British Labour Government Is To Make Controls Permanent

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 November 1950, Page 5

British Labour Government Is To Make Controls Permanent

LONDON. Oct. 31 (Rec. 12.25 am). —His Majesty today announced that the Labour Government will seek permanent powers to regulate produelion. distribution and consumption—and to control prices. A head-on clash with the Conservatives, which might force a general election, is expected following a disclosure that the Government intends to make permanent arbitrary powers of control passed in the emergency during the Second World War. The disclosure was made in the speech from the Throne at the opening of the new ression of Parliament, which was written for the King bv M; - . Attlee and Cabinet. The King said that the new control powers would be sought to defend full employment, to ensure that the resources of the community *e used to the best advantage and to avoid inflation. The powers would be “subject to appropriate Parliamentary safeguards.” Projected nationalisation of a section of the sugar industry was also announced by the speech, which outlined the Government’s programme for the coming session.—Reuter. His Majesty said: "A measure will |for to public ownership shares in the be laid before you to place on a per- I British Sugar Corporation which are manent basis legislation relatin’: to’not held by the Exchequer.” the beet sugar industry and to trans- I