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Commons Hansard for 9 December 1947 (Volume 445)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 7.00pm.
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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British Army
Requisitioned Property, Germany
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Site, Grangemouth
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Apprentice School (Scotland)
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Manpower Economy Committee (Interim Report)
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Uniform, Brigade Of Guards
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Courts-Martial (Committee Report)
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Ordnance Depot, Biewster
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Service Land Requirements
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Huts (Heating)
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Married Quarters
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Employment
Silicosis Cases, Kent
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Directed Labour
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Polish Workers, Engineering Industry
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Rotherhithe
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Vocational Training (Hairdressing)
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Grimethorpe Colliery Dispute (Report)
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Disabled Persons
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Building Trade Workers, Scotland
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National Finance Paye (Administration)
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Overseas Service Men (Parents' Remittances)
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Exchange Control (Publicity)
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Betting And Pool Transactions
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Members Of Parliament (Salaries)
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Savings
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Outstanding Tax
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Civil Service (Numbers)
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New Member Sworn
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Business Of The House
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Finance Bill
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Public Works Loans Remission Of Debt
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Public Works Loans Bill
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Clause 1—(Grants For Public Works)
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Medical Practitioners And Pharmacists Bill Lords
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Clause 3—(Persons Who Have Served In A Medical Capacity In Hm Forces Overseas)
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Clause 8—(Power To Register As Commonwealth Or Foreign Practitioners Certain Persons In The United Kingdom Temporarily For Employment In Hospitals)
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Housing (Service Huts)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Prisoners Of War (Repatriation)
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British Army
Mail (Salonika)
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Leave (Palestine)
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Leiston Training Area (Dykes)
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Compassionate Postings
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Trade Unions (Government Consultations)
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Employment
Cotton Industry
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European Volunteer Workers (Families)
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Resettlement Advice Offices
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Profit-Sharing Schemes
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National Finance
Gold Sales
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Anglo-Iraq Payments Agreement
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Sterling Balances
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Exchange Control (Ships)
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Linseed Oil Allocations
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Trade And Commerce
Geneva Agreement (Rubber)
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Rayon Yarn (Warping Paper)
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Agricultural Workers' Clothing
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Baby Carriages
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Hand-Knitting Yarn
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Imported American Cars
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Wellington Boots (Rural Areas)
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Utility Flannel Trousers
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United Kingdom And Denmark
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New Periodicals (Paper Licences)
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Trade Information, Sweden
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Export Goods (Shipment)
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Imported European Tobacco
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Flood Victims (Clothing Gifts)
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Window Frames And Doors (Export)
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Portland Cement
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Textile Machinery
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Development Areas
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Bobbin Tubes (Paper Allocation)
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Women's Coats And Costumes
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Bacon And Ham Exports
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Gas Mantles
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Imported Magazines
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Scotland
Housing
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Local Government Bill (Consultations)
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Hydro-Electric Schemes (Prisoners Of War)
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Education Committee, Glasgow
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Passenger Liner Services
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Labour Permit (Mr L J Vandaele)
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Reprieved Murderers (Imprisonment)
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Police Recruitment
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Ministry Of Supply
Bicycle Chains
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Motor Industry (Steel Allocation)
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Royal Ordnance Factories (Employees)
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Motor Cars (Licence Refunds)
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Shipping (Bahia Blanca)
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Post Office Savings Bank (Expenses)
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Ministry Of Works
Building (Capital Expenditure)
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Building Operatives, London
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Requisitioned Premises, London
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Public Assistance, Bermondsey
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Marshall Plan (Joint Organisation)
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African Colonies
Tanganyika Trusteeship Agreement
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Dar-Es-Salaam (Port Capacity)
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Soil Fertility
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Sarawak (Mr A Brooke)
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National Insurance (Local Offices)
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Burnham Scale (Secondary Schools)
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Civil Aviation (Junker Aircraft)
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Food Supplies
Retail Licence, Canterbury
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Bulk Supplies, Scotland
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Colonial Naval Force, East Africa
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Armed Forces (Regular Strengths)
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Women's Land Army Hostel, Mirfield
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