Mercher, 23 Ebrill 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affair what assurances were given to the French Government in connection with the Treaty Alliance, or at any other time, with regard to the policy of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the recent food demonstrations in Germany, giving the amount of food that was being received, irrespective of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the basis on which cotton yarn is being supplied to Lancashire from the British zone of Germany.
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from what regions he intends to draw the imports of bread grains needed in the British zone of Germany during the coming year.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether full use is being made of the three factories near Bielefeld in Germany for the supply of artificial manures and fertilisers; and whether...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will now make it compulsory for all employees of Control Commission for Germany in Germany to learn elementary German within one year of...
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the rules governing the disqualification for political reasons of musicians and actors from giving public recitals and...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many displaced persons, of what nationalities, are in Italy in camps and outside camps, respectively; and if he will make a full statement on...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many Yugoslav displaced persons are in Italy in camps and outside camps, respectively; how many Yugoslavs known to be in Italy have been...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that a fee of 25s. is charged for the issue of an Italian visa to British subjects, whereas citizens of the U.S.A. receive a...
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what steps were taken to obtain one of the many historic houses in Rome for His Majesty's Embassy before the decision was taken to...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give instructions to His Majesty's Ambassador in Belgrade to support the protest of the U.S. Government against the seizure by the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for what reason the British representative on the Security Council was instructed to oppose supervision by U.N.O. of U.S. aid to Greece and Turkey.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the new proposed Constitution for Malaya is meeting with considerable local opposition; and what steps are being taken to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will now give a further report on the disturbances in the State of Kedah in Malaya.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why he has approved a State lottery in Gibraltar; and whether he will make a statement.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether Lord Winster's announcement to the people of Cyprus that the island is to remain under British sovereignty is in accordance with the policy...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the development of cattle raising is being contemplated as part of the development scheme for the Cameroons, these being one of the nearest...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is now in a position to announce the full composition of the Cameroons Development Corporation; and the arrangements made for its meeting.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps are being taken to rehabilitate the Hong Kong cotton and hosiery trade; whether he is aware that the current Government price of cotton in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has considered the fact that, under the present franchise system, only 7 per cent. of the total population of Bermuda have the right to vote,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how long it will be before the plan which will provide opportunities for the training of coloured girls as nurses, referred to in the memorandum by...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the present membership of the Bermuda Workers' Association; what percentage of the total population of Bermuda this membership represents and what...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will report progress on the extension of discussion group facilities afloat.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of commissions granted from 23rd October, 1946, to date, in the electrical branch, and indicate how many of these came from the lower...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will give some further indication of the composition of welfare committees and the methods by which it is proposed to secure the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what proposals he has for the erection of a further monument on Plymouth Hoe to commemorate the men who lost their lives in the last war; what...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he is aware that on 28th March, 1947, Mrs. M. E. Roberts, 26 Corporation Road, Peverell, Plymouth, received a telegram from his department...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty why Maltese are not eligible for entry into the R.N. for continuous service.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty why the production side of the Royal Naval Propellent factory, at Caerwent, has not yet been assimilated to the Scientific Civil Service in...
Mr. Baldwin: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether it is now possible to derequisition the huts outside the old disused railway tunnel at Colwall, in order that the local...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty why there is a difference of three groups between radar mechanics and W/T mechanics in the recent promulgation of release groups; and whether,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many of the working days, since the appointment of the Under-Secretary, has he spent outside Great Britain in connection with Government...
asked the Postmaster-General if the B.B.C. broadcast on 13th April by Mr. Henry Wallace, in which the domestic and foreign policy of the United States Government was attacked, was made with the...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the substantial surplus disclosed by the Postmaster-General in the year's working of the Post Office, steps will now be taken...
asked the Prime Minister what is the annual cost of bulk purchasing organisations operated by the Government.
asked the Minister of Defence, when he will raise the pay of the three Services to compensate for the extinction of their cheap tobacco and cigarettes concession.
asked the Minister of Food if he has now reached a decision on the arrangements for issuing special allowances of rationed foods to farm workers this summer.
asked the Minister at Food the price secured by growers, wholesalers and retailers, respectively, for any date during February, for cabbages. cauliflowers and parsnips.
asked the Minister of Food if he has considered the list of some 47 imported articles of food, the prices of which have risen from 73 per cent. to over 500 per cent. for 1946, as compared with...
May I ask the acting Leader of the House whether he has any statement to make on Business?
Motion made, and Question put, That the proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting,
REPORT [15th April]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee on the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution"
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution."
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session relating to Finance, it is expedient to authorise such payments out of the Consolidated Fund, such borrowings under...
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session relating to Finance, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of the Consolidated Fund— (a) of such sums,...
Resolution reported: That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.
"to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt, the Public Revenue and Savings Banks, and to make further provision in connection with...
Motion made, and Question proposed: That the Clearing Office (Spain) Amendment Order, 1947 (S.R. & O., 1947, No. 590), dated 31st March, 1947, made by the Treasury under Sections r and 3...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Import Duties (Substitution) (No. 1) Order, 1947 (S.R. & O., 1947, No. 604), dated 2nd April, 1947, made by the Treasury under Section 16 of...
Resolved: That the Additional Import Duties (No. 1) Order, 1947 (S.R. & O., 1947, No. 588), dated 1st April, 1947, made by the Treasury under the Import Duties Act, 1932, a copy of which...
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.—(King's Recommendation signified.)
Mr. Diamond discharged from the Select Committee on Estimates; Mr. Richard Adams added.—[Mr. R. J. Taylor.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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