Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 15 Rhagfyr 1949.
Lieut-Colonel John White
, Canterbury
12:00,
15 Rhagfyr 1949
I did not want to detain the House by reading the last paragraph of the letter which was sent to Mr. Morgan Phillips and the other political parties, but it says:
During the period of the General Election a course of economics and a youth course will be held in London for selected speakers
nominated by the League's ten area organisations. Area officers will arrange local courses for the balance of staff left over in areas, so as to ensure that the best use is made of the three weeks in question for the purposes of training and studying.
Not one member of the staff will be dismissed, released or stood off during the General Election.
In a general election, each constituency chooses an MP to represent it by process of election. The party who wins the most seats in parliament is in power, with its leader becoming Prime Minister and its Ministers/Shadow Ministers making up the new Cabinet. If no party has a majority, this is known as a hung Parliament. The next general election will take place on or before 3rd June 2010.