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Commons Hansard for 28 April 1947 (Volume 436)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 3.04pm.
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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Ministry Of Supply
Power Stations And Plant (Priority)
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Baling Wire
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Motor Tyre Depot, Madeley
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Steel Industry, South Wales
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Steel Industry (Nationalisation)
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Mobile Reme Workshops
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Railings
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Stocks
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Steel Allocation (Agricultural Machinery)
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Burma (Secretary Of State's Services)
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International Refugee Organisation
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Scandinavian Countries (Shipping Attache)
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Anglo-Soviet Alliance
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Japan (Reparations Material)
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Nile Waters (Distribution)
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Prisoners Of War (International Agreements)
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Russian-Born British Wives (Children)
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Needy Countries (Post-Unrra Aid)
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Greece (British Forces, Withdrawal)
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German War Criminals (Executions)
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Export Policy
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Agriculture
Allotments
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Seed Potatoes
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Dispossessed Farmers
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Grey Squirrels
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Hill Sheep
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Harvest Workers
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Livestock Losses (Floods)
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Imported Grass Seeds
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Seed Production
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Sheep Breeding
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Machinery (Repairs)
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Imported Poultry (Fowl Pest)
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Flooding, Yorkshire (Pumping)
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Seed Import Board
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Hill Farming Grants
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Farm Buildings (Gale Damage)
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Linseed Acreage
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Imported Tractors, Wembley
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Severn Flood (Conference)
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Implement Repairs (Timber)
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Forestry (Young Plantations)
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White Fish Landings
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Loss Of Ss Samtampa (Inquiry)
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Business Of The House
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Business Of The House
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Orders Of The Day
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Transport Bill
Clause 13—(Bodies Whose Undertakings Are To Vest In Commission)
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Clause 16—(Compensation)
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Clause 25—(Application Of Preceding Provisions To Local Authorities)
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Clause 35—(Commission's Licensing Powers As To Inland Waterways)
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Clause 46—(Amount Of Compensation)
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Clause 53—(Right To Require Notice Of Acquisition To Be Given)
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Clause 65—(Power To License Provision Of Port Facilities)
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Clause 69—(Renaming Of, And Other Provisions As To, Railway Rates Tribunal)
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Clause 86—(Borrowing Powers Of The Commission)
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Clause 87—(British Transport Stock)
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Clause 96—(Provisions As To Pension Rights)
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Clause 100—(Compensation To Officers And Servants In Other Cases)
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Clause 101—(Fees And Allowances On References Under Part Vii To Referees)
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Clause 110—(Application To Schemes)
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Clause 120—(Interpretation)
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New Clause—(Right To Require Acquisition By Commission Of Canal Carrier Undertakings)
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Adjournment
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Ministry Of Supply
Aluminium
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Oilwell Drills
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Motorcar Export Trade
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Coal-Oil Conversion (Steel Priority)
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Ordnance Factory, Wigan
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Rabbit Netting
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Scottish Steel Production
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Ministry Of Works
Publication Of Reports (Delay)
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Foreign Brick Contracts
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Service Hut Foundations (Removal)
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House, Ilkley
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Richmond Park (Closed Gates)
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Lavatory Pans, Kettering
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Requisitioned Flats, Westminster
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Prefabricated Houses, St Austell
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Agriculture
Condemned Food Sale
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Tractor Tyres
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Food Dropping By Aeroplane
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Artificial Insemination
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Harvest Workers
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Hill-Farming Transport Grant
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Affiliation Orders (Dominions)
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Germany
Civil Internees
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Jews, Us Zone
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Arrested Man (Death)
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Coal Export
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Greece (Arrests)
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Iraq (British Military Mission)
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United Nations (Anthem)
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Food Supplies
Condemned Food, Clifton Hampden
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Imported Fruit
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Cassava Starch
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Dried Bananas
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Farm Workers
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Australian Tinned Vegetables
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Condemned Vegetables, London
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Coalmining Areas
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Ceylon Tea
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Ministry Staff, Scotland
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Supplementary Allocations, Blackpool
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Sweet Rationing
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Catering Advisers, Blackpool
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Weather And Flood Losses
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Price Reductions (Cost)
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Jam Jars (Salvage)
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Rationing Changes (Instructions)
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Citrus Food Imports
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Beer Shortage
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Soap Supplies
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Roads
Trailers (Lighting)
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Driving Tests
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Reconditioned Ex-Service Cars
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Selby Toll Bridge
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Railways
Summer Services (Reduction)
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Sleeping Berths
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Steel Wagons, Martin Mill
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Smoking Compartments
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Cheap Fare Facilities
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Shipping (Cattle Freight Rates)
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Trade And Commerce
Wellington Boots
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French Rayon
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Preserving Jars
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Household Linen
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Vacuum Flasks
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Clothing Coupons (Ex-Servicemen)
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Overseas Commercial Attaches
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Housing
Costs
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Standard Specifications
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Health Service (Hospitals)
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Us Servicemen's Dependants (Aid)
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Ministry Of Pensions
Personal Case
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Statistics
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Scottish Universities (Admissions)
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Dominion Gifts
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Education
Trainees
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Holidays
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Northern Rhodesia (Cost-Of-Living Commission)
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Colonial Cocoa Production
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