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Oral Answers to Questions — Housing: Aluminium Houses (11 Apr 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the Minister of Works if the aluminium house designed by the Aircraft Industries Research Association will be available for inspection by Members of Parliament and the general public; and, if so, when and where.

Oral Answers to Questions — Housing: Aluminium Houses (11 Apr 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Does the Minister intend to permit a large number of these houses to be manufactured before they have been properly tested and lived in?

Orders of the Day — Distribution of Industry Bill (21 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Will it?

Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce: Export Merchants (13 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has considered the Report on Post-War Trade Policy issued by the National General Export Merchants' Group, a copy of which has been sent to him; and, in view of the fact that approximately two-thirds of the pre-war export trade of Great Britain was handled by merchants, what assistance they will receive from his Department to re-establish...

Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce: Surplus War Factories (Disposal) (13 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the President of the Board of Trade if, when disposing of shadow factories in the Birmingham area, he will give preference to local firms whose premises have suffered through enemy action before he considers applications from firms outside Birmingham.

Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Petrol Allowance (13 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Is the Minister's reply to this minor request governed to some extent by the fact that the United States will not give the British Government permission to use petrol for this purpose?

Oral Answers to Questions — Aircraft Production: Redundant Materials (Disposal) ( 7 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the Minister of Aircraft Production if he is aware of the long delay that is arising in giving manufacturing concerns disposal instructions for redundant material belonging to completed and cancelled contracts; and will he arrange for the contracts disposal branch to accelerate these instructions.

Oral Answers to Questions — Aircraft Production: Redundant Materials (Disposal) ( 7 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Is the Minister aware that disposal instructions often take as long as six months, while very valuable floor space is occupied, and firms are prevented from changing over to peace-time production?

Oral Answers to Questions — Electricity Supply: Equipment (Advance Orders) ( 6 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power on what authority the Electricity Commissioners have authorised undertakings to purchase electrical equipment for post-war requirements from specified areas such as Scotland, the Northeast coast and South Wales.

Oral Answers to Questions — Electricity Supply: Equipment (Advance Orders) ( 6 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Is my hon. Friend not aware that these are not the main producing centres of electrical equipment? Does he intend to direct this industry into those new areas?

Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons (Refreshment Arrangements) ( 6 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Will there be any catering arrangements for strangers in the evening?

Oral Answers to Questions — Double Summer Time (Govern Ment Decision) ( 1 Mar 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Did the Home Secretary consult the trade unions and the employers' federations before coming to this conclusion?

Oral Answers to Questions — Industrial Reconversion: Electrical Plant (Manufacture) (22 Feb 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the Minister of Labour what provision he is making for releasing labour in order to accelerate the manufacture of the 3,000,000 kw. of new electrical plant that is to be installed before the winter of 1948.

Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Defence: Surplus Bedding (Disposal) (22 Feb 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware of the large number of beds and blankets which are not in use in certain parts of the country since the fire guards were ordered to stand down; and will he permit them to be sent to relieve the needs of bombed areas in London or on the Continent.

Oral Answers to Questions — Double Summer Time (15 Feb 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is now in a position to make his promised announcement on the subject of double summer time.

Oral Answers to Questions — Double Summer Time (15 Feb 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Is the Home Secretary aware that the objection to double summer time is not confined to agriculture, and that it is no benefit at all to industry, and will he bear that fact in mind when coming to any conclusion on that matter? Further, the Home Secretary promised this statement as long ago as the beginning of January; when is he going to give it to the House?

Business of the House (15 Feb 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Can the right hon. Gentleman inform the House when he expects to introduce the Bill dealing with the location of industry?

Oral Answers to Questions — Electricity Supplies (13 Feb 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power, if he is aware of the high charges many farmers are having to pay in order to obtain a supply of electricity; and what action he intends to take in order that these charges can be reduced to a reasonable level.

Oral Answers to Questions — Electricity Supplies (13 Feb 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: Is the Minister aware that there are 300,000 farmers in this country, and that 10 per cent. only have a supply of electricity; and does he not consider that this is a matter of desperate urgency?

Oral Answers to Questions — Electricity Supplies (13 Feb 1945)

Mr Walter Higgs: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power, what provision he is making to arrange to supply the necessary materials to cover the 3,000,000 kw. of new electricial plant that is to be installed before the winter of 1948.

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