Llun, 19 Mai 1947
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
Lords Amendments considered, and agreed to.
As amended, considered; to be read the Third time.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has replied to the Note forwarded by the Polish Ambassador to the Prime Minister on 15th April; and if he will inform the House of the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, how many Poles have been repatriated or sent back to the Continent from Britain since the end of the war; and how many are still in Britain.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that M. Jerzy Borejsza, who is head of the Communist-controlled newspaper co-operative "Czytenik," is visiting this country;...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has yet received any indication from His Majesty's Ambassador in Washington as to the attitude of the U.S. Government towards the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what is the number of Embassies to which Labour Attaches have been appointed; what is the number of Embassies to which it is now intended to make...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether sufficient buildings will be left intact after the dismantling of Wilhelmshaven dockyard to enable firms which are desirous of setting up...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been called to the arrest by the Soviet authorities of Brigadier W. R. N. Hinde in the British zone; if a formal protest has...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the shortages in Germany and the dismay caused by the export from that country of approximately 6,000,000 metres of cotton...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many of the 346,487 persons registered as unemployed in the British zone of Germany on 31st March, 1947, are repatriated prisoners of war.
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Control Commission have yet completed their arrangements for the purchase of Norwegian herring; why similar arrangements have not also...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how much grain has been collected in the British zone of Germany since the last harvest; how this total compares with the estimate of what should...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the difficuIty, and frequently the impossibility, of German people in the British zone securing needles and cotton and similar...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which countries are included in the term "Middle East" and which in the term "Near East."
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs when the report of the hon. Members for Uxbridge (Mr. Beswick), for North Wembley (Mr. Hobson), and for Lewes (Major Beamish), on the problem of...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware of the long delay which occurs between the date of publication of reports and proceedings of U.N.O. organisations in the...
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has made, or will make, representations to the Government of the U.S.S.R. regarding the payment of interest on the 5 per cent. bonds of the...
asked the Minister of Food the average price of, respectively, one ton of maize and one ton of meat purchased by this country in the Argentine in 1938 and 1946 respectively.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will inquire into the supplies of meat in the Wycombe district for the week commencing 5th May, which, although classed as first quality lamb, were so...
asked the Minister of Food why a miner who voluntarily absents himself from work gets the special miners' extra allocation of food
asked the Minister of Food what action he proposes to take to meet the grievances of train men compulsorily billeted away from their homes in railway coaches at Westbury who have been obliged to...
asked the Minister of Food what is the number of public relations staff employed by his Department and the total annual salary and expense allowances paid to these officers; and what percentage...
asked the Minister of Food if he will reconsider the policy of his Department in penalising a trader late in completing returns of points goods sold, by giving him a smaller number than he sends...
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that the mother of ex-Sapper H. Lightfoot, R.E., kept in business on behalf of her son; that he was demobilised on 18th January, 1946, took over the...
asked the Minister of Food if he will grant facilities for a ram to be roasted at Kings Teignton Ram Roasting Fair in accordance with custom on Whit Tuesday, 27th May.
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Food what quantities per month of fresh carrots, asparagus and celery are being imported from the U.S.A.; and how much expenditure in dollars was involved...
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Food what is the maximum retail price at which imported fresh carrots from the U.S.A. may be sold; and how this price compares with the maximum selling...
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Food the volume and value of pepper mint, lavender, sage and spearmint oils imported into the United Kingdom in 1946; and the countries of origin of such...
asked the Minister of Food whether, in view of the fact that food shops will be closed in the London area on Whit Monday and that the first day of the next ration period falls on Whit Sunday, he...
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of Food what proportion of the 5,000 tons of olive oil for which the Greek Government has given authority for export has been obtained for this country.
asked the Minister of Food how the present price of U.S. wheat compares with the average price in 1946.
asked the Minister of Food whether he will give an estimate of the effect in expenditure on the average family of the increases and decreases in the price of foodstuffs since January, 1947
asked the Minister of Food, whether he will discontinue the practice of allocating profit margins to first-hand salesmen in future Orders regarding onions, tomatoes, pears, etc., with a view to...
asked the Minister of Food whether he is aware that there is a shortage of fish in Croydon, and that on certain days during the last fortnight no fish has arrived in the borough; and what steps...
asked the Minister of Food why the price of butter to the public has recently been reduced by 2d. per pound when his Department has recently agreed to purchase butter at a higher price; and what...
asked the Minister of Food what steps have been taken to obtain increased supplies of Danish vein cheese following the increased demand for it as a result of its reduction in points.
asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that quantities of Danish potatoes held by East London retailers are in poor condition; what redress purchasers or retailers can secure for potatoes of...
asked the Minister of Food what quantities of each of the following foods go to restaurants and conteens for the year ending June, 1947; flour, meat, carcase weight, bacon ham, milk as milk...
asked the Minister of Food whether, before ratifying the commercial agreement with Poland, which provides for the import of quantities of eggs and bacon from Poland into this country, he will...
asked the Minister of Transport what is the reason for continuing the system of reserving sleeping-cars for Government-sponsored passengers in peace time.
asked the Prime Minister what rules govern public criticism by members of the Government of individual officers in His Majesty s Forces.
asked the Prime Minister if the speech of the Minister of Fuel and Power on 7th May, advocating that the interests of trades unions members should be the only concern of the Govern. ment,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many soldiers and voluntary labourers were employed in Romney Marsh during the harvests in 1944, 1945 and 1946; and what steps he has taken to ensure that in...
Mr. Vane: asked the Minister of Agriculture what plans he has for making a new census of British woodlands; when it is intended to start; and when he estimates it will be complete.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will estimate the amount of feedingstuffs which may be made available for poultry in 1947 and 1948, expressed as a percentage of the amount made...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that farmers in Norfolk who were instructed to send their sugar beet to Felstead when the Cantley factory was closed during the fuel crisis have,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that the number of crawler tractors allotted to the county of Norfolk is inadequate to meet the needs of the county; that Norfolk farmers who...
asked the Minister of Agriculture if, in view of the recent flooding in the valley of the Severn, he will take early action to meet the need for a comprehensive flood prevention scheme for the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture what steps he is taking to ensure the preservation of the Daccombe Valley for agricultural purposes; and what consultations have taken place with his Department...
asked the Minister of Agriculture to what extent the figures given in the recent White Paper, Cmd. 7072, on the Post-War Contribution of British Agriculture to the Saving of Foreign Exchange,...
Mr. Vane: asked the hon. Member for Walthamstow, West (Mr. McEntee), as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, what is the species of plover appearing on the dining room menu; and what is the...
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed; "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Simmons.]
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