Monday, 11 June 1951
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Read a Second time, and committed.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will consider taking steps to institute a uniform retail price for coal throughout the country.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what arrangements he has made for the summer stocking up of anthracite.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware that there is a serious shortage of boiler fuel in the Orpington area; and, in view of the fact that a high proportion of the houses are fitted...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power (1) to what extent the reclassification of household coal will provide safeguards that uniformity of quality is achieved and maintained, within each of the...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the reasons for the recent decision to distribute by road transport practically the whole of the coal output of opencast workings; the additional cost...
Mr. Geoffrey Wilson: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the total quantity of South Wales smokeless coals exported during the year 1950, or other recent period of 12 months as may be...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what recent figures he has to show how much extra coal has been mined as a result of the voluntary shift working of miners on Saturdays; how many pits worked...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps he is taking to provide storage accommodation, where possible, for coke, in readiness for the winter, in districts where it has to be fetched from...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power of how many persons the Industrial Coal Consumers' Council consists; whether they receive payment for their services and at what rates; and what in a full...
Brigadier Clarke: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how far he anticipates that electricity cuts can be progressively eliminated from 1952.
Miss Ward: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power on what date the new power stations to serve the North-East coast are scheduled to come into operation.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will make a statement on future supplies of phenol to industry.
asked the Attorney-General whether he will appoint a committee to consider the question of the responsibility of directors and other principal officers of corporate bodies for offences committed...
asked the Attorney-General what provision at present exists or is proposed, to enable magistrates to detain a defendant in custody from the time the hearing of the case is concluded until a...
asked the Attorney-General if he has considered Mr. Iwi's letter of 6th June, a copy of which has been sent to him, describing the circumstances in which the Lord Chancellor secured Mrs. Iwi's...
asked the Minister of Food for how long the sale of cream will be permitted.
asked the Minister of Food what views on the differential rationing of farm workers have been expressed by the Trades Union Congress Committee which advise him on such questions.
asked the Minister of Food if, because of the continued small-ness of the meat ration, he will consider taking steps to stop the exports of canned meats.
asked the Minister of Food when he proposes to allow the sale of eggs off the ration.
asked the Minister of Food what representations he has received from Australia and New Zealand on the admission of Argentine apples under the new trade agreement; and what action he proposes to...
Mr. Wakefield: asked the Minister of Food if he will now remove the restriction on bakers making a delivery charge.
Mr. Wakefield: asked the Minister of Food whether, for the present flat rate bread subsidy, he will consider substituting a graduated subsidy based on output, that is, the higher the output,...
Mr. Wakefield: asked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the increase in the price of the basic ingredients used by the bakery trade, he will abolish price control on flour confectionery.
asked the Minister of Food if he has now had an opportunity to consider the circumstances of the delay in the publication of Statutory Instruments, 1951, Nos. 606 and 607; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Food (1) on what date S.R. & O. No. 2610 was withdrawn; and whether he will now introduce a new order similar to that mentioned; (2) if he is aware that, on 8th May,...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in the public interest, he will cause to be published a full report on the damage done to the security of this country by Communist agents such as Fuchs and Nunn May.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the Human Rights clause in the Peace Treaty he will make representations to the Hungarian Government concerning the recent...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the preliminary report of the Inter-Departmental Committee on State and Diplomatic Immunity has been completed; and if he will publish it.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT an English version of the Persian Oil Nationalisation Act.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what representations he has received from the Governments of the signatories of the European Coal and Steel Community Plan in regard to the future...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the consultations that have taken place between the Prime Minister, himself and Mr. Dulles; and what are the...
The following Questions stood upon the Order Paper:
(by Private Notice) asked the Minister of Labour whether he has any further statement to make about the strike of tally clerks at London Docks.
Considered in Committee; reported, without Amendment, read the Third time, and passed.
Considered in Committee. [Progress, 7th June.]
3.51 p.m.
10.45 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 20, line 22, to leave out from "consideration" to the end of line 23. This is rather a complicated question, and I should have preferred to try to put the story across at...
Mr. Eccles.
I beg to move, in page 22, line 6, to leave out "or university," and to insert: university or college in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. I think it would be for the convenience of the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
The first three Amendments on the Order Paper relating to this Clause, namely, two in line 40 and one in line 43, are not selected.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Popplewell.]
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