Mawrth, 17 Hydref 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can make a statement regarding the use of substitutes for petrol, particularly with regard to methane; and whether he has considered the possibility of...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that members and officials of rural district councils are experiencing difficulty in securing petrol supplies to carry out their duties; and...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that motor vehicle owners who find themselves with a surplus of petrol coupons towards the end of their period of validity will be inclined to...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has now considered the question of gas masks issued to miners; and whether he has consulted with the coalowners with a view to the provision of suitable...
asked the Secretary for Mines what steps he proposes to take with regard to the joint representations made to his Department by the Coalowners' Association and the Mineworkers' Federation...
Mr. Whiteley: asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will consider the reopening of the convalescent homes that have been provided and equipped by the Miners Welfare Committee for injured...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that all the collieries in the mining district of Brynman in the Pontarda we Rural Council area have been closed down, making the district...
asked the Secretary for Mines the number of persons killed and seriously injured during the nine months ended 30th September, 1939, both underground and on the surface, and the various causes of...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will inquire what steps are being taken in the Dominions with reference to the postponement of elections, both national and local,...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether, in view of the fact that large quantities of concentrated orange juice is being supplied to the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, with a view to equalising the economic assistance proposed to be given by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to Germany, he will endeavour...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any changes are contemplated in the existing trade agreements with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; and if it is proposed, subject to war...
Mr. David Adams: asked the President of the Board of Trade the financial terms which are applied to vessels of the Mercantile Marine requisitioned by the Government?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he proposes to take to secure that the private profits on the sale of ships contribute to the revenues of the Exchequer?
Miss Ward: asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in order to avoid delay in the payment of separation allowances, he is considering an alteration of the present unsatisfactory machinery?
asked the Secretary of State for War how many Manchester soldiers, called up on or about 15th July under the Military Training Act, have been drafted to France without being given any leave and...
asked the Secretary of State for War what restrictions are imposed on the number of letters that men, serving in His Majesty's Forces in France, are allowed to send home to their families; and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction prevailing in sections of His Majesty's Forces, at the length of time which elapses in proficiency pay being paid...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether units going overseas have been vaccinated against smallpox, and inoculated against enteric fever; and whether units that may be sent overseas are...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the dissatisfaction of sanitary inspectors in being debarred from receiving commissioned rank in the hygiene companies...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he proposes to hold a full inquiry into the complaints of waste, irregularity, and extravagance made by Major Reid Kellett in connection with the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a young conscript named Mr. Duncan, of 227, Ardgay Street, Shettleston, Glasgow, who was called for service to a South of England...
asked the Secretary of State for War what instructions are given to those engaged in purchasing remounts; whether they are prevented from purchasing horses four years of age?or under, and horses...
asked the Secretary of State for War how many schools have been commandeered by the War Department in Glamorganshire geographical county; is it intended to occupy these premises for the duration...
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) whether he will arrange for the widest possible publicity to be given to the Government's policy on the acceptance of volunteers for the Army; and will...
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) whether he is aware that many parents of boys who enlisted in the Territorial Army before attaining the age of 19 years only gave their consent because...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will have issued as a White Paper, for information of Members of the House, the rates and regulations governing allowances to dependants of men in...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the regulation in the Army and in the Auxiliary Territorial Service that no other rank may enter a public place in...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is previously consulted before public comments are made by the Ministry of Information upon important speeches made by the heads of neutral or enemy States?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make it clear that a condition precedent to the consideration of any peace proposals put forward by the German Government must be the evacuation by German...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, since local authorities and various boards and committees have been empowered to make expenditures for war purposes that will draw Exchequer grants,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider inviting persons whose estates will be liable to Death Duties to pay such duties in advance under a form of taxation to be styled a...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what special steps he proposes to take to tax the war profits of those people who, between 18th August and 6th October, made an average extra profit of...
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the former Government of Czecho-Slovakia is now in default on all the loans issued by it in...
Miss Ward: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many schemes submitted by the Service Departments, involving expenditure directly on benefits for the officers and men of the fighting...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to publish the report of the Weir Committee on the insurance of real property against war risks and to indicate the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the credit granted by His Majesty's Government to the Polish Government was used by the latter prior to the invasion of Poland by Germany?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the value of printing orders placed with Messrs. Littlewoods since the outbreak of war, and for the six months previous; and whether he is aware that...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1) the amount of the weekly rentals paid on the average by old age pensioners throughout the country; (2) the proportional decrease in purchasing...
Miss Ward: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement on the duties of the chief postal censor; where the head office is; and what arrangements are made to ensure...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make provision for the enlargement of the stocks of sheep and cattle in the Highland counties by arranging for grazing to be available on...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many schools in reception areas have been commandeered for use as air-raid precautions posts of different descriptions and decontamination centres;...
(by Private Notice) asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will make a statement in regard to the sinking of the battleship "Royal Oak" and also on the progress of the U-boat warfare?
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make in regard to recent air raids over the United Kingdom?
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he was aware of the extent of the Polish refugee problem and what action he proposed to take in regard to it?
By your leave, Mr. Speaker, I should like to inform the House that the Governor-General of India is issuing to-day, for publication in the Press in India and here to-morrow morning, a statement...
Arthur Woodburn, esquire, for the County of Stirling and Clackmannan Clackmannan and Eastern Division).
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Lieut.-Colonel Kerr.]
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