Iau, 13 Tachwedd 1947
The House met at half-past Two o'clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
For the County of Surrey (Epsom Division), in the room of Commander Sir Archibald Richard James Southby, Baronet, R.N. (Chiltern Hundreds).—[Mr. Buchan-Hepburn.]
asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations whether he can now make a further statement in connection with emigration to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
asked the President of the Board of Trade the conditions under which clothing coupons are issued to persons visiting this country.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an assurance that in the event of goods made for the export markets being unsaleable overseas, they will be released for the home market.
asked the President of the Board of Trade on what grounds he refused permission to Mr. A. H. Smith, of 82, Eastgate, Louth, to send 6 lb. of home-produced honey, which is not rationed, to his...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when it is proposed to make an allocation of collar cloth for the making of white stiff collars.
Mr. Vane: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is satisfied with the quantity and quality of mining timber now being obtained by the Coal Board; what approximate proportion of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Census of Production form proposed for the building and civil engineering industry in respect of 1948 is much more detailed...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if it is proposed that the subsidy on tanned skins should be terminated as from 30th November, 1947.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has now considered the desirability of so amending S.R. & O., 1947, No. 1811, as to free the export of gold filled spectacle frames and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many persons are employed on production in factories on the Hartlepools Trading Estate at present; and how many will be employed, giving men and...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the serious shortage in the supply of educational books; and what steps he proposes to take in the matter.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to ensure that supplies of utility clothing are adequately maintained, especially to those parts of the country such as...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will now make a statement on the resumption of trade negotiations with the U.S.S.R.
asked the President of the Board of Trade why salt has been imported from Spain when English salt is available.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what are the present prospects of the introduction of a new industry into the unemployment area of Nantlle Valley, Caernarvonshire.
asked the President of the Board of Trade when it is proposed to make payments under the Business Scheme for war damage.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to provide more darning wool.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what personal and household valuables, such as furs, jewellery, and silverware can be taken out of the United Kingdom by residents and by visitors to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that packing materials are scarce and dear; that the shortage of them is an obstacle to our export trade; and whether he will arrange...
Lieut.-Commander Clark Hutchison: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make an issue of coupons to hostels catering for students and other young people to enable such...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power, what is the total amount of petrol consumed annually by the three fighting services and all Government Departments; and what percentage reduction in this...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what annual saving in petrol the abolition of the basic petrol ration will effect, having regard to the number of exemptions it is proposed to make.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the potential output capacity of serviceable electricity generating plant in July, 1945; and what is it in November, 1947.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether the several million motor fuel ration books containing coupons for basic petrol for the months of November, December, January and February should be...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will state the names of members of the British Electricity Authority who have been given departmental responsibilities in the organisation of the authority.
Lieut.-Commander Hutchison: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether his attention has been drawn to the decision of the Norwegian Government to abolish petrol rationing on 1st November,...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many applications for supplementary petrol have been received at the Regional Office, Bristol, from the Cheltenham Area, since the announcement that the...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what steps the Government propose to take to reduce the waste due to loss of heat in smoking chimneys, which has been calculated to be...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what amount of petrol can be produced from crude oil annually at the Morecambe plant; and why no use is being made of this factory.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what is the increase in cost of creosote-pitch mixture made on 1st October; what percentage increase this represents; and how it is related to recent...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if his instruction to the National Coal Board not to institute any prosecutions for absenteeism is still in force; and by how much was absenteeism increased...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what was the cost of saleable coal at the pit head prior to the introduction of the five-day week; and what is the cost for the period following for which...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that Mr. L. Plover, Labour Director, North-West Region, National Coal Board, was billed in that capacity to speak as representative of the...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how much coal has so far been imported from U.S.A.; and at which ports it has been unloaded.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the figures of recruitment and wastage for the South Wales coal mines for 1946; and if he will give the corresponding figures to the latest available date in 1947.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power what percentage of the allocation of domestic coal for the six months' summer allocation period, from 1st May to 31st October, was supplied to Hull; what...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the total quantity of coal, produced in Scottish coalfields, which was supplied to England during 1946, and to the nearest convenient date in 1947.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if a miner's concessional coal is withdrawn when he is temporarily out of work owing to a physical disability.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether the Government's offer of living accommodation for transferred miners applies to men who undertake to return to the industry from other occupations.
asked the Prime Minister whether any decision has yet been reached regarding the issue of the Army General Service Medal to troops who have served in Palestine since September, 1945.
asked the Minister of Labour when the report of the Fact Finding Committee set up to examine the dispute at the Grimethorpe Colliery will be made available.
asked the Minister of Labour the total number of persons registered as unemployed at the Penygroes and Caernarvon exchanges respectively, on the most recent date for which figures are available,...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has yet been asked to intervene in the strikes at the Savoy and other hotels, at a time when the earning of foreign exchange is so vital.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why Table No. 127 in the October issue of the Monthly Digest of Statistics gave no figure for gold and dollar reserves later than 30th June, 1947; and...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether in view of the general usefulness of the weekly index to HANSARD for purposes of reference, he will in future incorporate in the binding of each weekly...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury what was the allocation of private cars to Ministers, Parliamentary and Under-Secretaries during the Coalition Government; and what changes have since been made.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered the accurate forecast of the Budget proposals in a newspaper on sale at 3.45 p.m. yesterday, a copy of which has been sent to him,...
May I ask the Leader of the House to tell us the Business for next week?
"to make provision for, and in connection with, the attainment by Ceylon of fully responsible status within the British Commonwealth of Nations," presented by Mr. Creech Jones; supported by the...
Considered in Committee. [Progress. 12th November.]
Question again proposed: That— (a) interest at three per cent. per annum shall be payable on unpaid excess profits tax;(b) paragraph (a) of this Resolution shall be deemed always to have...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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