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Commons Hansard for 5 November 1947 (Volume 443)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 6.10pm.
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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Marriage Of Princess Elizabeth
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Royal Air Force
Petrol
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Aerodromes (Civilian Workers)
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Baku (Bombing)
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Damaged Road Signs, Boston
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Far East (Tour Of Duty)
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Lorry Routes, Bedfordshire
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Pay And Allowances
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Mustard Gas Destruction, Bedfordshire
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Civil Aviation
Ground Staffs
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Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton, Services
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Flyingboats (Base)
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Minister's Journey (Chartered Aircraft)
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Prestwick—London Service
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Scottish Aviation, Ltd
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Prestwick Airport
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Roumania (British Companies' Employees)
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Egypt (Cholera Vaccine)
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Italian Fleet (British Claims)
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Poland (Mr Charles Whitehead, Arrest)
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Palestine (Illegal Immigration)
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African Colonies
West Africa (Relief Collections)
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Sierra Leone (Freetown Municipal Ordinance)
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Nyasaland (Maize Production)
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Game Preservation
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Barbados (Youth Movement)
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Bermuda (Hurrlcane Damage)
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Solomon Islands (Copra)
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Statutory Rules And Orders
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Armed Forces
Medical Organisation
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Transport Pool
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Petroleum Products (Consumption)
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Land Occupation
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Building Programme (Married Quarters)
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Training
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Deserters' Sentences (Revision)
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Orders Of The Day
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Burma Independence Bill
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Publications And Debates Reports
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Estimates
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Sunday Cinematograph Entertainments
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Southern Rhodesia (Development)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Kenya
Kikuyu Demonstration, Nairobi
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Nairobi Airport (African Passengers)
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Railway Workers (Remuneration)
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Requisitioned School, Palestine
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Indentured Labour, Solomon Islands
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Colonial Empire (Travel Facilities)
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Food Supplies
Potatoes
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Dumped Fish
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Bread Rationing
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Social Functions (Meals)
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Feedingstuffs Licence, Milton
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Australian And New Zealand Meat
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United States Pears
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Royal Navy
Strength
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Dockyards (Merchant Ships)
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Retired Officers (Employment)
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Commissions (Electrical Branch)
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Crown Lands, Plymouth (Public Facilities)
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Rosyth Dockyard (Civilian Production)
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Devonport Barracks (Reconstruction)
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Sea Cadets
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Electric Galley Ranges
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Air-Conditioning Improvements
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Post Office
Postmen (Ex-Service Men)
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Vehicles, Dorset
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Cable Communication (Europe)
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Telephones (Party Lines)
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Collections, London
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcasting Hours
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Third Programme (Reception)
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German Submarines (Destruction)
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Railway Companies (Staff)
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British Army
Auxiliary Forces (Trade Unionists)
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Air Mail, Uk—Palestine
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Poles (Technical Training)
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Sterling Convertibility
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