Mawrth, 12 Mehefin 1945
The House met at a Quarter past Two o'Clock
Mr. Deputy-Speakers: I regret to have to inform the House of the death of David Owen Evans, Esquire, Member for the County of Cardigan, and I desire on behalf of the House to express our sense...
Return ordered: of the number of Private Bills, Hybrid Bills, and Bills for confirming Provisional Orders introduced into the House of Commons and brought from the House of Lords, and of Acts...
BUCKS WATER BOARD BILL [Lords]
Return ordered: of Motions for Adjournment under Standing Order No. 8, showing the date of such Motion, the name of the Member proposing, the definite matter of urgent public importance, and the...
Return ordered: respecting application of Standing Order No. 26 (Closure of Debate) during Sessions 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44 and 1944–45 (1)...
Return ordered: of the number of Public Bills, distinguishing Government from other Bills, introduced into this House, or brought from the House of Lords, during Session 1944–45; showing...
Return ordered: of the number of Public Petitions presented and printed in Session 1944–45, with the total number of signatures in that Session."—[The Deputy-Chairman.]
Return ordered: of the number of Select Committees appointed in Session 1944–45, the Chairman's Panel and the Court of Referees; the subjects of inquiry; the names of the Members appointed...
Return ordered: of (1) the days on which the House sat in Sessions 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44 and 1944–45, stating for each day the date of...
Return ordered: for Sessions 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44 and 1944–45 of (1) the total number and the names of all Members (including and...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the present quota for leave per month in the C.M.F.; and whether this quota can now be increased.
asked the Secretary of State for War what plans he has for the provision of additional quarters for the Regular Army; and if he is able to make a statement thereon.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the spirit of resentment being expressed by relatives and members of the public at the drafting of returned prisoners of war from the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the owners of horses which were requisitioned for the Army in the early months of the war can now be allowed to re-purchase those horses; and at what...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that many members of Home Guard rifle clubs are finding the cost of ·303 ammunition a great financial burden, especially when the cost of...
asked the Secretary of State for War what proportion the number of doctors bears to the total number of men in the B.L.A.
asked the Secretary, of State for War whether, in view of the difficulties and delays of travel beyond Crewe experienced by soldiers from North Wales coming home on leave from the B.L.A. or other...
asked the Secretary of State for War on what grounds soldiers are made to pay 5s. for cap badges lost in action.
asked the Secretary of State for War when he intends to issue instructions for the derequisitioning of meeting halls and dwelling houses in the Consett district, in view of the fact that these...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will now make a statement upon the question of the leave granted to Army personnel when discharged under paragraph 390 (xvii)a, K.R., 1940, and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will now release, for employment in the Mercantile Marine, No. 14744013, Private A. W. Tann, R.A.S.C., who sustained injuries whilst chief engineer...
asked the Secretary of State for War why it is necessary to repair the Harringay arena, in view of the fact that it has been capable of use by the military since it was damaged by enemy action a...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that men who did not report for work at the ordnance depot, Slaithwaite, on VE-Day minus one have not been paid wages for either VE-Day or...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will withdraw the non-fraternisation order now in force against Italian co-operators employed in this country.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will state the procedure adopted in the case of death sentences upon civilians passed by military courts in occupied Germany; and whether any form...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will now state, approximately, how many men have been discharged from the Army suffering from psycho-neurosis and tuberculosis, respectively; and how...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether Great Britain is still paying the full scales of pay of German and Italian prisoners of war; what this costs at the present time; and what proportion...
Mr. Graham White: asked the Secretary of State for War if he can make any further statement with regard to the incidence of tuberculosis among returned prisoners of war, including the numbers in...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give an assurance that all Nazi major war criminals, such as Field-Marshal Goering, who are in Allied hands, are now imprisoned in ordinary...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is prepared to consider release of post-war income tax credits in special cases of hardship.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can now state the measure of the expansion of forestry which the Government propose to undertake.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is aware that the fixed rate of exchange of 176 Belgian francs to the £ is to the disadvantage of our troops as compared with the civilians of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the raising of the limit from £10,000 to £50,000 of the amount free from control by the Capital Issues Committee, he will...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the announcements made of the size of the U.S. military and naval forces which are to be brought to bear against Japan, some equivalent statement can...
asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government that the post of Minister of Defence should continue to exist after the war; and whether it is intended that there...
asked the Prime Minister whether Servicemen who are released and on re-settlement leave during the election will be entitled to take an active part in political work.
Sir James Griģģ: rose—
I run great risks, I am sure, in asking the indulgence of the House to make a statement, but this statement is on a question which, so far as I know, has nothing to do with controversial policy....
May I ask the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make regarding the Business of the week, and when he will be able to make available to Members of the House the amendment to King's...
Report from the Committee of Public Accounts (with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices) brought up, and read; to lie upon the Table, and to be printed. [No. 105.]
That they have agreed to—
Read the First time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
NATIONAL INSURANCE (INDUSTRIAL INJURIES) BILL
Ordered: That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders No. 14, the Report of the Supplementary Vote of Credit, 1945, may be considered before or after a quarter-past Nine o'clock and...
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House).—[The Prime Minister.]
Resolutions reported: That a further sum, not exceeding £36,271,562 be granted to His Majesty, to complete the stuns necessary to defray the charges for the following Departments connected...
4.11 p.m.
Resolution reported: That a Supplementary Sum not exceeding £1,750,000,000, be granted to His Majesty, towards defraying the expenses which may be incurred during the year ending on the 31st...
Resolution reported: That, towards making good the Supply granted to His Majesty for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1946, the sum of £2,206,991,334 be granted out...
Considered in Committee.
Considered in Committee.
9.19 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Beechman.]
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