Llun, 12 Mehefin 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Mr. Speaker made the following communication to the House:
Bognor Gas and Electricity Bill [Lords],
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the application for a passport to enable Mr. Jain, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture in the United Provinces, to...
asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he can make a statement about the use of troops against strikers in the oilfields of Assam; in particular, whether they opened fire on the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will personally consider the case of Mr. Joseph Martin, of 18, St. George's Terrace, Brighton, formerly a teacher of English in Moscow, who, on refusing to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will say, from the latest reports received, the number of British subjects at present residing either in the Amoy or Kulangsu Islands, China; and whether any...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of a new constitution having been given to Albania by the Italian Government, he will state what action His Majesty's Government propose to take to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has been made aware of the speech made by Herr Hitler in Berlin on Tuesday, 6th June, to the 18,000 German troops returned from Spain when he stated that he...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will ask His Majesty's Ambassador in Berlin for a report about John Scott, of Clarence Road, Canning Town, who was killed, and James Frederick Cole, of...
asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government will consult the Government of Switzerland with a view to ensuring that no assets of the Czecho-Slovakian Government shall be transferred...
Mr. Vyvyan Adams: asked the Prime Minister whether he has any further statement to make on our relations with Russia?
asked the Prime Minister the conditions which, in the view of His Majesty's Government are essential to justify confidence that a world conference would secure a real settlement of all...
asked the Prime Minister whether he proposes to continue the arrangement by which British diplo- matic and consular officials abroad look after the interests of Eire and her citizens in those...
asked the Prime Minister the total number of Italian troops in Libya at the present time; and whether the British Government have made recent representations to the Italian Government to reduce...
asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he can make any statement with regard to the results obtained at the British Pavilion at the New York World's Fair?
asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made with the provision of training facilities for women on the land?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can make some statements as a result of his discussions with the Farmers Union on agricultural credits, the supply of...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in connection with the proposals embodying the principle of price insurance, he will consider setting up an authoritative body...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the serious and increasing shortage of agricultural labour, he will take steps to enable suitable refugees to be employed on the land?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the principle of the accumulation by householders in peace time of small reserves of suitable foodstuffs, advocated by the President of the Board of...
asked the Minister of Agriculture (1) in view of the fact that the cost of milk distribution is lower in towns of high density, what is the reason for the minimum retail price of milk being...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that postmasters of sub-post offices, paid by commission, get no allowance of any kind for holidays as do their salaried colleagues; and will he...
asked the Post-master-General how many Post Office employés will be called up for military service; and whether they will receive any payment from the Post Office during their period of training?
Mrs. Adamson: asked the Post-master-General whether he can give any indication as to when the contract which has been placed with Messrs. Siemens Brothers and Company, Limited, for the laying of...
asked the Postmaster- General when the present arrangements for block contracts with the ring of telephone manufacturers expire?
asked the Postmaster-General whether he will supply a complete list of the members of the Telephone Development Association and state what their individual profits were for each year since 1933...
asked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has beeen called to the fact that the reception in Egypt of the British Broadcasting Corporation's programmes in Arabic and English on short...
asked the Prime Minister what preparations the Government are making to meet the contingency that may occur in the event of national emergency to prevent profiteering in national necessities; and...
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the recommendation of Lord Hailey that a Standing Parliamentary Committee for Colonial Affairs should be set up, and whether he...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make concerning the salvage of the"Thetis"?
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will submit to the Royal Fine Art Commission the elevations for the proposed new office block on the site of the old Westminster hospital facing...
asked the Secretary of State for Air on what grounds he proposes to establish a military aerodrome on part of an historic estate at Stour-head, Wilts, which has been offered as a conditional...
asked the Secretary of State for Air when copies of the Bill to set up a corporation for overseas air services will be available to Members?
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in the administrative county of Durham and the county boroughs of Sunderland and South Shields, respectively, who are in...
asked the Minister of Labour whether it is intended to bring under the Military Training Act young alien men who have been either born in the United Kingdom or brought here as young children and...
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of the increasing productive power of the world market and the displacement of manual labour by machinery causing increasing volumes of unemployment,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many, and what tonnage of British ships were transferred to foreign flags during 1938; how many, and what tonnage of these are still in commission;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many fell-mongeries using sheepskins imported from the Colonies there are in operation in Scotland and England, respectively; what were the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether, in view of the anxiety felt by existing interests in the interior of British Guiana, he will give an undertaking that the exclusive...
asked the Secretary of State for War the amount of foreign tinned fruit supplied to His Majesty's Army during the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give an assurance that all camps under construction for the accommodation of militiamen will be completed before they are occupied?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been directed to the exceptionally low polls in recent by-elections, particularly in London; and, as one of the...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will consider the advisability during the summer months of providing more suitable uniforms for the body of police serving within the precincts of the Palace...
May I ask the Prime Minister what is the purpose for which it is proposed to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule to-night?
"to provide for the establishment of a corporation to be known as the British Overseas Airways Corporation; to facilitate the acquisition by that corporation of certain air transport...
3.58 p.m.
Order for Consideration, as amended, read.
10.22p.m.
10.24 p.m.
I beg to move in page 22, line 36, to leave out"an approved type for," and to insert "the approved standard for all or any of." This Amendment is consequential on the fact that you may now have...
10.54 p.m.
I beg to move, in page 54, line 36, at the end, to add: (5) Any reference in this Section to land includes a reference to any building or part of a building. This Amendment is necessary where a...
I beg to move —
(1) The provisions of this Act, other than the provisions of this Section, shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
Resolution reported, That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to establish a Ministry of Supply, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament...
Ordered, That the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills do examine the British Overseas Airways Bill, with respect to compliance with the Standing Orders relative to Private Bills.
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