Mawrth, 25 Gorffennaf 1950
The House met at Half past Two o'Clock
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD (Mr. Popplewell) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL BILL (In pursuance of the Order of the House of 24th July)
Lords Amendments considered, and agreed to.
As amended, considered; Amendments made to the Bill.
Considered; to be read the Third time Tomorrow.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning why he refused the application of Manston Medical Products Limited to erect a sign at 530, Chester Road, Old Trafford, Manchester 16.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether the report of the public inquiry into the application to use Helmsley Moor as a bombing ground has been received; and, if so, when the...
Surgeon Lieut.-Commander Bennett: asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he will grant a public inquiry into the siting of the new Caltex oil re- finery in the neighbourhood of...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning on what grounds it has been decided that district heating schemes shall not be proceeded with in the new towns.
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning whether in cases where before 1947 there was a genuine intention to develop, and delays by local planning authorities prevented planning permission...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning if he is aware of the concern felt by the local planning authority, the local authorities and other bodies at his recent decision permitting an...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what was the purchase price paid by the Bracknell New Town Development Corporation for Farley Hall; and the estimated cost of adapting it to the...
asked the Minister of Town and Country Planning what is the total sum collected for development charges under the Town and Country Planning Act.
asked the Minister of National Insurance if she will consider granting to contributors to the former voluntary pensions scheme the option of drawing unconditionally a pension of 10s. per week.
asked the Minister of National Insurance (1) whether, in view of the hardship caused to old age pensioners in country districts, she will consider making special arrangements whereby, when there...
asked the Minister of National Insurance whether she has completed the experiment of paying National Insurance contributions by schedule; and to what extent the experiment has proved successful.
asked the Minister of National Insurance (1) how many persons in the City of Aberdeen now receive the full amount of National Assistance at the increased rate recently agreed by this House; and...
asked the Minister of National Insurance if she proposes to amend the relevant regulations to bring within the scope of the Industrial Injuries Act all foundry workers who suffer from a...
asked the Minister of National Insurance what is the proportion of appeals to the tribunals set up under the National Insurance Acts which are turned down purely on grounds of lateness of...
asked the Minister of National Insurance how many of the 248,000 widows now in receipt of a widow's pension of 10s. a week are not in employment; and if she will take steps to assist those widows...
asked the Minister of National Insurance what was the cost to the absorbed funds of the 2½ per cent. Treasury Stock held by the National Insurance (Reserve) Fund at 31st March, 1949, and...
asked the Minister of National Insurance why the recent increases in the National Assistance scales are not being paid to a number of Glasgow recipients; and under what section of the National...
asked the Minister of Labour how many men are employed as crabbers and lobster men in the fishing industry.
asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the figure to the latest available dates as to the unemployment in the producing side of the soft fruit industry.
asked the Minister of Labour, in view of the un employment in highly skilled technical trades, such as ship building and engineering, in the City of Aberdeen, what steps he is taking to ensure...
asked the Minister of Labour if he will give an estimate of the respective numbers of old and slum factories and underground factories in the London area.
asked the Minister of Labour how many young persons em ployed in general woodwork and furniture making sustained injuries through using woodworking machinery during 1949.
Mr. Baker White: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the shortage of brickmakers; and what action he is taking to increase the number of men available for this essential work.
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will assist in the solution of the building labour problem for Southampton by re-opening the Adult Training Scheme for building workers.
Mr. Macdonald: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will withdraw the Department of Agriculture for Scot land tractor service from areas which are adequately catered for by private...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement regarding the bringing into force of the provisions of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act, 1949, in terms of Section 17 (4) of that Act.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration he has given to the Report of the Scottish Committee on Tuberculosis Service in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give any estimate of development charges likely to be incurred by local authorities for new use in providing additional space for obsolete...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of domiciliary confinements in Coatbridge for 1949; and how many of these were conducted by midwives acting without a doctor in charge.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what grounds, and after what procedure, he overturned the decision of the Chief Constable of Roxburgh and Selkirk to dismiss Constables Sangster and...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the reasons for the decision of the Western Regional Board to enforce the retirement of all officers in their asylums and mental institutions who have...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, with a view to preventing injustice to Caithness farmers who have been deprived of hill cattle subsidy, he will appoint one of his agricultural...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland by what agricultural executive committees a limit lower than 50 per cent. is placed on assistance in respect of the cost of goods and services specified...
asked the Prime Minister whether, as a result of his conversations with the Prime Minister of Australia, he now proposes to take any steps towards integrating the foreign policy of the British...
asked the Prime Minister if he will give an assurance that there are held in this country under storage conditions giving ample protection, sufficient stocks of all strategic raw materials.
asked the Prime Minister if he will approach the President of the United States of America with a view to securing a closer relationship between Spain and the countries of the Atlantic Pact in...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that inspectors of taxes are refusing to admit immature animals under the herd basis; and whether he will instruct them to admit them...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the currency restrictions which prevent British students studying at American and Canadian universities, he will consider the possibility...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why, and by what authority a number of French paintings have been requisitioned from the Tate Gallery for the National Gallery; and where are they now exhibited.
Proceedings on the Matrimonial Causes Bill [Lords], the Abitration Bill [Lords], the Adoption Bill [Lords], and the Shops Bill [Lords] exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of...
3.31 p.m.
Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Amendment proposed on Consideration of Bill, as amended [20th July]:
Question again proposed: That this House takes note of the First Annual Reports and Statements of Account of the British Electricity Authority and of the Area Elctricity Boards; of the Report of...
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Order for Second Reading read.
Read a Second time.
Read a Second time.
Read a Second time.
11.16 p.m.
11.20 p.m.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Wilkins.]
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