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Commons Hansard for 10 December 1946 (Volume 431)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 2.19pm.
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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ARBROATH GAS PROVISIONAL ORDER BILL
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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BRITISH ARMY
Gun Site, Middlesbrough
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Colour Bar
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Demobilisation
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Units, Singapore (Complaints)
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B.A.O.R. (Timber Cutting)
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Pay and Record Offices, Edinburgh
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Psychologists and Psychiatrists
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Bellahouston Park, Glasgow
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Compassionate Releases
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Candidates for Commissions (Recommendations)
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Polish Camps (British Troops)
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Dartmoor Ponies (Preservation)
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Regular Officers (Retirement)
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PRISONERS OF WAR
German Merchant Seamen
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Families (Assistance)
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Christmas Rations
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Extension of Amenities
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Arrests, Witney
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ARMS STANDARDISATION (ANGLO-U.S. DISCUSSIONS)
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EMPIRE FOOD GIFTS
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NATIONAL FINANCE
German Zone Fusion (Effect)
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Transport Nationalisation (Guaranteed Stock)
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Exchange Arrangements (Switzerland)
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Foreign Exchange (Invalids)
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Local Loans Redemption (Reinvestment)
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Entertainments Duty (Exemption)
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France (British Securities)
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Purchase Tax (Nurses' Cars)
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War Damage Value Payments
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Export Receipts
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Forward Exchange Facilities
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Old Age Pensions (Means Limit)
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CIVIL SERVICE (MANPOWER)
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STATIONERY OFFICE (SCOTLAND)
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TRADE AND COMMERCE
Steel Sheets (Export)
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American Cotton
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MINE ACCIDENT (CUMBERLAND)
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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PERSONAL STATEMENT
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NEW MEMBER SWORN
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HOUSE OF COMMONS (REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS) BILL
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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (SCOTLAND) BILL
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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (SCOTLAND) [MONEY]
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PRICE CONTROL ORDERS
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OIL PLANT, DOWLAIS
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Young Soldiers (Marriage Allowance)
War Graves, El Alamein
Requisitioned Land, Clifton Heath
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Personal Cases
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Military Training (Precautions)
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Requisitioned Building, Huntly
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Army Post Office, Milan
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Commissions and Transfers
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Eire Citizens, Northern Ireland (Employment)
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Range, Ross Links
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Lincoln Military Hospital (Beds)
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Trial, Asmara
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R.A.M.C. Officers, India
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Camp H.Q., Kalyan (Circular Letters)
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Pay Rates
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Meetings and Addresses
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Gifts Ban
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Excess Profits Tax (Businesses)
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Income Tax (Business Conversions)
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Dutiable Goods (Confiscation)
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Government Issues (Assets)
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National Savings (Target)
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Exchange Equalisation Account (French Francs)
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Cotton Contract (Cost)
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Industrial Premises (Requisition)
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Non-Standard Tyres
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Sheets (Export)
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Flowers (Import)
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Clothing Coupons
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Farm Tractors (Export)
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Glue and Gelatine
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Sewing Thread
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Film Industry (M.P.s' Report)
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Furniture Timber
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Paper (New Publications)
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Gas Mantles
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Cement Works, Westbury
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Bristol Replanning Scheme
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Old Age Pensions
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Approved Societies (Staffs)
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Family Allowances
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Widow's Pension (Personal Case)
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Release Dates
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University Students
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Football Pool Canvassers
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Vocational Training
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National Institute of Houseworkers
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Surgical Boot Operatives
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Appointments Office, Leeds
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Disabled Men (Resettlement)
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Staggered Holidays, Scotland
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Stoppage, Aberdeen
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Textile Industry
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Male Population
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Age Groups 18–30 (Analysis)
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Hill Sheep Subsidy
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Farm Machinery Prices
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Police Forces (Poles)
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Small Houses (Sale)
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PETROL RATIONING
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COAL INDUSTRY (COSTS AND OUTPUT)
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MERCHANT NAVY ORDER
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GERMANY (BRITISH NATIONAL ANTHEM)
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POLISH REPATRIATION MISSION
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Uni-Seco House
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Fruit Imports
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Banana Allocation
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Home Grown Wheat
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Mill, Upminster (Licence)
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Linseed
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Oversea Gifts (Sale)
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LOW GRAVITY BEER
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