Mercher, 5 Gorffennaf 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
As amended, considered.
Considered; to be read the Third time To-morrow.
"to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act, 1936, relating to Port Glasgow Burgh and Harbour," presented by Mr. Colville; and ordered (under Section 7...
Committee to consider of authorising payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of such sum as may be necessary to enable the Commissioners of His Majesty's Works and Public Buildings to pay to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has any further information to give with regard to the murder of the British Consul at Mosul; whether any Iraqi agents of Germany have been imprisoned or...
asked the Prime Minister particulars of the manner in which Customs collections and revenue, collected at Tientsin and Chingwangtao are being held or remitted against the loan obligations of...
asked the Prime Minister whether all the British ships at any time held under restraint by the Spanish authorities have now been released; and can he give particulars of the number of claims that...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in relation to the German demand for colonies, His Majesty's Government have been in communication with the Governments of Belgium, France and Japan regarding...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the increasing importance of the Republic of Peru, he will consider aligning Great Britain with those other Great Powers who have already considered...
asked the Prime Minister whether he can now make a further statement regarding the progress of the negotiations between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the Union of Soviet...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the military preparations taking place in Danzig constitute a breach of Article 5 of the Statute governing the constitution of the Free City;...
asked the Prime Minister what is the position regarding Mr. John Lennox and Miss Church who were recently arrested by the German police?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will approach the Polish Government with a view to the admission into Poland of the 4,000 Polish Jews who have been driven into the no-man's land between...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware of the alarm created in the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton at the proposal to erect 200 houses as married quarters for the Royal Air Force...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that an aeroplane crashed on 22nd March last near Kettering during a storm of snow and hail and three men were killed, one of whom was...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether it is proposed to make further use of facilities available at Stoke-on-Trent for the purpose of the Royal Air Force expansion scheme?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can now report the conclusion of the revision of the McLintock Agreement and when that revised agreement will be available for the information of...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what rates of pay prevail for general labourers employed at the Royal Air Force training camp at Hednesford; and what is the district trade union rate for...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether legislation will be required to give effect to the recommendation of the Committee on the Control of Flying that the licences of aircraft towing...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he will state the total number of passengers carried by Imperial Airways, Limited, and British Airways, Limited, during 1938, on their European...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether there is any British air service between the islands in the West Indies.
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether his attention has been called to the fact that the French Admiralty have already decided to construct five diving-bells of the type used...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether British towage firms were asked to tender for the tow of the Government dry-dock which recently left this country; and why the contract...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty (1) what proportion of naval construction work by cost and tonnage is now undertaken in private and Royal yards, respectively; and how these...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he regards it as satisfactory that the present number of established men in Admiralty naval establishments amounts to-day to less than...
Mr. V. Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any information with regard to the destruction by Arab terrorists, on 17th June, of the ancient Jewish synagogue and...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of CAPTAIN RAMSAY:
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered the letter addressed to the High Commissioner of Palestine by the religious leaders of the Christian communities in Haifa,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to the evidence given in the district court in Jerusalem, on Monday, 26th June, when Max Seligmann, styling...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will instruct the Government of Palestine that no change in the status quo regarding the rights, properties, and endowments of the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will publish the text of the ordinances brought into operation in Palestine recently to deprive Jews of the right to buy land in certain...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the circumstances in which the Acting Colonial Secretary in Cyprus, on 17th June, addressed to the proprietor of the newspaper "Embros" an order that...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the reason for the prohibition of a lecture to be given to the Larnaca Mason's Trade Union; and whether full permission exists in Cyprus for workers...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Abyssinian refugees are in Kenya; where they are quartered; how long they have been in the country; whether they are employed; if...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, seeing that the Native Land Trust of Kenya Colony is primarily concerned with native lands, there has been appointed to...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the fact that Africans pay annually in direct taxation to the Kenya Government £534,502, of which only £12,430, or 2.3...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to the Sierra Leone Deportation Ordinance, and, in particular, to Section 8 (2) which provides that the judge...
Mr. Johnston: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he has been able to acquire stocks of canned herring for food-storage purposes, under the Essential Commodities Reserves Act?
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered the memorial of the mayor, aldermen, and citizens of Port of Spain on the subject of the recent...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether Parliament will have the opportunity of discussing the Royal Commission's Report on the Rhodesias before the Government...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the serious nature of the problem of soil erosion in East Africa, he will arrange for an expert to report upon the position with...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the circumstances accompanying the liquidation of the British Guiana Building Society, Limited, he will instruct the Governor to...
On a point of Order. I wish to call your attention, Mr. Speaker, to the fact that for the second week in succession questions put down to the Minister of Transport have not been reached. This is...
"to provide for the making, in certain cases, of grants to, and to the widows of, persons who have been members of the House of Commons; and for purposes connected with the matter aforesaid,"...
"to prohibit experiments on dogs," presented by Mr. Groves; supported by Lieut.-Colonel Sir Thomas Moore, Sir Robert Gower, Mr. Mathers, Mr. Magnay, Sir Frank Sanderson and Mr. Viant; to be read...
Sir Charles MacAndrew reported from the Committee of Selection; That they had discharged the following Member from Standing Committee C (added in respect of the Mining Industry (Amendment) Bill):...
That they have agreed to,—
Report from the Select Committee, with Minutes of Evidence and Appendices, brought up, and read.
[11TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £142,997, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
Read a Second time.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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