Mawrth, 8 Chwefror 1944
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
For the County of West Suffolk {Bury-St.-Edmund's Division), in the room of Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Frederick Alexander Heilgers, deceased.—[Mr. James Stuart.]
Second Reading deferred till the First Sitting Day after 13th February.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Second Reading deferred till the First Sitting Day alter 13th February.
Read a Second time, and committed.
Read a Second time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Second Reading deferred till the First Sitting Day after 13th February.
Second Reading deferred till the First Sitting Day after 13th February.
Read a Second time, and referred to the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills.
Second Reading deferred till the First Sitting Day after 13th February.
To be read a Second time upon the next Sitting Day.
Read a Second time, and committed.
asked the Minister without Portfolio if he is aware of the anxiety of those living in the development areas as to the future of the heavy industries; and if he will give an assurance that the...
asked the Minister without Portfolio whether in any schemes for the civil absorption of post-war demobilised labour any estimates have been framed of the man-power requirements of the chief basic...
asked the Minister without Portfolio whether the plans of the Ministry of Reconstruction yet comprise any priority and special facilities for rebuilding the economic life of the regulated areas.
Mr. Astor: asked the Minister without Portfolio whether his Department has under consideration the proposals for the industrial redevelopment of South Wales drawn up by Colonel E. C. Devereux, a...
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) what are the number of pensions granted and administered by the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, in respect of disabilities attributable to the Boer War; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in enrolling men and women for the Forces, only the date of birth and no more will be asked so that there shall be no chance of publicity of illegitimacy.
asked the Secretary of State for War if the Regulation prohibiting serving Members of this House from addressing political meetings in constituencies other than their own applies to members of...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider changing the official notification to the next-of-kin of wounded serving men so that it will show whether the wound was sustained in...
asked the Secretary of State for War, whether, and in what way, hospital treatment still affects the ranking of either officers or non-commissioned officers.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that officers and warrant officers serving in the M.E.F. who were receiving full rates of colonial and field allowances are now only...
Mr. Astor: asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in considering the transfer home of British officers and men who were mobilised from the reserves in India at the outbreak of war,...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has made known, to all officers commanding units in the British Army, his wish that paragraph 541 of King's Regulations should not be interpreted...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to a case in which some children of Nine Elms, Battersea, were convicted of stealing bombs from an Army dump; and what...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that in a certain unit, the name of which has been set to him, in addition to church parade, men have to attend on Mondays for religious...
asked the Secretary of State for War on what grounds the Marquess of Hartington was recently granted special leave to attend an emergency meeting of the council of the West Derbyshire Unionist...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in the A.B.C.A. talks through which information is given regarding the countries engaged in the fight for the allied cause, he will arrange that...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make arrangements whereby the members of His Majesty's Forces from Northern Ireland shall be permitted to wear on the shoulders of their...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether the 1939–43 Star will be awarded to the Indian regiments who have taken part in the operations of the Persian-Iraq force, 1941, with the Middle...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether any units of Allied national Armies, who surrendered in Tunisia after fighting under Rommel, have now been transferred to their respective Allied...
asked the Secretary of State for War why the Allied Military Government first sanctioned and then prohibited the arrangements for broadcasting the congress of democratic parties at Bari.
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland which were the worst five counties and large burghs, respectively, in Scotland in 1941 for infantile mortality between the ages of one and 12 months.
Major Lloyd: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authorities in Scotland have appointed post-war reconstruction committees within the areas of their jurisdiction.
Major Lloyd: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is contemplating setting up a special committee to consider ways and means of developing the tourist traffic and the tourist...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total number of shops in Scotland which have in the last 12 months been reconditioned for use as dwelling-houses and the total number of other...
Mr. McNeil: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if the consultative committee appointed by the Minister of Supply to minimise damage to timber is to have jurisdiction in Scotland.
Major Lloyd: asked the President of the Board of Trade how many small traders have been registered up to date in Scotland under the Register of Small Traders closed through war conditions.
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether, in view of the substantial rise in the price of coal, arrangements can be made to allow old age pensioners to obtain their small supplies at a...
Mr. Fraser: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power how many applications for release from the Forces for coalmining he has received since the present scheme for comb-out was announced; how many he...
Mr. Fraser: asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he is aware that the £5 per week wages minimum awarded to miners, whilst causing an increase to lower paid workers in the industry,...
asked the Lord President of the Council if he has considered the letters sent to him by the hon. Member for West Fife regarding conscription of lads for the mines; and if the demand therein that...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he will give the present output of coal per manshift at the Clifton Colliery, Nottinghamshire, and the total output per month since his department assumed...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of persons directly employed in his Department.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that a man described by the police as one of Britain's most adept pickpockets was recently employed and promoted in the Civil Service...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the number of civil servants now employed; how many of this total number or un-established; and how many of the un-established are war-time...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why women working in the Civil Service are prevented from getting married; and how many women are affected by the marriage ban.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has now had time to consider the report of the Cotton Board on the post-war organisation of the cotton trade; and can he make a statement.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether is is aware that it is almost impossible to buy wristwatch glasses; and whether, in the interests of punctuality in the fighting forces and in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the extension of the War Damage Insurance Scheme to include losses by theft from premises damaged by enemy action.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has considered the communication from the Abertillery Education Committee regarding the lack of adequate footwear and leather to effect...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he proposes to take any action regarding the high prices of women's hats.
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give an assurance that the conditions attached to any licence issued by him under the provisions of paragraph 3 of the Emergency Powers...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that Allied soldiers are able to purchase rationed goods, without coupons and without Purchase Tax, if...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the waste of many millions of pounds on the production of ineffective tanks, he will cause a special inquiry to be made into the reasons for such waste.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any statement to make about our financial relations with the French Committee of National Liberation.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of profits per annum accruing to the Treasury from the issue department of the Bank of England in accordance with the Currency and Bank Note Act...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury when he intends to present to Parliament a Report of the first seven years working of the Tithe Redemption Commission.
Flight-Lieutenant William Teeling, for the Borough of Brighton.
Resolution reported: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to reform the law relating to education in England and Wales, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys...
Considered in Committee.
I beg to move, in page 1, line 12, to leave out, "under his control and direction." I have nothing personal against the Minister or the Department. We all, I think, appreciate very much the...
The Deputy-Chairman: The following four Amendments in the name of the hon. Member for the Abbey Division of Westminster (Sir H. Webbe) may be discussed together: In page 3, line 12, leave out,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain McEwen.]
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