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Commons Hansard for 22 March 1948 (Volume 448)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 8.53pm.
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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Ministry Of Works
"Daily Worker" (Building Licence)
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Ken Wood House (Repair Licence)
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Communist Offices, Strand (Building Materials)
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Cement Supplies, Scotland
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Palace Of Westminster (Services, Maintenance)
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Brick Production, Bedfordshire
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Storage Sheds, Totton
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Requisitioned Shops, Brighton
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Bbc Siamese Section (Editor)
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Expatriation Of Populations, Europe
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Roumania (British Oil Companies)
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Czechoslovakia (British-Born Wives, Repatriation)
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Greece (Varkiza Agreement)
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Prisoners Of War (Repatriation)
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European Recovery Programme
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Benelux Countries (Mutual Assistance)
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Egypt And Sudan
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"Something Done" (Sales Overseas)
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Palestine (Arab Incursions)
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Persia (Consular And Political Posts)
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Diplomatic Staffs, Eastern Europe (Medical Services)
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The Yemen (British Representation)
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Food Supplies
Bread Rationing (Administrative Staff)
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Tomatoes (Price Control)
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Cooking Fat ("Poison" Label)
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Onions, Glasgow
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Food Office Staffs, Staffordshire
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Civil Service (Communists And Fascists)
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Minister's Speech
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Trial Documents (Publication)
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Agriculture
Feedingstuffs
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Tractors
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Quantock Staghounds
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Land Settlement Association
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Veterinary Profession (Recruitment)
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Linseed
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Members' Dining Room (Suggestion Book)
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Business Of The House
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Agricultural Prices
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Personal Explanation
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Orders Of The Day
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Consolidated Fund (No 1) Bill
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Police Forces (Conditions)
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Civil Defence
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Local Government Bill
Clause 30—(Investigation Into Working Of Provisions As To Amount Of Payments To Local Authorities Under Part Ii)
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Clause 35—(Draft Lists)
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Clause 48—(Sittings, Procedure And Powers Of Local Valuation Courts)
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Clause 67—(Membership Of Local Authority, Etc, Not To Be Disqualification In Certain Cases)
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Clause 69—(Use Of Public Rooms)
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Clause 72—(Commencement Of Part Iii And Transitional Provisions)
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Clause 76—(Meaning Of "Hypothetical 1938 Cost Of Construction")
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Clause 80—(Other Small Post-1918 Dwelling-Houses, Except Flats And Maisonettes)
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Clause 115—(Meaning Of "Approved Duty")
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Clause 121—(Provisions As To Precepts For Expenses Of Metropolitan Police)
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Clause 131—(Provision Of Entertainments)
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Clause 134—(Instruction, Lectures, Etc, On Questions Relating To Local Government)
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China Clay Industry
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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Ministry Of Works
Automatic Lifts (Government Buildings)
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Requisitioned Textile Mills
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Building Licences (Textile Mills)
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Aluminium Houses (Interior Fitments)
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National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
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Palace Of Westminster (Heating)
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Yugoslavia (Surrendered Persons)
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International Children's Emergency Fund
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Food Supplies
Wheat Prices
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Sweet Ration
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Extra Rations (Personal Case)
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Agricultural Workers
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Imported Stearine
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Milk (Temporary Ration Books)
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Imports
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Children (School Holidays)
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Norwegian Herring
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Dried Fruit
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Processed Barley (Export Licences)
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Gift Parcels (Germany And Poland)
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Danish Butter
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Ration Coupons (Advance Use)
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British Film Institute (Committee's Report)
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Agriculture
Pig Club Rations
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Prisoner Of War (Application)
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Foxes (Destruction)
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Fertiliser Supplies
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Hostels (Rations)
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Whaling (International Agreement)
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Roads
Bus Service, Lostwithiel—St Austell
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Buses (Standing Passengers)
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"B" Licences
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Roadmen (Release)
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Heavy Goods Vehicles (Speed Limit)
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Cattle Grids, Exmoor
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Driving Tests (Failures)
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Repairs, Euston Road
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Railway Storage Charges (Increase)
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Transport Projects, Scotland (Building Workers
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Canals (Abandonment)
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Ministry Of Supply
Galvanised Piping
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Wire, Pumps And Engines (Exports)
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Chrome Ore (Price)
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Trainer Aircraft (Cost)
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Copper Prices
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Obsolete Slot Machines
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Mild Steel (Small Sections)
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Pig Iron And Steel Scrap (Stocks)
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British Somaliland (Administration Of Justice)
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Court Martial (Karl Kneissler)
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National Finance
War Damage (Late Applications)
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Contracts (Compulsory Wage Increases)
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Tobacco (Tax And Price)
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Wealth (War Loss)
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Government Departments (Engineering Grades, Pay Claim)
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West African Cocoa (Price)
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Public Health
Water Supply, Suffolk
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Sewage Disposal, Stowmarket District
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Housing (Rural Areas)
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Bechuanaland (Herero Tribe)
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Basic Petrol Ration
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Coal Industry (Silicosis)
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