Mawrth, 13 Mai 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps are to be taken to assist teachers in pre-apprenticeship classes to obtain certificated status; and what was the result of his discussions...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any information regarding the progress of the investigation which is being made by the Scottish Council (Development and Industry) into the...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Pensions whether the Government invoked the cost-of-living index figures relating to the bare needs of a family in 1904 and, since the Government arc...
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for War the present strength of the staff of N.A.A.F.I., other than locally-recruited porters, cleaners and similar grades; how many are under British...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement on progress in providing married quarters in overseas commands for soldiers serving on Regular engagements; and state the...
asked the Secretary of State for War why Burnham Beeches is still closed to the public; and when it is expected that this pleasure spot will be restored to public use.
asked the Secretary of State for War how many men were discharged from the Army between September, 1939, and VJ-Day as psychiatric cases; how many were discharged on medical grounds, other than...
asked the Secretary of State for War when he expects to be in a position to make a statement outlining facilities which will be given to relatives of deceased servicemen to visit graves overseas.
asked the Secretary of State for War why British troops who have made application to marry German nationals, under the six months qualifying regulation, are debarred from doing so after that...
asked the Secretary of State for War what progress he has now made in his discussions with the Admiralty and the Colonial Office with regard to the abolition of the colour bar against applicants...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that an error in the payment order book issued to 10596154 Sergeant P. M. Bartlett, on his demobilisation in October, 1946, was brought to the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the military authorities in Palestine have brought to his notice the threat of the Irgun Zvai Leumi to hang any British soldier they capture in...
asked the Secretary of State for War what help is to be given by men serving in the Army to assist agriculture during the 1947 harvest.
asked the Secretary of State for War why the Polish troops stationed at Seighford, in the county of Stafford, have been issued with ration cards and clothing coupons.
asked the Secretary of State for War what economies in manpower have been achieved to date as a result of the investigations into the methods and processes in Ordnance establishments; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether in view of the immediate needs of both the Regular and Territorial Armies, he has any statement To make on training areas.
asked the Secretary of State for War how many soldiers are still sleeping in a garage in the I.T.C. at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh.
asked the Secretary of State for War what records are kept in his Department concerning the educational background of newly - commissioned officers; and why a disproportionate amount of work is...
asked the Secretary of State for War when men are posted abroad if he will make arrangements for their families to remain in the married quarters or, before they are asked to move, ensure that...
asked the Secretary of State for War the numbers of officers and other ranks who are now extra-regimentally employed; and how many of these are in employment which is not of a strictly military...
Lieut.-Colonel Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: asked the Secretary of State for War when the reassessment of officers' pensions for those Regular officers who served throughout the war and were placed...
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) how many writs for possession have been issued by the Territorial Army and Air Force Association against tenants in Islington and in other parts of London...
asked the Secretary of State for War the number of officers now employed in his Department and at the headquarters of each of the home commands; and how do those numbers compare with the numbers...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has yet appointed a committee to inquire into economy in the use of manpower in the Army.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of the anxiety caused to the employees of R.A.O.C. and R.E.M.E. Records offices, Leicester, by the pressure to vacate existing premises without...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that under the new pay code system by which allowances are taxable, many officers and men now receive less than they did before the system came...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that there are German prisoners of war working on the desert airfield at El Adem who have been there since their capture during the desert...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of tobacco imported into this country was re-exported after processing to other countries in the hard-currency area and in the soft-currency...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the convertibility of sterling in July, 1947, will apply to countries with which the United Kingdom will have no monetary agreement on that date.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer in view of the fact that the proposal to seek the scaling down of sterling balances will lead to withdrawals of these balances by unrequited exports, if he...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has taken into consideration the letter addressed to him by Sir Malcolm Delevingne, dated 1st May, pleading for exemption from Stamp Duty in favour of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the 4½d. per mile travelling allowance to building operatives is tax free; and by what authority this concession has been made.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will encourage the commercial growing of tobacco in Great Britain by reducing taxation on it; and if he will allow the amateur gardener to grow and use...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions his Department has caused formal investigation to be held into the care, cleaning and restoration of pictures in the National Gallery;...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many labour, press, agricultural and food attaches have been appointed to British embassies during the past year; what are the total salaries of...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will instruct Departments that enforcement officers and inspectors, authorised to search private dwellings, shall not seek admission unless...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what deliveries of timber from the U.S.S.R. have been made and received in this country to date against the special sale of 5,988 tons of rubber.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the provisional trade agreement reached with Poland.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if, in view of the fact that men demobilised before 1st January, 1946, have received an additional 26 clothing coupons, he will make a similar issue to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now in a position to state the result of his promised review of the margins of profit left to retail drapery and allied trades.
asked the President of the Board of Trade, whether, in view of the loss of £750,000 made by His Majesty's Government in the purchase of tobacco to assist the Greek Government, he will...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, whether he is aware that the last General Annual Report prepared and issued by his Department in statutory compliance with Section 376 of the Companies...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has any information regarding increasing supplies of nylon and silk stockings; when these will appear in the shops; and if the price will be controlled.
asked the President of the Board of Trade why vendors at shows and fairgrounds can display such large quantities of china, whilst shopkeepers have none at all.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether in view of the fact that there is a widespread feeling throughout the country that the policy of bulk buying of the foods and materials which...
There are two statements today before we get on to the Business. It so happens that I have one, too. I see no reason why mine should come last, so I will read it first. I wish to inform the...
The House will recollect that during the passage of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act, an Organising Committee was set up to make the necessary plans and preparations for taking over the...
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I should like to make a statement about the recent discussions with the Delegation from the Newfoundland National Convention. As hon. Members will be aware, a...
Proceedings on the Town and Country Planning Bill exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House) for Two hours after Ten o'Clock.—[Mr....
[2nd Allotted Day]
(1) Where an interest in land the value of which is to be ascertained in accordance with the provisions of Section (Compensation for compulsory purchase after appointed day) of this Act is an...
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Section and Part VIII of the Requisitioned Land and War Works Act, 1945, the value of any interest in requisitioned land shall be assessed in accordance...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Section, the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act shall apply in relation to land compulsorily acquired in pursuance of a notice to treat served...
Where compensation is payable by a local authority under this Act in consequence of any decision or order given or made under Part III of this Act (including compensation payable in respect of...
Where in consequence of the provisions of the Ninth Schedule to this Act an owner of land in respect of which an agreement for restricting its planning, development or use under Section...
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I beg to move, in page 117, line 33, to leave out paragraphs i and 2, and to insert: 1. For the purpose of assessing any compensation payable by virtue of a decision or order under Section...
I beg to move, in page 125, line 21, column 2, to leave out "subsection," and to insert "subsections." This Amendment and the next Amendment should be taken together. Their effect is to give to...
This Amendment is rendered necessary as a result of the change of the 1939 standard. (b) of subsection (1) of Section one of that Act;Provided that Section two of the said Act shall not apply to...
I beg to move, in page 132, line 24. at the end, to insert:
Elimination of overlap between owner-occupied supplement and increase of converted value payment.
(1) Immediately after a development plan has been approved or made or amended by the Minister under this Part of this Act, the local planning authority shall publish in such manner as may be...
Where, on the carrying out of any development after the appointed day, any payment falls to he made to a local authority by virtue of the provisions of any Act in force at the passing of this...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Section, and to the provisions of Subsection (4) of Section twenty-three of the Act of 1944 as applied by this Act, nothing in this Act or in any order or...
(1) As soon as may be after the development values of interests in all or substantially all land, in respect of- which claims have been made under Part V of this Act, have been determined by the...
Where any person engaged in the business of developing land shows to the satisfaction of the Minister that during the period of five years ending on the thirty-first day of March nineteen hundred...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 33, at the end, to insert: (6) The Board shall, as soon as possible after the end of each financial year of the Board, make to the Ministers a report on the...
Amendment made: In page 2, line 38, at end, insert "of a general character."— [Mr. Silkin.]
I beg to move, in page 4, line 8, to leave out "commencement of this Act," and to insert "appointed day." This is a preparatory Amendment with a view to an Amendment which it is intended to move...
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I beg to move, in page 7, line 10, to leave out "it appears to the Minister," and to insert: the Minister is satisfied, after holding a local inquiry. The purpose of Clause 7 is to enable the...
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I beg to move, in page 8, line 43, to leave out paragraph (b), and to insert: (b) that where objections and representations have been duly made in accordance with the regulations the Minister...
Resolved: That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section 1 of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, to the City of Gloucester, a copy of which Order was...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. Pearson.]
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