Iau, 13 Chwefror 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Minister of Health what arrangements exist under his regulations for the reclaiming of back rent when rent tribunals decide that an excessive amount has been charged.
asked the Minister of Health the number of people now living in houses which have actually been condemned, and the number living in houses which would be condemned if the normal standards were...
asked the Minister of Health to what extent builders are held up due to the inability to obtain the cast-iron ingredients required in their housing programme.
asked the Minister of Health to what extent local authorities have been authorised to permit the use of galvanised wire as wall ties in housing work; and whether the usual wall ties are available...
asked the Minister of Health what complaints he has received regarding dampness in recently-erected prefabricated houses; and what action has been taken.
asked the Minister of Health whether housing authorities have power to allocate living accommodation to midwives on new housing estates; whether he is aware that the shortage of midwives and...
asked the Minister of Health if he is aware that, although a compulsory purchase order in respect of land at Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, was confirmed on 12th March, 1946, tenders for...
asked the Minister of Health how many families are accommodated in converted Nissen Service huts; and what is the average rent charged.
asked the Minister of Health whether he will reduce the rental of 7s. 6d. per week required of squatting families, in view of the discomfort that many of them are living in.
asked the Minister of Health on what grounds the appeal of Mrs. French against the requisitioning by the Exeter City Council of her house, 4 Wrentham Estate, Exeter, was rejected by his...
asked the Minister of Health whether he has considered a communication from the Paddington Borough Council regarding the Rent Restrictions (Furnished Premises) Act, 1945, and what was his reply.
asked the Minister of Health whether it has been possible to assess, in respect of local authority houses, the average amount by which the final cost exceeds, or is likely to exceed, the approved...
asked the Minister of Health if, in publishing future figures of new houses completed, he will give totals of those occupied by agricultural workers.
asked the Minister of Health if he will give powers to local authorities enabling them to requisition parts of occupied properties not fully utilised as living accommodation.
asked the Minister of Health the causes for the delay in the erection of houses on the Rose Acre Estate, Shepperton.
asked the Minister of Health if he will give a direction to the appropriate authorities that homeless families admitted to public assistance institutions shall not be regarded as destitute...
Mr. Amory: asked the Minister of Health when he expects to publish the Report on Rural Housing from the Central Housing Advisory Committee.
asked the Minister of Health what arrangements he is making to take over from the Service Department responsible the water supply at Broadwell Grove Camp in order to make it available for general...
asked the Minister of Health what progress has been made in the negotiations between the Nottingham Corporation and the Bingham Rural District Council for the provision of piped water in the...
asked the Minister of Health when a decision regarding a water supply to the village of Luddenham, near Faversham, which has been awaited for many months, can be expected.
asked the Minister of Health under what authority the Barrow Town Council removed by vote Alderman J. W. Herdman and Councillor J L. Best from all committees of the council on account of their...
asked the Minister of Health (1) what action he proposes to take to repay local authorities costs incurred by them in connection with the licensing of civil building; (2) whether he will...
asked the Minister of Health if he will take steps to ensure that county A.E. Cs. are consulted by the Boundary Commission, who are now considering the rearrangement of local government boundaries.
asked the Minister of Health what deposit rates have been paid by the Co-operative Wholesale Society bank to local authorities during the past three years; and what increases or decreases there...
asked the Minister of Health when he expects to receive the Report of the Royal Commission on Population Problems; and if evidence and submissions can still be forwarded.
asked the Minister of Health whether old people who are not National Health Insurance pensioners are entitled to hearing-aid hand sets or other similar devices; and, if so, under what conditions...
asked the Minister of Health why, while normally the signatures of two doctors are necessary to certify that a person is insane, in the case of persons in public institutions one certificate is...
asked the Minister of Health how many persons were certified as dying from tuberculous meningitis during the latest 12-month period for which fiures are available.
Dr. Taylor: asked the Minister of Health if he will inform the medical profession of the hospitals at which the Medical Research Council tests of streptomycin are being carried out, so that they...
asked the Minister of Health when the Swale Rural District Council can expect to receive consent to proceed with urgently-needed sewerage schemes in the villages of Iwade and Conyer.
asked the Minister of Health if he will give, for the last available date, the numbers of men staying in casual wards and say how many of these are ex-Servicemen.
asked the Minister of Education if he is now prepared, after further consideration, to permit the representation of the National Association of School Masters on the Burnham Committee.
asked the Minister of Education if he will make a statement on the resolution of protest against the closing of 40 Lindsey village schools passed by the Caistor Rural District Council, of which a...
asked the Minister of Education whether any difference is made in the value of university supplemental awards when the scholarship holder lives at home.
Mrs. Manning: asked the Minister of Education if he will inform heads of direct grant schools which have preparatory departments that, in deciding the entries to the senior department for next...
asked the Minister of Education if he has considered that a unanimous resolution has recently been passed by the southern division of the Surrey Education Executive, of which a copy has been sent...
asked the Attorney-General if he will state the number of cases in which courts of law have, since the end of hostilities with Germany, criticized the initiation or conduct of charges brought...
asked the Attorney-General the names of the persons connected with the Divorce Division of the High Court who are at present considering the procedural reforms recommended in the Second Interim...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will consider including German women among the aliens allowed to enter this country on a temporary basis as domestic workers in such cases where they have...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the general manpower shortage, he will now offer some inducement to German prisoners of war in Britain to defer their repatriation.
asked the Minister of Labcfur how many persons are working in the civil aviation industry.
asked the Minister of. Labour (1) whether he is aware that, on 24th January, 1947, Mr. Taylor, the driver of a lorry belonging to Messrs. Bailey and Turner (Haulage) Limited, Worcester, was...
asked the Minister of Labour the population of the city of Aberdeen, in 1919, 1939 and 1945, respectively; and what is being done to maintain it by discouraging migration to the South.
asked the Minister of Labour how many factory inspectors were permanently attached to the Coventry district on 1st February, 1942, and 1st February, 1947.
asked the Minister of Labour if he will remove the Control of Engagements Order and the Essential Work Order from agriculture and thus encourage recruitment to the industry.
Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement with regard to the treatment for taxation purposes of the expenses which have to be met by the occupant of the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the annual cost of the domestic fat ration; how much comes from abroad; and the separate proportions and amounts from the main sources of supply.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total of blocked sterling balances as at 31st December, 1945, and 1946, respectively, showing the amounts owed at each date to each creditor country.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations have been made by His Majesty's Government to U.N.O. to ensure a more equitable distribution of war costs between its members,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has now received the Report of the War Damage Commission on the increase of value payments; and what decision tie has reached.
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he is prepared to provide an office for the sale of His Majesty's Stationery Office and other Government publications in the city of Glasgow
asked the President of the Board of Trade in view of the representations made to him by Messrs. John Robertson and Sons, Aberdeen, whether he can now see his way to grant them a licence to import...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the Ministry of Fuel and Power propose to terminate the use of factory space allocated to them at Germinston Works, Glasgow, on 31st...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to be in a position to make an announcement on the supply of clothing coupons to the forces to enable them to procure civilian clothing...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what records are kept by his Department of the paper consumption of football pool forecasting organisations; and what steps have been taken by his...
asked the President of the Board of Trade why it is his intention to import a large quantity of furniture from Italy; if he is aware that such furniture could be manufactured in Britain if the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many hon. Members have made representations to him since 1st October, 1946, on behalf of their constituents, in connection with fuel supplies.
asked the President of the Board of Trade, with reference to industrial development in the development area of the county of Midlothian, why the site at Camps Quarry, which had been approved by...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give consideration to the issue of a few additional clothing coupons to milk and bread roundsmen who have special need of protective...
Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether figures showing the output per worker are available in respect of industries other than coalmining; and whether he will cause...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many licences to import artists' paint brushes from the Continent have been granted since VE-Day; and whether he will give consideration to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it is proposed to allow traders to make a small charge on credit sales.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the burden which is imposed on manufacturing chemists by the 28-page questionnaire, containing 1,500 questions, which has been...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how much fuel oil is purchased by the Petroleum Board from the
asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the cost of tobacco imports to the United Kingdom for 1936 and 1946, respectively; and the weight and value from each of the principal exporting...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether he is aware that 15 building trade workers at Maldon, Essex, have been entirely without pay or unemployment benefit for two weeks, and are now, in...
May I ask the acting Leader of the House if he will tell us the Business for next week?
As a result of the restrictions imposed on monday, there had by Wednesday been a total saving of 78,000 tons of coal at power stations. At power stations in the three restricted areas the...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69—(King's Recommendation signified.)
Resolved: That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section r of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932 to the County Borough of Bury, a copy of which Order...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. Joseph Henderson.]
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