Mawrth, 25 Gorffennaf 1944
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
The VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSEHOLD (Major A. S. L. YOUNG) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address, as followeth:
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare what proportion of the Swedish exports of iron ore to Germany come from the Grangesberg mine; and if he has any information...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has any statement to make on the proposed formation of a Jewish Army.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the increased recognition of the importance of a high standard of powers of observation and of general mental alertness, he will institute...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has yet any report on any of the soldiers, of whose names and numbers he has been apprised, who are alleged not to have been given the advantage of...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a regiment, of which he has been informed, is to be broken up, its officers and men drafted elsewhere and another unit given its...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider arranging for R.A.F. and R.N. personnel transferred to the Army to be formed into separate brigades, in such a manner as to preserve...
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is able to give a precise date when house property previously requisitioned for War Office purposes, and now no longer used for such purposes, will be...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether there is any regulation by which the first rows in the audience at any performance of E.N.S.A. are always reserved for officers and their friends.
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is now in a position to give the results of his inquiries into the case where Private Butler, attached to the A Company of the R.A.M.C. was, at the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will assure this House that our troops in Normandy are equipped with tanks at least the equal of both the German Tiger and Panther in armour and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now make arrangements to permit of privilege leave to Army personnel serving in this country.
asked the Secretary of State for War to what proportion of the Forces serving under his Department the forms for registration as voters have been distributed; and if he is yet in a position to...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that British beer is at present available for sale in the Middle East only on premises which are out of bounds for other ranks; and...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can now give any further information to the House in connection with the vocational training for post-war employment and education in general, to...
asked the Secretary of State for War when he expects to be able to make a further statement regarding the proposals of his Department for demobilisation.
asked the Secretary of State for War the number of Germans killed in Normandy and the number of Germans captured.
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is now able to state the frequency of meeting and average attendance at the Cairo Forces Forum.
asked the Secretary of State for War under what conditions the Africa Star is conferred on Nigerian and other West African troops; and what is the approximate number of Nigerian and other West...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) whether he is aware that Fife County Education Committee are dispensing with the services of married women teachers on one week's notice; whether he...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has considered the section of the Report of the Private Enterprise Sub-Committee of the Central Housing Advisory Committee dealing with the...
asked the Secretary of State far Scotland if he will undertake that the 40 days during which objections to the schemes put forward by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board can be lodged in...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that in consequence of a successful appeal by the tenant of a furnished villa at Crieff to the tribunal established in accordance...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power if he is aware that there is a falling off of boys from mining families going into the mines; and will he take steps to get the views of parents as to the...
asked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether there is to be an increase in the price of coal in the near future.
asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to provide additional clothing and household linen to meet the increased demand in the evacuation areas.
asked the President of the Board of Trade at what price per yard does he authorise the sale of dyed hessian for the benefit of welfare for the troops in the County of Middlesex; and will he state...
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is now in a position to increase the allowance of utility furniture to those eligible for it.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether more wool will be released and on easier terms for knitting, in view of the needs of the Forces and the liberated European populations.
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether in view of the change in the steel position, which will enable this country to export 10,000 tons per month to the U.S.A., he will now remove the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the shortage of sheets, pillow cases and tablecloths in the Rugby area; that one firm has only had three pairs of sheets in the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can now name the date on which the Prevention of, Fraud (Investment) Act, 1939, will come into full operation.
asked the Prime Minister if he will issue a tabulated statement showing the number of casualties, fatal and non-fatal, for each of the years 1939 to 1943, respectively, on the roads of this...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has now received the Final Report of the Conference on Electoral Reform and Redistribution of Seats presided over by Mr. Speaker; and if he has any statement...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will give time for the discussion of the Motion on the Order Paper in the name of the hon. and gallant Member for Ormskirk relative to the Palace of...
asked the Prime Minister whether it is the intention of His Majesty's Government to continue the National Service Acts on the conclusion of hostilities with Germany.
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is yet in a position to make any statement about his discussions with local authorities on the provision of funds to meet their capital purposes...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the approximate cost to the taxpayers and ratepayers of the existing and prospective commitments for social services; and will he give the comparable figures...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether a legal adoption under the Adoption of Children Act is essential as a condition of granting the Income Tax relief for an adopted child, or whether it...
Lieut.-Colonel Sir William Allen: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that pensioners who are looking forward to an increase under the Pensions (Increase) Act are awaiting...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will assure this House that the policy of issuing Anglo-American currency in both Italy and France and in other countries as and when they are...
asked the Secretary to the Treasury what is the estimated life of the paper on which the bound copies of HANSARD and the Journal of the House placed in the Library are now printed.
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to what extent a smallholder can obtain compensation for damage to his holding on account of enemy action.
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has now any statement to make with regard to the removal or modification of the black-out during the forthcoming longer nights,...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether the work of repairing premises damaged on the battle training grounds in the South-west of England is being done by his Department before the...
asked the Minister of Food if he can give any information in connection with the number of eggs that are being sent from Canada.
asked the Minister of Health if he can state the number of blind persons there are in the United Kingdom; how many are fully employed; and, if they are, what reports he receives as to the degree...
The following Question stood on the Order Paper in the name of Major VYVYAN ADAMS: 66. To ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works whether he will arrange to have a second clock...
Is the Leader of the House in a position to make any statement about the internal situation in Germany?
Has the Leader of the House any statement to make about an alteration in Business and will such alteration affect the Prime Minister's forthcoming statement?
That they have agreed to—
Ordered: That this day, notwithstanding anything in, Standing Order No. 14, Supplementary Estimates for New Services may be considered in Committee of Supply, and that Business other than the...
Ordered: That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the Provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. Eden.]
[19TH ALLOTTED DAY]
Resolved; That a sum, not exceeding £22,710,000, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a further sum, not exceeding £83,981,473, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the charges for the following Departments connected with the...
"That a sum, not exceeding £2,315,814, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £14,693,372, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £10,128,722, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £55,578,963, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £116,651,549, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £12,467,117, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £5,546,053, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £23,925,240, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £34,142,859, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £1,440, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day...
"That a sum, not exceeding £13,783,300, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st...
"That a sum, not exceeding £1,600, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1945, for Expenditure...
"That a sum, not exceeding £1,300, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1945, for Expenditure...
"That a sum, not exceeding £900, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1945, for Expenditure...
Considered in Committee.
Order for Second Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Pym.]
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