Thursday, 9 March 1950
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The following Member took and subscribed the Oath:
Accounts ordered, relating to Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom for each month during the year 1950."—[Mr. H. Wilson.]
asked the President of the Board of Trade the purpose of the census of distribution; and whether information given in connection with it is treated as confidential.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what stocks of cotton purchased in the dollar area were held in this country on 1st March, 1949, and 1st March, 1950, respectively.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has now re-considered the question of allowing private individuals to buy and import wine.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the Commodities which are imported exclusively by the Government.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the increasing amount of poor quality utility cloth and clothing being put on the market; and what steps he proposes lo take to deal...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why delay has occurred in arranging for the purchase by the Timber Control of softwood from Scandinavia; if he is aware that meanwhile timber merchants...
Mr. Baker White: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the disclosures made during the trial of Professor Fuchs he will now lay down special security regulations to cover...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give an assurance that it remains the policy of His Majesty's Government to give asylum to political refugees from oppression...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will make a statement on the refusal of the immigration authorities to admit into this country on 3rd March a man who described...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will now introduce legislation to amend the Criminal Justice Act, so as to provide for the restoration of corporal punishment in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the difficulties arising out of divided allegiance as disclosed by the Fuchs case, he will refuse the privilege of...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will consider the limitation of the number of taxis and taxi drivers permitted to operate in the London area.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will introduce legislation to restore an electoral register to come into operation in October this year, in view of the uncertainty...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what are the considerations to which he has regard in deciding whether or not to advise His Majesty to exercise the Royal Prerogative of mercy...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his attention has been drawn to the slowness of the counting of the votes in many constituencies in the recent General Election; and if he...
asked the Minister of Health how many applications for determination of reasonable rentals have been made to the rent tribunal in Leicester under the provisions of Section 1 of the Landlord and...
asked the Minister of Health the total number of applications for houses on the lists of local authorities on 28th February.
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that despite the extra allocation of house building permits by his Department to the Birmingham City Council, there is concern among the many thousands...
asked the Minister of Health what steps he proposes to take to care for chronically sick people in the Beverley area who were looked after at the Driffield Institution before the National Health...
asked the Minister of Health what steps he is taking to meet the urgent demands in certain rural areas for adequate water supplies.
May I ask the Leader of the House if he will tell us the business for next week?
With the permission of the House I desire to make the following statement: As the distribution of manpower is now such that the Control of Engagement Order can safely be withdrawn, the...
"to provide for raising further money for the development of the postal, telegraphic and telephonic systems and the repayment to the Post Office Fund of money applied thereout for such...
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3.45 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. Popplewell.]
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