Orders of the Day — Polish Resettlement Bill – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 12 Chwefror 1947.
Resolved:
That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to provide for the application of the Royal Warrant as to pensions, etc., for the military forces to certain Polish forces, to enable the Assistance Board to meet the needs of, and to provide accommodation in camps or other establishments for, 'certain Poles and others associated with Polish forces, to provide for their requirements as respects health and educational services, and to provide for making arrangements and meeting expenses in connection with their emigration, it is expedient—
(A) To authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of—
and any increase so attributable in the sums payable out of such moneys under section forty-seven of the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1934 (which relates to salaries and allowances of staff of the Assistance Board and of appeal tribunals aid expenses of Government departments);(B) To authorise the payment into the Exchequer of any sums received by the Assistance Board under the said Act of the present Session by way of payments from such Poles, or from persons under obligation to maintain them, for accommodation, allowances or other benefits provided for them under the said Act or otherwise in respect of their maintenance, or received by the Board under the Unemployment Assistance Act, 1934, by virtue of any application of provisions of that Act by the said Act of the present Session.
In this Resolution references to Poles in the United Kingdom in consequence of war circumstances include references to persons in the United Kingdom being members or former members of forces mentioned in paragraph A (i) of this Resolution, and to persons in the United Kingdom specified in the paid Act of the present Session by reference to their relationship to or dependence on any such Poles, members or former members, or to or on anybody of Polish forces entering the United Kingdom."—[Mr. Ede.]