Wednesday, 1 March 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, MR. SPEAKER in the Chair.
I have pleasure in presenting a petition to this House signed by 212,539 subjects to protest against the continued practice of experimenting on Jiving animals in the interests of vivisection.
asked the Prime Minister particulars according to his latest information of the present numerical strength of the Italian forces in Libya?
asked the Prime Minister the precise terms of the official communication issued by the Foreign Office on 26th September, 1938, with reference to co-operation between Great Britain, France, and...
asked the Prime Minister how many cases have been sent to the Permanent Court of International Justice for settlement from the various countries since 1931?
Vice-Admiraf Taylor: asked the Prime Minister whether the British Government have incurred any financial liability in respect of the repatriation from Spain of British nationals who have been...
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Japanese authorities at Tientsin have surrounded the British and French concessions with barricades and live...
asked the Prime Minister the number of German troops recently despatched to the Italian possessions in Africa, together with war material and tropical uniforms?
asked the Prime Minister whether the British Government were informed of the objects of the visits recently paid by Messieurs de Brinon and Baudouin to Berlin and Rome on behalf of the French...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that 500-lb. bombs are each painted by hand; that minor scratches cause the bombs to be condemned by Air Ministry examiners, who order...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether civilian labour at Air Ministry establishments is recruited from Government training-camps for the unemployed; whether this practice has been followed...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what public money has been spent on the Yatesbury establishment; what further money is to be spent; and what are the intentions of the Ministry as to the...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that skilled engineers have recently been discharged by a large aircraft firm who are engaged on important Government contracts; that...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can make a statement containing the main principles of the arrangements between the Air Ministry, shadow factories, and firms carrying out...
asked the Secretary of State for Air the total cost, or near estimate, of the erection of the Royal Air Force station at St. Athan; and the maximum number of staff and trainees that can be...
asked the Secretary of State for Air the total number of scheduled services by Imperial Airways, Limited, from this country to Singapore that have been completed on time, and the total number...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether all British aircraft on the New York-Bermuda service have to conform to the American standards of safety for prevention of ice in carburettors; and...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether any arrangements have yet been made to enable some of the Air Defence Cadet Corps members to receive instructions at a gliding centre?
asked the Secretary of State for Air by what methods statistics are selected for publication in the Monthly Weather Reports; and on what grounds certain stations are excluded?
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will incorporate in his proposals for the new Constitution of Malta some measure of effective local government in...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what representations he has received from the Governor of Gibraltar upon the problem of refugees from Spain, other than British subjects, in that...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any legal proceedings are being taken against a body of Jewish immigrants, landed on 7th February from the Greek steamship "Artemisi" on the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will consider the reinstatement of Mr. A. Shermeister who, after being employed in the Palestine Government's public works department for...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister when the White Paper containing the correspondence between Sir Henry McMahon and the Sheriff Hussein of Mecca in the year 1915 will be available for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the anxiety among West African cocoa farmers at the fact that the buyers' pool, though suspended, is not cancelled, and that...
Mr. Vyvyan Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of the ceaseless Nazi propaganda which is being spread among the native population of Tanganyika, of the...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to paragraph 122 of the Orde-Browne Report on labour in Northern Rhodesia; what steps are...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Orders in Council relating to the High lands of Kenya have now been issued and published?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware of considerable discontent in Kenya owing to the threatened segregation of Indians; whether the Government of India has made...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement respecting the disturbance last week in British Guiana; how many were killed and wounded; and approximately the...
asked the Minister of Transport in how many instances since the Act was passed have the facilities provided by paragraph (b) of Sub-section (2) of Section 53 of the Road Traffic Act, 1930, been...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has considered and will state in what manner greater pub licity can be given to the regulations made on 30th April, 1936, for the purpose of restricting...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that the London and North Eastern Rail way Company have briefed counsel to oppose the applications to be heard on 28th...
asked the Minister of Transport (1) whether he has now considered the memorandum handed to him on 3rd December, 1938, by the railway companies relating to railway charges for merchandise traffic;...
asked the Minister of Transport (1) what was the expenditure on the maintenance, improvement and construction of roads and bridges for the year 1937–38; and how much of this was provided by...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will seek powers at an early opportunity to control the erection of illuminated advertisements on motor roads?
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) whether he is aware that serious delays occur in the production of shells owing to dependence upon the system of shadow factories; that these...
asked the Minister of Transport what protective measures against air raids will be available for the crews of merchant vessels using British ports?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether the officer in command of the 5th Submarine Flotilla was given any warning of the approach of the southerly gale which caused the...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of cases of sabotage or suspected sabotage that have been brought to his notice during the previous 12 months; and whether any...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he has now any information concerning the building for Japan of two battleships of 40,000 to 45,000 tons?
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether he is now in a position to state what answer he proposes to give to the offer of the British Legion to place the services of its organisation at the disposal of...
asked the President of the Board of Trade the profits of gas undertakings for the years 1936, 1937,and 1938?
asked the Lord Advocate whether his attention has been called to the social problem caused by mothers who leave their homes and their children; whether he is aware that it is becoming a regular...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give any information in connection with a German air bomb found on the beach at Salcombe, Devon; and whether he has received a report from the...
asked the Minister of Health whether in the creation of the new training and holiday camps labour will be recruited from the Government training establishments and not from the ranks of those who...
asked the Home Secretary how many people have died since 1931 who had worked at the Cape Asbestos Company's works at Barking, Essex, through inhaling asbestos dust; whether his attention has...
asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the judgment delivered by the House of Lords on 22nd February, in the case of Radcliffe versus Ribble Motor Services, Limited,...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total number of candidates who sat for the Civil Service examinations in each of the years 1936, 1937, and 1938, respectively; and how many of...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) the number of unemployed persons who refused to accept work at trade union rates, offered by employment exchanges in 1938; (2) whether he has any information as...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much it would cost in a full year to make the old age pension payable at the age of 68 instead of at 70?
I beg to call your attention, Mr. Speaker, to a matter connected with the Official Report. In the Division last night my name appears as having voted in two Lobbies, in the Aye Lobby and in the...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926. I am asking leave to introduce a one-Clause Bill to provide further necessary...
"to amend the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act, 1926," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Wednesday, 15th March, and to be printed. [Bill 80.]
Estimate presented,—of the further Sum required to be voted for the Navy for the year ending 31st March, 1939 [by Command]; referred to the Committee of Supply, and to be printed. [No. 75.]
Considered in Committee.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding 5,942, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on...
Resolved, That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to I934, on the application of the Ross Gas Company, Limited, which was...
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
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