 24, to leave out from "section," to "shall," in line 25. This Amendment would make Clause 31 (3) read: Any order under this section shall be subject to special...
I beg to move, in page 42, line 17, to leave out from "The," to "shall," in line 19, and to insert: following authorities, that is to say— (a) the council of every borough in England or...
I beg to move, in page 49, line 38, to leave out lines 38 and 39, and to insert: the last foregoing paragraph shall have effect as if it required the objection to be considered, and authorised a...
I beg to move, in page 53, line 22, after "area," to insert or lying to seaward therefrom." This is an Amendment to Part II of the Second Schedule which deals with the making of an interim order...
I beg to move, in page 55, line 16, to leave out from "drawn," to the end of line 17, and to insert: across The Narrows from Lloyd's Hailing Station to the Commissioners' Staiths. This Amendment...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 84 (Money Committees). [King's Recommendation signified.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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