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Commons Hansard for 23 October 1945 (Volume 414)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 7.37am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House Of Commons
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Prayers
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Scotland
Housing
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Teachers' Salaries (University Graduates)
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School Attendance Prosecutions
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Agricultural Land (Utilisation)
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Gangs, Glasgow (Police Measures)
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Nurses (Salary Scales)
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British Army
Overseas Postings
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War Graves
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Dispatch Riders (Speed)
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Rations
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Tuberculosis Treatment
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Post-War Strength And Conditions
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Executed Soldiers (Widows' Claims)
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Requisitioned Property, Northern Ireland
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Castle Camp, Inverary (Conditions)
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Release Application
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Polish Units (British Cooks)
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Training Area, Imber
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Civilian Clothing Issue
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Overseas Postings
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Burma Star
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Stakehill Military Detention Barracks (Inquiry)
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Demobilisation
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Personnel, Austria (Air Transport)
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Cyprus (Disturbances)
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Territorial Badges
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Dutch East Indies And Indochina (British Casualties)
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Ex-Prisoners Of War And Internees, Java
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Palestine (Government Policy)
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United Kingdom War Effort (White Paper)
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Atomic Energy (Uranium Deposits)
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British Personnel, Germany (Conditions Of Service)
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National Finance
War Damage Compensation
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Bank Of England
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Purchase Tax
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Bretton Woods Agreement
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Lend-Lease And Reciprocal Aid
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Government Departments (Staffs)
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House Of Commons Library (Strangers)
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Bank Of England Bill
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Standing Orders Applicable Thereto Complied With
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Financial Statement (Supplementary) (October, 1945)
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Message From The Lords
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Chairmen's Panel
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Business Of The House
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Orders Of The Day
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Ways And Means
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Financial Statement
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National Savings Movement
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Cost Of Living
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Subsidies
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Wage Rates
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Price Stabilisation
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Lend-Lease Termination
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Interest Rates
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Stock Exchange Prices
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1945–46 Forecast Of Out-Turn
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Votes Of Credit
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Civil Expenditure
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Level Of Taxation
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Motor Vehicles
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Purchase Tax
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Inland Revenue
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Income Tax Changes
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Personal Allowances
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Standard Rate Of Tax
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Surtax
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Effect Of Changes On Revenue
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Appointed Day
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Capital Development
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Excess Profits Tax
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Refunds
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Deficiency Payments
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Purchase Tax
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Tax Remission: Inflation Danger
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1 Spirits (Excise)
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Table
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Acquisition Of Lane (Owner-Occupier) Regulations
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Directed Mineworkers
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Written Answers
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Written Answers To Questions
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Employment (Nominal Or Part-Time)
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Demobilisation
Slate Quarrymen
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Authorities' Technical Staffs
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Essential Industrial Personnel
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Calling-Up Age
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Building Industry, Great Britain (Northern Ireland Workers)
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Fuel And Power
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Naafi (Expenditure)
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Ex-Prisoners Of War (Agricultural Work)
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Polish Troops (Employment)
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Ensa (Expenditure)
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House Of Commons (Amplifiers)
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India
Bilaspur Station, Central Command
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Wireless Officers (Allowances)
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Transferred Officers (Demobilisation)
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Soap
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House Repairs (Payment Basis)
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Footpath Signposts
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Education
University Courses (Students' Grants)
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Grammar School Teachers
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Armed Forces (Wives, Travel Charges)
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Oil Tankers
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