Mercher, 17 Gorffennaf 1946
The House met at Half past Two o' Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I beg to ask leave to present to this Honourable House a Petition, signed by 514 housewives of the town of Llangollen in the county of Denbigh. The petitioners state that they view with grave...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will take steps to release the Lockheed hangar at Renfrew airport for the use of civil aircraft.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when long service Regulars in the Royal Marines will again be able to buy their discharge.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty for what purpose the ex-German luxury yacht is located in Hartlepool Dock; and why it has not been adapted for use as a short distance passenger steamer to...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when it is expected that the regulations respecting leave for men serving on foreign commissions will be reverted to the prewar standard, namely, 11 days'...
Vice-Admiral Taylor: asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the passage costs demanded for the conveyance of the wives and children of naval ratings in H.M.S. "Speaker" to Bermuda.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the reason for the long delay in sending ratings on the Radio Mechanics' W/T course, and how Many are affected.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the estimated value, respectively, of wireless valves, watches, and new accumulators which have never had acid in them, which have been broken up since...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what he expects will be the release date for Group 52 of sick berth attendants, dental mechanics.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he can make any statement as to the position of Regular officers who have applied to be permitted to resign their commissions by 30th September in order...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what areas within the territorial limits of the United Kingdom remain to be cleared of wrecks and mines.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when it is proposed to publish the White Paper showing the strength of the fleets of all countries.
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he is aware that considerable dissatisfaction exists amongst many older naval pensioners, who served during the recent war, at the amount they will...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if the following allowances will be payable under the postwar pay codes for officers and ratings: charge of machinery allowance to engineer officers and...
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the First Lord of the Admiralty, whether he is yet in a position to make a statement on the future of Rosyth Dockyard.
asked fie First Lord of the Admiralty whether a sailor serving in the R.N. who writes to his Member of Parliament on a Service question affecting his personal service commits an offence against...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air why, on 4th December, 1945, he informed the valuer acting for the United Tile Manufacturers, Limited, that he could not agree to pay more than £140...
Mr. McKie: asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will now make a statement regarding future plans for the R.A.F. Station at Wig Bay, Wigtownshire.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when it is expected that the release of men in the R.A.F. police will catch up with the general rate of release.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will make electricity available to all the village houses in Strubby, Lincolnshire, from the aerodrome, and speed up the general policy of sharing...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the number of training schools there are for craftsmen enlisted in the R.A.F.; and where they are situated.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the disturbance to the inhabitants of Feltwell caused by low-flying aircraft during the hours of darkness, he will give...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what steps are proposed to avoid the low and dangerous flying in the neighbourhood of Blaby, Leicestershire, particulars having been sent to his Department.
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he will open the roads through Oakington aerodrome or provide alternative routes; and if he is aware that the roads leading into the village have...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the reason for the delay in release of officers in Groups 29 and 30 and other ranks in Group 30 stationed in the Nairobi area; for how long they are...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that at Turnhouse aerodrome in the latter part of May, 1946, large quantities of waterproof equipment, including groundsheets and...
asked the Attorney-General whether the Government propose to take any action, prior to the Report of the Denning Committee, to accelerate the hearing of defended and undefended divorce cases.
asked the Attorney-General what percentage of decisions have been made in each county court in the Metropolitan Police area for the first six months of 1946 in favour of owners and tenants,...
Mr. McKie: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether it is intended to develop the potentialities of Lochryan, Wigtownshire, as a flying-boat base.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he is aware that there are a number of men employed at Hum, particularly in the component shed, who are only working for a...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what plans he has for establishing a civil airline from London to West Cornwall.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, whether he is now in a position to make a statement regarding the construction of an airport on the North-East coast.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether, in the interests of British prestige in the air and of the Bermuda tourist trade, he will take steps to secure the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether he can now give the details of restarting the air services across the Bristol Channel from South Wales; how often this...
asked the Minister of Food what arrangements exist for the supply of bread and flour to deep-sea fishermen who have to remain at sea for periods of one to three weeks.
asked the Minister of Food if, in view of the fact that Denmark has large reserves of food, he will take steps to make arrangements with the Danish Government to import a proportion of it.
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that the Wallsend Cooperative Society, Limited, with a 15 per cent. increase in registered customers, is getting 35 per cent. reduction in points goods;...
asked the Minister of Food what are the factors which prevent him abolishing tea rationing.
asked the Minister of Food if, in view of the present food shortage, he will consider increasing the penalties for infringement of the food regulations by imposing penal servitude and hard labour...
asked the Minister of Food what steps he has taken to enter into an agreement with the Government of Eire to purchase what surplus supplies of livestock, butter and eggs that country may have for...
asked the Minister of Food on what grounds the official announcement was issued by his Department that the quantity of food at present being consumed is only 7 per cent. less than before the war.
asked the Minister of Food how many tons of smoked cod were imported into the United Kingdom in 1939, 1945, and the first six months of 1946; and how many tons of this came from Newfoundland in...
asked the Minister of Food to what extent his regulations provide for the control of retail prices of certain spirits and wines, the prices of which have been communicated to him by the hon....
asked the Minister of Food the output of beer on 30th September, 1945, and 1st April, 1946, respectively.
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the strike of 50,000 oil workers of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company which led to bloodshed...
With regard to the Debate for tomorrow evening on the bread rationing Order, can you, Mr. Speaker, give us any information as to the latitude which will be permitted?
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Diplomatic Privileges (Extension) Bill [Lords] be
As amended, further considered.
3.50 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 61, line 25, at the end, to insert: which is imported or of silver fox or mink or more than three pounds in weight. I will read the whole sentence in paragraph 1 of the...
I beg to move, in page 66, line 8, to leave out "in labour and materials." This Amendment is designed to assist industrialists during the reconstruction period by making a slight adjustment in...
I beg to move, in page 70, line 7, to leave out from "years," to the end of the paragraph. This and the succeeding Amendment to the Schedule are consequential to an Amendment which was made in...
6.59 p.m.
Resolved: That the Milk Marketing (County of Orkney (Charges)) Order, 1946 (S.R. & O., 1946, No. 888), dated 24th June, 1946, made by the Treasury under Section 2 of the Emergency Powers...
7.12 p.m.
7.14 p.m.
7.29 p.m.
Considered in Committee [Progress, 12th July].
Amendment proposed: In page 3, line 5, to leave out from "words", to the end of line 9, and to insert: following after the word ' upon,' shall be omitted and there shall be inserted the words the...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this he the Second Schedule to the Bill."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Michael Stewart.]
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