Monday, 7 November 1949
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[MR. SPEAKER in the Chair]
reported His Majesty's answer to the Addresses, as follows:
asked the Minister of Works the number of operatives, both skilled and unskilled, that will be required to enable the proposed concert hall on the South Bank to be ready for use in time for the...
asked the Minister of Works whether he will release for the use of the residents of Nevilles Court, Dollis Hill, N.W.2, the garages attached to that block of flats which have until recently been...
asked the Minister of Works (1) what action has been taken, and what further action is proposed, other than the reference of certain items already announced to the Commission on Monopolies and...
asked the Minister of Works the superficial area in feet of the new building in Theobald's Road, Holborn, about to be occupied by the Board of Trade; what is the number of people it is designed...
asked the Minister of Works when it is now expected that the working party on the building industry will present its report.
asked the Minister of Works to what extent the new economies will result in modification of his programme of office building for Government Departments amounting to 2½ million square feet in...
asked the Minister of Works what was the price paid by him for Newby Wiske Hall, Northallerton; and for what purposes it is to be used.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what is the average earning of a face worker in the mining industry working on the basis of five shifts a week.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what complaints he has received from Scandinavian countries concerning the price and quality of British coal; what action he has taken and if he will make a...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what instructions have been given to regional petroleum officers in cases of motor car owners losing their standard ration books or their petrol coupons...
asked the Attorney-General whether, in the interests of public order, he proposes to initiate prosecutions for criminal libel against the newspapers and persons who published or procured or were...
asked the Minister of Food how much fish was used for manure and how much sold to the fish meal works for the months of July and August, 1949.
asked the Minister of Food to what extent supplies of raisins and other dried fruit will be available this year in time for Christmas; and if he will take steps to ensure that they are obtainable...
asked the Minister of Food whether he has any statement to make as to the future price of meat.
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that officers of his Department were, as late as 28th September, giving advice that there was no likelihood that carrots would be controlled...
asked the Minister of Food whether he will add feedingstuffs to the list of goods submitted by His Majesty's Government to the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation in respect of which...
asked the Minister of Food what action he proposes to take on the representations made to him by the Tourist and Holidays Board that the maintenance of the 5s. limit on meals is detrimental to...
asked the Minister of Food how many tons of cereals are at present lying in the holds of ships in British ports owing to there being no storage space available; and what has been the cost this...
asked the Minister of Food what sum of money is paid per ton to the Wholesale Meat Supply Association for their services as agents between his Department and the retail buying groups; and if this...
asked the Minister of Food whether he has any further statement to make in respect of the comparison between the annual rate of the combined flour and bread subsidy before devaluation and at present.
asked the Minister of Food how much edible mutton tallow is at present stored in the United Kingdom; how much is going rancid; and what is the cause of this deterioration.
asked the Minister of Food why the grant of a special meat allowance to miners to stimulate the output of coal has not been extended to persons engaged in the mining of metals or in other heavy...
asked the Minister of Food when the people of London may expect to receive the 6d. meat bonus now six weeks overdue.
Mr. Wilson Harris: asked the Minister of Food what advances he has made to the Overseas Food Corporation since 31st March, 1949.
asked the Minister of Food the number of gallons of milk used in the production of plastics and other commercial uses, respectively, during the last 12 months or any convenient period; what...
asked the Minister of Food what is the total quantity of rum stored by his Department in Nottingham; how long it has been stored there; what he proposes to do with it; and when he expects to...
asked the Minister of Food whether he made a profit or a loss upon the Algerian wine sold to the German wine trade after allowing for all expenses of purchase, transport, storage and sale; and...
asked the Minister of Transport why, by the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations, 1949, Statutory Instrument, 1949, No. 1618, he has discontinued the provision permitting...
asked the Minister of Transport what has been the outcome of the experiments made in London by his Department as to the suitability for general use of the single-deck motor vehicle known as the...
Mr. Wilson Harris: asked the Minister of Transport whether he will arrange for the provision of public conveniences on arterial roads.
asked the Minister of Transport the numbers of train-men who left trains on running lines in each of the 12 month periods ending respectively on 31st January, 1947, 1948 and 1949, in a form...
asked the Minister of Transport whether the division of the country into areas as provided for under the Transport Act has been decided upon; in how many such areas have consultative committees...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider setting up under governmental authority an inquiry into industry for the purposes of assessing potential export prospects in major industries,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in view of the undertaking in Annex 3 to the Papers regarding the Negotiations for a Revision of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 (Command...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the total allocation of petrol that has been made to each foreign mission in London this year in respect of their motor cars that have...
asked the Prime Minister if he will now recommend the award of a General Service Medal to Service personnel, and a suitable medal for civilian aircrew, who took part in the Berlin air lift.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the nature of the conversations recently held in Tokyo between General MacArthur and the United Kingdom Commissioner-General in...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why an applicant for a passport now has to state whether his or her marriage has been dissolved; and what other changes have been made in the new...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, as a measure to counter the anti-British propaganda in Western Germany, he will consider the establishment there of a journal akin to the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what imports of flowers he proposes to permit in the first six months of 1950.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps the Government intend to take to safeguard the employment of British workers, having regard to the recent relaxation of import restrictions...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he will publish a table showing the quantities of raw and semi-finished steel respectively, produced in the United Kingdom and imported from abroad during...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Pearson.]
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