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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
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PRAYERS
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TRANSPORT NATIONALISATION
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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POLAND
British Embassy Publication
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Peasant Party
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RUMANIA (ELECTIONS)
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PASSPORTS (U.N.O, MEETING)
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AUSTRIA (BRITISH ASSISTANCE)
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U.N.R.R.A. (ALTERNATIVE ORGANISATION)
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MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPONS (DISCUSSIONS)
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BRITISH TROOPS ABROAD
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AFRICAN COLONIES
Transport (Tanganyika— Rhodesia)
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Groundnuts Production
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Gambia and Sierra Leone (Administration)
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Social Science Students (Appointments)
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MALTA (CONSTITUTION)
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CYPRUS (DEVELOPMENT PLAN)
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PALESTINE
Architects' Conference, London
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Trade Union Recognition
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Cereal Stocks
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Potash
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Railways (Damage)
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FIJI (GOVERNMENT SHIP)
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COLONIAL EMPIRE SURVEY
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WEST INDIES
Legislative Councils (Payment of Members)
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Development and Welfare
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Jamaica (Chain Stores)
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BRITISH GUIANA (SUGAR WORKERS)
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HONG KONG
Claims Commission
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Population
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SARAWAK (GOVERNOR'S SPEECH)
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MAURITIUS (IRRIGATION)
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CEYLON (AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORT)
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PETROL (MINISTER'S STATEMENT)
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM
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ARMED FORCES (COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS)
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FOOD SUPPLIES
Argentine Turkeys
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Meat Parcels (Dublin)
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Distribution, South Wales
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School Milk
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Milk Processing
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English Wheat (Marketing)
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Soft Fruit (Pre-emption)
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Surplus Biscuits
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Baking Industry
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Crispbread
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Meat Delivery, Berkeley
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University Nutrition
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Sausage Casings
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Milk (Elderly Persons)
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ROYAL NAVY
W.R.N.S. (Director)
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R.N.A. Depot (Discharges)
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Recruits (Letters)
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Form S.272
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CLOTHES, SHEETS AND BLANKETS (RATIONING)
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QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
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AGRICULTURE BILL
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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TRANSPORT BILL
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TRANSPORT [MONEY]
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GAS (SPECIAL ORDERS)
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INCUMBENTS (DISCIPLINE) MEASURE.
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ADJOURNMENT
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
JAPAN (DEMOCRATISATION)
VISAS (UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE)
UNITED NATIONS (PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICE)
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BELGIUM (TRANSFERRED PRISONERS OF WAR)
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Milk Registration
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Catering Licence Application, Hoddesdon
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Wheat Prices
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Frozen Fish
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Damaged Canned Milk, Newport
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Gift Parcels for Overseas
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Milk Allowance
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MALTA (DECREPIT HORSES)
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PALESTINE (DEATH PENALTIES)
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JAMAICA (HOUSING)
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MALAYA (HOUSING)
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Pensions
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Artificer Apprentices (Commissions)
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Ford Aerodrome (Night Flying)
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H.M.S. "Vanguard"
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Cadet Corps (Area Officers)
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Derelict Craft, Millbrook Lake
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W.R.N.S., London
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Employed Eire Citizens, Northern Ireland
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Third Programme
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Television
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Wedding Cake (Postal Packets)
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Letterboxes (Omnibuses)
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R.A.F. Regiment (Training Area)
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Blyth Bay Range (Protests)
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Civil Aviation Personnel (Joint Training)
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Grass Drying Licences
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Airmen's Families, Africa
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W.A.A.F. (Meteorologists)
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Singapore (Conditions)
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A.T.C. (Sunday Flying)
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Aircraft Diversions (Prestwick)
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Marine Base
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B.E.A.C. (Grounded Aircraft)
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Airport, North-East England
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F.I.D.O., Heathrow (Abandonment)
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United Kingdom Aircraft (Passengers)
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East and South Africa
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Navigational Aids
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Occupation Forces (Food)
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Postal Censorship
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"Intelligence Review"
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Currency
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Taxation
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British Drivers
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Volkswagen (Price)
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Youth Amnesty
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Trade Union Property
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Displaced Persons
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Member's Letter
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Executions
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Shoe Factory, Ahlen
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PWX (Disclosure of Names)
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Children, Berlin
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Rhigos Trading Estate
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Japanese Industries (Future)
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Palestine Potash
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Sheets and Mattresses (Ex-internees)
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Training Area, Fylingdales
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R.E.M.E. Depôt, Ashford (Piecework Rates)
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STAGE DOOR CANTEEN
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EQUAL PAY
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FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS
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Birstall
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