Mawrth, 8 Gorffennaf 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 War if he is aware that notice to quit has been served upon approximately 60 ex-Service men's families occupying married quarters at Queen Mary's Buildings,...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that the form of attestation used for the re-enlistment of men on short-service engagement of three years is misleading, in that it implies...
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the supply of British daily newspapers to B.A.O.R. is both irregular and inadequate; and if he...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many British troops now remain in North Africa; and to what extent these numbers are likely to be reduced in the near future.
asked the Secretary of State for War why the claims of subconductor K. Shiebert, 5630077, in respect of employment in India, have not yet been settled.
asked the Secretary of State for War when facilities will be given to relatives of deceased Service men to visit graves overseas.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the Brighton Corporation have entered into an agreement to purchase the Stanmer Park Estate from the trustees of the Chichester...
asked the Secretary of State for War if Group 57, whose release date is between 22nd August and 12th September, will be delayed in the case of men stationed in India.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he has any further statement to make with regard to the derequisitioning of Bellahouston Park.
asked the Secretary of State for War how many nurses and sisters are still engaged in duties connected with the Army; how many of these are working overseas; and whether he will give an...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether camp regulations permit German prisoners of war at' Victoria Park to attend the weekly Fascist meetings held at the gate of that park.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will arrange for those prisoners of war in the Middle East who have experience in agriculture and who wish to volunteer for work in Britain on the...
asked the Secretary of State for War if, now that German prisoners are allowed to use public transport, he will relax the rule that they must not go more than five miles from their camp, bearing...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the sentence of 12 months' imprisonment imposed on Werner Wetter, a 22 year-old prisoner of war, by a court martial at...
asked the Secretary of State for War what Civil Service staff organisation is officially recognised by his Department as representing clerical and allied grades employed in his Department in...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether Polish troops in this country and the Polish Resettlement Corps are still receiving rations on the same scale as the British Army.
asked the Secretary of State for War what will be done with the 5,000 Polish troops who will neither join the Polish Resettlement Corps nor return to Poland.
Lady Grant: asked the Minister of National Insurance when he expects to advertise for applications for appointments under the National Health Insurance Scheme.
asked the Minister of Labour if he will make a further statement on a general wages policy; and, in particular, what is the Government's attitude to further wage increases that are not dependent...
asked the Minister of Labour why the summonses issued during the war against three Maltese brothers named Eugene, Carmelo and Attilio Messina for evasion of national service were never enforced;...
asked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed workers, men and women, registered at the Liverpool and Bootle employment exchanges were sent to employers outside the Liverpool and Bootle areas...
Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the Minister of Labour how many Poles have been placed in employment since 1st January, 1947; and how many of these have been placed in coalmining and agriculture,...
Mr. Scott-Elliot: asked the Minister of Labour how many foreign workers imported from Central Europe have been placed in employment since 1st January, 1947; and how many of these have been...
asked the Minister of Labour what steps are being taken to ascertain the total number of disabled unemployed in the country; and, when these figures have been obtained and examined, what steps he...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the reasons why the Housing Advisory Committee has not met since July, 1945.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many school camps are conducted as Scottish National Camps Association, Limited; where they are located; and if he has any plans to relate them to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the foreign currency involved in the conviction of a Maltese, named Messina, for offences against the Defence Finance Regulations during the war was...
Mr. H. D. Hughes: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of currency made available for expenditure by British travellers for commercial and non-commercial purposes, respectively,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he has now considered the evidence sent him of the price at which the pound sterling could be bought at the Chase National Bank in New York; and if he...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will consider extending the arrangement' whereby arrears of Income Tax can be set off against postwar credits for 1945–46 so as to include...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Civil Service (Approved Associations) Regulations, 1927, are still in force, or on what date they were repealed.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the grievance of retired civil servants because the recent increase in their pensions only represents a small percentage of the recent...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if married women terminating temporary Civil Service employment through domestic reasons and having completed seven years' service will be paid a war...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why His Majesty's Stationery Office took advertising space in a supplement dealing with the Royal Agricultural Show at Lincoln, which was published...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the allocation of flannel cloth for men's and women's wear, respectively.
asked the President of the Board of Trade why payment for the 64,000,000 yards of Japanese cotton textiles was made in dollars; and what was the total sum involved.
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent the delivery of goods by retail traders has been resumed; whether the expense of this service is allowed for in the margins of retail...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that an extensive black market in clothing coupons results from loose coupons being acceptable by post; and if he will consider the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the shortage of teapots in the London area; if he will take steps to remedy the position; and, if it is not possible to get...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what official notification he has received of the ban on importation of textiles imposed by the Argentine Central Bank; and, in view of our large...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an estimate of the cost to the taxpayer in staff, wear and tear of equipment, and paper and postage, of answering 1,125,000 letters a month.
asked the Minister of Food how much extra food subsidy will be incurred by the recently-announced reduction in price of bacon, butter and cheese at a time when the Government are having to pay...
Lady Grant: asked the Minister of Works whether there are any surplus gas cookers still available which could be reconditioned and offered to the public, who are unable to obtain new cookers.
asked the Minister of Defence if he will take steps to amend Service Pension Regulations so as to qualify for widows' ordinary pension wives of such serving officers as have remarried after...
Ordered, That the Proceedings on the Foreign Marriage Bill [Lords]be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)"— [Mr. Herbert Morrison."]
[11TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum not exceeding £1,609,811, be granted to His Majesty to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Mr. William Whiteley.]
Considered in Committee [Progress, 4th July].
Amendment proposed, in page 3. line 25, at the end, to insert: Provided that any reference to a member of the naval, military or air forces of His Majesty shall be construed as including a...
Resolved: That the Order made by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, extending Section I of the Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932, to the City of Ripon, a copy of which Order was...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. J. Henderson.]
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