Sir William Davison: asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has considered the copy sent to him of a leaflet, signed Alexander Ratcliffe, advertising a publication called "The Vanguard," which is being circulated to Members of Parliament and others, in which Hitler is held up as the saviour of Europe if he succeeds in sweeping hack Bolshevism, which is blessed by the Prime Minister of...
Sir William Davison: Will my right hon. Friend say why this Mr. Ratcliffe and his pernicious paper should not be dealt with under Regulation 18B, under which far less notorious and more humble persons have been dealt with; and what is the reason for this differentiation?
Sir William Davison: In view of the shortage of paper, surely paper ought not to be supplied to such a publication as this?
Sir William Davison: Can my right hon. Friend make representations with regard to the return of St. Dunstan's College, which has been half occupied by the military for a very long time?
Sir William Davison: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will inform the House of the estimated probable cost involved by the Education Act when fully in operation and other schemes recently approved in principle by Parliament, such as the 5s. a week grant for the second child, additional meals and milk for schoolchildren, gratuities for the Forces on demobilisation, Colonial development, building...
Sir William Davison: Can my right hon. Friend say what are the approximate totals of these figures, including those given by him to my hon. Friend the Member for South Croydon (Sir H. Williams)?
Sir William Davison: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to a contract for the supply of night-shirts and pyjamas entered into with Messrs. Hodgkinson, Limited, and Messrs. J. B. Limited, and that his Department are refusing to pay for a large quantity of such goods for which formal acknowledgments have been given; and whether he will cause an investigation to be made...
Sir William Davison: Do I understand that these contracts have not been before the Board of Trade? One of my constituents has been complaining to me that he cannot get payment until deliveries have been approved.
Sir William Davison: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will take immediate steps, with a view to securing agreement among all our Allies, that no consideration be given to devising legal machinery for the trial of Hitler, seeing that, as Commander-in-Chief of the German armed forces, he must have authorised or approved of the atrocities committed by such forces in Russia, Poland and...
Sir William Davison: Is it fully realised by the Allies that Hitler, as Commander-in-Chief of the German armies, has directly concerned himself with the smallest details of German military operations, and is fully aware of all actions taken or not taken by all German forces in the field?
Sir William Davison: asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will ascertain as to the custody of works of art by British artists which have not yet been returned from the Paris Salon of 1940; what charges are being made in respect of the safe keeping of such works of art; and when it will be possible for the same to be returned to this country.
Sir William Davison: Does my right hon. Friend realise the heavy burden which is entailed on artists in having to pay for storage, if the French authorities, whose kindly action in this matter we much appreciate, are unable to secure the temporary storage of their pictures free of charge?
Sir William Davison: Is it a fact that German prisoners of war are receiving the full American Army ration, which is bigger than the British? Surely, something ought to be done in that matter.
Sir William Davison: asked the Prime Minister whether the Government have in mind, in connection with the British share of the indemnity in kind to be imposed on Germany after her unconditional surrender, the desirability of supplying Britain over a period of years with timber, whether sawn or otherwise, large amounts of which will be required in Great Britain for housing and other purposes on the cessation of...
Sir William Davison: May I ask the Prime Minister whether it will be borne in mind that timber in Germany is largely used for war purposes, and that it would be quite impossible for us to obtain from normal sources the exceptionally large amount of timber which we shall require after the war in connection with our building effort?
Sir William Davison: In view of the fact that most hon. Members find it most inconvenient not to have these bound volumes, will the Treasury reconsider the matter?
Sir William Davison: Now that the Germans have allowed certain lorries to take a large quantity of parcels from Switzerland, could the War Office now give a few more lorries for this Red Cross purpose?
Sir William Davison: Have the directors any control and, if so, over what, because it is not clear that they have any direct control over anything?
Sir William Davison: I am sure the House will be glad to learn that lorries will be available to take these stores which are accumulating in Switzerland. Do I understand that the reason the lorries are not being made use of is that the Germans will not allow them to proceed?
Sir William Davison: On a point of Order. Could the prop on which the right hon. Gentleman leans at the Box be raised a little, so that the Members who are seated behind him can also hear his replies?
