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Commons Hansard for 18 December 1946 (Volume 431)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 1 May 2026 at 2.24pm.

Commons Chamber

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

House of Commons (item number 1) (id 81ad7542-a08a-44b5-aa43-2b9b5f80e9b7)
PRAYERS (item number 2) (id b0720350-6c09-4540-8f5e-1f5946da4843)
TRANSPORT NATIONALISATION (item number 3) (id ba5d264f-5e31-408e-b9a7-096563064c2a)

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TRANSPORT BILL (item number 5) (id 400a5d3c-4803-418c-845f-b32eca5a770a)
TRANSPORT [MONEY] (item number 6) (id af3b9574-15b6-4f62-9b4a-7c3c30355a54)
GAS (SPECIAL ORDERS) (item number 7) (id d0cd0a51-acd1-4dbc-a839-6043b16877e8)
INCUMBENTS (DISCIPLINE) MEASURE. (item number 8) (id e30a94a4-f4ae-4ee8-bb1a-ed8d3e1dc10a)
ADJOURNMENT (item number 9) (id 1c0dece1-394e-49b3-944b-af5b200621eb)

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JAPAN (DEMOCRATISATION)

VISAS (UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE)

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