Iau, 27 Ebrill 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. Speaker n the Chair.
South Shields Corporation (Trolley Vehicles) Provisional Order Bill,
asked the Minister of Labour the total amount of unemployment at the peak period for the years 1923, 1929, 1934, 1937, and 1938?
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that many Employment Exchanges throughout the country are without lavatory accommodation for either men or women; and whether, in view of the fact...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that although the Cardiff Public Assistance Committee have decided to raise the allowance to single coloured seamen living in seamen's lodging...
asked the Minister of Labour what would be the approximate cost of the abolition of the means test and the abolition of the household means test, respectively?
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has received the report on the recent trouble at the labour camp at Bedburn, County Durham; and whether he will make the report available to Members of the...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware of the worsened employment position at Bo'ness consequent upon the closing down of Bridgeness Colliery; and whether he is entering into...
asked the Minister of Labour how many disabled ex-Service men have been placed in employment in Government Departments or with local authorities during the past 12 months; whether he is satisfied...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give an estimate of the number of persons on the unemployment register who are connected with the trades employed in the production of armaments?
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the proportion of unemployed persons to insured workers in Burnley is over 20 per cent., and what plans he has in mind, either under...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered representations from the Carmarthenshire County Council in reference to the increase in unemployment in certain areas in the county; and...
Miss Ward: asked the Minister of Labour how many speakers were available for the National Service campaign as a result of his appeal; and how many meetings have been held since the National...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he is now in a position to announce any revision in the Schedule of Reserved Occupations?
asked the Minister of Labour whether he can make any statement on his consultations with the employers' organisations in the licensed victualling trade and with the Transport and General Workers'...
Mr. Rathbone: asked the Minister of Labour whether he has considered representations from West-country laundries against a proposed order by the Laundry Trade Board that the annual holiday with...
Miss Ward: asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will give an assurance that in future Wallsend-on-Tyne shall rank as equal priority for Civil Defence purposes as Newcastle-on-Tyne and...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware of the growing feeling amongst all sections of people that the time has arrived for national planning in order that the resources of the nation can be...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Prime Minister whether he will issue a circular to Government Departments calling the attention of all drafting officers, and those concerned in drafting...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will arrange to have the Report on British Guiana as a possible home for refugees circulated as a White Paper?
asked the Prime Minister whether he is satisfied with the arrangement at present proposed for the use of His Majesty's Ship "Repulse"?
asked the Prime Minister whether he has any information to give the House concerning the work of the Pacific Defence Conference?
asked the Lord Privy Seal what will be the position in time of war of those regional civil defence commissioners now occupied in directing private business or similar undertakings?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education when he anticipates being able to announce the Board's decision on the percentage grant to be paid to elementary education authorities...
Mrs. Adamson: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether his attention has been drawn to the action of the chairman of the Maid-stone Education Committee in prohibiting...
asked the Minister of Health whether he has considered a resolution submitted from the Brentwood and District Ratepayers' Association, with the support of the Brentwood Urban District Council,...
asked the Minister of Health whether records are kept of the nuisances and defects in crews' accommodation which are not remedied at the port of detection; whether the inspector at the port of...
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to cases of civil servants desirous of entering the voluntary pensions scheme, whose basic salaries are below the qualifying...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that probationer nurses have to pay £2 each before they can sit for their preliminary examinations, and nearly £4 before they can sit...
asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that gland extracts from animals are being administered to football players, and particularly to the teams who are to take part in the 1939 Cup...
asked the Minister of Health what action he proposes to take to deal with the problem of jerrybuilt housing?
asked the Minister of Health by whom the work of compiling the National Register will be carried out; and by whom the personnel will be recruited?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that, as a result of the public feeling aroused, the leaders of the German Labour Front and the Germans abroad...
Will the Prime Minister state what will be the business for next week?
In pursuance of Standing Order No. 80 (4), Mr. Speaker has nominated Colonel Charles Edward Ponsonby a member of the Chairmen's Panel in the room of Osbert Peake, Esq., resigned.
Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That Mr. Sloan, being a Member representing a Scottish constituency, is added to the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills under Standing...
Resolutions reported from the Select Committee:
3.50 p.m.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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