Wednesday, 8 February 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Jarrow Corporation Bill (by Order),
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the overwhelming work in connection with passport applications renders it a physical impossibility for British passport control officers to deal...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that an exchange rate of 16 pesos, provided the amounts transferable do not exceed last year's transfers, is an inadequate concession by the Argentine...
asked the Prime Minister whether any prior information was received by the British Government that the new German 10,000-ton cruiser "Seydlitz" was to be armed with 8-inch guns, in view of the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he can now make a statement on the conclusion arrived at as a result of the report received from the Military Mission that recently visited Portugal for the...
asked the Prime Minister what is the result of the Foreign Office inquiry in Spain into the allegations that consular officers carried documents containing military information across the...
asked the Prime Minister whether he can now state the numerical strength of the Italian forces at present in Libya?
asked the Prime Minister what reply was received when inquiries were made at the Italian Foreign Office into the recent calling-up of 60,000 of the 1901 class, following the massing of the...
asked the Prime Minister whether the Whangpoo Conservancy Board is still prevented by the Japanese authorities from carrying out its work of dredging the approach to Shanghai; and what...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the large number of resolutions he has recently received from persons and organisations to the effect that permanent peace can only be secured by a...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether the "Cavalier" was equipped with mechancial de-icers as fitted to Royal Air Force machines; and whether any American flying boats attempted to rescue...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what steps have been taken during the last two months to expedite the air service to Singapore, in view of the fact that the Dutch service arrives at...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether it is the intention of the Government to establish a central Government-assisted school for advanced training for pilots, as suggested by the Maybury...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether any progress has been made in establishing a British South Atlantic air mail service?
asked the Secretary of State for Air (1) who is responsible for the aero-dynamic efficiency of aircraft that are constructed for Imperial Airways, Limited; (2) whether Imperial Airways, Limited,...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can make any statement showing the increase in aircraft production in the British Isles during the previous 12 months; and Whether this is at...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is prepared to send to the Soviet Union an air mission for exchange of information and general collaboration?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware of the strong feeling aroused locally against erecting an aeroplane works at Woodford, Cheshire, on the grounds that the area has been...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the relative numbers of Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the years 1918 and in 1938?
asked the Secretar of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the forthcoming Palestinian Conference and the general desire for a peaceful settlement of the differences involved, the practice,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when it may be anticipated that the results of the preliminary investigations into the possibility of Jewish settlement in British Guiana and...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what information he has as to the activities and objects of the expedition of German scientists and experts which has now left...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether any steps are being contemplated with a view to restoring constitutional rights to Cyprus and holding elections to that end? (2) The...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the number of German-owned and British-owned banana plantations in the British Cameroons in the district of Victoria; and whether he is aware...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will consider the desirability of obtaining from the Governors of the different British Colonies a report upon the defence measures and...
Dr. Guest: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that among a party of 75 British subjects recently returning from the Spanish island of Fernando Po to Calabar in...
asked the Prime Minister whether, before any definite plan is adopted, and before a crisis arises, this House will have an opportunity of considering the whole question of billeting both adult...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the far-reaching and diversified responsibilities of this House in connection with the government and administration of the Colonial...
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, seeing that the county boroughs of Sunderland and South Shields, and the surrounding districts, are areas not...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when he proposes to publish the draft instruments setting out the Constitution of Malta?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will state the present position arising out of the cocoa difficulty; and whether the import of cotton goods into the territories concerned...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of considerable disturbance associated with a strike in Sierra Leone; how many arrests have been made and the nature of the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that children are employed in Kenya in labour lines and are not able to reach home the same evening from work, and that they are...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give a list of the colonies, with the quota for each, for their import of cotton goods; and whether this was fixed by the local...
asked the Minister of Transport whether the Lancashire motorway is to be sanctioned; and, if so, when work on it is to begin?
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that there is a strong demand for the replacement of Ripple Road level crossing, Barking, by a bridge; and what steps are being taken to effect...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he can make any statement as to the nature of the understanding which has been reached between the railway companies and the canal owners which is...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, before proceeding further with his proposed regulations for prohibiting waiting cars in the London area, he will cause an examination to be made into the...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that two Kings Causeway county road bridges, Swinefleet warping drain, and Earnshaw's warping drain, respectively, have been considered unsafe...
Mrs. Adamson: asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that a number of persons have been killed from time to time on a level-crossing on the Southern Railway between Abbey Wood and...
asked the Minister of Transport what are the functions of the Railway and Canal Commission, and in particular do they include the maintenance or development of canal traffic, with special...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that considerable apprehension exists at the proposal of the London Passenger Transport Board to increase passenger fares, and that the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether, in view of the fact that in the event of an emergency, the Admiralty will take back for active service all naval officers on the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the amounts which will be contributed to the upkeep of the Royal Navy by the self-governing Dominions during the current year, taking into...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of completed destroyers in the British and Dominion Navies which were available as at the last convenient date, and the number of...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he can now state how many men of all ratings mobilised during the September crisis, are still unemployed by reason of their former...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether any increase in the approved 1938 new construction programme is contemplated?
May I ask the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make about the business for tomorrow.
May I address you, Sir, a question of which I have given private notice, namely, whether you have considered the provisions of the London Rating (Site Values) Bill, and whether, in view of the...
I beg to give notice that, on this day fortnight, I shall call attention to the Need for the Co-ordination and Extension of Social Insurance Services, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on this day fortnight, I shall call attention to the question of Unemployment, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on this day fortnight, I shall call attention to Empire Marketing and the Need for greater Colonial Development, and move a Resolution.
I beg to give notice that, on this day fortnight, I shall call attention to Inequalities in the Distribution of Wealth, and move a Resolution.
Sir Nairne Stewart Sandeman: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit misleading stamping or stencilling of manufactured goods. The purpose of this Bill, which is a...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether he will give the number of persons registered for employment in the hosiery industry in the whole country and in the city of Leicester, respectively, at...
"to prohibit misleading stamping or stencilling of manufactured goods," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Tuesday next, and to be printed, [Bill 67.]
4.11 p.m.
7.30 p.m.
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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