Wednesday, 8 March 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock.
I have the honour to present a petition, signed by 5,211 retired police pensioners or their widows, on behalf of those police pensioners who retired prior to 1st April, 1919, or their widows....
Private Bills [Lords] (Substituted Bills) (Standing Orders complied with),
asked the Prime Minister whether he has any information regarding the prospects of a resumption of railway or steamer services between Hong Kong and Canton?
asked the Prime Minister whether he is now able to give any further information with reference to the number of the Italian forces in Libya?
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that Italy is party to the Convention of St. Germain, His Majesty's Government are satisfied that the provisions of that convention and of...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make with reference to the arrest on 3rd March in Danzig of two British journalists; and the reason why large numbers of Jews are being...
asked the Prime Minister whether a request was made by any of the signatory powers of the St. Germain-en-Laye, 1919, Convention, to hold a meeting in 1930 or thereafter, as envisaged in paragraph...
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the statement published by Dr. Goebbels, the German Minister of Propaganda, on 4th March, alleging that His Majesty's Government...
asked the Prime Minister whether, when the Polish Foreign Minister visits London, the opportunity of the visit will be taken to discuss with him the position of the Ukrainian minority in Poland...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has any information as to the settlement arrived at between the German and Czech Governments as to payment by the Czech Government for the note circulation in...
asked the Prime Minister whether he can state any occasion on which the representatives of the British Government have suggested, through the machinery of the League of Nations or otherwise, any...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is aware that Irish labourers are now employed by contractors to his Department; and whether he will give an assurance that, in view of the number...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he is satisfied with the organisation of the whole of the shadow factories and of the Birmingham Austin shadow factory in particular; and is he aware...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether the 6 per cent. computed to be the standard profit per aircraft delivered to the Government is based on the original target price; and, if so, what is...
asked the Secretary of State for Air the number of persons who have made applications for enlistment into
Major Whiteley: asked the Secretary of State for Air whether compensation for death or injury of volunteers in all ranks of the Royal Air Force; the number accepted for the six months ended to...
asked the Secretary of State for Air the number of airmen killed and the number injured through accidents to military aircraft during the years 1936, 1937, and 1938?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is yet in a position to state where any of the two flotillas of destroyers in the new building programme are to be constructed?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what steps are being taken to provide additional housing accommodation at Rosyth for employés who are being transferred from other areas?
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of warrant officers to be promoted to lieutenant under the new special promotion scheme; the branches in which the scheme is to be...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether any difficulty is now being experienced in getting Mercantile Marine executive officers to transfer to the permanent naval service after...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of officers entered in each branch of the Navy, respectively, last year, with the total; and the number in each branch from...
Mr. Edwards: asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty, how many opportunities have been afforded to shipyards on the Tees in the last five years, and with what success, and whether...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether the two aircraft carriers under construction by Germany comply with the armament limitations imposed on this country by the Three-Power...
Mr. Edwards: asked the Prime Minister whether he is now in a position to give any information regarding the collision between a German tank and a British motor car driven by a British tourist;...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can make any statement on the position of the recent strike in Trinidad and Jamaica; whether Mr. Uriah Butler is still in custody and for...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any interim report has been, or will be, requested from the Commission now visiting the British West Indies?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the circumstances in which a ship containing German-Jewish refugees was refused admittance to British Guiana?
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the previous shortage of trained teachers in the education services, and of trained staff in the medical and health...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can make a statement on the progress of the scheme for Jewish settlement in Kenya recommended by the Committee on Closer Settlement in its...
Viscountess Astor: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of hours per day which children of 12 years of age may work under the Kenya Native Ordinance, and the rate of pay per...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether a nutritional survey, such as that which is being carried out in Nyasaland, is contemplated in any other part of the Colonial Empire; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can tell the House the result of the meeting of the All-Ceylon Tamils, held in the town hall, Colombo, on 26th February, 1939, regarding...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the six Arabs from the Aden Protectorate, four of the Ben Ahmad family and two of the Abdul Majid family, who have been interned in the...
asked the Prime Minister whether, to ensure the efficient collaboration of the Defence organisations, he will consider introducing an annual 24-hour voluntary mobilisation of the Territorial,...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can now make a statement on the interim report of the Governor of the Gold Coast on the recommendations of the Cocoa Commission?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is now able to make a statement with reference to the Palestine Conference?
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the increases which have taken place this year in motor-cycle insurance rates; and what facts or circumstances justify such increases, which...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, to promote safety on the roads, he will issue regulations making it an offence to park a motor car in a public thoroughfare on its off-side of the roadway?
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will instruct the highway authorities applying the plan for highway development to detail in their reports the proportion of new roads against...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Minister of Transport whether his Department has investigated the question of the lowest concentration of alcohol in the blood which may be incompatible with the...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware that on Monday, 27th February, 1939, the Glasgow Fire Brigade, while on the way to a fire in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, were held up by...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the many representations which have been forwarded to him by persons using British railways who are assumed to have entered into a contract...
asked the Minister of Transport the number of parishes in the area of South Kesteven Rural District Council which are still without a supply of electricity?
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether in order to strengthen our agricultural policy, he will make 1½d. per 1b. the irreducible minimum of the import duty on Argentine meat when...
asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what steps he is taking to ensure that the negotiations between the Chinese Government and Lancashire traders for a large amount of cotton...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now able to state which of the recommendations of the Income Tax Codification Committee, in its report of March, 1936, His Majesty's Government...
asked the Minister of Labour whether he can give the House any information as to the total number of Irish labourers that have arrived in this country during 1938 and 1939; and whether he will...
asked the Minister of Labour what was the amount of the surplus standing to the credit of the Unemployment (Agricultural Workers) Insurance Fund at the last available date?
asked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons taken over by the Unemployment Assistance Board from the Kingston-upon-Hull Public Assistance Committee on 1st April, 1937; the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will publish the Letters Patent embodying the new constitution for Malta; and whether he will make a statement as to the date on which,...
asked the Prime Minister whether, having regard to the large number of refugees being admitted to this country and to the unrestricted influx of Southern Irish, steps will be taken to introduce...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any statement to make as to proposals for assisting to maintain the stability of the sterling value of the Chinese dollar?
"to extend the operation of the Protection of Animals Act, 1911, in respect of
Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime...
Mr. HORE-BELISHA'S STATEMENT.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a number of Land Forces, not exceeding 185,700, all ranks, be maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom at home and abroad, exclusive of India and...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £11,943,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expenses of the Pay, &c., of the Army, which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £14,022,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Army Reserve (to a number not exceeding 144,000, all ranks), Supplementary Reserve...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £5,540,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Works, Buildings and Lands, including military and civilian staff and other charges in...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £2,432,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Miscellaneous Effective Services, which will come in course of payment during the year...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £3,745,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Rewards, Half-Pay, Retired Pay, Widows' Pensions and other Non-Effective Charges for...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £4,833,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea; of Out-Pensions, Rewards for Distinguished Service, Widows'...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £288,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expense of Civil Superannuation and other Non-Effective Annual Allowances, Additional Allowances and...
Resolved, That a sum, not exceeding £1,164,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1940,...
Resolved, That an additional number of Land Forces, not exceeding 58,000, all ranks, be maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom at home and abroad, exclusive of India and Burma, during...
Resolved, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £100, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March,...
Resolved, That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £100, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge (reduced by a sum, not exceeding £141,960, to be transferred from the Supplies...
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