Thursday, 1 December 1949
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is now in a position to make a statement about the effect of the Catering Wages Act in relation to the tourist industry, having regard to experience during...
asked the Minister of Labour how many men, women and girls he estimates are now employed by football pool promoters.
asked the Minister of Labour how many persons he estimates are employed by greyhound racing businesses.
asked the Minister of Labour the average number of workpeople signing at the Bristol employment exchanges for each of the years 1919 to 1923, and 1945 to 1949.
Mr. Watkins: asked the Minister of Labour at what stage are juvenile entrants given a medical examination by his Department when they enter the mining industry.
asked the Minister of Labour what, to date, is the amount of Government loans outstanding to the National Institute of House-workers, Limited.
asked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed were registered in Bedford at the latest convenient date; and how the figures compare with those for 1938.
asked the Minister of Labour how many prosecutions have been carried out by his Department as a result of investigations by factory inspectors during the past three years against firms failing to...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, to assist in reducing costs of production, he will hold an inquiry into the prevalence of paid tea breaks in industry which are not covered by any national...
asked the Minister of Labour what use he proposes to make of the building, erected since the war as a training centre, in Wilsthorpe Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
asked the Minister of Education whether, following his circular requesting schools and colleges to pay special attention to United Nations Day, he will make a similar request for the observation...
asked the Minister of Education if he will give an assurance that contact is being maintained between his Department and the National Association of Girls' Clubs and Mixed Clubs, and that the...
asked the Minister of Education if he will call for an immediate report from His Majesty's inspectors in the area of the condition of sanitation at the Nazeing School, Essex; and of the methods...
asked the Minister of Education if he is satisfied that the teaching of modern languages in secondary schools is maintained on the high level consistent with the demands of the export drive of...
asked the Minister of Education if he is aware that the only two nursery schools in the Sparkbrook district of Birmingham are being closed at the end of this year and that the Birmingham...
asked the Minister of Education how many children now attending ordinary primary schools have been found to be suffering from defects of hearing and consequential speech defects; and which local...
asked the Minister of Education if, in view of the fact that education of a secondary modern type is not available to Roman Catholic children who live at Ampleforth, arrangements can be made for...
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he is aware that Mrs. Ruth Khama was the only white person in the district who was not invited to attend the official reception given by...
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether the policy of the Government in regard to the possible transfer of the High Commission territories to the Union of South Africa, is...
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if any consultations have taken place with the Governments of India and Pakistan regarding the danger to their security constituted by the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that builders' merchants who get their wallpaper supplies through the Wallpaper Manufacturers Association group of manufacturers are not...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what efforts he is making to lessen our dependence on American cotton supplies.
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent Lancashire exports of textiles and textile machinery have been affected by Japanese post war production.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the earliest date upon which he expects to be able to increase the supply of newsprint to enable the publication of large newspapers.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what success has met his efforts to market Trident or other furniture in the dollar area.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in connection with the recent cut in margins of utility goods, he reviewed the discount and poundage of check traders.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the report of the committee inquiring into the distribution and exhibition side of the film industry will be published before Christmas.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what representation he has made to the Government of Argentina so as to ensure that the granting of import permits to manufacturers in this country may...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement about the latest trade negotiations with Portugal.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) the total number of residential electors, excluding Service voters, on the recently-published parliamentary registers, the first prepared...
asked the Prime Minister what major economies in expenditure on the Armed Forces he is now able to announce in consequence of the comprehensive review by the Government of the future structure of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture why expenditure on gang labour and machinery services provided for land in possession is debited by some county committees to the account of the gang labour and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what are the qualifications as to prestige and authority in their counties of the 12 voluntary members of county agricultural executive committees.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will indicate from the latest figures of livestock and crop returns how his policy of increasing agricultural output by 50 per cent. above the pre-war...
Mr. Watkins: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will give the acreage of land to be taken over by the Forestry Commission in the counties of Brecon, Cardigan and Carmarthen as recently...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware of the loss of production likely to result from the rapid curtailment or closing down of county agricultural committee machinery pools; and if he...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if, in order to eliminate unnecessary work, he will simplify the monthly form of application for rations for pedigree pigs, require full returns at six monthly...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what proportion of the English clip was handled by private merchants and agricultural co-operative societies, respectively, in the years 1938 and 1948.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has considered the report of the Allotments Advisory Committee; and whether he intends to introduce an Allotments Bill at an early date.
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give the main heads of the direct subsidies to British farmers estimated by his Department to amount to £25 million per annum.
Mr. De la Bére: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will give an explanation of the rise in price of dry pulp from the sugar-beet factories, from £7 per ton to £14 per ton,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will issue a general directive to Inspectors of Inland Revenue to ensure that the concession, whereby an owner-occupier is assessed under Schedule A...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will now make a further statement on the refusal of certain manufacturers of model aircraft accessories to charge Purchase Tax on goods sold to the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will now set up a committee to investigate to what extent the adoption of the Pay As You Earn system has had disincentive effects in each industry.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an estimate of the loss of dollar exchange since devaluation owing to the fall in the dollar price of rubber from' Malaya.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the Exchange Control Department of the Bank of England has refused Mrs. Grace Shelton, Uphill Camp, Preston, Weymouth, permission to send a pair of...
May I ask the Leader of the House if he will state the Business for next week?
On 22nd November the hon. and gallant Member for Worthing (Brigadier Prior-Palmer) asked my right hon. Friend a Question concerning the Shoreham and Lancing Beaches development plan. In a...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement with regard to the action taken by my noble Friend the Minister for Civil Aviation in issuing a statement, with which I was...
4,12 p.m.
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