Iau, 24 Gorffennaf 1941
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.]
I understand, Mr. Speaker, that to-day is your seventy-second birthday, and, on behalf of all Members of the House, may I offer you birthday greetings? May you live a long and happy life.
Second Reading deferred until the second Sitting Day after 7th September, at the hour appointed for the consideration of opposed Private Business.
asked the Minister of Labour whether, in view of his appeals to the building trade on 16th June and 6th July, when making his announcement on nth June regarding building trades operatives, he has...
asked the Minister of Labour whether it is intended to invite representatives of the Scientific Advisory Committee set up by the Government to serve upon his recently-appointed Production...
asked the Minister of Labour what steps are being taken in the munitions and building industries to reduce weekly hours of work to those, which experience shows, secure the optimum output; and...
asked the Minister of Labour when the various schemes for the allocation of raw materials between the Supply, Service and Civil Departments were instituted; and what materials are covered by...
asked the Minister of Labour the names of the members of the appeal courts recently established in the mining industry?
asked the Minister of Labour the number of miners unemployed in the county of Durham and also in Great Britain on the latest available date?
asked the Minister of Labour what are the chief items of expenditure taken into consideration in arriving at the estimated 30 per cent, increase in the cost-of-living figure; how many of such...
Mr. Graham White: asked the Minister of Labour, whether there are any facilities for the radiological examination of recruits for His Majesty's Forces in cases where it may appear necessary; and...
asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will authorise education authorities to instal in their schools the Ripplay Control Signalling System of air-raid warnings, seeing that...
asked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that teachers, probation officers, doctors and social workers are generally anxious for the teaching of mothercraft to be given...
asked the Minister of Health what progress has been made since 1st April with the clearing up, repair and reconstruction of bombed houses and business premises in the London area and provincial...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will arrange for evacuees to be moved from billets when room is required to enable workers engaged in work of national importance to live in the neighbourhood?
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the selection was made of a lady to go to the United States of America to represent the London Auxiliary Ambulance Service; with what...
asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been drawn to the activities of the Sydmouth Douglas Social Credit Association, as these are calculated to impair the war effort; and what steps...
asked the Home Secretary whether he has any statement to make on Civil Defence despatch riders?
Miss Cazalet: asked the Home Secretary whether he can give the number and names of the new Deputy Regional Commissioners who have recently been appointed?
asked the Home Secretary how many letters he has received from persons interned in the Isle of Man, under Regulation 18b, whose detention has recently been cancelled, requesting that their...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is now in a position to state the number of paid wardens between the ages of 30 and 41; and whether they are to be exempt from military service, or are to be...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is now in a position to make a statement on fire-watching relating to business premises, unoccupied houses and the organisation of fire-watching parties?
asked the Home Secretary what arrangements are made to coordinate the work of Government Departments, local authorities and other agencies concerned with the welfare of the civil population...
asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of recent declarations made by the Communist party in support of the war effort, he is prepared to revoke his Order under the Defence Regulations...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Home Secretary whether the sites of bombed properties are cleared of buildings and debris at the public expense, or whether the ground landlords contribute towards the...
asked the Minister of Health the nature of the arrangement whereby the proprietors of Dartington Hall, Devon, receive or have received a monetary grant out of public funds in respect of...
asked the Minister of Health what steps are being taken to place those in receipt of old age pensions on a basis to meet the continued rise in the cost of living, as the present value of 10s. is...
asked the Minister of Health whether he will issue a report on the work of local authorities, large and small, in relation to evacuation, health and ancillary services during the past two years,...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the prevailing shortage of accommodation for visiting members of the armed forces and for Merchant Navy personnel in ports of...
Captain Dugdale: asked the Minister of Pensions whether he will consider an alteration in the terms of the Royal Warrant of September, 1939, so that pensions may be paid to parents of soldiers...
asked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that increases in the cost of living reduce the amounts paid in partial compensation cases; and whether he will take legislative action to remedy this...
asked the Home Secretary when the contract for building a new police station at Torquay was signed; what was the approximate date of completion; what is the present position of material and...
asked the Home Secretary whether he will issue instructions to local authorities not to make bonfires of wood from demolished houses, but to make such wood available as fuel to local residents?
asked the Home Secretary whether he can give any information in connection with a War Office clerk and two other men, charged at Mount Street, London, with stealing 570 blankets and 200 sheets...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will consider making a convention with the German Government for the cessation of night-bombing and the bombing of cities; and whether he will take steps to...
asked the Prime Minister what Minister, in the absence of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster overseas, will perform the statutory duties of that office?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in the event of Government acquisition of agricultural land under crops for the purpose of erecting buildings, or constructing aerodromes, farmers...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Minister of Agriculture the increased number of Allotments that have been applied for and granted since the outbreak of hostilities?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) the total amount of Treasury deposit receipts outstanding at 30th June, 1941; the amount that have been converted into long-term...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he realises the discontent caused by inequalities in the assessments for war damage, namely, a bungalow in Bilston cost £350, rate £9,...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, in order to save filling up of returns, he will take the necessary steps whereby a captain or commander in the Royal Navy, a field officer...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland why the recently constituted Agriculture Improvement Council for Scotland, consisting of 13 members, does not contain one member of the veterinary...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether soap manufacturers are receiving an equivalent to their pre-war consumption of fats and oils?
Mr. Graham White: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether any estimate has been made of the cost of administration of the control of eggs?
Mr. Rostron Duckworth: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, whether his attention has been drawn to the Seventeenth Report of the Select Committee on National Expenditure,...
asked the Secretary for Mines what steps he proposes to take to help coal merchants who cater solely for the small consumer to meet their requirements?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of difficulties which have arisen with regard to the sending of clothing parcels to prisoners of war by reason of the fact that,...
asked the Attorney-General whether he is aware that, although the High Court is not taking the long vacation this year, county court registrars and judges pro pose taking the usual period, 31st...
asked the Minister of Information what precautions have been taken to prevent the publication of useful information to the enemy in technical books, guide books to industries, such as the Blue...
May I ask the Lord Privy Seal whether he will state the forthcoming Business of the House?
I wish, with the permission of the House, to make a statement regarding the provision of pit-head canteens. On this matter, I recently asked the cooperation of the Miners' Welfare Commission, the...
" to extend the third fixed grant period under the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929, and to make provision for the stabilisation of Supplementary Exchequer Grants under the said Act; and for...
Reported, without Amendment, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills (with Report on the Bill).
Reported, with Amendments, from the Committee on Unopposed Bills (with Report on the Bill).
That they have agreed to—
[16TH ALLOTTED DAY.]
Motion made and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £2,359,683, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."— [Major Dugdale.]
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