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Commons Hansard for 24 September 1948 (Volume 456)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 2.44pm.
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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ADJOURNMENT (AUTUMN)
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MALAYA AND GOLD COAST
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UNITED NATIONS APPEAL FOR CHILDREN
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BRITISH COUNCIL
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ROADS (SIGNPOSTING)
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HORSHAM ST. FAITH AIRFIELD
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POINTS GOODS SHORTAGE
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Requisitioned Premises, London
Building Workers, London
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Chief Scientific Adviser's Division
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Building Trade (Productivity)
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CYPRUS (ELECTRICITY GRID SCHEME)
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ZANZIBAR (STRIKE)
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NATIONAL INSURANCE (HOSPITAL PATIENTS)
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RACE DISCRIMINATION
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TERRITORIAL ANTI- AIRCRAFT UNITS (TRAINING)
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DISABILITY PENSIONS (BASIC RATE)
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Price Increases
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Gas Meters (Rentals)
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Speed Limit, Cambridge
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Bus Accidents
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Grants, Salford
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SHIPPING (CARGOES, MARSHALL PLAN)
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Holding, Newport Pagnell
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Forestry (Farming Land)
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Rabbit Breeding
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Rabbit Diseases (Research)
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Grain (Storage)
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Woodlands (Fencing Wire)
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Ordnance Survey Maps
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TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING
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Corn and Root Crops (Yield)
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Control Commission (Rations)
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German Generals (Trial)
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Mechanical Excavators
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Schleswig-Holstein (Flag)
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Passports
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Civil Court Deposits
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Israeli Government (Recognition)
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Major-General Glubb Pasha
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Military Service (British Subjects)
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ANGLO-POLISH DISCUSSIONS
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SHAH OF IRAN (LONDON VISIT)
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ITALY (ARRESTED BRITISH SUBJECTS)
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BALKANS (U.N.O. REPORT)
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BRITISH INFORMATION SERVICE, U.S.A.
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FRENCH WAR DECORATIONS
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SWITZERLAND (PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION)
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Stores, Devizes
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Potatoes
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Forces, Malaya (Rations)
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Territorial Army (Efficiency Medal)
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Home Guard (Statistics)
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Terms of Service
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PRISONERS OF WAR (REPATRIATION)
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Telephone Service
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Football Pools
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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE BENEFITS
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HOUSING (ANNUAL NATURAL WASTAGE)
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POPULATION STATISTICS, LONDON
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HOSPITAL ENDOWMENTS FUND (ASSETS)
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Polish Medical Practitioner
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German ex-Prisoner of War
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LOST OR STOLEN DRUGS
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UNIFORMED FORCES
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Service Hospitals (Mental Nursing)
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Deferment
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UNITED STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL (UNITED KINGDOM)
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Beekeepers (Sugar Allowance)
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East Africa Groundnuts Scheme
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Cattle Prices, Northern Ireland
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Dried Fruit (Re-export)
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Fish Friers (Licences)
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Newsprint Supplies
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Marshall Plan (Exports)
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Tinplate (Australia)
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Cyprus Tobacco
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Gold and Dollar Holdings
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Exports (Eastern Europe)
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Factory Construction, Sunderland
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Subsidies and Prices
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Pound Sterling (Purchasing Power)
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Football Pools (Taxation)
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TREASURY STUDENTSHIP
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U.S. CRUISER (SINGAPORE VISIT)
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ADMIRALTY POLICE, HONG KONG (PETITIONS)
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Condemned Houses, Glasgow
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Callender Merchants Association (Communication)
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Hill Sheep Subsidy
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Farm Cottages (Reconditioning)
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Public Institutions (Tobacco and Sweets)
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