Mawrth, 13 Mehefin 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
PRIVATE BILLS [Lords] (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with).
asked the Secretary of State for War whether there is an adequate supply of prismatic compasses and prismatic binoculars for Territorial officers to purchase at reasonable prices as part of their...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that many men aged from 21 to 31 are debarred from serving in the Territorial Army by reason of the fact that their occupations preclude...
asked the Secretary of State for War which units of His Majesty's Army are at present supplied with ceremonial uniforms; and what is the annual cost of the same to the nation?
Mrs. Adamson: asked the Secretary of State for War whether any financial provision has been granted for the dependants of the victims in the recent explosions in the Royal Arsenal works on 18th...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has yet come to a decision on the Highland Economic Committee's Report; if not, when can that decision be expected; and, as the matter is...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that in 1892 the Deer Forest Commission reported that nearly 2,000,000 acres then devoted to sport in Scotland were suitable for...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can give information as to the number of pensions at 65 years of age and widows' pensions, respectively, which have been refused to applicants...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in 1923 or at any other time, any undertaking was given to the Ancient Monuments Board for Scotland by the city and royal burgh of Edinburgh...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Scottish Agricultural Securities Corporation charges 4¼ percent, upon loans advanced by it, whereas the English...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of acres in each of the crofting counties from which clearances of sheep have taken place in the last 15 years for purposes of sport,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that the Chief Constable of Glasgow has appointed five superannuated superintendents to positions in Glasgow; and whether the...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware of the feeling created by the proposed Air Ministry encroachment upon the South-Eastern Counties of Scotland Sanatorium at East...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has received any particulars as to the recent increase in the armaments of Eire?
asked the Secretary for Mines (1) the average out- put of coal per man-shift worked in the coal mines of Nottinghamshire for each of the years 1929 to 1938; the average pithead price per ton of...
asked the Secretary for Mines when the last series of pit trials were completed for the use of gas-alarm detectors; and whether any future experiments are to be made or are being made at the...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether any steps are being taken to develop the oil-from-coal scheme for South Wales; will he also give the number of miners unemployed in the South Wales coalfield...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether notification of outbreaks of fire on the coal-face or in the gob are sent to his Department immediately such fires are discovered; and will he consider...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what information he has received as to whether, and if so, in what manner, His Majesty's Government in New South Wales propose to amend the law...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominions Affairs whether, in view of recent pronouncements by the Prime Minister of Eire which are not consistent with the ratification of the boundaries of...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs the number of Africans in Southern Rhodesia who, apart from alluvial mining, are in possession of registration and inspection...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement concerning the progress of the negotiations with the United States of America concerning the exchange of American cotton...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantities of tinned fish exported by Japan to this country in each of the last three years and up to the latest available date this year?
asked the President of the Board of Trade what arrangements, to the knowledge of his Department, exist between the Trafford Chemical Company, the I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G., and the Imperial...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can make any statement with regard to the precise form in which assistance which will be given to the British Mercantile Marine, and if not,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, in view of the fact that the main purpose of the action which he is taking under the Agricultural Marketing Order dealing with the control of imports of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will lay it down as a principle of national policy when granting, on political grounds, credits to friendly foreign countries, that the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the scheme for war-risks insurance has now been completed; and, if so, when the necessary legislation is likely to be introduced?
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he has noted the conclusion of the medical officer of health for the Port of Liverpool, based on an examination of 500 vessels, that the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the excessive hours worked by officers and men in the coastal trade, which give the coastal owners an unfair advantage over their...
Mr. David Adams: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any second-hand tonnage is being purchased by the Government; and will he give the names of his Advisory Committee upon these...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the opinion is widely held that if his decision in the matter of Dr. Buchman is maintained he will be condoning a course of...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the advisability of so arranging duties between Ministers that the number of paid Members of the Government is not increased by the creation of...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that, following upon the publication of the report on the Anti-Tuberculosis Services in Wales, there is grave disquiet at the lack of effective...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider the advisability of promoting legislation to convert the Bank of England from a privately-owned body into a State institution,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will take steps to discontinue the issue of dog licences on 1st January each year, and put these on the basis of month to month, as in the case of...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what annual revenue he hopes to obtain from Clauses 13, 14, and 15 of the Finance Bill, respectively; and what sums he hopes to obtain from the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in view of the fact that one of the directors of the Bank for International Settlements is a member of the German Government, he will consider the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, before deciding to propose the repeal of the medicine stamp duties he took any medical advice as to the effect on the public health?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the reason for the serious fall in the exchange value of the Chinese dollar; and why the Stabilisation Fund has ceased to operate?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the negotiations now being conducted for a loan to Spain are being organised by an international undertaking operating from Brussels...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent, and why, His Majesty's Government has approved the restriction of the circulation of municipal bills?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give an assurance that the policy of cheap money is still to be followed by His Majesty's Government; in particular, that he will take no...
(by Private Notice)asked the Prime Minister whether he can make a statement concerning the situation in Tientsin?
(by Private Notice)asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention has been drawn to the plight of about 900 German Jewish refugees on board the "St. Louis;" whether he...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. Thorne:
May I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take to-night in the event of the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule?
Reported, with Amendments, from the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills.
That they have agreed to,—
That they have appointed a Committee consisting of Three Lords to join with a Committee of the Commons to consider the Solicitors Bill [Lords'] and request the Commons' to appoint an equal number...
Lords Amendments to be considered upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 159.]
Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had added the following Fifteen Members to-Standing Committee B (in respect of the Riding Establishments (Registration and...
Colonel Gretton further reported from the Committee; That they had added the following Ten Members to Standing Committee C (in respect of the Patents and Designs (Limits of Time) Bill [Lords]):...
Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had nominated the following Three Members to serve on the Select Committee on the Air Ministry (Heston and Kenley Aero-dromes...
Considered in Committee [Progress,12th June].
(1)The owner of any dwelling-house may execute any works for the purpose of providing air-raid shelter in the dwelling-house or in any land belonging to or occupied with the dwelling-house,...
(1)The owner of any building or block of buildings to which this section applies may prepare a scheme for providing air-raid shelter in or near the building or block for the persons living and...
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I beg to move, in page 9, line 14, to leave out "it," and to insert "them."
I beg to move, in page 10, line 40, to leave out from "code" to the end of line 41, and to insert: prescribing requirements with which the shelter must comply, and giving advice as to incidental...
7.24 p.m.
Amendment made: In page 12, line 20, leave out "an approved type," and insert "the approved standard."—[Mr. W. S. Morrison.]
I beg to move, in page 13, line 29, to leave out from "of," to the second "the," in line 30, and to insert "the approved standard for all or any of."
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Amendments made:
I beg to move, in page 23, line 9, after "college," to insert "university." The House has already agreed that colleges should be excluded from the definition of "commercial building" in Clause...
Amendment made: In page 24, line 10, leave out "mine or," and insert "in or about the mine or in the."—[Sir J. Anderson.]
I beg to move, in page 26, line 13, at the end, to insert "water." This Amendment gives effect to a promise made during the Committee stage that water undertakings should be placed in the same...
I beg to move, in page 31, line 8, to leave out "three months" and to insert "one month." This Amendment brings the time within which a public utility undertaker has to report on the...
I beg to move, in page 32, line 42, after "purpose," to insert: being measures for the provision of shelter of the approved standard. This is a drafting Amendment. These words, by inadvertance,...
Amendments made:
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I beg to move, in page 52, line 35, to leave out from "utility," to the end of line 36, and to insert: undertakers who have been served with a notice under Part V of this Act. This is very little...
I beg to move, in page 53, line 32, to leave out "quit," and to insert "treat." This is really a drafting Amendment. The word "quit" was originally inserted in error for the word "treat."...
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Order read for resuming Adjourned Debate on Question [6th June]: That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, in pursuance of the provisions of Section 309 of the Government of India Act,...
Considered in Committee, and reported, without Amendment; read the Third time, and passed.
Ordered, That the Lords Message [7th June] communicating the Resolution, "That it is desirable that the Water Undertakings Bill [Lords] be referred to a Joint Committee of both Houses of...
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