Wednesday, 15 March 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, MR. SPEAKER in the Chair,
Exeter Extension Bill,
asked the Prime Minister in what countries foreign legions exist at the present time, in which citizens of states other than the home state are permitted to enlist?
asked the Prime Minister particulars of the number of diplomatic visas that have been granted by the Foreign Office to members of foreign embassies and/or legations in London for the 12 months...
asked the Prime Minister whether he can give any information in connection with the Japanese bombing of a British hospital at Sian, which was marked with Union Jacks on the roof, and in which a...
The following Question stood upon the Order Paper in the name of Mr. COCKS:
asked the Prime Minister what steps he has taken in the preliminary preparation for a world conference on the limitation of armaments and on the economic question; and with what success?
Mr. Whiteley: asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the action of the German authorities in detaining the acting president of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he has any information as to the present strength of the German Air Force, and the rate of production per month of aeroplanes in Germany; and...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he has any information regarding the establishment of a German submarine base in the Canary Islands and of a coal and oil depot in the...
asked the Prime Minister the circumstances under which the British ship "Stangate" was captured by Spanish warships; what action has been taken; and what orders have been issued to our naval...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what progress has been made with the survey of the route for an air service connecting up the various West Indian islands; whether any other countries have...
asked the Secretary of State for Air the time allowances, allowing for the adjustments in standard time, for the journey from London to Singapore, and from Singapore to London, made by Imperial...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what establishment it is proposed to maintain at the aerodrome now in the process of erection at Scottow, Norfolk; what is the total estimate for the whole...
asked the Secretary of State for Air how much agricultural land has been taken by his Ministry; what is the total amount paid for this land; and the amount paid in compensation?
asked the Secretary of State for Air what regulations are in existence prohibiting the enlistment in the Royal Air Force of British subjects not born and bred in the United Kingdom of Great...
Mr. Adamson: asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can state the total number of persons, civil and military, respectively, to be engaged on the staff of the Royal Air Force training...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the increase in the number of deaths caused by aeroplanes falling upon dwelling-houses, he will consider the urgent necessity of...
asked the Secretary of State for Air what has been the greatest difference during the past 12 months between the target price in Government contracts and the actual finished price; and if in all...
Mr. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Air how much has been ex pended up to date on the establishment of the Glasgow balloon barrage system?
asked the Secretary of State for Air what has been the extent of response to, and progress made, in the Civil Air Guard scheme in the Liver pool area, centred on the Speke airport?
asked the Minister of Transport whether the London Passenger Transport Board propose to exercise their powers under Section 19 of the London Passenger Transport Act, 1933, which relates to the...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consult with the leading railway companies in order to induce them to grant to junior Territorial officers the same facilities as are given by...
asked the Minister of Transport (1) whether he has yet received and considered the report of the Transport Advisory Council upon the appeal of the railway companies to be freed from legal...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will now give a date on which the five pedestrian crossings in Huyton on the Liverpool-Prescot road will be in working order?
asked the Minister of Transport what steps have been taken to give effect to the recommendations submitted to the Minister in May, 1938, by the Transport Advisory Council, designed to fix the...
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in the sanctioning, planning, or reconstructing of highways, he accepts as a primary necessity the preservation of places and buildings of aesthetic and...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the deficiency in piers and landing stages in the Port of London; that there is one pier only between Lambeth and Kew, a distance of more...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty at what date or dates ships of the United States Navy are to visit the Fifth of Forth this year; and if they will be anchored off Queensferry,...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that the young unemployed hold back from Government training and instructional centres because of the lack of reasonable assurance of after...
asked the Minister of Labour (1) whether employment on the Government scheme at Usk, Monmouthshire, is confined to unemployed men resident in any particular area; (2) whether he is aware that...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the Inter-departmental Committee on the Supply of Flax has completed its investigations into the possibilities of securing an increased...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the stores of food which are now being accumulated are designed to meet the danger that, as in the last War, our imports are likely to be...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will consider raising the age at which service in dockyards is at present terminated in normal cases to 65 years, so that the men...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he is aware that men on re-enrolment in the Royal Fleet Reserve, often some years after taking their discharge, are called upon to pay...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will give the analysis of the numbers provided in Vote A for the Royal Navy under the several classes of officers, men, and boys for...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty to what extent it is proposed that facilities for the joint use by the fleets of Great Britain and France of British and French naval bases has...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps have been taken to improve sanitation in the mining districts of the Gold Coast, and especially to create township boards, or other forms...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he now has a statement to make as to the Palestine Conference?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any statement to make regarding methods of recruitment for police or other service in Palestine?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is pre- pared to make improved provision in the Colonial Office for encouraging the development of the social services in the Colonial Empire?
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered the protests from Sierra Leone from workers' organisations against the treatment of their members during...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the recommendation in the report of last year of the Employment of Juveniles Committee in Kenya, to the effect that the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the recommendation made by the Select Committee on Closer Union in East Africa in 1931 that sympathetic consideration should be...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the urgency of some of the questions being investigated by the Commission of Inquiry into Economic and Social Conditions in the...
Captain A. Evans: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether a labour adviser has yet been appointed to the Government of Jamaica; and whether he will state the reasons for delay?
asked the First Commissioner of Works what will be the total cost of restoring Binham Priory, Norfolk; and at what date it is hoped to complete the work?
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether it will be possible to preserve the four successive river walls of the ancient Whitehall Palace in the new buildings to be constructed?
asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he will allow the old print in the Office of Works, showing Parliament Square as it was early in the last century, to be exhibited in the Tea Room,...
Mr. Liddalls: asked the Attorney-General approximately, how many cases are now due for trial in London and the provinces, and how many of them have been in the list for more than six months, as...
asked the Attorney-General whether His Majesty's Government will reconsider their decision not to introduce the Crown Proceedings Bill, if it can be shown that this Measure commands general...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what is the object of the visit to this country of Sir Humphrey Walwyn Governor of Newfoundland; and whether the Government are considering any...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether any proposals have been made to the Colonial Development Advisory Committee for assistance from the Colonial Development Fund towards...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the co-operation of owning and building interests in shipbuilding is being jeopardised because of...
asked the Post master-General whether he is aware of the difficulty experienced in Scandinavian countries in hearing British wireless broad casts, in view of the fact that the Droitwich...
asked the Lord Privy Seal whether his guidance from air-raid precautions experts supports the contention that during an air-raid the safest people in Glasgow would be those living in the...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, in view of two cases recently, whereby an old age pensioner first offender was fined £20 for stealing eight eggs, and a former...
asked the Home Secretary whether there have been any prosecutions under 1 Edw. 6, c. 1, 5 and 6 Edw. 6, c. 1, 1 Eliz. c. 2, 9 Wm. 3, c. 35, Blasphemy Act, 1697, 19 Geo. 2, c. 21, and Profane...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware of the laboratory agreement affecting film-production workers; whether he will ensure that all future contracts for films for...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether it is the practice of the Government in giving contracts in connection with the rearmament programme to firms in the engineering industry to...
asked the Prime Minister the strength of the Italian Army and the number of Italian aircraft at present in Abyssinia?
asked the Prime Minister whether he has now considered sending officials from the Government of Aden to visit the island of Djebel Zukur in order to investigate the allegations that the island...
May I ask the Prime Minister what business it is proposed to take to-day?
CHINA (CURRENCY STABILISATION) BILL,
Read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 86.]
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Captain Margesson.]
Resolved, That the Special Order made by the Electricity Commissioners under the Electricity (Supply) Acts, 1882 to 1936, and confirmed by the Minister of Transport under the Electricity (Supply)...
Motion made, and Question proposed,
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