– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 February 1947.
Mr William Williams
, Heston and Isleworth
12:00,
25 February 1947
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer why the report of the Joint Committee of the Post Office Departmental Whitley Council on the employment of disabled persons in the Departmental grades of the Post Office, which was signed by all affected interests in May, 1946, has been held up by the Treasury since July, 1946, and when the report is to be promulgated.
Mr Hugh Dalton
, Bishop Auckland
Most of the recommendations dealing with the types of work appropriate to disabled persons in the Post Office are already being put into effect. Those relating to conditions of service raise issues outside the Post Office field. These are now being considered.
The chancellor of the exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising government revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling overall government spending.
The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.
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