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Messages from The King 9 DECEMBER 1948
HOUSE OF COMMONS Thursday, 9th December, 1948 The House met at Half-past Two o'clock
PRAYERS
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
MESSAGES FROM THE KING CEYLON (GIFT OF MACE AND SPEAKER'S CHAIR)
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSE- HOLD (Mr. POPPLEWELL) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
I have received your Address pray- ing that I will give directions that a Mace and Speaker's Chair be presented on behalf of your House to the House of Representatives of Ceylon, and assuring me that you will make good the expenses attending the same.
It gave me the greatest pleasure to learn that your House desire to make such a presentation to My House of Representatives in Ceylon and I will gladly give directions for carrying your proposal into effect.
EMERGENCY LAWS (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS)
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSE- HOLD (Mr. POPPLEWELL) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address as follows:
I have received your Address pray- ing that Section eight of the Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act, 1946, as amended by Subsection (1) of Section five of the Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1947, be continued in force until the thirty- first day of December, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
I will give directions accordingly.
DEFENCE REGULATIONS
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSE- HOLD (Mr. POPPLEWELL) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address, as follows:
I have received your Address pray- ing that Regulation seventy-six of the Defence (General) Regulations, 1939, be continued in force until the thirty- first of December, nineteen hundred and forty-nine.
I will give directions accordingly.
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QUESTIONS
PETROL SUPPLIES
Surveyors and Valuers
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1. Sir Wavell Wakefield asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware of the increased milage which surveyors and valuers have to travel in view of the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act; and will he ensure that adequate petrol is granted to them to carry out their work, in view of the short time remaining for the necessary work to be done for the carrying out of the Town and Country Planning Act.
The Minister of Fuel and Power (Mr. Gaitskell): The answer to both parts of the Question is, "Yes, Sir."
Standard Ration (Deduction)
3. Mr. Beswick asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that his regional offices deduct the standard ration of petrol for both the last and the current standard rationing period from the one current issue of supplementary petrol; and whether he will direct them to discontinue this practice.
Mr. Gaitskell: Yes, Sir. I explained when the standard ration was introduced on 1st June that those who had already received supplementary allowances for the months ahead would have the stan- dard ration for those months deducted from their supplementary allowances for the next period and that they would be well advised, therefore, not to use their standard ration too soon. This procedure is, of course, not appropriate in the case of those applying for supplementary allowances for the six months beginning 1st December since they will already have had the standard ration for the last period deducted in full from their previous sup- plementary allowance. The procedure has therefore already been discontinued. Deduction of the standard ration for the current period is, of course, being con- tinued until 30th April, 1949.
Mr. Beswick: Does my right hon. Friend realise that, in some cases, this means that people get no supplementary ration at all? If they are entitled to a sup- plementary ration for the first period, is
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