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Commons Hansard for 16 June 1947 (Volume 438)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 4.19pm.
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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Oral Answers To Questions
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Roads
Hauliers, Cumberland (Nationalisation)
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Dartford—Purfleet Tunnel (Construction)
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Parking (Side Streets)
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Maintenance, Lindsey (Reduced Grant)
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Ministry Of Supply
Reconditioned Motor Cars (Beac)
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Iron And Steel Order (Amendments)
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Messrs Thorium, Limited (Acquisition)
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Atomic Energy (Licences)
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Bicycles (Spare Parts)
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Civil Aircraft Designs
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Vehicles, Storage Sites
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Surplus Stores, India And Egypt
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Woolwich Arsenal (Plant And Labour)
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Proposed Atomic Power Station, Drigg
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Map Bungalows, Huyton (Rents)
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Agricultural Tools (Supplies)
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Wire Rope (Colliery Needs)
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Depot, Tewkesbury (Contracting Firms)
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German Chemical Industry (Control)
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Motor Industry (Steel Allocation)
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Ministry Of Works
Requisitioned Properties (Rents)
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Cement
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Builder's Certificate, Camberley
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Embassy, Rome (Rebuilding)
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Map Bungalows, Huyton (Transfer)
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Roadway, St James' Park (Repair)
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Privately Owned Industry (Government Policy)
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Government Departments, Staffs (Review)
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Agriculture
Requisitioned Country Houses (Land Army)
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Bird Life (Preservation)
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Hill Sheep (Winter Losses)
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Dairy And Poultry Produce (Barley Allocation)
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Opencast Coal Sites (Restoration)
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Betterment Claim, Huntingdonshire
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Colorado Beetles (Channel Steamers)
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Fowl Pest
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Machinery
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New Zealand (Gifts To Britain)
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House Of Commons, Catering (Cigarettes)
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Questions To Ministers
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Orders Of The Day
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Finance Bill
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New Clause—(Allowance For Housekeeper Of Blind Person)
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New Clause—(Reduction Of Entertainment Duty On Stage Plays, Etc, To 1939 Rates)
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New Clause—(Repeal Of Stamp Duty On Articles Of Clerkship For Solicitors)
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New Clause—(Expenses To Be Deducted From Emoluments Assessed Under Schedule E Of First Schedule To Income Tax Act, 1918)
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New Clause—(Tax Allowance For Domestic Help In Certain Cases)
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New Clause—(Relief For Fixed Preference Dividends In Connection With Double Taxation)
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New Clause—(Relief For Tenants On The Maintenance Of Property)
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New Clause—(Exemption From Tax Of Efficiency Grants And Training Allowances Of Reserve Forces)
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New Clause—(Deduction For Subscription To Recognised Society In Certain Cases)
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New Clause—(Adjustment Of Value Of Bonus Issues)
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New Clause—(Application Of Section Eleven Of Finance (No 2) Act, 1939)
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New Clause —(Revised Rates Of Entertainment Duty)
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British Firms, Borneo (Taxation)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Ministry Of Supply
Lime Producers (Coal Allocation)
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Royal Ordnance Factory, Bootle
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Medical Supply Industries (Panels)
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Birmingham Proof House (Master)
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Shipbuilding (Steel Allocation)
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Ministry Of Works
Requisitioned Property, Twickenham
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Rye Cinema (Building Workers' Overtime)
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Depot, Tewkesbury (Staff)
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Cement
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Factory Construction, Development Areas (Steel)
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Land Restoration, Bacton-On-Sea
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New House Of Commons (Completion Date)
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Building Industry (Prisoners Of War)
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Building Output
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Laboratory Porcelain (Plaster-Of-Paris)
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Depot Clerks (Pay)
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Bricks (Wakefield)
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Theatre Royal, Edinburgh (Repair Licences)
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Debris, Kensington Gardens
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Shipping (Uk—South Africa)
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India
Royal Indian Navy (Pensions)
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Secretary Of State's Services
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Balkan Frontier Investigation Commission
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Government Departments (Bulk Purchasing)
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Anglo-Polish Financial Agreement (Ratification)
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Hungary (Political Situation)
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Germany
British Subject's Fiancée
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Cigarettes (Importation)
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Old Catholic Church (Publications)
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British Subjects' Property
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Spain (Senor Jose Satue, Arrest)
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Food Supplies
Rice And Sago
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Milk (Old Age Pensioners)
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Lettuces
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Danish Beef (Fat)
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Retail Prices
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Horseflesh
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Soft Fruit
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Children's Rations (School Holidays)
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Cheese
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Eire (Agricultural Output)
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Fruit Imports
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Biscuits (South Wales)
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Vegetable Prices
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Soft Drinks (Quality)
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Trade And Commerce
Decorated Pottery
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Factories, Development Areas (Steel Supplies)
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Timber (Overseas Herring Barrels)
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Rubber Dump Fire, Mitcham (Investigation)
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Pound Sterling (Exchange Value)
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Telephone Kiosks, Orkney And Shetland
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Unemployment (Wales)
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House Of Commons (Late-Night Transport)
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Housing (Sunnyside Camp, Theale)
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Poles (Deportations To Germany)
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Postal Services, Grimsby
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Service Land Requirements (Skegness Area)
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