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Commons Hansard for 7 August 1947 (Volume 441)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 5.40pm.
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 Bills And Private Business
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North Cumberland Water Board Bill Lords
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Adjournment Motions Under Standing Order No 8
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Closure Of Debate (Standing Order No 26)
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Public Bills
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Public Petitions
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Select Committees
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Sittings Of The House And Business Of Supply
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Standing Committees
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Matrimonial Causes (Committee's Report)
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Lorry Driver (Disqualification)
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Channel Islands (Rehabilitation)
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Housing
Building Licence, Worcester
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Unfurnished Accommodation (Rents)
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Easthampstead
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Egremont
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Kingkerswell
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Private Enterprise Building
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Building Contracts (Forms)
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Extended Programmes
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Furnished Houses (Tenancies)
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Cement Supplies, Mirfield
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Public Health
Nurses (Recruitment)
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Water Supplies
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Maternity And Child Welfare (Film)
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Executive Council Dorset
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Health Service (Voluntary Organisations)
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Playing Fields, Immingham
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Infantile Paralysis
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Education
Unqualified Teachers, Wales
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Inspectorate (Appointments, Monmouthshire)
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Accommodation
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Women Teachers (Salary Scales)
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High Court (Hours Of Sitting)
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Trade And Commerce
Imported Matches
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Employment, West Cumberland
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Overseas Visitors (Reception)
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Tinplate Industry (Cold Strip Mill, Llanelly)
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Employment
Women In Industry (Appeal)
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Vocational Training Scheme (Building Workers)
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Street Trading (Convicted Man)
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Exchanges (Instructions)
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Foreign Workers
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Coalmining (Poles)
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British Oil Industry (Revenue)
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University Students (Statistics)
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Business Of The House
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Indian Civil And Military Services (Tribute)
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Orders Of The Day
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Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
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State Of The Nation
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Supplies And Services (Transitional Powers) Bill (Procedure)
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Royal Navy (Boy Entrants)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Civilian War Casualties (Certificate)
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Public Health
Institutional Care (Mental Deficiency)
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Water Supply, Halstead
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National Health Service (Local Authorities)
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Blood Transfusion
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Smallpox Ss "Carnarvon Castle"
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Nurses
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Local Authorities' Staffs (Working Hours)
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Naturalisation (Qualifications)
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Aluminium Houses, Essex
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Employment
European Displaced Persons
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Football Pools (Canvassers)
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Unemployment, South Wales
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Disabled Person (Petrol Allowance)
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Partially-Disabled Miners
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Unfilled Vacancies, Wales
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Trade And Commerce
Foreign Tourists (Clothing Purchases)
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Children's Raincoats
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Price Regulations (Infringements)
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Northern Coachbuilders, Ltd (Factory)
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Timber (Importation)
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Re-Sale Price Maintenance (Committee)
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Unemployment Areas
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Trading Estates
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Royal Ordnance Factory, Bootle
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Coal Industry
Holidays (Local Customs)
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Dirt Tips
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Polish Labour
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Equipment, Fleets Colliery
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Miners' Transport Facilities
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Opencast Working
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Germany
Civilian Correspondence (Censorship)
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Penicillin
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Travel Documents (Fraulein Heuer)
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Control Commission (Officials' Statements)
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Tinplate
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Land Reform (Compensation)
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Indonesia (Security Council Resolution)
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Agriculture
Pigs (Feedingstuffs)
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Prisoner Of War (Employment)
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Timber (Indiscriminate Felling)
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War Pensions (Personal Cases)
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Malaya And Singapore
Padi Cultivation
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Prefabricated Houses
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Armed Criminals
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Hong Kong (Police)
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Northern Rhodesia (European Education)
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British Army
Ammunition Store, Sandy
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Training Area, Coniston Water
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Personal Case
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Issued Stores (Allied Governments)
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Tank Transporter Company, Baor (Complaints)
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Territorial Army (Promotions)
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Royal Air Force
Invalided Officers (Retired Pay)
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Education Advisory Committee (Formation)
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Housing Estate, Plymouth (Pillar Boxes)
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Alleged Oil Pollution, Cawsand Bay
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Ex-German Merchant Ships
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Ministry Of Supply
Mining Machinery (Steel)
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Agricultural Small Tools
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University Students (Statistics)
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Old Age Pensions
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State Servants (Pensions And Sick Pay)
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