House of Commons debates
Tuesday, 4 July 1944
- Prayers (0 speeches)
[Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair]
- Private Business (0 speeches)
- PRIVATE BILLS [Lords] (0 speeches)
- Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland (0 speeches)
- Building Trade Workers, Stranraer (8 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he proposes to ask for the release of the building trade workers at Stranraer now engaged in the defence service.
- Prefabricated Houses (Subsidies) (4 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will be in a position to state what subsidies will be paid to local authorities in respect of the Portal house; and what is likely to be the rent.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce (0 speeches)
- Export Credit Facilities (2 speeches)
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can make a statement on the consultation he has been having on credit facilities, upon which much of our post-war trade will depend.
- Russia (8 speeches)
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can now make a full statement on the consultations that have taken place on post-war trade with the U.S.S.R.; who have taken part in the talks; and...
- Patent Laws (Committee) (2 speeches)
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the committee which is to consider the reform of the Patent Laws is empowered to investigate the records of patentees with a view to ascertaining...
- Neutral Countries (2 speeches)
asked the President of the Board of Trade what cases have in recent time been brought to his notice of hindrances being put in the way of British trade in neutral countries; and whether...
- Restrictive Practices (4 speeches)
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether the Government's policy, as expressed in the White Paper on Employment Policy, on the matter of restrictive practices in industry applies also to...
- Supplementary Coupon Allowances (2 speeches)
asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the representation made by the West Ham Education Committee, a copy of rich has been sent to him by the hon. Member...
- Stockings (Hospital Staffs) (9 speeches)
asked the President of the Board of Trade if, in view of the fact that nurses are given coupon concessions for the purchase of stockings, he will give similar concessions to physiotherapists who...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Spain and Portugal (Wolfram Exports) (8 speeches)
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Economic Warfare whether any commitments, and of what nature, were entered into with the Spanish and Portuguese Governments, respectively,...
- Oral Answers to Questions — British Army (0 speeches)
- Protected Areas Order (5 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider an early modification of the conditions of entry into some restriction areas, with a view to enabling certain limited categories of...
- Dependants' Allowances. (7 speeches)
Miss Ward: asked the Secretary of State for War, if he can make a statement on the increase of allowances of dependants of men in the Services.
- Palestine and Syria (Travel Warrants) (7 speeches)
Mr. Murray: asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that the method of granting soldiers free travel warrants from Egypt to Palestine or Syria is not satisfactory; and whether he...
- Normandy (Mails and Newspapers) (9 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for War, whether he is aware that mail and newspapers for the troops in Normandy take on average six days to arrive from England; and whether he can now effect...
- Overseas Service (4 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for War why two soldiers of whose names and numbers he has been informed, were sent on service behind the enemy lines after their period of five years overseas had...
- Women War Correspondents (2 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for War if British women correspondents are afforded the same facilities as Dominion women war correspondents.
- Release Application (Eastbourne) (3 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for War whether in view of the fact that Mr. P. S. Taylor, who is at present running a bakery business in Eastbourne, has a doctor's, certificate stating that his...
- Forces, India ("V" cigarettes) (6 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for War if he is aware that, despite announcements to the contrary, V cigarettes were still being issued to troops in India in May, 1944; and if he can give an...
- Next-of-kin (Travel Warrants) (4 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for War if, when a telegram is sent to the next-of-kin of anyone in the services who is seriously ill, it could also be stated in the telegram that travel warrants...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Aircraft Accident, Hampshire (2 speeches)
asked the Secretary of State for Air if he can give any information regarding the collision of two aeroplanes in Hants on Thursday last; how many people were killed, service men and others.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Service Pay and Allowances (2 speeches)
Miss Ward: asked the Prime Minister whether he can make a statement on the elimination of anomalies in pay and allowances both to officers and other ranks in the Services.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Normandy Operations (Special Expeditions) (4 speeches)
asked the Prime Minister whether he will give instructions to S.H.A.E.F. that they are not to give the names of persons taking part in special expeditions unless they are able at the same time to...
- Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance (0 speeches)
- Armed Forces, Mediterranean Area (Duty-Free Parcels) (10 speeches)
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will reconsider the maximum value for duty-free parcels which may be sent home by British soldiers from the C.M.F. and the M.E.F., in order to put...
- "Salute the Soldier" Week, Burnley (9 speeches)
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is aware that, in the Burnley Salute the Soldier week, of the first £526,804 subscribed £200,000 was put up by the Burnley Building...
- Great Britain and United States (Double Taxation) (4 speeches)
Mr. E. P. Smith: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can make any statement regarding the conversations which are taking place between the United States and British Governments with...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Housing (0 speeches)
- Ex-Service Men (Priority) (7 speeches)
asked the Minister of Health whether he will devise a scheme to give a high priority for houses to regular soldiers retired after the war, who, because of their terms of service, have never had a...
- Sites (Grouping Scheme) (6 speeches)
asked the Minister of Health to what extent it is his intention to use the group scheme for the preparation of 'housing sites, announced in Circular 14/44, to keep in being large organisations of...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Flying Bombs (Statement) (17 speeches)
I ask leave of the House to make a brief statement on Business. I think it would be for the convenience of the House that I should state now, that it is the intention of my right hon. Friend the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Questions to Ministers (4 speeches)
Wing-Commander James: I desire to raise a point of Order, and to ask your guidance, Sir, on a matter of which I have given you notice. I refer to Question 21 on to-day's Order Paper. I wish to...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Estimates (Excesses, 1942) (0 speeches)
Statement presented,—of the sums required to be voted to make good Excesses on certain grants for Civil Services for the year ended 31st March, 1943 [by Command]; referred to the Committee...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Estimates (Supplementary Estimate, 1944) (0 speeches)
Estimate presented,—of the further Sum required to be voted for the service of the year ending on 31st March, 1945 [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply and to be printed. [No. 90.]
- Oral Answers to Questions — Bill Reported (0 speeches)
- Orders of the Day — Supply (0 speeches)
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- Orders of the Day — Civil Estimates, 1944. (0 speeches)
- Department of Agriculture for Scotland (132 speeches)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a further sum, not exceeding £20, be granted to His Majesty, towards defraying the charges for the following services connected with the Department...
- Orders of the Day — Class Iv (0 speeches)
- Public Education, Scotland (34 speeches)
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a sum, not exceeding £5,768,609, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum neceessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment...
- Orders of the Day — Armed Forces, Overseas (Home Transfers) (15 speeches)
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain McEwen.]
