24 April 1950

Commons Sitting of 24 April 1950

  1. Preamble 8 words
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. MEMBER SWORN 14 words
  4. PRIVATE BUSINESS
    1. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER BILL 9 words
    2. GERMAN POTASH SYNDICATE LOAN BILL [Lords]
    3. GUN BARREL PROOF BILL [Lords]
    4. SAINT JOHN'S CHAPEL BEVERLEY BILL [Lords]
    5. TEES CONSERVANCY BILL [Lords]
    6. WEAR NAVIGATION AND SUNDERLAND DOCK BILL [Lords] 6 words
  5. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. TRANSPORT
      1. New Roads, High Wycombe 180 words
      2. County of London Plan (Roads) 153 words
      3. Shipping Delays, Beira 345 words
      4. Traffic Lights 193 words
      5. Shipping Industry (Earnings) 162 words
      6. Railway Bridge, Ilford 118 words
      7. Commercial Road, Portsmouth 105 words
      8. Service Leave (Coach Facilities) 657 words
      9. Petrol Ration 81 words
      10. Railway Freight Charges 215 words
      11. Commission (Vacancy) 23 words
      12. Cyclists (Insurance) 79 words
      13. Potatoes (Distribution) 291 words
    2. FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN 363 words
    3. MINISTRY OF SUPPLY
      1. Motor Vehicles (Distribution) 798 words
      2. Ordnance Factory, Irvine 93 words
      3. Jet Engines (Royalties) 137 words
      4. Dorman Long and Company 158 words
      5. Copper (Price) 208 words
      6. Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Inspectorate 349 words
    4. PALACE OF WESTMINSTER
      1. Staircase (Marble Slab) 226 words
      2. Central Hall (Lighting) 176 words
      3. Victoria Tower 99 words
    5. MINISTRY OF WORKS
      1. Council Houses, Essex (Bricks) 229 words
      2. Cement Deliveries, London Area 453 words
      3. Reconstruction Schemes 82 words
      4. Building Work, Cardiff 127 words
      5. Memorials, London (Repairs) 204 words
      6. Building Labour Force (Use) 577 words
      7. Pottery Factories (Extensions) 163 words
      8. Building Costs (Petrol Price) 158 words
    6. AGRICULTURE (GOVERNMENT POLICY) 245 words
    7. COUNCIL FOR WALES (REPORT) 127 words
    8. CHINA (DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS) 213 words
    9. SHANGHAI (BRITISH FIRMS) 266 words
    10. YUGOSLAVIA (BRITISH CLAIMS) 445 words
    11. MIDDLE EAST (ARMAMENTS) 879 words
    12. JAPAN (TAXATION) 268 words
    13. HOUSE OF COMMONS (MEMBERS' SMOKING ROOM) 142 words
    14. MARSH LANE COLLIERY (COMPENSATION) 236 words
    15. STRIKE, LONDON DOCKS 940 words
  6. ORDERS OF THE DAY
    1. WAYS AND MEANS 14 words
    2. AMENDMENT OF LAW 70 words
  7. BUDGET PROPOSALS AND ECONOMIC SURVEY 45,538 words
  8. PLANNING GRANTS (LAND ACQUISITION CONDITIONS) 6,401 words
  9. DIVIDENDS AND BONUS SHARES 3,410 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 24 April 1950

  1. TRANSPORT
    1. Ships (Sale to Foreigners) 121 words
    2. Milton Hill, Wells (Right of Way) 65 words
    3. Speed Limit (Heavy Vehicles) 44 words
  2. MINISTRY OF WORKS
    1. Messrs. John Lewis (Temporary Shops) 115 words
    2. Buildings, London (Steel) 75 words
    3. Building Licences (Hotels, London) 63 words
    4. Cement Supplies 122 words
    5. Sheet and Plate Glass 85 words
    6. No. 10, Downing Street (Furniture) 28 words
  3. FUEL AND POWER
    1. Local Overseers (Cost) 51 words
    2. S.-E. Gas Consultative Council 361 words
    3. Proposed Oil Refinery, Tynemouth 84 words
    4. Electricity Undertakings (Reserve Funds) 100 words
  4. PETROL SUPPLIES
    1. Overseas Visitors 136 words
    2. Ministry's Staff 35 words
    3. Rationing (Cost) 104 words
    4. Supplementary Allowances 191 words
    5. Quality 70 words
    6. Commercial Travellers 154 words
    7. Ration Coupons (Delayed Use) 143 words
    8. Motor Spirit Regulations 57 words
  5. COAL INDUSTRY
    1. Domestic Allocation 358 words
    2. Supplies, North Oxfordshire 78 words
    3. Shipments, Irish Republic 163 words
    4. Supplies, Macclesfield 84 words
    5. Dirty Coal 335 words
    6. Production Forecast 107 words
    7. Ash and Moisture 72 words
    8. Supplies, North Staffordshire 90 words
    9. LAND REGISTRATION 246 words
    10. GENERAL ELECTION (PROSECUTIONS) 127 words
    11. LEASEHOLD REFORM 167 words
  6. FOOD SUPPLIES
    1. Coffee (Dispatch to Germany) 119 words
    2. Farm Workers (Seasonal Allowances) 293 words
    3. Fish Prices 90 words
    4. Irish Cream 40 words
    5. Brazil Nuts (Purchase Licences) 48 words
    6. Sugar Cargo (Russian Ship) 55 words
    7. Institutions (Eggs) 110 words
    8. Imported Jam and Pulp 253 words
    9. Canned Fruit (West Indies) 69 words
    10. Fruit Canning (Tinplate Allocation) 58 words
    11. Purchases, U.S.A. 71 words
    12. Frozen Rabbits (Import) 66 words
    13. Bulk-Purchase Contracts 50 words
    14. Feedingstuffs Order (Summonses) 155 words
    15. PALESTINE MANDATE (LIABILITIES) 179 words
    16. NATIONAL INSURANCE (INDUSTRIAL DISEASES) 88 words
    17. STATUTORY INSTRUMENT No. 508 109 words
  7. NATIONAL FINANCE
    1. Subsidies to Farmers 165 words
    2. Ministers' Cars (Private Use) 59 words
    3. United Kingdom Loans Abroad 582 words
    4. United Kingdom Debts 303 words
    5. MALAYA (GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL) 212 words
    6. BOROUGH CHARTERS 58 words
    7. HOUSING (EVICTED PERSONS) 46 words
  8. MINISTRY OF SUPPLY
    1. Civil Aircraft 295 words
    2. E.C.A. Office of Small Business 114 words
    3. Light Vans 82 words
    4. Garden Rakes 38 words
    5. COUNCIL OF EUROPE (BUILDING) 164 words
    6. ROYAL NAVY (RECRUITS) 247 words
    7. ARMED FORCES (CONSCRIPTION) 190 words
  9. EDUCATION
    1. Schools, Aycliffe 230 words
    2. School Meals, Wales 78 words
    3. Bus Service, Sealand 100 words
    4. LAND DEVELOPMENT 56 words