Mawrth, 19 Gorffennaf 1949
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 why he refused the request of the District Councils Association in Scotland that the district councils should be represented on the special committee...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what reply has been given by the Home Department to the letter from the Scottish Herring Producers' Association of 12th July, requesting assistance for...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if his attention has been drawn to the proposals of the Corporation of Edinburgh to build houses in the Ravelston area of a type comparable with those...
asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will now say what is the result of his consideration of the claim for pensions on behalf of widows who were married after their husbands were discharged...
asked the Minister of Pensions (1) to how many disabled ex-Service men he sent a circular letter, reference MZ/272389, offering to provide the recipient with a motor car; and how many of these...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many vacancies there will be at the Royal Military Academy at the beginning of the next term; how many of these vacancies will be filled by "R" and "E"...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will now issue No. 1 dress to officer cadets at the Royal Military Academy.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that 22097647 Sapper R. Morrin, E.P.D., Mombasa, Kenya, was called up on 3rd December, 1948; had two months' training, spread over three...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware of the fact that, since May last, a typhoid epidemic has been raging in the British Army Camp at McKinnon Road, Mombasa, Kenya, from which...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many soldiers of the Regular Army have been permitted to purchase their discharge from the Service during the past 12 months; and under what conditions is...
asked the Secretary of State for War what arrangements have been made for taking over private houses rented by officers or other ranks as military quarters; and how many officers and other ranks...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many squatter families remain on land belonging to his Department at Kestrel Grove, Stanmore; how many huts there are in habitable condition; and when...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he has considered the request made to him by the hon. and gallant Member for Horncastle, to make available water carriers, or other vehicles suitable for...
asked the Secretary of State for War, if he is aware that all arrangements were made for the annual camp for the cadets to take place at the Languard Camp, Felixstowe, many cadets, officers and...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether he will make a statement on the recently published North-East Development Plan drawn up by Sir George Pepler and Mr. P. W. MacFarlane.
asked the Minister of National Insurance if he is now in a position to state the number of local advisory committees he has decided to set up; the regions in which they will operate; the number...
asked the Minister of National Insurance if he will inform the House of the number of instructions sent out to area officers by the National Assistance Board; and if he will have copies of the...
asked the Minister of Labour what steps he proposes to take to speed up the negotiating machinery in industry.
asked the Minister of Labour which docks are subject to the terms of the Dock Labour Scheme; and how many docks involving how many men work under conditions different to the Dock Labour Scheme as...
asked the Minister of Labour, in view of the Control of Engagement Order, how many canvassers employed by football pools organisations were engaged through the employment exchanges.
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware of the hardship caused to residents at the National Service Hostel at Staverton, near Cheltenham, by the increase in the charge of 5s. per week; and if...
asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that some air charter companies, of whom details have been sent to him, which are receiving contracts from a number of Government Departments are...
asked the Lord President of the Council, whether the new tidal model of the proposed Severn Barrage has now been completed; and whether he can now make a report on the matter.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the debt of Britain to India of about £1,200,000,000 contracted during the war in the defence, inter alia, of the Commonwealth and Empire has been...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction at the Inland Revenue offices, Cardiff, due to the method pursued in selecting members of the staff for interviews...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what expenditure of dollars was authorised for the purchase in the United States of hatching eggs by the Colonial Development Corporation for its poultry...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent settlements in gold and dollars in connection with payments agreement with the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation countries were...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will cause inquiries to be made into why the War Damage Commission have refused to accept the claim for compensation submitted on behalf of Mr. W....
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the combined totals of our aid to overseas countries and the redemption of sterling balances, since the end of the war.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the annual consumption of sugar by the brewing trade for each of the last four years.
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what steps are taken to prevent the use of the machinery of the National Savings Movement for party political propaganda.
asked the Secretary to the Treasury, how many American theatrical shows have been imported into this country during tine last 12 months; and at what cost in dollars.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether applications from private persons to import wine from France will now be favourably considered.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the factors that justify the increase from 32s. last year to 69s. 1d. now in the price fixed for 209F men's utility grey flannel trousers.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will announce the details of the Provisional Grain Contract that has been concluded with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and when the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent he has now been able to increase the imports of hard and soft wood from Malaya.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether increased quantities of utility clothing have been available in the last six months, compared with the previous six months.
asked the Minister of Health what estimated expense has been incurred by the local authorities in pursuance of the provisions of the Local Government (Boundary Commission) Act. 1945; and what...
Proceedings on Government Business exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[Mr. R. J. Taylor.]
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to make provision for National Parks and for other matters, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys...
Order read for consideration, as amended (in the Standing Committee).
3.32 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 5, line 11, at the end, to insert: and where a direction under the proviso to subsection (2) of this section is for the time being in force as respects any authority, there...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
I beg to move, in page 9, line 1, to leave out from "under," to "the," in line 2. The effect of this Amendment combined with the next Amendment, in line 4, is to secure that camping sites may be...
I beg to move, in page 10, line 14, at the end, to insert: but the exercise of any power under the foregoing provisions of this section as respects such land shall be subject to the provisions in...
Motion made, and Question, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill," put, and negatived.
I beg to move, in page 15, line 29, at the end, to insert: (5) A local authority may, as respects any land which is being managed as a nature reserve by the authority, enter into an agreement...
I beg to move, in page 18, line 3, at the end, to add: (7) A highway at the side of a river, canal or other inland navigation shall not be excluded from any definition contained in the last...
I beg to move, in page 18, line 12, at the end, to insert: (3) Any arrangements made under this section for the provision of information by a parish council shall require the council to cause a...
I beg to move, in page 25, line 16, at the end, to insert: Provided that if within such time (not being less than twenty-eight days) as may be specified in the notice any representation is made...
I beg to move, in page 30, line 16, at the end, to insert: Provided that, in relation to the creation of rights of way in a National Park, this subsection shall have effect as if— (a)...
Amendment made, in page 32, line 26, leave out "(5)," and insert "(4)."—[Mr. Silkin.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
Amendment made: in page 37, line 32, leave out subsection (1).—[Mr. Silkin.]
Amendment made: In page 39, line 16, leave out "and."—[Mr. King.]
I beg to move, in page 46, line 35, to leave out "either," and to insert: of either or both of the following descriptions, that is to say. This Amendment, and the Amendment proposed in the next...
I beg to move, in page 57, line 37, to leave out "and." This Amendment and the next two Amendments on the Order Paper could conveniently be taken together. They provide that the National Parks...
Amendment made: In page 59, line 18, leave out from "eight" to "subsection," in line 19, and insert: paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section (General duties of Commission in relation to...
I beg to move, in page 63, line 23, at the end, to insert: (7) Where an order under this section has been made by the Minister of Transport as respects any road, he may give to the highway...
I beg to move, in page 66, line 11, at the end, to add: () Subject as aforesaid, the Minister may defray or contribute towards expenditure of a local authority incurred under section (Ferries for...
I beg to move, in page 77, line 9, after "river," to insert "canal." We are here simply enlarging the definition of a waterway to include canals as well as lakes and rivers.
Where the Nature Conservancy, a local authority or any other person enter into an agreement with a drainage authority for the doing by that authority of any work on land managed as a nature...
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Act, the rule of law whereby a highway is repairable by the inhabitants at large shall apply to all public paths, whether coming into...
Where apart from the provisions of section (Liability for repair of public paths) of this Act a public path in existence at the passing of this Act would, for the purposes of any of the following...
(1) Where approved proposals for a long-distance route include proposals for the provision and operation of a ferry, the authority who are the highway authority for either or both of the highways...
(1) Where approved proposals relating to a long-distance route include proposals for the provision, along any part of the route, of accommodation, meals and refreshments, it shall be the duty of...
(1) Where proposals relating to a long-distance route have been approved by the Minister under section fifty of this Act, the Commission may from time to time prepare and submit to the Minister a...
(1) If any person places or maintains, on or near any way shown on a definitive map, or on a revised map prepared in definitive form, as a public path or road used as a public path, a notice...
(1) An access order, whether made in respect of open country or in respect of a waterway, may specify work to be carried out (either at one time or from time to time) on land comprised in the...
(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Council of the Isles of Scilly, by order provide for the application of this Act to the Isles of Scilly as if those Isles were a separate county;...
(1) Where it appears to the Minister that circumstances exist such as are mentioned in the next following subsection and that by reason of those circumstances the preparation of a provisional map...
Section twenty-three of the Highway Act, 1835 (which provides that such highways as are therein mentioned shall not become repairable by the inhabitants at large unless certain conditions are...
(1) The authority making an access agreement or order shall so delimit the land to which the agreement or order applies as to exclude all land which, by reason of anything done on other land...
(1) If a local planning authority, when required by the Secretary of State to make, as respects land or a waterway to which the public are given access by an agreement or order, or in consequence...
(1) The provisions of this Act mentioned in the next following subsection shall not apply to any of the lands under the regulation and management of the Corporation of London as Conservators of...
No power conferred by Part V or Part VI of this Act to acquire land compulsorily shall be exercisable in respect of land belonging to the National Trust which is held by the Trust...
(1) Forthwith after the making of (a) an order designating an area as a National Park and an order carying the same under Part II of this Act,(b) an agreement that land should be managed as a...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 14, to leave out from "hold," to the end of line 15, and to insert: and vacate office in accordance with the terms of the instrument under which they are appointed...
I beg to move, in page 2, line 40, to leave out from "day," to the end of line 46, and to insert: (2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) of this section, but subject to the...
I beg to move, in page 3, line 13, to leave out "community as a whole," and insert "public." This is a drafting Amendment. There was a great deal of discussion on these words, and I think the...
Amendment made: In page 4, line 17, leave out "of this section," and insert: or subsection (5) of this section, as the case may be."—[Mr. Silkin.]
I beg to move, in page 4, line 34, to leave out "it is expedient so to do," and to insert: by reason of any special circumstances it is expedient so to do for securing efficient administration in...
Amendments made: In page 7, line 13, after "shall," insert "(a)."
Amendment made: In page 14, line 39, leave out from "board," to "or," in line 42, and insert "or other drainage authority."—[Mr. Silkin.]
I beg to move, in page 17, line 18, after "thereof," to insert: as to the grounds upon which it is alleged that a right of way subsists over such path or other way. The Clause with which this...
I beg to move, in page 18, line 23, to leave out "twenty-eight days" and to insert "three months." This gives effect to a promise I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnor (Mr....
9.30 p.m.
Amendments made: In page 25, line 44, leave out from "land," to second "a," in line 45, and insert on which the map shows a public path, or.
I beg to move to leave out Clause 41.
I beg to move, in page 32, line 33, at the end, to insert: (a) the diversion would have on public enjoyment of the path as a whole. The purpose of this Amendment is that, when confirming an order...
Amendment made: In page 34, line 19, leave out "and."—[Mr. Silkin.]
I beg to move, in page 36, line 14, at the end, to insert: (4) A diversion order or extinguishment order shall not be made so as to extinguish a right of way over land on, over or under which...
Amendments made: In page 36, line 20, after "a," insert "public path order, a."
Amendment made: In page 38, line 32, leave out "subsection (6)."—[Mr. King.]
I beg to move, in page 40, line 32, to leave out from "husbandry," to the end of line 34, and to insert: to carry out on the land any farming operation, and (b) it is convenient in the course of...
I beg to move, in page 42, line 20, to leave out "they are given access," and to insert: the provisions of the next following section are applied. This Amendment is not much more than a drafting...
I beg to move, in page 43, line 13, at the end, to insert: Provided that unless the Minister is satisfied that exceptional circumstances prevail, the land or any part of it shall not be excluded...
I beg to move, in page 45, line 40, after "and," to insert: where any representations are so made and not withdrawn shall either— (a) cause a local inquiry to be held, or(b) afford to the...
I beg to move, in page 46, line 6, to leave out "two years," and to insert "one year." The purpose of this Amendment is to reduce to one year the period in which local planning authorities are...
I beg to move, in page 46, line 29, to leave out from "A," to "whereby," in line 31, and to insert: local planning authority may with the approval of the Minister make an access agreement with...
Amendment made: In page 47, line 29, leave out subsection (4).—[Mr. Silkin.]
Amendment made: In page 50, line 7, at end, insert: (6) In this section the expression 'means of access,' in relation to land, means any opening in a wall, fence or hedge bounding the land or any...
Amendment made: In page 51, line 22, leave out "by order."—[Mr. Silkin.]
Amendment made: In page 56, line 43, leave out subsection (1).—[Mr. Silkin.]
I beg to move, in page 61, line 30, after "local," to insert "planning." Clause 82 gives authority for the appointment of wardens, and the first words of the Clause are:— A local authority...
Amendment made: In page 67, line 34, after the first "order" insert "diversion order, extinguishment order."—[Mr. Silkin.]
I beg to move, in page 68, line 46, after "authority," to insert: "after consultation, in the case of a National Park, with the Commission." I think it might be for the general convenience of...
Amendment made: In page 74, line 12, leave out "forty-one," and insert "fortysix."—[Mr. Silkin.]
Amendment made: In page 75, line 11, after "order," insert "diversion order or extinguishment order."—[Mr. Silkin.]
I beg to move, in page 79, line 34, at end, to insert: Provided that in the case of a public path order or diversion order, if objection is made by statutory undertakers on the ground that the...
I beg to move: In page 84, line 23, to leave out sub-paragraph (h). May I say at once that it is not my desire to see sub-paragraph (h) deleted and nothing put in its place. I raise this matter...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Snow.]
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