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Commons Hansard for 15 July 1947 (Volume 440)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.16pm.
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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Private Business
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Cheshire And Lancashire County Councils (Runcorn-Widnes Bridge, &C) Bill Lords
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Dudley Corporation Bill Lords
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Tendring Hundred Water And Gas Bill Lords
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Oral Answers To Questions
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British Army
Voluntary Recruitment
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Regular Engagements
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War Injuries (Pensions And Allowances)
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Detainee, Aden (Release)
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Water Conveyance, Dungeness
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Bandsmen (Pay)
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Forces, Middle East (Headquarters)
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Study Courses
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Chief Of Imperial General Staff (Overseas Tour)
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Compassionate Leave
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Requistioned House, St Albans
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Personnel, Channel Islands (Compensation)
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Illegitimate Children (Germany And Austria)
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Cadets
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Personal Case
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Venereal Disease (Incidence)
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Rma Cricket Team (Indian Visit)
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Departmental Letters (Signatures)
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Vehicle Drivers (Fatigue)
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Motor Vehicles, Germany
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Territorial Arm
Training Areas
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Temporary Recruiting Centre, Barnet
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Camps (Local Authority Employees)
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Staffs, London (Allowances)
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Poles, United Kingdom
Forces (Demobilisation Date)
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Civil Convictions
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Mining Volunteers, Scotland
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Prisoner-Of-War Camps (Ration Scales)
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Eritrea And Somalia (Italian Officials)
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Town And Country Planning
National Parks (Report)
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Agricultural Workers' Houses Penrith
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New Town, Crawley (Community Officer)
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Housing Site, Aveton Gifford
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Old Age Pensions (Overseas Payments)
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National Finance
Consols
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Trafalgar House (Disposal)
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British And Us Cinema Performers (Earnings)
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Anglo-American Loan (Price Changes)
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Overseas Purchases (Convertible Currency)
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Business Of The House
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Vaccinated Infant, Hatfield Peverel (Inquiry)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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British Army
Court-Martial, Singapore
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Requisitioned Land, Grimsby (Release)
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Camp And Barracks, Isle Of Wight
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Release Deferments
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London Squares (Public Use)
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National Insurance (Ministry's Staff)
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National Finance
Currency Offences (Penalties)
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War Damagge Insurance
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Egypt (Sterling Balances)
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Registered Securities (Stamp Duty)
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Entertainments Duty (Amateur Societies)
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Trade And Commerce
Football Pools (Paper Allocation)
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Botany And Crossbred Yarn (Allocation)
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Substitute Parchment Production
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Japanese Automatic Looms (Imports)
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Publishers' Paper Quota
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Films (Selection Board)
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Personal Case (Mp's Letter)
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Anglo-American Loan Agreement (Article 9)
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Hosiery Industry (Ex-Service Men)
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Utility Furniture
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Overseas Tourists (Petrol)
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Soviet Cotton Goods
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Tyres (Commercial Vehicles)
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Wallpaper Industry (Pulp Allocation)
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Scotland
Hospital Accommodation
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Timber Supplies (Housing)
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Housing Programme
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Scottish Slate Industries, Limited
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Regional Hospital Boards (Chairmen)
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Bonding Costs And Materials
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Peat Resources
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Rock Drifter Drills (Cost)
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Ministry Of Pensions
Adopted Children (Allowances)
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Personal Case
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Royal Navy (Recruiting And Training Depots)
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Agriculture (Prisoners Of War)
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Ministry Of Works
Building Licences (Glasgow)
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Hyde Park (Aa Gun Site, Clearance)
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Training Centres, Scotland (Disposal)
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Temporary Office Building, Edinburgh
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Education
Black-Listed School Buildings
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Boarded Pupils (Selection)
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Railway Coaches (Fittings)
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Opencast Mining, Coleorton-Swannington
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Indian Art Exhibition (Financial Guarantee)
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Food Supplies
Bulk Purchases
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Catering Establishments (Hours)
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Sugar (Jam-Making)
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British Military Mission, Rumania
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Public Entertainments, Germany
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