Monday, 24 April 1950
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The following Member took, and subscribed the Oath:
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
Read a Second time, and committed.
asked the Minister of Transport when it is proposed to commence work on the new by-pass roads through High Wycombe.
asked the Minister of Transport when he will reach decisions in conjunction with the Minister of Town and Country Planning which will enable the London County Council to fix the routes of the new...
asked the Minister of Transport why British ships are delayed at the Pont of Beira, Africa, sometimes for weeks, before being loaded or discharged; and what steps are being taken to prevent this...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider transferring to local authorities the power to establish traffic lights at crossings which, in their opinion, are essential to safety on...
asked the Minister of Transport the net earnings in foreign currency from British shipping for the years 1937 and 1938; and how these compare with the present earning capacity of the industry.
asked the Minister of Transport when it is proposed to widen the bridge which carries Eastern Avenue over the railway at Newbury Park Station, Ilford.
Brigadier Clarke: asked the Minister of Transport (1) when a decision on the future width of Commercial Road, Portsmouth, may be expected, as this is holding up the planning of the city;
asked the Minister of Transport the details of the road-rail scheme introduced by the Regional Transport Commissioner in the Southern Command Area, under which public-service vehicle operators...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the doubling of the standard ration for the months of June, July and August, he will make an equivalent increase in fuel, as last year, for...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is yet in a position to state if he proposes to accept or reject the advice tendered to him by the permanent members of the Transport Tribunal under...
asked the Minister of Transport if he has yet filled the vacancy for a full-time member of the Transport Commission.
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will introduce legislation to make it compulsory for cyclists to be covered by third-party insurance, in order to provide protection for the victims...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will arrange for ample transport facilities to be provided for the quick distribution of the Cornish early potato crop so as to avoid the delays which...
asked the Minister of Transport if he has yet decided on the transport arrangements for the Festival of Britain; whether there is to be a shuttle bus service between the South Bank of the Thames,...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware of the anxiety felt by motor vehicle builders lest an increase in the practice by motor manufacturers of exporting cars under the system known as...
asked the Minister of Supply what proportion of the requirements of the Services is produced at the Royal Ordnance Factory at Irvine; and whether he will give an assurance that the allocation is...
Air-Commodore Harvey: asked the Minister of Supply what sum the United States has paid to Power Jets Research and Development Limited for the use of its engine designs and patents as from...
asked the Minister of Supply what principles guided him, and what considerations he had in mind, when he refused to segregate the structural engineering activities of Dorman Long and Company in...
asked the Minister of Supply why on 19th April, he increased the price of copper in this country by £9 per ton when the price he has to pay has only increased by £8 per ton.
asked the Minister of Supply why V. B. Hessen, a Pole, is employed in the Inspectorate of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Foxbury, Chislehurst; and what his engineering experience or...
asked the Minister of Works if, before the present restoration of Westminster Hall is complete, he will initiate some excavation of the staircase in the Hall, in view of the opinion held by...
asked the Minister of Works if he will improve the lighting in the Central Lobby of the House of Commons.
asked the Minister of Works whether it is intended to replace the turrets on the top of the Victoria Tower; and when the work on the tower will be completed and the scaffolding removed.
asked the Minister of Works if he is aware that work on a number of council houses under construction at Southminster and Tillingham, Essex, has been held up for three months because the facing...
asked the Minister of Works what is the reason for the present shortage of cement for house-building in London and the suburbs; and whether he proposes to take any action to remedy the position.
asked the Minister of Works how many projects concerned with major reconstruction in the cities of Bristol, Coventry, Hull, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Southampton and Swansea, respectively,...
asked the Minister of Works if he will give the number of building workmen employed on the construction of the new Prudential Assurance Society building in Cardiff; the number employed on...
asked the Minister of Works why no repairs have been carried out to the superficial bomb damage of the Guards Memorial and other prominent memorials and statues in Central London.
asked the Minister of Works what percentages of the available building and civil engineering labour force in each of the cities of Bristol, Coventry, Hull, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Plymouth,...
asked the Minister of Works how many licences for extension of pottery factories were issued in 1949; and what was the total of these licences.
asked the Minister of Works what effect he anticipates that the increase in the price of petrol will have on the cost of transporting and delivering building materials to housing sites.
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware of the loss of confidence in the long-term future for agriculture which has recently been created amongst farmers and farm workers; and whether he...
asked the Prime Minister if he will arrange for the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire, which in May will have completed its first year of work, to issue a report to the public.
Mr. Garnmans: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the present position regarding the establish. ment of diplomatic relations between this country and Communist China; if a...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the position of British commercial interests in Shanghai; and state to what extent conditions have improved or...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether he can give an assurance, in view of Article III of the Compensation Agreement with Yugoslavia, dated 23rd December, 1948, that the...
Mr. Harold: Davies asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what total amount of arms of all kinds it is proposed to supply to Egypt this year; and what total amount of arms it is...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in view of the fact that no peace treaty has been signed with Japan, what action he now proposes to take to prevent penal taxation being imposed...
asked the hon. Member for Bristol, North-East, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, when it is proposed to restore the service of waiters in the Members' Smoking Room.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he will make a statement on the terms of compensation owing to the owners of the Marsh Lane Colliery, Somerset, and when these men can expect any payment.
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Labour whether he has any further statement to make on the strike position in the London docks.
Considered in Committee [Progress, 21st 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...
3.38 p.m.
10.0 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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