Mawrth, 25 Ionawr 1949
The House met at Half-past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
asked the Secretary of State for War how many married quarters for officers and other ranks, respectively, have been completed since 1st April, 1948; how many such buildings have been started;...
asked the Secretary of State for War what reserve of the Army may be joined by retired senior officers of the Indian Army who are now resident in the United Kingdom and still of a suitable age...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many officers and men previously on Class Z reserve have registered in the special registered reserves created by him in September, 1948.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he has considered the particulars which have been sent him about the conditions of the troops in Singapore; and what action he has taken.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the Gallows Hill-Worgret Road in the Wareham-Bovington area is practically impassable for vehicles; that the Dorset County Council...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the unsatisfactory conditions prevailing in Banda II Camp, Nairobi, he proposes to close this camp.
asked the Secretary of State for War how many local authorities have refused to allow the formation of cadet forces in schools within their jurisdiction.
asked the Secretary of State for War why, in the case of National Service men, the grant for officers' uniform on commission has been reduced from £50 to £30, in view of the fact that...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of recurring outrages against Europeans in the Suez Canal zone, culminating in the case of a young officer who within a few days of joining his...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he has now given instructions that supper is to be provided each evening without fail for young soldiers serving in basic training units.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he has considered the recommendation of the coroner's jury inquiring into the death of Private Haverty at Ranikhet Camp, Tilehurst; and what steps are...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that the British War Claims Commision have refused to accept service of proceedings in order to establish the question of liability in the case...
asked the Secretary of State for War what steps will be taken to avoid danger to passing traffic when practice firing takes place across the Scarborough and Whitby road.
asked the Secretary of State for War in how many instances his department have been unable to get a contractor to tender for the painting of barrack rooms which require brightening up; and if he...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many British troops are at present stationed in the Gold Coast Colony; to what extent it is proposed to increase the numbers in the near future; how many...
asked the Secretary of State for War what was the reason for the sudden posting away from East Africa in or about May, 1948, of Sergeant-Major Peacock, responsible for air bookings, Mogadiscio.
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for War why the well-known term, "Drill Hall," has been superseded by a new title, "T.A. Centre"; and what is the advantage, military or otherwise, to be...
Mr. Vane: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the unhelpful attitude of the National Coal Board in Durham in comparison with previous colliery companies, towards...
asked the Secretary of State for War the sum which it is estimated will be spent during the current financial year on accommodation, including drill halls and training camps, for the Territorial Army.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state the amount provided in the current estimates for warlike stores for the Territorial Army; the amount which it is estimated will be actually...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many Poles now remain in the Resettlement Corps, showing general officers, field officers, junior officers, N.C.O.'s and other ranks separately.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether the recommendations of the Abercrombie Report are being followed in relation to the building of houses in the outer country ring of London;...
Mr. H. D. Hughes: asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what alternatives were considered to the proposed extension of the Hope Valley cement works before approval was given; and what...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning (1) whether, in view of the Central Land Board's decision that the cubic contents of buildings occupying small sites cannot be aggregated for the...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he will publish the full report on the recent inquiry that led to his decision to use Fylingdale Moor as a training centre.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether a decision can now be given to the application made by the Horncastle U.D.C. to build houses on a site at the corner of Louth Road and Low...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what complaints he has received from the New Town Corporations of administrative difficulties arising out of the present procedure for the approval...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if the replacement of dwellings acquired under the Town and Country Planning Act is to be restricted to maximum selling price and superficial area...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he will state, in respect of each of the severely bombed cities and towns, in which cases declaratory orders under the Town and Country Planning...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning when the Buxton Corporation may expect a decision upon their application to erect huts at Ladmanlow to accommodate the squatters now occupying the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why domestic type water softeners which have been modified for industrial requirements are now being relieved of Purchase Tax when industrial gas water...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he approved the recent issue of 1,000,000 preferred shares by Teacher (Distillers) Ltd.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will arrange with local authorities for a refund to motorists of motor tax for the period of the past year during which only the standard ration...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he proposes to charge taxpayers in Northern Ireland interest on the special contribution for the period between 1st January, 1949, and the passing of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the new Double Taxation Agreements with the Colonies call upon companies to pay larger sums for Colonial Income Tax and...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, by the statement in paragraph 196 of Command Paper No. 7572 that though by 1952 net invisible earnings will be the same value as 1938, the buying power...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent in the calendar year 1948 has a reduction in the drain on the gold and hard currency reserves of this country been achieved by the sale of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for how many regions of the Regional Organisation for Industry have charts and descriptions of the organisations been published, similar to the one recently...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what points of the concession held by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company are to be discussed with the Persian Government; and what action His Majesty's...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the reasons for his decision to afford Great Universal Stores, Ltd., the necessary dollar facilities to extend its activities in the United States.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many pawnbrokers were registered in Scotland in 1938 and 1948, respectively.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest estimate of the out-turn of food subsidies at the end of the financial year 1948–49.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sums have been paid to the "Daily Worker" newspaper for Government advertising during the last six months of 1948.
The House will recollect that on 13th December, on a Motion made by the Leader of the House, leave of absence was given to the right hon. and gallant Gentleman the Member for Pembroke (Major...
Motion made, and Question put: That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. H....
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend the law relating to wireless telegraphy, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by...
Order for consideration, as amended, read.
3.48 p.m.
The Chairman: The next Amendments on the Order Pape are all concerned with the new Clause—(Enforcement of regulations as to sales, etc., by manufacturers and others)—and can, if it...
Mr. Paling: I beg to move, in page 10, line 14, to leave out the second "under," and to insert: for the purpose specified in paragraph (a) of Subsection (1) of. This is a drafting Amendment to...
Amendment made: In page 12, line 21, leave out "the last preceding section" and insert: Section eleven or the Section (Enforcement of regulations as to sales, etc., by manufacturers and others)...
Amendment made: In page 13, line 4. after "use," insert: or in the causing or permitting of the use, or in the selling, offering or advertising for sale, letting on hire or offering or...
Amendment made: In page 15, line 17, after "eleven" insert or the section (Enforcement of regulations as to sales, etc., by manufacturers and others).
(1) If the Postmaster-General is of opinion n that any apparatus does not comply with the requirements applicable to it under regulations made for the purpose specified in paragraph (b) of...
1. The Postmaster General shall, on suspending the authority, serve on the person to whom it was issued a notice informing him of the suspension, of the grounds thereof and of his rights under...
5.50 p.m.
Mr. Paling: I beg to move, in page 5, line 3, after "if," to insert: whether before or after the grant or last renewal of the licence. This Amendment meets a point raised on the Committee stage,...
I beg to move, in page 8, line 10, after "appointed" to insert "as to half." This is a manuscript Amendment in place of the one on the paper in line 11 which does not make sense. The next...
I beg to move, in page 10, line 5, after "line" to insert: not in a private dwelling house. We have put down this Amendment to try and get an explanation on a question put by my hon. Friend the...
Mr. Paling: I beg to move, in page 10, line 16, after "that," to insert "either (i)." It may be convenient if we also consider the next Amendment, in line 17. These Amendments arise out of an...
Amendment made: In page 13, line 46, at beginning, insert: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act."—[Mr. Paling.]
Mr. Paling: I beg to move, in page 15, line 48, to leave out "personally or by registered post." These words are unnecessary because of an Amendment that follows.
Amendment made: In page 18, line 27, leave out: Except so far as otherwise expressly provided."—[Mr. Paling.]
I beg to move, in page 20, line 8, at the end, to insert: Provided that an order under this paragraph shall only be made where, in the opinion of the tribunal, the person against whom the order...
Resolution reported: That it is expedient, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend the Agricultural Marketing Acts, 1931 to 1933, and for purposes connected therewith, to...
7.38 p.m.
9.50 p.m.
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