Mercher, 30 Ebrill 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
I beg to ask leave to present a Petition, signed by 55,000 persons engaged in or using road transport, asking that the proposals for nationalisation of this industry may be rejected. The...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on whose responsibility four officials of the Control Commission for Germany, whose names have been given to him, who were charged on 17th March,...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what firearms and other prohibited or restricted goods were found on the premises of Fritz Berg, Altena, when they were recently searched; with...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what effect the new coal agreement will have upon German industrial output.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why, in the latest questionnaire for denazification purposes, Germans in the British zone are asked how they voted in 1932.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the reason for refusing the entry of Germans recently from Poland to the British zone of Germany; and whether the Polish authorities have...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for how long he expects it will be necessary to maintain the reduction of the bread ration from 5 lb. to 3 lb. weekly in the British zone of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what directions have been issued to Press officers and other officials representative of His Majesty's Government in France, Italy and Greece, to...
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many Yugoslays are still accommodated in the camp at El Arish; and what is the plan for their future.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how international affairs have developed in Korea since the Moscow Agreement of 1945 was made by which Korea was to be placed under Four Power...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether I.R.O. will be ready to take over its responsibilities in June when the work of U.N.R.R.A. closes down.
Mrs. Manning: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what share this country will take in the work of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how much iron and steel and other manufactured material was destroyed with the blowing up of Heligoland.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what intimation he has received from the Government of Egypt regarding the future of the British Military Mission in Egypt.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in view of the fact that the announced policy of His Majesty's Government was that Britain's future attitude would be determined by the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether on the cessation of British financial aid to Greece, His Majesty's Government advised the Greek Government to make any application for...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when he hopes to be in a position to make a statement on the results of the Council of Foreign Ministers just held in Moscow.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will draw the attention of the Control Commission for Austria to the fact that 200 factories have now been taken over and are being...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the signature of the treaty with Rumania, his attention has been called to the wholesale arrests of members of the opposition...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply he has received to his inquiries about the imprisonment and sentencing to death by General Franco's Government of a number of young...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies on what date the Report of the Oil Seeds Commission to West Africa will be published; and, in view of the importance of the subject at the present...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will take the appropriate action to see that satisfactory scales of salaries to non-Government teachers comparable to those of civil servants...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) what action, having regard to the continued inadequacy of rolling stock on the Central Line in Tanganyika to carry present commitments of goods...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the cost of the damage resulting from the oil installation fire at Haifa caused by terrorist activity; and what steps he is taking to raise...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total number of Jews now accommodated in the camps at Cyprus; what is the cost of these camps to date; how much does it cost a month to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the present revenue and expenditure of Palestine; to what extent is the cost of administration, including expenses, arising from maintaining large...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what measures are being taken in Palestine to safeguard the permanent way and protect express railway trains against sabotage by terrorists.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what Colonies maintain or do not maintain local defence forces.
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what opportunities will be given to people in Great Britain to purchase tickets in the Gibraltar State lottery which he has approved
asked the Minister of Defence what proportion of the £1,653,000,000 spent during 1946–47 on the supply services was spent for the maintenance of Forces abroad; whether he will state...
asked the Minister of Defence whether he can now give final figures of the number of deserters who surrendered in response to his recent appeal; how many still await trial; and in how many cases...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the difficulty which many butchers throughout the country are experiencing in providing the meat ration, he will now state if...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that the present system of partial and divided control over the herring fishing industry between his Department, the Ministry of Agriculture and...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that attempts are being made to evade the provisions of the Food (Conditional Sales) Order by some greengrocers selling to customers only a very small...
asked the Minister of Food what is the daily difference in quantity between the liquid milk supplied to retailers and the liquid milk supplied to consumers; and for what purposes the difference...
asked the Minister of Food what quantities of meat bacon, sugar, butter, margarine and cooking fats were, respectively, allocated to domestic consumers and to catering establishments in March,...
asked the Minister of Food what does standard cooking fat consist of; whether he is aware that it has a tendency to turn blue and explode when used for cooking; and what steps he proposes to take...
asked the Minister of Food the number of persons engaged in administering the Fresh Fruit and Vegetables (Restriction on Dealings) Order, 1945; and whether he is satisfied that its retention at...
asked the Minister of Food why his Department were so slow in making available permits for supplies of food for firemen pumping floodwate in South Lincolnshire.
asked the Minister of Food if he will make a statement showing all the increases in the price of food since 1st January this year.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will make a statement regarding the proposed increase in the charge for tinned milk: and why this is necessary.
asked the Minister of Food whether the unstoned dates mentioned in the notices of his Department are dates with stones in them or dates without them.
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Food whether in connection with the present distribution of food and the difficulties experienced by those who have no opportunity of obtaining meals...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has assumed responsibility for the resettlement of Maltese who were evacuated from Turkey and the Balkans at the beginning of the war and...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make about the grant of compensation to members of the Indian Services on account of the decision to transfer power in...
May I ask the acting Leader of the House if he has any statement to make on the Business for tomorrow?
[3RD ALLOTTED DAY]
I beg to move, in page 12, line 20, to leave out from "the," to the end of the line, and to insert "appointed day." Happily, this Amendment is not as technical as many we have had to consider...
I beg to move, in page 13, line 18, to leave out "leased to," and to insert "worked by." This Amendment and the following Amendment are drafting Amendments. Members of the Committee will...
5.30 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 16, line 16, to leave out "or obligations." Yesterday, I indicated a series or Amendments, all with the same purpose, as I did not wish to make a speech upon each. This...
I beg to move, in page 17, line 34, after "transfer," to insert: or securities created in pursuance of any enactment as collateral security for a loan to any such body or to any other person....
5.45 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 20, line 21, at the end, to insert: or(b) of any dividend duly declared before, but not payable till after, the passing of this Act. The purpose is to remove from the...
Amendment made: In page 22, line 2, leave out "for," and insert "in."—[Mr. G. R. Strauss.]
I beg to move, in page 25, line 10, at the end, to insert: Provided that a body mentioned in Part I of the Third Schedule to this Act may enter into an agreement with the Commission to pay to the...
Amendment made; In page 31, line 25, leave out "or obligation."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendments made: In page 35, line 20, leave out "obligations."
I beg to move, in page 41, line 11, at the end, to insert: (5) For the purpose of this Section— (a) the carriage of goods of a holding company by a subsidiary thereof, on the carriage of...
Amendments made: In page 42, line 5, leave out "obligations."
I beg to move, in page 44, line 7, to leave out "or B licence." Much that the Minister has said leads one to suppose that he is not unsympathetic to this Amendment. It relates to "B" licences...
Amendments made:
Amendment proposed: In page 5O, line 35, at end, insert: (d) any reference (however worded and whether express or implied) to the directors or any of the directors of the transferor (being a body...
Amendment made: In page 53, line 25, after "condition," insert "at that date."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment made; In page 56, line 6, leave out "quarter," and insert "tenth."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment made: In page 58, line 24, after first "the," insert "previous."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment made: In page 60, line 42, after "vehicles," insert: or in a tank not so fixed of which the capacity is not less than five hundred gallons."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment made: In page 65, line 40, at the end; insert: (4) In relation to any appeal brought before the day which is the appointed day for the purposes of the provisions of Part V of this Act...
Amendments made: In page 71, line 16, leave out from the first "the," to the third "to," in line 17, and insert: Minister may— (a) specify an area, and(b) direct the Commission."
Amendments made: In page 72, line 25, leave out "and," and insert: (h) for repealing or amending any previous scheme in force with respect to the area or any other area the whole or any part of...
Amendment made: In page 74, line 8, after "using," insert: and of workers actually employed in."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment proposed: In page 74, line i8, to leave out from "Harbours," to end of line 19.—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendments made:
Amendment made: In page 78, line 33, at end, insert: Provided that the number of members of the Committee representing the interests of persons engaged in coastal shipping shall not be less than...
Amendment made: In page 82, leave out lines 5 and 6, and insert: that is to say, charges which are to be adhered to save as otherwise provided by any provision of the scheme, and, in particular,...
Amendment made: In page 83, line 27, at end, insert: (5) It shall be the duty of the Commission to give to the tribunal all such assistance as is necessary or as the tribunal may require for the...
Amendments made: In page 84, line 2, leave out "modification," and insert "alteration."
Amendment made: In page 88, line 44, leave out "obligations."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment made: In page 91, line 38, leave out from "securities," to "shall," and insert: specified in Part III of the Fourth Schedule to this Act."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendments made: In page 92, line 41, leave out from first "the," to "with," in line 42, and insert "Minister may."
Amendments made: In page 94, line 35, after "and," insert "the discussion of."
Amendment proposed: In page 99, line 3, to leave out "obligations and."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment proposed: In page tor, line 15, at end, to insert: loss or diminution of emoluments or pension rights or." —[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment proposed: In page 102, line 34, after "or," to insert; loss or diminution of emoluments or pension rights or."—-[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment proposed: In page 105, line 12, to leave out "required."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment proposed: In page 1O9, line 45, to leave out "an urban or rural," and to insert "a county."
Amendment proposed: In page 110, line 27, to leave out "obligations."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment proposed: In page 113, line 28, at end, to insert: ' alteration,' in relation to a charges scheme under Part V of this Act, includes an addition, and alter' shall be construed...
Amendments made: In page 117, line 21, at end, insert: (3) For any reference to the Minister of Health (except in section thirty-four) there shall be substituted a reference to the Secretary of State.
Amendments made: In page 121, line 24, after "Western," insert "Railways."
Amendments made: In page 123, leave out lines 52 and 53.
Amendments made: In page 127, line 8, leave out "Part I," and insert "Parts I and III."
Amendment made: In page 132, line 15, leave out "urban or rural," and insert "county."—[Mr. Barnes.]
Amendment made: In page 136, line 25, at end, insert: (5) The President of the Transport Tribunal may, if he thinks fit so to do in relation to any class of proceedings, select one or more...
Resolved: That the Biscuits (Charges) (Amendment) Order, 1947 (S.R. & 0. 1947, No. 522), dated 24th March, 1947, made by the Treasury under Section 2 of the Emergency Powers (Defence)...
Resolved: That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 2932, to the City of Bath, a copy of which Order was...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Simmons.]
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