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Commons Hansard for 19 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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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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TRADE AND COMMERCE
Empire Tobacco
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West Indies (Imports and Exports)
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North Wales Development
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Clothing Coupons
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Milk Bottles
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Factory Allocation (Grantham)
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Italy (British Exports)
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Stockings
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Artists' Materials
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GAS AND ELECTRICITY
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COAL INDUSTRY
Domestic Economy
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Coal Board (Staff)
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Distribution (Alternative Employment)
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Divisional Coal Boards
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EMPLOYMENT
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FOREIGN VISITOR (EXCLUSION)
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PUBLIC HEALTH
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Milk (Welfare Centres)
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District Nurses (Salaries;
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King Edward's Hospital Fund
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HOUSING
Bethesda
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Points System
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Local Authority Building
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Lexden and Winstree
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COAST EROSION
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BIRTH CERTIFICATES
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ALLOTMENTS, PATCHWAY
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EDUCATION
Further Education and Training Grants
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School Canteens
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TROOPS, TEL-EL-KEBIR (TRIAL)
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SARAWAK (MR. ANTHONY BROOKE'S EXCLUSION)
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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PERSONAL STATEMENT
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U.S.S.R. DELEGATION (VISIT)
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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EXCHANGE CONTROL BILL
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CLAUSE 5 (Payments in the United Kingdom.)
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ROYAL ASSENT
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EXCHANGE CONTROL BILL
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CLAUSE 5.—(Payments in the United Kingdom.)
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CLAUSE 11.—(Substitution of securities and certificates outside United Kingdom.)
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CLAUSE 12.—(Payment of capital moneys outside the United Kingdom.)
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CLAUSE 13.—(Duties of persons keeping registers.)
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CLAUSE 20.—(Interpretation of Part III.)
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CLAUSE 22.—(General restrictions on export.)
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CLAUSE 24.—(Duty to collect certain debts.)
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CLAUSE 29.—(Settlements.)
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CLAUSE 30.—(Compamies.)
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CLAUSE 37.—(Other powers of Treasury.)
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CLAUSE 41.— (Determination of residence.)
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FOURTH SCHEDULE (Legal Proceedings, etc.)
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PRIVILEGE (COMPLAINT).
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SUNDAY CINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS
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FLYING-BOAT BASES
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Written Answers
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DIVORCE DECREES (FOREIGN COUNTRIES)
Grey Cloth (Export Conversion)
Aviation Spirit (Returns)
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Export Orders (Employed Persons)
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Wool (Prices)
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Italian Piecegoods (British Wool)
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Tourist Industry (Development)
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Utility Furniture
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Domestic Pottery
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Miners' Coal
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Absenteeism
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National Coal Board (Emoluments)
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Domestic Supplies
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District Statistics
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Christmas Holidays (Pay)
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Smokeless Zones
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AMERICAN-CANADIAN POLAR STRATEGY
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JAPAN (SURRENDER)
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Vocational Training
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Shipbuilding (Essential Work Order)
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Hostel Charges
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DEMOBILISATION (RATE OF RELEASE)
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Savings, Scotland
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Requisitioned Residential Property (Reinstatement)
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Fiduciary Issue
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Sterling Balances (Denmark)
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Foreign Currencies (Sterling Valuation)
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Crown Copyright Photographs (Reproduction)
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Local Loans Stock
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Cable and Wireless, Limited (Nationalisation)
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CIVIL SERVICE (MANPOWER)
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ELECTORAL REGISTER
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STATE MANAGEMENT, CARLISLE (WAGE RATES)
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JURY SERVICE
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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTS (INSPECTORS)
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BORSTAL SYSTEM
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U.S.A.A.F. Camp, Warton
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Programme, 1947
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Repairs, Birmingham
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Rent Tribunals
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Financial Assistance
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Members' Disability, Golborne
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Elderly Teachers
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Speech Therapists
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Further Education and Training Grants
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Equal Pay
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Fish Barrels and Boxes, Aberdeen
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Barley
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