Commons Sitting of 17 March 1947 Series 5 Vol. 435

    c1
  1. Preamble 8 words
    2. c1
  2. PRAYERS 5 words
  3. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
    1. INDIA
        2. cc1-6
      1. Punjab Riots (Use of British Troops) 1,346 words
        2. cc6-7
      2. Indian Army (British Officers) 581 words
        3. cc7-9
      3. Secretary of State's Services 532 words
        4. cc9-10
      4. Gurkha Troops (Future) 321 words
    2. CHINA
        3. cc10-1
      1. Parliamentary Visit 202 words
        2. c11
      2. Arrests, Peking 95 words
      c11
    3. RUMANIA (U.K. ASSISTANCE) 108 words
    4. NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES
        5. cc11-2
      1. Situation 167 words
        2. cc12-3
      2. British Ships (Dutch Action) 266 words
      cc13-4
    5. GREECE (GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES) 555 words
      6. cc14-5
    6. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE) 173 words
      7. cc15-20
    7. GREECE AND TURKEY (PRESIDENT TRUMAN'S STATEMENT) 1,572 words
    8. BULGARIA
        9. c20
      1. British Council, Sofia 129 words
        2. cc20-2
      2. Incidents, Sofia 555 words
      cc22-3
    9. POLISH NEWSPAPERS. UNITED KINGDOM 247 words
    10. FOOD SUPPLIES
        11. cc23-4
      1. Groundnuts 174 words
        2. cc24-6
      2. Allocations 708 words
        3. c26
      3. Purchases in America 116 words
        4. cc26-7
      4. Slaughterhouses, Sunderland 185 words
        5. c27
      5. Fats (Fish Hawkers) 145 words
        6. cc27-8
      6. Manufacturing Meat 207 words
        7. c28
      7. Feedingstuffs Coupons 184 words
        8. cc28-9
      8. Greengrocery Trade (Conditional Sales) 327 words
      cc29-32
    11. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE (GOVERNMENT CONCLUSIONS) 1,069 words
      12. cc32-7
    12. SNOWBOUND AREAS (RELIEF MEASURES) 1,577 words
    cc37-8
  4. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 390 words
    5. c39
  5. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE 22 words
  6. ORDERS OF THE DAY
    1. SUPPLY
        2. cc39-147
      1. AIR ESTIMATES, 1947–48 44,653 words
        2. cc147-51
      2. NUMBER FOR AIR FORCE SERVICE 1,379 words
        3. c151
      3. PAY, &C., OF THE AIR FORCE 42 words
        4. c151
      4. TECHNICAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES 182 words
        5. cc151-2
      5. WORKS AND LANDS 363 words
      cc152-64
    2. FACTORIES (NORTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT AREA) 4,447 words

Written Answers (Commons) of 17 March 1947 Series 5 Vol. 435

  1. INDIA
      2. c1W
    1. Indian Army (British Officers) 82 words
      cc1-2W
    2. Political Situation, Punjab 342 words
      c2W
    3. YUGOSLAVIA (BRITISH INTERESTS) 99 words
      cc2-3W
    4. EGYPT AND SAUDI ARABIA (MILITARY MISSIONS) 247 words
      c3W
    5. UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (PARIS CONGRESS) 144 words
      cc3-4W
    6. ORIENTAL STUDIES (INTER-DEPARTMENTAL REPORT) 118 words
      c4W
    7. ELECTRICAL GENERATING PLANT (ORGANISATION) 243 words
  2. AGRICULTURE
      3. c5W
    1. Training Scheme (Grants) 98 words
      cc5-6W
    2. Livestock Losses (Severe Weather) 307 words
      c6W
    3. Vacuum Flasks 169 words
      cc6-7W
    4. Attested Herds 395 words
      cc7-8W
    5. Forestry Hostel, Farnborough 119 words
      c8W
    6. Tractors (Spare Parts) 191 words
      cc8-9W
    7. "Speed the Plough" Campaign 120 words
      c9W
    8. Ploughing Grants (Extension) 106 words
      c9W
    9. Tobacco Growing 157 words
      cc9-10W
    10. Machinery (Purchases from U.S.A.) 55 words
  3. FISHING INDUSTRY
      4. c10W
    1. Trawlers (Foreign Owners) 119 words
      c10W
    2. Overfishing (International Convention) 107 words
  4. FOOD SUPPLIES
      5. c11W
    1. Dried Fruit 183 words
      c11W
    2. Wheat (Loans from U.K.) 120 words
      cc11-2W
    3. Allocations 254 words
      cc12-3W
    4. Nourishing Foods (Infants) 98 words
      c13W
    5. Manufacturing Meat 70 words
      c13W
    6. Meat (Qualities) 75 words
      c13W
    7. Replaced Ration Books 101 words
      cc13-4W
    8. Storage, Oxfordshire 125 words
      c14W
    9. Canned Malayan Pineapples 137 words
      cc14-5W
    10. Milling Capacity 138 words
      c15W
    11. Temporary Staff 80 words
      c15W
    12. Oatmeal 70 words
      c15W
    13. Gulls' Eggs (Import Licences) 63 words
      cc15-6W
    14. Fruit and Vegetables 176 words
      c16W
    15. Sweet Ration 50 words
  5. ROADS
      6. c16W
    1. Street Lighting 66 words
      cc16-7W
    2. Traffic Signals 142 words
      c17W
    3. Snow Clearance 104 words
  6. INLAND TRANSPORT
      7. c17W
    1. Workmen's Tickets (Night Work) 81 words
      cc17-8W
    2. Severe Weather Conditions 109 words
      c18W
    3. Goods Reception (Five-Day Week) 111 words
      c18W
    4. Canal Traffic 57 words
      c18W
    5. Rail and Bus Fares, Sutton 77 words
  7. RAILWAYS
      8. c19W
    1. Priority Trains (Signalmen's Responsibility) 123 words
      c19W
    2. House Ownership 71 words
      c19W
    3. Efficiency Measures 91 words
      cc19-20W
    4. Coal Traffic 228 words
  8. SHIPPING
      9. c20W
    1. Canadian Cattle (Freight Rate) 81 words
      cc20-1W
    2. United States Ships (British Purchases) 113 words
      c21W
    3. Booked Passage (Foreign Ship) 82 words
  9. MINISTRY OF SUPPLY
      10. c21W
    1. Steel Sheets (Priority) 53 words
      cc21-2W
    2. Motor Cars (Government Purchases) 380 words
  10. MINISTRY OF WORKS
      11. c22W
    1. House of Commons (Indicators) 65 words
      cc22-3W
    2. Gates and Railings 79 words
      c23W
    3. Reconstruction Schemes, Bombed Areas 91 words
      cc23-4W
    4. Port Meirion Hotel, Merioneth 158 words
      c24W
    5. Requisitioned Houses, Edinburgh 83 words
      c24W
    6. Brick Advisory Council (Technical Report) 134 words
  11. HOUSING
      12. cc24-5W
    1. Mobile Labour Force 98 words
      c25W
    2. Aluminium Houses (Displaced Persons) 22 words
  12. TRADE AND COMMERCE
      13. c25W
    1. Box-Making (Timber) 68 words
      c25W
    2. Fishing Nets (Cost) 64 words
      cc25-6W
    3. Vacuum Flasks 131 words
      c26W
    4. U.S. RECREATION HUT, FALMOUTH 106 words
      c26W
    5. DOMESTIC COAL SUPPLIES, MOOREND MELLOR 70 words
      cc26-7W
    6. SMALLPOX 524 words
      c27W
    7. FLOODING, ST. AUSTELL RIVER 51 words
      cc27-8W
    8. ITALIAN WARSHIPS 113 words
      cc28-9W
    9. PARAFFIN SUPPLIES, DROITWICH 127 words
      c29W
    10. FIRST-CLASS CRICKET (MID-WEEK MATCHES) 72 words
      cc29-30W
    11. FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHEME 169 words
      c30W
    12. NATIONAL SERVICE (AGRICULTURAL WORKERS) 116 words
      c30W
    13. BRITISH TROOPS IN PALESTINE (COST) 78 words
      cc30-1W
    14. GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BRENTFORD AND CHISWICK 124 words
  13. GERMANY
      14. c31W
    1. Control Commission (Staff) 149 words
      cc31-2W
    2. Racehorses 138 words
      c32W
    3. Ruhr Coal Exports 198 words
      cc32-3W
    4. CIVIL SERVANTS (VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURAL WORK) 126 words
      c33W
    5. POSTWAR CREDITS 40 words
      c33W
    6. POST OFFICE, HOUSE OF COMMONS 62 words
      cc33-4W
    7. NATIONAL INSURANCE (PERSONAL CASES) 158 words
      c34W
    8. COLONIAL EMPIRE (LABOUR COMMISSIONERS) 98 words