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Commons Hansard for 15 April 1946 (Volume 421)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 1 May 2026 at 1.23pm.

Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

House of Commons (item number 1) (id d5ec463d-890d-4d67-8eba-bfec20a99855)
PRAYERS (item number 2) (id e77dfdd1-ec61-4bec-8921-318060768b99)

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TRADE AND COMMERCE

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Potash (item number 1) (id 236721ee-4498-4420-8c76-8abebcaf9beb)
Government Surplus Stores (item number 1) (id 258a162a-2c30-4f79-8354-6da21f962a9a)
Sports Equipment (item number 1) (id 48358748-8600-42d3-8715-640350330011)
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Tourist Industry (item number 1) (id 05434717-326f-46b9-a995-974eaa24197b)
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RUSSIA AND PERSIA (item number 1) (id c01ba080-7286-46f6-9e4a-5bef7b7db1c8)
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Lead (item number 1) (id a0e72f28-4205-4860-9e0c-fa8032aa06ed)
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