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Commons Hansard for 20 April 1948 (Volume 449)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 9.34pm.
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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Road Scheme, Kensington Square (Appeal)
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National Insurance
Family Allowances (European Volunteer Workers)
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Old Age Pensions (Supplementation)
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Payment Delays, Kettering
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Application Forms
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Married Women (Separation)
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Scotland
"Buy Or Quit" Notices (Complaints)
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Gordon Castle, Fochabers
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Shop Tenancies (Taylor Report)
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Cement Supplies
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Ministry Of Pensions
Stump Socks
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Statistics
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Claims (Disease And Injury)
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Special Hardship Allowance (1914 War)
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British Army
Marriages (German Women)
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Field-Marshal Montgomery (Press Statement)
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Land Requirements
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Terrorist Attacks, Palestine
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Explosion, Skegness
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Interrogating Officers, Germany
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Stores Depot, Long Marston
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Stored Ammunition, Scotland
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Crown Hill Barracks (Lawn)
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Court Martial Procedure (Committee's Report)
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Empire Hotel, Buxton (Squatters)
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Prisoners Of War (Chaplains)
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Socialised Industries' Boards (Salaries)
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Armaments Manufacture
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Committee On Industrial Productivity
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Italian Election (Members' Telegram)
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Socialised Industries (Questions To Ministers)
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Business Of The House
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Orders Of The Day
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Representation Of The People Bill
Clause 13—(Effect Of Register, Etc)
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Clause 15—(Return Or Forfeiture Of Candidate's Deposit)
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Clause 16—(Returning Officers)
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Clause 17—(Discharge Of Functions Of Returning Officer)
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Clause 18—(Payments By And To Returning Officer)
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Clause 20—(Breaches Of Official Duty)
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Clause 21—(Electors)
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Clause 22—(Residence, Occupation, Etc)
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Clause 23—(Registration)
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Clause 24—(Place And Manner Of Voting As Elector)
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Clause 25—(Voting By Post By Absent Voters)
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Clause 26—(Service Voters' Proxies)
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Clause 27—(Amendments Of Local Elections Rules)
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Clause 28—(Effect Of Register, Etc)
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Clause 31—(Limit Of, And Return And Declarations As To, Expenses)
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Clause 33—(Candidate's Right To Use Certain Schools And Halls For Election Meetings)
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Clause 35—(Election Propaganda)
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Clause 37—(Extension To Certain Elections In England And Wales Of Limit On Expenses)
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Clause 40—(Prohibition Of Expenses Not Authorised By Election Agent)
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Gas (Special Orders)
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Petrol (New Rationing System)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers To Questions
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National Finance
Marshall Plan
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Travellers (Foreign Currency)
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Post-War Credits
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European Recovery Programme
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Penicillin Royalties (Usa)
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British Pensioners, Egypt
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Emigrants (Foreign Exchange)
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Balance Of Payments (Estimates)
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Sterling Balances
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Special Contribution
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Purchase Tax
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Usa Entertainment Artists
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Civil Service (Communists And Fascists)
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Steel (Allocations)
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Income Tax (Exemptions)
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Statutory Rules And Orders
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Trade And Commerce
Footwear (Controls)
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British Films
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Children's Clothing
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Sodium Compounds
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Surgical Belts
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Weaving And Knitting Industries (Yarn)
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Fish Curers, Aberdeen (Boxboards)
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Textiles (Exports To Denmark)
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Small Boarding Houses (Tea Towels)
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Export Goods
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North-Eastern Trading Estates, Ltd
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Ministry Of Works
Cement Supplies, Scotland
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Training Centre, Portsmouth (Cost)
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Footpaths (Diversions)
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Surgical Belts
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Non-Traditional Houses
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Scotland
Hospitals
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Educational Projects
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Shop Tenancies (Circular)
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Agricultural Holding, Newport Pagnall
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Jurors (Allowances)
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Employment
Great Yarmouth
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Wallasey
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Court Martial Procedure (Committee's Report)
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Convicted Persons (Broadcasting)
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Post Office (Forms And Licences)
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