Tuesday, 14 February 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Private Bills (Standing Orders not previously inquired into complied with),
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will direct that the rule limiting the employment of ex-service men under the Royal Engineers at Corsham to applicants under 45 years of age be...
asked the Secretary of State for War the reasons why the cooperation of the War Office was refused in the production of the recruiting film entitled "The Spirit that is England," put forward by...
asked the Secretary of State for War particulars of the number of recruits required to complete the recruiting establishment of the infantry of the line at the present time.
asked the Secretary of State for War why the Press were requested by his Department not to mention the movement of certain anti-aircraft units from Lichfield to London prior to a speech by the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give any information in connection with the death of a trooper belonging to the 9th Lancers at Wantage, Berkshire; and what action he is taking...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his Department now makes all contracts with manufacturers direct instead of through merchants as formerly, and whether, as the price is the same and...
Mr. Vyvyan Adams: asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that in the National Service Guidebook no specific reference is made to the part which could most usefully be played...
asked the Secretary of State for War (1) whether he can now make a statement as to the result of his consultation with other interested Departments as to the acceptance or refusal of offers of...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he can make any further statement about the efforts of the City Council of Edinburgh to preserve the street front of Taylors' Hall on Cowgate?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is prepared to set up a committee of inquiry to consider the working of the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926, with a view to its...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give the names of all the education authorities who have prepared provisional schemes for granting employment certificates under Section...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the numbers of old age pensioners who were in receipt of public assistance in Scotland as at 15th January, 1939; and the approximate annual...
Mr. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, on what points of the report of the Poor Persons' Representation (Scotland) Committee is there a difference of opinion among the...
Mr. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of school classes in Glasgow with 50 or more pupils?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether the bodies to be consulted regarding the economic life of the Scottish Highlands and Islands will include the crofters' unions?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of children who are in receipt of free meals in the schools in the county of Clackmannan for the years 1937 and 1938, respectively?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make a statement regarding the housing situation in Alloa; and what proposals have been put forward by the Scottish Office and the local...
Mr. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he has any proposals to make available for working people, including those who are unemployed, the produce of the herring-fishing...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary for Mines whether the Asthma Research Council are taking active steps to investigate causes of asthma among coal miners; and will he supply figures as to the...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will inform the House of the terms of the Anglo-German coal export agreement arrived at by representatives of the British and German coal industries?
asked the Secretary for Mines the estimated number of boys under 16 years of age employed in the coalmining industry for the 12 months ended the last convenient date?
asked the Secretary for Mines (1) the approximate amount of light and heavy oils, respectively, produced from British coal during 1938; and how these amounts were divided between the various...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he can report on the social and economic condition of the natives on the Labrador Coast; and whether his department is taking any steps...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he will obtain any assurance from the New Zealand Government that under their new system of controlling imports they will not reduce the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that only about 50 men are employed on the preliminary work for the steelworks on the Palmers site in Jarrow; and whether, in view of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade, how many shipyards have now been closed through National Shipbuilders Security, Limited; what number of berths and representing what tonnage capacity;...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the tinplate works of Richard Thomas at Lydney have been closed for some weeks in connection with the rationalisation which is...
asked the President of the Board of Trade particulars of the number of cinematograph exhibitors and renters who have been unable to comply with the quota provisions of the Cinematograph Films Act...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any agreements arrived at in the negotiations now proceeding between the Federation of British Industries and the Reichsgruppe-Industrie are to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement concerning the conditions of British trade with Manchuria; and whether any plans are being discussed to counteract the...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the number and value of German motor vehicles imported into this country during 1938?
Sir Nairne Stewart Sandeman: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give any information as to the reasons why the French vessel "La Corse" is permitted to carry on a trade...
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the changed conditions of the defence programme, he will consider the desirability of bringing before the Committee of Imperial Defence for...
asked the Prime Minister whether, during the forthcoming visit of the President of the French Republic, he will make arrangements for the President to be received in Westminster Hall by both...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether consideration of the question of compensation for war risks has hitherto been confined to the permanent officials of the Board of Trade and of the...
Mr. De la Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps the Government are taking to bring under some form of Government supervision the manufacturers of aeroplanes and machine...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that a number of small local authorities who have obtained loans from the Public Works Loan Board at a high rate of interest are not...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the present system of assessing Death Duties is such that in many cases it causes grave hardships; and, in order to secure a similar...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware of the increased difficulties of sugar growers in the British West Indies as a result of the low world price for sugar, the forced...
Mr. Jenkins: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that the cost to the Monmouthshire County Council in supplementing old age and contributory pensions, is at present at the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the recent case in the Thames Police Court where a person, who manufactured and sold, by retail, British wine,...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent report of a select committee of the Northern Ireland Parliament emphasises the danger involved...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1) how much capital has been invested by British investors in the Colonial Empire since the war; and what has been the average yield of investments...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is in a position to make a statement with regard to the Government's attitude towards granting the pension to spinsters at an earlier age?
asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of the retaining fee paid to Sir Reginald Ford; the duties for which he is being retained; and the probable period of his residence in Brussels?
Mr. David Adams: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what proportion of the officers and seamen, respectively, in our merchant navy have attended courses in the use of defensive...
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that there is serious concern in Durham County owing to the large increase in the number of persons unemployed in the ...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that whilst unemployment benefit or allowance ceases on a person reaching the qualifying age for old age pension, the person is not entitled to...
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware of the practice of selling imported frozen pig-meat as British bacon after curing in this country; and whether steps will be taken to ensure...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will consider the advisability of the extension of the operation of the Summary Jurisdiction (Process) Act, 1881, to Eire so as to...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether the Government is yet in a position to consider an extension of self-government to the people of Newfoundland?
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether His Majesty's Government are prepared to publish as a White Paper the exchange of letters known as the McMahon-Hussein correspondence between...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the important issues involved, any decision, conditional or otherwise, to recognise the Spanish insurgent authorities as the de...
May I ask the Prime Minister for what purpose he is moving the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule?
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Reported, without Amendment, from Standing Committee C.
Leave given to the Chairman of Ways and Means to make a Report.
As amended (in the Standing Committee), considered.
(1) The restrictions imposed by Section one of this Act in relation to dealing in securities shall not apply to the doing of anything by, or on behalf of,— (a) a member of any recognised...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Section, the Board of Trade shall not grant a principal's licence unless the sum of five hundred pounds has been, and remains, deposited by the applicant for...
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Amendments made:
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Considered in Committee under Standing Order No. 69.
Order for Third Reading read.
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Mr. Furness.]
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