Monday, 31 October 1949
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I regret to have to inform the House of the death of Meredith Farrar Titterington, Esq., Member for the Borough of Bradford (South Division), and I desire on behalf of the House to express our...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he has received the final report of the Committee which he set up to investigate standardisation in the engineering industry; and whether it is his intention...
asked the Minister of Supply to what extent the impending reductions in expenditure in his Department will affect any of his establishments in the neighbourhood of Corsham, Wiltshire.
asked the Minister of Works to what extent consideration has been given to the construction of an underground garage in the new layout proposed for Parliament Square, like the one in St....
asked the Minister of Works why the coats of arms of the Scottish burghs have been excluded from the stained glass windows recently completed in St. Stephen's Hall; and whether an equally...
asked the Minister of Works what work has been carried out on the Hans Crescent Hotel in preparation for use as a hostel for colonial students; when it is expected to be used for that purpose;...
asked the Minister of Works, in view of the increasing demand for the use of the Royal Pavilion at Brighton for tourist purposes, which will bring needed dollars to this country, why the Public...
asked the Minister of Works to what extent he proposes to proceed with the erection of new Government offices in Aberdeen.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what percentage the output of saleable deep-mined coal in the United Kingdom in 1948 was of that in 1938.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether his attention has been drawn to the criticism of the Barnsley magistrate on 9th September of the action of the National Coal Board in purporting to...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether, in order to implement his undertaking to the consumers of gas that they would secure cheaper gas from a nationalised gas industry, he will make a...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power (1) whether in view of the decision of a Scottish court that the presence of diphenylamine in motor spirit cannot be proved conclusively by analysis, he...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the petrol consumption of the Fighting Services and the civilian population of this country, respectively, for any recent six months.
asked the Attorney-General whether he will make a statement about the work of the Statute Law Committee since the revision of its terms of reference two years ago.
asked the Attorney-General whether it is proposed to introduce legislation to implement the recommendation of the Evershed Committee with regard to the creation of additional Judges of the High Court.
asked the Minister of Food if he will make a statement on the arrangement completed with the Irish Butter Farm Association for the purchase of Irish non-creamery butter for distribution in Great...
asked the Minister of Food what is the arrangement made by his Department for supplies of milk from Northern Ireland for the period over which the agreement extends.
asked the Minister of Food how many tons of imported Italian cheese were turned over in a mouldy condition to farmers to be used as pig food; and why such a condition was allowed to develop.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food why the Government have been buying pineapples in the Azores, which is a hard currency area; how many consignments are involved; what is the total...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food what steps he has taken in connection with the Government decision to allow an open general licensing system for imports, with effect from 5th...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the large stock piles of meat and sweets in this country today, he will consider increasing the weekly rations of these to the...
asked the Minister of Food how much the 28-page catalogue of Civic Restaurants costs; and what is its purpose.
asked the Minister of Food what price is being paid for the maize, barley and oats now imported from the Soviet Union; and how this compares with prices of grain offered to us by other countries.
asked the Minister of Food what quantity of dried egg he has bought from the United States; what price he is paying; and at what price it will be sold to the consumer.
asked the Minister of Food what proportion of the beef imported during the last twelve months from Argentina was chilled; and what proportion frozen.
asked the Minister of Food the number of German representatives who came to England to buy Algerian wine; where they were entertained at Government expense; and what was the cost.
asked the Minister of Food if he has considered the details which have been sent him about the inability of Mr. Foreman of Skeet Hill, Chelsfield, to sell his fruit owing to heavy imports of...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that a Conservative Party office in the borough of Poole is exhibiting real loaves of bread, now stale and uneatable, as a part of a party political...
asked the Minister of Food how many tons of sago flour were imported from Sarawak during 1947, 1948 and the first six months of 1949, respectively; and what was the average number of tons...
asked the Minister of Food if he will consider transferring the powers and functions of his Department for the distribution of herring in the home market to the Herring Industry Board.
asked the Minister of Food what tonnage of maize held by him in store in Britain has been lost in 1948 and 1949 to date, by the action of weevils.
asked the Minister of Food if he is now in a position to make a statement as to the future price of meat.
asked the Minister of Food what influenced his Department in making the changes of price for tallow in the autumn of 1948 and in September, 1949; how the prices before and after each change...
asked the Minister of Food what progress has been made in his experiments in the use of fish albumen for the manufacture of many products.
asked the Minister of Food (1) the annual amount of "Anona" toilet soap supplied wholesale, for resale to the trade, to the British Legion workshops at Preston Hall, near Maidstone, Kent; the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the support given by this House to the proposal for the banning and destruction of all atomic weapons, with international control...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what further contributions have been made in aid of Arab refugees since 30th May, 1949; and what are the countries involved.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the accommodation provided for the British Council in Prague, Brno, and Bratislava, of the lectures being given, of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any action has been taken against the German authorities in Dortmund who imposed heavy fines on contractors for carrying out the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that the withdrawal of the system of licensing of newspapers by the Allies in Western Germany is leading to the disappearance...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied with the conduct of the recent trial in the British zone of Germany in which men found guilty of murdering the former mayor of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the current need for economy, it is now intended to withdraw British Forces from Greece.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what occurred when a British Avro Tudor plane was fired on by Egyptian anti-aircraft guns in the Gaza area recently; and what steps he has taken...
asked the Minister of Transport the main provisions of the new code of the road recently signed by this country at Geneva; and to what extent he expects that they will affect car drivers, motor...
asked the Minister of Transport what steps are taken by his Department to ensure that accommodation provided for ships' crews are reasonable and suitable; and if he is satisfied that shipowners...
asked the Minister of Labour if his attention has been drawn to a circular issued by the 1/264 branch of the Transport and General Workers' Union in Billingsgate Market to the effect that Danish...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what increases he proposes to make or has made in the rents of farms belonging to the Duchy which are situated in the Bowland area of the Skipton...
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent waste paper is still being used in the manufacture of new paper or paperboard.
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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