Mawrth, 31 Hydref 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD (Mr. GRIMSTON) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Addresses, as followeth:
Mr. SPEAKER made the following communication to the House: I regret to have to inform the House of the death of Lieut.-Colonel Anthony John Muirhead, M.C., late Member for the County of Somerset...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will issue instructions that new vehicles being commandeered by his Department will be taken over at the works and not after they have reached the...
Miss Ward: asked the Secretary of State for War whether all officers have received up to date payments and allowances due to them?
Lieut.-Colonel Windsor-dive: asked the Secretary of State for War what was the cost of the various works, including water supply, sanitation and lighting, which were carried out in order to...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether arrange- ments can be made to obviate the enlistment of youths under 18 years of age by requiring that all those stating their age to be 18 should...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that Private Robert James, of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, stationed at Hawick camp, was sentenced to seven days confinement to barracks for...
asked the Secretary of State for War what winter under wear is being issued to forces serving in France, as complaints are reaching relatives of a lack of such clothing now that the weather is...
asked the Secretary of State for War how much has been paid to date to the Hampshire Cleansing Company, Botley, Hampshire, for emptying cesspit tanks at Crookham Camp, Alder-shot; and whether he...
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) the intentions of his Department in respect to the village club at Woodcote; whether he is aware that this is the only useful meeting place for residents...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the disastrous consequences which resulted in the last war from sending insufficiently-trained men to the front, he proposes to take...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the regulation that no soldier will be eligible for a commission until he attains the age of 20 years, he will permit university...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, having regard to the generally admitted inadequacy of the allowances for soldiers' dependants, he is prepared to introduce to this House a better...
asked the Secretary of State for War what changes he has in view in the constitution and training of Officers Training Corps at public schools?
asked the Secretary of State for War the number of men serving with the Army who have been selected for training as officers and the number actually promoted since the passing of the Military...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will be prepared to receive representations from Members with a view to removing conditions of service which differentiate between conscripts and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the medical certificates of men for entry into the Army will be accepted subsequently as showing their fitness and freedom from disability in all...
asked the Secretary of State for War when the 340th Battery, Field Artillery Territorials are going to receive a complete issue of personal equipment including greatcoats?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether officers in uniform will be allowed to obtain alcoholic refreshment in other premises than hotels, in view of the fact that they are frequently...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that recruits are being taken into the London Scottish who have no connection with Scotland, 58 such recruits being received into one...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a publishing house, having been granted a postal censor permit, B* 357, for despatch by post of newspapers, books and periodicals to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will consider making a grant for the purpose of investigating the possibility of using dried and pulped bracken for paper-making material, in...
Mr. J. J. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of children who have returned to Glasgow from evacuation centres?
Mr. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made with regard to safety measures at the Forth and Clyde canal basin, Glasgow?
Mr. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total number of old age pensioners in Glasgow receiving relief in money or kind, for the years ended 1st October, 1938, and 1939,...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in view of the special agricultural needs of the country owing to war-time conditions, he will consider making agricultural holdings available...
asked the Secretary for Mines how many different methods of extracting oil from coal have been investigated by his Department in each of the last 10 years; and whether any new methods have been...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether, in order to overcome the difficulties of transport causing short-time working at collieries, he will arrange for a pooling of colliery wagons?
asked the Secretary for Mines the amounts of coal and coke, respectively, consumed for domestic purposes in the last recorded year; and what percentage of each he hopes to save by the rationing...
asked the Secretary for Mines how many local fuel controllers will be required under the coal rationing scheme; how many have been already appointed; and whether a list of them can be made available?
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will allow firms, which have petrol tanks for storage, to draw in bulk from the suppliers, against basic and supplementary ration vouchers for motor cars,...
asked the Prime Minister the names of the members of the Inter-Departmental Committee on the Rate of Children's Allowances, the Department each represents, and their terms of reference?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider the growing adverse feeling in the country due to the methods of bureaucracy, paying special attention to the excessive standardisation of food...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider changing the name of the Ministry of Information to that of the Ministry of Public Relations as being more comprehensive and a fuller description...
Miss Ward: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what concessions, in regard to Income Tax payments, were made during the Great War to persons serving in His Majesty's Forces?
aked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to the hardship imposed by the increased taxation on those who have borrowed money for house-purchase and such purposes,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider, in the public interest, immediately appointing an economy committee to examine the expenditure of all Government Departments...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the widespread ruin facing employers and employes engaged in the retail motor trade owing to the rationing of petrol, and particularly...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state specifically that profits made by ship-brokers or others whose business it is to buy and sell ships will be subjected to the Excess...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what legislation is contemplated to compensate individuals whose only means of livelihood has been brought to an end by Government action?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that in cases in which motor transport vehicles have been impressed by the military authorities prior to 7th September and in...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury in how many cases application has been made by local authorities to the Treasury for sanction to loans already approved by the Ministry of Health or...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what in crease in the allowance to old age pensioners would be necessary to enable them to enjoy the same standard of living as they did a year ago?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will consider granting a loan to preserve in cold storage the ample supplies of herring now available from the East Anglian fishing?
Miss Rathbone: asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that the charges for certificates of birth, etc., necessary to enable serving men to obtain allowances for their...
asked (1) the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that the owners of public-service vehicles in the city of Stoke-on-Trent have been compelled drastically to reduce their services owing to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he has taken in regard to the profiteering of wholesalers dealing in electric torches and refills, of which instances, with names and prices,...
asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he is aware of the apprehension felt by exporters that their reserves of stock will be speedily exhausted, and that when the war ends and a...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make it clear that manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers are not justified in increasing prices of articles in stock, solely by reason...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of widespread unemployment in the film industry; and will he give an undertaking that the existing quota regulations will on no...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is satisfied that the greatest possible consideration is being shown to the cotton trade with regard to export licences and the avoidance of...
(by Private Notice)asked the Secretary to the Department of Overseas Trade whether payment will be made promptly to exporters of goods to Germany and Poland who have taken out transfer cover with...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the Weir Report, in referring to schemes run by private organisations purporting to give protection against war risks to...
asked the Minister of Shipping whether, in arranging with shipowners the terms of remuneration for requisitioned ships, he is proceeding on the principle of fixing terms which, with due regard to...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Shipping whether he is aware that under the Government insurance scheme goods are insured in the United Kingdom while in transit by road, rail, or water if...
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware that complaints are pouring in from all over the country with regard to shortage of butter supplies and of...
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can make a statement to the House on the explosion which took place at Valley-field Colliery, Fifeshire, on Saturday morning last;...
Commander William Stephen Richard King-Hall, R.N. (retired), for the County of Lancaster (Ormskirk Division).
Order for Second Reading read.
As amended, considered.
(1) The buyer under a sale, or an agreement to sell, made in contravention of Section one of this Act shall have the following rights, exercisable, subject as hereinafter provided, at his option.
Message to attend the Lords Commissioners.
Question again proposed, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
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Amendment made: In page 3, line 26, leave out from "them," to "to," in line 27:—[Mr. Stanley.]
Amendment made: In page 5, line 11, leave out "first," and insert "twenty-first."—[Mr. Stanley.]
I beg to move, in page 6. line 36, at the end, to insert: (3) A local price-regulation committee shall also keep under review the prices at which goods which are not for the time being...
I beg to move, in page 9, line 24, to leave out" and (4),"and to insert"(4), (5) and (6)." This is merely a drafting Amendment. The Amendments which were carried on Clause 8 make a re-numbering...
I beg to move, in page 9, line 29, at the beginning, to insert: Except in the case of goods of a description' as to which there is for the time being in force an order made by the Board of...
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Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Lieut.-Colonel Kerr.]
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