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Commons Hansard for 23 September 1948 (Volume 456)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
20 May 2026 at 11.30am.
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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MOTOR VEHICLES (OFFENCES)
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
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Private Hire Vehicles
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Stocks, Spilsby
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FUEL AND POWER
North Midland Fuel Efficiency Committee
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Electricity Supplies
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EMPLOYMENT
Polish Mechanics, Angus
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Public Employees (Classification)
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Hours of Work
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NATIONAL FINANCE
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Italian Government Loans (Repayment)
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Purchase Tax
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Royal Commission on the Press
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INTERNATIONAL SITUATION (INFORMATION)
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PLACE OF SITTING
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DEFENCE
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Domestic Allocations
Opencast Coal
Merchants
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Food Poisoning
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Vaccination Deaths
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Registrar of Deaths, Chislehurst
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BERMUDA (JOINT COMMITTEE'S REPORT)
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BRITISH GUIANA (DISTURBANCES)
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CYPRUS (CONSTITUTIONAL PROPOSALS)
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SCOTTISH INDUSTRY (STATISTICAL INFORMATION)
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Telephone Service, Luton
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Postal Deliveries, Kent
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NATIONAL SERVICE (CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS)
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Disabled Persons, Salford
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Wages Bill
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