Mawrth, 28 Chwefror 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, MR. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Maryport Harbour Bill,
"to confirm a Provisional Order made by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under the Sea Fisheries Act, 1868, for the establishment and maintenance of a Several Oyster Fishery at...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what is the attitude of His Majesty's Government to the proposed agreement between the Commission of Government in Newfoundland and the Bowater...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether, in view of the fact that an Act has been passed by the Government of New South Wales giving effect to an exhibitors' quota of British...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in order to reduce difficulties connected with renewal of the Anglo-Argentine Trade Agreement and in the interests of Argentine pastoralists,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange to place in the Library of the House of Commons copies of any reports in his possession giving particulars of the financial...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps the Government are taking to adjust the balance between producer and consumer, which has been upset by the buying...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has now ascertained the result of the ballot on the Cotton Industry (Reorganisation) Bill; and whether he can now state what arrangements will...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the increasing importation of foreign silk, artificial silk, and cotton labels, ribbons, and bindings at prices below the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give an assurance that the interests of the herring industry and, in particular, the necessity of securing wider sales for British fresh...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, during his forthcoming visit, to Berlin, he will represent to the German Government the undesirability of the German trade department requiring...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether new twill jute sacks are being purchased for the conveyance of Government wheat from the ports of arrival to destination for storage and, if...
asked the President of the Board of Trade when the India Trade Agreement will be completed; and if no agreement is reached on satisfactory deductions in the tariffs on textile cottons, will he...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, under what authority machines are used instead of a yard-stick for the measurement of material in drapers' shops; whether these measuring machines are...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity of sulphate of ammonia exported in a form suitable for use as an agricultural fertiliser during 1938 and at what average f.o.b. price?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is satisfied that the Sugar Refining Act is being satisfactorily observed by the refiners, and to what monetary extent increases have...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the serious developments with regard to the competition of Italian woollen manufacturers with exports of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the cost price of manufacturing first-class cement as supplied in Government contracts, and whether he is satisfied that a fair price is being charged to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any decision has yet been reached with regard to the representations which have been made by various bodies representative of the Mercantile...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any action has been taken to give effect to the recommendation of the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee, that masters should receive express...
asked the Secretary of State for War the number of men enrolled as recruits in the Regular and Territorial Armies in the 12 months ended, to the last convenient date; whether he is satisfied with...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Edwin Homer, a corporal in the 15th Company, Royal Army Service Corps, stationed at York, was on 17th February fined £5, ordered...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether it is intended that Regular or Territorial soldiers should be taken from their own normal duties, should war break out, in order to fill the gaps in...
asked the Secretary of State for War when the matter of the future Army uniform is to be settled?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider increasing the rate of pensions paid to officers' widows in view of the fact that the cost of living has considerably increased...
asked the Secretary of State for War, how many Members of both Houses of Parliament and others availed themselves of the opportunity of seeing the modern weapons and equipment at Aldershot on...
asked the Secretary of State for War what are the rules in the Territorial Army cadet force regarding the association of individual cadets with any youth organisation of a political party?
asked the President of the Board of Trade the names of the persons connected with his Department who are receiving a retaining fee in connection with duties to be performed in the event of war,...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the advisability of setting up a national guard to be recruited from the membership of the British Legion to act in an emergency in...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether any conference has been held between the Department of Agriculture for Scotland and the Association of County Councils in Scotland, on the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that, as a result of a scheme for the standardisation of rents operated by the Renfrew County Council, some tenants are being...
Mr. Johnston: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that during the past 18 months, the students in some 4,800 schools in Eire have been encouraged to collect folk-lore,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Fife County Council are unable to erect much-needed new houses at Gowkhall to accommodate families from Carnock owing to the...
Mr. J. J. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what local authorities in Scotland have made complaints to his Department when asked for information arising out of Parliamentary...
Mr. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) when the Claigan Farm, Dunvegan, Syke, small landholders' settlement was constituted; how many holdings were formed; what was the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can account for the alarming fall in population and agricultural resources disclosed in the report of the Highlands and Islands Committee; and...
Mr. Johnston: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the apprehension that exists in Scotland among the town and county councillors who are tenants of municipally-owned...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the serious encroachment of bracken: on Scottish hill grazings and the consequent decline of stock-carrying capacity in these...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can make any statement as to the future organisation and functions of the Scottish Special Areas Housing Association?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that in December last the Aberdeen Ice Rink, Limited, published an invitation to subscribe capital on the basis that their offer to...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give any approximate date on which the Government propose to introduce their Bill relating to building societies?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware of the anomaly caused by the refusal of the Treasury to make any contribution in lieu of rates for property occupied by the...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what would be the approximate cost to the Exchequer of increasing the non-contributory old age pension to 12s. 6d., and to 15s., respectively?
asked the Secretary for Mines the names of those who have accepted his invitation to serve on the committee that is to investigate the electricity regulations; what are to be their terms of...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has investigated the claims made for the oil-from-coal plant erected at Bedlay Colliery, Glenborg; and, if so, whether he can state the result of such...
asked the Secretary for Mines the number of wage-earners who were employed below ground in the coalmines in Great Britain to the last convenient date in 1937; and the number for the comparable...
Mr. Jenkins: asked the Secretary for Mines what changes are intended in the divisions of the mines of the country for the purpose of inspection, and when are they to be put into operation?
asked the Secretary for Mines whether, in view of the large quantity of pitch-blende in the west of Cornwall, he will cause a survey to be made for the purpose of ascertaining whether radium can...
asked the Lord Privy Seal the names of the persons connected with his Department who are receiving a retaining fee in connection with duties to be performed in the event of war; and the amount in...
asked the Lord Privy Seal why normal engineering practice has been departed from in the Home Office Specification, etc., in regard to permanent lining of trenches, reissue of January, 1939, where...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there is any obligation for former Austrian subjects living in this country to accept German citizenship; and whether they have the...
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that in the administrative county of Dur- ham there are 11,069 old age pensioners whose pensions have to be supplemented...
asked the Minister of Health whether, in drawing up any scheme which may be thought desirable for the establishment of holiday camps, he will have careful regard to the desirability of placing...
asked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the rapid decrease in population which will soon take place, he will state what steps the Government proposes to take in the near future to...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can now make a statement as to the cause of the bomb explosions in Haifa and Jerusalem which caused the deaths of 32...
Copy presented,—of Statement of the Sum required to be voted in order to make good an Excess on the Grant for the Foreign Office for the year ended 31st March, 1938 [by Command]; Referred...
Reported, without Amendment, from Standing Committee C.
Christopher York, Esquire, for the County of York (West Riding) (Ripon Division).
"to amend the Wheat Act, 1932," presented by Colonel Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith; supported by Mr. Colville, Captain Wallace, Mr. Ramsbotham, and Mr. Wedderburn; to be read a Second time...
Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Members from Standing Committee B: Mr. Gardner and Colonel Mayhew; and had appointed in...
That they have agreed to,—
That they communicate that they have come to the following Resolution, namely, That it is desirable that the London Government Bill be referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament:...
That they have appointed a Committee consisting of seven Lords to join with a Committee of the Commons to consider the Breaking up of Streets by Statutory Undertakers, pursuant to the Commons...
THE CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS reported, That after conferring with the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords, for the purpose of determining in which House of Parliament the respective...
Report to lie upon the Table.
3.48 p.m.
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners;
Question again proposed, That, in the opinion of this House, the decision of His Majesty's Government to grant unconditional recognition to Spanish insurgent forces dependent upon foreign...
Resolved,
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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