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Commons Hansard for 16 February 1948 (Volume 447)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 8.02pm.
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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City Of London (Parliamentary Representation)
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The Humble Petition Of The Mayor, Aldermen And Commons Of The City Of London In Common Council Assembled
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Oral Answers To Questions
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Ministry Of Works
Huts, Coventry
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Goathouse, Berkshire (Permit)
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Hangar, Pyrford
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Galvanised Tubing (Use)
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Chalk Workings, Totternhoe (Right Of Way)
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Penleigh Camp, Westbury
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Princes Hotel, Hove (Acquisition)
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Intrade Limited, Brentwood (Building Materials)
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Royal Exchange, Manchester (Repair Licence)
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Germany And Austria
Jews (Seized Property)
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English Courts (Evidence)
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British Companies (Liquid Assets)
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Ordinances
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Krupp's, Essen (Steel Scrap)
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British Periodicals (Sale)
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Sentenced Germans (Representations)
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Englishwoman (Entry)
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Greece
United Nations Special Committee
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Rebel Forces (Outside Aid)
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British Casualties (Salonika)
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British Troops
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Foreign Service (Senior Branch)
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Eastern Europe (Political Trials)
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China (Incident, Canton)
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British Travellers, Sudan (Visas)
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Bbc Balkanscorrespondent (Visas)
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Falkland Island Dependencies (British Title)
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Proposed Western Union (Scandinavian Countries)
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Italy (Captured Documents)
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Palestine (International Force)
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Production (Restrictive Practices)
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Members Of Parliament (Salaries)
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Matrimonial Causes (Procedure)
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Pensions (Appeals)
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Agriculture
Feedingstuffs
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Allotments (Tenure)
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Prisoner-Of-War Labour (Withdrawal)
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Transit Of Animals (Amendment) Order
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Sheep Worrying, West Sussex
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Farm Buildings (Standard Components)
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Member's Broadcast, Usa
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Anglo-Argentine Trade Agreement
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Orders Of The Day
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Representation Of The People Bill
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Public Service Vehicles (Brighton)
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Gas (Special Orders)
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Electricity (Special Orders)
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Travel Facilities (Holiday Resorts)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Germany
Reparations
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Kreis Resident Officers (Interviews)
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Eye Clinic, Bad Fawn
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Coal Production Incentive Scheme
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Ruhr Mines (Pitprops)
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Middle East Governments (Arms Supplies)
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Displaced Persons (Austria, Germany And Italy)
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British Subjects (Soviet-Born Wives)
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Roumania (United Kingdom Protest)
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Greece (Labour Attache)
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Agriculture
Wool Crop (Prices)
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Thermos Flasks
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Prisoner-Of-War Labour, Norfolk
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Grant-Aided Schemes
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Woodlands (Dedication Scheme)
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Potash Fertilisers
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Warble Fly Order
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Grain Storage And Drying
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Coursing Meetings, Altcar
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Volunteer Camps Scheme
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Feedingstuffs
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County Executive Committees (Acquired Land)
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Housing, Huntingdon
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Women's Land Army (Cost)
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Hay Supplies
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Food Supplies
Hospital Patients
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Butter (Cost)
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Potato Exports
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Poultry Feedingstuffs
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Vegetable Purchases (Agents' Fees)
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Milk Distribution (Committee's Report)
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Garden Parties
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Potato Gifts (Hospitals)
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Milk (Old People)
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Potato Ration (Chip Friers)
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Overseas Gifts
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Subsidised Foods (Prices)
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Anglo-Danish Discussions
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Sweets And Chocolates
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Cod Liver Oil (Price)
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Camps, Huntingdonshire (Meat Supplies)
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Carrots
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Cattle Slaughter (Transport Arrangements)
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Administrative Costs
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Children's Priority Milk
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Hotels (Ration Books)
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Weekly Household Expenditure
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Roads
Maintenance, Chertsey
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By-Pass, Newport (Inquiry)
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Coaches (Hire)
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Bus Service, Pudsey
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Toll Bridge, Hayling Island
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Highway Code (Welsh Version)
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Toll Roads And Bridges
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Accidents, Shettleston And Tollcross
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Footpath, Drighlington
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Expenditure
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Railways
Coal (Quality)
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Summer Passenger Services
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Wagon Repair
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Ministry's Staff
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Caledonian Canal (Fishermen's Boats)
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Ministry Of Supply
Textile Machinery
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Furniture Industries (Hand Tools)
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Saws (Steel Allocation)
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Surplus Stores, Palestine (Disposal)
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Rhodesia (Railways)
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Electricity Supplies (Tariffs)
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Armed Forces (Deserters)
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National Service (Fishermen)
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Scotland (Dairy By-Laws)
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Local Authorities (Banking And Trading)
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