Tuesday, 3 October 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
EAIRD TRUST ORDER CONFIRMATION BILL,
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the premiums under the State insurance scheme are being used as a pretext for an additional increase in the price or" a...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the many protests which are being received by commercial and industrial organisations with regard to delays in obtaining licences...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received from Latvian exporters to reorganise the export of agricultural products to this country at present interrupted in...
asked the President of the Board of Trade what are the products and their quantities that have been agreed upon for this country to purchase from Rumania in the near future and for Rumania to...
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can make any statement as to the Government's intentions with- regard to the British Shipping (Assistance) Bill, and, particularly, the...
Mr. David Adams: asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that candles, which are an essential commodity of working miners, have been advanced in price in County Durham by...
asked the Secretary of State for War what particular action he has taken during the past three months to ensure that no unduly high standard of expense is set for regimental officers?
asked the Secretary of State for War why no reply has been sent to the National Union of Agricultural Workers to letters dated 1st August and 16th August in connection with an accident which...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the delay in considering applications by commanding officers for the services of particular officers on the Officers Emergency Reserve;...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the growing indignation amongst men of military age whose offers of service in the Army are being rejected; and what steps he proposes...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is prepared, in the light of the decision of the War Cabinet to prepare for a war of at least three years, to review his decision as to the maximum...
asked the Secretary of State for War how it came about that battery orderly-runner W. Lucia, an ex-warrant officer attached to the Militia training depot, Devizes, was deposited by the military...
asked the Secretary of State for War what applications he has received from parents respecting soldiers who, by giving false dates of birth on enlistment, have been sent overseas below the...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that tradesmen who joined the Army in response to advertisements in the Press, and were told that they would be paid at special trade...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether there is any fixed maximum limit for the purchase of Army remounts; whether he can state the reason; and whether a similar limitation exists in...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will take steps to secure that cigarettes and tobacco sent from this country to the British troops in France are admitted free of duty?
asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that application for dependants allowances in respect of serving soldiers are experiencing difficulty in getting their forms witnessed...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether recruiting for the National Defence companies remains open, and whether any special steps are now taken, since the recruiting was removed from...
asked the Secretary of State for War why men can only enlist for a fixed period and not for the duration of the war only; and whether he will consider relaxing this restriction at an early date...
asked the Secretary of State for War what is the present position of the Army recruits physical development depots?
asked the Secretary of State for War what number of officers and civilians are at present employed in the War Office?
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is now the position with regard to the school at Ardrishaig; and whether, in view of the fact that Ardrishaig is a reception area, he will take...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will arrange to grant the approximate allowances in respect of evacuated children and expectant mothers who have gone from evacuation areas to...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that Mr. Daniel Beattie, who was wounded in the last War, is living in Millbum Park, Alexandria, in an old omnibus measuring 14 by 7...
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is aware that officials of churches in Scotland applied to the local air-raid precautions organisation and to the burgh engineer's office for...
asked the Lord Advocate whether he will review the sentences passed upon Messrs. Harry McShane, Colin Curry and John Dolan for their activities on behalf of tenants at Barrhead, with a view to...
asked the Prime Minister whether he is in a position to make a further statement with regard to the proposed Parliamentary Committee on Colonial Affairs?
Mr. Vyvyan Adams: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will now consider introducing legislation to enable insured spinsters to receive pensions at the age of 55?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he is aware that in the opinion of many authorities the announcement by the Treasury that the Government will pay compensation on the conclusion...
Mr V. Adams: asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, to relieve public anxiety about the inadequacy of the rate of old age pensions, he will state the result of the inquiry which the...
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the rate of interest on Treasury Bills on 18th August; the rate of interest on 25th August; and the cause of the difference?
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will consider bringing the remuneration of civilians engaged in purely war work more into line with the remuneration of the serving soldiers at...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why the authorities at the Tate Gallery, a branch of the National Gallery in receipt of a grant from Parliament, who are on the telephone, refuse to...
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the amount of public funds granted to the organisation now installed at Balliol College, Oxford?
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether it is proposed to postpone the Civil Service examinations indefinitely; how he proposes to recruit the service while they are in abeyance;...
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that the ration of 25 gallons for medical practitioners in Scotland is inadequate, in view of the fact that many are undertaking the practice of...
Mr. David Adams: asked the Secretary for Mines whether steps are being taken to expedite and increase the production of motor benzol from gas industry sources; and whether it is intended that...
asked the Secretary for Mines the number of wage earners on the colliery books in South and West Yorkshire, respectively, at the latest date available, and the comparative figures for March?
asked the Secretary for Mines what steps he is taking to ensure that the coal mines are being worked to their fullest capacity to produce the coal required for the home and export markets?
asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can make a statement as to the rationing of coal, gas and electricity; and, in particular, will he satisfy himself that the allowances for the poorest...
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he can now inform the House of the arrangements in Dominion parliaments for limiting the length of speeches?
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he has any information to give the House as to the position of affairs in Newfound land?
asked the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what salary and allowances attach to the office of the United Kingdom representative to Eire?
asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of agricultural workers at the date of the annual returns in June, 1939; and what change this respresents as compared with June, 1938?
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that the damage to the Butley Sluice, in the area of the East Suffolk Rivers Catchment Board, has rapidly worsened; and whether action will...
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Labour the number of persons unemployed in Durham county who are not physically fit to be absorbed into industry owing to the effects of long-term...
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he has now made a request to the Royal Commission on Workmen's Compensation to produce an interim report dealing with the more urgent...
asked the Home Secretary whether he can make a statement as to the progress made under the Civil Defence Act in connection with blocks of flats, commercial buildings and factories, respectively?
asked the Home Secretary whether he will give an assurance that the forecast grant of working permits to refugees granted asylum in this country will not be held necessarily to qualify them for...
asked the Home Secretary what steps it is proposed to take to evacuate to their country of ultimate settlement the thousands of Jewish children recently admitted to temporary refuge in this country?
asked the Home Secretary whether, before deciding on the earlier closing of shops, he will give an assurance that the position of small shop keepers, often living on the same premises, whose...
asked the hon. Member for Dulwich as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, whether he can now say what steps have been taken to improve the conditions of employment of the waiters of this House?
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware of the inconvenience caused to fish fryers at Horwich who are compelled to fetch their supplies from St. Helens; that Bolton is...
asked the Postmaster- General whether he is aware that the Army Post Office is making - postal charges up to 6s. 6d. per parcel sent to members of His Majesty's Forces serving overseas and that...
(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether the announcement that the chief regional information officers and their staffs are to be abolished means (a) that the Department of the...
May I ask the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make about the sitting of the House on Friday?
Colonel Gretton reported from the Committee of Selection; That, in pursuance of Section 1, sub-section (3), of the Parliament Act, 1911, they had ap- pointed from the Chairmen's Panel, in place...
Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn." — [Captain Margesson.]
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