Tuesday, 21 March 1950
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I beg to move, That Mr. Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a New Writ for the election of a Member to serve in this Parliament for the Borough Constituency of...
BOOTLE EXTENSION BILL (By Order)
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has now reached a satisfactory conclusion to his negotiations with representatives of the chemists for the speeding-up of the payment of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now place oats, permanently, on the same footing as other cereal crops in respect to the guaranteed price, owing to the fact that oats...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland in view of the importance of improving and expanding the public libraries system in Scotland, if he is yet in a position to take steps to remove the 3d....
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current delay in supplying hearing aids from the time of notification of the need for them in any particular case to the time when they are...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what decision has been reached on the rate of hill sheep breeding ewe subsidy for the current year; and on what basis it is to be paid.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether his attention has been drawn to the very bad living conditions in the hutted camp at Crimond, Aberdeenshire; and what steps he proposes to take...
Mr. McKie: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how he proposes to accelerate the building of houses in the county of Wigtown and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.
Mr. McKie: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if it is now the intention of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland to convert the farm of Kilfillan on the estate owned by the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he proposes to take to secure early removal of the existing anomalies whereby senior members of hospital staffs in Scotland, holding highly...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the cause of the delay in supplying sewerage facilities to the housing scheme at Bellsbank, Dalmellington, Ayrshire.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what recommendations of the Highland Advisory Panel have been implemented.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware chat the factories producing permanent houses are not being employed to their maximum potential and, since there are enough of them to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will give his estimate of completed permanent houses in Scotland for 1950, 1951 and 1952; and state how far the house-building programme will...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he will make building licences more generally available for individuals who wish to build houses for owner-occupation in the scattered rural...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many occasions, and in the case of which local authorities in Scotland, he has used his powers under the Housing (Scotland) Act, 1935, to enforce...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the official announcement in May last with regard to arrangements made by him under Section 77 of the Agriculture (Scotland) Act, 1948,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will make a statement on the inter-Departmental inquiries concerning transport rates as they affect the fishing industry in the north of Scotland.
asked the Minister of Pensions why Mr. H. Simpson, of 40, Westcroft Street, Droitwich, reference 11/N/23417, has been refused a reinstatement of his pension, in spite of a medical certificate...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will now allow either the parents of 19148898 Private V. R. Sparrow or the honourable Member for Aston to inspect the proceedings of the...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many men serving in the Middle East Land Forces are being called upon to serve a period of three and a half years in that command, without leave in the...
asked the Secretary of State for War when he expects to complete the removal of ammunition dumped in the Sherwood Forest area of Nottinghamshire.
asked the Secretary of State for War what has been the total cost during the past three years, respectively, of C-I Reproduction Services situated at 5–6 Old Cavendish Street, W.1; what is...
asked the Secretary of State for War when he expects to implement the recommendations of the Lewis Committee.
Brigadier Clarke: asked the Secretary of State for War what is the value of Government stores and supplies, the property of his Department, that have been lost in transit on the railways each...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that an officer on the active list, who was at the time a prospective Parliamentary candidate, received a posting order shortly before the...
asked the Secretary of State for War upon what charge Major E. James 133973 is held in arrest at British Army of the Rhine Release 6 Transit Centre; and why no summary of evidence has yet been...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether he is aware that the development sections of the Town and Country Planning Act have, in practice, hampered and delayed the development and...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he will give consideration to introducing an order to extend the time under which claims can be made for loss of development value.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether he has yet been able to examine the urgent problem of restoration in the Midland iron ore field; and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether her attention has been drawn to the inability of her Department under the National Insurance Act, 1946, to pay death grants to parents of children...
asked the Minister of National Insurance on what grounds she has decided that a national insurance card in respect of a member of the Territorial Army must be stamped by the civil employers of...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on the granting of a General Service Medal to the Forces engaged in Malaya.
asked the Prime Minister whether he will institute an inquiry into the position of pensioners generally, in view of the rising cost of living.
Air-Commodore Harvey: asked the Lord President of the Council if he will make a statement regarding the progress of erecting the buildings for the Festival of Britain.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sums have been distributed as dividends from corporation profits and as wages and salaries, respectively, in the latest convenient period.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the purchasing power of the pound sterling to the nearest convenient date as compared with 20s. in 1945.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will introduce legislation to give statutory limitation to the amount of the sterling balances, both capital and interest, which may be released...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why, in the case of which particulars have been sent him, permission was refused to an artist to send as a gift to a benefactor in America a sketch by himself.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is today's nominal value, including accrued interest, of a National Savings certificate, purchased in August, 1945, for 16s.; and what is its real...
May I draw your attention, Mr. Speaker, to the fact that the Rule by which Questions addressed to the Prime Minister come on the Order Paper at No. 45 was designed to make certain that these...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a personal statement. A suggestion has been made in a Parliamentary Question that, while I was Minister of Food, I directed the Overseas...
Ordered: That this day, the Business of Supply may he taken after Ten o'clock and shall be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]
Order for Committee read.
7.2 p.m.
Resolved: That a number of officers, airmen and air-women, not exceeding 215,000, all ranks, be maintained for Air Force Service, during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1951.
Resolved: That a sum, not exceeding £52,850,000 be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of the pay, etc., of the Air Force, which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolved: That a sum, not exceeding £1,442,900, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of the reserve and auxiliary services (to a number not exceeding 56,000 all ranks, for the...
Resolved: That a sum, not exceeding £78,000,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of aircraft and stores, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
Resolved: That a sum, not exceeding £26,440,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of works and lands, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
Resolved: That a sum, not exceeding £4,345,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of non-effective services, which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the...
Resolved: That a sum, not exceeding £100, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of certain additional married quarters, which will come in course of payment during the year...
Order read for resuming adjourned Debate on Question [13th March], "That Three be the quorum."
Motion made, and Question proposed. "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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