Commons Sitting of 7 May 1947

  1. Preamble 8 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. MALTA (TEACHERS) 454 words
    2. COLONIAL EMPIRE
      1. Food Subsidies 366 words
      2. Civil Aircraft Routes 97 words
      3. Transfer of Sovereignty 305 words
      4. Economic and Development Council 162 words
      5. Broadcasts (Languages) 123 words
      6. Broadcasting Service (Salaries) 281 words
    3. WEST INDIES
      1. Air Services 189 words
      2. Agricultural Workers (Bank Accounts) 193 words
      3. Dominica (Exports) 374 words
      4. Oil Output and Exports (Trinidad) 126 words
      5. Jamaica Bananas (Shipping) 113 words
      6. Government Appointment, Trinidad (Protest) 142 words
    4. AFRICAN COLONIES
      1. British Somaliland 105 words
      2. Cocoa (Produce Board's Surplus) 330 words
      3. Nyasaland Legislative Council 69 words
      4. Tea Planting 73 words
      5. Food Imports (East Africa) 225 words
      6. Transport Situation 341 words
      7. Nigeria (Development) 150 words
      8. Eur-African Children, Nyasaland 202 words
    5. CYPRUS
      1. Press Law 733 words
      2. Government Salaries 241 words
    6. CEYLON (INDIAN CORN) 251 words
    7. PALESTINE
      1. Terrorism (Preventive Measures) 867 words
      2. Police (Amenities) 356 words
      3. Acre Gaol Attack 669 words
    8. MALAYA (DISTURBANCES) 266 words
    9. ROYAL NAVY
      1. Laid-Up Ships 336 words
      2. Strength 179 words
      3. Scientific Service 80 words
      4. Rosyth Base 392 words
      5. Long-Service Pensions 114 words
      6. Maltese Ratings 121 words
      7. Requisitioned Agricultural Land 108 words
      8. Dartmouth College Entry (New Scheme) 1,786 words
      9. Boat Building (Timber Allocation) 326 words
    10. FOOD SUPPLIES
      1. Meat Ration 82 words
      2. Home-Killed Meat 170 words
      3. Service Leave Rations 104 words
      4. Syrup (Points) 36 words
      5. East African Groundnut Scheme 82 words
    11. BROADCASTING
      1. News Bulletins 155 words
      2. "America Calling Europe" 171 words
      3. White Horse Hill Project 223 words
    12. POST OFFICE
      1. Postal Service, London 178 words
      2. Jamaica Parcels and Letters 201 words
      3. Stamp Machines (Excess) 92 words
  4. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 115 words
  5. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 1,774 words, 1 division
  6. ORDERS OF THE DAY
    1. NATIONAL SERVICE BILL 12 words
      1. CLAUSE 1.—(Liability to be called up for service.) 52,835 words, 4 divisions
      2. CLAUSE 2.—(Whole-tine and part-time service.) 20,415 words, 4 divisions
      3. CLAUSE 3.—(Voluntary service in lieu of tart-time service.) 2,457 words, 2 divisions
      4. CLAUSE 4.—(Transfer.) 1,968 words
      5. CLAUSE 5.—(Liability to complete interrupted service.) 9,479 words
      6. CLAUSE 6.—(Calling up for training during part-time service.) 14,369 words, 2 divisions
      7. CLAUSE 7.—(Modifications of enactments relating to persons called up for service.) 1,307 words
      8. CLAUSE 8.—(Transitional provisions.) 6,496 words, 2 divisions
      9. CLAUSE 9.—(Special provision as to medical and general practitioners.) 1,057 words
      10. CLAUSE 10.—(Further education during whole-time service.) 8,617 words
      11. CLAUSE 11.—(Information to be furnished by education authorities.) 4,751 words
      12. CLAUSE 13.—(Rights of employees called up for training.) 2,191 words
      13. CLAUSE 14—(Early registration and calling up.) 7,841 words
    2. BURMA (TEMPORARY PROVISIONS) 90 words
    3. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING [MONEY] (No. 2) 309 words
    4. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING (SCOTLAND) [MONEY] (No. 2) 309 words
    5. CONSOLIDATION BILLS 409 words
    6. LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL [Lords] 1,118 words
    7. SUNDAY CINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS 249 words
      1. ADJOURNMENT 18 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 7 May 1947

  1. PALESTINE POLICE FORCE (DEPENDANTS' PENSION) 167 words
  2. FALKLAND ISLANDS (TOWN HALL, REBUILDING) 144 words
  3. SEYCHELLES (TEA STOCKS) 60 words
  4. MALAYA (PROPOSED CONSTITUTION) 110 words
  5. ILLEGAL JEWISH IMMIGRANTS, PALESTINE AND CYPRUS 111 words
  6. MAURITIUS (PROPOSED CONSTITUTION) 79 words
  7. BERMUDA (CIVIL SERVANTS, SALARIES) 97 words
  8. EAST AFRICA (U.K. EXPORTS) 123 words
  9. FOOD SUPPLIES
    1. Points Banking System 40 words
    2. Lost Ration Books (Replacements) 73 words
    3. Sugar 32 words
    4. Milk Distribution 339 words
    5. Eggs 39 words
    6. SOAP RATION, SOUTH KENSINGTON 64 words
  10. TELEPHONE SERVICE
    1. Kidlington 166 words
    2. Kiosks 152 words
  11. BROADCASTING
    1. B.B.C. (Salaries) 99 words
    2. White Horse Hill Project 126 words
    3. POSTAL PRIVILEGES (SERVICE PERSONNEL ABROAD) 142 words
  12. ROYAL AIR FORCE
    1. Requisitioned Buildings, South Nutfield 108 words
    2. Bombing Ranges, Selsey District 128 words
    3. Signals Personnel (Release) 116 words
  13. CIVIL AVIATION
    1. B.E.A.C. (Services) 112 words
    2. Airways Corporations (Annual Reports) 108 words
    3. Pakenham Committee Report (Publication) 116 words
    4. AUSTRIA (COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS) 54 words
    5. JAPAN (REPARATIONS AND RESTITUTION PROBLEMS) 284 words
    6. ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE 270 words
    7. CHINA (CIVIL WAR) 78 words
    8. POLISH NATIONALISATION LAW (BRITISH INTERESTS) 184 words
    9. ROAD MAINTENANCE WORK 246 words
    10. STEEL PRODUCTION, SHEFFIELD (LOST TONNAGE) 40 words
    11. METROPOLITAN POLICE (WIDOW'S PENSION) 186 words
    12. ADULT EDUCATION (RESPONSIBLE BODIES) 247 words
  14. COAL INDUSTRY
    1. Domestic Supplies (Sub-Tenants) 92 words
    2. Engineers and Maintenance Staff 86 words
    3. CONTROL OF FUEL ORDER 44 words
    4. MOTOR SPIRIT (IMPORTS FROM U.S.A.) 89 words
    5. HOUSING PROGRAMME, NEWARK AND DISTRICT 80 words
  15. TRADE AND COMMERCE
    1. Paper Supplies (Football Pools) 256 words
    2. Despatch of Goods Abroad 128 words
    3. Exports to Venezuela (Statistics) 222 words

Lords Sitting of 7 May 1947

  1. Preamble 16 words
  2. Prayers.
    1. TERRORIST ATTACK ON ACRE GAOL. 1,303 words
    2. ARMY CADET FORCE. 422 words
    3. REPATRIATION OF GERMANS FROM TANGANYIKA. 531 words
    4. SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENTS ACT, 1932. 66 words
    5. GOVERNMENT OF BURMA (TEM PORARY PROVISIONS) ORDER, 1947. 69 words
    6. FOOD SITUATION. 25,476 words
    7. CERTIFICATES FROM EXAMINERS. 91 words
    8. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) BILL.
      1. PETITION FOR ADDITIONAL PROVISION. 20 words
    9. PARSONAGES (AMENDMENT) MEASURE, 1947. 15 words
    10. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMITTEE. 34 words