Commons Sitting of 5 November 1947

  1. Preamble 7 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS ELIZABETH 87 words
  4. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. ROYAL AIR FORCE
      1. Petrol 150 words
      2. Aerodromes (Civilian Workers) 278 words
      3. Baku (Bombing) 132 words
      4. Damaged Road Signs, Boston 97 words
      5. Far East (Tour of Duty) 118 words
      6. Lorry Routes, Bedfordshire 95 words
      7. Pay and Allowances 458 words
      8. Mustard Gas Destruction, Bedfordshire 288 words
    2. CIVIL AVIATION
      1. Ground Staffs 242 words
      2. Bristol, Cardiff, Southampton, Services 229 words
      3. Flyingboats (Base) 325 words
      4. Minister's Journey (Chartered Aircraft) 793 words
      5. Prestwick—London Service 208 words
      6. Scottish Aviation, Ltd. 209 words
      7. Prestwick Airport 370 words
    3. ROUMANIA (BRITISH COMPANIES' EMPLOYEES) 80 words
    4. GERMANY
      1. Refugees (Entry to British Zone) 53 words
      2. Control Commission (Resignations) 428 words
    5. EGYPT (CHOLERA VACCINE) 266 words
    6. ITALIAN FLEET (BRITISH CLAIMS) 288 words
    7. POLAND (MR. CHARLES WHITEHEAD, ARREST) 924 words
    8. COLONIAL EMPIRE
      1. Sisal Cultivation 149 words
      2. Development Corporation 342 words
    9. PALESTINE (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION) 177 words
    10. AFRICAN COLONIES
      1. West Africa (Relief Collections) 238 words
      2. Sierra Leone (Freetown Municipal Ordinance) 384 words
      3. Nyasaland (Maize Production) 340 words
      4. Game Preservation 303 words
    11. BARBADOS (YOUTH MOVEMENT) 58 words
    12. BERMUDA (HURRlCANE DAMAGE) 77 words
    13. SOLOMON ISLANDS (COPRA) 219 words
    14. STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS 412 words
    15. ARMED FORCES
      1. Medical Organisation 247 words
      2. Transport Pool 190 words
      3. Petroleum Products (Consumption) 217 words
      4. Land Occupation 118 words
      5. Building Programme (Married Quarters) 266 words
      6. Training 615 words
      7. Deserters' Sentences (Revision) 514 words
  5. ORDERS OF THE DAY
    1. BURMA INDEPENDENCE BILL 50,483 words, 1 division
    2. PUBLICATIONS AND DEBATES REPORTS 117 words
    3. ESTIMATES 17 words
    4. SUNDAY CINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS 248 words
    5. SOUTHERN RHODESIA (DEVELOPMENT) 3,229 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 5 November 1947

  1. CIVIL AVIATION
    1. Works Stoppage, B.O.A.C. 74 words
    2. British Colonies (Air Services) 117 words
    3. Cardiff-Bristol-Weston Services 158 words
  2. KENYA
    1. Kikuyu Demonstration, Nairobi 149 words
    2. Nairobi Airport (African Passengers) 111 words
    3. Railway Workers (Remuneration) 79 words
    4. REQUISITIONED SCHOOL, PALESTINE 124 words
    5. INDENTURED LABOUR, SOLOMON ISLANDS 76 words
    6. COLONIAL EMPIRE (TRAVEL FACILITIES) 137 words
  3. FOOD SUPPLIES
    1. Potatoes 96 words
    2. Dumped Fish 55 words
    3. Bread Rationing 39 words
    4. Social Functions (Meals) 88 words
    5. Feedingstuffs Licence, Milton 77 words
    6. Australian and New Zealand Meat 135 words
    7. United States Pears 54 words
  4. ROYAL NAVY
    1. Strength 58 words
    2. Dockyards (Merchant Ships) 200 words
    3. Retired Officers (Employment) 67 words
    4. Commissions (Electrical Branch) 123 words
    5. Crown Lands, Plymouth (Public Facilities) 147 words
    6. Rosyth Dockyard (Civilian Production) 106 words
    7. Devonport Barracks (Reconstruction) 112 words
    8. Sea Cadets 162 words
    9. Electric Galley Ranges 71 words
    10. Air-Conditioning Improvements 105 words
  5. POST OFFICE
    1. Postmen (Ex-Service Men) 60 words
    2. Vehicles, Dorset 70 words
    3. Cable Communication (Europe) 164 words
    4. Telephones (Party Lines) 108 words
    5. Collections, London 112 words
  6. BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
    1. Broadcasting Hours 67 words
    2. Third Programme (Reception) 232 words
    3. GERMAN SUBMARINES (DESTRUCTION) 83 words
    4. RAILWAY COMPANIES (STAFF) 92 words
  7. ROADS
    1. Winter Gritting Arrangements 105 words
    2. Maintenance 147 words
    3. E.C.I.T.O. (SUBSCRIPTIONS) 68 words
  8. MINISTRY OF SUPPLY
    1. Royal Ordnance Factories 75 words
    2. Brabazon and Saunders Roe Aircraft 129 words
  9. TRADE AND COMMERCE
    1. Factory Extensions, Portsmouth 114 words
    2. Football Pools (Paper Allocation) 127 words
    3. ARMED FORCES (OFFICERS' MARRIAGE ALLOWANCE) 204 words
  10. BRITISH ARMY
    1. Auxiliary Forces (Trade Unionists) 29 words
    2. Air Mail, U.K.—Palestine 77 words
    3. POLES (TECHNICAL TRAINING) 131 words
    4. STERLING CONVERTIBILITY 462 words
  11. PUBLIC HEALTH
    1. Births and Vaccination Statistics 176 words
    2. Water Act, 1945 (Joint Boards) 190 words
    3. EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS (NOTES OF PROTEST) 116 words

Lords Sitting of 5 November 1947

  1. Preamble 16 words
  2. Prayers.
    1. CIVIL AIRCRAFT. 314 words
  3. IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING HOUSES. 274 words
  4. AGRICULTURAL HOUSING. 205 words
  5. SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENTS ACT, 1932. 78 words
  6. TREATIES WITH SOVIET SATELLITES. 14,761 words
  7. BASIC PETROL RATION. 18,080 words

Written Answers (Lords) of 5 November 1947

  1. ARMY OFFICERS' SEA-TRAVEL ALLOWANCES. 181 words
  2. PERTHSHIRE AMMUNITION DUMPS. 220 words