Wednesday, 13 December 1939
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Glasgow Water and Tramways Order Confirmation Bill,
asked the Prime Minister what arrangements have been made, in consultation with the Red Cross and Order of Saint John, for the despatch of parcels to British civilians interned in Germany?
asked the Prime Minister whether he will lay a White Paper dealing with the Anglo-Russian talks before the war for a united front against aggression, so that the world may know what sort of...
asked the Prime Minister whether he has taken any further action to press for satisfaction of the claim of Mr. Joseph Martin, of Brighton, for suffering and damage caused by fever, blindness and...
asked the Prime Minister what action was taken in speech or resolution at the meetings of the Council and Assembly of the League of Nations with reference to German aggression against Poland in...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether retired officers who, before the outbreak of war, were being employed at the Air Ministry in the place of officers on the Active List, will now be...
asked the Secretary of State for Air why he has taken land for a flying school in Herefordshire; whether he consulted the Minister of Agriculture before doing so; and whether he is satisfied that...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can now make any statement on the intention of his Department to take over a theatre in the South of England for the use of the Royal Air Force;...
Mr. J. J. Davidson: asked the Secretary of State for Air the number of Scottish sub-contractors now employed on the Abbotsinch contract of Mowlems, Limited, and the amount of such subcontracted...
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether, in view of the success which has attended the Air Cadet Corps, it is intended to reconsider the grants made to squadrons?
asked the Secretary of State for Air whether the conditions of the men attending to the balloon barrages are regarded as satisfactory, especially in respect of clothing and comfort?
asked the Secretary of State for Air why the, aeroplanes sent by British firms to Finland are not required by this country for the purposes of the present war?
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the staffs of the administration services in the Colonies are being kept up to their full numbers; and what steps are being taken to secure...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can give any information about the Petroleum (Production) Ordinance, 1939, now being considered by the British Guiana Legislature; and...
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the rising cost of living in British Guiana, any increase in wages has been made to the workers in the Colony, and to workers on...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the Colonial Empire Marketing Board is still functioning, or whether consideration of colonial economic and commercial...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will impose a 15 miles per hour speed limit during the black-out hours in order to reduce road casualties?
asked the Minister of Transport why no air-raid shelters are provided by the London Midland and Scottish Railway Company for the men in one of the most important signal-boxes in Scotland, in East...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he can give the reasons why the lighting inside railway carriages on the trains running down to Upminster do not have the same lights during the black-out...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he is aware of the hardship caused to parents desiring to visit their children in the reception areas under the recent scheme for cheap fares by reason of...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he has any information to give the House respecting the railway accident that occurred on the morning of 7th December, near Wood Street Station,...
asked the Minister of Transport whether he will consider, with the Railway Executive Committee, the possibility of a further restoration of cheap fare facilities on the railways?
asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the considerable dissatisfaction caused by the decrease since the outbreak of war in the number of omnibuses in use in the London Passenger...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information on what representations the British Broadcasting Corporation altered the mid-day bulletin from noon to 1 p.m.; whether he is aware...
Mr. Creech Jones: asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the present circumstances of the war, it is proposed to restore the British Broadcasting Corporation to its pre-war constitution,...
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information whether he take immediate steps to deny arid disprove the falsehoods contained in the German broadcast, in which it was stated...
asked the Postmaster-General whether the Transatlantic telephone to the United States of America and Canada will be available for the public at Christmas?
asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that in the Birmingham area there has been no reduction in the postage rate for parcels to soldiers serving in Palestine, that a parcel posted on...
asked the First Commissioner of Works how many standards of timber and sheets of corrugated iron were used for the air-raid protection of the statue of King Charles in Whitehall; and the total...
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether any instances have occurred of bombardment of any places in the British Isles by enemy submarines or surface vessels?
asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the growing dissatisfaction of the country with the activities of conťrollers in general, he will consider reducing the number drastically with...
asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the criticisms of our foreign propaganda as inadequate; is he saťisfied that everything possible is being done in this...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that several woollen mills on both sides of the Scottish Border are likely to have to start working short time as a result of the insufficient...
asked the Minister of Supply whether the office occupied by the Paper Control is the same office as the Paper Makers' Association; and will he state the number of persons employed in the Paper...
asked the Minister of Supply whether he will supply the names of the committee responsible for the control of timber?
Mr. W. Joseph Stewart: asked the Minister of Supply whether any steps are being taken by his Department to bring into productive employment the large volume of unemployed labour now available in...
asked the Minister of Supply whether his attention has been drawn to a list supplied to his Department by the Association of British Chambers of Commerce of names of 997 contractors and...
asked the Minister of Supply (1) by what sums the iron and steel industry has decreased its indebtedness to the banks, by way of debenture or otherwise, between 1st January, 1936, and 1st April,...
asked the Minister of Supply whether, in the public interest, he will require that all those serving as controllers of material and equipment in his Department should resign from all commercial...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether it is proposed to include all grades of cow-beef in the full marketing and price-control scheme for home-meat supplies proposed for the New Year?
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he has under consideration an increase in the producers' price for milk; and whether it is proposed that this increase shall be passed on to...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the reason for the proposed rationing of certain foodstuffs such as butter and bacon; and whether, before bringing in such regulations, he...
Mr. De Ia Bère: asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, with a view to maintaining the health of the nation and making the best use of our foodstuffs, the Government will...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he can state the total quantity of unsuitable butter issued and returned in South Wales and Monmouthshire to date?
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he can yet make a statement as to the Government policy about granting permission to cottagers to keep pigs for home or neighbours'...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster why it had been ruled that a co-operative insurance agent, who is a local councillor, is ineligible to sit on a local food committee?
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he will state, by counties, the number of small bacon-curers in Scotland who will be able to operate owing to their average weekly output of...
asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether, in view of the increased and still rising costs, he will, in the interests of consumers, institute a control of yeast?
(by Private Notice) asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is now in a position to announce the policy of the Government with regard to potatoes?
(by Private Notice) asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give the House the latest information regarding the accident which has happened at the Hatfield Main Colliery?
May I ask the Prime Minister the business for the week after the House reassembles?
I rise, Mr. Speaker, to ask you to be good enough to give a Ruling on the following point: whether Members of the House of Commons will be entitled to communicate to Members of another place who...
Resolved, That this House do meet To-morrow at Twelve of the clock; that no Questions be taken after One of the clock; and that Mr. Speaker shall not adjourn the House until he shall have...
Resolved, That this House, at its rising To-morrow, do adjourn until Tuesday, 16th January." — [The Prime Minister.]
That they have passed a Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend the Government of India Act, 1935, and the Government of Burma Act, 1935, in certain respects and to make a consequential amendment in...
Read the Fist time; to be read a Second time upon Tuesday 16th January, and to be printed. [Bill 9.]
REPORT [12TH DECEMBER].
Resolution reported: That as from the first day of January, nineteen hundred and forty, the duties of Excise chargeable in respect of mechanically-propelled vehicles under paragraph 5 of the...
"to reduce certain duties of excise chargeable in respect of goods vehicles driven by gas or steam," presented accordingly, and read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Tuesday, 16th...
Resolved, That the draft of a Special Order proposed to be made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 to 1934, on the application of the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the...
Mr. Speaker, I beg to call your attention to the fact that strangers are present.
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