Monday, 14 November 1949
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Read a Second time; to be considered Tomorrow.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that in or about July explosives used by Stewarts and Lloyds, Limited, caused damage to property and risk of injury to persons in...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether in view of the fact that the South-Western Area Gas Board has felt obliged to refund the increases made in its charges for gas, and to discontinue all...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether the coal ordered by consumers in the Manchester area is now screened and washed before delivery.
asked the Minister of Fuel and power if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the 41 Club at Southampton has been refused supplementary petrol for the purpose of conveying sufferers from...
asked the Attorney-General upon what date the decision was taken to postpone the operation of parts of the Legal Aid and Advice Act, 1949; what steps had been taken at that date to implement the...
asked the Minister of Food if he has any statement to make regarding extra food rations available to the housewife for Christmas.
Commander Galbraith: asked the Minister of Food what profit margin is allowed on rationed meat to retail butchers; and what changes to meet extra expenses have been permitted since the margin...
asked the Minister of Food what was the average percentage profit made by his Department on sago flour imported from Malaya during the 12 months ended September, 1949.
asked the Minister of Food how the current supply of fish meal for animal feeding compares with the prewar supply; and what action he is taking to ensure an increased supply of this feedingstuff...
asked the Minister of Food when the people of London may expect to receive the 6d. meat bonus now seven weeks overdue.
asked the Minister of Food if he will inform the House of the arrangements made by his Department for the import of pressed beef from Ireland; what quantity has already been placed upon the...
asked the Minister of Food (1) how many tons of edible tallow of all grades were imported in the period 1st January, 1949, to 1st October; how much was later resold for non-edible purposes; and...
asked the Minister of Food if he will now increase the sugar ration.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether, with a view to ensuring an adequate home pig population, he will consider increasing the offal extraction rate and improve the quality of...
asked the Minister of Food why passengers crossing the Irish Sea from the Republic of Ireland are only allowed to bring in to Great Britain 7 lb. of food, while passengers crossing the Straits...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. CARSON:
asked the Minister of Food to what extent the internal audit department of his Department was responsible for the accuracy of the accounts of the United Africa Company, when that company was...
asked the Minister of Food if he will give details of the expenditure of £2,715,578 recorded in the Trade and Navigation Accounts as having been spent in imports of meat from the United...
asked the Minister of Food for what purposes a further £8 million has been advanced to the Overseas Food Corporation since 31st March, 1949.
asked the Minister of Transport (1) how far the proposed cuts in capital expenditure will delay the construction of either the temporary toll-free bridge at Selby or the permanent bridge; (2)...
asked the Minister of Transport why Statutory Instruments 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796 and 1797 of 1949 are made as separate statutory instruments.
asked the Minister of Transport if he is yet able to say when action will be taken to implement the recommendation of the Committee of Road Safety Report of 1947 that cycles should have efficient...
asked the Minister of Transport what are the salaries, designations and duties of the 13 members of his Department at present employed in Egypt.
asked the Minister of Transport how many accidents have occurred to Thames water buses since the opening of the service; and whether any resulted in loss of life.
asked the Minister of Transport how much steel and other materials he allocates annually for the construction and maintenance of the locomotives on the railways.
asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement on his recent official conversations with Mr. Nehru.
asked the Lord President of the Council what was the purpose of the recent official visit of the Director of the British Baking Industries Research Association to the United States of America.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what privileges are given to owners of Corps Diplomatique cars; how many are so registered; and what means there are of preventing the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why the first payment by Yugoslavia to this country, due in September, has not been paid; and what steps are being taken to see that Yugoslavia...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the present position in Formosa; whether we have representatives there and to whom they are accredited; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps he is taking to secure the release of 22017561 Private B. Tyndall, Northants Regiment, from detention by the Soviet authorities in Austria.
Mr. Ivor Thomas: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will invite the Italian Foreign Minister to London for a discussion of outstanding Anglo-Italian differences.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if, in view of his recent conversations in Paris, he is now in a position to make a statement on the result of his consultations with other Powers...
Mr. Paton: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give the particulars of the treaty or agreement of the Allied Powers which confers upon the Supreme Commander of the Allied...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has considered the resolution, a copy of which has been sent him, which was adopted at a meeting of 5,000 people, presided over by the...
Mr. Ivor Thomas: May I ask you, Mr. Speaker, a Question of which I have given you private notice—whether you will rule to what extent it is permissible in Debates on the Adjournment to...
May I ask you, Mr. Speaker, whether you have given consideration to the matter which I placed before you on Thursday last on the question of the Strasbourg Assembly and the fact that the Prime...
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...
3.54 p.m.
Considered in Committee. [Major MILNER in the Chair] The CHAIRMAN pursuant to the Order of the House this day, put forthwith the Question, "That the Chairman do report the Bill, without...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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