Former MP for Bristol East
104. asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that at the Bridgwater and Bristol brickyards the price of bricks has gone up by 11s. per thousand; and whether he will take steps to prevent profiteering as the result of the acceleration of housing schemes?
43. asked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether openings exist in the Dominions for women immigrants; and, if there is a demand overseas for women from this country, what steps are being taken to meet the demand and to encourage migration, by financial assistance or otherwise, in this particular connection?
Can my hon. Friend give comparable figures for men and women since the passing of the Empire Settlement Act, 1922?
53. asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in view of the precise recommendation contained in the first paragraph of the second Report of the Public Accounts Committee which recommends that capital expenditure on Post Office buildings should be included in future in the annual Estimates, he will give an undertaking that such a course will be followed?
6. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he is considering the suggestion of the British Legion that there should be a right of appeal to an independent tribunal in all cases in which a pension is refused; and, if so, how soon a decision may be expected?
Will the Minister be able to give a considered reply before the House rises for the Recess?
7. asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will present a return to the House analysing the cases in which claims to pensions have been rejected during each of the last five years, so as to show the nature of the disability from which the applicant was suffering and which was held not to be due to service?
33. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is in a position to announce the Government's decision regarding an extension of the powers of the Food Council?
