29 October 1947

Commons Sitting of 29 October 1947

  1. Preamble 8 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. BASIC PETROL RATION (PETITION) 194 words
  4. POOR RELIEF 37 words
  5. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. TELEPHONE SERVICE
      1. Conversations (Monitoring) 193 words
      2. Directories 118 words
      3. Government Departments 146 words
    2. POST OFFICE
      1. Staffing (Ex-Service Men) 168 words
      2. Dominions Food Parcels 365 words
      3. Dismissals, Glasgow 268 words
      4. Forces Air Mail Letters 130 words
      5. Sub-Offices 94 words
    3. ROYAL AIR FORCE
      1. Huts, Waltham 206 words
      2. Married Quarters 262 words
    4. CIVIL AVIATION
      1. B.O.A.C. (Free Passages) 257 words
      2. Cardiff—Bristol—Weston Services 428 words
      3. Tudor Aircraft 946 words
      4. International Gliding Competition 275 words
      5. Service, London-Cornwall 193 words
    5. GERMANY
      1. Questionnaires 278 words
      2. Toy Soldiers (Manufacture) 62 words
      3. Multilateral Reparations 81 words
    6. PALESTINE
      1. Government Policy 232 words
      2. Arms and Ammunition 281 words
      3. GREECE (BRITISH TROOPS) 127 words
      4. BULGARIA AND ROUMANIA (ENTRY PERMITS) 390 words
      5. COMINFORM 148 words
      6. WEST AFRICAN COCOA (PRICE) 495 words
    7. KENYA
      1. Education 372 words
      2. Trade Union Officers 134 words
    8. JAMAICA
      1. Mental Hospital Staff 104 words
      2. Constitutional Development 133 words
      3. TRINIDAD (SOCIAL INSURANCE) 83 words
      4. HONG KONG (CIVIL AIRFIELD) 299 words
      5. SINGAPORE (PRISON) 139 words
      6. TIN EXPORTS (MALAYA AND NIGERIA) 521 words
      7. MINISTER OF LABOUR (TRADE UNION POST) 191 words
      8. MALAYAN UNION (BANISHMENTS) 256 words
      9. DOMINIONS (ECONOMIC CONSULTATION) 225 words
    9. ARMED FORCES
      1. Commonwealth Governments (Consultation) 269 words
      2. Voluntary Enlistment 279 words
      3. Cannock Chase (Land Requirements) 111 words
      4. Strength 197 words
      5. Petrol Economy 394 words
      6. Deserters 330 words
  6. TARIFFS AND PREFERENCES (INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT) 1,756 words
  7. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. 21 words
  8. ORDERS OF THE DAY
    1. KING'S SPEECH
      1. DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS 151 words
      2. GOVERNMENT POLICY 48,324 words, 1 division
      3. SUPPLY 24 words
      4. WAYS AND MEANS 30 words
      5. SUNDAY CINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS 250 words
      6. BASIC PETROL RATION 19,351 words, 2 divisions
      7. SECONDARY EDUCATION 2,256 words

Lords Sitting of 29 October 1947

  1. Preamble 16 words
  2. Prayers. 12 words
  3. THE ADDRESS: MESSAGE FROM THE KING. 52 words
  4. THE LATE EARL OF LYTTON. 1,219 words
  5. U.S. LOAN WITHDRAWALS. 253 words
  6. TRAFALGAR HOUSE. 426 words
  7. SUNDAY ENTERTAINMENTS ACT, 1932. 78 words
  8. COMMITTEE OF SELECTION. 139 words
  9. STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. 181 words
  10. SPECIAL ORDERS COMMITTEE. 160 words
  11. HOUSE OF LORDS OFFICES COMMITTEE. 207 words
  12. PROCEDURE OF THE HOUSE. 139 words
  13. PERSONAL BILLS COMMITTEE. 91 words
  14. THE ECONOMIC SITUATION. 34,651 words