Thursday, 20 April 1950
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Second Reading deferred till Wednesday, 26th April, at Seven o'Clock.
Second Reading deferred till Wednesday, 26th April, at Seven o'Clock.
Read the Third time, and passed.
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations when agreement is expected on the timing of the scheme to generate electricity on a large scale at the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi.
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what efforts are being made to secure the appointment of a larger number of Bechuanaland Africans to official positions; and in what manner...
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what requests His Majesty's Government has made to the Australian Government for military or other help in Malaya; and what offers have...
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what steps have been taken to obtain from the Government of Pakistan payment from the compensation and provident funds due to Mr. S. A....
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations if he will make a statement on the question of the negotiations with His Majesty's Government proposed by the Premier of South Africa on...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the dollar content of exports to dollar areas.
Mr. Leslie Hale: asked the President of the Board of Trade the foreign countries and members of the Commonwealth which place limitations either by tariff or otherwise on the import of British...
Brigadier Clarke: asked the President of the Board of Trade what success he has had during the past four years in encouraging industry to go to Portsmouth; and what plans he has for further...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why best quality English moquettes are being exported while British furniture makers have to rely on supplies of inferior continental moquette.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to encourage greater exports of steel and steel manufactures to Canada, where a ready market exists for these products.
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent cars, tractors, typewriters or other products manufactured by the Czech armament works at Skoda and Brno are undercutting the market for...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will send duplicate forms for the census of production so that copies can more conveniently be retained by those who are required to complete the forms.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of the widespread abuse of the law relating to official cars at the General Election, and the inability of the police to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in examining the possibility of strengthening the law in relation to the possession of knuckle-dusters and other offensive weapons,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether. in view of the fact that the size in acres of each county constituency in England. and Wales has previously been published and that...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has given consideration to the formation of a police cadet corps.
Mr. Baker White: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied that a patent medicine sold under the name of "Dolcin,' and advertised as a cure for rheumatism, can be...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department to what extent a modification is proposed in respect of experiments in the discipline of prisoners and the external physical form of their...
asked the Minister of Health what is the policy of His Majesty's Government for responsibility for housing Poles formerly accommodated by the National Assistance Board.
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the serious shortage of houses in Liverpool and if he would be prepared to have a conference with the Liverpool housing authorities to find ways and...
asked the Minister of Health what allocation of houses has been made to Deal for 1950; and when he expects to make a further allocation.
asked the Minister of Health how many licences he has authorised the Blackpool Corporation to grant to private builders to build houses since 1st January, 1950; and how many further licences he...
Colonel Clarke: asked the Minister of Health if he will give particulars of his regional awards for the best-designed local authority housing estate, with special reference to their cost and the...
asked the Minister of Health on what basis the allocation of houses to local authorities for the year 1950–51 has been made.
asked the Minister of Health whether he has considered the resolution, a copy of which has been sent him, passed by a recent conference of the Leicestershire and Rutland British Legion Council,...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that the principle on which equalisation grants to local authorities are based is inequitable to certain cities such as Liverpool. and that the grants...
asked the Minister of Health how frequently his regulations permit persons who have obtained spectacles under the National Health Scheme to have them replaced.
asked the Minister of Health how long those requiring ear aids have to wait for an appointment to be examined at Manchester Ear Clinic; and how long they have to wait after examination for their aids.
asked the Minister of Health whether the committee appointed by him to inquire into the question of registration of opticians has yet completed its findings: and if he will make a statement.
asked the Minister of Health what were the numbers and the costs of the clerical and administrative staffs of hospitals for each of the last four years.
asked the Minister of Health whether he has yet received the report from the Whitley Council on the new scale of salaries of the higher grades of nursing staff.
asked the Minister of Health how soon Whitley machinery will be set up to negotiate new salaries for dentists in the service of local authorities
asked the Minister of Health whether he has yet given consideration to recommendations (f) to (n) and (r) of the Departmental Committee on the Export and Slaughter of Horses: and, if so,...
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Health whether he will now reconsider his decision to defer the allocation of a sum of £2,750 towards the Upper Harbledown sewage disposal scheme, in...
asked the Minister of Health where our recent smallpox infections originated; what foul ports are visited by British ships; and if he is satisfied that international health and quarantine...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware of the anxiety which exists about pollution of the River Thames and the danger to health therein involved; and what action he is taking.
asked the Minister of Health if he will expedite the granting of permission for the connecting up of the supply of mains water to the council houses and doctor's surgery in Foulsham, Norfolk.
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he is taking in selecting members of river boards to ensure that the interests of boat owners and others using the rivers for navigational sport and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will make a statement on the progress of the River Great Ouse flood prevention scheme, with particular reference to the financial aspect.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that many farmers are anxious to keep sheep but are prevented from so doing by the shortage of shepherds; and whether he will consult with...
Colonel Clarke: asked the Minister of Agriculture how many acres of agricultural land held by private and national mineral workers are at present waterlogged or derelict as the result of subsidence.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will furnish details of the land-use and agricultural production during 1947–49 inclusive, derived from the area of 201.535 acres, north and...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the resentment amongst farmers that dealers are given the first opportunity to purchase from agricultural executive committees any...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will take steps to stop the present method of earmarking calves under the subsidy scheme, and adopt some other method of identification which avoids the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture when he proposes to give effect to the recommendations of Lord Rosebery's Commit- tee on the Export and Slaughter of Horses.
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he proposes to take to encourage the breeding of horses in this country without encouraging such breeding for purposes of slaughter.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many American companies have arranged with the Economic Co-operation Administration to invest capital in Britain; and whether he can give any information...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much is expended from the food subsidy account to cheapen consumers' prices in the case of homegrown food and imported food respectively; and what...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why, in the Economic Survey for 1950, the total capital expenditure on railways has been placed on a different basis from that used in the Economic Survey...
Mr. De la Bére: asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1) whether, in connection with the 2,000 officials who have power to enter private houses and premises without a warrant, he can...
asked the Minister of Labour the number of youths in Cardiff who were liable for conscription to the Armed Forces during, 1948 and 1949; the number actually conscripted; and whether he is...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the difficulty of obtaining employment in the Nottingham area for a skilled welder with full experience in the aircraft industry; and what...
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Labour if he will set up a committee to inquire into the effects on the health of agricultural workers of pest sprays having phosphorous, arsenic and...
asked the Minister of Education whether the scheme which he has put forward for the alteration, amalgamation and redistribution of certain educational foundations in Hertfordshire is to be...
asked the Minister of Education if he is prepared to lend money, interest free to build new voluntary schools and agree to extend the period for repayment of loan, or what he intends to do to...
asked the Minister of Education what steps he proposes to take to meet the danger in some areas that, either half-time education may have to be introduced for the youngest children or,...
asked the Minister of Education if it is on his instructions that the Berkshire Education Authority is effecting a general curtailment of transport for school children; and if some discretion can...
The following Question stood on the Order Paper in the name of MR. JOHN GRIMSTON:
I gather that the Minister of Defence wishes to make a statement, so may I ask him whether he will make one, on the work of the eighth meeting of the Consultative Council of the Brussels Treaty.
Mr. Churchill (by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Labour whether he has any statement to make on the strike position in the London Docks.
Has the Lord President of the Council any statement to make about Business for next week?
Considered in Committee [Progress, 19th April].
" That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance, so, however, that this Resolution shall...
3.54 p.m.
9.59 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed," That this House do now adjourn."—(Mr. Pearson.)
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