Monday, 21 November 1938
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
THE VICE-CHAMBERLAIN OF THE HOUSE-HOLD (Mr. Grimston) reported His Majesty's Answer to the Address, as followeth:
asked the Prime Minister whether the arrangements made at Munich for a continuance of conversations between this country and Germany with a view to furthering the policy of appeasement were in...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has any information as to the demobilisation of the German Army; and whether he will state what degree of demobilisation has taken place since the end of...
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the anti-British propaganda now being carried on in Germany through the medium of agencies under the direct control of the German...
asked the Prime Minister for what reason His Majesty's Government issued invitations to meet representatives of the German Press at the Carlton Hotel on Tuesday, 15th November; and whether...
asked the Prime Minister what reply has been received from the German Government to the British note concerning damage to the property of Jewish-British subjects in Germany?
asked the Prime Minister whether a reply has now been received from the German Government to the protest made on behalf of His Majesty's Government in respect of the attack on the Leader of the...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the failure of the London boards of the Anglo-Argentine railway companies to earn more than 2¼ per cent. on £277,000,000 of railway capital,...
asked the Prime Minister what progress has been made by the International Commission set up after the Evian Conference to deal with the problem of refugees?
asked the Prime Minister what are the nature and quantity, and what is the value of the rolling stock alleged by the German Government to have been removed from the Sudeten-German area; and what...
asked the Prime Minister whether he will make a statement on the recent conversations between King Carol and Members of His Majesty's Government?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will give the House an assurance that belligerent rights will not be granted to General Franco until all foreign troops have been withdrawn from Spain?
asked the Prime Minister the approximate number of British subjects at present resident in Italian Libya; and what are the consolidated arrangements that exist for the protection of British...
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the attempt being made by the Japanese to create a Japanese monopoly of the trade in raw cotton in the area round Shanghai; and...
asked the Prime Minister whether he intends during his forthcoming visit to Paris to discuss proposals for the amendment of the Covenant of the League of Nations with the French Government; and...
Mr. Davidson: asked the Prime Minister whether in accordance with Annex II of the British-Italian Agreement which agrees to the exchange of military information, His Majesty's Government will...
Mr. Davidson: asked the Prime Minister whether, as China and Spain are still members of the League of Nations, both countries were represented at the last meeting of the League?
asked the Prime Minister whether Ethiopia is to continue to be recognised by His Majesty's Government as a member of the League of Nations?
asked the Minister of Pensions what steps have been taken to direct the attention of war pensioners, and other ex-service men, to the importance to themselves and their dependants of their taking...
asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether if he will arrange for consultations to take place as soon as possible between representatives of all interests engaged in
asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the number and value of motor cars of British or United States manufacture imported into Argentina and Brazil during the 12 months ended at...
asked the Minister of Pensions how many claims for pensions have been made by ex-service men during the past 12 months; how many have been granted; and how many refused?
asked the Minister of Agriculture the total value of food-stuffs grown at home per head of the population in 1908 and in 1937 in terms of 1908 money values?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether, in view of the fact that steps are taken to mark eggs imported into this country from Holland in such a way as to indicate whether they are cold-store...
asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of cattle and sheep admitted into this country from the Irish Free State since the coming into force of the Anglo-Eire Agreement, and the number for,...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether the Government have arrived at any decision on the question of improved credit facilities for farmers?
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Prime Minister whether he will find time for a discussion of the Motion standing in the name of the hon. Member for Evesham relating to milling combines?
asked the Minister of Agriculture what was the allocation for the 1937 imports of mutton and lamb from Australia and New Zealand; what was the actual quantity of these imports in 1937; and what...
asked the Minister of Agriculture how many prosecutions have been instituted for non-compliance with the Warble Fly (Dressing of Cattle) Order; and whether he can make any statement with regard...
asked the Minister of Agriculture the progress made in the cleansing of the Ogmore River, Glamorgan; the length undertaken for cleansing; and the length completed to date?
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been directed to the serious falling off in the revenue of the railway companies; and whether with a view to avoiding the consequences of...
asked the Prime Minister whether any pledge or guarantee, written or implied, has been given by the Dominions and Colonies, either severally or collectively, that, in case of an attack upon the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he can announce the composition of the committee of business men to be set up in connection with supplies for the Defence Services?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of periodic flooding in the Pencoed area of Glamorgan and the damage done to farmers and other inhabitants; and what steps he proposes to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture the decrease since 1913 in the total number of British fishermen, regular and occasional, employed in the fishery industry?
asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of applications received from English ports, and from which ports, for grants towards the costs of building new motor-boats under Section 4 of the...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has considered the protest from the English Herring Catchers' Association regarding the composition and powers of the new Herring Industry Board; and...
asked the Postmaster-General whether the Post Office employés are permitted to offer their spare-time services for voluntary air-raid precautions work to the local authority in whose area...
asked the Postmaster-General what has been the result of experiments made with the combined stamp-selling and change-giving machines; and whether from experiments made it would be practicable to...
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware of the alarm caused throughout North London at 10 p.m. on Armistice night by heavy gunfire from Alexandra Palace in connection with a television...
asked the First Commissioner of Works (1) whether any designs for the proposed memorials in Trafalgar Square to the late Lord Jellicoe and the late Lord Beatty have been approved by the Royal...
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware of the wet conditions for labour at the Royal Arsenal, Bridgend; and whether he will induce the contractors to provide oilskins, gumboots...
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware that in the new telephone boxes erected in the corridor of the House it is impossible to close the door when the Member is sitting on...
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will consider the flood-lighting of the Cenotaph, in view of the large number of people who desire to make pilgrimage to this national memorial,...
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in view of the present extensive discharge of Office of Works staff and, in particular, of the recent dismissal of nine men from Somerset House and...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether, in view of the delay and confusion which would be caused to air-raid precautions services in an emergency owing to many houses in surburban districts being...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many primary, advanced, and secondary schools, respectively, there are in each of the administrative areas in Scotland, respectively; how many of...
asked the Minister of Labour whether it is his intention to grant increased loan facilities to the distressed areas, and whether he will state his proposals for easing the distress in the city...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he has received any report from the National Joint Council of Dock Labour on the experiment being made at the Hartlepools, requiring one attendance for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will give an explanation of payments for commission, referred to in Cmd. 5722, page 7, and state to whom these payments are made?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the Inland Revenue, after settling the amount of death duty payable on the sale of an estate after the testator's death for the best...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what decision has yet been arrived at as to the future of Westminster Green; and whether he can give an assurance that sympathetic consideration will...
Sir George Ernest Schuster, K.C.S.I., K.C.M.G., C.B.E., M.C., for the Borough of Walsall.
I beg to move, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty to express the deep concern of this House at the loss which His Majesty has sustained by the death of Her Majesty the Queen of...
Order for Second Reading read.
Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.
7.33 p.m.
10.59 p.m.
Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to whom shall be referred all Petitions presented to the House, with the exception of such as relate to Private Bills, and that such Committee do...
Ordered, That a Select Committee be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the arrangements for the Report of Debates and to inquire into the expenditure on stationery and printing for this House and...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. James Stuart.]
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